Film : Korean Drama - Oh! My Lady

• Title: 오! 마이 레이디 / Oh! My Lady
• Genre: Romance, comedy
• Episodes: 16
• Broadcast network: SBS
• Broadcast period: 2010-Mar-22 to 2010-May-11 

Cast :

• Chae Rim as Yoon Gae Hwa
• Choi Si Won as Sung Min Woo
• Lee Hyun Woo as Yoo Shi Joon
• Park Han Byul as Hong Yoo Ra 

Synopsis :
A spunky 35-year-old housewife, Yoon Gae Hwa, takes on the job of manager to prickly top star Sung Min Woo in order to earn enough money to regain custody of her child from her ex-husband. Romantic hijinks and hilarity ensues when they find themselves in an awkward living situation as Min Woo pays Gae Hwa to take care of his daughter, Ye Eun.

Source : Oh!_My_Lady

 

My comment :
Ini cerita komedi banget ... dan menghibur.  Kalau ingat Chae Rim di Serial All About Eve yg imut-imut, nah ... di serial ini jauuuuuhhhh banget dari yg namanya imut. Perannya jadi ajjumah yg gak modis sama sekali.

Kalau nonton Choi Shi Won di Serial 18 vs 29 yg  masih ABG bawain peran anak SMU, nah skrg udah dewasa nih ...

Yoon Gae Hwa (Chae Rim) yg janda beranak satu, bekerja apa saja asal bisa menghidupi anaknya, termasuk jadi pembantu rumah tangga harian. Suatu hari dia bekerja di apartemen mewah Sung Min Woo (Choi Shi Won) yg adalah aktor sekaligus penyanyi. Baru kerja 1 hari YGH sudah melakukan kesalahan fatal sehingga terpaksa mencari pekerjaan lain. Ada tawaran bekerja di sebuah production house dengan syarat YGH berhasil merekrut SMW dalam drama musikal. SMW terpaksa menerima tawaran YGH karena SMW butuh nanny untuk menjaga putrinya akibat hubungan di luar nikah dengan teman SMU beberapa tahun yg lalu.  YGH juga harus menjaga rahasia keberadaan putrinya.  Dengan demikian YGH tinggal di rumah SMU jadi nanny merangkap pembantu rumah tangga, dan pada siang hari YGH bekerja di production house.

Karena sering ketemu, lama-lama SMW  jadi naksir deh sama YGH.  Di sini letak romance-nya dan sekaligus komedinya.

Kalau lagi mau nonton yg ringan-ringan, boleh nonton serial ini.

Rating : 7/10

rgds,
Lucy

Film : Korean Series - Sungkyunkwan Scandal

• Title: 성균관 스캔들 / Sungkyunkwan Scandal
• Genre: Period, romance, comedy
• Episodes: 20
• Broadcast network: KBS2
• Broadcast period: 2010-Aug-30 to 2010-Nov-02 

Cast :

• Micky Yoochun as Lee Sun Joon
• Park Min Young as Kim Yoon Hee
  • Bang Joon Seo as young Yoon Hee
• Song Joong Ki as Goo Yong Ha
• Yoo Ah In as Moon Jae Shin
• Seo Hyo Rim as Ha Hyo Eun
• Kim Min Seo as Cho Sun
• Jun Tae Soo as Ha In Soo 

Synopsis :
Sungkyunkwan Scandal is set in Sungkyunkwan University in the late Joseon era during the reign of King Jeongjo, revolving around the exploits and love stories of four youths. When her younger brother's illness worsens and their family is in danger of being evicted from their house for lack of money, Kim Yoon Hee enters the school under his name, disguised as a boy in her desperation to support him. There, she becomes friends with the intelligent and upright Lee Sun Joon, the playboy Goo Yong Ha and rebellious Moon Jae Shin.

source : Sungkyunkwan Scandal
Hancinema Sungkyunkwan Scandal

My comment :
Ini termasuk serial Korea yg banyak dan ramai dibicarakan orang. Adaptasi novel yg berjudul The Lives of Sungkyunkwan Confucian Scholars 1 & 2 yg ditulis oleh Jung Eun Gwol. Settingnya jaman Joseon, jadi jaman kuno nih ... tapi sungguh ceritanya seru.

