-edited for clarity, 2/5/2018 Pardon me, do you have Grey Poupon? I was going to write on the relevance of The Little Mermaid today, but let me test the waters first before sharing my Grey Poupon… err… my thoughts on it. In the meantime then let’s talk about this Victor Hugo quotation, “The reduction […]
Hwayugi: Episode 10
I’m not going to list the things I like about Episode 10 because what good will that do? Everybody and their mother have already regaled us with their dislikes and likes, and mine would just be added clutter to the brain. Instead, I think I’ll go over some things that may have been missed. 1. […]
Bitch Talk: MsLee Runs a Marathon
My friend mslee just finished running a marathon of kdramas. She had this to say: When I try to catch up on some ongoing kdramas…feels like I am in a marathon race! Seriously tiring most of the times but the adrenalin of watching almost without a break is insane. I avoid mirrors in case I […]
Hwayugi: TGIF
How OhGong greets Friday morning gif credit: smittenskitten tumblr Honestly, if my husband signals me to come to his side like this, I’ll be annoyed and chomp off his finger. Unless there’s cake… I do anything for cake. Happy Friday, ladies!
Hwayugi: First Couple Act
I know you, sassy bitches, are waiting for my post for the 10th episode and it’s coming soon. I have a couple of meetings today so I have to slap on some makeup (or my warpaint, lol) to look halfway human. I’ll post when I get back this afternoon — which is sometime around dawn in […]
Hwayugi: The Evil Kimono Girl in Episode 5
This is my take on the evils in Episode 5. I must admit that it takes me quite a while to appreciate the craftsmanship of the Hong sisters because, like you all, I get distracted by the romantic antics of OhGong and SunMi. But as phikyl and I have said somewhere in our exchange of […]
Bitch Talk: Twitter’s Welcome Mat
Yesterday, I was on twitter (Had my first tweet! I’m in the mainstream of social media now /sarc). There was a hashtag trending #MyWelcomeMatWouldRead. If I was single, this would be mine. Only kdrama bitches would understand. But this would be the other mat … as you come in from the garden. Petty petty petty
Hwayugi: On Children’s Books and Suicide
While many people are spazzing on reactivating kisses, I’d like to take the time to commend the very sensitive manner that the Hong sisters handled the theme of suicide in Episodes 9 and 10. Did you see it? I think they could have been a bit TOO subtle that it escaped the notice of many […]
Just Bitching: All Hail the Kdramas in Our Lives
Nobody needs to tell us that kdramas permeate our daily lives. We know the tell-tale signs. 1. Your #1 source of world news and report is kdrama. Breaking news: World War III is imminent. News source: Hwayugi, Episode 4. 2. You’re Oppa’s self-appointed pro bono legal counsel on the internet every time he gets in […]
Hwayugi: OhGong-erisms
The problem with OhGong is that he doesn’t say what he actually means: For instance, when he told the bookseller this: that should have clued us in that his feelings hadn’t transferred over. Remember, with SunMi, he said this: So, when he told SunMi this later when they met up, we know that “pretty” had […]
Habaek: On Shin Sucky One’s Terrible Acting
I groused about Oh Yeon Seo’s terrible ingénue act in Hwayugi, but I can forgive her because she redeems herself in the snarky scenes. But Shin Se Kyung was all-around ghastly in Habaek that, for the sake of my poor heart, I dropped that show a few minutes into Episode 4. She seemed to possess […]
Hwayugi: Episode 9 Random Comments
What did you think of Episode 9? Did you like it? I haven’t the time to watch Episode 10 so I’m just posting my 2 cent worth of ramblings on Episode 9. 1. The Mendelsohn’s Wedding March: The first time I viewed this opening scene, I thought the pianist flubbed the first seventh chord. It […]
Just Bitching: Are Tall Men a Cut Above?
Growing up with and living with tall men, I didn’t quite understand the fascination that kdrama fans have for big height differences in the couples. They seem to think that a tall man is a cut above the rest and that the small girl will be more protected by a giant of a guy. Well, […]
Bitch Talk: Lee Seo Jin Oppahjussi
My friend nonski dropped by and added another name to our ever growing list of oppahjussi or ahjussioppa (sounds like “Ah! Juicy oppa”). She said this: My Oppa: (pardon, I am not in the position to call them oppa but still…) … Lee Soo Jin because of his cockiness. Yes, how can I forget Lee […]