Winter sucks!

The other day I wrote about embracing winter in HK.

After experiencing deep icy cold for the past 4 months, sufice to say Winter Sucks here!

I rather embrace winter in Canada or maybe Australia, then having to feel winter here in Hong Kong.

I don't know much  about other  apartment, but our apartment seems to make winter worse for us. my husband kept saying "It's like this apt  is not built to adapt to winter". The walls of our apartment is crazy cold and it affects the temperature in our room. Even if we turn on the heater, it's still cold. How come I didn't feel like this when I experience winter in Melbourne or Vancouver?

Not to mention, Me and my son, it's like we are competing to get sick during winter. Always got the flu or cough. One night, We even have to call emergency and ended up staying at the hospital for a few days cause my son had a really high fever that causes him a seizure.

I hate winter. I think one should just experience winter on a holiday for few days, but not like a long term stay. Summer is more my kind, if you get extremely hot you can at least turn on the ac or get to the nearest mall for a glimpse of cold. And the thing with the ac, you can turn it off when the temperature drop.  But with winter? No one can stop  the ice queen who barge in with her strongest wind.

Make your bed

So I read this article yesterday, it's about a speech from an army officer concerning why it's important to make up your bed after you get up in the morning. Here's why:

First, your bed is the place you rest after spending your day, if you get a shitty day, at least you can come home to a clean and make up bed. And you will feel better a little.

Second, when you made your bed, you have completed your first task that day. This simple act will uplift your spirit, gives you a sense of pleasure and self pride. It will boost you to get working on task no 2, no 3 and so on.

Lastly, make your bed every morning seems like a small or simple thing to do, but if you can do this small thing everyday, you'll learn to appreciate the small and simple things in life. To be grateful for what you have. 

The article makes me re-think what I do everyday. Sometimes... No a lot of times, I forgot to be grateful, I got bitter and just hated the world, However, when I rest on my clean and comfy bed, it makes me relax a little.

So this morning after I got up, I made my bed. In the afternoon when I got home, after just dropping my mom at the airport cause she had to go back to Jakarta and I got teary eyed a little, the bed that I had done this morning just made me smile.

Winter in Hong Kong

So, after so much drama, I decided to support my husband in his new post here in Hong Kong and become a full time mom. It wasnt an easy process I tell you. Hell, I'm still trying to fit myself in this new role, even after few months have gone by. This new role has its perks, however I just couldnt stop stressing over the job I used to have and the friends I left behind. I know raising a child is not an easy task, but never in a zillion years would I think that it would be VERY HARD, hahaha I laugh to my stupid self back in the silly days when I think raising a child is a very simple job just because i get along well with children HAHA stupid old naive me.

To sum up everything that has happens for the last couple of months, It's difficult, but It'll pass. Its not just two companys now but three, and I'm super grateful for everything, and if  God willing, lets try to become four soon my darling hubby.

Yesterday has marked the beginning of our first day of experiencing winter in Hong Kong, hopefully My son will stay healthy, cheerful and curious.  I'm still figuring out how to stop breastfeeding him, potty training him-the price of pullups is incredibly silly here in hk and its even hard to find good pullups like mammy poko; and teaching him how to speak words correctly.

OOT, just a rambling thought suddenly occurs, if only there is such a thing as fairy god mother, i would like to make a wish for a me time just for couple of hours...thats how tired I am after some months lack of sleeps due to baby boy couldnt stop brestfeeding.

That's okay, It's Love

My first k-drama in 2 years. It reminds me why I love k drama in the first place and why I should watch more and often. A lot has been going on in my life these past two years. It's like I'm riding a race car that never rests. My son's birth and all the new motherhood thingy in raising a baby. My hubby transferred to a new post abroad - separated again, my work and being a single mom as well as other family stuff, have really put a lot of weight in my mind and body. I didn't realize how stressful I am with my life until I felt pure bliss and simply giddy from watching its okay its love. I'm in happy mode again. A huge chunk of my stress pie has been slashed and eaten away. Thanks a bunch dramagoddess. You just made my day.

So whats  the story of me stop watching K drama for 2 fucking years? Well apparently when i got pregnant my son's hormones took over my body so bad that just peeking at G Dragon made me ill. It got really bad when the picture of handsome korean actors and boybands on my computer changed to animal kingdom, with most of the time its either an elephant or a tiger.

Well, I do hope drama goddess made more top quality kdrama such as this one. Since many k idols now ventures to become an actress or actor, the drama world just not the same as it used to anymore. Although the storyline are more variant and modern but bad acting and suck ending often happens nowadays. Its just ruining everything.

To tell you the truth, after watching this dramain 2014, I havent watch other kdrama for almost a year now. I blame the stress from work and myself for having stress in the firstplace. Anyway, since I choose to become a full time mom now maybe I could try to squeeze in some drama. Maybe..

Our Baby

Our baby is now 2. He is a handful, but we love him to pieces. My husband and I are walking blind since were new in this process of raising a human being. Usually its just both of us, now it takes three to decides everything. We ask God until we lost count on how many times we asked Him, to grant us wisdom and kindness so we could raise him to become a happy and kind human being. Hopefully we succeed. I love you my baby.

Abang Pup...

Gu (Nine) Family Book

Ok. Since earlier this year, I have been in hiatus watching Korean Drama. Mainly because I was getting bored with the same old same old plots in k-drama. For the longest months there is no indication that a good quality drama like Answer Me 1997 will ever show. I have high hopes for Flower Boys Neighbors, especially the lead actor is Yoon Shi Yoon, king of awesomeness and handsomeness in my book, However, it went down the drain after watching Park Eun Hye acting. Just couldn't stand it, the same as I couldn't stand watching her acting in you're beautiful. I don't know why, to some she may look adorable and cuddly, but to me, her acting looks like a pain in the ass annoying (please don't attack me Park Eun Hye fans). That's what I fear for Suzy when she was cast in Gu Family Book with Lee Seung Gi. But boy oh boy I was so dead wrong about it and I apologize to her fans worldwide. She is just cool and awesome as Yeo Wol.

