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You're welcome :) Love your avi!

I'm fine. Juggling drama with real life like everyone else around here,

My first K-drama was Winter Sonata. I still have nightmares because of its awful dubbing. I know about MBC's dubbed K-drama -.- I can't stand them! I hate dubbing in general and I don't watch dubbed-anything. I think it deforms the original dialogues and dampens the performances. Come on! An actor's recital of his line, his voice, and his intonations are all part of his performance. All of these vanish with dubbing.

We're definitely different when it comes to movie/dramas: I guess it's because I enjoy a show as much as I love/get attached to its characters. No matter how bad a drama is, I would come to like/care about at least one character in its 10-16 hours span whereas it's hard for me to start caring about characters in only 2 hours or so, unless it's a great great movie like 3-Iron, Ahjussi, and The Crucibles.

See, the fault is me :)

Okay :)

It's funny I haven't watched MNIKSS dubbed :P I don't like dubbed anything! Okay, you're right! Apologies to Mr. Alien. His co-star did a fantastic job carrying the show on her shoulders and the second male lead was nice :)


Believe me when I tell you there's nothing melo about Taiyo no Uta! The lady knows her sickness and is more than ready for what awaits her. And the atmosphere is very bright. The title Midnight Sun fits it perfectly because it's not dark or dreary at all. It's just that I'm 10000 times meaner on movies than dramas.

Took a little break from dramas. The weather has been nice and I was trying to revive old hobbies. I still have 4 episodes from CP. I'm not looking forward to the other dramas I've been watching.

Hey :)

You've just reminded me that I didn't really get Nine's ending because I thought the changes young-Sun Woo makes instantly affects adult Sun-Woo (like the cancer cure-thing). So, adut-Sun Woo couldn't die, right? Because the young one changed things. Honestly, I end up with severe headaches every time I think about it. That being said I do like the finale as a stand-alone episode but I don't see how it fits with the whole thing because the show pretty much built itself on the fact that the changes in the past instantly affects adult-Sun Woo. Meaning there's only one Sun Woo all along. I think of it as a linear function not a branch of choices with multiple Sun Woos for each choice.See? Headache! I'm sure you didn't understand a word. Snap! I need to go 'Lalalalala' to stop thinking about it before I lose more brain cells :P

Hey! I've heard you're in a drama slump. Alien boy not treating you well with his one-expression face?

I rewatch movies I love (never happened with Asian movies though) but I don't really re-watch dramas with the exception of CP because I really love the characters and the atmosphere and Kim Sam Soon (because the first time I've watched it with weeks between each episode and it's funny. Don't tell me you hate it too?).

Taiyo no Uta: The good things: It steers away from melodrama and it doesn't try to milk the viewers'tears. The girl has a sweet voice and the guy has the cutest dimples. The bad thing (at least for me): It didn't inspire me or move me to feel anything. Just another terminal disease story. I don't understand what's so great about it but then that's the way I feel about most Asian movies. So, you better ask someone else about it :)

Yey! Trip with your friends sounds like fun. I wish you a lovely time :)

Oh, please no!!! That would be a nightmare O_O On the other hand I hope it ends up being a good drama; although, I hate the melo anyways :(

I've watched the first episode of Hana Kimi some time ago and I found it too weird. Things happened in the speed of light and I couldn't follow!

Again enjoy the trip! I'm sure your *beloved* AGD will miss you ;P

Currently my time is devoted to Coffee Prince but after I kiss it goodbye I'll go back to INR3 and ER Couple. I'll pick up Bara no nai Hanaya.

LOL at you hating on my poor Coffee Prince :D It was never meant for you Cheerful. It's not your cup of tea or shall I say coffee? (It's fun I don't really like Coffee :P but CP makes me crave it)

Coffee Prince is awesome :)

I've been in drama heaven my dear. And all the Gong Yoo is making me greedy awesomeness. I almost forgot how special he is. He should come back to dramaland and work with Yoon Eun Hye again. Maybe with the same writer/director team behind CP T_T Do you hear me dramagods???

I hope you like Pride. It started slow for me but blew me away by the second half. Kimura Takuya did an amazing job bringing Halu to life. He was on fire :D

I've just read that Kim Eun Sook would be writing yet another 'blockbuster' drama for 2015. This time it would be a melodrama and she's teaming up with the writer of The Queen's Classroom which I can't see happening. I mean that's an odd mix >.< I wish they don't cast actors I like otherwise I'll have to watch it.

What are you watching lately? I think I'll be depressed when I get to kiss CP goodbye :(

The heavy work is almost over. Thnx for the encouragement dear cuzie. How about you? Dust still covers the sun?

