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I was thinking about you last weekend and this week, mostly because I said that I would come back and answer some of your comments (and I meant to), but life got the best of me, so I never got around to doing it. My apologies, I will add those comments here, if that is OK with you.
Good, I am glad you are still curious, partly because I do have some things to say and I would like to share them with you. I usually have to read (or have a conversation with someone) and then go away (and process what was said) and that is how I usually realize how I feel/what I think about a particular issue/ drama etc... So that takes a little bit of time. However by the time I share my thoughts, it is clear what I think and (usually) where I come from. It also makes for some interesting conversations.
So I will make an effort to write my comments this weekend. Thank you for your patience and for checking this blog and this post often to see the updates :-)
Good morning Shukie, (I was trying to say it like they do in Kdramas, like Lee Min Jung [Daran in Big] said it in BOF, I think. I know I have heard her say it somewhere, and I like the way she says it).
I am good! How are you, and how are your parents doing?
My folks are doing good, probably beter tthan me some days. lol.
Dad's surgery went fine, now on to 6 weeks of rehab on his hand. My brother actually came over and helped with the lawn at their house [faints from shock].
The landlord is still a slob, but we are slowing working on it. hee hee hee. Now that the summer is here, things have gotten busy at work, but that means the shift goes by that much faster.
Oh Yay!, you are here. Question. Dr. Jin - Kim Na Na sticks Dr. Jin in the thigh for rapid volume replacement (dehydration from Cholera, weak rapid pulse, non-responsive to deep painful stimuli, post-ictal) - So, she inserts, according to the subs, a needle into his (superficial) femoral ARTERY, (direction of insertion - mid thigh - pointing toward his pelvis), for fast infusion of fluids. What's wrong with this picture? Am I nutz? Would you ever insert an indwelling hard tipped a-line for rapid administration of fluids in the superficial femoral artery, or any artery for that matter, and, not only that but pointed in the opposite direction of flow, in a hypovolemic and possibly septic patient? I don't seem to be able to convince anyone that this makes no sense. I tried to get it changed to vein or vessel but, no luck. Am I missing something? This is supposedly a modern medical practice that she learned from Dr. Jin, who has tp'd to the Joseon era.
Welcome to the wonderful of drama, where CPR can bring someone upright and talking in a matter of moments. lol.
That's true, all regular IV's are specifically straws entering the venous system and set in the direction of blood flow. During that timeframe, there would have been no modern plastic cannula-based IV needles, so that premise would be correct.
However, the femoral artery lies deep within your pelvis and is not easily accessible.
With the possibility of immediate exsanguination from an arterial stick, especially accessing of one of the largest arteries in the body, the writer is officially stamped "Did Not Do The Research"!
Modern medicine will use the femoral artery in a backflow procedure, but that is specifically used for cardiac catheterization and stemi repairs, mainly due to the need to access the heart downflow. A catheter used in this procedure is typically 2 mm in diameter and 100 - 110 mm in length.
The procedure is not without danger to the patient, and the pressure bandages post-procedure are carefully monitored over many hours to make sure the patient doesn't bleed out.
So, yeah, time to file that one under "the patient is dying and needs oxygen - use a nasal cannula!" school of television medicine.
I was a Biology major in college, and for the last 25 years volunteered at my local rescue squad as an EMT-B level pre-hospital care provider. Plus I worked part time the past five years at my local children's hospital, mostly in the Hematology / Oncology Department.
I'm also a medical trivia buff and a great watcher of the Discovery Channel. lol
As for my response, most of it came from my internal databanks, but I did need to go to the NIH website for the specific information on the angiography catheter.
Like a quote from My Cousin Vinny - "She's not a mechanic - her strength lies in overall automotive knowledge."
Glad to know that your dad's surgery went well and that he is currently going through rehab. Your brother came and helped, yay!!!! *claps excitedly for you*
Is your landlord still eating your snacks? :-) Hopefully with you living there, he will become less and less of a slob, overtime :-)
You are busier at work, that's good, right? And that is supposed to keep you out of trouble, right :-)?
I hope you had a great weekend! Ours was very sunny and my friend and I attended a benefit concert yesterday, that was a lot of fun. Jennifer Hudson and Bruno Mars were some of the singers. I didn't know who Bruno Mars was until yesterday, imagine that...
Yeah, I have heard you gushing about it. It sounds like my kind of drama. I will check it out eventually. Thank you for spreading your love of it with us :-)
Ah, thank you for correcting me. I confused you with someone else who also participates at times on this blog. I remember you now. Are you studying for your PhD.? And I think that I remember that you do a lot with the Asian Studies Department at your university, don't you? And you are supposed to meet with Raine once she is in England, I think (or in London).
I visit your blog every so often, and I remember reading about a movie documentary made about Koreans who grew up in Cuba. That looked very interesting (stories about diaspora), it is the kind of things I am interested in, and I study some of it in school in my home country and when I was in college in MN.
P.S.: I might have gotten some of my information about you wrong again, if that is the case, please forgive me.
You did pretty good... :-) except for the Asian Studies Department. There isn't actually one at my uni (they are soooo European-centred, boohoo). All the Asian stuff (film watching) I do for fun in my free time...
Ah, the Dance of Time documentary! I really quite liked that one.
I really did like reading about the Dance of Time documentary, I would like to see it one day (I hope I will). Diaspora and cultural differences are some of the things I studied when I was in college, so those kinds of topics really interest me.
I hope you had a great weekend.
I am the same, I think... What about you, what are you becoming? Out of curiosity, do you guys know what TvN showed/broadcasted this week since the 'special episodes" of QIHM were canceled? And "I Need Romance 2012" starts only next week...
Mysti, how is blog venture going? I haven't visited your page lately :-(
I'm fine Ivoire! :)
The weather has been atrocious for 3 weeks here and I'm using the time normally devoted to the garden for my blog. I posted a lot recently! I'm recapping AGD now (this show sure brings people on your site!) and the subs for Can Love Become Money? ep 5 are almost done. Yeah!
I didn't follow tvN news so I can't help you with that. :(
So sorry to hear that the weather has been bad for the last 3 weeks in your area :-(. Has it been raining a lot? Been really cold? I see that you are enjoying AGD and I am glad that CLBM is continuing to be subbed. So you will continue to recap it, I take it.
I am really curious about what TvN broadcasted instead of the canceled special episodes of QIHM. I hope I will find out somehow :-). I do hope the weather will get better for you soon :-).
Passe neammoins une bonne fin de semaine, je l'espere.
@ Kewbie, good morning. Good to know that you are so busy. That should keep you out of trouble, shouldn't it :-)?
@ Raine, good to hear from you. How is your healing (from your surgery) coming along? Well I hope... You must be in CO now (are you?). How do you like it?
And there's nothing doing music-wise. Not for me at least. My music teacher is in Europe doing his jazz fest and then touring. My bandmate is probably rocking out w/her band. The only way to hear me nowadays is to sit in the pew ahead of mine at church or move in next door ;)
Thank you for the update, cmrprindle :-) So are you taking a little bit of a break over the summer? Do you find yourself less busy or do you just use that time to focus on other things such as your blog, etc... (I am just curious as to how you spend your time :-) )
I hope you will have a wonderful week :-)!
P.S.: I would love to hear you sing at church :-), I might actually sing with you :-) (that would also be the only option, since I couldn't move next door at the moment).
Are you watching any dramas lately? If yes, which ones? Are you enjoying it/them?
Happy Friday, Dramabeansalicious! I woke up to no power, no cable and no Internet, so I'm typing this on my phone while packing up to wander over to our Fitness Centre to shower and get ready for the day's trials. Literally. :)
And I actually had time to catch up on some dramas this week, so I'll check in on a break from the action. Everyone have a great day!! *waves*
Hi guys, nice to meet you all here. I rarely join the OT thread. But I do agree with you Jolyn, it's good that we have Galsital now on Wednesday and Thursday! :) -btw, I used to catch QIHM on either Sunday/Monday/Tuesday night after the sub is out, so I'm trying to fill the void with Big now...
I was on my phone reading and somewhere in ep 16 of QIHM recap, I saw a request. But can't find it again because there was like 400++ comments.
What were you asking? Over in Daum you can ask questions and people can answer. But I actually don't know what you're asking " don't pick up the phone" ringtone? I didn't go to soompi and I need a YT video of what you're asking about first. You want the actual Korean song it's from or just whether JW sang it?
In fact I still haven't watched ep 13-16 of QIHM yet.
Someone is singing - in Korean of course -
"this is the sound of your phone ringing."
and
"Pick up your phone.'
It sounds like JHW, but what do I know.
Wait a minute, I think I found the anwer in the name of the FILE! Duh! Deok Hwan sings the the other song on the OST.... So maybe it is him!
Good luck to you and your adorable brand of crazy, jomo!
I for one am super excited to see what TVN have got in store for us with the 2 QIHM specials. I just hope they don't cop out and water down the BTS stuff between JHW and YIN because of the confession.
I was never that into memes, probably because they were never relevent. But this one got me hooked and I wanted to share this awesome tumblr with you all.
Hi Mud, that blogger had KHJ putting his hand low in the back to take a letter from one of his fans while his security people were ushering him in (he was walking). She posted it last weekend. It is soooo cute and so adorable!!!!! Just a reminder of much he cares about his fans. if you go to the archives (June), you can see it, it is on the middle right side of the screen.
I love it...
I believe that you have spent many hours going through them. I know how that goes. Just out of curiosity, what is a "meme?" Is a still picture the same as a moving one?
a meme is something that spreads throughout the internet - it can be in any form. There's that forever alone thing, and I guess I can haz cheesburger started as a meme..there's so many it's hard to think. It's something that travels quickly and becomes part of the lexicon within social media, though.
Hope everyone has been enjoying the weekdays dramas. I'm loving Big and Ghost---->a lot! :D One is enjoyable and funny while the other is very intense and heart racing.
I'm also watching Jdramas: Ataru, Answer and Legal High. All three are very good. Last or near last episodes will be next weekish. :P Awsome!
try watching ghost on mute once and see if it's still heart racing. I've seen two other dramas by the writer director team and they have really "heart racing" music for everything. I remember when I was watching sign . . .
Is Ghost really good?
I tried watching the first episode but didn't really catch my interest like how TEN or Hit(drama from 5 years ago) did.
Are the next few episodes good? If they are I'm giving it a try :)
Jolyn, I reall like it. I thought it was really good but if it's not your type of show, maybe not. I like TEN but ghost is a bit different. But yes, definitely give it a try again. ^^
I watched the first couple of episodes of Answer and liked it. I have 1-8 and subs 1-7. Now it's just a matter of finding the time to watch it [sigh] I suppose there's always the six-hour trip to NYC in November.
i'm watching Big and Ghost too!!!
while i enjoy Big a lot while watching it, i forget about it as soon as it end... maybe it's all Ghost's fault, cause i think of it about 110% of my time!!!!
yes it's very intense and heart racing!!! every episode left me craving for the next epi!!! how am i suposed to wait until next week? things happens so fast... the bad thing is now i'm always worried when using internet and downloading files, keke
plus SJS is smoking Hot!!!
Finished all episodes of AGD and loving it!
Also enjoying Big!
Finished reading Nalini Singh's Psy Changling series (13) and book 2 of Nora Roberts InnBoonsboro trilogy. Very good so far!
And on a happier note, my fan-fic of OT regulars is completed!! It only took 144 days to write 31 days of story line. No wonder the live-shoot system flubs the endings so many times because I can't even remember what I wrote in the first chapter. LOL
A few more books on my Kindle and waiting with baited breath for the epis of AGD.
OH! One other thing: Big Bang's Alive Tour is including a date in Newark NJ, November 9th! Hope to see some of you - it'll be fantastic baby!
I'm seriously envious but it's just not possible for me to come with you all at the concert. Just hope to see some pics of the event here and there on the blogs of everyone. :)
It looks like a couple of us are gonna try to meet after coming in from different points on the compass and using different types of transport - that alone should be worth the price of admission even without our boys on stage. lol
Hello! Yeah, and I should know better than to read a trilogy when all three books aren't out. I did this same thing with her Circle Trilogy, her Sign of Seven trilogy, and darn it now this one. I'm really enjoying it, tho.
Oh gosh Nora Roberts!
I haven't read any of her books but I just bought one 2 days ago, it's called Chasing Fire.
Hehe if it's good, I'm intending to read the rest of her books.
Any reccomendations? :)
Did you see those recently discovered papers from the physician who attended Lincoln at the assassination site? Fascinating - MSN made them available online. Took a bit of time reading the original handwriting script, but well worth it. It's always interesting when these historical gems pop up out of nowhere.
:)
One of the authors was Bill O'Reilly. It not only ticked down to the assasination "24 Hours"-style, but discussed the reprocussions afterwards. I haven't looked at the those papers, but there were several chapters devoted to the physician's actions after the bullet struck.
Hello Everybody!
It's been a long week.
I am still a little light-headed with A Gentleman's Dignity. It is the first drama that I literally rewatch and giggle and then rewatch again and again. Really, the characters are so relatable and likable that I cannot help and have glimpse at their antics.
Of the other shows I watched Ghost and I am disappointed again. Actually I cannot put my finger on what's wrong but something's missing. The mysteries that could keep us excited are revealed too quickly, the characters that could be developed are pushed back. Maybe this drama was written to remind the viewers what a sinusoide is?
I had a look at Big and it didn't catch my eye nor did it move my heart. It took me like 25 minutes to watch the last episode. Reading recaps seems more exciting. And Gaksital is too exciting for me to handle, too intense. I need a fluffy, funny, light drama, so I stick to AGD.
No wonder they do! And you're so right about the flawed characters. Maybe that is what makes them so realistic? Although I cannot imagine such a shameless flirt like JungRok really does exist (fyi: I love shameless flirts ;))
Oh yeah, altho the one I know isn't married. He and I go dancing about once a month or so, as neither his girl nor my guy dance. He's always ready with a compliment and cheek kiss for any skirt out there, but I love him anyway!
Yup, the rule of thumb is not to forget that the guy is a shameless flirt and not to take him too seriously. And then - it's pure enjoyment. A spa for your confidence :)
Actually, I like Ghost like this. IT's great that we know who the killer is but the Main characters or good guys don't. I feel like yelling at the screen--don't you know? haven't you figure out yet? Or just plan Run, watch out! LOL
Also, in a way, it's almost setting up the backstory of why each person did what they did. Maybe none of them are really bad but circumstances--can change a person who see's grey to black and white or vice versa. IF you seen episode 6, there are hints here and there about why things got started and got to this point. :D
I watched the 6th episode and it left me a bit confused. I guess I must be a bit slow on the uptake. There were those scenes from police academy where WooHyun was portrayed in a different light, then the scene where KiYoung left without explaining it openly to his friend. SO were they close or they weren't? Was WH computer-literate or he wasn't? I mean both guys seemed on par when it came to hacking matters... When did WH become the bad cop?*stupid me*
I am a little dizzy, but stick glued for the next two episodes :)
The flash back that KY had of back in the academy days when they were in the dorms together showed them as best bud, both wanting to be police officers (on the side--learning to hack) but KY was just better at it then WH. He sneaked into files that he was not suppose to look and found/read something that he was not suppose to see(something to do with SaeKang? company--which is now headed by CEO). That is why he was caught(still green) and interrogate. He was taken away and WH wanted to know why. KY's dad came and talked with him--told him to forget what he saw/read because he won't be able to do anything--they(regarding to SaeKang security?) are too powerful to cause any harm.
I think at this point, KY was really disappointed at his father and being a police officer because if you can't fight for what's right, there is no point in upholding the law. This I think is why he really quit the police academy. He didn't tell WH the reason why because he couldn't.
Another part that was really telling was when CEO was at the cementary---talking to his father? This I'm not sure but the date on the headstone was 1949-1999. This makes me think has a connection to KY or his father. 1999 was the year that KY hacked into the file and he quit for no reason. There is a connection here somewhere but I'm sure they won't tell us until later. Or perhaps I'm just thinking too much eh?
I think maybe WH got roped into something that he couldn't get out of. Possible he needed the money? to help his Dad who's in a vegetable state? I'm sure they will tell later on.... I hope---why he got into with the baddies.
happy friday! its my first time here in OT....ive been parking at dramabeans at the beginning of the year.....read most of the recaps posted here in the site. dramabeans is like my coffee hit for the the day (as i dont drink coffee at all...teehee)....so far its been so much fun, i cried, i laughed, i hated....hehe....big thanks to all the recappers on this site, you are my kdrama godfairies, except for samsooki (i was so shocked to know that he is a guy)....he is also a great recapper..hehehe...this site has kept my sanity....full time job and studying online takes up most of my time....looking forward to enjoying kdramas thru dramabeans!
Cynthia, have you seen your boy's new video? Hotness. Rock star hotness, not boyband/idol hotness. My Beloved may just need to forgive me, because Mama's gonna sin. (video was on XinMSN website but now I can't find it and don't know the name of the song...)
Are you referring to my Honey's new J MV "HEAT"?!
He's bringing back stripped-down ROCK - no gimmicks, no costuming, just rocking it out onstage.
I'se be proud of him - he shall be rewarded....
:)
From his new Japanese album. I wish he'd do one like that in Korean. Not sure why it matters, lol, since I don't speak either one. Actually, I should go listen closer, he may be singing in Korean.
ANYWAY, the point is, I like it better than the pop stuff. Can't wait to show my KHJ fangirl daughter.
This is my first attempt to delurkify myself as well! Just started getting into dramas at the beginning of the year and only discovered this blog a few months ago. I agree with everything you said about this site. It's been great reading all the posts and comments, so why not join in the fun, eh?
Happy Friday! Want so badly to watch the last 2 episodes of QIhM but work keeps me busy. I'm thankful for the recaps from 3 diff. sites including DB. Loved the last ep. and I didn't find it objectionable at all as some watchers did. Anyway, i'm reading Big and Gaksital recaps which I find so different and interesting. Ghost and AGD are also good reads but I doubt I'll watch them when I have the time.
I didn't find the ending of QIHM illogical or stupid, it was as good as the rest of the drama but I thought it was heavy emotionally and like slow paced: I felt like a fly glued in the resin.
1) You start painting a floor but you don't pay attention to the exits in the room. Near the end of the job, you realize that you have no choice but to keep backing away from the fresh paint, until you are in a corner and nowhere near an exit. You can't get out of the corner or the room without stepping/damaging the work you just did.
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So people are basically saying; with the burning of the talisman, the cell phone is a convenient plot device the writer just pulled out of the air to save the canon couple.
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For instance, in my example above, the intrepid homeowner doesn't know what to do, but suddenly the roof is removed from the house, and a crane lifts them out of the room.
A local construction crew got confused over which house needed to be demolished and so started tearing apart the wrong one.
The site boss didn't want to make a mess, so he instructed the crew to carefully remove the roof in one piece, and voila! the homeowner is saved, the house is repaired, and the floor looks great!
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Hope that explanation helps.
Did you see in DB recap of either ep 1 or 2, where they told us what the chinese characters on the talisman were? Two of them were "call" and "communication". Which totally makes it work for me. I didn't really have a problem with it anyway, but knowing that makes it even better.
I think most everyone seem to want something logical to explain why the cellphone was the tailsman and how he got back to her.
I like the ending myself. She brought him to her by (remembering him) her love for him after reading the letter that was suppose to be what--300 years old? Called a number she doesn't know or not suppose to remember and zap he went to her. Happy ending. :)
Happy Friday!! Though not so happy for me as I also work on Saturdays and Sundays. Anywayyyy...how are you people holding up without queen inhyun's man? :P
Weirdly, the thing that killed me about her was how flip she was about her job in the first few episodes. "I'm late for my audition? Guess I'll just sit here and be sad, then." "The press conference is in five minutes? I think I'll take a long walk down this dark, wooded pathway!" It made my skin crawl.
::kicks people who don't take their work seriously, yet comments on Dramabeans instead of doing any number of work related things she should be doing::
BIG and I Do, I Do. Neither totally satisfies me, although they are both pretty good.
BIG: I wish Daran wasn't such a weak kind of girl... Love KJ, whether in Gong Yoo's body or in Shin's.
I Do, I Do: Ji-Ah is more the kind of heroine I like - definitely not stupid, strong, but also vulnerable. I like her somehow. And I like the guy too (such a sweetie really), although I'm not sure if we are really going for OTP with them. The doctor confuses me a little. And bores me - I get that he is shocked after hearing that Ji-Ah is pregnant with someone else's child BUT he is all high-school whiny about it. She never promised him anything, and he can't blame her for his one-sided feelings because she made clear from the beginning she wasn't interested in dating/love relationship with him. As for Na-ri, another quite boring character that I don't quite understand. Well, she surely has some hang-ups from childhood, but it just doesn't make sense for her to want to be CEO when she has no experience and then to get all huffy about someone who does have the experience. I also don't think Ji-Ah is being a hypocrite - honestly, Na-ri is spewing her hate & anger at the wrong person. As for all the parents: don't get me started on them. I get the arranging bit, but they go too far. You don't arrange a dinner with ALL the parents involved without telling your children. Ji-Ah's friend: I'm sorry I think she's an awful friend. She just talks talks talks and is completely incapable of listening to Ji-Ah, and tells her what to do without even asking her what she feels. And I really disliked the way the moment Ji-Ah said she was premenopausal, Joon-Hee essentially just starts insulting her ("You are like a granny"). Friends are there for support, not to make you feel worse!
Yeah, I think they could be better, but then I also think maybe it's me - you know, personal preferences, e.g. like with Da-ran's character.
I hope they do get better, otherwise I'm not sure if I'll last all the way through. I'm avoiding the recaps though because I find if I'm not totally hooked on a drama I can get lazy about watching it if I read the recaps before seeing it.
DR is really weak, but have you noticed all the characters are a little on the simple side? And they're growing. I feel like this drama is way more a character development drama than previous dramas.
It's really fun to recap although I'm behind. Still need to do episode 4. I loved it. For some reason it really resonates with me.
Oh ya, Kyung-joon is the best. I also think YJ's puppy love is adorable and I'm holding out for him and Coach Na. I can ship all three right? Even if YJ is being portrayed as a snake right now.
I'm shippping Daran + KJ (in whichever body). I just like his character!