Kenapa seru ? Bayangin aja cewe nyamar jadi cowo untuk kuliah di universitas calon pejabat istana. Waktu itu cewe gak boleh sekolah, apalagi kuliah, di universitas istana lagi. Apalagi semua mahasiswa harus tinggal di asrama, berbagi kamar dengan mahasiswa lain. Bagaimana kalau sampai ketahuan bahwa dia itu cewe?  Siapa room matenya?  Siapa yg tahu duluan bahwa Kim Yoon Shik sebenarnya seorang gadis ?

Selain itu yg bikin film ini enak ditonton adalah 3 sahabat Kim Yoon Shik (Daemul) , yaitu Lee Seon Jun (Garang) yg cerdas dan jujur, Goo Yong Ha (Yeorim) yg cerdik dan stylish,  dan Moon Jae Shin (Geol Oh) yg cool dan pemberontak.  Mereka ini udah ganteng, pintar pula. Senang deh nontonnya ...  Tentu saja ada rekan-rekan mahasiswa yg bikin bete ... tapi itu kecil deh porsinya.

Jalan cerita enggak lelet, romance oke banget, persahabatannya indah, endingnya happy ...

Saya rekomen 100%

Oya, kabarnya bakal dibuat sekuel-nya nih ... kan novelnya ada 2 jilid tuh.  SKKS part 2, bintang utamanya Yeorim dan Geol Oh.

rgds,
Lucy

Food : Pepenero Cucina Italiana

Kalau lagi kepengen makan pizza dan pasta, boleh ke sini nih ... Pepenero Cucina Italiana. Semuanya enak. Sampai bingung mau pesan apa.  Kita makan bertujuh, jadi enak nih, bisa pesan macam-macam. Yuk lihat pesanan kita.

Mula-mula keluar aneka roti sebagai appetizer.  Jangan lupa makan roti ini pakai olive oil.

Pizza yg kita order adalah Quatro Formaggi (Rp 47 rb), yaitu Pizza dengan 4 macam keju dan di atasnya diberi topping daun basil segar yg banyak banget.  Rotinya tipis dan garing, kejunya berasa sekali.  Enak nih pizza ini.

Pizza yg satu lagi adalah Capricciosa (Rp 43 rb) yaitu Pizza dengan jamur dan aneka daging.  Enak nih pizza ini, apalagi untuk yg carnivora.

 

Selain Pizza, kita juga order Lasagna (Rp 49 rb).  Lasagnanya juara deh ... enak, dagingnya banyak, kejunya banyak, rasanya juga pas.

Kurang pas kalau tidak pesan spaghetti.  Ini dia Spaghetti Tuna Aglio Olio (Rp 40 rb). Spaghettinya pas, tidak mushy, tunanya juga banyak.

Selanjutnya adalah favorit saya, Ravioli (Rp 45 rb).  Seporsi terdiri dari beberapa buah Ravioli yg berisi daging, lalu disiram saus.  Enak banget. Ravioli de la Rose.

Harga makanan yg kita pesan berkisar di Rp 50 ribuan (after tax) per porsi.  Kalau sudah makan di sini, pasti pengen balik lagi deh ...

rgds,

Lucy

Talk Play Love Gathering - Nov 14, 2010

Gathering Talk-Play-Love
Chung Gi Wa Korean Resto
Nov 14th, 2010
Lunch

Gathering TPL kita kali ini di Korean Resto Chung Gi Wa di Jl. Dharmawangsa.  Saya, Nanas, dan Tasha janjian ketemuan dulu di Plaza Senayan, sedangkan Bryo jemput Enel di Plaza Semanggi dan langsung ke CGW. Kelamaan nih nungguin si Enel .... Appetizer sudah dihidangkan, kita udah nyomot sana, nyomot sini.

Akhirnya datang juga, komplit deh ... seperti biasa peserta gathering TPL hanya kita berlima -- Enel, Bryo, Nanas, Tasha, dan v1olet.

Agenda gathering, seperti biasa ... makan, ngobrol, makan, ngobrol, tukeran dvd, pinjam-meminjam film.  Topiknya Korean Drama, Film, Dorama, Aktor, Aktris, Singer, Boy Band ... Jalan-jalan, Sepatu, Baju ..., Makanan, Koneksi Internet, Donlot-donlotan ... macem-macem deh ...