J-dramas are soothing. They're so quite and nice compared to K-drama. Strangely, I'm not on any team for ER couple -.- I like the doc as a person :P (more like I don't mind staring at his face for long intervals of time :D ) I don't want him to fall for her and I'm not convinced she should go back to her husband and I'm sure I'll be pissed by the end of the show >.< I already find it infuriating!

Wow, I think I should drop ER couple and start Let's Eat. Or maybe drop INR3 cuz they're pissing me too over there :P

Started re-watching Coffee Prince so I automatically stopped watching anything else. Everything fades in comparison and I might fall into a slump when I finally have to kiss Coffee Prince goodbye :( Bidding farewell becomes harder every time T_T

Surprisingly, it has a sunny atmosphere for a movie where the sun could actually kill you.I love that they kept it simple and steered away from melodrama. If I'm to pick my three favorite things, they would be: Yui's voice, the male lead's dimples, and the father-daughter relationship. The dad was the best actor and he held the emotional weight for me.

My hectic week is *almost* over.(I can draw you a diagram of the respiratory, digestive, excretory, circulatory systems and the skeleton in 2 minutes now :)Of course next week is just around the corner.*Sigh*

Your mom is lucky; I'm not. I do get homemade sweets on some occasions. Honestly, sometimes I wonder if I'm doing business or charity. Either cases, I'll be satisfied if the kids do better. That's enough :)

So, what's the meaning of life? Does it have any meaning at all?

I'm sorry I confused Man from the Stars with Starman (isn't there a J-drama with that title?). Plus, it already has many names: Man from another star,You who came from another star, and My love from another star. I personally prefer calling it alien drama. It's much easier this way :D

Oh! You don't like Coffee Prince :( How could you :'( I'm afraid I can't speak to you unless you like Coffee Prince :P :P :P Just kidding :P :D :D

Actually, I would have been surprised if you said you like it :) You've probably found it too slow, cheesy, and silly for your taste. No? I can totally imagine you trying to get past episodes where *nothing* happens wondering what's so great about it anyways :D :D :D

So, I dropped alien drama at ep6. Does it get any better after that? Does the Alien do a weird thing like showing human emotions God forbid?

I'll only use Pien I swear :D

Yeah, there's something about EC that keeps me coming back although I'm not thrilled. Nine is a mind-blowing drama that gets you thinking about all the possibilities out there. I wonder how would you like the ending.

I'm still on the second ep of Bara no nai Hanaya.
I can't really watch anything with Coffee Prince. Everything fades in comparison. I hope I don't go into a drama slump after I complete my third CP watch.

Wish you the best ;)

I have no business with business dramas :P
Man from the Stars has been recommended to me before. Please keep me updated on that one.

Maybe it's not that slow but let's say Japanese dramas and I mostly start on the wrong foot :P Remember Pride? I ended up loving it. I just have to accept my weirdness :D

Anyways, I decided to re-watch my favorite Coffee Prince again. It's my third time and I haven't skipped a single scene yet :D

I'm fine too :) Buried with work T_T and still ditching everything to watch dramas. (I got my priorities wrong :P)

Thank you very much. A much better picture.

Hello Chingu :) How are you?

I just stumbled upon Yoon Eun Hye's profile and I didn't like her profile picture at all XD It doesn't look like a recent one. So, I was wondering if you can change it whenever you have time.

Have a nice and thanks in advance :)

You're right. 'Hate' is a strong word. What was I thinking? *smh* Arabic is my native tongue. French is the country's second official language, but I don't know much French myself. My time was dedicated for English :P

I was sure entertained learning about your names'stories :D

You're welcome :) Nice avi!

I'm busy. Mid year exams for the three kids I tutor and quizzes for the classes I teach in school which means preparing quizzes questions and grading piles and piles of papers T_T It's gonna be a long week!

I'm watching Coffee Prince and Bara no nai Hanaya. Also, watching Emergency Couple and INR3. What about you? How's Let's Eat treating you?

Thank you :)
Sure I loved Akiyama. The caption under the picture was 'Brains have never been so cool!'. I know what you mean; I couldn't hate naive Nao too. I got worried about her and I lived for Akiyama's 'facepalm' moments :P That girl is really something!

Pride: Hockey is one of the show's theme. It's integrated in the story-telling and characterization. But don't worry, Pride's focus is romance and friendship. Hockey is just a backdrop. It's not that bad and I'm not a hockey fan and I won't become one in the near future but I liked Pride.

AGD: *lol* Imagine my surprise! and romantic music started playing and they did these dreamy shots of the scene. Was I supposed to swoon?? Hell, no! I got embarrassed for the actors. That drama is really something I'm telling you. And, if you hang enough till the last episode you'd be REALLY rewarded with the cherry on the top:P