YJ... I don't think he's even portrayed as a total snake, more like very ambiguously. My hunch is that he didn't cheat, but that he just hasn't said "no". You know, accepted the key but very passively and not actually being interested in the female doctor. Whether he's actually interested in Da-ran I'm not too sure - the flashbacks were lovely but I still like KJ better!
"all the characters are a little on the simple side" hahaha! You are actually right, now that I think about it. Everyone from Daran's brother to Suzy's not-so-threatening character...
Yeah, I know they will grow, but I just wish Daran didn't have to start off as weak as she did. She'll get better, but I doubt if she's ever going to reach a level where I can admire the character. :-/
here's my take on some of the things that bugs you in I Do I Do.
1. Ji Ah - bang on! she is super. hopefully in the upcoming episodes we will see her softening up a little towards romance, being more considerate of her over-worked colleagues etc.
2. Tae Kang - cutie pie!
3. Doctor fella - i think since he is the proverbial bachelor who everybody thought would never marry - he has fallen heavily for the honest (and super hot) Ji Ah. On top of that he is a doc who deals with women (and pregnancies) all the time. so i guess we can cut him some slack here. people do and say crazy things when smitten!
4 and 5. Ji-Ah's friend and her meddlesome parents - dont take the insults at face value. its part of the asian culture where very close people are actually exhibiting 'worry/concern/affection' through insidious 'insults'. in such cases the one receiving it knows her pal is worried about her. it doesnt sound right but is typical of such cultures (i know because i belong to it) ;)
think of all the KDrama parents badmouthing their kids all in the name of parental love :) you can rant all you want but major plots will be lost without these meddlesome folks :)
i agree the pal shouldnt do it but thats how she is. its her nature.
she rants that of all the 20 years of knowing Ji Ah, she has never seen any 'mommy' tendencies in her. also the woman is a single mom who fought a custody battle for her daughter. she is also shown to be conscious about her looks and has what appears to be quite a love life (all the crooning over phone). she appears to acknowledge the career achievement of Ji Ah and cheers her on all the time. maybe to her Ji Ah is everything a woman should be and she herself is everything one should not. so she doesnt want her friend to end up like her (single mom)?
and friends are never perfect. they should not just support us blindly but voice their own honest opinions which may be flawed. friends grow together through good and bad times. i think this character will come around and support Ji Ah as the series progresses. in her own weird way she wants the best for Ji Ah - have a super career, marry the doctor suitor and then have kids - the best type of life a woman wants (in Korea at least)! :)
have a super weekend!
i thought i would write a bit about this to ease your mind about the annoying friend.
Yeah, the doctor has fallen heavily and I forgive him for being shocked... but unless he pulls his act together and starts acting as a friend to Ji Ah (which is what she needs now), I'm going to get all grumpy about him. I would think though that constantly being faced with pregnant women he would have seen it all - you know, moms that are happy and moms that are unsure and in distress about being pregnant.
Joon-Hee... I don't actually hate her - she isn't evil. But... yeah, you don't pull out your phone to arrange an abortion the minute your friend has told you they are pregnant and visibly upset. But Ji Ah had to yell at her and walk out for her to listen. And all was good once Ji Ah pulled out a pair of pink shoes (too shallow! But at least Ji Ah knows how to handle her friend!).
Have a super-duper weekend too!
"and friends are never perfect. they should not just support us blindly but voice their own honest opinions which may be flawed." Agreed... but I still wish she had listened first and then voiced her opinion.
you will like the doc in the next episode my dear.
and u r right. the art of listening is a great skill and sometimes it takes practice to cultivate. unfortunately, few people make the effort to listen, really listen till the other person has stopped talking entirely. without any interruption. we should cherish those who do :)
I watched that guy that plays the doctor in Mr. Wacky at some point over the last week, and he was adorable in it as the ne'er-do-well playboy who is forced to teach and then gets really good at it.
I'm watching god of war and feeling the sageuk buzz. I've just realized it's going to start going downhill pretty soon so my buzz is going away! My sister finally started protect the boss and I actually recommended you're beautiful to someone- I did rank it 3rd of the three I recommended.
I started me too flower! what the heck is that show about? I watched the first episodes= and I just don't get it. It's on the back burner, in the summer house in tiera del feugo. I also watched the first episode of a man called god. UMMM wasn't the girl from choon hyang a better actress?
are you currently in tierra del feugo?
I liked some parts of the first episode- so hye rim, bong soon (?) I thought everything about our leading man was useless ( except for his so hye rim interaction). I get what he's doing I just don't believe in him.
Me? Nope, not in tierra del feugo.... although I wish I could go, it would be an awesome trip .... maybe I can plan a trip ..
don't worry BS and JH have incredible chemistry.... if nothing else... the last 2 eps could have gone down a better route... but this drama still gave me BS and JH... as Mystisith says, "that show was so special".. indeed.
Hi Alua and thanks for the explanation. I think that because Ahjummabunny asked after mentioning M2F, I thought it was related to the drama and didn't understand, since I didn't remember it from reading the recaps.
It must have been a separate conversation/topic :-).
KIM MING JONNNGGG!!! Have you seen him in hyena? I first saw him in a weekend drama called woman of matchless beauty park jung geum it's on crunchyroll and you don't need to watch the whole thing.
oh if it's the age thing it's not that bad. that kid looks fine against the noonas. I don't know why people said such mean things about han go eun- maybe just dislike for her character.
Hehe me too :)
Happy Friday too! Although its already 10pm here (Singapore)..
I like A Gentleman's Dignity too!
It's such an easy drama to watch. Not intense like Bridal Mask (Which I am currently loving) so I can just sit back and eat chips while watching :P
Really dig into the bromance there!
I marathon-ed all of "A Gentleman's Dignity episodes so far and I really got sucked in.
I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop...and it did finally.
There is a deep, deep well in this man.....for all the times he's accused of insincerity, he doesn't lie... it's just that nobody seems to believe what he says.
Also watching BIG. RAWR for the lead.....ABS.... wow.
The acting is also good. Not too fond of Suzy's character though.Is it weird to be cheering for a teacher-Noona / high schooler in BIG's body pairing?
Watched Gaksital. Can't reconcile 1N2D with the lead.... It hurts my head too much. His face is fascinating though. Compelling when he is in anguish.
Watched Qeeen InSoo's Man - I LIKED it, and I felt the chemistry, but....I'm kind of over the time traveling AND I'm overdosed on Sageuk right now.
Of course I still watch Running Man. I read the recaps from 1N2D too. I came across a gem of a show from 2010 called The Actress' Butler or Fox butler...something like that. I wish it had English subs!
THIS FALL - Can't wait to see Lee Kwang Soo & Song Joong Ki together again!
RE: No Min Woo. I had said that I didn't think he was a very good actor & that he reminded me of Keanu Reeves. (That he was wooden and stiff, but very pretty.)
Someone from open thread kindly suggested that I watch Rock, Rock, Rock and also made mention of how extraordinarily TALENTED No Min Woo is.
Well, holy bologna YOU WERE RIGHT & THANK YOU! I am now a fan. I am gobsmacked by his talent and I hope his career continues to flourish!
My best friends fav color is orange. I even had an orangeish palette for her wedding make-up! But it turned out well because I blended it out with yellow and green. sounds crazy, but looked nice.
not a fan of brown. I don't think of brown as a color. It's the non-color color. the background of color. It's the grave where color goes to die. or cry sad, silent tears of non-color-y-ness.
Brown is my spring / fall backdrop color.
In spring, I pair it with fushias and bright pinks; in fall, reds and greens.
Summer I have a few spots of brown next to blue.
Winter nothing except boots - that's my brown-free season.
I've noticed a lot of people actually have favorite colors that they have an assortment of 'things' in. I like blue a lot but I don't own things that are blue.
Synesthesia is a gift, not a defect!
If only one color, it will be blue. Next is green. I also love orange and grey together. I have cycles and you can see it by watching my laundry basket.
Isn't that the thing where you see things differently, associate them with colors and what not? One of my daughter's favorite books (along about 8th grade or so) was 'A Mango-Shaped Space' about a girl with that kind of brain. It was fascinating.
Not everything though. I'm not too sure about how things work honestly haha! But I mostly associate/perceive people with colours.
I also see music and sounds. There are diff. kinds though. Like you actually see the colours, which happens to me sometimes or it just happens in your head...It's like those visualizations in Windows media player. My apologies if I couldn't explain it better ^^
How would this affect your social behavior though? In kg when you're just learning numbers and colors it could be quite confusing, numbers equaling colors and all.
you know I have this friend that whenever I read his writing I always see really bright light and smell red earth. there's this other kid that keeps sending me his writing it's always just writing. The thing is these two write about the same subjects- experiences with other men, women on a pedestal- women they can't know, that aren't human beings but women, in general I don't like their stories. But frank's work always has this bright light.
My color and light intensity experiences always have something to do with art though. I think I related a story of seeing sunlight on a shop window one day and thinking I could accurately express that in writing. Like a photograph but not a photograph but writing. I really worked on that for awhile actually and then I realized that it's not possible it's just my brain malfunctioning.
I've never really paid much attention to it when I was younger. There are a lot of different forms of synaesthesia and mine is a little different from what you're asking about (number/colour associations).
I was about 18 when I noticed that I was the only person I know who could see shapes and colours whenever I heard something.
Your experiences might really be just an association with the arts or experiences. It's not impossible to see people and anything associated to them and feel something different. It could be perception. But what do I really know? :) We could be synaesthetes together ^^
Green, the color of nature and MONEY! buahahahahahaa..!!
No, really, I love green. I used to collect outfit in green until my mom said I look like a moss if I wear all of them.
Now I wear brown the most, brown is the new black for me.
@ahjummabunny: unless you are a paying customer, you have to be one of the first 5,000 people who log in. If you look at the schedule, each show to be subtitled has a flag. And Chaser is one of those that is close-captioned live as it has a US flag. When you click into show, on the right, you need to select the language that you want to see it in. They have actually improved the close-captioning because it now reads like subtitles (although the timing is still off). And like Joanne said, it sort of sucks now as the quality has been degraded to allow so many people to access simultaneously. I still use but only show is close captioned in English ... otherwise, I use SOLIVE (think it cost something like 20USD for annual access which is a steal considering the quality).
I've started watching QIM.
I love it! Their chemistry is awesome and for once I didn't feel the urge to skip the sageuk scenes. I like the secondary characters and I know why people are crazy over the main couple. Yoo Inna is so bubbly and it feels like the character, Hee-jin, was tailor-made for her.
Happy Weekend, all!
By the way, Shel says hi.
She's busy being a mom and wife.
I miss Meg's early morning seminary class. Gave me an excuse to OT cuz I was sitting outside in the car with nothin' to do just about the time OT was starting. Now that it's summer, we have an entirely different schedule and it's tough.
My married son is home for the summer, while he does a law internship here. Yay! We love having them, they're not difficult to have around and we laugh a lot.
I'm attempting to watch Big and AGD. I up to date on AGD, but Ive tried 3 times to watch ep 4 of Big and something always comes up. The first 10 mins are pretty good though, lol.
Totally.
For once, I managed to watch eng sub Gaksital (I usually watch the chi sub since they are really uploaded quickly) before the chinese subs one appears.
Looks like everyone here is suffering QIHM withdrawal syndrome!
Hi Jolyn, I hope you will eventually be able to get over (for lack of a better expression) QIHM or at least be OK with the fact that it ended. You can always rewatch it right?
I am probably in the minority because I don't suffer from QIHM withdrawal syndrome. I wanted to see how it ended, and when that came (and went), I was glad to know. Now I have moved on. As I have said, there are always the episodes to rewatch if you miss it that much. (and just so you know, I am not making fun of your withdrawal symptoms).
@ahjummabunny : come on home anytime. I used to make it with my room-mates. They were experts and I learnt well. It was so much fun. It brings back memories.
How do you know of gajar ka halwa? It isn't a very popular dessert outside of india. Or so i think. I can see a lot of gulab jamuns in the restaurants, but rarely do I find gajar ka halwa.
@aioaheen,
I recently tried some randomly from a restaurant. I've been trying to add indian deserts to my indian food orders. The deserts usually have just what I want in deserts and they are usually so sensible. I think things like red bean pastries are sensible as well. The restaurant gave me a large portion and I ate it over several days. It was a nice week.
Yeah, I'm with you on that one... except, if there is no other place, maybe the coffee (but only in Europe where I can be sure about the soy milk being made from non-GM soybeans).
Plus, I just ate and am happily stuffed. I had Japanese udon noodles with oven-roasted green asparagus and garlic scapes, topped with teriyaki tofu and Chinese mushrooms and all drizzled with a pumpkin seed oil vinaigrette.
Totally loved the roasted scapes, I had never tried that before!
In half an hour I might want some dessert though. :-)
My last meal was a big slab of salt-cured Virginia ham, two eggs over-easy, english muffin with apple butter, and a large bowl of grits with a pat of butter. Welcome to the south!
And what's an English muffin in the US (or the Southern US)? (Actually I don't even know what an English muffin is in the UK, not having grown up here.)
London food is just about everything and anything (very cosmopolitan). Except for the garlic scapes (which were from the farmers' market) and the pumpkin seed oil (which my Mom sent) all that I ate wasn't even that out of the ordinary for here.
Wish I had some chocolate now though. Or this Greek orange/olive oil semolina cake which I have been meaning to make since a friend gave me some.
Grits are the little white interior of corn. You treat it like oatmeal or cream of wheat: boil it soft and serve it in a bowl. It's a standard breakfast item in Southern USA.
An english muffin. Hmm, I don't know how to describe it. It's a white bread about 8~9 cm in diameter, flattened on both sides and dusted with cornmeal. When you split it half, it's mostly air pockets. The interior consistency is not like a biscuit or a bagel, but with lots of nooks and crannies where you can slather on jam or butter.
heee - English muffins aren't known in England. They have something similar that i can't think of right now but for general combo of crispy AND butter soaked with holes for jam to rest...an english muffin cannot be beat.
Yes! Crumpets! They're not exactly the same - softer, more bland - but I do like them. One of the girls I work with sends them occasionally if someone's coming here from Sandwich (and chocolate, too.) I always send her back Jiffy Pop popcorn for her husband, and various kinds of steak seasoning.
Time flies so fast! It's Friday again? :D Happy OT everyone.
On the homefront, my baby nephew is beginning to learn to walk.
When I see something or have some insight especially about dramas, I keep thinking "I should save that for the OT!" But then I forget what it is. Maybe I should write them down when they occur, what is this absentmindedness.
After reading that last recap, I keep thinking I really must watch Gaksital. That's one writer who's not afraid of hurting his/her characters just to make them better! (Yes, I have this hang-up where I want my favorite characters to have happy lives, especially ones I create, so I'm having trouble with writing about conflicts.)
Ok, where did the rest of my comment go O_O Let's start again:
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Hi Raine! <3 *hugs*
I'd probably marathon it with I Do, I Do, but I think we'd still need to break out the tissues, hankies, towels, and if all fails, the basin to prevent flooding the house.
Another bright and beautiful day here on the East Coast - I'm sure we'll be paying for all this lovely weather with a tornado or hurricane. That's one thing about New England if you don't like the weather, just wait. It changes rapidly.
Hope all of you didn't miss HeadsNo2's Doctor Jin recap - it was one of the funniest recaps ever posted. The snark was delicious - almost as good as watching the horrible train wreck of DJ, (shooting diarrhea and projectile vomiting notwithstanding). I have to admit that I've gotten more unintentional laughs watching DJ than anything else I can recall (maybe close was 'The Musical' but that was more me yelling at the screen at GHS's 'acting'...)
Am loving IDID - Jang-woo's character is finally stepping up and KSA is giving her usual stellar performance. And, the shoes. Ooooo.... the shoes.....
:)
Thank you for the information about the shows I decided not to watch :). Now I know what I am (not )losing. I was sure I couldn't stay still watching Dr Jin (the word to describe my feelings after 2 eps: pathetic), but I didn't know I would like IDID. I opted out: too much shoes.
Is it wrong that I pause my laptop when Ji-an is in her shoe closet? And just stare and stare .................. and one lonely, envious tear trickles down my cheek.......
It is not wrong, may everyone get what they like. I do like shoes, but good and comfortable ones. I saw the beginning of the first episode when KSA was running down a flight of stairs and had to take off her heels. To me it was a point when shoe designer should burn with shame. The Ultimate High Heel Utility Test is going down the stairs. With good heels, it's not a problem, if it gets uncomfortable the shoes can be thrown away. So there were lots of bling-bling useless shoes in tacky colours. Annoying. I don't like people portrayed as geniuses when they are not really that brilliant. So I took my toys and went away. ;)
I melt for Jang-woo in this show.
He's sooo soft in a good way, and reliable and sweet and the LOOKs he gives her and when he't thinking about her, and that SMILE!
He makes me giddy.
IRL, I need a beta male around me more than someone I am going to be constantly fighting for the upper hand.
So THIS character really gets to me.
It is going to be so sweet when she realizes that she doesn't just need him to go get her food and sit with him because she is the boss of him, but she needs him and wants him around because she LIKES him and he makes her feel good.
Yeah, I like Jang-woo in this drama too! The only thing I worry about that he is super nice to Na-ri as well, who might take that the wrong way at some point...
Since we're always complaining about inconsistencies in kdramas I thought I'd write down its laws.
If you want to know the rights of stalkers and ajummas in kdramaland, and when a handphone is required to malfunction, head on to http://kdramalaws.wordpress.com
Special thanks to Jomo who gave me the idea more than a year ago and to everyone in the comments section of db. You make waiting for the next episode of our current crackdrama tolerable. :D
You are welcome! Love it.
Love how legal it looks and sounds!
There must also be a law of physics invoked - the "Law of Blindness" to explain the Stalkee's inability to see the Stalker...hmmm...
We can have a separate archive/blog for that! Something like Kdrama Diseases.
STALKER SPOTS
DESCRIPTION: A disability which affects the eyes, preventing a person from seeing a stalker despite its poor hiding abilities.
CURE: Stalker spots is cured by stalking the stalker and transferring the disease to it.
NOBLE IDIOCY
DESCRIPTION: A disability which affects one or both members of the OTP. Noble Idiocy causes perfectly rational people to forgo communication and opt to end relationships instead.
SYMPTOMS: Sudden wishes for "a day of perfect dating" and mysterious messages in the vein of "We need to talk".
CURE: Noble Idiocy goes away after a time jump or with the help of expositioning friends.
PREVENTION: Should a lover ask you to buy two ice creams, hog-tie him/her and do not let him/her escape your sight.
Seriously, there are so much diseases we can make. Including the TOWELITIS where we can dissect the abnormal towel growth on "Someone".
This is awesome! Also, there need to be laws governing k-drama characters' sleep[ing conditions and behavior]. Example: a femal character is expected to go to bed in her day clothes and with heavy make-up on. This law is also known as the Beautiful Dreamer Law, as it induces male characters' gazing and kissing attempts.
Happy OT Friday!!!!! I missed you guys last week when I was trying to avoid QIHM finale spoilers.
Is anyone else watching the NBC show Saving Hope? I watched the first episode the other night. It was okay, and I'm willing to try a couple more episodes, but the whole time I was thinking, "This show reeeaaally needs the Scheduler." Jung Il-woo, I miss your cranky-pants reaper So Much! ... almost enough to make me rewatch 49 Days (with liberal use of the fast-forward button, of course).
Wait, where was I? Oh, right. Saving Hope. Not a whole lot to say about it, except that it's made me realize again how spoiled I am by kdramas. Also, Michael Shanks is no Jung Il-woo.
LOL!! I find this so funny - it's like getting a letter from a secret admirer, all, "You're amazing and I love you, you beautiful mass of intellect and charm!" only to get another the next day: "Oops. Wrong person. Please disregard previous note."
Hi everyone about to toddle off to watch a happy drama. Is there a happy drama on right now?
Sigh, this is what happens when the ONLY drama one is watching is Gaksital. It wasn't a happy week, I feel all wrung out and can't even process anymore emotions.
I do know everyone else is watching IDID, AGD and Big but I am not. It's too late to start now because I am SO behind in everything. Dr Jin and Ghost are not even in the tentative to watch list at all.
So the only daily besides Gaksital I am watching is Standby. It's episode 49 today. It took us to ep 48 before So Min finally notice Ki Woo as a man. OMG... that took so long!!!
Hoping we went somewhere tonight but think it will take us to ep 80 right before we get some romance? He just swung her into his arms.He is 192cm, she is 165 cm. They were so cute together :-)
Oh wait, I forgot. Does anyone know if Introduction to Architecture is out with En subs anywhere yet?
I feel the need to see some Jo Jung Seok aka Eun Shi Kyung.
Oh, are we gonna have one tomorrow??
I'll need to stock up on soju, popcorn, and chocolate.
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I recently found out that the ABC stores in North Carolina don't carry soju :-(
The manager said too many people were getting alcohol toxicity. Now that's my kind of stuff! lol.
Thanks everyone.
watched the first few minutes. Hah! The subs aren't bad too.... even better still.
This is THE movie I've been looking forward to all year.I've already read a recap but have been dying to watch it.
Have a good OT guys. I am off :-) to watch JJS and his kissing technique.Or rather French kissing technique :-)
saw it. its doing so well in the theaters because its the perfect date movie! it is alright for a romance. see it for the cinematography and photography and of course UHM TAE WOONG. liked the soundtrack as well. oh and it was great to see Jo Jung Suk after K2H. waiting for more from that man!
Hey everyone. Another week in Kdrama has passed. So these are the things that happened this week to me in my adventures of KDRAMALAND. Did not catch Thursday night shows so I am 1 episode behind on 3dramas. Secondly, I still didn’t finish Queen In Hyun's Man because of a download problem. Well real player is a multimedia player for the computer or electronic devices it allows you to download video or other formats off of websites say you tube( granted it does not do with all sites) also you can make a video file into audio. Anyway I catch wi fi at my house sometimes good sometimes bad, when its bad I download drama parts with real player and delete them after. This time I was all set to watch Queen In Hyun's Man. I had ep15 and ep16 but forgot 14. I was wondering why I did not understand the first 5 minutes of 15. I am very structured with dramas I really like I watch this show straight through no interruptions. So I’ll just have to wait to go use the internet at my cousins house and I’m back in action.
