Dan yang kaya bertambah kaya.. Yang miskin kian terpuruk.
But I'm not allowed to be sad.. because that's exactly how this world works..

xoxo,

50 Things You Can Learn From Korean Dramas

Editor in chief's warning: Well, my university always warn its students to not doing plagiarism whatsoever (they put pamflets about not to do plagiarism EVERYWHERE, making sure that all the students read it). So here it is.. This is a re-post from another blog whose also suffering from Chun Jungmyung sickness in http://chunjungmyung.tumblr.com/. It's hilarious! Enjoy..

50 Things you can learn from Korean dramas

Not entirely true. But this is so ROTFL!

If you watch alot of dramas (like I do), you’d agree with most of these.

1) Hot, rich, younger men love fat, older vulgar women.

2) If you have a best guy friend, he is in love with you. And secretly you are too.

3) You and your boyfriend will always playfully chase each other on an ice rink, at the beach, or in the leaves. And you’ll laugh for no reason and your boyfriend will hit you “playfully” but the force of his push will have you flying across the room. But it’s okay. Cuz you’re still laughing like a crazy person.

4) Brothers/cousin/uncles-newphews will always love the same girl.

5) You’re allowed to make u-turns wherever you want in Korea. And there is never traffic on the side you want to u-turn to.

6) There is a super quick payment device that allows you to pay a bill quickly enough for a guy to run immediately out of a restaurant after his angry girlfriend storms out.

7) Everyone has cancer.

8) If you’re sick, all you need is an IV to make you feel lots better.

9) There is vomit and urine all over Seoul at nights.

10) Fighting at a pojangmacha with a random stranger is merely part of a normal night’s event.

11) Soju must cost 10 cents. Everyone drinks it everyday all the time, especially the poor people. (I't just the culture i guess..)

12) If you’re rich, you’re a jerk.

13) If you’re poor, you’re an angel.

14) Women sleep and wake up with a full set of makeup on.

15) You’re not studying hard enough unless you get a nosebleed.

16) If you have a nosebleed, you most definitely have cancer. And you have no money to pay for the surgery that will save your life. And your liver is missing. We’re not sure where it went, but it’s making your cancer progress faster.

17) If you work in a sool jeep, you have massively curly hair and wear flashy colors from the early 90’s.

18) You always order orange juice or coffee at a cafe. And you never drink it. EVER.

19) You will always call your boyfriend by his job title. Or simply sunbaenim. Never his name. Never. He doesn’t have one.

20) If you TRULY love each other, you must die together in the end. Frozen outside instead of finding shelter like sane people. Just frozen….

21) You go to America you come back miraculously successful. You go to England you come back amazingly fashionable. You stay in Korea the only thing that changes is your hairstyle.

22) And if you come back with no apparent reason then it’s because you have cancer.

23) Everyone always goes to the same hospital no matter where they are.

24) If you stand out in the rain for more than five minutes, you’ll end up with a fever and vertigo and people will rush you to the hospital to get some magic IV. And instead of taking an ambulance or driving they’ll race you on their back.

25) Even if you’re poor and can’t eat, you never wear the same clothes twice.

26) If you play a poor kid, you always have dirt on your face and your hair is always messy.

27) If you’re saving someone from being hit from a car, you’ll push them out of the way and wait for the car to hit you instead. couldnt be more true, theyre like a deer in headlights

28) Everyone has a long lost sister/brother/twin. Usually one they didn’t know about.

29) If you don’t want to answer your phone, you can just turn it off. The battery needs to be taken out.

30) All korean men can drink hard, smoke long, sing well and play piano. Usually all at the same time. And at the same restaurant that has a piano that they let anyone use.

31) If you’re in a relationship, you must at one point leave and have your lover tearfully come RIGHT before you board the plane (vice versa applies as well. You can be the chaser). 60% of the time you see each other, the other 40% you’re roaming around in circles and pass each other about six times, but miraculously never see them.

32) If you’re getting off a plane, you’re ALWAYS wearing sunglasses. ALWAYS.

33) All guys wear hideous tracksuits zipped up to their neck. Even if all they’re doing is jump roping.

34) Girls will always storm off because they’re mad and the guy will stoically grab them by the arm and swing them back- and by magic, not dislocate their shoulders.

35) Guys always look like they’re 6 feet tall, even if they’re only 5’10. Thank you camera angles.

36) Guys like to wear foundation, eyeliner and sometimes a smudge of lipliner.

37) You always get stuck in an elevator with someone who makes you feel uncomfortable. Even if there are six different elevators, you’ll always be stuck in the same one with that bastard you hate (or just fought with).