Narsis in Action dan Korban Papparazi

Nanas serius motret makanan ....

Bry lagi cerita ... semangat sekali he he he ...

Tasha ... waspada papparazi ... eitzzzz .... kena juga ...

Ekspresi Nanas ...

 v1olet ... ngetawain Nanas ...

Minum arak beras ... cuk... cuk... cuk...

Korban candid ...

Makanan kita ...
Bulgogi (Rp 68 rb) : krn kita carnivora, jadi kalau cuma 1 porsi kurang donkss.... 2 porsi lah ...

Jumulog (Rp 97 rb) : rasanya agak2 tawar, jadi musti dikasih saus, sambal tauco, cabe, bawang putih, dibungkus daun, lalu buka mulut lebar-lebar ... dan masukin semua ke mulut.

Tasha membungkus ...

Cap Jae (Rp 65 rb) : sebenernya ini sama dengan soun goreng dengan sayuran

Sundubu Jigae (Rp 48 rb) : sup tahu kuah pedas pakai seafood.  Sayangnya saya lupa motret sup ini. Maap ya ...

Hwemul Pajeon (Rp 55 rb) : setipe dengan martabak atau bakwan isi sayuran dan seafood

Usol Gui (Rp 65 rb) : Lidah sapi dipanggang.  Seperti Jumulog, ini juga cara makannya harus ditambah sambal tauco dan saus supaya berasa.

Pakai kimchi juga enak ...

Minumnya ... Makgeoli (Rp 85 rb) alias arak beras dalam ceret kuningan dan minumnya di mangkok kobokan dari kuningan juga.

Setelah kenyang makan ... kita lanjut ke K-Mart, swalayan produk-produk Korea. Belanja. Makanan lagi .. Gim Bab, Odeng, Sosis, Rumput Laut, Cabai, Ramen, dll

 

Sudah sore, perut kenyang, bawa oleh-oleh makanan ... pulang deh ..

Antar Enel ke Sudirman.

Tasha, Nanas, dan saya ke Mal Taman Anggrek lihat-lihat Notebook HP Compaq untuk Tasha.

Setelah itu baru deh pulang menuju rumah masing-masing.

Glekkkk ... kapan gathering lagi?

rgds,

Lucy

Film : Korean Drama - Tamra, The Island

• Title: 탐나는 도다 / Tamnaneun Doda
• Also known as: Tempted Again / Shipwrecked / Tamra, The Island / Tamna, The Island
• Genre: Period
• Episodes: 16
• Broadcast network: MBC
• Broadcast period: 2009-Aug-08 to 2009-Sep-27 

Cast :

• Seo Woo as Jang Beo Jin
• Im Joo Hwan as Park Kyu
• Pierre Deporte as William Spencer
• Lee Sun Ho as Yan Kawamura
• Lee Seung Min as Seo Min 

Synopsis :
Based on a manwha of the same name, Tamra the Island is inspired by the story of a Dutch explorer, Hendrik Hamel, who was shipwrecked on Jeju in the mid 17th century. In the 17th-century Joseon era, a young Englishman, William (Pierre Deporte) is shipwrecked on an isolated island called Tamra (known today as Jeju). Forced to deal with the quirky, fun-loving inhabitants, he quickly falls for Beo Jin (Seo Woo), a cheerful diver who dreams of escaping from her limited existence.

Seemingly destined to carry on the ancestral tradition of diving, Beo Jin is drawn to William, who emobodies the outside world she hasn't seen. Meanwhile, Park Kyu, a noble exiled from the capital, also falls for Beo Jin, and clashes with William. Beo Jin will have to choose between the kind-hearted, innocent castaway, and the haughty, closed-off prince. All three, as they interact with each other and the other island inhabitants, learn what it means to grow up.

source : Tempted_Again and Tamra,_The_Island/

My comment :
I like this series since the 1st episode till the end.
It's a comedy, romantic, historical, cultural drama.
The plot is not complicated and the story is not depressing. 
It's easy to follow.  You can laugh out loud.
Very entertaining. Recommended!

