Happy Birthday to My Beloved

생일 축하합니다조현재씨

I know it’s a day late. But, isn’t it better late than never? And it doesn’t mean I love him less. He’s still the man that I love the most.

If I could give him something that he really wants I will. However, as it is I could only wish him the very best from the very bottom of my heart.

I planned to post the second episode of 49 Days yesterday as his birthday present. Unfortunately, due to the very tight schedule at work that leaves me with only about 4 hours to sleep a day I couldn’t make it.

The 49 Days of Han Kang and Shin Ji Hyun is a labor of love that is driven not only by my love for the story itself but most importantly it’s driven by my love for Jo Hyun Jae.

The story written in each episode is the love story between Ji Hyun and Han Kang and of how much I love Jo Hyun Jae. This work in progress is perhaps the only lasting present that I could give him to be enjoyed not only by him but also by those who love him and 49 Days.

Interestingly Funny

I don’t know whether posting this article here would be considered as infringement of copy righted work (hopefully not), for it is done only because I love this article and I want to keep it here where I can read it whenever I want to without googling.

5 pairs of countries that Americans confuse

By Arika Okrent | The Week – Tue, Apr 23, 2013

Newsflash: The Czech Republic is not the same as the Russia region of Chechnya

Last Friday, in response to a flurry of social media activity mistakenly identifying the Boston bombing suspects as having a Czech, rather than Chechen, background, the Czech ambassador to the US issued a statement clarifying that "the Czech Republic and Chechnya are two very different entities — the Czech Republic is a Central European country; Chechnya is a part of the Russian Federation."

Nice try, Ambassador Gandalovic, but there are some place names that just sound so similar to us, we will persist in mixing them up no matter how little they have to do with each other and no matter how many times the mistake makes the news. Here are five other pairs of places that people confuse so often their ambassadors don't even shrug at the mistakes anymore.

1.      AUSTRALIA AND AUSTRIA
In 2007 President Bush thanked the Australian premier for visiting Austrian troops in Iraq. But that wasn't just an isolated Bush gaffe. The countries are so often confused that at tourist shops all over Austria you can buy T-shirts that say "No kangaroos in Austria." To be fair, their names are only separated by two little letters, and it's not only Americans that have trouble with this one. At the G20 summit in South Korea in 2010, the world leaders were presented with dolls crafted in their likenesses. Australian PM Julia Gillard's doll was decked out in a traditional Austrian costume.

2.      SWEDEN AND SWITZERLAND
Jessica Alba caught some heat back in 2009 after she told a reporter to "be neutral… like Sweden." Though she defended herself by pointing out that Sweden was neutral during WWII, it brought the issue of Sweden/Switzerland confusion to the fore. The Swedes and Swiss had been complaining for years about the questions they get asked when they reveal where they're from, and they stepped in to helpfully point out the differences: Sweden = Ikea, ABBA, and meatballs; Switzerland = banks, watches, and chocolate.

3.      SLOVAKIA AND SLOVENIA
They both start with "slov" and end with "ia." They both became independent nations in the '90s. They have similar flags. They're easy to confuse. But Slovakia, once part of Czechoslovakia, is up there under Poland, and Slovenia, once part of Yugoslavia, is down there next to Italy. Americans aren't the only ones who get these mixed up. They've been confused by world leaders, Olympic officials, and the U.N. And according to this Slovak tourism site, the "staff of Slovak and Slovenian embassies meet once a month to exchange wrongly-addressed mail!"

4.      URUGUAY AND PARAGUAY
Uruguay has Atlantic beaches, Paraguay is landlocked. Uruguay voted to allow same-sex marriage, Paraguay's leading presidential candidate said he would shoot off his own testicles if his son wanted to marry another man. When John Gimlette wrote a book about his travel adventures in Paraguay, At the Tomb of the Inflatable Pig, he probably didn't expect that the publishers' design would put the flag of Uruguay on the spine, but that's how it worked out.

5.      OAKLAND AND AUCKLAND
In this case, it's the cities that are confusing. In 1985, a California college student was trying to get back to Oakland from a vacation in Germany, but ended up on a plane to Auckland, New Zealand. He bought his ticket correctly, but he ended up at a boarding gate for a flight to New Zealand. He heard all the announcements as "Oakland" and responded "yes" every time airline personnel asked if he was going to Auckland. He realized the mistake after the plane took off, and got a free flight back after spending the day in Auckland, which he described as, "really nice."

Please Use Discretion When Reading

I never realize before what a difficult request that is →: asking people to use discretion.

The stupid people should not be asked to use their own discretion. Discretion could only be made by those with enough brain power, experiences, sensibility and a little bit of foresight.

The stupid people don’t have the ability to judge, or to make the correct/right choices/decisions when they are given a certain condition. Their choices/decisions will very likely have dire consequences or cause inconveniences to others.

Though it might not be apparent from my writing I’m one of the most even tempered persons you’ll ever know, in my defense – this is the place where I rant and rave – so when I’m here I either rant or rave. But my patience is sorely tried whenever I have to deal with people who don’t have enough brain.

I know it’s not their fault that they are stupid. They are born with limited brain. And it’s not my accomplishment either that my brain is superior than theirs because I was also born with it.

Nevertheless, they can really irritate you without even trying or meaning to. Knowing that it still takes some effort to remember that they didn’t do it on purpose.

Only after you calm down you can think that the stupid one is you because obviously you’re not clever enough to make thing perfectly clear so that the stupid people won’t rile you with their mistakes.  That it is your fault for not making things easier for them to understand.

The conclusion I get from my experience last night:  I’m the stupid one for assuming that other people will act with discretion.

What made me think that it’s such a brilliant idea to put my phone number on my windshield?

Why did I think that it would be used by the owners of the cars that my car was blocking to call me when they happen to leave before I do (which is not very likely since I leave very early, but just in case because I don’t want to inconvenient others like others had been inconveniencing me).