This is the first drama I have ever had the urge to watch the first few episodes even though the lead actor and actress not even come into light yet. Apparently, the PD have made a good decision in choosing the co-actor and co-actress to play Kang-Chi (Lee Seung Gi) parents during earlier time just before he was born.

The story line, is something else. Even though it's simple yet at the same time it's also refreshing. What is refreshing is the way the writers portrays Yeo Wol (the female lead characters). Unlike many characters in the other K-Drama, which depict the female lead as bold, but only in the first few episodes, the rest of the episodes the female lead somehow lose their cool, usually they turn out to be cry baby and give up or surrender or sacrifice themselves soon as the baddies threatening their family or loved ones. Which often  makes me angry and upset and sometimes yelled I Protest!, seeing how weak these writers characterized the female lead when thy're experiencing difficulties. 
    
To picture a woman who is once strong then becomes weak and crybaby is an insult. Women in my life when facing difficulties always come out as a strong survivor, they do cry, but they certainly not giving up and surrender even when they are faced with the impossibilities. How I wish to see a woman with such character in K-Drama.well, my wish come true, sort off. The female lead in Gu Family Book, Dam-Yeo Wol is smart, bold and awesome. She's not afraid to stay true to her heart if it's right even when she's pressured to do otherwise by those people close to her. I for once, give my highest salute to the writers for creating Yeo Wol Character. However, Yeo Wol's character that I'm watching now is still in episode 16. I don't know if she will stay the same, when we still have 8 more episodes to go... (SHE BETTER BE!! )

I do hope it's a happy ending for all, and the baddies get a harsh punishment and have a hard cold death. 
Please writers, don't ruin the ending like what they did to Rooftop Prince! It's just not worthy for your life. Trust me, every able body in K-Drama will curse you to no end. Learn your lesson. 

If you do not, then this K-Drama is just not my cup of tea and will not be in my list of coolest all time K-drama. Can't wait till monday for Kang-Chi (Lee Seung Gi) to kiss Yeo Wol. Two opportunities missed already, three times better be a charmed and it's better be superb and not only just Kang-chi's lips is the one's doing the dishes and Suzy's lips just ice cold and unmoved. BETTER NOT BE!!!!! if the writers make the third attempts missed again.. just resign from your post as a writer, or please MBC FIRE THEM! it will do good and justice to the world.              

Cheers!    

Update: This k-drama definitely not gonna make it to my top 10 list must watch k-drama of the year...the ending sucks. I thought these writers learn their lesson already from Rooftop Prince. Jeez... 

  

HAMIL, PCO dan OBESITAS

Akhirnya... jebol juga kata suamiku. Setelah selama ini kami mencoba dan terus mencoba...akhirnya HAMIL ..

Dulu-dulu gue selalu berpikir apa yang akan terjadi kalo test pack itu menunjukkan hasil POSITIF... apakah gue akan menangis atau terharu  Well, let me tell you sister... semua yang gue bayangkan ga terjadi ..

Gue dan Suami sejak jaman kita masih kuyus, sudah terbiasa Long Distance Relationship..

Pas Suami masih status Pacar kuliah di Medan, Gue Kerja di Jakarta...

Pas Suami masih status Pacar juga, kerja di Jakarta, Gue Kuliah di Australia 

Pas akhirnya kita menikah.... Gue dan Suami akhirnya kerja di Jakarta tapi.... cuma beberapa bulan aja. Setelah itu... polanya kembali lagi, beda pulau dan benua..

Pas Suami kerja di Jakarta, Gue kerja di Filipina

Pas Suami kuliah di Australia, Gue masih juga kerja di Filipina...

Jadi kapan mau hamilnya... wong ketemuan aja jarang..

Ditanbah lagi gue menderita PCO yang menyebabkan mens gue ga teratur. Jadi susah menentukan ovulasi.

Sebelumnya gue cerita dulu ya, tahun 2011, Gue terdeteksi dokter punya PCO, utamanya sih karena gue obesitas. Gue dikasih dokter obat diabetes, walaupun gue ga diabetes. Karena obat itu ngebuat gue kembung, pusing dan ga enak, akhirnya gue stop. Berhubung dokternya juga jauh prakteknya dari tempat tinggal gue, dan setiap kali gue janjian untuk lab atau laraskopi selalu gagal, jadi ya sud berhenti. 


Ga lama gue juga sempet ke dokter di sebuah rs ternama di jakpus, ada temen baik gue yang divonis PCO tapi kemudian berhasil hamil stelah ke dokter tsb. Dia disuruh diet  dan minum obat diabetes itu dan berhasil. Tapi stelah gue ke dokter tsb dan disuruh minum obat diabetes lg walau gue sdh bilang efeknya ga iya bgt buat badan gue, yowis  gue akhirnya menyerah pergi ke dokter. 


Jus yg gue minum  setiap hari juga jus segar dan TANPA GULA karena sdh manis misal Apel campur jeruk. Wortel campur jeruk, pir campur jeruk. Gw juga jarang minum jus buah kotakan karena kan pakai gula ga bagus buat pco, paling minum jus sayur yg kotakan itu kalo ga salah ada dijual di Indo kadar gulanya jg ga tinggi2 amat. Gw juga agak menghindari pisang. Karena menurut buku pco sebaiknya tdk dimakan. Selain itu, gw juga selalu hampir tiap hari minum susu kotak bear brand. Kalau di indonesia mungkin kaleng kali ya. Di filipina ada yg kotak soalnya. 

Setelah upaya ke dokter hasilnya kurang memuaskan, gue akhirnya coba baca-baca buku dari internet mengenai PCO dan penanggulangannya. Gue ada feeling sebenarnya PCO itu sudah gue punya sejak masa akhir gue kuliah, karena sejak masa nyusun skripsi itulah mens gue mulai aneh. Selain itu, di jamannya kuliah, hidup juga ga keru-keruan. makan sesukanya dan ga bernutrisi sama sekali, walaupun gue ga obesitas. 