So I wanted to comment on a couple shows. Right now I think Big is at the top of my favorite of the new summer dramas. I heard online that some people think Yoon Jae and Kyung Joon could be Father and son. I think these people forgot that he is 30 and is 18 Kyung Joon so that’s not possible though I think they may be brothers. You know Kdrama loves making people siblings. One thing I really like is the fact that Yoon Jae seems to be a bit of a mystery. My theory is what if he was trying to get his ex jealous and then actually started liking Da Ran maybe thinking the ex might budge if he knew he was going to get married. It could account for him being wishy washy. Kinda like I’m not suppose to like you but I am really starting to care about you. What do you guys think?
I’m really,really enjoying Marriage Plot. It’s a shame it did not get subbed sooner. But this is my type of show. I’m on ep 7 right now. I had always intended to watch but I didn’t expect it to have as much depth as it does. My favorite thing about the show is the unveiling of Gun Hee we learn that she not actually all that tuff but is just trying to do her best but it comes out all fiery and the more we learn the more we see Lee Kang Jae understand her and like her for who she really is flaws and all. Its actually really cute and sweet. I think when you really understand someone and actually know why they behave the way they do there’s more grace there to love the person.
Next item. So I am watching Bridal Mask and since I like the show I’m going to poke fun just a little.
First thing everyone gets so mad and yells all the time. Can you imagine how much lung compactly they all have. Joo Won whose Lee Kang to is top on my list for best yeller. I think then the cop Kenji has the best scream breakdowns. Also everyone on this show has like 10,000 names. Christian names, Korean names, Japanese names, and nicknames. LOL
Plus this is the most intense love/hate couple yet. Usually Kdrama couples argue and bicker not try to kill each other. But this couple does. Some one called them the knife couple. Although its more of a dagger but it just doesn’t have the same ring. So I’m going with Knife Couple, he gave her the dagger she tried to kill him with one it just pure love man. You can’t stop it. LOL.
Ok I do have a questions though. Had swing/big band/jazz really exported to South Korea in the 1930s. Though I love the costume and set designs but every time thier at the club it looks like 1930’s America version of a jazz club. I know it up to interpretation of set designs and make up/hair and I don’t mind if not exactly down to T 1930’s style but I’m actually really curious.
Lastly I do really like I DO I DO. I hope the show milks the pregnancy for all it worth. There so much material there. Swollen feet I mean she shoe loves shoes. There’s hormones so her emotions will be all over the place. Plus all the other embarrassing and life changing things that come along with being pregnant. I hope the show makes them gradually fall in love with each other because they both need to mature as people but in different ways. She will soften up and he become more mature. I think that Tae Kang will actually be a great father.
First you have to look at his own relationship with his Father they have a great one. Yes he still not mature though which has to deal with lack of experience but there a lot of potential there. I think her having the baby will be the catalyst that makes him grow. She’s actually more mean to him then he is to her. You can see he is a caring person by the fact that he keeps looking for the lost shoe design and he’s the only person who goes out of his way to do things for her and he is also working hard to get the house back for his father even though its added pressure on him. Even though he may drag his feet at first he always steps up. I actually think they suit each other perfectly they balance each other out. He has the right personality to handle Ji An. But he’s still not mature enough to know how to do it purposely. This is where the doctor gets extra brownie points because she comes with all this power and he disarms her by being charming and earnest. The doctor and Tae Kang are actually alike it just that one is older and more mature Tae Kang could actually be just like the doctor when gets older they have similar sense of humor, both caring, sincere. The problem is the doctor just didn’t have fate on his side Tae Kang met Ji An first.
Was talking with Shuk on Twitter about how much I love maps. She mentioned mapping a favorite k-drama man's chest, and I mentioned having enough of those for all days of the year.
Then she shared this gem with me and I have to share it here:
"Map a Chest A Day" Daily desk calendar for 2013! Free sharpie
BWAHAHAHAHA!
<3 for Shuk. Who, btw, finished her story! YAY!
I leave for England next week. HOORAY! :D So excited!
And I LOVE AGD and Big. I feel no inclination to watch IDID and I'm about to start Ghost and Gakistal. But I love Kim Min-jong in AGD. Like love. Super ahjussi crush. (Don't worry PSH, you're still my #1)
Happy Friday DBers! My first time to post here in OT but have been a lurker/poster for some time now. It's a beautiful day here in the Bay and should be nice this weekend too!But of course I will spend most of my precious time this weekend catching up on Big, and watching Sh!tty Hunter (Heh) for the first time.
HA! While I find some fashion choices in kdrama to be questionable, I'm not the one to object pink tight pants on a, uhm, big guy :O I'm enjoying it so far, having watched tK2h recently I'm seeing some parallels but enjoying them the same.
Oh! Also, I've been finding quite the love for QIHM over here and saw that its available on Viki. BUT for some reason got the unsubbed version on the iPad app...Any suggestions for other sites compatible with iPad/safari to watch it subbed? Thanks!
If you go to http://www.dailymotion.com, some kind soul has been uploading the subbed episodes. You can search for 'the Hamzter', her QIHM videos are clearly labelled. Sorry, don't have the direct links on hand at the moment. I've been watching them on my iPad so I don't think you'll have a problem. Enjoy!
Thank you! Now for some reason, I'm seeing the subs on Viki. But good to know that I can watch it when Viki acts up on me again... So I'm trying to watch this, City Hunter and Big at the same time.. GAH! So many dramas, so little time :p
Happy OT beautiful people!!!
I've missed you, I've been away a few weeks.
Well it's a combination of me watching very little dramas, and not being anywhere with internet when Friday comes.
Well, this is my 4th weekend in Spain, and I've been working seeing doctors (for me and for mom), enjoying family at times, not so much other times.
I finished QIHM, the seconde kdrama I finish this year. SUFBB was the first. Well I watched also Soul (thanks to Raine) and DH2 (but I would rather forget about this one).
The thing is I am not excited about dramas lately, so I've been watching jdramas to avoid emotional involvement in the story and variety shows (for the same reason).
I hope I get over thsi stage soon, but I know it has to do with how I feel about my life. So I'm working on making some changes. I'll let you know when I'm done deciding.
I will :)
Do you have the PDF edition of your fanfic ready?
Now that you finished it, I can read the chapters I'm missing without having to wait.
You've worked so hard
Tks! I'm going to convert it next week. Several people are currently reading it from beginning to end, and I want to see if they pick up any flaws or problems before I post the completed story.
Yes, all 85 chapters are available online, plus the epilogue.
,none of the dramas currently airing have yet fueled my attention to watch them online but AGD is clearly getting there. It's the drama that has me scouring the net online for recaps. It's nice that there are now a lot of blogs featuring the show..
As for non kdrama viewing, I have just finished with CASTLE season 1.. off to season 2! Something I noticed about the show though, more often than not, once a guest star with a familiar face (seen on other shows and the like) pops up, he/she turns out to be a perp, which is no fun at all. May fall come sooner as I'm missing LAPD Det. Martin Deeks (who I dubbed my very own Goldilocks for reasons I can't remember) on my laptop screen..
[NOT REALLY A SPOILER, BUT...] There was a guest star in one of the recent episodes of Castle who played a policeman Castle teams up with (temporarily).
@DB et al, i heard there's season2 of Ten drama with Joo sang wook one of my fave actors, but that blog was in hangeul & even if i used bing translation the english still wasn't so clear, are you able to please tell us about this? many thanks!
i'm liking Gentleman's Dignity this is the only one i'm watching right now, i know there are so many new ones to choose from but i just get overwhelmed, i stopped watching Dr Jin for some graphic scenes which i can't stand, they shld stop showing those gross brain operations, that's just unnecessary at times, tho i like SSH so much but with the scenes like that i'm opting!
I'm pretty sure I read the new (in hangul) about a S2 of TEN. Actually, with that ending it pretty much spell Season 2, and it is a OCN drama. OCN does dramas with more than one season God's Quiz, Vampire Prosecutor... So I think it's a sure thing
Hello everyone and happy OT!
I finally gave in and watched Coffee Prince again. I've only just realized how much I love Gong Yoo's/Hang Gyul's wardrobe there (although this might have something to do with my own love for vests). Now I want one of those side-collar shirts for myself.
K-dramas are notorious for the WTF-ness of male wardrobes -do you have any favorites (good OR bad;))? I will never forget Jae Hee's scarves in Witch Yoo Hee, they might just haunt me in my sartorial nightmares forever.
Speaking of WTF male wardrobes, how about the shorts and button-down shirts Gong Yoo is wearing in Big? I swear I had the plaid shirt and wore it with those exact shorts...in 1993. When I was a high school GIRL.
But even that outfit wasn't as bad as the female lead's caftan shirt in episode 4 =X
Ack, how could I forget about The Shorts. Also, I'm not loving the skirts they give the actresses on that show. I love most of KSA's clothes on I do, I do, though - I even loved that bright-yellow-and-grey outfit she wore in one of this week's episodes.
I did that last week when waiting for the BIG subs to come out.
I skipped all the parts I didn't like though (the second couple). But it was still awesomely good, with Gong Yo and Hang Gyul, plus the eye candy of Kim Jae-wook.
I get sad seeing that actor (one of the princes) that died though, I can't help but think of it when I watch Coffee Prince.
I had never read the articles - they pre-date my life here, and although I had heard about someone dying on a motorcycle I never made the connection with him - I probably hadn't seen Coffee Prince yet. How sad. He was certainly well-loved. That must be a comfort to his friends and family, even when nothing really can console you for the loss at least knowing that a person was well-loved can make you glad for them.
My first nightmare wth scarves was probably Winter Sonata. lol
I like a lot of the asymmetry of Korean couture - even the lapels are treated differently.
I hate hate hate the leggings / shorts that they wore during winter scenes (like Ojakgyo Brothers). You can't convince me that's warm.
I have great love for a lot of the shoes, especially the ones that are fairly solid up to the top of the ankle but still have the tall heel. For some reason, that makes me think it supports the ankle better than the sandal with the 5-inch heel.
Rain's wardrobe in Full House was a big WTF for me. Plunging V-neck knit top on a man (however choco-abby) is just weird. Another one is Kim Hyun Joo's office wear in Partner. I loved the drama but the suits that the stylist unni made her wear to court were anything but sharp or professional. I get that she's an ahjumma in the drama but still!
Wardrobes I liked:
- Kim Sun Ah's office wear when she became the mayor in City Hall.
- Park Shin Hye's casual summer wear in Heartstrings/You've Fallen for Me.
I loved PSH's wardrobe in Heartstrings, too. And Moon Chae Won's in Brilliant Legacy. And speaking of scarves, I remember Lee Seung Gi's scarves in that drama :D I also like Suzy's coat/capes and hair accessories in Dream High.
For me it is the diamond print, POM POM, with arm showing off slits, sweater Oska wears in Secret Garden... to me that sweater was far more outrageous than all those sparkly tracksuits put together. I remember killing myself laughing imaging that sweater on all of the various men in my life!
Nothing beats the WTF wardrobe of Lee Min Ho and entire cast of Personal Taste. I loved that drama but every time I saw those clothes I cringed. It was even worse than the clothes he wore in BOF!!
If you can access viki, Rooftop Prince, Gaksital and I did, I did have Hangul subs. Just switch your language to Korean and it will display it instead of English. If you really want to practice your reading vs your listening skills :-)
Hola OT'ers! I hope everyone had a good week! Mine was okay, really slow. Oddly enough instead of catching up on dramas, I decided to browse through all of Dramabeans posts from the very beginning. I'm up to page 336. It's so interesting to see what JB posted about way back when.
Again with the glorious sunshine, and my baby is home from her music festival looking tanned and happy. Me and the dog are happy.
We both continue to mend from our falls, although I ...um...fell again last night (well, didn't fall, really - slipped on the stairs) and. Well. Let's just say that my arm really wasn't ready for the rapid and violent extension and I've kind of set myself back to how I felt at the beginning of LAST week. And I slammed my right foot down so hard that I broke blood vessels in my ankle and lower calf. Reaaaaaaaally attractive but not especially painful. It will be a resting weekend for sure.
Let's see. Watching Gaksital (OMG LOVE) and A Gentleman's Dignity (OMG LOVE) and Big (AWWW, so cute...not OMG LOVE yet).
Gaksital - gorgeous to watch. Really absorbing history and struggle. Oh, the brothers. The brothers. The tears. JooWonnie's FACE.
A Gentleman's Dignity - Let's hear it for selfish guys stuck in their ways who live exactly how it suits them and then BAM see a girl and fall in love with her and spend every possible minute going 'Hey, I like you. NO really, I LIKE you. Um, I LOVE YOU.' and having EVERYONE think they're joking. This is comedy gold. All of them. So much fun!
Big - She's an idiot. I liked her better in BOF. I don't even RECOGNIZE her here. Kyung-big and Kyung-little, though? Idiot brother? Suzy the Stalker? PERFECTION. And Gong Yoo with every other word in English? 'Uh-oh' BE STILL, MY HEART.
Also, I watched Hana Kimi. WHY HAVE YOU BEEN KEEPING OGURI SHUN FROM ME? WHY? Also. Nakatsu. Also. Sekime. Also. Nanbo. Also...well...pretty much all of those boys were so adorable I couldn't stand it. I watch a JDorama now and then and think - I really love JDorama. And then I go back to watching KDramas,which I also love, but I forget how much I love JDorama. I'm going to make a point of remembering now.
And now for the BIG EXCITING OMG I AM SO HAPPY news:
Big Bang. Newark, NJ. I have my hotel room already. The minute tickets go on sale, Mama is THERE WITH HER CASH. I will arrive late afternoon on the 8th, driving up from CT. Cynthia, are you paying attention?
So far, I'm thinking this: Palisades Park is 15 minutes away, and jampacked full of Koreans. There's a big KoreaTown. Going. Movie Noona Night IN PERSON in my room for any who want. Soju, snacks, some kinda movie. Might not be able to be Korean, but who cares. IN PERSON. Concert. Major happiness. And then I'll drive home on Saturday.
Japanese dramas always pleasantly surprise me because the pace and tone is so different from Kdrama. I am almost always watching Kdramas so its always nice to watch great JDrama. I always wanted to watch Hana Kimi but never get around to do it. I really like Oguri shun it was till 2 years later after I started watching Asian Drama that realized that he was in Boys over Flower his hairstyles always change.
BigBang! yes! I just hope tickets don't get sold out. this is the only thing I worry about. We still need to plan who's getting the tickets for all of us. ^^ Would be easier. I'll be on twitter later. Still at work now. :P
Yes, I did it at the hotel we discussed. Will happily drive to PP, but my car only holds 5 (and 3 aren't going to be happy) so it could be multiple trips, LOL
Awww -- you guys are going to have so much fun! Sorry, no can do, but rest assured I'll be thinking of you waving your lightsticks and screaming "T.O.P.!!!!"
:)
It's probably not online yet though - I saw it at a film festival but keep your eye open for it. It's fab (out of the 5 films I saw at that festival, it was my favourite one, even ahead of Ghibli's Up from Poppy Hill and Sono's Himizu). Oguri is fab in the film too - really emphasised his versatility as an actor for me.
Now I'm hoping that some film festival will pick up his film Uchuu Kyoudai (Space Brothers), which is double eye candy with Okada Masaki in it too!
I haven't actually seen Hana Kimi so maybe I should watch that!
I wish commentators would stop pointing out one and the same things a hundred times over when talking about certain plot speculations. like with Big - father-son not likely, got it, let´s move on. please read previous comments before you post another "my theory is..." or "I suddenly realized..." - you were not the first.
we have had a lot of korean tourists lately, and it makes me chuckle how they indeed say shitty instead of city in english (like with city hunter). some said we have an unbelievable shitty center.
Kim Sun Ah is delivering an amazing subtle complex performance.
for my money, she and Gong Hyo Jin deliver the most nuanced performances.
But I don't think that KSA has had a role that pulls this kind of performance out of her. She is amazing in full on accomplished businesswoman alpha.
The young male leading man is okay, but so far he hasn't been able to match her in complexity. I'm hoping just having the opportunity to work with her will increase his skills.
KSA has performed with most of my favorite leading men.
I know she did a movie with Gong Yoo, but I'd love to see her do a well written drama with him.
Still in withdrawal from QIHM. Only currently airing drama I'm avidly following right now is Gaksital, but it's so dark! I need something nice and fluffy to balance it out.
I could recommend AGD, but I have a feeling we're heading for a bit angst later. Same with Big. But you couldn't go wrong with their beginning 6 episodes, anyway.
I started 3 dramas recently; I Do I Do, Big and Gaksital.
I Do I Do - This is the one I like best among the three. Whenever I finish an episode, I cant wait to see the next one. The story and characters are simple and cliche but very heartwarming. I think the osts play a great part for it, seriously love them. I'm enjoying the slow romantic development between the OTP. Its so sweet and touching. but it does kill me too, which I guess why I am so eager for the next episode everytime.
Big - Enjoyable and funny. Gong Yoo is awesome. I kinda wish Shin Won Ho can be more natural and better at his acting, he has the charisma though. Because now I dont know if I want Kyung Joon and Yoon Jae to swap soul back. Gong Yoo is totally hilarious as KJ (His English!! Is he always good at it?? His version is funny, while SWH's is really awkward) while Yoon Jae is plan dull. One thing that irritate me most though, why does Hong sisters always like their heroine to be so dumb and naive?! They are women so I just cant understand why they always write their woman characters so low..
Gaksital - Intense but lack of emotional pull for me and cliche. I kinda lost it when the otp know each other since kids, fate love story again. And the love triangle between best friends. I would have appreciate it too if they dont make it too obvious who the Gaksital is. Anyway, the last time I watch was Ep 2/3. I plan to continue this weekend. One more thing, everytime Joo Won screams i keep feeling like his voice will break. He has some great intensity, and I enjoy his scenes when he doesn't scream, so I hope he will tone it down.
This year has been great with kdramas. I'm anticipating Faith next. So far, The King 2 Hearts remain the most special for me. Well, maybe because I'm Seunggi bias heh, but the characters are refreshing and satisfying, among other things that I appreciate and love about the show.
I plan to check Gentleman's Dignity too but the mixed reviews make me doubtful. Is it good?
I think A Gentleman's Dignity is a very easy drama to watch. Currently, I find it funny and light, so I don't get too worried about the drama (If you know what I mean :P)
see late 90's to early 2000's dramas. She's like kim hyun joo and son ye jin. I think they're all friends. They played similar roles around the same time, sometimes in the same dramas.
OK so I've made up my mind that I want to go to the BIGBANG concert in Newark. My cousin lives in Manhattan so I'm thinking I could stay with her. I, however, do not want to drive. I am wondering how bad the walk from the PATH train is to Prudential Center. It's been a long time since I took the PATH to that part of Newark. I'm guessing it's still seedy? Anyone?
It's apparently only a couple of blocks and those of us from OT who are going seem to be congregating at the Hilton across the street from Newark Penn Station. Safety in Numbers?
It sounds like from the rest of the BB '12 gang that they are going to be there on the 8th. So I'll probably do the same. The bus arrives in Manhatten at 6am.
I am planning to leave my home noon-ish on the 8th. I'm just under 3 hours from Newark, so that should get me right through NYC and on into NJ without any real traffic at all. I might even get to stop at Ikea in New Haven...but then again I may save that for the trip home.
I could maybe do dinner. I mean, you guys have to go see a concert so I could still make it home in time to get to bed and be at work at the ungodly hour. Oh the anticipation!
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1 Ivoire
June 15, 2012 at 6:35 AM
Happy OT everyone! Just stopping by to say "Hello!"
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kopytko
June 15, 2012 at 6:38 AM
Hello! :)
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Ivoire
June 15, 2012 at 8:53 AM
Good morning Kopytko, how are you?
I was thinking about you last weekend and this week, mostly because I said that I would come back and answer some of your comments (and I meant to), but life got the best of me, so I never got around to doing it. My apologies, I will add those comments here, if that is OK with you.
I hope that you will have a great weekend! :-)
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kopytko
June 15, 2012 at 10:22 AM
Hi there! I'm still curious!
Have a lovely weekend too!
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Ivoire
June 15, 2012 at 11:27 AM
Good, I am glad you are still curious, partly because I do have some things to say and I would like to share them with you. I usually have to read (or have a conversation with someone) and then go away (and process what was said) and that is how I usually realize how I feel/what I think about a particular issue/ drama etc... So that takes a little bit of time. However by the time I share my thoughts, it is clear what I think and (usually) where I come from. It also makes for some interesting conversations.
So I will make an effort to write my comments this weekend. Thank you for your patience and for checking this blog and this post often to see the updates :-)
shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 6:40 AM
Iv! How are you?
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Ivoire
June 15, 2012 at 9:19 AM
Good morning Shukie, (I was trying to say it like they do in Kdramas, like Lee Min Jung [Daran in Big] said it in BOF, I think. I know I have heard her say it somewhere, and I like the way she says it).
I am good! How are you, and how are your parents doing?
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shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 12:25 PM
My folks are doing good, probably beter tthan me some days. lol.
Dad's surgery went fine, now on to 6 weeks of rehab on his hand. My brother actually came over and helped with the lawn at their house [faints from shock].
The landlord is still a slob, but we are slowing working on it. hee hee hee. Now that the summer is here, things have gotten busy at work, but that means the shift goes by that much faster.
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Arishia
June 15, 2012 at 12:42 PM
Oh Yay!, you are here. Question. Dr. Jin - Kim Na Na sticks Dr. Jin in the thigh for rapid volume replacement (dehydration from Cholera, weak rapid pulse, non-responsive to deep painful stimuli, post-ictal) - So, she inserts, according to the subs, a needle into his (superficial) femoral ARTERY, (direction of insertion - mid thigh - pointing toward his pelvis), for fast infusion of fluids. What's wrong with this picture? Am I nutz? Would you ever insert an indwelling hard tipped a-line for rapid administration of fluids in the superficial femoral artery, or any artery for that matter, and, not only that but pointed in the opposite direction of flow, in a hypovolemic and possibly septic patient? I don't seem to be able to convince anyone that this makes no sense. I tried to get it changed to vein or vessel but, no luck. Am I missing something? This is supposedly a modern medical practice that she learned from Dr. Jin, who has tp'd to the Joseon era.
shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 1:25 PM
Welcome to the wonderful of drama, where CPR can bring someone upright and talking in a matter of moments. lol.