Why didn’t I think that a stupid security will text me (at 11.30 pm when I was already fast asleep) and called me at the most inconvenient time (at 5.30 am) just to say ‘park your car in neutral’.

Hello?! If I happen to use my Suzuki Swift I’ll park my car in neutral without being asked! But when I use my Toyota Rush which happens to use an automatic transmission I have to park in Park!

And that’s why I leave my number! It’s for the owners of the other cars to call me to move my car out of their way and not for you to text or call me when nobody was being inconvenienced!

Take a deep breath. My bad. I’m the stupid one here. Next time, when I have to double park I’ll write a long letter full of Do’s and Don’t heading with a huge Dear… ..

Coach Legacy Leather Candace Carryall

Love, love, love it!

I’m so crazy in love with that mint green bag I called Coach outlet here to check whether they have that one in store. 

I was rather surprised when they said they didn’t have it. How could they don’t have that pretty bag?

Anyway, I made an international call to the States, yeah, I’m that obsessed. 

Unfortunately they don’t do international shipping – at least not to Indonesia. Sigh. Never realize that we’re that backward.

My pretty should I say goodbye to you?

Who Needs to be Wiped Out of the Face of the Earth?

The answer is the warmongers. Any peace loving human being should seriously consider a war against these people. If there are things that really needed to be wiped out of the face of the earth I say wiping these people out is one of our sacred duties.

I have reached my limit when it comes to war. I could no longer follow the details about the fatality in Syria or how many refugees have been exported by that country to its neighboring countries.

I no longer care who’s to blame or what started it all in the first place. I blame the world for doing nothing. For not doing everything it could to stop it from being what it is now. Don’t we learn anything from Iraq?

And as if that’s not enough now we have another imminent war in the horizon.

I’m not Korean, live thousands miles away and have nothing at stake had an attack really occur, well, except for my obsession with Korean dramas and my fear for not being able to watch a new drama, just kidding! Now, seriously, the stance taken by the North bothers me tremendously.

The statement made by the South Korean President that this time around they’re not going to let an attack on Korean soil without retaliation increases my worry ten folds. I understand her position completely. But her neighbor is not sane. A retaliation from South Korea would mean a full fledged war.  And once a war is started it’s not that easy to stop.

I know most Korean younger generation doesn’t believe that the North will attack their country. Perhaps its the same belief that we have here that there will never be a war between Indonesia and Malaysia no matter how bad the relationship between our countries appear to be on the news. Because no matter how many people seemed to be outraged over whatever issues at hand and cry out for war we know that there are many more sensible people who won’t sit back and let this country be led to war.   

The majority never wants war it’s always a selected few who has something  at stake or wants something out of it that propels the rest to this path of destruction.

The world would be a better place if we could wipe out these people, isolated them, or better yet register them into Hunger Game. See how they’ll like that! 

Still In Love with Jerry Yan

It’s been years since Meteor Garden but the love remains. No matter how much I love Joe Cheng and Mike He I still love Jerry Yan the most. 

It breaks my heart to see his teary eyes when he dedicated a love song to unnamed woman during Mayday’s concert last year.

Please sister, whoever you are, please don’t break his heart like that. 

I know rumors are rampant about Lin Chi Ling and how much he loves her. Well, I don’t follow gossips, even about my beloved, but whatever their issues are I hope they could solve it between themselves.

I know real life is nothing like dramas that we watch where we’ll always get a happy ending or get to threaten the writers to give us one. But it’s even more important than dramas therefore there’s more reasons to have a happy ending in our lives.

I hope this year will bring a lot of happiness to Jerry Yan and will give him what is best for him. If that woman is not for him, may he find someone else who’ll bring even more joy than the one he loved before.

Review: The Exhibition of Fireworks

Is there such a thing as too much Kang Ji Hwan? I guess not. The only reason I re-watched the Exhibition of Fireworks was him and the vague memory that I liked the drama.

After spending 17 hours (I didn’t use the magic button and really sat through those 17 episodes) I come to conclusion that the only worthwhile thing about this drama is Kang Ji Hwan.

I’ve got to see him showing off his assets and then… dancing! Seeing him shaking those hips is enough to make me forgive myself for wasting 17 hours of my precious time.

Now, what is this drama about? Simply put: it’s a bunch of clichés we’ve found in most dramas such as:

1. Brothers in love with the same woman.

2. A heroine who is dumped by her lover/fiancé after she sacrificed so much for him.

3. A world class bitch.

4. A noble idiot.

I don’t mind clichés and I never demand for originality because I know how hard it is to be original when the drama land has used almost every plot available out there.

But to have them all written into a nonsensical story that even I with my love for Kang Ji Hwan couldn’t bring myself to love his character Na In Jae is just too much.

I don’t think I get Na In Jae.

Is he a man who falls in love with his sister in law (Park Eun Hye’s Cha Mi Rae) but then realizes that he falls for another girl (Han Chae Young’s Sin Na Ra)? Or is it his guilt for his brother’s death that forced him to marry Cha Mi Rae? Or does he love them both?

I don’t get the cultural context either that it’s such a taboo for him to marry that world class bitch. She’s not really his sister in law. She was only engaged to his late brother. That’s all. They weren’t married. And the big brother was already dead.

Whether she slept with him is beside the point (although judging from her character, the bitch was probably jumped the poor guy every time she needed distraction).

And I am dissatisfied with how this drama doesn’t clearly deliver the message about Na In Jae’s feelings. What? They do? How? That drunken scene where he murmurs I miss you Na Ra? Meh!

I normally squeal with delight when watching ‘revelation scene’ but when I watched that scene I was like: ‘Really? That’s all you can do show?’

Am I supposed to take that as a sign that he loves Sin Na Ra and not the bitch he wants to marry defying his mother, defying all reasons? I refuse to do so.