Dan  gue pikir-pikir, tubuh gue kayaknya kekurangan berbagai macam nutrisi yang dibutuhkan oleh tubuh untuk berovulasi. Jadi dalam beberapa bulan terakhir di tahun 2012, gue mulailah program gue sendiri untuk mengembalikan vitamin yang dibutuhkan tubuh. gue banyak baca internet, calcium dan folic acid serta zinc merupakan vital bagi tubuh perempuan untuk berovulasi. Akhirnya, gue rajin minum calcium, folic dan zinc. Folic kabarnya dibutuhkan oleh tubuh untuk menumbuhkan sel-sel baru. 

Anyway, awal Januari lalu... at the end of suami school term.. dia memilih ngerjain tugas akhirnya di Filipina, jadilah selama 3 bulan ke depan dia di Filipina menemani diriku. 

Nah selama suami di Filipina dimulailah rezim diet a la suami. Suami melarang makan nasi. Kalau mau makan sedikit aja. terus nasi diganti dengan sayur, lauk mo daging mo ikan,  buah dan bakwan. hahaha... Suami hobi makan bakwan, jadi selama 2 bulan masakannya bakwan teruss, jadi walaupun ga makan nasi, kenyang juga karena makan bakwan. Selain itu, setiap pagi juga makannya oatmeal walaupun kadang diselingi dengan Indomie. Jus setiap pagi.    

Tambahan lainnya, waktu gue ke Australia akhir tahun 2012, untuk jemput suami sekaligus liburan hehehe, gue dan Suami pergi ke satu toko yang menjual vitamin. Di toko itu suami gue memaksa gue yang keras kepala untuk membeli obat herbal memperlancar haid. menurut penjaga tokonya, obat itu bagus bagi orang yang ingin hamil. Akhirnya kita beli. Setelah 1 bulan, gue lupa minum obat itu, baru teringat pas masuk akhir bulan Januari karena gue ga HAID tapi ga Hamil juga (PCO), baru deh suami tanya gue minum ga tu obat.. hehe. baru awal Februari gue minum obat itu, kombinasi dengan Calcium, Magnecium dan Zinc, Folic Acid dan Fish Oil. Banyak amat ya...   

Ini foto obat herbalnya: 

Pas 3 bulan inilah pasrah diri sama Tuhan... kalau memang dalam 3 bulan ke depan ga hamil, ya gue pikir balik lagi aja deh ke dokter. Mungkin karena ada suami jadi hati tenang dan relax selama 3 bulan. 

Nah, pas tanggal 15 Februari 2013, akhirnya gue HAID, setelah bulan Januari ga haid.  

Ga berapa lama, di awal maret mulai aneh pada diri sendiri..

gampang banget ngantuk.. capek, setiap pulang kantor maunya bobok..

kalo suami bilang sih gue MALAS hahaha...

Padahal gue merasa tidur cukup, kadang-kadang malah di kantor ngantuk berat juga. Gue juga ga kepikiran kalo itu tanda2 awal2 HAMIL,  malah waktu itu gue pikir gue kena anemia. 

Tapi, believe it or not, gue punya feeling2 bahwa gue hamil, walaupun gue tetap skeptis juga apa iya hamil.. 

Ceritanya begini, sejak suami di Filipina dari bulan Januari, kita berdua ini rajin PIJAT.. setiap seminggu sekali kita pasti Pijat. Nah...pada saat pijat di bulan Maret, terakhir tanggal 16 atau 17 Maret, gue yang biasanya oke-oke aja kalo pijat di perut, tiba-tiba punya feeling kalo gue hamil dan minta ga pijat perut. Tapi gue ga bilang suami dan itulah skeptis tadi. 

Pas tanggal 20 Maret 2013 sebelum suami gue anter ke airport karena dia harus pulang ke Jakarta, suami tiba-tiba nanya gue sudah haid apa belum, gue bilang belum. Suami memang selalu berpikir positif, dia langsung keluarin segepok test pack (kita punya stock segepok test pack karena incase mo coba barangnya langsung ada, tapi ya gitu jarang dipake karena hasilnya selalu 1 garis) terus suami suruh gue test. Seperti biasa gue tetep skeptis, takut kecewa karena berharap, cuman dalam hati sih ada feeling garisnya bakal dua tapi ya itu tadi takut kecewa. Nah, pas testpack pertama, kita perhatiin garisnya jadi dua walau tipis. Kita berdua ga percaya...gue ga percaya... habisnya ga pernah dua garis... akhirnya gue jadi katro dan minta supaya testnya diulang lagi dengan stock testpack lain... sampe segepok itu habis. Dan yep... garisnya tetap dua. 

Okehhh mulailah gue gugup, suami pun mulai gugup dan terdiam juga ... kaget berat!

Sebelnya, karena hari itu, suami kudu pulang ke Jakarta, dan dalam beberapa hari gue akan pergi tugas ke luar Filipina, jadi ga ada yang nemenin mesti ngapain nih. Untuk pastiin sekali lagi sebelum suami gue antar ke bandara, kita stop di drug store dan beli segepok lagi test pack, terus tes lagi di bandara dan masih tetep dua ..

Akhirnya, suami minta gue abis anter dia gue pergi ke lab malam itu juga dan periksa darah, terus paginya pergi ke dokter. Malam itu gue periksa darah. Besok paginya, ambil hasil tes, gue baca darah gue jumlah HCGnya 1,200-an. Gue yang belum pernah baca hasil lab seperti ini,  cek ke keterangan di bawah hasil tes, kalau ga hamil, jumlah HCGnya adalah 0 -1. Nah karena di Filipina ini ga seperti di Indonesia, kalau angka 1000 itu pakai koma, ga pakai titik. Gue orang endonesah berpikir bahwa 1,200an itu 1 koma sekian, sehingga terbingung bingunglah hamil apa ga nih soalnya 1 koma kan...

Pas cek ke dokter pagi itu, sialnya gue dapat dokter kandungan yang sibuk, maksudnya tangan si dokter sibuk banget sama HPnya. Pas dia lihat hasil testpack, dia bilang mau cek secara tradisional dulu, jadi dia minta gue ngangkang bok, nah pas gue sudah ngangkang bergelora, eh bukannya meriksa malah dia tetep sibuk sama hpnya... Hellooooowwww ada orang lu suruh ngangkang lebar-lebar disini... 