Rating : 8/10

rgds,
Lucy

Food : Fish & Co

Kalau makan di Fish & Co, saya paling tidak kreatif memilih menu.
Hanya 2 jenis ini -- Fish n Chips dan Seafood Platters.
Pernah mencoba yg lain, tapi kok kurang cocok ... jadi kembali ke 2 menu tadi.

Fish n Chips ini adalah menu andalan.  Seingat saya, dulu waktu pertama kali Fish & Co buka resto-nya yg pertama di Mal Taman Anggrek, satu porsi Fish n Chips terdiri dari 2 potong ikan dory yg besar dan panjang. Waktu itu satu porsi kita sharing untuk 2 orang.  Dan kita masih kekenyangan, saking besarnya potongan ikannya. Tapi sekarang, satu porsi hanya 1 potong saja. Dan saya masih kekenyangan menghabiskannya ha ha ha ... Oya, kentangnya boleh pilih French Fries atau Mashed Potato.

Temannya Fish n Chips adalah Seafood Platters.

Seafood Platters ini isinya ikan dory dibakar tanpa tepung, udang bakar, cumi bakar, pakai french fries dan ada nasi.  Nasinya seperti pulao (masakan India), warnanya kuning, berasnya panjang-panjang (beras basmati), pakai kismis dan paprika, rasanya gurih berbumbu.  Enak nih ...

Kalau ke sini, nyaris gak usah lihat buku menu, langsung order 2 macam menu ini ...

rgds,
Lucy

Food : Chatter Box

Chatter Box - Asian Cuisine

SOGO Dept Store

Plaza Senayan 5th Floor

Paling enak setelah window shopping atau shopping beneran, belanja buku atau numpang baca-baca, adalah makan atau mengudap makanan ringan.  Chatter Box tempat yg enak untuk itu.  Makanan Asia gaya Singapore, Melayu, Chinese, makanan yg simple dan cocok di segala suasana. Apalagi kalau lagi ada promo kartu kredit, 50%, jadi murah meriah kan ...

Minggu lalu saya makan di Chatter Box bersama keluarga.  Kita pesan ini nih ...

Prawn Laksa (Rp 55 rb) : melihat di buku menu, sangat menggugah selera. Kalau lihat di foto ini bagaimana? Mie yg rada gendut, dengan topping suwiran ayam, udang, tahu, dan telur plus daun ketumbar. Kuah merah pedas.

Beef Char Kway Teow (Rp 36 rb) :  adalah kwe tiaw goreng sapi. Rasanya enak, pakai kucay dan taoge, tapi daging sapinya kurang banyak nih ...

Untuk anak-anak, menu yg paling cocok adalah Hainan Chicken Rice (Rp 40 rb).

Untuk desert, kita pesan Rujak Singapore (Rp 25 rb) : buahnya mangga, bangkuang, nanas, ketimun, pakai sayur kangkung dan taoge, tahu dan cakwe. Bumbunya pakai petis.  Mirip rujak cingur minus cingur ha ha ha

Selain itu kita pesan Ice Cream Banana Split (Rp 22.500).  Biasanya Banana Split pakai pisang yg dibelah dan dikasih ice cream dengan topping coklat, meises, dan kacang.  Tapi kali ini pisangnya digoreng loh ... Rada aneh makan pisang goreng pakai es krim he he he ...

Sebetulnya kita ada pesan Es Kacang yg rasanya enak banget, tapi keburu dimakan sampai acak-acakan tanpa sempat difoto.  Begitu udah diaduk-aduk, sudah enggak cantik lagi untuk difoto. Isinya macam-macam seperti es campur termasuk kacang-kacangan, bedanya bukan dikasih es serut, tapi dikasih ice cream vanilla. Enak ...

rgds,
Lucy

Film : Japanese Dorama - Natsu no Koi wa Niijiro ni Kagayaku

• Title (romaji): Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku
• Title (English): Summer Romance Shines in Rainbow Color 
• Genre: Romantic comedy
• Episodes: 10
• Broadcast network: Fuji TV
• Broadcast period: 2010-Jul-19 to 2010-Sept-20 
• Theme song: Love Rainbow by Arashi
• Insert song: Please Stay With Me by YUI