That's true, all regular IV's are specifically straws entering the venous system and set in the direction of blood flow. During that timeframe, there would have been no modern plastic cannula-based IV needles, so that premise would be correct.
However, the femoral artery lies deep within your pelvis and is not easily accessible.
With the possibility of immediate exsanguination from an arterial stick, especially accessing of one of the largest arteries in the body, the writer is officially stamped "Did Not Do The Research"!
Modern medicine will use the femoral artery in a backflow procedure, but that is specifically used for cardiac catheterization and stemi repairs, mainly due to the need to access the heart downflow. A catheter used in this procedure is typically 2 mm in diameter and 100 - 110 mm in length.
The procedure is not without danger to the patient, and the pressure bandages post-procedure are carefully monitored over many hours to make sure the patient doesn't bleed out.
So, yeah, time to file that one under "the patient is dying and needs oxygen - use a nasal cannula!" school of television medicine.
Dux
June 15, 2012 at 11:31 PM
wow your explanation below sounds like it came from an V&I radiologist. Are you in medicine or are you just really good at googling? : )
shukmeister
June 16, 2012 at 3:16 AM
@Dux -
I was a Biology major in college, and for the last 25 years volunteered at my local rescue squad as an EMT-B level pre-hospital care provider. Plus I worked part time the past five years at my local children's hospital, mostly in the Hematology / Oncology Department.
I'm also a medical trivia buff and a great watcher of the Discovery Channel. lol
As for my response, most of it came from my internal databanks, but I did need to go to the NIH website for the specific information on the angiography catheter.
Like a quote from My Cousin Vinny - "She's not a mechanic - her strength lies in overall automotive knowledge."
:-)
Ivoire
June 17, 2012 at 7:30 PM
Hi Shukie,
Glad to know that your dad's surgery went well and that he is currently going through rehab. Your brother came and helped, yay!!!! *claps excitedly for you*
Is your landlord still eating your snacks? :-) Hopefully with you living there, he will become less and less of a slob, overtime :-)
You are busier at work, that's good, right? And that is supposed to keep you out of trouble, right :-)?
I hope you had a great weekend! Ours was very sunny and my friend and I attended a benefit concert yesterday, that was a lot of fun. Jennifer Hudson and Bruno Mars were some of the singers. I didn't know who Bruno Mars was until yesterday, imagine that...
Shukmeister
June 18, 2012 at 2:26 AM
@Ivoire
It turned out to be a pretty good weekend here. Had a barbeque at my noona's house for Fathers Day.
I first heard Bruno Mars as BGM during FBRS. Then I looked up his other music.
Take care!
cv
June 15, 2012 at 6:40 AM
Hi! Happy OT to you too! ^^
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Ivoire
June 15, 2012 at 9:21 AM
Thank you, cv!!!! How are you today? :-)
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cv
June 15, 2012 at 9:41 AM
Great here! can't wait until next week to watch Ghost! ^^ :P
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Ivoire
June 15, 2012 at 11:30 AM
Yeah, I have heard you gushing about it. It sounds like my kind of drama. I will check it out eventually. Thank you for spreading your love of it with us :-)
cv
June 15, 2012 at 5:50 PM
LOL Well, I can't help it. ^^ This is definitely my type of show. :) Do give it a chance. hehe
Ivoire
June 17, 2012 at 8:08 PM
I will, eventually :-)...
ahjummabunny
June 15, 2012 at 6:41 AM
bon jour!
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Ivoire
June 15, 2012 at 9:23 AM
Bonjour Ahjummabunny! Ca va?
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alua
June 15, 2012 at 6:42 AM
Hello Ivoire!
Is it me, or haven't OT lately been starting at an earlier hour?
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shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 6:47 AM
Alua! Nope, they always start at 6:30 am PST.
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alua
June 15, 2012 at 10:42 AM
Somehow I always thought we start at the full hour! *notes it down*
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Ivoire
June 15, 2012 at 9:29 AM
Good to hear from you Alua! I think OT used to start a little earlier, but it does start around 6:30am (Pacific US time), give or take a few minutes.
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alua
June 15, 2012 at 10:44 AM
*waves*
I think that's about 2:30 p.m. my time, I used to think it was 3 p.m...
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Ivoire
June 15, 2012 at 11:34 AM
*Waves back and smiles* Where are you, in Japan? But you are not from there, right?
alua
June 15, 2012 at 11:41 AM
No, I'm in London... and am not from there either but from somewhere on the European continent.
Would be nice to be in Japan though, I feel like I have been in London too long! (going on 3 years and here for probably another 2!)
Ivoire
June 15, 2012 at 12:00 PM
Ah, thank you for correcting me. I confused you with someone else who also participates at times on this blog. I remember you now. Are you studying for your PhD.? And I think that I remember that you do a lot with the Asian Studies Department at your university, don't you? And you are supposed to meet with Raine once she is in England, I think (or in London).
I visit your blog every so often, and I remember reading about a movie documentary made about Koreans who grew up in Cuba. That looked very interesting (stories about diaspora), it is the kind of things I am interested in, and I study some of it in school in my home country and when I was in college in MN.
P.S.: I might have gotten some of my information about you wrong again, if that is the case, please forgive me.
alua
June 15, 2012 at 2:48 PM
You did pretty good... :-) except for the Asian Studies Department. There isn't actually one at my uni (they are soooo European-centred, boohoo). All the Asian stuff (film watching) I do for fun in my free time...
Ah, the Dance of Time documentary! I really quite liked that one.
Ivoire
June 17, 2012 at 8:16 PM
Hi Alua,
I really did like reading about the Dance of Time documentary, I would like to see it one day (I hope I will). Diaspora and cultural differences are some of the things I studied when I was in college, so those kinds of topics really interest me.
I hope you had a great weekend.
Mystisith
June 15, 2012 at 6:44 AM
Hello Ivoire!
What are you becoming?
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Ivoire
June 15, 2012 at 9:35 AM
Bonjour Mysti, comment vas-tu?
I am the same, I think... What about you, what are you becoming? Out of curiosity, do you guys know what TvN showed/broadcasted this week since the 'special episodes" of QIHM were canceled? And "I Need Romance 2012" starts only next week...
Mysti, how is blog venture going? I haven't visited your page lately :-(
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Mystisith
June 15, 2012 at 10:01 AM
I'm fine Ivoire! :)
The weather has been atrocious for 3 weeks here and I'm using the time normally devoted to the garden for my blog. I posted a lot recently! I'm recapping AGD now (this show sure brings people on your site!) and the subs for Can Love Become Money? ep 5 are almost done. Yeah!
I didn't follow tvN news so I can't help you with that. :(
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Ivoire
June 15, 2012 at 11:48 AM
So sorry to hear that the weather has been bad for the last 3 weeks in your area :-(. Has it been raining a lot? Been really cold? I see that you are enjoying AGD and I am glad that CLBM is continuing to be subbed. So you will continue to recap it, I take it.
I am really curious about what TvN broadcasted instead of the canceled special episodes of QIHM. I hope I will find out somehow :-). I do hope the weather will get better for you soon :-).
Passe neammoins une bonne fin de semaine, je l'espere.
kewbie
June 15, 2012 at 8:20 AM
Hello! I keep forgetting to stop by here on Fridays as of late. Too much on my mind. Hope you Dramabean peeps are doing well!
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Raine
June 15, 2012 at 8:41 AM
Ivoire! I just read about you in Shuk's story. Heehee. Nice to see you!
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Ivoire
June 15, 2012 at 9:43 AM
@ Kewbie, good morning. Good to know that you are so busy. That should keep you out of trouble, shouldn't it :-)?
@ Raine, good to hear from you. How is your healing (from your surgery) coming along? Well I hope... You must be in CO now (are you?). How do you like it?
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cmrprindle
June 15, 2012 at 7:51 PM
Happy Weekend, Ivoire!
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Ivoire
June 15, 2012 at 10:07 PM
Helloooooooo cmrprindle!!!!! So good to hear from you!!!! How are you? Any concerts lately or soon?
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cmrprindle
June 17, 2012 at 7:51 PM
:D I am well, thank you. It's good to be heard.
And there's nothing doing music-wise. Not for me at least. My music teacher is in Europe doing his jazz fest and then touring. My bandmate is probably rocking out w/her band. The only way to hear me nowadays is to sit in the pew ahead of mine at church or move in next door ;)
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Ivoire
June 17, 2012 at 8:31 PM
Thank you for the update, cmrprindle :-) So are you taking a little bit of a break over the summer? Do you find yourself less busy or do you just use that time to focus on other things such as your blog, etc... (I am just curious as to how you spend your time :-) )
I hope you will have a wonderful week :-)!
P.S.: I would love to hear you sing at church :-), I might actually sing with you :-) (that would also be the only option, since I couldn't move next door at the moment).
Are you watching any dramas lately? If yes, which ones? Are you enjoying it/them?
2 cherkell
June 15, 2012 at 6:35 AM
Happy Friday, Dramabeansalicious! I woke up to no power, no cable and no Internet, so I'm typing this on my phone while packing up to wander over to our Fitness Centre to shower and get ready for the day's trials. Literally. :)
And I actually had time to catch up on some dramas this week, so I'll check in on a break from the action. Everyone have a great day!! *waves*
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cv
June 15, 2012 at 6:42 AM
Hi Cherkell! Happy OT! Have a good day at trial.
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Raine
June 15, 2012 at 8:41 AM
You are so resourceful! Have a great one cherkell!
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zgznoona
June 15, 2012 at 8:50 AM
Nothing can stNothing can stop "Super Cherkell" ;)
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zgznoona
June 15, 2012 at 8:52 AM
and obviously I don't know how to type
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Ivoire
June 15, 2012 at 9:46 AM
Bonjour Cherkell, I hope your day will be going well!
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3 Corn Tea
June 15, 2012 at 6:39 AM
Happy Friday.
Wednesday and Thursday were extremely sad without QIHM =(
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anitalotti
June 15, 2012 at 6:40 AM
Same here.
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Jolyn
June 15, 2012 at 7:04 AM
Same! Really miss the drama..
But luckily there is Bridal Mask! :)
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Maya
June 15, 2012 at 12:35 PM
Hi guys, nice to meet you all here. I rarely join the OT thread. But I do agree with you Jolyn, it's good that we have Galsital now on Wednesday and Thursday! :) -btw, I used to catch QIHM on either Sunday/Monday/Tuesday night after the sub is out, so I'm trying to fill the void with Big now...
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Birthday Girl
June 18, 2012 at 8:26 AM
Watch Ji Hyun Woo’s bold confession to Yoo In Na below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Un_de4gB4n8
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
jomo143
June 15, 2012 at 7:22 AM
I am still living in a (fantasy) world where QIHM has not ended.
In fact, I have not watched the final two subbed.
I am keeping the crazy alive...
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ck1Oz
June 15, 2012 at 8:10 AM
Man!! I mean woman. Or lady :-)
I was on my phone reading and somewhere in ep 16 of QIHM recap, I saw a request. But can't find it again because there was like 400++ comments.
What were you asking? Over in Daum you can ask questions and people can answer. But I actually don't know what you're asking " don't pick up the phone" ringtone? I didn't go to soompi and I need a YT video of what you're asking about first. You want the actual Korean song it's from or just whether JW sang it?
In fact I still haven't watched ep 13-16 of QIHM yet.
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jomo143
June 15, 2012 at 8:44 AM
OK YOU CAN HELP!?
The ring tone that is on HJ's phone.
http://www.4shared.com/mp3/naGa-Lml/Deok_Hwan____-_____Queen_In-Hy.html
Someone is singing - in Korean of course -
"this is the sound of your phone ringing."
and
"Pick up your phone.'
It sounds like JHW, but what do I know.
Wait a minute, I think I found the anwer in the name of the FILE! Duh! Deok Hwan sings the the other song on the OST.... So maybe it is him!
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jomo143
June 15, 2012 at 8:45 AM
No, it's the wrong link!
I don't have the link to the ring tone, just the file...
ck1Oz
June 15, 2012 at 8:59 AM
Ah got it. I have the videos but YT takes things down so fast and I don't want to lose another uploading account.
I'll give it a shot. But can't promise anything.I know where to find you anyway :-)
shukmeister
June 16, 2012 at 3:28 AM
http://www.4shared.com/mp3/PEbPEMLs/videoplayback_4.html
Link to Hee Jin's ringtone.
I use SeGa's "Mungjawasyong" for my text message on my phone. I considered this one for my phone as well.
spjork
June 15, 2012 at 9:06 AM
Good luck to you and your adorable brand of crazy, jomo!
I for one am super excited to see what TVN have got in store for us with the 2 QIHM specials. I just hope they don't cop out and water down the BTS stuff between JHW and YIN because of the confession.
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jomo143
June 15, 2012 at 10:09 AM
I met a man hanbok – gatted.
And then again, beanie-hatted.
I told him that I was the Queen.
We even shared a shower scene.
He likes to read, oh, and hug.
I kissed him cause I felt a tug.
That pull stretched 300 years.
(That bond brought me many fears.)
Smart, broad shouldered, smiley, tall.
He answered cause I made a call.
A line that stretched 300 years.
A cell that’s not what it appears.
Together, now, we’re learning things.
We can’t see what tomorrow brings.
We’ll face the joy as well as tears.
With love that spanned 300 years.
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may tae
June 15, 2012 at 10:42 AM
WOW!
shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 12:34 PM
WOOOOT!!!!
That was awesome!!!
mardie
June 15, 2012 at 11:11 PM
this is awesome, jomo! i luv all your (insert whatever people call this. poem? rhyme? sorry, English isn't my main tounge). but this is 1 of the best!
Dux
June 16, 2012 at 12:09 AM
I am hitting the imaginary "Like" button a 1000 times for your poem!
jessybee
June 16, 2012 at 1:55 AM
same. i havent been able to watch the final two subbed.. kyaaaa..
am i in denial ??
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Raine
June 15, 2012 at 8:42 AM
So true. *sob* bye bye QIHM. Time to buy you to add you to my collection.
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Mama J
June 15, 2012 at 9:10 AM
Yep, I'm gonna buy too.
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Cynthia
June 15, 2012 at 9:27 AM
Read at one of the K sites that the QIHM PD said it might come out as soon as August.
:)
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skelly
June 16, 2012 at 1:00 AM
I just hope it has English subs, Zone 1... that's all I ask.
Mama J
June 16, 2012 at 1:31 PM
It better. If not, more incentive to learn faster. I haven't really been studying.
4 mud
June 15, 2012 at 6:40 AM
Hi everyone! And happy Friday!
I was never that into memes, probably because they were never relevent. But this one got me hooked and I wanted to share this awesome tumblr with you all.
http://donnapie.tumblr.com/
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ricky trh
June 15, 2012 at 6:45 AM
BRILLIANT!!!
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ahjummabunny
June 15, 2012 at 7:01 AM
*winks*
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ricky trh
June 15, 2012 at 7:20 AM
*double wink*
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shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 7:28 AM
Isn't that a blink?
ricky trh
June 15, 2012 at 7:33 AM
Not if you bite your lip at the same time *cheeky grin*
shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 7:34 AM
Then it's a scaryface..
ricky trh
June 15, 2012 at 7:47 AM
LOL I give up!
ahjummabunny
June 15, 2012 at 6:46 AM
what ricky said!
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kdramafan
June 15, 2012 at 8:02 AM
I love the pic with the caption 'Of course you wear the pants...but I control the zipper.'
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Raine
June 15, 2012 at 8:46 AM
This is ridiculously awesome.
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zgznoona
June 15, 2012 at 8:53 AM
I love it :D
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tiacait
June 15, 2012 at 9:16 AM
Oh, what's this? Let's take a quick look.
(Clicks on link.)
Ooh, fun!
(click, click, click)
(One hour later...)
Oh crap. I was supposed to be doing work. Although I suppose that's nothing new as a k-drama fan.
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Ivoire
June 15, 2012 at 10:02 AM
Hi Mud, that blogger had KHJ putting his hand low in the back to take a letter from one of his fans while his security people were ushering him in (he was walking). She posted it last weekend. It is soooo cute and so adorable!!!!! Just a reminder of much he cares about his fans. if you go to the archives (June), you can see it, it is on the middle right side of the screen.
I love it...
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mud
June 15, 2012 at 10:26 AM
Trust me, I've spent several hours going through those archives =D These memes just speak to me.
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Ivoire
June 15, 2012 at 12:29 PM
I believe that you have spent many hours going through them. I know how that goes. Just out of curiosity, what is a "meme?" Is a still picture the same as a moving one?
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Mama J
June 15, 2012 at 1:48 PM
a meme is something that spreads throughout the internet - it can be in any form. There's that forever alone thing, and I guess I can haz cheesburger started as a meme..there's so many it's hard to think. It's something that travels quickly and becomes part of the lexicon within social media, though.
Maya
June 15, 2012 at 1:33 PM
This blog speaks to me! :D
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mud
June 15, 2012 at 5:19 PM
Hear, Hear!
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Laya
June 15, 2012 at 7:50 PM
LOL this is awesome. Thanks! /follows
Where do I sign up for ICOMYC? /looks around furtively
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5 cv
June 15, 2012 at 6:46 AM
Happy OT/Friday/Weekend all! ^_^
Hope everyone has been enjoying the weekdays dramas. I'm loving Big and Ghost---->a lot! :D One is enjoyable and funny while the other is very intense and heart racing.
I'm also watching Jdramas: Ataru, Answer and Legal High. All three are very good. Last or near last episodes will be next weekish. :P Awsome!
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ahjummabunny
June 15, 2012 at 6:48 AM
try watching ghost on mute once and see if it's still heart racing. I've seen two other dramas by the writer director team and they have really "heart racing" music for everything. I remember when I was watching sign . . .
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cv
June 15, 2012 at 7:37 AM
I have not muted a show yet. LOL I will have to try it. ^^
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Jolyn
June 15, 2012 at 7:41 AM
Is Ghost really good?
I tried watching the first episode but didn't really catch my interest like how TEN or Hit(drama from 5 years ago) did.
Are the next few episodes good? If they are I'm giving it a try :)
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cv
June 15, 2012 at 8:33 AM
Jolyn, I reall like it. I thought it was really good but if it's not your type of show, maybe not. I like TEN but ghost is a bit different. But yes, definitely give it a try again. ^^
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Raine
June 15, 2012 at 8:47 AM
Totally gonna jump on the jdoramas again!!!
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cv
June 15, 2012 at 9:33 AM
You should! ^^ it's short 10 episodes or so. NOt too long and yet not too short. Just right. :P
I just love how the Main charcter acts in legal high.
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shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 12:38 PM
I watched the first couple of episodes of Answer and liked it. I have 1-8 and subs 1-7. Now it's just a matter of finding the time to watch it [sigh] I suppose there's always the six-hour trip to NYC in November.
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antonia
June 15, 2012 at 8:56 AM
i'm watching Big and Ghost too!!!
while i enjoy Big a lot while watching it, i forget about it as soon as it end... maybe it's all Ghost's fault, cause i think of it about 110% of my time!!!!
yes it's very intense and heart racing!!! every episode left me craving for the next epi!!! how am i suposed to wait until next week? things happens so fast... the bad thing is now i'm always worried when using internet and downloading files, keke
plus SJS is smoking Hot!!!
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cv
June 15, 2012 at 9:40 AM
Me too! I watch Big, love it but doesn't make me think like Ghost does. :D
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6 shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 6:46 AM
Hello all my happy OT thread chingus!
Finished all episodes of AGD and loving it!
Also enjoying Big!
Finished reading Nalini Singh's Psy Changling series (13) and book 2 of Nora Roberts InnBoonsboro trilogy. Very good so far!
And on a happier note, my fan-fic of OT regulars is completed!! It only took 144 days to write 31 days of story line. No wonder the live-shoot system flubs the endings so many times because I can't even remember what I wrote in the first chapter. LOL
A few more books on my Kindle and waiting with baited breath for the epis of AGD.
OH! One other thing: Big Bang's Alive Tour is including a date in Newark NJ, November 9th! Hope to see some of you - it'll be fantastic baby!
:-)
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Mystisith
June 15, 2012 at 6:52 AM
I'm seriously envious but it's just not possible for me to come with you all at the concert. Just hope to see some pics of the event here and there on the blogs of everyone. :)
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shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 7:05 AM
It looks like a couple of us are gonna try to meet after coming in from different points on the compass and using different types of transport - that alone should be worth the price of admission even without our boys on stage. lol
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jomo143
June 15, 2012 at 7:34 AM
How much are the tickets? 200? 150?
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shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 7:44 AM
I don't know - the indonesian concert was $58 to $212 american.
Frances
June 15, 2012 at 6:56 AM
you are a nora roberts fan? me too. i read the book 2 of the trilogy the first day it came out online....hehe....and i PAID for it....craziness!
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shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 7:01 AM
Hello! Yeah, and I should know better than to read a trilogy when all three books aren't out. I did this same thing with her Circle Trilogy, her Sign of Seven trilogy, and darn it now this one. I'm really enjoying it, tho.
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Frances
June 15, 2012 at 7:43 AM
right on! the waiting is excruciating at times, like waiting for the nex recap of a current drama....(no pressures to the recappers)
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Jolyn
June 15, 2012 at 7:44 AM
Oh gosh Nora Roberts!
I haven't read any of her books but I just bought one 2 days ago, it's called Chasing Fire.
Hehe if it's good, I'm intending to read the rest of her books.
Any reccomendations? :)
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shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 7:48 AM
I liked The Search and Tribute, as well as Chasing Fie as her standalones. I recently read a nonfic book about the assasination of President Lincoln.
Cynthia
June 15, 2012 at 8:00 AM
Hey Shuck!
Did you see those recently discovered papers from the physician who attended Lincoln at the assassination site? Fascinating - MSN made them available online. Took a bit of time reading the original handwriting script, but well worth it. It's always interesting when these historical gems pop up out of nowhere.