Setelah dia periksa, dia bilang kayanya sih kemungkinan besar gue hamil. APAH? KEMUNGKINAN??? jadi belum tentu juga gue hamil? Oh em ji, yang tadinya gue happy kayaknya dunia gue runtuh dalam sekejap. Oke jadi, hanya test pack aja belum menentukan apakah sesorang itu hamil atau engga. bisa saja dia hamil ectopic atau hal lain. WHAT da funk... Akhirnya dokternya bilang, coba cek USG untuk memastikan hamil atau engga. 

Mau hamil aja gue udah susah, eh pas hamil ternyata juga susah...untuk nentuin beneran hamil apa hamil-hamilan... ya ampunn.. stress ganda.

Selagi menunggu giliran di USG, gue disuruh pipis sama suster. Pas di USG, ternyata tidak kelihatan apa-apa... ya ampun makin siteresss lagi gue... aduhh apa lagi nih. jadi kata dokter USG, di rahim gue belum ada kantong atau bayi atau apapun. cuman memang sudah ada tanda-tanda persiapan kehamilan aduh ampun deh.... 

Balik lagi ke dokter, dia bilang, yah... mungkin masih terlalu kecil jadi ga kelihatan, tapi di rahim kamu memang sudah banyak terdapat tanda-tanda awal kehamilan. kita USG aja 2 minggu lagi. Karena gue dalam minggu yang sama akan berangkat keluar negeri, dokternya kasih Duphaston untuk penguat janin selain minum terus folic acid. Berhubung dokternya kayanya sibuk banget dan gue ngerasa dia pengen ga lama2, gue lupa minta dia baca hasil tes darah gue.

Begitu gue kembali ke kantor, gue telepon suami, dia tanya soal hasil tes darah dan kata dokter apa. gue cerita sama suami soal dokter gue yang sibuk itu akhirnya dia minta gue cari dokter lain sore itu juga untuk tanya hasil tes darah. Akhirnya gue ke dokter kandungan lainlah pada hari yang sama sore-sore untuk nanya tes darah, dokternya bilang tes darah gue HCGnya adalah 1200-an jadi itu memang positif hamil, karena kalau tidak hamil 0-1, ini malah sudah 1000 lebih. Tapi kalau belum terlihat di USG, hamilnya belum bisa dibilang normal, karena bisa jadi hamil ectopik which is hamil diluar rahim, jadi bisa jadi janin tumbuh di tuba falopi atau tempat lain di luar rahim, ini yang berbahaya karena harus digugurkan, dan tidak mungkin berkembang. karena belum kelihatan apa2 pas di usg jadi ditunggu aja sampai beberapa minggu ke depan baru periksa lagi. 

Setelah kembali dari luar negeri, 2 minggu kemudian gue balik lagi. sebelumnya gue browsing internet, ternyata banyak ibu-ibu hamil muda yang USG pas di awal kehamilan dan janinnya engga kelihatan. langsung lega sedikit merasa ada kawan senasib. salah satu ibu-ibu tersebut berbaik hati memberikan tips agar sebelum USG jangan pipis, supaya bayinya bisa kelihatan. Lalu kenapa suster2 ini suruh kita pipis ya? 

USG kedua, gue laksanakan tips itu. pas ditanya suster USG sudah pipis atau belum, gue bilang aja sudah, padahal gue lagi kebelet pipis tuh. Begitu USG, gue berdoa dalam hati terdalam supaya anak gue muncul ... Aduh begitu dokternya bilang there's a heartbeat already dan sudah ada kantong dan janinnya.. gue langsung bleber nangis... akhirnya ya Tuhan ... Dokter USG bilang janinnya sehat dan sudah ada detak janjungnya dan sudah 6 minggu... aduh senangggggg sekali...walaupun kelihatannya hanya seperti kacang di sudut lobang...tapi bahagia liatnya

Dengan hasil USG kedua ini, gue lumayan lega, karena beberapa minggu menanti USG ini kayaknya minggu-minggu yang paling penuh stress dan negative thinking what if what if terus. susah tidur dan perut kayaknya keram terus. Stress. 

Anyway... Sekarang kandungan gue sudah 14 minggu dan masih mual euy. Belum lagi gue juga susah tidur jadinya wah... Gue juga susah BAB. Cuman setelah minum jus pepaya setiap hari, agak kurangan deh. jadi bisa BAB lancar lagi setiap pagi. 

Tapi all in all, gue nikmati aja  setiap mual-mual dan lain-lainnya, sambil tetap bersyukur sama Tuhan  sudah diberikan berkat yang berlimpah dan berharap bayi dalam kandungan sehat terus...  

Kepada teman-teman yang menderita PCO maupun yang masih menanti, keep trying all the possibilities. Gue juga bertanya kok bisa hamil ya... gue yang PCO dan Obesitas pula. 

Cuma gue menduga beberapa kemungkinan yaitu:

1.  Konsidi tubuh harus relax dan happy. Gue pernah baca dimana ya kalau wanita stress tubuhnya akan berubah jadi asam, sementara kondisi yang dibutuhkan untuk hamil itu basa. Gue lupa dimana bacanya, tapi kalau melihat pengalaman gue kayaknya tubuh yang relax dan happy itu berkontribusi juga untuk mempercepat hamil.  

2. Rajin minum folic acid, calcium, magnecium, zinc dan juga pil herbal yang beli di Australia itu untuk memperlancar ovulasi. 

Oh iya gue tau harus rajin minum folic, calsium, zinc dsb karena gue baca buku "The Natural Diet Solution for PCOs and Infertility". Menurut gue info yang dikasih bermanfaat banget dan bisa membantu penderita PCO untuk sembuh secara natural. Gue sejujurnya ga mampu mengikuti seluruh aturan yang diminta buku ini, soalnya gue suka makan... hehehe tapi gue ikutin aja sebisa gue terutama memenuhi seluruh kebutuhan vitamin yang diminta, memang hasilnya lumayan, haid gue lancar... apalagi kalo gue penuhin ya bisa kurus kali.... 

Ini link download bukunya : http://tamarindball.org/lj/pcosbook2.pdf

3. Selain itu ya Minum Jus Buah Segar setiap hari Ga Pake Gula. jd bukan jus kotak ya... karena kan jus kotak gulanya tinggi tuh. 