Not when he never shows any preference for her over that sister in law of his. He would do anything for that bitch. All she has to do just ask. I think even if she asks him to kill Sin Na Ra he will do it just to please her.

No one will be able to convince me that he does that because he feels guilty for his brother’s death. It’s hard for me to erase the image of his smile while he waits for Cha Mi Rae to come to their engagement party.

If you insist that he does that out of guilt out of pity. Then all I can say is that Na In Jae is not the noble idiot. He’s the idiotest male lead in kdrama land. Ever.

There’s nothing noble in marrying a woman who killed you big brother. There’s nothing noble in marrying this scary deceitful woman who lies to everyone who loves her.

There is nothing noble in marrying a bitch who slept around with another guy then told you that she has your baby. There’s nothing noble in hurting the woman who you love and has done nothing to deserve you hurting her like that.

How could Kang Ji Hwan end up with this disappointing character is beyond me. And then there’s Han Chae Young’s Sin Na Ra, our heroine. Sigh.

She’s supposed to have brain. But she ends up being a thirty year old who fails to fulfill her parents’ dreams – because she’d been slaving away for the man she loved and being abandoned by that very man.

Then when she falls in love with Na In Jae, he is also stolen by the same woman who steals her first lover. And what irk me the most is that she never once slaps that bitch!

I would feel so much better if there was a cat fight or a pulling hair scene or a swearing session where Sin Na Ra does the pulling or the swearing.

The most hated scenes:

1.      When Kang Ji Hwan’s character Na In Jae waits for Cha Mi Rae then smiles as he thinks about he’s getting engaged to her in just a few minutes.

Dude, you just told Sin Na Ra last night that you love her so how could you attach yourself so readily and happily to Cha Mi Rae? And how could you still insist on becoming her husband after the bitch told you that the baby she’s carrying is not even yours? Noble idiot? Nope. Just idiot.

2.      When Sin Na Ra keeps asking Na In Jae whether he loves Cha Mi Rae or not.

Girl, you have asked him that question a million times before! Stop it already! He doesn’t love you. At least not enough to choose you over that bitch you treat so well.

You should stop making threats about getting your men back. The only way you’ll get them back is if that bitch tells them she doesn’t want them any more.

Honestly, you’re the sorriest heroine I’ve ever seen!

ps: I hereby declare that I don’t like this drama as much as I think I did before.

Review: The Relation of Face, Mind and Love

It’s impossible to watch this film without thinking about Shallow Hall but I’m not going to compare it with Shallow Hall since I no longer remember its details. But I remember the good feeling I had after watching it which I didn’t get after watching The Relation of Face, Mind and Love.

I was like: ‘Why? Why did they have to take that extreme? It could be really good!’

And I hate having that kind of feeling after watching a movie/drama. I watch to be entertained and not to be riled up.

First of all, Kang Ji Hwan is one of my favorites. Therefore watching the Relation of Face, Mind and Love was quite enjoyable for me. It’s a treat to see my Prince looks like a Prince.  

However, as much as I enjoyed seeing Kang Ji Hwan I didn’t feel quite that good afterward, no, even during the watching of the movie.  

I hate the way they portrayed Lee Ji A’s character as a super ugly girl when she’s so far from ugly (adding two more teeth doesn’t change anything). There’s nothing wrong with So Jung Wang besides her teeth. She’s not fat, she’s not short, she’s not deformed, and so many other nots.

Moreover the story happens in South Korea for heaven sake, a country known for its obsession with plastic surgery. What’s so difficult about fixing your teeth when that’s all it takes to turn you into a goddess.

If they made her into an unattractive or a simply plain looking ordinary girl the story would be more believable and easier to swallow. 

Believe it or not I actually like the main characters – although it is done by kicking my brain out so I could accept the premise that she is the ugliest girl in the world and that he (the Prince charming) falls for her anyway.

I like how Tae Pung Kang (Kang Ji Hwan) could see beneath the surface and realize that it’s the girl he has fallen in love with, but I don’t think such a Prince would ever fall for the ugliest girl in the world not when he has so many beautiful great women available for his picking.

I also like Lee Ji A’s character who doesn’t seem to be bothered or depressed by her face that makes her the ugliest girl in the world (she’s so ugly that she turns head and makes people stop whatever they’re doing when they see her).

But where do you find a girl who could be that cheerful, confident and optimistic about everything if she’s that ugly? 

I’m not saying that ugly people should be depressed, lack confidence, and pessimistic, that’s not what I’m trying to say. What I’m trying to say is the message they sent is Lee Ji A’s character looks like an ugly monster when she’s nothing like that nor did she act like that. Things just don’t add up.

Writer-nim, I don’t mind leaving my brain behind and just enjoy whatever I’m watching – I did that all the time – but there are things that will bother you no matter how willing you are and how hard you try to be involved in the story. This is one of those things.

I like The Relation of Face, Mind and Love I only wish that it could be better so instead of just liking it I’ll be loving it. 

Song Seung Hun the Hand Towel and Don’t Call Me Mr. Hand Towel

We all agree on how beautiful Song Seung Hun is and how his acting skills unfortunately aren’t at the same level with his unparallelled beauty. We’ve been having so much fun with our heated discourse on his beauty and lack of acting skills, unchecked, until Don’t Call Me Mr. Hand Towel (DCMMHT) showed up and joined us.

To this day I still have no idea who DCMMHT is. As far as I know of no body does. Or if there are people who know who this awesomeness is, they are certainly not talking. 

I have my own suspicion. Okay, I thought it was you YY. Yes, you denied it. But, until someone confesses of being DCMMHT or if the rumour has it that somebody else (with name) is the real DCMMHT the mystery will always bother me and you’ll always be my number one suspect.

I wish that besides ‘Name That Drama’ game, JB would also have ‘Let’s Un-towel the Don’t Call Me Mr. Hand Towel’ game. He/she should be made a hero/heroine and receive a beanie award or something. 