:)
shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 12:41 PM
@ Cynthia!
One of the authors was Bill O'Reilly. It not only ticked down to the assasination "24 Hours"-style, but discussed the reprocussions afterwards. I haven't looked at the those papers, but there were several chapters devoted to the physician's actions after the bullet struck.
ricky trh
June 15, 2012 at 7:21 AM
I need to continue reading about my (more attractive) alter-ego.
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shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 7:30 AM
Nah, its a perfect fit! You just need blue contacts and a Rexton!
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ricky trh
June 15, 2012 at 7:35 AM
HAHA I think I'd look like an alien with blue contacts.
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come2noona
June 15, 2012 at 7:25 AM
I thought they were coming to NYC? I wonder why the change.
I hope to go. It would be great to meet up!
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shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 7:31 AM
Yeah, but it's a $5 light tail ride from Manhatten.
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cv
June 15, 2012 at 7:42 AM
Shuk! Love your fanfic! hehe Especially the happy ending. :) Can't get enough of those. ^^
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shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 7:45 AM
Glad you liked it! I'm gong to convert to kindle format soon.
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Raine
June 15, 2012 at 8:48 AM
I may be in the Bahamas, but I'll double check and see how much money I have after moving (and how much I can make!)
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dianetic20
June 15, 2012 at 8:54 AM
VIPs are saving up for this tour.. can't wait till october for the philippine concert ^_^
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yoga girl
June 15, 2012 at 9:50 AM
nov 9th is my birthday.
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Mama J
June 15, 2012 at 10:09 AM
Mine's the 1st. I'm counting it as a late present from my boys.
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Saima
June 15, 2012 at 12:32 PM
T__T
So lucky!! All of you...you can wish TOP a belated b'day!!
Despite wanting BB to come to Toronto I don't even know if I'll be able to attend.
I think being MIA from OT the following week after their concerts in North America will save me from a lot of heartache.
:'(
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7 Nana
June 15, 2012 at 6:49 AM
Yay for Friday! sad now that queen in hyuns man is over :(
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8 kopytko
June 15, 2012 at 6:50 AM
Hello Everybody!
It's been a long week.
I am still a little light-headed with A Gentleman's Dignity. It is the first drama that I literally rewatch and giggle and then rewatch again and again. Really, the characters are so relatable and likable that I cannot help and have glimpse at their antics.
Of the other shows I watched Ghost and I am disappointed again. Actually I cannot put my finger on what's wrong but something's missing. The mysteries that could keep us excited are revealed too quickly, the characters that could be developed are pushed back. Maybe this drama was written to remind the viewers what a sinusoide is?
I had a look at Big and it didn't catch my eye nor did it move my heart. It took me like 25 minutes to watch the last episode. Reading recaps seems more exciting. And Gaksital is too exciting for me to handle, too intense. I need a fluffy, funny, light drama, so I stick to AGD.
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shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 6:53 AM
AGD is cracktastic! The characters are so flawed and played so well! And there must be a lot of people watching it, from the posts after recap # 4!
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kopytko
June 15, 2012 at 6:57 AM
No wonder they do! And you're so right about the flawed characters. Maybe that is what makes them so realistic? Although I cannot imagine such a shameless flirt like JungRok really does exist (fyi: I love shameless flirts ;))
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shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 7:03 AM
Oh yeah, altho the one I know isn't married. He and I go dancing about once a month or so, as neither his girl nor my guy dance. He's always ready with a compliment and cheek kiss for any skirt out there, but I love him anyway!
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kopytko
June 15, 2012 at 7:08 AM
Yup, the rule of thumb is not to forget that the guy is a shameless flirt and not to take him too seriously. And then - it's pure enjoyment. A spa for your confidence :)
cv
June 15, 2012 at 7:36 AM
Actually, I like Ghost like this. IT's great that we know who the killer is but the Main characters or good guys don't. I feel like yelling at the screen--don't you know? haven't you figure out yet? Or just plan Run, watch out! LOL
Also, in a way, it's almost setting up the backstory of why each person did what they did. Maybe none of them are really bad but circumstances--can change a person who see's grey to black and white or vice versa. IF you seen episode 6, there are hints here and there about why things got started and got to this point. :D
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kopytko
June 15, 2012 at 7:47 AM
I watched the 6th episode and it left me a bit confused. I guess I must be a bit slow on the uptake. There were those scenes from police academy where WooHyun was portrayed in a different light, then the scene where KiYoung left without explaining it openly to his friend. SO were they close or they weren't? Was WH computer-literate or he wasn't? I mean both guys seemed on par when it came to hacking matters... When did WH become the bad cop?*stupid me*
I am a little dizzy, but stick glued for the next two episodes :)
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cv
June 15, 2012 at 8:31 AM
spoiler alert for Ghost ep 6!
The flash back that KY had of back in the academy days when they were in the dorms together showed them as best bud, both wanting to be police officers (on the side--learning to hack) but KY was just better at it then WH. He sneaked into files that he was not suppose to look and found/read something that he was not suppose to see(something to do with SaeKang? company--which is now headed by CEO). That is why he was caught(still green) and interrogate. He was taken away and WH wanted to know why. KY's dad came and talked with him--told him to forget what he saw/read because he won't be able to do anything--they(regarding to SaeKang security?) are too powerful to cause any harm.
I think at this point, KY was really disappointed at his father and being a police officer because if you can't fight for what's right, there is no point in upholding the law. This I think is why he really quit the police academy. He didn't tell WH the reason why because he couldn't.
Another part that was really telling was when CEO was at the cementary---talking to his father? This I'm not sure but the date on the headstone was 1949-1999. This makes me think has a connection to KY or his father. 1999 was the year that KY hacked into the file and he quit for no reason. There is a connection here somewhere but I'm sure they won't tell us until later. Or perhaps I'm just thinking too much eh?
I think maybe WH got roped into something that he couldn't get out of. Possible he needed the money? to help his Dad who's in a vegetable state? I'm sure they will tell later on.... I hope---why he got into with the baddies.
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Raine
June 15, 2012 at 8:52 AM
I LOVED that last episode of Big...although I'm having trouble writing the recap. Haha.
But AGD, totally cracktastic. Yoon. I love Yoon. Kim Min-jong is so amazing.
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kopytko
June 15, 2012 at 10:26 AM
You take Yoon, I take JungRok. Deal? ;)
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shukmeister
June 16, 2012 at 3:33 AM
I want Do Jin!!
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kopytko
June 16, 2012 at 4:38 AM
That's fine with me ;). Anybody there for TaeSan?
9 Biggie
June 15, 2012 at 6:51 AM
It's night time on this part of the globe. Mornight er'one
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Mystisith
June 15, 2012 at 6:54 AM
Where are you from if you don't mind answering a nosy little mouse?
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Biggie
June 15, 2012 at 7:04 AM
Pilipinas!
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oozzeee
June 15, 2012 at 8:14 AM
,a happy evening to you too kababayan! It may be nearing midnight but we always find time when we're addicted to something.
Currently rewatching Shut up Flower Boy Band and now have a hankering to re read SUFBB recaps. Never mind that I have to go to work tommorow.. :(
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Raine
June 15, 2012 at 8:53 AM
Love sufbb. so good. the recaps on here were delighgful too!
oozzeee
June 15, 2012 at 8:16 AM
,a happy evening to you too kababayan! It may be nearing midnight but we always find time when we're addicted to something.
Currently rewatching Shut up Flower Boy Band and now have a hankering to re read SUFBB recaps. Never mind that I have to go to work tomorrow.. :(
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10 Frances
June 15, 2012 at 6:52 AM
happy friday! its my first time here in OT....ive been parking at dramabeans at the beginning of the year.....read most of the recaps posted here in the site. dramabeans is like my coffee hit for the the day (as i dont drink coffee at all...teehee)....so far its been so much fun, i cried, i laughed, i hated....hehe....big thanks to all the recappers on this site, you are my kdrama godfairies, except for samsooki (i was so shocked to know that he is a guy)....he is also a great recapper..hehehe...this site has kept my sanity....full time job and studying online takes up most of my time....looking forward to enjoying kdramas thru dramabeans!
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Jolyn
June 15, 2012 at 7:05 AM
It's my first at OT too! Although I have been reading Dramabeans daily since like 3 years ago :P
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shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 7:10 AM
Come on in, Joylyn! The OT waters are great!
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Mystisith
June 15, 2012 at 7:19 AM
Tsk tsk. 3 years of DB and you come on the OT only now? How could you resist the call? Or I'm just a weak mind...
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Raine
June 15, 2012 at 8:54 AM
You're just weak mysti...:P
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Mama J
June 15, 2012 at 9:16 AM
No. She has excellent hearing, and heard like calling to like. The universe knew where Mysti belonged.
shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 12:47 PM
LOL the two of you - hee hee
shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 7:07 AM
Welcome, Frances! It looks like you've hit the ground running, so don't be a stranger!
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Cynthia
June 15, 2012 at 7:22 AM
Welcome! It's always fun to de-lurk - you'll find lots of nice (and sometimes naughty) conversation here!
:)
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ricky trh
June 15, 2012 at 7:29 AM
Sometimes??
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shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 7:33 AM
[snerk] [and pointing to Cynthia]
Cynthia
June 15, 2012 at 8:03 AM
Hey!
Don't scare them away.........
:)
Raine
June 15, 2012 at 8:54 AM
Heehee....naughty naughty and more naughty
Mama J
June 15, 2012 at 9:24 AM
Cynthia, have you seen your boy's new video? Hotness. Rock star hotness, not boyband/idol hotness. My Beloved may just need to forgive me, because Mama's gonna sin. (video was on XinMSN website but now I can't find it and don't know the name of the song...)
Cynthia
June 15, 2012 at 9:36 AM
Are you referring to my Honey's new J MV "HEAT"?!
He's bringing back stripped-down ROCK - no gimmicks, no costuming, just rocking it out onstage.
I'se be proud of him - he shall be rewarded....
:)
Mama J
June 15, 2012 at 9:37 AM
Dat be da one. LOVED it. LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLoved it.
shel
June 15, 2012 at 3:39 PM
From his new Japanese album. I wish he'd do one like that in Korean. Not sure why it matters, lol, since I don't speak either one. Actually, I should go listen closer, he may be singing in Korean.
ANYWAY, the point is, I like it better than the pop stuff. Can't wait to show my KHJ fangirl daughter.
Frances
June 15, 2012 at 7:46 AM
thanks for the warm welcome! i will try to participate more?
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ricky trh
June 15, 2012 at 7:19 AM
Welcome, Frances (and Jolyn too)!
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Ladytron33
June 15, 2012 at 9:03 AM
This is my first attempt to delurkify myself as well! Just started getting into dramas at the beginning of the year and only discovered this blog a few months ago. I agree with everything you said about this site. It's been great reading all the posts and comments, so why not join in the fun, eh?
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Mystisith
June 15, 2012 at 10:24 AM
Welcome to the party, Ladytron33!
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shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 12:50 PM
Hi, Ladytron33. There's only a few crazies here, but we love them! Welcome aboard!
Since your're new to asian drama, what are you watching?
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shel
June 15, 2012 at 3:42 PM
A few???? I don't think so....
Welcome!
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11 Ace
June 15, 2012 at 6:52 AM
Happy Friday! Want so badly to watch the last 2 episodes of QIhM but work keeps me busy. I'm thankful for the recaps from 3 diff. sites including DB. Loved the last ep. and I didn't find it objectionable at all as some watchers did. Anyway, i'm reading Big and Gaksital recaps which I find so different and interesting. Ghost and AGD are also good reads but I doubt I'll watch them when I have the time.
Advance happy father's day!
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Mystisith
June 15, 2012 at 7:01 AM
I didn't find the ending of QIHM illogical or stupid, it was as good as the rest of the drama but I thought it was heavy emotionally and like slow paced: I felt like a fly glued in the resin.
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Raine
June 15, 2012 at 8:55 AM
I didn't hear anyone who hated the ending. What are the haters saying? I'm still thinking that that man can Kiss and pining after a boyfriend!
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Mama J
June 15, 2012 at 9:26 AM
People think the method of reconnection came out of the blue and that the writer wrote herself into a corner.
I am not one of them.
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Ivoire
June 15, 2012 at 10:21 AM
Hi JoAnne, what does it mean to write oneself into a corner?
shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 1:06 PM
Ivoire -
It's a old saying, and can be looked at this way:
1) You start painting a floor but you don't pay attention to the exits in the room. Near the end of the job, you realize that you have no choice but to keep backing away from the fresh paint, until you are in a corner and nowhere near an exit. You can't get out of the corner or the room without stepping/damaging the work you just did.
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So people are basically saying; with the burning of the talisman, the cell phone is a convenient plot device the writer just pulled out of the air to save the canon couple.
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For instance, in my example above, the intrepid homeowner doesn't know what to do, but suddenly the roof is removed from the house, and a crane lifts them out of the room.
A local construction crew got confused over which house needed to be demolished and so started tearing apart the wrong one.
The site boss didn't want to make a mess, so he instructed the crew to carefully remove the roof in one piece, and voila! the homeowner is saved, the house is repaired, and the floor looks great!
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Hope that explanation helps.
shel
June 15, 2012 at 3:44 PM
Did you see in DB recap of either ep 1 or 2, where they told us what the chinese characters on the talisman were? Two of them were "call" and "communication". Which totally makes it work for me. I didn't really have a problem with it anyway, but knowing that makes it even better.
Mystisith
June 15, 2012 at 9:51 AM
It's just the feeling I had after reading the last recap here. Some commenters and javabeans were upset with the phone talisman.
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cv
June 15, 2012 at 10:36 AM
I think most everyone seem to want something logical to explain why the cellphone was the tailsman and how he got back to her.
I like the ending myself. She brought him to her by (remembering him) her love for him after reading the letter that was suppose to be what--300 years old? Called a number she doesn't know or not suppose to remember and zap he went to her. Happy ending. :)
shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 1:29 PM
Back then you communicated with paper, now you communicate with phones. A perfectly plausible link.
12 Mei
June 15, 2012 at 6:55 AM
Happy Friday!! Though not so happy for me as I also work on Saturdays and Sundays. Anywayyyy...how are you people holding up without queen inhyun's man? :P
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aoiaheen
June 15, 2012 at 7:05 AM
not very good. I miss my BD :(
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Mei
June 15, 2012 at 7:06 AM
I actually miss Heejin haha. She's just too adorable.
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Raine
June 15, 2012 at 8:58 AM
Hee-jin drove me batty for a while but I loved the character as a whole. And she is adorable.
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Llamaesque
June 15, 2012 at 10:06 AM
Weirdly, the thing that killed me about her was how flip she was about her job in the first few episodes. "I'm late for my audition? Guess I'll just sit here and be sad, then." "The press conference is in five minutes? I think I'll take a long walk down this dark, wooded pathway!" It made my skin crawl.
::kicks people who don't take their work seriously, yet comments on Dramabeans instead of doing any number of work related things she should be doing::
13 alua
June 15, 2012 at 6:58 AM
Only watching 2 dramas at the moment.
BIG and I Do, I Do. Neither totally satisfies me, although they are both pretty good.
BIG: I wish Daran wasn't such a weak kind of girl... Love KJ, whether in Gong Yoo's body or in Shin's.
I Do, I Do: Ji-Ah is more the kind of heroine I like - definitely not stupid, strong, but also vulnerable. I like her somehow. And I like the guy too (such a sweetie really), although I'm not sure if we are really going for OTP with them. The doctor confuses me a little. And bores me - I get that he is shocked after hearing that Ji-Ah is pregnant with someone else's child BUT he is all high-school whiny about it. She never promised him anything, and he can't blame her for his one-sided feelings because she made clear from the beginning she wasn't interested in dating/love relationship with him. As for Na-ri, another quite boring character that I don't quite understand. Well, she surely has some hang-ups from childhood, but it just doesn't make sense for her to want to be CEO when she has no experience and then to get all huffy about someone who does have the experience. I also don't think Ji-Ah is being a hypocrite - honestly, Na-ri is spewing her hate & anger at the wrong person. As for all the parents: don't get me started on them. I get the arranging bit, but they go too far. You don't arrange a dinner with ALL the parents involved without telling your children. Ji-Ah's friend: I'm sorry I think she's an awful friend. She just talks talks talks and is completely incapable of listening to Ji-Ah, and tells her what to do without even asking her what she feels. And I really disliked the way the moment Ji-Ah said she was premenopausal, Joon-Hee essentially just starts insulting her ("You are like a granny"). Friends are there for support, not to make you feel worse!
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kdramafan
June 15, 2012 at 7:56 AM
Hi Alua.
Agree with you on Big and I Do, I Do.
They're watchable but I always have the feeling they could be so much better.
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alua
June 15, 2012 at 10:46 AM
Yeah, I think they could be better, but then I also think maybe it's me - you know, personal preferences, e.g. like with Da-ran's character.
I hope they do get better, otherwise I'm not sure if I'll last all the way through. I'm avoiding the recaps though because I find if I'm not totally hooked on a drama I can get lazy about watching it if I read the recaps before seeing it.
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Raine
June 15, 2012 at 8:40 AM
Re: Big
DR is really weak, but have you noticed all the characters are a little on the simple side? And they're growing. I feel like this drama is way more a character development drama than previous dramas.
It's really fun to recap although I'm behind. Still need to do episode 4. I loved it. For some reason it really resonates with me.
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Raine
June 15, 2012 at 8:59 AM
Oh ya, Kyung-joon is the best. I also think YJ's puppy love is adorable and I'm holding out for him and Coach Na. I can ship all three right? Even if YJ is being portrayed as a snake right now.
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alua
June 15, 2012 at 10:53 AM
I'm shippping Daran + KJ (in whichever body). I just like his character!
YJ... I don't think he's even portrayed as a total snake, more like very ambiguously. My hunch is that he didn't cheat, but that he just hasn't said "no". You know, accepted the key but very passively and not actually being interested in the female doctor. Whether he's actually interested in Da-ran I'm not too sure - the flashbacks were lovely but I still like KJ better!
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alua
June 15, 2012 at 10:49 AM
"all the characters are a little on the simple side" hahaha! You are actually right, now that I think about it. Everyone from Daran's brother to Suzy's not-so-threatening character...
Yeah, I know they will grow, but I just wish Daran didn't have to start off as weak as she did. She'll get better, but I doubt if she's ever going to reach a level where I can admire the character. :-/
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Atiras
June 15, 2012 at 9:18 AM
Alua,
here's my take on some of the things that bugs you in I Do I Do.
1. Ji Ah - bang on! she is super. hopefully in the upcoming episodes we will see her softening up a little towards romance, being more considerate of her over-worked colleagues etc.
2. Tae Kang - cutie pie!
3. Doctor fella - i think since he is the proverbial bachelor who everybody thought would never marry - he has fallen heavily for the honest (and super hot) Ji Ah. On top of that he is a doc who deals with women (and pregnancies) all the time. so i guess we can cut him some slack here. people do and say crazy things when smitten!
4 and 5. Ji-Ah's friend and her meddlesome parents - dont take the insults at face value. its part of the asian culture where very close people are actually exhibiting 'worry/concern/affection' through insidious 'insults'. in such cases the one receiving it knows her pal is worried about her. it doesnt sound right but is typical of such cultures (i know because i belong to it) ;)
think of all the KDrama parents badmouthing their kids all in the name of parental love :) you can rant all you want but major plots will be lost without these meddlesome folks :)
i agree the pal shouldnt do it but thats how she is. its her nature.
she rants that of all the 20 years of knowing Ji Ah, she has never seen any 'mommy' tendencies in her. also the woman is a single mom who fought a custody battle for her daughter. she is also shown to be conscious about her looks and has what appears to be quite a love life (all the crooning over phone). she appears to acknowledge the career achievement of Ji Ah and cheers her on all the time. maybe to her Ji Ah is everything a woman should be and she herself is everything one should not. so she doesnt want her friend to end up like her (single mom)?
and friends are never perfect. they should not just support us blindly but voice their own honest opinions which may be flawed. friends grow together through good and bad times. i think this character will come around and support Ji Ah as the series progresses. in her own weird way she wants the best for Ji Ah - have a super career, marry the doctor suitor and then have kids - the best type of life a woman wants (in Korea at least)! :)
have a super weekend!
i thought i would write a bit about this to ease your mind about the annoying friend.
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alua
June 15, 2012 at 10:59 AM
Thanks for trying to soothe my mind :-D
Yeah, the doctor has fallen heavily and I forgive him for being shocked... but unless he pulls his act together and starts acting as a friend to Ji Ah (which is what she needs now), I'm going to get all grumpy about him. I would think though that constantly being faced with pregnant women he would have seen it all - you know, moms that are happy and moms that are unsure and in distress about being pregnant.
Joon-Hee... I don't actually hate her - she isn't evil. But... yeah, you don't pull out your phone to arrange an abortion the minute your friend has told you they are pregnant and visibly upset. But Ji Ah had to yell at her and walk out for her to listen. And all was good once Ji Ah pulled out a pair of pink shoes (too shallow! But at least Ji Ah knows how to handle her friend!).
Have a super-duper weekend too!
"and friends are never perfect. they should not just support us blindly but voice their own honest opinions which may be flawed." Agreed... but I still wish she had listened first and then voiced her opinion.
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Atiras
June 15, 2012 at 2:06 PM
you will like the doc in the next episode my dear.
and u r right. the art of listening is a great skill and sometimes it takes practice to cultivate. unfortunately, few people make the effort to listen, really listen till the other person has stopped talking entirely. without any interruption. we should cherish those who do :)
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alua
June 15, 2012 at 8:38 PM
How do you know what the doc does in the next ep?!?!?
Mama J
June 15, 2012 at 1:53 PM
I watched that guy that plays the doctor in Mr. Wacky at some point over the last week, and he was adorable in it as the ne'er-do-well playboy who is forced to teach and then gets really good at it.
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alua
June 16, 2012 at 8:20 AM
What's Mr Wacky? Never heard of it...
Hi JoAnne! Always happy to see you here. :-)
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June 15, 2012 at 6:58 AM
I'm watching god of war and feeling the sageuk buzz. I've just realized it's going to start going downhill pretty soon so my buzz is going away! My sister finally started protect the boss and I actually recommended you're beautiful to someone- I did rank it 3rd of the three I recommended.