4. Makan makanan yang sehat, menghindari processed food seperti gula, tepung, mie, dsb  

5.  Pijat dan Sauna rutin seminggu sekali, karena melancarkan aliran darah. 

6. Suami gue juga beli semacam salep selain untuk melindungi sperma di dalam kelamin wanita jadi ga dibunuh sama antibodi wanita, juga memperlicin jalannya sperma menuju indung telur.  

Ini salepnya:

Semoga bisa membantu teman-teman sesama PCO yang merindukan buah hati ...

Queen In Hyun's Man

Now, the ending in this drama I think what should've  happens in Rooftop Prince as well. 

This drama is just sweet and funny and sweet and funny and I REPEAT just sweet and funny.. hahaha I just LOVE this drama, one of my all time favorite so far. 

Yoo In Na is awesome. I already foresee that someday she will get a leading role in a drama, when I notice her acting in Secret Garden. Her being Ha Ji Won Chingu is just natural acting. you just can't hate her. 

However, I don't know much about Jin Hyun Woo..The reason why I don't particulary want to watch this (good) TVN drama probably because I am hesitant seeing Jin Hyun Woo is not handsome. However, I watched it anyway, since worldwide reviewers seems to picture this drama as an awesome drama of the year. However, after watching few episodes of this drama, the people are right, I'm officially hooked by how awesome the story line of this drama and how handsome Jin Hyun Woo is, damn!...I think I was blind for a moment when I said he's not good looking! I'm completely standing on the wrong spot the other day! I'm now on team Jin Hyun Woo. Not to mention his superb acting and how manly he is. I just can't take my eyes off from Kim Boong Do. 

(I'm not sorry for being superficial and only like handsome and manly man in a drama...even though in reality, I'm so damn sure that those same men wouldn't even glance at me when I'm walking pass them. But as I said, why bother watching a sad drama and not so good looking lead actor? that's just like watching your own crap and unjust life... being reminded of how fugly you are and how reality sucks.. why waste my time doing that? my life already sad and prickly enough, I don't need to watch it again on tv and constantly being reminded on how bad it was...that's why drama should be purely entertaining..even when the story is sad and absurd, at least the "yummy" actors could still brings a smile in you with their talent and pretty faces.)

This drama also have one of the best kissing scenes in the whole K-drama land, where both leading actor/actress are really working their mouth to form a believable kiss. I don't know why I always based a good drama by their kissing scene.. I just don't get it my self, maybe being a good kisser in a drama shows how good your acting is, cause it's not easy to just kiss random people and not your loved ones just to make others believe that you are in love, you know what I mean. Not to mention the benefit of a good kissing scene do to my life or every drama fan's life, it's  always enough to relieve all the stress and disappointment We experience along the day, we would squeal for a good kiss. It's just able to pull the crazy and fun high school - university giddy self back.. cause sometimes We just lost them in this world. 

Too bad though, the finale is kind a short, compare to the heartache both OTP experienced, and we didn't even get a future glimpse of both OTP like all the fan of this drama might've died for...The short ending starts after he tries to kill himself, thank GOd his cellphone starts ringing again because in the future his girlfriend remembers him. Once he arrives in the future, he's looking for her, they met in the movie theater (I don't know how he knows she's there),  they kiss  and that's it, THE END.. 

However, I understand that in life you will not always get what you want, so I convinced myself hard that this guy is lucky, We the viewers are LUCKY, because at least this guy was able to go back to the future and live with his loved ones, unlike that guy I knew in rooftop prince whose stuck in  Jeoson Era reeling, and got replaced by his identical  looking descendant in the future...which WE-the unsatisfied viewers already grasp..that they're just completely different in person.    

Me Too Flower

Don't you just hate it, when a superb acting by Yoon Shi Yoon stuck with just so so acting by Lee Ji Ah. That I think what makes this Drama just lost its charm. the storyline, although not too special, It's not that bad either... 

But why the PD just have to pair Yoon Shi Yoon with Lee Ji Ah is confusing. I don't know about Lee Ji Ah past projects though and how she is in the acting-dom but her acting here JUST BAD... 

Yoon Shi Yoon here totally earn my LOVE HIS ACTING points..I totally love the way he portrays his character Soo Jae Hee..he is so into his character. 

While Lee Ji Ah, she couldn't even kiss properly.. ah damn! You're kissing with a cute guy yet the way I see it it's like you're kissing with your mother.. argh.. I just don't buy you Lee Ji Ah! you're ruining the drama!

   

Jang Geun Suk

Well, I used to be a fan.. thanks to "you're beautiful" K-Drama..I was just drawn by his character "The Mighty - Tae Kyung". After few background career and personality check, I can sum up that his personality is cute and he's a great actor. That is however, remain true, until...

Few months later reality bites HARD... 

First, I started noticing how weird his fashion sense is..lately

I don't know if he is still in character (even months after the drama ends???) or.. that's just the way he is..

His fashion in the "your beautiful" I could still tolerate, even though I cringe my teeth real hard and my eyes hurt much sometime when he wears that black "gown", it's still bearable...somehow.

Anyway lately he wears "that kind of gown" clothes everywhere.. which makes me worry and a bit euwwwwww questioning whether he is in his right mind or something... NO normal guy would wear gown everyday imo.

And talking about his hair.. I wish he cut it, he looks like a girl.. maybe that could be the factor why he acts feminine..lately! Bad fashion, feminine attitude, just struck down his good points..and   died down the fan in me.. too bad!  

(What the Frigly Fuck is He wearing? A bra? Dude need to change stylist ASAP!)

Second, His relentless tryouts (albums) in singing dance/club song. Dude! you need to learn that you're not Sean Paul, you're voice is just not compatible with dance music, it's like water and oil, they just doesn't mix at all. I applaud his management in getting him the "let me try" Japanese single .. kudos and thank heaven! I think alternative rock genre is just the right color for his vocal.. although I could sense that he must be feeling that kind of genre is just not him.. well, then don't sing dance song..just create the music and don't lend your voice there. It's embarrassing to see you try and failed successfully.  