Seriously. I never know anybody with that kind of sense of humour. I bet you don’t either. Unless, you know who DCMMHT is. Do you? 

To refresh our memory of how truly awesome DCMMHT and my beautiful Song Seung Hun are (Wait a minute, is it possible that both of them are actually the same man? Nah! It can’t be. It’s simply impossible. They have twisted my mind with their respective awesomeness.) here are the pictures that started it all:

otk January 4th, 2011 at 5:04 pm

I

AM

MELTING

….

…

:@

 jossy January 4th, 2011 at 5:21 pm reply to otk

reow!! I believe I have found my new desktop background AND screensaver for 2011…

nangnang January 4th, 2011 at 5:23 pm reply to jossy

Amen to that!

 izzie January 4th, 2011 at 6:22 pm reply to jossy

$10 for these pictures making it to Dramabeans banner. 

Ms Guccibabie January 5th, 2011 at 10:29 pm reply to jossy

$10?!? Please! I got a hunnet! What’s Up! Let’s Do This!!

maria January 4th, 2011 at 7:15 pm reply to izzie

$10 to anyone who MAKE IT a dramabeans header!!!

c’mon, people!

Lenita January 4th, 2011 at 7:58 pm reply to izzie

errr, how about a header choc-full of abs?? 

Molly January 4th, 2011 at 8:41  pm reply to Lenita

Choc-full…haha, good reference to choco-abs. 

beetch January 5th, 2011 at 3:27 am reply to Lenita

I think it’s better if it’s the nekkid body that be the website banner!

izzie January 5th, 2011 at 8:31 am reply to Lenita

Aaand… now we’re all hyenas. 

AcrobaticUrchin January 6th, 2011 at 4:30 pm reply to Lenita

Well… since I was bored and everyone was asking for it:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lady_of_scy/5331178987/

This is my second banner ever.

Viola January 6th, 2011 at 8:39 pm reply to Lenita

Your banner is awesome AcrobaticUrchin!! 

 tangee January 5th, 2011 at 5:51 pm reply to jossy

totally agree 1000% Reow!!! Sharpen your claws!!!

Jomo January 5th, 2011 at 8:33 am reply to otk

LOVE your screen name!

Cam January 5th, 2011 at 7:13 pm reply to otk

YYYEEEEESSSSSSSSSS………….(drools) O_o

MTH March 5th, 2011 at 2:49 am reply to otk

I am waiting your new drama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Fighting??????????

splendidlure January 4th, 2011 at 5:05 pm

From the trailers, I think Kim Tae Hee is going to surprise people. I found her so cute and likable in the clips so far.

lizzyd January 4th, 2011 at 6:06 pm reply to spendidlure

What? There are other actors in this series? There’s dialogue? A plot? But why?

obivia January 4th, 2011 at 6:37 pm reply to lizzyd

(snort)
Seriously.

... January 4th, 2011 at 9:56 pm reply to obivia

LOL

Jomo January 5th, 2011 at 8:19 am reply to lizzyd

Coffee on keyboard and screen!

oh! tht! chick! January 4th, 2011 at 5:08 pm

gimme tht hand towel NOW! rawrs

pipit January 4th, 2011 at 5:20 pm reply to oh! tht! chick! 

Yes, that damn towel is yours girl friend! Give it to her! Now! Now!!

nangnang January 4th, 2011 at 5:24 pm reply to pipit

she have the towel, give me the speedo!!!

dee January 4th, 2011 at 6:05 pm reply to nangnang

Give me the man, without speedo and towel. 

lizzyd January 4th, 2011 at 6:07 pm reply to dee

so that leave the guy for me??? squee!!

come2noona January 4th, 2011 at 8:07 pm reply to oh! tht! chick! 

So… one has the towel… one has the speedo… another has the man…. I guess that leaves me the shower. I’ll take it! Looks big enough for two… hey he has to go back to wash, right?

Paloma January 5th, 2011 at 9:16 am reply to come2noona

I cannot laugh more with all your comments. I have tears in my eyes. I really guess I arrived late to get a little piece of something…you know what I mean!!!!

Ten thumbs up for these photos!!!!!

soysauce January 4th, 2011 at 5:09 pm

LOL. Best eye candy EVER.
I saw the 4 min. trailer, and yea….SSH…running out naked? CHECK!

blah January 4th, 2011 at 5:10 pm

             
damn he’s finnnnnnnnnnnne!

Anon106 January 4th, 2011 at 5:10 pm

…

Okay. So maybe I will be checking out the premiere.

Soxxy15 January 4th, 2011 at 5:13 pm

I almost fainted. This is to much for my poor heart. Song Seung-heon is trying to kill me with his awesome body. LOL

E- kun January 4th, 2011 at 5:14 pm

A tear literally rolled down my cheek…

rhea January 4th, 2011 at 8:24 pm reply to E- kun 

Haha!:)

izzie January 4th, 2011 at 5:16 pm

Although, who showers in a speedo? I consider that speedo an affront to realism!

The shower door that was left open is also an affront to realism. But are we really complaining? 

btw… is that… a varicose vein… on his tummy? O.o

ruthie January 5th, 2011 at 2:46 am reply to izzie 

could definitely start an iv line in that!

Jomo January 5th, 2011 at 12:14 pm reply to ruthie

I’m trying to make that into an innuendo and…I…got… nothin….

Eileen January 5th, 2011 at 6:53 am izzie 

Maybe he just went swimming. I hop into the shower with my suit (to rinse off) and then peel it off. 

nangnang January 4th, 2011 at 5:23 pm reply to izzie

that is a big vein connected to “I hope” a much bigger vein. Oh my heart!!!

izzie January 4th, 2011 at 5:45 pm reply to nangnang

scandalous, sister! scandalous are yer thoughts. 