Cast :
Matsumoto Jun as Kusunoki Taiga
Sawamura Ikki as Kusunoki Daiki
Takeuchi Yuko as Kitamura Shiori
Kobayashi Seiran (小林星蘭) as Kitamura Umi
Kiritani Mirei as Miyase Sakura

Synopsis :
Taiga is a struggling second-generation actor who has developed a complex due to his father, a famous actor in his time. Most of the time, Taiga only gets to appear in variety shows. One day when his friend brings him out skydiving, a big wind drags him away from the dropping point and he gets stuck in a tree. A beautiful woman, Shiori (Takeuchi Yuko), rescues him. Shiori is a cheerful woman who laughs away all of her worries. She's exactly the opposite of Taiga...

Awards :

• 66th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress - Takeuchi Yuko
• 66th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Theme Song
• 14th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Summer 2010): Best Drama
• 14th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Summer 2010): Best Actor - Matsumoto Jun
• 14th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Summer 2010): Best Supporting Actress - Takeuchi Yuko

Source : Natsu_no_Koi_wa_Nijiiro_ni_Kagayaku

My comment :

If you want romantic story ... you've got to watch this dorama.

Some comedy scenes are the bonus.  Watch, smile, and laugh ...

Best Drama, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Theme Song ... you got them all.

And the kid actress Kobayashi Seiran is also super cute.

One of my favorite dorama.  Highly recommended!

Rating : 9/10

rgds,
Lucy

Film : Japanese Dorama - Hotaru no Hikari 2

 

• Title: ホタルノヒカリ
• Title (romaji): Hotaru no Hikari
• Title (English): Glow of Fireflies
• Genre: Romance, comedy
• Broadcast network: NTV 
• Episodes: 11
• Viewership rating: 15.4
• Broadcast period: 2010-Jul-07 to 2010-Sept-15
• Air time: Wednesday 22:00
• Theme song: Kimi ga iru by Ikimono-gakari 

Cast :

• Ayase Haruka as Amemiya Hotaru
• Fujiki Naohito as Takano Seiichi
• Itaya Yuka as Yamada Sachiko
• Yasuda Ken as Futatsugi Shouji
• Mukai Osamu as Seno Kazuma
• Usuda Asami as Sakuragi Mika
• Kimura Tae as Asada Konatsu 

Synopsis :
Three years ago, the heart of Amemiya Hotaru, the ‘dried up female’, had settled on Takano ‘Buchou’, and the ‘dried up female’ was supposed to have grown up … However, right after that, Hotaru was posted as a project team member to far-away Hong Kong. She was cut off from ‘Buchou’ and devoted herself to work. Then, three years later, Hotaru returns to Japan after finishing the project. She is assigned to the First Planning Department, where ‘Buchou’ belongs, and immediately begins work as one of the team members. However, both the staff as well as the mood in the company have changed a great deal.



Awards :

• 66th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actress - Ayase Haruka
• 14th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Summer 2010): Best Actress - Ayase Haruka
• 14th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Summer 2010): Best Supporting Actor - Fujiki Naohito

Source : Hotaru no Hikari

My comment :

Why did I this dorama?

First :  I had watched Hotaru season 1, certainly I had to watch season 2 :)

Second : I like the plot and story-line.  It's a romantic comedy about "Himono Onna" (serious and hardworking at work, but lazy at home) and very mature and well organized Buchou.

Third : Great casting especially Fujiki Naohito and Osamu Mukai.

Last but not least : Happy ending ...

In conclusion ... do watch this dorama.  You're gonna like it.

Rating : 9/10

rgds,
Lucy

Food : Spicy Tuna Fusili

I love spicy tuna pasta and wonder if I could cook that ...
I happened to read a recipe in detikfood and it's easy to follow
Then I went to buy some ingredients ... and this was the result ...

How to cook that ?

1. Stirr-fry onions and garlic in olive oil
2. Add paprika and chilli padi
3. Add tuna in oil (flakes)
4. Add salt, pepper, and sugar
5. Add boiled pasta (spaghetti, fetucini, or fusili)
6. Add ceddar cheese or quick melt cheese

It is simple, isn't it ? And it tastes good, too
Hmm ... not bad as a beginner ...

rgds,
Lucy