Third, his decision to star in a new  drama and movie project JUST SUCK lately! Why did you took that 'Love Rain' drama.. is it because you get to keep your fluffy lady like hair? and get to act sort of "Tae-Kyung" type of guy? you're acting there sucks why oh why . Well, I anticipate 'You're my pet' will be as good as Matsu-Jun you're my pet, but NOOOOOO...it's not, and I just sigh... I guess you're not born to dance or your acting just crap in that movie...

I just don't think it's good for him to keep playing similar character in his projects..like he now lives in some sort of Tae Kyung World or something. It's just kills his awesome talent.  What a waste... 

Fourth, I'm re-watching again 'you're beautiful' these days and just couldn't get over his "plastic job-like-nose". Ah how I wish his nose could disappear.. my hurting brain couldn't stop contemplating "is it real? or is it not? is it real or is it not?" over and over again like a broken cd player.. get it fix will ya? not admitting that it's plastic job is annoying.. when it's that obvious... just get it fix and ask the surgeon to make it look proportionate with the other part of the face.. 

All the above reasons.. simply just kill every beautiful fangirling feelings I have of him.. Thank God, I got out..

  

Alice Cheongdam-dong

To tell you the truth, in the beginning, I do not like this drama. The posters and trailer just didn't catch my attention.  I thought it's probably because the lead actress is Moon Geun Young. she looks like a kid, her eyes is slightly squinted. her teeth is not even coordinated and white (get it whitened and fixed you must've lots of money right?). How could she becomes the lead actress? 

However... I was totally butt head wrong! I'm sorry, but the drama is just AAAAmazing in making your heart goes fuzzy and warm. totally nail it. the story line is perfect... the acting is superb... Moon Geun Young totally rocks in Alice Cheongdam-dong. I couldn't imagine anyone else who could play her character there. her chemistry with the lead actor Park Shi Ho is  just lovely to see. (just whitened your teeth girlfriend and all is well)

Park Shi Ho acting surprised me as well. Every time I see his pic I get the image of sangguk k-drama... don't blame me, it's probably because he left such a strong impression in Iljimae and Princess Man that I couldn't just get rid off, I just love seeing him in sangguk male-clothes. when I learned the news that he has been cast as the lead actor in Cheongdam-dong, I don't think the role of a chaebol would suit him, cause instead of thinking of him wearing business attire, I'm thinking of him wearing the sangguk men-clothing complete with the pointy hat and beads. 

BUT...of course I was completely wrong again. I'm totally buying his appearance as chaebol in this drama.. he looks amazing. His acting is Jjang. 

All in all, I just love this drama... I'm crossing my ten fingers right now and hoping and praying so hard that the writers will not be going to ruin the ending or have shitty plot in the middle of the drama.. cause that's just man... sucks!             

Review Movie The Naked Kitchen

Joo Ji Hoon di masa keemasannya memang guanteng dan seksi luar biasa... 

Film ini ceritanya tentang Ahn Mo Rae (Shin Mina - yang jadi  Gumiho x Lee Seung Gi) selingkuh dengan Joo Ji Hoon... (ah... seksi luar biasa) dan akhirnya bercerai dengan suaminya. 

awalnya ahn mo rae ini pergi ke museum keramik ketemu dengan Joo Ji Hon, keduanya ini ternyata pengunjung tidak diundang karena pada saat itu museum sedang tutup. 

Demi menghindari staf museum mereka sembunyi di balik board, nah pas di balik board itu adegan paling huahuahuauha terjadi. mulanya karena saling berdekatan, Joo Ji Hoon mencium Ahn Mo Rae (Awwhh fangirl dies... so sexy) dan kemudian terjadilah adegan berciuman paling hot sepanjang sejarah K-Movie dan K-Drama combine. 

ah joo ji hoon and shin mina when you kiss you really kiss! harusnya artis2 kdrama tuh berguru dulu sama shin mina bagaimana cara berciuman yang baik... yaitu dengan menggerakkan mulut anda dan bukannya beku diam aja kayak habis disambar badai kutub.

Setelah itu, setiap adegan ga penting suaminya ahn mo rae.. gue selalu fast forward. dan cuman kalo ada Joo Ji Hoon baru gue tonton.. otherwise fast forward 32x mode on. 

Joo Ji Hoon disini juga nyanyi loh buat Mo Rae dalam bahasa perancis awhhhh crazy lovesick couple, (which reminds me gue mau cari donlotannya si joo ji hoon nyanyi).

Setelah suaminya tahu Mo Rae  selingkuh mereka bercerai dan Joo Ji Hoon balik ke Paris. Suaminya ngajak balik tapi Mo Rae pikir2 (kayak terdakwa nanggepin keputusan hakim aja mo banding atau mo diterima? - pikir2). End!

I Hate the ending though, karena tipe endingnya open for your own interpretation which whatever fuck could happens. sial! padahal I want to see Joo Ji hoon with babies and Shin Mina! WHY KMOVIE GOD WHYYYYY!!!

All in All - kesimpulannya adalah ciuman yang baik itu ciuman yang menggerakkan mulut dan bergairah awwhh! I'm totally only loving the kissing scene. I TREASURE the kissing scene... sayangnya adegan berciuman itu cuman terjadi satu kali eh dua kali saja dalam satu rol film, sisanya yah gue: either cuman ngeliatin Joo Ji Hoon Ganteng atau fast forward adegan yang ga ada Joo Ji Hoon...and not even paid any attention to the story anymore, karena absurd banget!

Menurut gue ceritanya not worth to be made into a movie, makanya cuma penggemar cowok ganteng Joo Ji Hoon aja yang sanggup nonton film ini, kalau bukan, siap-siap aja nangis darah kecewa sudah keluar uang buat beli dvd bajakannya hehehe  

PS:I think they should change the movie tittle, wong kaga ada adegan naked2nya kok judule naked kitchen harusnya judule kiss2 kitchen

Finale Answer/Reply me 1997 (TAMAT)

Sepanjang tahun 2012 ini banyak banget K-Drama yang bagus bagus bagus...

Salah satunya yang hampir terlewat sama gue adalah Answer me 1997.