Kitchel17 January 4th, 2011 at 7:40 pm reply to izzie

whoa lets keep it pg jk lol 

 alice January 5th, 2011 at 11:06 pm reply to nangnang 

HAHAHAHA!!! I just died from laughing so hard.

ck1Oz January 4th, 2011 at 5:32 pm

‘cough cough’ isn’t that because there are no love handles there?

VC is usually in the legs.

Man there are some very happy viki My Princess team members this morning 

izzie January 4th, 2011 at 5:44 pm reply to ck1Oz

LOL. Just playin’ with the varicose vein thing. (btw abdominal varicose veins are real.)  Anyhoo, that’s still a prominent vein on his abs. Must be from doing crunches too much?

‘cough cough’ isn’t that because there are no love handles there?

He just can’t have it all, can he?  Absence of love handles = presence of prominent vein. At least, if he gets seriously ill, the doctor will have many options on where to stick the IV.  *wink* *wink*

Man there are some very happy viki My Princess team members this morning

They must be throwing out a party by now. 

kirara January 4th, 2011 at 5:18 pm

OH HELL YAh. That is super FINE and HOT.. 

I’m okay even if he wear’s a speedo in a shower.. its more than what I expected since he’s not only good looking clothed with fine suits and the professional manner and the new hair cut.. but we also get to see him in the shower.. YUM..

okay, I will stop now.. I think the only reason i’m watching this is for him.. I hope the drama turns out well!

Thanks for posting!

ditdut January 4th, 2011 at 5:20 pm

damn that cockblocking speedo!

marypeg January 4th, 2011 at 6:25 pm reply to ditdut 

hahahaha

rolling March 5th, 2011 at 2:45 am reply to marypeg

I am Your Fan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Fighting

 AhjumaInJava January 6th, 2011 at 5:37 am reply to ditdut 

what speedo? what shower door?

i got the impression that there are two pictures of SSH in his mighty awesomeness here. been refreshing this page for the mmfph times, but i only see one sizzling hot pic of him. damn u internet connection!

someone pls tell me what is the color of that darnlucky speedo

cheeseakad January 4th, 2011 at 5:20 pm

DAMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOOK AT THAT BODY

hpn88 January 4th, 2011 at 5:21 pm

well that was pleasant to wake up to!

Ojou_Belle January 4th, 2011 at 5:27 pm

Hahahaha!

LOLed at all your comments!

Hey, JB, I bet you had to zoom in on the photo to see

the Speedo logo. Happy zooming in!

nangnang January 4th, 2011 at 5:27 pm

he defines hot guy “a male person that makes your loins roar with hungerhttp://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hot%20guy “. ROAR!

dee January 4th, 2011 at 7:57 pm reply to nangnang 

And today is the day? Ayyy… well, let’s start the craziness early! Is the bath scene is in episode 1? I bet the rating will reach to the sky if he takes a bath in the first 10 minutes.

acta.est.fabula.plaudite!! January 4th, 2011 at 11:05 pm reply to dee

I sure as hell will be anticipating this scene  !!

*rawr*

Annie January 4th, 2011 at 5:28 pm

That’s steaming HOT!!!! rawr!!!! 

rebwarts January 4th, 2011 at 5:31 pm

no more need for a long article, the pictures speaks for itself.

shinhyesungluv January 4th, 2011 at 5:31 pm

Or it’s more like, the only reason you need to watch My Princess.

Autumn January 4th, 2011 at 5:33 pm

WHOA. look at that pose! this is glorious.

just watched the 5min trailer and it’s making me giddy. can’t wait.

Venus January 4th, 2011 at 5:37 pm

Ok Ok I gave in…JB with those pics come on I have to see My Princess now!!…I wasn’t really going to watch but DAMNNNNNNNNNNNN I CANNOT RESIST THIS HOT MAN!!!!!!

Shelley January 4th, 2011 at 5:40 pm

Are these pictures real or PS?

 izzie January 4th, 2011 at 5:56 pm reply to Shelley 

if these are screengrabs, probably not photoshopped.

izzie January 4th, 2011 at 5:54 pm

super-ego: Scandalous!

id: Shh! I’m looking at the belly button waterfall!

super-ego: Does he really have to do that body-beautiful-competition pose? He’s not emoting! He’s just flexing his muscles while showering!

id: Right! Who needs body oil, right?

super-ego: That’s not what I meant!

ego: He’s just trying to appeal to a broader demographics with the drama + sexy.

super-ego: But he’s totally sending the wrong message!

id: I don’t mind. Bring it on!

estel January 4th, 2011 at 6:04 pm reply to izzie 

Haha! I love it ^____^

enjay January 4th, 2011 at 7:37 pm

lol…i cant stop laughing at all the comments…then this id,ego and superego….lol

izzie January 5th, 2011 at 4:33 pm

lol. the hormones are acting up too. they keep screaming, “gene donor! gene donor!” they’re kind’a difficult to reason with at this point.

Viola January 6th, 2011 at 8:43 pm

I hear ya Izzie.  Those pesky biological imperatives can be so darn unreasonable! 

Ariel January 4th, 2011 at 6:14 pm reply to estel

Ha ha ha posturing is so Mr Universe, I wonder if there are more like that, well just to satisfy my curiosity I have to watch this drama… mmm I wonder if there are more shower scenes, pool scene, bed scene… faints…

izzie January 4th, 2011 at 10:27 pm reply to Ariel 

is a beach scene too much to ask?

oh, it’s shot on winter? uh. okay. (dang!)

Don't Call Me Mr Hand Towel January 5th, 2011 at 1:27 am reply to izzie

Personally I’m hoping for a toilet scene to show you all what I am capable of. There’s nothing like a toilet scene to demonstrate the huge range of emotions that rush across a protagonist’s face in that brief moment – from pain to anticipation, stress, relief and finally, bliss.

izzie January 5th, 2011 at 8:37 am reply to Don't Call Me Mr Hand Towel 

from pain to anticipation, stress, relief and finally, bliss

You’re not talking about waxing, are you?