38) Unless you’re fabulously rich, your in-laws will always hate you

39) So will your sister-in-law.

40) Your brother-in-law might be pining away for you.

41) There are only 2 ways to kiss. You either press your lips against theirs with your mouth completely shut, and just press away for a very long and uncomfortable time. OR you devour the other person and suck out their soul. In both instances, the world spins.

42) A guy will always get the right size ring, even if you’re never held hands.

43) People stare off into space and ponder a lot. They’ll just stop in the middle of the road and watch a leaf on a tree for a good three minutes, and just ponder.

44) You’ll get pregnant the first time you have sex.

45) You’ll get pregnant if he kisses you on the forehead.

46) Hell- you’ll get pregnant if you hold hands.

47) If you overcome great obstacles to be together, one of you must die. Probably due to cancer.

48) One korean man can kick the butts of 6 gangstas. Especially when they all stand in a circle and attack the guy one by one. Then when each of them get their butts OWNED, they wise up and attack the guy at the same time. Then the guy will get pulverized and bleed out onto the dusty concrete floor of the empty warehouse they’ve found to fight in. There will be a fire in a trashcan somewhere. And the girl will have watched this the entire time, screaming in horror. Instead of calling 119, she’ll just watch and cry. But it’s okay. Cuz the next day the guy will be fine with a few random bandages and a few face scars. But never a black eye.

49) It ain’t a real fight unless the gangstas fight dirty with a stick or switchblade.

50) If you study in the states (preferably Harvard), you are one of the top students and can speak perfect English (as assumed by the reactions of those around you). Why the rest of the world OUTSIDE of the TV can’t understand a single word uttered out of your melodramatic mouth is beyond me.

Note from EIC: Whoever wrote this article, i'm tellin ya', in Indonesia we have a thousand times worse drama than they have in Korea. I simply enjoy K-drama because I just can't stand it watching all those crap on my tv everyday, so I'm glad I got to know K-dramas. Cheers!!!




Random photo: Another haaawwwttt picture of my CJM oppa. Hotness overload!!!!

XOXO,

Chun Jungmyung Sickness

Yes, he's the one that keeps blocking my writing mood. For nearly a month, all i've been doing was just watching him. Watching him in his dramas, some videos of him in youtube, downloading A LOT of his photos, searching any news of him, even downloading his favorite songs! Ha! I know, it's the symptom that we called craziness...

This man is really a treasure. haha lebay! but seriously i'm hypnotized so much by his smile. I love his eyes, his stubble, his sideburns (a lot!!!), his broad shoulder,his lower lip, his big hands...

I simply love everything about this man. Even if he has any bad temper or bad habit, i don't mind at all! haha. I'm soooo crazy about this man.. Uooooohh Jungmyung oppa, saranghaeyoo! marry me oppa! *o*

Check out his biodata and filmography down here -->

* Name: 천정명 / Chun Jung Myung (Cheon Jeong Myeong)
* Profession: Actor and model
* Birthdate: 1980-Nov-29
* Height: 182cm
* Weight: 71kg
* Star sign: Sagittarius
* Blood type: AB

TV Series

* Cinderella's Sister (KBS2, 2010)
* What's Up Fox? (MBC, 2006)
* Goodbye Solo (KBS2, 2006)
* Fashion 70's (SBS, 2005)
* Beijing My Love (KBS2, 2004)
* Honest Living (SBS, 2002)
* Third Coincidence (MBC, 2001)
* School 2 (KBS1, 1999)

Movies

* Hansel and Gretel (2007)
* Great Enemy (2006)
* The Aggressives (2005)
* R U Ready? (2002)

Awards

* The 42nd Baeksang Awards Best New Actor TV
* The 6th Pusan International Film Festival Best New Actor
* 2005 SBS Drama Awards Best New Actor
* The 26th Blue Dragon awards best New Actor

Yeaayyy, he's a promising actor! his work in his lastest drama, Cinderella's Sister, was really taking my breath away..

Check out some photos of him that simply make me drooling and rooting for him.. No, thank God, he didn't do any job in his beautiful face.. heeheee. It originally beautiful. God must be in His full concentration when he made this man.

He's nearly 30!!! can you believe it? turning 30 with that baby face?cuteness overload!!

I'm sick, i'm tellin ya..
Love sickness.. *sighing*


(tolong seseorang siram saya pakai air dingin!)


XOXO,

There's Someone.........