I started me too flower! what the heck is that show about? I watched the first episodes= and I just don't get it. It's on the back burner, in the summer house in tiera del feugo. I also watched the first episode of a man called god. UMMM wasn't the girl from choon hyang a better actress?
I think I'll start I do, I do on sunday.
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May Tae
June 15, 2012 at 7:02 AM
loved 'Me too Flower'!!! I still randomly break out into the OST from M2F ... good times
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ahjummabunny
June 15, 2012 at 7:10 AM
are you currently in tierra del feugo?
I liked some parts of the first episode- so hye rim, bong soon (?) I thought everything about our leading man was useless ( except for his so hye rim interaction). I get what he's doing I just don't believe in him.
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May Tae
June 15, 2012 at 7:29 AM
Me? Nope, not in tierra del feugo.... although I wish I could go, it would be an awesome trip .... maybe I can plan a trip ..
don't worry BS and JH have incredible chemistry.... if nothing else... the last 2 eps could have gone down a better route... but this drama still gave me BS and JH... as Mystisith says, "that show was so special".. indeed.
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Mystisith
June 15, 2012 at 7:21 AM
Oh yeah! I cherish my M2F playlist on YT. And that show was so special...
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magii
June 15, 2012 at 10:09 AM
Me too Flower is a special show for me too!.. and yes, first 2 episodes are somehow confusing but after that I'm sure you will like it
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Ivoire
June 15, 2012 at 10:34 AM
Hi, just out of curiosity, is "tierra del fuego" a place that really exists? If so, where? Is it mentioned in the drama?
At 1st I thought it was a place that Ahjummabunny made up :-)...
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alua
June 15, 2012 at 11:02 AM
It exists:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tierra_del_Fuego
I would love to go there!
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alua
June 15, 2012 at 11:02 AM
Though it sounds like out of a fantasy book or something (you know Lord of the Rings" or the like).
Ivoire
June 15, 2012 at 1:11 PM
Hi Alua and thanks for the explanation. I think that because Ahjummabunny asked after mentioning M2F, I thought it was related to the drama and didn't understand, since I didn't remember it from reading the recaps.
It must have been a separate conversation/topic :-).
Raine
June 15, 2012 at 9:00 AM
I still can't even make myself start Me too Flower. I remarathoned SKKS and I'm watching Return of Iljimae (Kim Min-jong!)
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ahjummabunny
June 15, 2012 at 12:32 PM
KIM MING JONNNGGG!!! Have you seen him in hyena? I first saw him in a weekend drama called woman of matchless beauty park jung geum it's on crunchyroll and you don't need to watch the whole thing.
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ahjummabunny
June 15, 2012 at 12:33 PM
oh if it's the age thing it's not that bad. that kid looks fine against the noonas. I don't know why people said such mean things about han go eun- maybe just dislike for her character.
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15 Iranian Espresso
June 15, 2012 at 7:00 AM
Happy Friday.
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ricky trh
June 15, 2012 at 7:23 AM
Happy Friday!
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16 May Tae
June 15, 2012 at 7:02 AM
Happy Friday morning to you all <3
Currently loving 'A Gentleman's Dignity' :D
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Jolyn
June 15, 2012 at 7:08 AM
Hehe me too :)
Happy Friday too! Although its already 10pm here (Singapore)..
I like A Gentleman's Dignity too!
It's such an easy drama to watch. Not intense like Bridal Mask (Which I am currently loving) so I can just sit back and eat chips while watching :P
Really dig into the bromance there!
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May Tae
June 15, 2012 at 7:25 AM
Yea, I needed something easy to watch and follow (but not toooooo easy, aka Dr. Jin).. yea...
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kdramafan
June 15, 2012 at 8:14 AM
Hurray for AGD!
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Raine
June 15, 2012 at 9:02 AM
Sounds like that should be a song!
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kdramafan
June 15, 2012 at 9:27 AM
Hi R.
All the best for your trip to England! And the wedding!
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may tae
June 15, 2012 at 10:56 AM
Yay, we can have our own cheer for AGD, the show needs some love :P
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isnin
June 15, 2012 at 8:17 PM
I marathon-ed all of "A Gentleman's Dignity episodes so far and I really got sucked in.
I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop...and it did finally.
There is a deep, deep well in this man.....for all the times he's accused of insincerity, he doesn't lie... it's just that nobody seems to believe what he says.
Also watching BIG. RAWR for the lead.....ABS.... wow.
The acting is also good. Not too fond of Suzy's character though.Is it weird to be cheering for a teacher-Noona / high schooler in BIG's body pairing?
Watched Gaksital. Can't reconcile 1N2D with the lead.... It hurts my head too much. His face is fascinating though. Compelling when he is in anguish.
Watched Qeeen InSoo's Man - I LIKED it, and I felt the chemistry, but....I'm kind of over the time traveling AND I'm overdosed on Sageuk right now.
Of course I still watch Running Man. I read the recaps from 1N2D too. I came across a gem of a show from 2010 called The Actress' Butler or Fox butler...something like that. I wish it had English subs!
THIS FALL - Can't wait to see Lee Kwang Soo & Song Joong Ki together again!
RE: No Min Woo. I had said that I didn't think he was a very good actor & that he reminded me of Keanu Reeves. (That he was wooden and stiff, but very pretty.)
Someone from open thread kindly suggested that I watch Rock, Rock, Rock and also made mention of how extraordinarily TALENTED No Min Woo is.
Well, holy bologna YOU WERE RIGHT & THANK YOU! I am now a fan. I am gobsmacked by his talent and I hope his career continues to flourish!
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17 am
June 15, 2012 at 7:04 AM
I'm curious. What's your favourite colour?
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ricky trh
June 15, 2012 at 7:15 AM
Black, white and grey.
Mom said I'm always mourning.
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Cynthia
June 15, 2012 at 7:28 AM
Ahh ... you've chosen the perfect interior decorator's pallette. All you need is a little 'pop' of color (like a red bowtie or striped socks :) )!
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ricky trh
June 15, 2012 at 7:42 AM
I will take your fashion tip, Cynthia!
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shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 7:51 AM
Bow tie! Blue contacts! Double wink! The girls will go nuts. lol
jomo143
June 15, 2012 at 7:48 AM
Just like in that song "Mr. Jones"
he sings "Grey is my favorite color."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuHVZ_-b868
This song has one of my favorite but quick lines that means so much:
"She's suddenly beautiful
We all want something beautiful.
Man, I wish I was beautiful."
The way he sings that last line is right on.
It is how I feel every time I watch a drama and stare.
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ahjummabunny
June 15, 2012 at 7:53 AM
I felt so symbolic yesterday is my favorite line.
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jomo143
June 15, 2012 at 8:35 AM
He says so much in so few words.
Raine
June 15, 2012 at 9:03 AM
I agree.
Favorite color: green
Favorite dress color: red
Favorite clothing color: black
ahjummabunny
June 15, 2012 at 12:35 PM
that's what I love about poetry. I don't have the discipline to write short stories well, yet.
shel
June 15, 2012 at 7:20 AM
Blue. And red. Oh, and purple. LOL, I like most colors, not crazy about orange, except in poppies and pumpkins.
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Raine
June 15, 2012 at 9:04 AM
My best friends fav color is orange. I even had an orangeish palette for her wedding make-up! But it turned out well because I blended it out with yellow and green. sounds crazy, but looked nice.
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Mama J
June 15, 2012 at 9:29 AM
not a fan of brown. I don't think of brown as a color. It's the non-color color. the background of color. It's the grave where color goes to die. or cry sad, silent tears of non-color-y-ness.
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shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 1:35 PM
--Unless you're a naked M&M. lol
Brown is my spring / fall backdrop color.
In spring, I pair it with fushias and bright pinks; in fall, reds and greens.
Summer I have a few spots of brown next to blue.
Winter nothing except boots - that's my brown-free season.
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Mama J
June 15, 2012 at 3:15 PM
I do like brown M&Ms, this is true. It's not that I DISlike it. I just don't consider it. It's wood. It's background.
shel
June 15, 2012 at 3:47 PM
I like chocolate brown. With pink accents, or turquoise, or lavender...or almonds, cherries or strawberries. :0)
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ahjummabunny
June 15, 2012 at 7:21 AM
I've noticed a lot of people actually have favorite colors that they have an assortment of 'things' in. I like blue a lot but I don't own things that are blue.
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May Tae
June 15, 2012 at 7:24 AM
Yellow - and yes, I do have a bunch of things in my fave colour :)
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jomo143
June 15, 2012 at 9:05 AM
I can attest to that.
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may tae
June 15, 2012 at 10:45 AM
LOL!!!
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aoiaheen
June 15, 2012 at 7:26 AM
green. red comes a close second
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Mama J
June 15, 2012 at 9:33 AM
Red for me. In all shades including those verging from pink to purple.
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am
June 15, 2012 at 7:28 AM
Hi ricky, shel and ahjummabunny!
I'm actually quite curious about other people's favourite colours (eh, actually, I'm v curious about what other people like such as music).
But recently, I really like asking people what their favourite colours are. I'm a synaesthete and I'm weird. haha!
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ricky trh
June 15, 2012 at 7:44 AM
Not weird at all. I often ask about music preferences when I meet new people.
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Mystisith
June 15, 2012 at 7:53 AM
Synesthesia is a gift, not a defect!
If only one color, it will be blue. Next is green. I also love orange and grey together. I have cycles and you can see it by watching my laundry basket.
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Mama J
June 15, 2012 at 9:35 AM
Isn't that the thing where you see things differently, associate them with colors and what not? One of my daughter's favorite books (along about 8th grade or so) was 'A Mango-Shaped Space' about a girl with that kind of brain. It was fascinating.
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am
June 17, 2012 at 7:45 PM
I would love to read that book! I just love children's books in general.
ahjummabunny
June 15, 2012 at 8:04 AM
I googled but I'm still uncleared? do you see everything coloredy? when I had anemia once I had a similar experience.
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am
June 15, 2012 at 8:21 AM
Not everything though. I'm not too sure about how things work honestly haha! But I mostly associate/perceive people with colours.
I also see music and sounds. There are diff. kinds though. Like you actually see the colours, which happens to me sometimes or it just happens in your head...It's like those visualizations in Windows media player. My apologies if I couldn't explain it better ^^
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ahjummabunny
June 15, 2012 at 12:51 PM
How would this affect your social behavior though? In kg when you're just learning numbers and colors it could be quite confusing, numbers equaling colors and all.
you know I have this friend that whenever I read his writing I always see really bright light and smell red earth. there's this other kid that keeps sending me his writing it's always just writing. The thing is these two write about the same subjects- experiences with other men, women on a pedestal- women they can't know, that aren't human beings but women, in general I don't like their stories. But frank's work always has this bright light.
My color and light intensity experiences always have something to do with art though. I think I related a story of seeing sunlight on a shop window one day and thinking I could accurately express that in writing. Like a photograph but not a photograph but writing. I really worked on that for awhile actually and then I realized that it's not possible it's just my brain malfunctioning.
am
June 17, 2012 at 7:51 PM
I've never really paid much attention to it when I was younger. There are a lot of different forms of synaesthesia and mine is a little different from what you're asking about (number/colour associations).
I was about 18 when I noticed that I was the only person I know who could see shapes and colours whenever I heard something.
Your experiences might really be just an association with the arts or experiences. It's not impossible to see people and anything associated to them and feel something different. It could be perception. But what do I really know? :) We could be synaesthetes together ^^
shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 7:38 AM
Purple, silver, sage. My wardrobe is mostly jewel tones.
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momogi
June 15, 2012 at 8:10 AM
Green, the color of nature and MONEY! buahahahahahaa..!!
No, really, I love green. I used to collect outfit in green until my mom said I look like a moss if I wear all of them.
Now I wear brown the most, brown is the new black for me.
What is your fav color am?
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am
June 17, 2012 at 7:55 PM
HAHAHA! I like how you said green 'cause of money. I like that! haha!
I used to dislike green but a friend of mine had all these cute green stuff and I was like "green is a pretty neat colour!" so, I like it now.
I love blue, gray, white and black. I used to like pink when I was younger...but most of my clothes are in those colours.
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Laya
June 15, 2012 at 7:55 PM
I like a lot of colors. :D
Alone: Purple, all shades.
In combination: Red, white and black
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am
June 17, 2012 at 7:59 PM
I've never really been a fan of purple (Justin Bieber made me dislike it even more hahaha)
But there are some shades of it that I really love to look at.
Oh, and red, white and black combinations are fierce!
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18 apple
June 15, 2012 at 7:05 AM
Any posibilities that "the Chaser" gets recapped?!
Totally forgot about this Drama till Boa mentioned it as her favourite Drama right now.
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ahjummabunny
June 15, 2012 at 7:13 AM
it's onair tv subbed but I can never get that site to work for me. does anyone know the secret of how onairtv works?
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Mama J
June 15, 2012 at 9:37 AM
It went from being great to sucking, I never use it anymore. They got too big too fast.
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hillarytnt
June 16, 2012 at 7:49 PM
@ahjummabunny: unless you are a paying customer, you have to be one of the first 5,000 people who log in. If you look at the schedule, each show to be subtitled has a flag. And Chaser is one of those that is close-captioned live as it has a US flag. When you click into show, on the right, you need to select the language that you want to see it in. They have actually improved the close-captioning because it now reads like subtitles (although the timing is still off). And like Joanne said, it sort of sucks now as the quality has been degraded to allow so many people to access simultaneously. I still use but only show is close captioned in English ... otherwise, I use SOLIVE (think it cost something like 20USD for annual access which is a steal considering the quality).
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ahjummabunny
June 16, 2012 at 11:42 PM
Thank you Hilary!
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19 ricky trh
June 15, 2012 at 7:10 AM
I've started watching QIM.
I love it! Their chemistry is awesome and for once I didn't feel the urge to skip the sageuk scenes. I like the secondary characters and I know why people are crazy over the main couple. Yoo Inna is so bubbly and it feels like the character, Hee-jin, was tailor-made for her.
Happy Weekend, all!
By the way, Shel says hi.
She's busy being a mom and wife.
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cv
June 15, 2012 at 7:41 AM
Hi Ricky! Happy weekend to you! ^^
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ricky trh
June 15, 2012 at 7:45 AM
Happy weekend!!
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zgznoona
June 15, 2012 at 8:48 AM
Happy weekend?
How are things going now that you are back to school?
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ricky trh
June 15, 2012 at 8:56 AM
A bit overwhelming, I'm afraid.
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zgznoona
June 15, 2012 at 9:07 AM
I'm sure you can do it.
Not even calculus can stop you
Fighting!!
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Raine
June 15, 2012 at 9:09 AM
I see you, zgz unni! <3
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shel
June 15, 2012 at 3:34 PM
I miss Meg's early morning seminary class. Gave me an excuse to OT cuz I was sitting outside in the car with nothin' to do just about the time OT was starting. Now that it's summer, we have an entirely different schedule and it's tough.
My married son is home for the summer, while he does a law internship here. Yay! We love having them, they're not difficult to have around and we laugh a lot.
I'm attempting to watch Big and AGD. I up to date on AGD, but Ive tried 3 times to watch ep 4 of Big and something always comes up. The first 10 mins are pretty good though, lol.
I miss QIHM. My favorite drama ever, I think.
Have a happy weekend, everyone!
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20 aoiaheen
June 15, 2012 at 7:12 AM
Hello all. Just dropping in to say hi. I'm suffering from QIHM withdrawal. sigh!
But I love Gaksital. the subs are sooooo fast on that one.
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Jolyn
June 15, 2012 at 7:20 AM
Totally.
For once, I managed to watch eng sub Gaksital (I usually watch the chi sub since they are really uploaded quickly) before the chinese subs one appears.
Looks like everyone here is suffering QIHM withdrawal syndrome!
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Ivoire
June 15, 2012 at 10:51 AM
Hi Jolyn, I hope you will eventually be able to get over (for lack of a better expression) QIHM or at least be OK with the fact that it ended. You can always rewatch it right?
I am probably in the minority because I don't suffer from QIHM withdrawal syndrome. I wanted to see how it ended, and when that came (and went), I was glad to know. Now I have moved on. As I have said, there are always the episodes to rewatch if you miss it that much. (and just so you know, I am not making fun of your withdrawal symptoms).
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21 am
June 15, 2012 at 7:23 AM
I'm sending everyone McDonald's! Let me know what you want!
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ricky trh
June 15, 2012 at 7:26 AM
The toy that comes with a Happy Meal, please!
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am
June 15, 2012 at 7:32 AM
Ah, this is a v hard decision. But I will sacrifice. Here you go!
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ricky trh
June 15, 2012 at 7:40 AM
HAHAHA AWESOME!
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ahjummabunny
June 15, 2012 at 7:27 AM
I absolutely do not eat anything from mcdonalds! Thank you for your offer though.
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am
June 15, 2012 at 7:29 AM
what would you like? I'll send you something else ^^
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ahjummabunny
June 15, 2012 at 7:57 AM
garjar ka halwa- homemade.
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aoiaheen
June 15, 2012 at 8:48 AM
Hey, I used to make that. Here you go... fresh off the fire.
diorama
June 15, 2012 at 9:42 AM
Gajar ka halwa? Count me in right now.
ahjummabunny
June 15, 2012 at 12:53 PM
aioaheen can I visit you? I'd like to show you the tupperware in my house and also several pounds of carrots and ghee.
aoiaheen
June 15, 2012 at 1:56 PM
@ahjummabunny : come on home anytime. I used to make it with my room-mates. They were experts and I learnt well. It was so much fun. It brings back memories.
How do you know of gajar ka halwa? It isn't a very popular dessert outside of india. Or so i think. I can see a lot of gulab jamuns in the restaurants, but rarely do I find gajar ka halwa.
Mama J
June 15, 2012 at 3:17 PM
googled and drooled over
ahjummabunny
June 16, 2012 at 11:48 PM
@aioaheen,
I recently tried some randomly from a restaurant. I've been trying to add indian deserts to my indian food orders. The deserts usually have just what I want in deserts and they are usually so sensible. I think things like red bean pastries are sensible as well. The restaurant gave me a large portion and I ate it over several days. It was a nice week.
am
June 17, 2012 at 8:01 PM
I don't know what that is but I want that :)
Cynthia
June 15, 2012 at 7:31 AM
Are they still making Shamrock Shakes? I could use one of those............
:)
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am
June 15, 2012 at 7:39 AM
If they aren't, I will force a huge Shamrock Shake for you!
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Cynthia
June 15, 2012 at 8:08 AM
Thank you! You are too kind and generous! (Isn't cyber-cash great?)
:)
alua
June 15, 2012 at 10:42 AM
Yeah, I'm with you on that one... except, if there is no other place, maybe the coffee (but only in Europe where I can be sure about the soy milk being made from non-GM soybeans).
Plus, I just ate and am happily stuffed. I had Japanese udon noodles with oven-roasted green asparagus and garlic scapes, topped with teriyaki tofu and Chinese mushrooms and all drizzled with a pumpkin seed oil vinaigrette.
Totally loved the roasted scapes, I had never tried that before!
In half an hour I might want some dessert though. :-)
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shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 1:42 PM
My last meal was a big slab of salt-cured Virginia ham, two eggs over-easy, english muffin with apple butter, and a large bowl of grits with a pat of butter. Welcome to the south!
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alua
June 15, 2012 at 2:35 PM
What are grits?
And what's an English muffin in the US (or the Southern US)? (Actually I don't even know what an English muffin is in the UK, not having grown up here.)
London food is just about everything and anything (very cosmopolitan). Except for the garlic scapes (which were from the farmers' market) and the pumpkin seed oil (which my Mom sent) all that I ate wasn't even that out of the ordinary for here.
Wish I had some chocolate now though. Or this Greek orange/olive oil semolina cake which I have been meaning to make since a friend gave me some.
shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 2:55 PM
@ Alua
Grits are the little white interior of corn. You treat it like oatmeal or cream of wheat: boil it soft and serve it in a bowl. It's a standard breakfast item in Southern USA.
An english muffin. Hmm, I don't know how to describe it. It's a white bread about 8~9 cm in diameter, flattened on both sides and dusted with cornmeal. When you split it half, it's mostly air pockets. The interior consistency is not like a biscuit or a bagel, but with lots of nooks and crannies where you can slather on jam or butter.
That semolina cake sounds good.
Mama J
June 15, 2012 at 3:19 PM
heee - English muffins aren't known in England. They have something similar that i can't think of right now but for general combo of crispy AND butter soaked with holes for jam to rest...an english muffin cannot be beat.
http://pinchmysalt.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/IMG_6790-Version-2.jpg
shel
June 15, 2012 at 3:52 PM
CRUMPETS! I had them when I was there. With lots of butter and jam in all the tasty little holes.
Mama J
June 16, 2012 at 3:37 AM
Yes! Crumpets! They're not exactly the same - softer, more bland - but I do like them. One of the girls I work with sends them occasionally if someone's coming here from Sandwich (and chocolate, too.) I always send her back Jiffy Pop popcorn for her husband, and various kinds of steak seasoning.
alua
June 16, 2012 at 8:22 AM
Never tried crumpets but they sound good. I think I'll hunt down a recipe and make some!
May Tae
June 15, 2012 at 7:31 AM
McD's has really good coffee :)
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jomo143
June 15, 2012 at 7:35 AM
Large tea unsweetened easy ice!
You get this giant cup for $1.00!
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Mama J
June 15, 2012 at 9:39 AM
Their unsweetened tea is very good.
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shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 7:41 AM
McFlurry with Oreo pieces!!
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Raine
June 15, 2012 at 9:10 AM
Nom nom nom. I made a banana shake yesterday.
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aoiaheen
June 15, 2012 at 8:49 AM
a muffin.
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Laya
June 15, 2012 at 8:07 PM
Fries and a Coke float would be nice! :D
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22 fan
June 15, 2012 at 7:28 AM
you guys should check Younha new song with John Park "would we have change"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEUpnjzb_-w
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topper
June 15, 2012 at 7:49 AM
Finally she's back. Thanks for sharing!