AhjumaInJava January 6th, 2011 at 5:19 am

*sheepishly drooling*

**silently summoning the half-nekkid GONG YOO from that famous after-shower scene in Coffee Prince over for a compare and contrast evaluation**

ROFLMHO reading all the comments. if this drama fails me at all, i know i just need to go back reading all the comments here to ease my headache and restore my state of joy

[and redo the re-compare-re-contrast evaluation of SSH vs GY]

*still drooling*

**double drooling bcs now there are two**

Angelina January 4th, 2011 at 6:03 pm

I can’t stop myself from looking at you-know-where *blush*

Ani January 4th, 2011 at 6:05 pm

Count me in for the premiere. I never thought him to be overly hot before (what? I only start liking people after I know more about them… Unless they’re downright growl worthy of course. XD), but that body is HAWT! XD

ninji January 4th, 2011 at 6:05 pm

Meh.

toopai January 4th, 2011 at 6:10 pm

aaiiieeee!!! he’s bathing like a champion, served two ways. glossy or matte? juicy dripping or towel-dried moist?

ni January 4th, 2011 at 6:17 pm reply to toopai 

perfect comment for a perfect post XD

aPam January 4th, 2011 at 6:16 pm

I swear, almost all dramas have a shower scene….. But you know…I’m not complaining!

lovin it January 4th, 2011 at 6:25 pm

as if i werent already convinced..
ahhhh song seung heon!!! <3 o:p="">

Jeanie65jh January 4th, 2011 at 6:30 pm

actually it’s too bad that’s not a hand towel… oh let’s face it, it’s too bad this isn’t American cable.

danna January 4th, 2011 at 6:32 pm

ahem..i think JB wins her case…unless GF can hand in something to compete with that from Dream High

izzie January 4th, 2011 at 6:40 pm reply to danna 

LOL. In that thread, I voted for Dream High. 

id: but now you’re changing sides, right?

super-ego: no! Dream High is wholesome!

id: are ye sure? *grins*

ego: let’s watch both series and find out which one’s better.

id: right. and then the shower scene will actually make you change sides.

super-ego: how do you kick out the id?
hormones: can we cast our vote?

super-ego: no.

id: yes.

liver: I vote Dream High.

viola January 5th, 2011 at 7:28 am reply to izzie

ROFL Izzie!! That was so so funny! 

izzie January 5th, 2011 at 4:31 pm reply to viola

*bows head* thanks.  my insides… they just can’t agree over this one. 

Haj January 4th, 2011 at 6:33 pm

… WHY IS HE WEARING UNDERWARE?

Eeefu January 4th, 2011 at 6:35 pm

Eye canides are nice; can’t live with that only tho; would feel insulted intellectually. Show some brains please.

izzie January 4th, 2011 at 6:45 pm replay to Eeefu

that would be asking for too much. they already showed the trunks.

Yui January 5th, 2011 at 1:59 am reply to izzie

LOL!

other than the brains will be okay. 

Taber January 4th, 2011 at 6:35 pm

Wish the picture was just” a little “bit” lower, I would have loved to see what he working with….. hehehehe.

 izzie January 4th, 2011 at 6:43 pm reply to Taber

yeah. the framing is not apt. although it complies with the “thirds” rule, you shouldn’t cut the torso at such point.

just technical stuff…

Linh January 4th, 2011 at 6:49 pm

is it shallow to say that i’m definitely watching this drama now?

gingganggolli January 4th, 2011 at 6:50 pm

…..oh my godness that was so awesomely hot!

Kasie Jun January 4th, 2011 at 6:51 pm

@_@

Just imagined myself ripping off that damn speedo.

Yum.

kopi_adik January 4th, 2011 at 6:54 pm

ok… sold! hahahaha! God i’m so easy!

kamee January 4th, 2011 at 6:55 pm

is it just me, gawd, i feel like a perv as i’m typing this, but he looks like he shaves down there, no? lol. the shadows under his bellybutton illudes to that. 

jen January 4th, 2011 at 6:57 pm

im scared that this show will disappoint after all the hype. i hope it does really well because it seems cute

LeMonS January 4th, 2011 at 6:58 pm

First – Stunned. Just stunned. I feel like I should be profusely thanking somebody. (it IS going to be a good year)

Then I am very confused. Okay so in my head I have created a back story to explain the speedo. This is not his master bathroom (oh, no!). This is the bathroom adjacent to the indoor lap pool. He is just rinsing off the chlorinated pool water. (okay, internally satisfied with that). I will be the towel girl…

What of picture number 2? Are those dishes on the top two shelves (Why am I looking?!?)? Is he walking around in a Pottery Barn? Why is his hair suddenly dry? He’s still in a towel.

That is okay. He is lovely! Sent them to my phone for days when work gets TOO stressful. (Massive vent!)

come2noona January 4th, 2011 at 8:13 pm reply to LeMonS

Pottery Barn… LOL

izzie January 4th, 2011 at 8:27 pm reply to LeMonS

Probably, after he blow-dried his hair, he headed to the kitchen where he left his trunks to dry in the microwave oven.

LeMonS January 4th, 2011 at 9:41 pm reply to izzie

Okay, okay. I will work with that.

izzie January 4th, 2011 at 10:29 pm reply to LeMonS

cuz he likes them trunks toasty warm.

favegirl13 January 4th, 2011 at 7:06 pm

Gimme me a piece of that hunk..
actually gimme everything
WWWOOWWWWWWWW
O_O i think he definitely brought sexy back…

ArcrobaticUrchin January 4th, 2011 at 9:11 pm reply to favegirl13

“I think he definitely brought sexy back.”

hahaha!

But it’s true.

Tania January 4th, 2011 at 7:11 pm

**nosebleed** while fainting!

uden January 4th, 2011 at 7:15 pm

On the second picture…those veins…down there are about to pop…

QueenPinay January 4th, 2011 at 7:16 pm

*dropped jaw* mmm….mmm….mmm…that’s for breakfast!lunch and dinner?!!??! YUmmY!

anais January 4th, 2011 at 7:16 pm

Hilarious. I love how short the actual post, that is, the written part, is. 

popcorn January 4th, 2011 at 7:34 pm

He is big.