Tell you the truth, setiap kali nonton K-Drama gue selalu pingin tahu endingnya dulu. kalau endingnya crap. I rather skip. ngapain stress. 

Gue juga suka deg-degan syur menanti ending K-Drama yang lagi live penayangannya dan populer pula. sebagai contoh: nonton crappy ending Rooftop Prince..bener-bener ninggalin wacky taste in my brain. 

Jadi kesimpulannya, akhirnya gue nonton endingnya Answer me/Reply 1997 lebih dulu. Dan endingnya BENAR-BENAR TIDAK MENGECEWAKAN PENGGEMAR. I LOVE IT!!!!!

Jadi endingnya: shi won love yoon Jae...mereka married by accident. shi won hamil. pas reuni shi won lagi hamil anak kedua, laki2 btw. anak pertama perempuan. ada juga adegan shi won melahirkan anak keduanya... disitu ketahuan jelas kalau suami shi won sebenarnya adalah yoon jae (waktu itu, kalo bukan.. rencananya cdnya mo gue patah2in). abangnya yoon jae, mencalonkan diri jadi presiden korea, dan isterinya adalah dokter yang merawat waktu dia sakit. isterinya ternyata fans berat DBSK, malah jadi Presiden Fans Club DBSK seluruh Korea..(kata Shi Won: Daebakk!!!!) at least ya shi won DBSK itu satu grup cakep2 semua...ga kayak dirimu naksir tony ahn.. ahhhh 

Drama ini so sweet banget. Mengingatkan gue akan masa-masa hancur di SMA dan masa-masa penuh cinta (hahahaha) pas Kuliah. Hanya satu couple yang menurut gue rada aneh dan ga jelas banget perannya dalam drama itu yah diada2in aja kayaknya yaitu si eun ji won sama ceweknya... 

Favorit gue adalah: 

1. Yoon Jae mencium Shi Won di bawah pohon sambil bertelanjang dada hohoho (episod awal) (walau agak chubby tapi tetap seksi si seo in guk)

2. Yoon Jae mencium Shi Won di tangga darurat rumah sakit can't forget.. (I love a good solid kiss in K-drama)

3. Masa-masa kencan Yoon Jae dan Shi Won. Sejujurnya disini adegannya gue ulang2 terus hihihi

4. Shi Won dipeluk Yoon Jae seusai reunian --- awwww that's what I called L.O.V.E. to the maxxx  

Setiap kali dua orang ini bickering, gue jadi inget kalo gue dan suami kalo ngomong di telpon waktu masih pacaran dulu... persis kayak begitu, disangkain orang kita berdua lagi berantem, padahal lagi mesra2nya ...

5. Persahabatan Shi Won, Hoya, Yoon Jae dan 3 orang lainnya yang gue lupa namanya hehehe... bener2 sejati.

ini yang gue suka dari K-Drama, dan gue agak merasa di Korea pertemanan memang seperti itu...(kali ya) sahabat tuh bener2 sahabat, dan di setiap drama korea pasti ada sahabat. 

6. Yoon Jae dateng menghadiri event yang diadakan Shi Won atas request Shi Won, trus ada koleganya Shi Won yang godain Yoon Jae..ga mempan...karena di mata yoon jae cuma ada shi wonnn woooohooo swoooonn!

Yang least favorit:

1. Obsesive-nya Shi Won sama H.O.T. udah gitu yang dia suka menurut gue member paling hancur dari HOT. bahkan gue dulu fans berat NKOTB ga ngefans sama Danny NKOTB.. pasti ngefans sm yang cakep hehehehe (maklum masih muda dan belum sadar kalo sendirinya juga ga kece..)

2. Eun Ji Won Couple... maksa banget.

Anyway, episode yang gue tonton sampai diulang2 adalah episode 12 - 16. gue skip nonton 6 -12, malas liat konflik dan mutung...

   

Jung Il Woo Crazy

hahahahaha....wow! drooling....

This guy is just so perfect...got the look, the acting superb and call me sick, but I like the way he runafter bad guys.. Awh so manly handsome. I don't mind being a criminal as long as you're the one who run and catch me... I surrender my whole to you..hahaha

Park Yochun on the other hand, I despise the way he runs... It's hard  to describe.. He's handsome and all but the way he runs.. Not sexy at all, it tends to be silly, it's hard to look at.. I think he should skip running scene, and just keep doing standing scene..in the future drama or movie.

All Things Drama Korea

Kenapa dalam setiap drama korea PASTI ada adegan lead actor beliin HP buat lead actress? just watching Alice in Cheongdamdong brings strange reminiscence of the past K-Dramas I have watched where the lead actors (ALWAYS the one who) buys a cellphone for the Leading Lady.. kenapa sih kenapa???? ga penting...

Novel The Moon that Embraces the Sun Bab 47 (TAMAT) Terjemahan Bahasa Indonesia

AKHIRNYA!!!! gue dapat terjemahan bahasa Inggris dari akhir / final buku The Moon Embraces the Sun. Kebetulan gue juga suka Bocoran Drama soalnya gue paling ga suka menunggu dengan was-was finale suatu drama, gue pingin tahu drama itu happy ending atau CRAP ending. Anyway,  gue baca terjemahannya di http://karassi.wordpress.com dia juga dapet dari temennya yang namanya Bubilicious. Gue terjemahin ke Bahasa Indonesia, karena gue juga gak mau kelupaan endingnya bagaimana. Karena ga bisa baca seenaknya di karassi soalnya yang punya  melindungi blognya pakai password. (bisa diminta kok passwordnya dia baik banget). Gue cuman males aja buka imel gue untuk lihat passwordnya stiap kali mo baca. Repot! (padahal cuman tinggal klik aja ya). Jadi, terima kasih buat Kara dan temannya yang baik hati, Bubilicious karena telah menerjemahkan akhir novel Novel The Moon Embraces the Sun.  

Ok, jadi begini cerita akhir dari Novel The Moon Embraces the Sun bab ke 47.