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Drama fan
June 15, 2012 at 7:49 AM
great song
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ahjummabunny
June 15, 2012 at 7:58 AM
I would like something from 3rd line butterfly, dear cloud or 8eight.
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kdramafan
June 15, 2012 at 8:31 AM
Like this!
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23 Laya
June 15, 2012 at 7:41 AM
Time flies so fast! It's Friday again? :D Happy OT everyone.
On the homefront, my baby nephew is beginning to learn to walk.
When I see something or have some insight especially about dramas, I keep thinking "I should save that for the OT!" But then I forget what it is. Maybe I should write them down when they occur, what is this absentmindedness.
After reading that last recap, I keep thinking I really must watch Gaksital. That's one writer who's not afraid of hurting his/her characters just to make them better! (Yes, I have this hang-up where I want my favorite characters to have happy lives, especially ones I create, so I'm having trouble with writing about conflicts.)
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Raine
June 15, 2012 at 9:11 AM
I've heard so many things that I'm waiting to watch it until I find a suitable counterdrama to lighten my heart.
And HIII! I haven't said hi to you in forever!
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Laya
June 15, 2012 at 7:42 PM
Hi Raine! _<
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Laya
June 15, 2012 at 8:10 PM
Ok, where did the rest of my comment go O_O Let's start again:
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Hi Raine! <3 *hugs*
I'd probably marathon it with I Do, I Do, but I think we'd still need to break out the tissues, hankies, towels, and if all fails, the basin to prevent flooding the house.
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cmrprindle
June 15, 2012 at 8:59 PM
Happy Weekend, Laya! How goes it in your part of the world?
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ahjummabunny
June 16, 2012 at 11:49 PM
Ms. Prindle! I hope you are well.
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cmrprindle
June 17, 2012 at 7:54 PM
I am! How are you?
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Laya
June 18, 2012 at 1:19 AM
/hugs cmr :D
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24 Cynthia
June 15, 2012 at 7:53 AM
Good morning, DB OTers!
Another bright and beautiful day here on the East Coast - I'm sure we'll be paying for all this lovely weather with a tornado or hurricane. That's one thing about New England if you don't like the weather, just wait. It changes rapidly.
Hope all of you didn't miss HeadsNo2's Doctor Jin recap - it was one of the funniest recaps ever posted. The snark was delicious - almost as good as watching the horrible train wreck of DJ, (shooting diarrhea and projectile vomiting notwithstanding). I have to admit that I've gotten more unintentional laughs watching DJ than anything else I can recall (maybe close was 'The Musical' but that was more me yelling at the screen at GHS's 'acting'...)
Am loving IDID - Jang-woo's character is finally stepping up and KSA is giving her usual stellar performance. And, the shoes. Ooooo.... the shoes.....
:)
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kopytko
June 15, 2012 at 8:03 AM
Thank you for the information about the shows I decided not to watch :). Now I know what I am (not )losing. I was sure I couldn't stay still watching Dr Jin (the word to describe my feelings after 2 eps: pathetic), but I didn't know I would like IDID. I opted out: too much shoes.
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Cynthia
June 15, 2012 at 8:16 AM
TOO MANY SHOES?!?!
Does. Not. Compute.
Is it wrong that I pause my laptop when Ji-an is in her shoe closet? And just stare and stare .................. and one lonely, envious tear trickles down my cheek.......
:) & :(
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kopytko
June 15, 2012 at 9:01 AM
It is not wrong, may everyone get what they like. I do like shoes, but good and comfortable ones. I saw the beginning of the first episode when KSA was running down a flight of stairs and had to take off her heels. To me it was a point when shoe designer should burn with shame. The Ultimate High Heel Utility Test is going down the stairs. With good heels, it's not a problem, if it gets uncomfortable the shoes can be thrown away. So there were lots of bling-bling useless shoes in tacky colours. Annoying. I don't like people portrayed as geniuses when they are not really that brilliant. So I took my toys and went away. ;)
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trixicopper
June 15, 2012 at 10:49 AM
Cynthia,
Are we related? Maybe twins separated at birth?
If you also love handbags I'm pretty sure there are some birth secrets involved! :)
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jomo143
June 15, 2012 at 9:01 AM
I melt for Jang-woo in this show.
He's sooo soft in a good way, and reliable and sweet and the LOOKs he gives her and when he't thinking about her, and that SMILE!
He makes me giddy.
IRL, I need a beta male around me more than someone I am going to be constantly fighting for the upper hand.
So THIS character really gets to me.
It is going to be so sweet when she realizes that she doesn't just need him to go get her food and sit with him because she is the boss of him, but she needs him and wants him around because she LIKES him and he makes her feel good.
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jomo143
June 15, 2012 at 9:02 AM
I DIDN"T CLOE MY ITALICS! Arrgggghhh
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Cynthia
June 15, 2012 at 9:54 AM
We forgive you.
So, does this mean that you'll be happy to see him tomorrow on WGM?
I will!
:)
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alua
June 15, 2012 at 2:37 PM
I know the feeling.
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alua
June 15, 2012 at 2:39 PM
Yeah, I like Jang-woo in this drama too! The only thing I worry about that he is super nice to Na-ri as well, who might take that the wrong way at some point...
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Raine
June 15, 2012 at 9:13 AM
I so don't want to watch DJ. And I love PMY. Oh well. I'll read the recaps.
I love shoes but I still haven't been convinced to watch IDID.
And now it's time to go to Occupational Therpay (also called OT, but definitely not as cool as THIS OT) so I'm leaving OT for OT
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25 mary
June 15, 2012 at 7:55 AM
Hello girls!
Since we're always complaining about inconsistencies in kdramas I thought I'd write down its laws.
If you want to know the rights of stalkers and ajummas in kdramaland, and when a handphone is required to malfunction, head on to http://kdramalaws.wordpress.com
Special thanks to Jomo who gave me the idea more than a year ago and to everyone in the comments section of db. You make waiting for the next episode of our current crackdrama tolerable. :D
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jomo143
June 15, 2012 at 8:12 AM
You are welcome! Love it.
Love how legal it looks and sounds!
There must also be a law of physics invoked - the "Law of Blindness" to explain the Stalkee's inability to see the Stalker...hmmm...
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mary
June 15, 2012 at 8:37 AM
We can have a separate archive/blog for that! Something like Kdrama Diseases.
STALKER SPOTS
DESCRIPTION: A disability which affects the eyes, preventing a person from seeing a stalker despite its poor hiding abilities.
CURE: Stalker spots is cured by stalking the stalker and transferring the disease to it.
NOBLE IDIOCY
DESCRIPTION: A disability which affects one or both members of the OTP. Noble Idiocy causes perfectly rational people to forgo communication and opt to end relationships instead.
SYMPTOMS: Sudden wishes for "a day of perfect dating" and mysterious messages in the vein of "We need to talk".
CURE: Noble Idiocy goes away after a time jump or with the help of expositioning friends.
PREVENTION: Should a lover ask you to buy two ice creams, hog-tie him/her and do not let him/her escape your sight.
Seriously, there are so much diseases we can make. Including the TOWELITIS where we can dissect the abnormal towel growth on "Someone".
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ahjummabunny
June 15, 2012 at 12:55 PM
two ice cream cones!!!!! lmao
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ricky trh
June 15, 2012 at 8:16 AM
I was present last year when these laws were discussed.
Great job!
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mary
June 15, 2012 at 8:52 AM
Thanks for remembering. :)
And thanks for shortening your name. theroyalhighness is a handful!
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ahjummabunny
June 15, 2012 at 1:15 PM
he is okay with you calling him sir.
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shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 1:46 PM
lol
mary
June 15, 2012 at 6:16 PM
Haha!We're not used to royalty where I came from. :P I'll keep that in mind.
oftheshore
June 15, 2012 at 9:35 AM
This is awesome! Also, there need to be laws governing k-drama characters' sleep[ing conditions and behavior]. Example: a femal character is expected to go to bed in her day clothes and with heavy make-up on. This law is also known as the Beautiful Dreamer Law, as it induces male characters' gazing and kissing attempts.
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26 becca_boo
June 15, 2012 at 7:55 AM
Happy OT Friday!!!!! I missed you guys last week when I was trying to avoid QIHM finale spoilers.
Is anyone else watching the NBC show Saving Hope? I watched the first episode the other night. It was okay, and I'm willing to try a couple more episodes, but the whole time I was thinking, "This show reeeaaally needs the Scheduler." Jung Il-woo, I miss your cranky-pants reaper So Much! ... almost enough to make me rewatch 49 Days (with liberal use of the fast-forward button, of course).
Wait, where was I? Oh, right. Saving Hope. Not a whole lot to say about it, except that it's made me realize again how spoiled I am by kdramas. Also, Michael Shanks is no Jung Il-woo.
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kopytko
June 15, 2012 at 8:08 AM
Great! So insightful of you to notice and write down all that we feel and know but lack words and patience to write down in a systematic way. LOL
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kopytko
June 15, 2012 at 8:11 AM
Sorry, the comment was meant for Mary #25
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becca_boo
June 15, 2012 at 9:10 AM
LOL!! I find this so funny - it's like getting a letter from a secret admirer, all, "You're amazing and I love you, you beautiful mass of intellect and charm!" only to get another the next day: "Oops. Wrong person. Please disregard previous note."
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Cynthia
June 15, 2012 at 10:01 AM
LMAO!!
:)
kopytko
June 15, 2012 at 10:30 AM
Of course you're great! Luv!
27 halom
June 15, 2012 at 7:56 AM
after qihm the only drama that moves my heart but 80% is gentelman d
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28 halom
June 15, 2012 at 8:03 AM
i started .with I DO, I DO..but i lost it...
i tried ..Bridal Mask..complicated
big..is not so...
i need a drama with sweet moments..strong ..smart.. like...secret.g
like yisan...
the recaps of dramabeans is the best ..
o.te.ke.......
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Mama J
June 15, 2012 at 10:08 AM
I tried I Do, I Do...but so far, I don't.
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john
June 15, 2012 at 11:09 AM
Opted out of I Do and watched Scent of a Woman instead.
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shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 1:47 PM
I like Scent of a Woman - IDID, not so much. Maybe later.
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john
June 16, 2012 at 9:08 AM
I'm enjoying Office Girls. I'll get back to Autumn Concerto . I watched the first two episodes of Hana Kimi.
29 ricky trh
June 15, 2012 at 8:12 AM
Have you seen this mash-up of RTP and K2H?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6QHdKE3BoO8#!
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kdramafan
June 15, 2012 at 8:25 AM
Ooh! I think I liked this better than the 2 dramas.
Loved the similarities in hairdos of MY and HJW.
Here's to seeing LSG and MY play against each other in a drama in the future.
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30 ck1Oz
June 15, 2012 at 8:20 AM
Hi everyone about to toddle off to watch a happy drama. Is there a happy drama on right now?
Sigh, this is what happens when the ONLY drama one is watching is Gaksital. It wasn't a happy week, I feel all wrung out and can't even process anymore emotions.
I do know everyone else is watching IDID, AGD and Big but I am not. It's too late to start now because I am SO behind in everything. Dr Jin and Ghost are not even in the tentative to watch list at all.
So the only daily besides Gaksital I am watching is Standby. It's episode 49 today. It took us to ep 48 before So Min finally notice Ki Woo as a man. OMG... that took so long!!!
Hoping we went somewhere tonight but think it will take us to ep 80 right before we get some romance? He just swung her into his arms.He is 192cm, she is 165 cm. They were so cute together :-)
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ck1Oz
June 15, 2012 at 8:23 AM
Oh wait, I forgot. Does anyone know if Introduction to Architecture is out with En subs anywhere yet?
I feel the need to see some Jo Jung Seok aka Eun Shi Kyung.
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kdramafan
June 15, 2012 at 8:26 AM
Saw it. It wasn't what I expected but I loved the younger couple.
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jomo143
June 15, 2012 at 9:15 AM
Me, too. The rest was rather forgettable.
EXCEPT for any scene with Jo Jung Suk who stole the show.
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Mystisith
June 15, 2012 at 8:27 AM
I found it subbed here:
http://www.dramacrazy.net/korean-movie/an-introduction-to-architecture-watch/
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zgznoon
June 15, 2012 at 8:29 AM
Dramacrazy has it
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Mama J
June 15, 2012 at 9:43 AM
MOVIE NOONA NIGHT!!! MOVIE NOONA NIGHT!!!
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zgznoona
June 15, 2012 at 9:46 AM
You read my mind
shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 1:51 PM
Oh, are we gonna have one tomorrow??
I'll need to stock up on soju, popcorn, and chocolate.
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I recently found out that the ABC stores in North Carolina don't carry soju :-(
The manager said too many people were getting alcohol toxicity. Now that's my kind of stuff! lol.
Mama J
June 15, 2012 at 3:22 PM
I think we should. 7pm OT time? Introduction to Architecture, streamed from Dramacrazy?
zgznoona
June 15, 2012 at 4:13 PM
I guess I'll miss this movie night. I'll be 4am my time
shel
June 16, 2012 at 9:27 AM
If I"m home, I'll join you. Send me a tweet so my phone blips me (in case I forget).
ck1Oz
June 15, 2012 at 8:55 AM
Thanks everyone.
watched the first few minutes. Hah! The subs aren't bad too.... even better still.
This is THE movie I've been looking forward to all year.I've already read a recap but have been dying to watch it.
Have a good OT guys. I am off :-) to watch JJS and his kissing technique.Or rather French kissing technique :-)
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Atiras
June 15, 2012 at 9:29 AM
saw it. its doing so well in the theaters because its the perfect date movie! it is alright for a romance. see it for the cinematography and photography and of course UHM TAE WOONG. liked the soundtrack as well. oh and it was great to see Jo Jung Suk after K2H. waiting for more from that man!
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jomo143
June 15, 2012 at 1:33 PM
That was hysterical!
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31 Licia
June 15, 2012 at 8:34 AM
Hey everyone. Another week in Kdrama has passed. So these are the things that happened this week to me in my adventures of KDRAMALAND. Did not catch Thursday night shows so I am 1 episode behind on 3dramas. Secondly, I still didn’t finish Queen In Hyun's Man because of a download problem. Well real player is a multimedia player for the computer or electronic devices it allows you to download video or other formats off of websites say you tube( granted it does not do with all sites) also you can make a video file into audio. Anyway I catch wi fi at my house sometimes good sometimes bad, when its bad I download drama parts with real player and delete them after. This time I was all set to watch Queen In Hyun's Man. I had ep15 and ep16 but forgot 14. I was wondering why I did not understand the first 5 minutes of 15. I am very structured with dramas I really like I watch this show straight through no interruptions. So I’ll just have to wait to go use the internet at my cousins house and I’m back in action.
So I wanted to comment on a couple shows. Right now I think Big is at the top of my favorite of the new summer dramas. I heard online that some people think Yoon Jae and Kyung Joon could be Father and son. I think these people forgot that he is 30 and is 18 Kyung Joon so that’s not possible though I think they may be brothers. You know Kdrama loves making people siblings. One thing I really like is the fact that Yoon Jae seems to be a bit of a mystery. My theory is what if he was trying to get his ex jealous and then actually started liking Da Ran maybe thinking the ex might budge if he knew he was going to get married. It could account for him being wishy washy. Kinda like I’m not suppose to like you but I am really starting to care about you. What do you guys think?
I’m really,really enjoying Marriage Plot. It’s a shame it did not get subbed sooner. But this is my type of show. I’m on ep 7 right now. I had always intended to watch but I didn’t expect it to have as much depth as it does. My favorite thing about the show is the unveiling of Gun Hee we learn that she not actually all that tuff but is just trying to do her best but it comes out all fiery and the more we learn the more we see Lee Kang Jae understand her and like her for who she really is flaws and all. Its actually really cute and sweet. I think when you really understand someone and actually know why they behave the way they do there’s more grace there to love the person.
Next item. So I am watching Bridal Mask and since I like the show I’m going to poke fun just a little.
First thing everyone gets so mad and yells all the time. Can you imagine how much lung compactly they all have. Joo Won whose Lee Kang to is top on my list for best yeller. I think then the cop Kenji has the best scream breakdowns. Also everyone on this show has like 10,000 names. Christian names, Korean names, Japanese names, and nicknames. LOL
Plus this is the most intense love/hate couple yet. Usually Kdrama couples argue and bicker not try to kill each other. But this couple does. Some one called them the knife couple. Although its more of a dagger but it just doesn’t have the same ring. So I’m going with Knife Couple, he gave her the dagger she tried to kill him with one it just pure love man. You can’t stop it. LOL.
Ok I do have a questions though. Had swing/big band/jazz really exported to South Korea in the 1930s. Though I love the costume and set designs but every time thier at the club it looks like 1930’s America version of a jazz club. I know it up to interpretation of set designs and make up/hair and I don’t mind if not exactly down to T 1930’s style but I’m actually really curious.
Lastly I do really like I DO I DO. I hope the show milks the pregnancy for all it worth. There so much material there. Swollen feet I mean she shoe loves shoes. There’s hormones so her emotions will be all over the place. Plus all the other embarrassing and life changing things that come along with being pregnant. I hope the show makes them gradually fall in love with each other because they both need to mature as people but in different ways. She will soften up and he become more mature. I think that Tae Kang will actually be a great father.
First you have to look at his own relationship with his Father they have a great one. Yes he still not mature though which has to deal with lack of experience but there a lot of potential there. I think her having the baby will be the catalyst that makes him grow. She’s actually more mean to him then he is to her. You can see he is a caring person by the fact that he keeps looking for the lost shoe design and he’s the only person who goes out of his way to do things for her and he is also working hard to get the house back for his father even though its added pressure on him. Even though he may drag his feet at first he always steps up. I actually think they suit each other perfectly they balance each other out. He has the right personality to handle Ji An. But he’s still not mature enough to know how to do it purposely. This is where the doctor gets extra brownie points because she comes with all this power and he disarms her by being charming and earnest. The doctor and Tae Kang are actually alike it just that one is older and more mature Tae Kang could actually be just like the doctor when gets older they have similar sense of humor, both caring, sincere. The problem is the doctor just didn’t have fate on his side Tae Kang met Ji An first.
On a side note about Jang Woo. I saw the preview for We Got Married this weekend Eun Jung and Jang Woo are finally back together. Here a preview from this weekend episode
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-iC8s38qCgQ
And I saw photos from the shooting this week which will be in a later episode lets just say it involves poles. it’s a spoiler so here.
http://woojungislove.com/2012/06/14/120613-wgm-filming-fanpics-woojung-learns-spoiler/
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32 Raine
June 15, 2012 at 8:35 AM
Happy OT!
Was talking with Shuk on Twitter about how much I love maps. She mentioned mapping a favorite k-drama man's chest, and I mentioned having enough of those for all days of the year.
Then she shared this gem with me and I have to share it here:
"Map a Chest A Day" Daily desk calendar for 2013! Free sharpie
BWAHAHAHAHA!
<3 for Shuk. Who, btw, finished her story! YAY!
I leave for England next week. HOORAY! :D So excited!
And I LOVE AGD and Big. I feel no inclination to watch IDID and I'm about to start Ghost and Gakistal. But I love Kim Min-jong in AGD. Like love. Super ahjussi crush. (Don't worry PSH, you're still my #1)
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zgznoona
June 15, 2012 at 8:45 AM
Raineya!!!! I miss you.
How are things going?
Beng in a different time zone makes it harder to find time to talk
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shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 2:06 PM
Raine -
Glad you liked it! I think it could be a best seller. lol
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33 Mashimomo
June 15, 2012 at 8:37 AM
Happy Friday DBers! My first time to post here in OT but have been a lurker/poster for some time now. It's a beautiful day here in the Bay and should be nice this weekend too!But of course I will spend most of my precious time this weekend catching up on Big, and watching Sh!tty Hunter (Heh) for the first time.
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Cynthia
June 15, 2012 at 10:12 AM
Welcome to the OT!!
:)
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Mashimomo
June 15, 2012 at 1:33 PM
Thank you! :D I promise to delurkify myself more and more as time permits.
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shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 3:00 PM
Welcome Mashimomo! Don't be a stranger! It is, however, okay to be strange. LOL
City Hunter was a good watch, especially for the LMH's pink tight pants... o.O
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Mashimomo
June 16, 2012 at 8:20 AM
HA! While I find some fashion choices in kdrama to be questionable, I'm not the one to object pink tight pants on a, uhm, big guy :O I'm enjoying it so far, having watched tK2h recently I'm seeing some parallels but enjoying them the same.
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34 Mashimomo
June 15, 2012 at 8:41 AM
Oh! Also, I've been finding quite the love for QIHM over here and saw that its available on Viki. BUT for some reason got the unsubbed version on the iPad app...Any suggestions for other sites compatible with iPad/safari to watch it subbed? Thanks!
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shl71
June 16, 2012 at 7:29 AM
Hi Mashimomo,
If you go to http://www.dailymotion.com, some kind soul has been uploading the subbed episodes. You can search for 'the Hamzter', her QIHM videos are clearly labelled. Sorry, don't have the direct links on hand at the moment. I've been watching them on my iPad so I don't think you'll have a problem. Enjoy!
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Mashimomo
June 16, 2012 at 8:26 AM
Thank you! Now for some reason, I'm seeing the subs on Viki. But good to know that I can watch it when Viki acts up on me again... So I'm trying to watch this, City Hunter and Big at the same time.. GAH! So many dramas, so little time :p
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LizJ
June 16, 2012 at 7:49 PM
Viki is releasing the subs as they are ready. Ep 1 is now available subbed.
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35 zgznoona
June 15, 2012 at 8:41 AM
Happy OT beautiful people!!!
I've missed you, I've been away a few weeks.
Well it's a combination of me watching very little dramas, and not being anywhere with internet when Friday comes.
Well, this is my 4th weekend in Spain, and I've been working seeing doctors (for me and for mom), enjoying family at times, not so much other times.
I finished QIHM, the seconde kdrama I finish this year. SUFBB was the first. Well I watched also Soul (thanks to Raine) and DH2 (but I would rather forget about this one).
The thing is I am not excited about dramas lately, so I've been watching jdramas to avoid emotional involvement in the story and variety shows (for the same reason).