VanillaSalt January 4th, 2011 at 8:53 pm reply to popcorn

what is this big thing you are hinting at? We all are much too innocent to know 

by the way, i just wanna jump on him. rawr!

izzie January 4th, 2011 at 10:31 pm reply to VanillaSalt 

she’s right. he is a big star. a big star.

tsk.tsk. VanillaSalt… you and your assumptions. 

popcorn January 5th, 2011 at 12:05 pm reply to VanillaSalt 

I was referring to his upper body and his abs – the muscles.

The other possible “big” thing you think I’m possibly hinting at – I can’t see to tell.

VanillaSalt January 5th, 2011 at 2:02 pm reply to popcorn

Damn that speedo and towel! now only if the picture showed more…. 

popcorn January 5th, 2011 at 5:26 pm reply to VanillaSalt

haha actually i think somehow he is more attractive when he covers it….

im not too sure if that human body part is pretty….

Tracy January 5th, 2011 at 9:22 pm reply to VanillaSalt

My mummy told me the crown jewels were hidden there. What human part are you talking about??

Kitchel17 January 4th, 2011 at 7:37 pm

DAMN!!! Ok so watching now! ;D

Lemon January 4th, 2011 at 7:38 pm

HAHAHA.
I don’t like song seung heon but this made my day ‘cos it cracked me up.

Kooslee January 4th, 2011 at 7:46 pm

LOL, oh wow. They better have a shower scene on every single episode. Can’t just tease us like that.

Don't Call Me Mr Hand Towel January 4th, 2011 at 10:17 pm

They used to call me Mr Hand Towel.

I got quite upset. So I wrote to DB’s EYE CANDY GALORE. I wept as I wrote. You have to understand that though I can’t express emotions well (I have a layer of fine polished wood growing beneath my topskin), my speciality is to be SAD.

I suppose I am to blame for this unflattering monicker Mr Hand Towel. But through the years,unbeknownst to me, I have been undegoing a gradual and subtle process of transformation. I call it the Towelling Process. it is a very complicated process whereby a human (in this case, me) slowly transforms into a wooden block, and is then further transformed into a hand towel. So you see why I call it complicated? It is no easy feat to change a human to wood and then to cloth.

When I got out of bed one morning last week, I glanced at myself in the mirror. I saw, not myself reflected inside, but a block of wood! Imagine my horror! I knew then that I had to do something or I would be doomed forever. That was when I decided I would singlehandedly REVERSE the towelling process! I would change myself BACK from hand towel to wood to Man.

My new drama provides the avenue for my change. So bear with me; it is a long and tedious process this transformation; don’t believe me? Watch the FLY I,II and III- they needed 3 movies to effect the change back to human form! So if I appear wooden to you in my new drama, never fear; it is because I am in the midst of undergoing the transformation, an in-between stage, if you will. Give me time, and who knows, maybe by the end of the drama, I would have achieved complete transformation. I would be A REAL MAN, to quote the insufferable Pinnochio.

On the lighter side, let me try to answer your queries about my underwear.

1. Yes, I wear black skimpy briefs. They are most comfortable. My underwear drawer is filled with rows of folded and ironed black underwear. (Yes, I iron my underwear, I am nothing if not orderly and precise in my habits.) In the words of Jerry Maguire, my black skimpy underwear COMPLETE me.

2. I choose to wear black, not any other colour. Black is the essence of me- I am dark, mysterious, passionate, broody. Would you like me if I were to wear PINK skimpy underwear instead? I rest my case.

3. Yes, I wear underwear when I am bathing. it is strange, but it would be even stranger if I were to wear bermudas in the shower. Wet skimpy black underwear is light and shiny and I can strut coolly and sexily in them; dripping wet, soggy, heavy bermudas wear a ton when soaked in the shower. I would look funny AND walk funny if I’m dragging a house around my butt.

3. I wear underwear to display my awesome abs and six packs to you. I am, if I can use the metaphor, a well-carved piece of wood. Besides, my mother says I should distract from my wooden acting with my fine body. You know what they say: Mothers know best!

So watch out, Korea, watch out, world! I am no more Mr Hand Towel! Call me Mr Sizzle! Call me Mr Hottie! Call me Mr Hotcakes! Huh? I’m confusing myself…..

 pipit January 4th, 2011 at 11:49 pm

Oh my God!

JBBBBBB……..! You’re so to blame for driving us all nuts with this post of yours!

I couldn’t stop laughing and giggling like a crazy woman in front of my computer!

ps:

Dear Mr. Hand Towel who can’t express his emotion, and trying to turn into man. I’m sorry for laughing with others when they call you that.

Oops, sorry. Mr. Hottie, I hope I don’t hurt your sensitive self if I say you’re so so so hot even when you write! I love you! Fighting!!

viola January 5th, 2011 at 7:23 am

Dear Mr ex hand towel,
Yes, I would still like you if you wore skimpy, pink underwear. But, may I suggest that you eschew the concept of underwear all together? It’s so passe , and does not befit a man of your ehm.. stature.  Please consider embracing the the Classical look, after all the Greek statues that you so aptly resemble, do not even bother with fig leaves! 

belleza January 5th, 2011 at 3:14 pm

Samsooki, is that you? 

Don't Call Me Mr Hand Towel January 5th, 2011 at 9:35 pm

I’m not Ms Samsooki. They used to call me Mr Hand Towel. I am a man. Cross my heart. I have had plastic surgery done obviously on other parts of my body but I swear to you definitely not THAT part. Even I wouldn’t stoop that low (pardon the pun). All my body parts are intact, trust me. You can check out the speedo pic if you don’t believe me. My advice would be to use a high-powered magnifying glass for a clearer image. Ahem.