Akhirnya Hwon dan Yeonwoo bersatu. Status Yeonwoo kemudian dikembalikan menjadi (calon) Ratunya Hwon (cie cie YeonWoo). Ibu Yeonwoo mempersilakan masuk utusan istana yang ingin bertemu Yeonwoo karena membawa daftar hadiah perkawinan buat Yeonwoo. Utusan meminta Yeonwoo membuka daftar tersebut, dan ternyata isinya adalah surat dari Hwon. Yeonwoo tersenyum membacanya karena isinya "Ketika Aku terbangun dari mimpiku, Aku menunggumu lagi dan menyadari bahwa hari dimana kita berdua akan bersatu tidak lama lagi.." (suit suit!).


Yeonwoo kemudian membalas surat Hwon dan mengirim surat itu melalui utusan istana. Ketika Yeonwoo dan Ibunya hanya tinggal berdua saja di ruangan, Ibunya mengungkapkan perasaannya mengatakan bahwa dia akan merindukan Yeonwoo karena Yeonwoo akan tinggal di Istana. Yeonwoo menenangkan ibunya dan mengatakan bahwa Abang Yeonwoo akan berada di rumah menemani ibunya. Pada saat itu, Ibu Yeonwoo juga mengatakan bahwa  keterlibatan Putri Min Hwa pada percobaan pembunuhan terhadap Yeonwoo telah mengakibatkan jabatan Min Hwa sebagai putri dicopot. Dan karena Min Hwa sedang hamil, maka Istana hanya memberikan hukuman ringan yaitu menjadi tahanan rumah. 


EPILOG


Mih Hwa akhirnya melahirkan bayi laki-laki. Tidak lama setelah melahirkan Min Hwa ditangkap oleh Penjaga Istana dan akan dihukum dengan diasingkan. Min Hwa juga menerima surat dari Yeonwoo yang isinya mengatakan bahwa Yeonwoo telah memaafkan Min Hwa. Tanpa diketahui Min Hwa, Pada saat Hwon mengunjungi Yeonwoo, Yeonwoo memohon kepada Hwon untuk memikirkan nasib Min Hwa. Hwon mengatakan akan menangani masalah Min Hwa sambil memeluk Yeonwoo dan menanyakan apakah Yeonwoo makan dengan teratur karena akhir-akhir ini Yeonwoo terlihat hanya makan sedikit. 


Pada saat makan malam dengan Ibunda Ratu (mamanya Hwon), Ibu Ratu memuji Yeonwoo dia gembira anak lelakinya telah menikah dengan gadis yang baik. Pada saat sedang berbincang-bincang mengenai keuangan negara, tiba-tiba Yeonwoo pingsan. Hwon sangat terkejut namun kemudian menjadi lega ketika mengetahui penyebab Yeonwoo pingsan. Ternyata Yeonwoo HAMIL. Keduanya merasa senang. 


Hwon sudah merancang pendidikan anaknya yang akan lahir nanti. Hwon memutuskan bahwa anaknya akan memiliki teman belajar yang datang ke Istana nantinya. seperti ketika dulu dia memilih Yeonwoo dan Bokyeung sebagai teman belajar adiknya, Putri Minhwa. Kali ini dia memutuskan teman belajar anaknya nanti adalah anak lelaki tertua dari abangnya Hwon sendiri, Heoyeom. Setelah beberapa waktu berlalu akhirnya Hwon dan Heoyeom kembali bersaudara.


--- end ---


Wahhhh SO LIKE THIS ENDING lah...
Jadi makin ga sabaran kepingin lihat Hwon dan Yeonwoo berdua-duaan... KYAAAAA
Besok hari Rabu... mari kita tonton LIVE. gue gak berhasil nonton minggu lalu. jadi gue bertekad kali ini gue kudu bisa nonton langsung. CUMAN, kalau nanti pas nonton ternyata ga ada adegan roman picisan, gue akan langsung putar haluan nonton KBS Wild Romance...   

         

Lucky Seven

I just happen to stumble upon Lucky Seven. I got curious because I notice the lead actor of the dorama is Jun Matsumoto (yep the lead actor in Hanayori Dango Japanese Series and Movie) then I finally watch the first episode (even though it was 3 am in the morning and I have to go to work at 9 am, Hell! It's MatsuJun y'all! I just gotta watch it!).  

The opening scene of the first episode is rated PG 21. It was shocking to watch, because at  the beginning of the first episode, the scenes were Matsujun in bed with a half naked lady (no bra...) and in the midst of their conversation (still in bed) Matsujun grab her back to bed and  they both (French) kiss. WOW.. this is only the first scene, I'm seriously eager to find out what the whole series would offer!

I absolutely like Matsujun as an actor. For me, He is WAY better as an actor than he is as a singer. Well, let's just say, he wasn't born to become a singer. It's different though when he is acting. I felt like, he was always totally immersed with the role given to him. He could be a murderer, an arrogant youth, a mellow lover... you name it, I believe it! He could be anything. Because of this amazing quality, makes me think he is a better actor than Tatsuya Kimura. 


No offense, but Tatsuya's acting is kinda boring to me. All the roles that he had played, they all have similar traits. For example, his character in BRAIN is also similar with his character in CHANGE or HERO or PRIDE. It seems like he didn't even act in any of those dramas, He was just being himself, which I consider NOT ACTING!  I think Tatsuya Kimura is very lucky because he got good looks and get to play in a well written and headed by awesome directors - doramas, It's just too bad, he did not have the talent in acting though. 

Enough ranting about Tatsuya, Back to Lucky Seven. Although I only watch the first 15 minutes of EP 1 (I was finally tired and felt like sleeping), I think this drama is promising, it's different, unlike any other Japanese detective dorama I've seen before, which sometimes silly. Aside from that, Matsujun also look mature in this dorama and from my personal point of view, I think Matsujun is trying to leave his teen image behind and show it to his fans that he has grown up now and mature. This to me is the reason why I like Matsujun as a person lot, because I can feel that he is smart and wise beyond his age because he is willing to leave that teen pop image and embrace maturity. Not many artists in his age or even older ones would want to change their already good and popular image. However Matsujun is not afraid to do it. Kudos to Him!


I definitely would look at the dorama again sometime this week. I found this cool place where I could watch English sub Asian Drama/Movies. http://www.dramabada.net/