It may not be the one you're with
They may not have much love to give.
It may not be the girl next door
Or that nice boy on the first floor,
It may not be the friend you taught
Who helps you out when you're distraught,
You may not know this one that well

But there's someone who loves you...

It may not be the one you kissed
It may not be the one you've missed
You may think someone is your friend
But then you find that they pretend,
When you are down and you are out
When you're in tears, sad, and in doubt,
Life may feel like a living hell

But there's someone who loves you...

-Benjamin Zephaniah-

XOXO,

Contemplation

Selama 21 tahun hidup saya kira orang depresi itu cuma ada di film-film atau buku-buku fiksi atau di Oprah Winfrey Show. Atau setidaknya ga akan ada di kehidupan saya atau kehidupan orang-orang di sekitar saya.
Well, I was wrong..
Betapa kagetnya saya ini waktu teman baik saya confess kalo selama ini dia depresi. Berat. She even almost killed herself!!!
Dammit!!!
Selama ini tampilan luar teman baik saya itu kelihatannya luar biasa baik. Bahkan bisa dibilang dia salah satu dari sekian banyak teman saya yang kelakuannya ngasal dan minus. Ternyata selama ini dia punya beban yang luar biasa berat di dalam dirinya. Masalah apa yang sebenarnya dia punya saya ga bisa bagi disini karena selain sangat berat saya sendiri masih kurang ngeh sama akar permasalahannya.
Ujung-ujungnya saya jadi sadar kalo masalah hidup saya selama ini benar-benar ga bisa dibandingin sama teman saya itu, bahkan bisa dibilang masalah dan beban hidup saya cuma secuil dari masalahnya. Dan saya sadar saya sangat-sangat kurang mensyukuri apa yang selama ini saya dapet.
Teman saya itu bilang kalo selama masa depresinya itu dia udah benar-benar pasrah sama Tuhan dan benar-benar mengadukan segalanya sama Tuhan. Lagi-lagi saya seperti dapet tamparan. Selain saya kurang bersyukur, akhir-akhir ini saya seperti hilang kontak dengan Tuhan saya. I really feel bad for that! shalat saya berantakan akhir-akhir ini dan saya hampir ngga pernah nyentuh kitab suci lagi apalagi mengkajinya.
Teman saya bilang ada seseorang yang bilang ke dia kalau dia depresi karena hidupnya terlalu bergantung sama manusia lain bukan sama Tuhannya. Orang itu bilang sebenarnya di hidup kita ini hubungan yang benar-benar real hanyalah hubungan kita dengan Tuhan. Manusia-manusia lain di sekitar kita hanyalah perantara. Sering ada orang yang depresi dan kesepian karena dia merasa ngga ada orang yang bisa selalu ada di sisinya tiap dia butuh. Logikanya memang ngga akan ada orang yang selalu bisa terus ada saat kita butuh. Bahkan pacar, sahabat baik, suami/istri, atau orang tua pun ngga akan bisa kita jadikan sandaran tiap waktu. Pada akhirnya yang bisa kita jadikan sandaran hanyalah Tuhan kita. Tuhan lah yang akan selalu ada buat kita kalau kita benar-benar menyandarkan diri kita kepada-Nya.


Jadi apa inti tulisan saya ini? saya juga ngga tau.. hehe. Yang jelas gara-gara pengakuan teman saya itu saya jadi banyak berpikir. Pikiran itu ga ada yang berujung dan selalu bercabang, tapi yang jelas penderitaan dan depresi teman saya itu menyadarkan saya tentang beberapa hal di hidup saya. Saya belum berubah jadi seorang religius atau apa ko, yang jelas mudah-mudahan ada beberapa hal yang bisa saya perbaiki di kehidupan saya ini.


Ngerti ga gw ngomong apa? hahaha, yasudahlah..


XOXO,

Holiday Is Coming To Town!

Haihaihaihaihai!!!

It's been like a zillion years ago since i wrote on this so-called room. So, these last 3 months was so messed up. A real messed up, i tell you. I was a slave of study, i mean, i was forced to study. i even have no time to breath! (ini lebay). it was a real blip.

But,then, it's holiday coming to town! I've got 3 months free on my hand, 3 months for God's sake!!! i'm so happy to the bones! Even i couldn't feel relieve at all cause i'm worried to death of my final exam result. No, no, no, it's not only final exam result! it's my whole term hardwork's result! (shit! everytime i think about those bloody exam results, my hands got chill all of a sudden).