I hope I get over thsi stage soon, but I know it has to do with how I feel about my life. So I'm working on making some changes. I'll let you know when I'm done deciding.
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ahjummabunny
June 15, 2012 at 1:18 PM
hello!!!!!!!!!! I'm yelling so that you can hear me all the way in zaragotha.
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zgznoona
June 15, 2012 at 2:25 PM
Hey bunny,
I heard you loud and clear.
How are you doing?
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shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 3:03 PM
Zgznoona!
I hope everything works out for you and your family. Keep us in touch!
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zgznoona
June 15, 2012 at 4:17 PM
I will :)
Do you have the PDF edition of your fanfic ready?
Now that you finished it, I can read the chapters I'm missing without having to wait.
You've worked so hard
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shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 9:03 PM
Tks! I'm going to convert it next week. Several people are currently reading it from beginning to end, and I want to see if they pick up any flaws or problems before I post the completed story.
Yes, all 85 chapters are available online, plus the epilogue.
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36 oozzeee
June 15, 2012 at 8:44 AM
,none of the dramas currently airing have yet fueled my attention to watch them online but AGD is clearly getting there. It's the drama that has me scouring the net online for recaps. It's nice that there are now a lot of blogs featuring the show..
As for non kdrama viewing, I have just finished with CASTLE season 1.. off to season 2! Something I noticed about the show though, more often than not, once a guest star with a familiar face (seen on other shows and the like) pops up, he/she turns out to be a perp, which is no fun at all. May fall come sooner as I'm missing LAPD Det. Martin Deeks (who I dubbed my very own Goldilocks for reasons I can't remember) on my laptop screen..
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oftheshore
June 15, 2012 at 9:10 AM
[NOT REALLY A SPOILER, BUT...] There was a guest star in one of the recent episodes of Castle who played a policeman Castle teams up with (temporarily).
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37 JJ
June 15, 2012 at 8:44 AM
@DB et al, i heard there's season2 of Ten drama with Joo sang wook one of my fave actors, but that blog was in hangeul & even if i used bing translation the english still wasn't so clear, are you able to please tell us about this? many thanks!
i'm liking Gentleman's Dignity this is the only one i'm watching right now, i know there are so many new ones to choose from but i just get overwhelmed, i stopped watching Dr Jin for some graphic scenes which i can't stand, they shld stop showing those gross brain operations, that's just unnecessary at times, tho i like SSH so much but with the scenes like that i'm opting!
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zgznoona
June 15, 2012 at 8:57 AM
I'm pretty sure I read the new (in hangul) about a S2 of TEN. Actually, with that ending it pretty much spell Season 2, and it is a OCN drama. OCN does dramas with more than one season God's Quiz, Vampire Prosecutor... So I think it's a sure thing
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halom
June 15, 2012 at 8:57 AM
100% dr jin is going in wrong way..
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38 oftheshore
June 15, 2012 at 8:53 AM
Hello everyone and happy OT!
I finally gave in and watched Coffee Prince again. I've only just realized how much I love Gong Yoo's/Hang Gyul's wardrobe there (although this might have something to do with my own love for vests). Now I want one of those side-collar shirts for myself.
K-dramas are notorious for the WTF-ness of male wardrobes -do you have any favorites (good OR bad;))? I will never forget Jae Hee's scarves in Witch Yoo Hee, they might just haunt me in my sartorial nightmares forever.
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Llamaesque
June 15, 2012 at 10:13 AM
Speaking of WTF male wardrobes, how about the shorts and button-down shirts Gong Yoo is wearing in Big? I swear I had the plaid shirt and wore it with those exact shorts...in 1993. When I was a high school GIRL.
But even that outfit wasn't as bad as the female lead's caftan shirt in episode 4 =X
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oftheshore
June 15, 2012 at 10:32 AM
Ack, how could I forget about The Shorts. Also, I'm not loving the skirts they give the actresses on that show. I love most of KSA's clothes on I do, I do, though - I even loved that bright-yellow-and-grey outfit she wore in one of this week's episodes.
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ahjummabunny
June 15, 2012 at 1:20 PM
weren't those his "i'm a french/european chef" versus chinese chef scarves? tsk tsk.
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oftheshore
June 15, 2012 at 4:17 PM
Scarves and random Dal Ja's granny are, thank God, all I remember from that drama.:)
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alua
June 15, 2012 at 2:45 PM
I did that last week when waiting for the BIG subs to come out.
I skipped all the parts I didn't like though (the second couple). But it was still awesomely good, with Gong Yo and Hang Gyul, plus the eye candy of Kim Jae-wook.
I get sad seeing that actor (one of the princes) that died though, I can't help but think of it when I watch Coffee Prince.
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Mama J
June 15, 2012 at 3:24 PM
One of them died? Which one?
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Schmazel
June 15, 2012 at 6:46 PM
I know. Lee Eon, RIP. He was such a sweetie there. T.T
@JoAnne: It's Min Yeob, the big guy who has a crush on Eun Chan's sister. He died in a motorcycle crash. JB wrote about it:
http://www.dramabeans.com/2008/08/lee-eon-dies-in-accident/
http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/02/remembering-lee-eon-through-his-youth/
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Mama J
June 16, 2012 at 3:40 AM
Oh right, I forgot about that...he was a sweetheart. :(
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Mama J
June 16, 2012 at 3:50 AM
I had never read the articles - they pre-date my life here, and although I had heard about someone dying on a motorcycle I never made the connection with him - I probably hadn't seen Coffee Prince yet. How sad. He was certainly well-loved. That must be a comfort to his friends and family, even when nothing really can console you for the loss at least knowing that a person was well-loved can make you glad for them.
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shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 3:09 PM
My first nightmare wth scarves was probably Winter Sonata. lol
I like a lot of the asymmetry of Korean couture - even the lapels are treated differently.
I hate hate hate the leggings / shorts that they wore during winter scenes (like Ojakgyo Brothers). You can't convince me that's warm.
I have great love for a lot of the shoes, especially the ones that are fairly solid up to the top of the ankle but still have the tall heel. For some reason, that makes me think it supports the ankle better than the sandal with the 5-inch heel.
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Schmazel
June 15, 2012 at 7:15 PM
Rain's wardrobe in Full House was a big WTF for me. Plunging V-neck knit top on a man (however choco-abby) is just weird. Another one is Kim Hyun Joo's office wear in Partner. I loved the drama but the suits that the stylist unni made her wear to court were anything but sharp or professional. I get that she's an ahjumma in the drama but still!
Wardrobes I liked:
- Kim Sun Ah's office wear when she became the mayor in City Hall.
- Park Shin Hye's casual summer wear in Heartstrings/You've Fallen for Me.
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oftheshore
June 16, 2012 at 10:04 AM
I love PSH's hairstyle (and, okay, wardrobe, too) in Heartstrings. I've always wanted to know how Korean actresses get these gentle waves..
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Laya
June 18, 2012 at 1:23 AM
I loved PSH's wardrobe in Heartstrings, too. And Moon Chae Won's in Brilliant Legacy. And speaking of scarves, I remember Lee Seung Gi's scarves in that drama :D I also like Suzy's coat/capes and hair accessories in Dream High.
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dramabird
June 16, 2012 at 12:38 PM
For me it is the diamond print, POM POM, with arm showing off slits, sweater Oska wears in Secret Garden... to me that sweater was far more outrageous than all those sparkly tracksuits put together. I remember killing myself laughing imaging that sweater on all of the various men in my life!
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hillarytnt
June 16, 2012 at 8:21 PM
Nothing beats the WTF wardrobe of Lee Min Ho and entire cast of Personal Taste. I loved that drama but every time I saw those clothes I cringed. It was even worse than the clothes he wore in BOF!!
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39 john
June 15, 2012 at 8:54 AM
Yay, Friday.
Watching TDrama: Office Girls
Tia Li looks like a Partidge Family era Susan Dey
C'mon Get Happy !
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Mama J
June 15, 2012 at 9:46 AM
I Think I Love You
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ahjummabunny
June 15, 2012 at 1:21 PM
Do you believe in Magic?
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Mama J
June 15, 2012 at 3:26 PM
I Woke Up in Love This Morning
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40 lovin it
June 15, 2012 at 8:55 AM
any japanese/chinese/taiwanese drama recommendations?
need the language practice :)
romantic comedy would be nice but i'm open to other genres
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ck1Oz
June 15, 2012 at 9:05 AM
If you can access viki, Rooftop Prince, Gaksital and I did, I did have Hangul subs. Just switch your language to Korean and it will display it instead of English. If you really want to practice your reading vs your listening skills :-)
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whimsyful
June 15, 2012 at 10:14 AM
These aren't romantic comedies, but I liked SPEC (Japanese) and Black and White (Taiwanese).
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may tae
June 15, 2012 at 10:49 AM
Love Forward, currently airing TW drama :)
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ahjummabunny
June 15, 2012 at 1:22 PM
tuoduo/ tudou has chinese subs. I might have misspelled it but hwen you google it, you'll get ther.
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41 kdramafan
June 15, 2012 at 8:56 AM
Hey y'all!
Had a good week tripping in the land of KDrama.
As always it was a great trip with lots of interesting people.
Thanks to the super WIFI was able to keep up with Dramabeans and the latest dramas.
I'm watching AGD, Big, and IDID. Reading the recaps for these and Gaksital and Dr. Jin.
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42 Noelle
June 15, 2012 at 9:45 AM
Happy OT everyone! Hope your weekend is awesome.
Anyone watching I love Lee Tae Ri?
Legal High episode 9 was fantastic. His whole speech left me wide-eyed. Bring on the final!
Lost interest in IDID. FORGIVE ME UNNI.
AGD is my fav! I hope Colin turns out to be Yoons. He's just too perfect it's annoying.
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Mystisith
June 15, 2012 at 10:13 AM
I have to see Legal High eps 8 and 9 this weekend. I didn't like a Jdorama like that in a very long time.
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may tae
June 15, 2012 at 10:51 AM
I stopped Legal High after Ep3, I couldn't stand the girl.... does it get better?
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Mystisith
June 15, 2012 at 11:05 AM
I didn't notice a change. To be honest I watch it mostly for the outstanding one man show of the lawyer (Sakai Masato is just an awesome actor).
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cv
June 15, 2012 at 11:13 AM
Right on! ^^ He's funny. Love his character. :P Smart in a weird way. haha!
Noelle
June 15, 2012 at 3:33 PM
Same. He's so enjoyable to watch it.
43 SweetiePie54
June 15, 2012 at 9:56 AM
Hola OT'ers! I hope everyone had a good week! Mine was okay, really slow. Oddly enough instead of catching up on dramas, I decided to browse through all of Dramabeans posts from the very beginning. I'm up to page 336. It's so interesting to see what JB posted about way back when.
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44 Mama J
June 15, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Good morning My Wondrous Beans!
Again with the glorious sunshine, and my baby is home from her music festival looking tanned and happy. Me and the dog are happy.
We both continue to mend from our falls, although I ...um...fell again last night (well, didn't fall, really - slipped on the stairs) and. Well. Let's just say that my arm really wasn't ready for the rapid and violent extension and I've kind of set myself back to how I felt at the beginning of LAST week. And I slammed my right foot down so hard that I broke blood vessels in my ankle and lower calf. Reaaaaaaaally attractive but not especially painful. It will be a resting weekend for sure.
Let's see. Watching Gaksital (OMG LOVE) and A Gentleman's Dignity (OMG LOVE) and Big (AWWW, so cute...not OMG LOVE yet).
Gaksital - gorgeous to watch. Really absorbing history and struggle. Oh, the brothers. The brothers. The tears. JooWonnie's FACE.
A Gentleman's Dignity - Let's hear it for selfish guys stuck in their ways who live exactly how it suits them and then BAM see a girl and fall in love with her and spend every possible minute going 'Hey, I like you. NO really, I LIKE you. Um, I LOVE YOU.' and having EVERYONE think they're joking. This is comedy gold. All of them. So much fun!
Big - She's an idiot. I liked her better in BOF. I don't even RECOGNIZE her here. Kyung-big and Kyung-little, though? Idiot brother? Suzy the Stalker? PERFECTION. And Gong Yoo with every other word in English? 'Uh-oh' BE STILL, MY HEART.
Also, I watched Hana Kimi. WHY HAVE YOU BEEN KEEPING OGURI SHUN FROM ME? WHY? Also. Nakatsu. Also. Sekime. Also. Nanbo. Also...well...pretty much all of those boys were so adorable I couldn't stand it. I watch a JDorama now and then and think - I really love JDorama. And then I go back to watching KDramas,which I also love, but I forget how much I love JDorama. I'm going to make a point of remembering now.
And now for the BIG EXCITING OMG I AM SO HAPPY news:
Big Bang. Newark, NJ. I have my hotel room already. The minute tickets go on sale, Mama is THERE WITH HER CASH. I will arrive late afternoon on the 8th, driving up from CT. Cynthia, are you paying attention?
So far, I'm thinking this: Palisades Park is 15 minutes away, and jampacked full of Koreans. There's a big KoreaTown. Going. Movie Noona Night IN PERSON in my room for any who want. Soju, snacks, some kinda movie. Might not be able to be Korean, but who cares. IN PERSON. Concert. Major happiness. And then I'll drive home on Saturday.
FANNNNNNNNNTASTIC, BABY.
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Licia
June 15, 2012 at 10:38 AM
Japanese dramas always pleasantly surprise me because the pace and tone is so different from Kdrama. I am almost always watching Kdramas so its always nice to watch great JDrama. I always wanted to watch Hana Kimi but never get around to do it. I really like Oguri shun it was till 2 years later after I started watching Asian Drama that realized that he was in Boys over Flower his hairstyles always change.
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cv
June 15, 2012 at 11:17 AM
BigBang! yes! I just hope tickets don't get sold out. this is the only thing I worry about. We still need to plan who's getting the tickets for all of us. ^^ Would be easier. I'll be on twitter later. Still at work now. :P
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shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 2:45 PM
@ JoAnne
Did you get your reservation at the hotel we discussed? I haven't yet as I haven't gotten final headcount. but I want to lock it in this weekend.
I'm still pushing for you driving us non-locals to Palisades Park, huh? Wilya? Huh? Huh? [pouring on the aeygo]
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Mama J
June 15, 2012 at 3:28 PM
Yes, I did it at the hotel we discussed. Will happily drive to PP, but my car only holds 5 (and 3 aren't going to be happy) so it could be multiple trips, LOL
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Cynthia
June 15, 2012 at 4:38 PM
Awww -- you guys are going to have so much fun! Sorry, no can do, but rest assured I'll be thinking of you waving your lightsticks and screaming "T.O.P.!!!!"
:)
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shukmeister
June 16, 2012 at 4:03 AM
I call shotgun!! lol
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alua
June 16, 2012 at 8:37 AM
You didn't know Oguri Shun before?
I can recommend a film with I recently watched with him in it: The Woodsman and the Rain (http://alualuna.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/kitsutsuki-to-ame/)
It's probably not online yet though - I saw it at a film festival but keep your eye open for it. It's fab (out of the 5 films I saw at that festival, it was my favourite one, even ahead of Ghibli's Up from Poppy Hill and Sono's Himizu). Oguri is fab in the film too - really emphasised his versatility as an actor for me.
Now I'm hoping that some film festival will pick up his film Uchuu Kyoudai (Space Brothers), which is double eye candy with Okada Masaki in it too!
I haven't actually seen Hana Kimi so maybe I should watch that!
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shel
June 16, 2012 at 9:25 AM
THATS who she is. I kept thinking she looked familiar, but couldn't place her.
Da Ran, that is.
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alua
June 16, 2012 at 12:48 PM
Ahh, now I went back to Hana Kimi. I think I started watching that long ago but never finished (not sure how far I got).
But so many familiar faces in there! I don't know all the names, but other than Oguri Shun, yay there's Okada Masaki too! And Mizushima, Ikuta, etc.
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45 redfox
June 15, 2012 at 10:10 AM
I wish commentators would stop pointing out one and the same things a hundred times over when talking about certain plot speculations. like with Big - father-son not likely, got it, let´s move on. please read previous comments before you post another "my theory is..." or "I suddenly realized..." - you were not the first.
we have had a lot of korean tourists lately, and it makes me chuckle how they indeed say shitty instead of city in english (like with city hunter). some said we have an unbelievable shitty center.
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46 Yumi
June 15, 2012 at 10:12 AM
Happy Friday Everyone.
Is anyone enjoying I Do I Do as much as I am.
Kim Sun Ah is delivering an amazing subtle complex performance.
for my money, she and Gong Hyo Jin deliver the most nuanced performances.
But I don't think that KSA has had a role that pulls this kind of performance out of her. She is amazing in full on accomplished businesswoman alpha.
The young male leading man is okay, but so far he hasn't been able to match her in complexity. I'm hoping just having the opportunity to work with her will increase his skills.
KSA has performed with most of my favorite leading men.
I know she did a movie with Gong Yoo, but I'd love to see her do a well written drama with him.
For me, that would be appointment viewing.
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47 whimsyful
June 15, 2012 at 10:13 AM
Happy Friday OT'ers!
Still in withdrawal from QIHM. Only currently airing drama I'm avidly following right now is Gaksital, but it's so dark! I need something nice and fluffy to balance it out.
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Mama J
June 15, 2012 at 10:17 AM
I could recommend AGD, but I have a feeling we're heading for a bit angst later. Same with Big. But you couldn't go wrong with their beginning 6 episodes, anyway.
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48 wanne
June 15, 2012 at 10:23 AM
Hi OT-ers!
I started 3 dramas recently; I Do I Do, Big and Gaksital.
I Do I Do - This is the one I like best among the three. Whenever I finish an episode, I cant wait to see the next one. The story and characters are simple and cliche but very heartwarming. I think the osts play a great part for it, seriously love them. I'm enjoying the slow romantic development between the OTP. Its so sweet and touching. but it does kill me too, which I guess why I am so eager for the next episode everytime.
Big - Enjoyable and funny. Gong Yoo is awesome. I kinda wish Shin Won Ho can be more natural and better at his acting, he has the charisma though. Because now I dont know if I want Kyung Joon and Yoon Jae to swap soul back. Gong Yoo is totally hilarious as KJ (His English!! Is he always good at it?? His version is funny, while SWH's is really awkward) while Yoon Jae is plan dull. One thing that irritate me most though, why does Hong sisters always like their heroine to be so dumb and naive?! They are women so I just cant understand why they always write their woman characters so low..
Gaksital - Intense but lack of emotional pull for me and cliche. I kinda lost it when the otp know each other since kids, fate love story again. And the love triangle between best friends. I would have appreciate it too if they dont make it too obvious who the Gaksital is. Anyway, the last time I watch was Ep 2/3. I plan to continue this weekend. One more thing, everytime Joo Won screams i keep feeling like his voice will break. He has some great intensity, and I enjoy his scenes when he doesn't scream, so I hope he will tone it down.
This year has been great with kdramas. I'm anticipating Faith next. So far, The King 2 Hearts remain the most special for me. Well, maybe because I'm Seunggi bias heh, but the characters are refreshing and satisfying, among other things that I appreciate and love about the show.
I plan to check Gentleman's Dignity too but the mixed reviews make me doubtful. Is it good?
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Jolyn
June 15, 2012 at 8:29 PM
I think A Gentleman's Dignity is a very easy drama to watch. Currently, I find it funny and light, so I don't get too worried about the drama (If you know what I mean :P)
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wanne
June 16, 2012 at 5:25 AM
I'm watching Ep1 now. So far not bad. Light, funny and romantic. Some parts are pretty boring but I'm still liking it. Thanks! ^^
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49 Dix
June 15, 2012 at 10:37 AM
What's Kim Ha Neul's appeal? I'm yet to be sold on her beauty and talent. And no I don't think she is ugly, she quite attractive but now a wow to me.
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ahjummabunny
June 15, 2012 at 1:02 PM
see late 90's to early 2000's dramas. She's like kim hyun joo and son ye jin. I think they're all friends. They played similar roles around the same time, sometimes in the same dramas.
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ahjummabunny
June 15, 2012 at 1:03 PM
ah, I'd say kim haneul's best is in into the sunlight.
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Cynthia
June 15, 2012 at 4:42 PM
Try watching her in "BLIND".
You might change your mind.
:)
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50 kewbie
June 15, 2012 at 10:45 AM
OK so I've made up my mind that I want to go to the BIGBANG concert in Newark. My cousin lives in Manhattan so I'm thinking I could stay with her. I, however, do not want to drive. I am wondering how bad the walk from the PATH train is to Prudential Center. It's been a long time since I took the PATH to that part of Newark. I'm guessing it's still seedy? Anyone?
Hope you all are having a good day so far. :-)
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Mama J
June 15, 2012 at 11:08 AM
It's apparently only a couple of blocks and those of us from OT who are going seem to be congregating at the Hilton across the street from Newark Penn Station. Safety in Numbers?
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ahjummabunny
June 15, 2012 at 12:59 PM
is it lunch or dinner at the hilton? maybe I'll meet you guys.
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Mama J
June 15, 2012 at 1:59 PM
I would probably get there after lunch time. I am not sure about the ones who have to fly in or take trains though.
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shukmeister
June 15, 2012 at 2:38 PM
It sounds like from the rest of the BB '12 gang that they are going to be there on the 8th. So I'll probably do the same. The bus arrives in Manhatten at 6am.
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Mama J
June 15, 2012 at 3:30 PM
I am planning to leave my home noon-ish on the 8th. I'm just under 3 hours from Newark, so that should get me right through NYC and on into NJ without any real traffic at all. I might even get to stop at Ikea in New Haven...but then again I may save that for the trip home.
cmrprindle
June 15, 2012 at 8:06 PM
*snifflesniffle* I'm going to miss everyone :( This makes me wish I was a Big Bang fan.
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Mama J
June 16, 2012 at 3:53 AM
well you could join us for dinner the evening of the 8th?
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ahjummabunny
June 16, 2012 at 11:53 PM
okay so it's dinner on the 8th? prindley you can come. just take the path. I think. let's talk about it more guys.
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cmrprindle
June 17, 2012 at 7:53 PM
I could maybe do dinner. I mean, you guys have to go see a concert so I could still make it home in time to get to bed and be at work at the ungodly hour. Oh the anticipation!
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