However, I must tell you that I am very much in touch with my feminine side. My deep soulful eyes will show you what a sensitive vulnerable man I am. In fact, some ppl have actually told me I look a lot like Audrey Hepburn. Errr….I’m supposed to be flattered?

Don't Call Me Mr Hand Towel January 5th, 2011 at 3:25 am

Now that we’ve become better acquainted, I’ll let you in on a little secret. I’ve actually done a lot of cameos and bit roles through the years, mostly under wraps. A star like me isn’t supposed to do such small parts but I personally find them challenging. They all inspire the actor in me.

Where do I start? Ok, that bus in Mary Stayed Out all Night? That was me.

The bench where Playful Kiss had its opening scene? Me again *blushing*

Secret Garden? No, not the flowers, you great kidder you! The Garden, of course! That was a pretty tough role ….I had to literally SPREAD myself out….really exhausting on my abs. Lucky I had 6 of them so pretty well got everything under control.

I did bit parts in Hollywood as well. I really learnt A LOT!

M. Shyamalan’s The Devil…. I played ….NO NO, NOT the old lady, hey I’m a GUY! I’ve got standards! No, I played The Elevator. All that jerking and plunging gave me a mighty headache at the end of the shooting. But I was game all the way. I’m a professional, ok?

And in my latest outing (I’m really proud of this, guys), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, I was – The Tent! Isn’t that great? Didn’t have any lines, though, pity.

And the latest TV hit Walking Dead? Well, they actually called me up personally and asked me to play an Asian zombie. They wanted me to walk up and down the street looking dumb and wooden with my head lolling to one side! I was pissed off, I can tell you! They turn me down for the horse role, and they want me to play a ZOMBIE?????

So you’ll see from what I’ve said here I’m pretty much a METHOD ACTOR.Yes, I really go into each of my roles wholeheartedly. I MORPH into my roles. You want me to play a bridge? Wham! I’m a bridge! You want to play a flowerpot? KAZAAM! I’m a flowerpot! No, no, don’t look at me like that ….I’m just like you, I’m an ordinary guy. I just want ppl to call me a professional. Not too much to ask, is it?

THOR’s coming out soon. I’m hoping to get the role of The Hammer. Would be a great coup! I’ll keep you guys informed. Thanks, you’ve been great. So long.

Snicker January 5th, 2011 at 7:45 pm

OMG!!! Shut up! I can’t stop laughing….

pipit January 5th, 2011 at 9:28 pm

Dear Mr. Sizzlethecakehot,

You know I love you don’t you? I think your ability to transform is awesome. Now, that you mentioned it I finally get why that bench in Playful Kiss is there.

But, I want to see more of you. I’m sure many others agree with me. We want to see a lot more!

So, please kindly fire your manager and hire your sweet wise mother as your new manager.

I’m outrage – although that bench in PK did impress me -that your manager is more passionate about you transforming into those things rather that let you distract us with your perfect self like what your mother suggested (bless her).

You wanting to be Thor’s hammer?! Hotcake, NO! I tell you you should be Thor! There’s no doubt about what an awesome Thor you’ll make.

I don’t remember much about the in and out of Thor, but I do remember this half naked gorgeous guy. So you see it’s going to be just perfect for you. You could wear all your beloved black brief and nothing more.

I promise you that your swinging will be the death of not only your enemies but also your fans.

With love

Don't Call Me Mr Hand Towel January 5th, 2011 at 9:47 pm

Thank you for your kind compliments.

I fear that the Thor role would be quite dangerous for me. You see, I have…AHEM….. the CROWN JEWELS safely nestled in my black skimpy speedo.

I worry that the swinging hammer might inadvertently dent, damage or HORRORS, remove permanently the said jewels. Oh, I tremble as I write this!

My crown jewels are my life. Without my crown jewels, I am nothing. I am just a man in a black skimpy speedo. I am like a Christmas tree without a star, a firecracker without a fire (or a cracker).

As such, I would prefer the hammer role. It is safe and I believe I can deliver strongly, given my past experience as bus, bench, tent and elevator.

Don't Call Me Mr Hand Towel January 5th, 2011 at 7:13 pm

I notice that everyone seems to be focussing on my abs, and not ME. Have you ever thought about ME? The man behind the abs? The mind beneath the six packs?

I wrote this poem out of pain and frustration.

ME OR MY ABS

When you look at me
Do you look at me or my abs?
When you talk to me
Do you talk to me or my abs?
When you smile at me
Do you smile at me or my abs?
When you hug me
Do you hug me or my abs?
When you kiss me
Do you kiss me or my abs?
When you say you love me
Do you love me or my abs?

Will you love my abs
If they are old and wrinkly?
Will you love my abs
If they are spongy like jelly?
Will you love my abs
If they are pear-shaped and droopy?
Will you love my abs
If they are stinky and hairy?

Snicker January 5th, 2011 at 7:57 pm

What the?!!! Seriously I’m farting from too much laughing!

Viola January 6th, 2011 at 8:54 pm

Many many finger snaps to you! Please accept my undying admiration. 

Don't Call Me Mr Hand Towel January 5th, 2011 at 8:28 pm

Ode to My Speedo

My speedo is as black as night
My speedo fits my butt so right
My speedo is so snug and tight
My speedo keeps me warm inside
My speedo makes me float so light
My speedo is such a wondrous sight
It even makes the aunties fight

samgetang January 19th, 2011 at 7:43 am

Mr Hand Towel, you are not! LOL!

lilone January 5th, 2011 at 9:46 pm

ROFLOL… (tears). These comments are seriously way more interesting than the premise for the show…

@ DCMMHT, what’s it like inside your head? I’m POSITIVE it’s gotta be more X-rated than what’s on screen!

ps.
I love this particular post in DB so much that I decide to make its own post here so I could easily come and have a look whenever I need a good laugh.