Anyway, though i'm pretty concern about my scores, i don't really like to waste any second of my day to think about that. So, to spend this holiday season, i've got so many things to do, so many plans to run. Cause i haven't got any part-time job or internship yet, I'm ready with lots of novels (most of them are Chicklit, and a few of serious books. only a few.), lots of DVDs (most of them are Korean drama), and a few of activities such as work my body out (wish it could really work!), learn to play guitar (it's like my plan from a century ago actually! haha), learn to cook, and learn Korean language. I also have a wish to join some of the quiz show on telly with my friends (i'd really love to participate in Super Deal 2 Milyar quiz.haha). And while it's holiday, i'll try to write more on this blog :D

That's it for this time.
Oh iyaa, this is my new love, Chun Jung Myung! He recently take a leading role on a drama called 'Cinderella's Sister' which is a very gooood drama. Isn't he lovely?? I can't get enough to his adorable smile. say hi to him! ;)

XOXO,

Malu (Aku) Jadi Orang Indonesia

Wow, my room of escapism becomes very dusty now! i don't know but these past few months, i'm not really into write-thingy things. Kecuali nulis paper-paper tugas sampah yaa.. T_T

Well, i'm still not in the mood of write actually and now i'm only copying a very good poetry here. Puisi ini puisinya Taufik Ismail. ceritanya puisi ini jadi bahan ajar kuliah Penganbtar Filsafat dan Pemikiran Modern saya minggu lalu and i like it a lot! Silakan dibaca dan diresapi maknanya. Mudah-mudahan bisa dijadikan renungan dan pelajaran untuk kehidupan yang lebih baik lagi... ;D

Malu (Aku) Jadi Orang Indonesia

I

Ketika di Pekalongan, SMA kelas tiga
Ke Wisconsin aku dapat beasiswa
Sembilan belas lima enam itulah tahunnya
Aku gembira jadi anak revolusi Indonesia
Negeriku baru enam tahun terhormat diakui dunia
Terasa hebat merebut merdeka dari Belanda
Sahabatku sekelas, Thomas Stone namanya,
Whitefish Bay kampung asalnya
Kagum dia pada revolusi Indonesia
Dia mengarang tentang pertempuran Surabaya
Jelas Bung Tomo sebagai tokoh utama
Dan kecil-kecilan aku nara-sumbernya
Dadaku busung jadi anak Indonesia
Tom Stone akhirnya masuk West Point Academy
Dan mendapat Ph.D. dari Rice University
Dia sudah pensiun perwira tinggi dari U.S. Army
Dulu dadaku tegap bila aku berdiri
Mengapa sering benar aku merunduk kini

II

Langit akhlak rubuh, di atas negeriku berserak-serak
Hukum tak tegak, doyong berderak-derak
Berjalan aku di Roxas Boulevard, Geylang Road, ebuh Tun Razak,
Berjalan aku di Sixth Avenue, Maydan Tahrir dan Ginza
Berjalan aku di Dam, Champs Élysées dan Mesopotamia
Di sela khalayak aku berlindung di belakang hitam kacamata
Dan kubenamkan topi baret di kepala
Malu aku jadi orang Indonesia.

III

Di negeriku, selingkuh birokrasi peringkatnya di dunia nomor satu,
Di negeriku, sekongkol bisnis dan birokrasi
berterang-terang curang susah dicari tandingan,
Di negeriku anak lelaki anak perempuan, kemenakan, sepupu
dan cucu dimanja kuasa ayah, paman dan kakek
secara hancur-hancuran seujung kuku tak perlu malu,
Di negeriku komisi pembelian alat-alat berat, alat-alat ringan,
senjata, pesawat tempur, kapal selam, kedele, terigu dan
peuyeum dipotong birokrasi
lebih separuh masuk kantung jas safari,
Di kedutaan besar anak presiden, anak menteri, anak jenderal,
anak sekjen dan anak dirjen dilayani seperti presiden,
menteri, jenderal, sekjen dan dirjen sejati,
agar orangtua mereka bersenang hati,
Di negeriku penghitungan suara pemilihan umum
sangat-sangat-sangat-sanga

t-sangat jelas
penipuan besar-besaran tanpa seujung rambut pun bersalah perasaan,
Di negeriku khotbah, surat kabar, majalah, buku dan
sandiwara yang opininya bersilang tak habis
dan tak utus dilarang-larang,
Di negeriku dibakar pasar pedagang jelata
supaya berdiri pusat belanja modal raksasa,
Di negeriku Udin dan Marsinah jadi syahid dan syahidah,
ciumlah harum aroma mereka punya jenazah,
sekarang saja sementara mereka kalah,
kelak perencana dan pembunuh itu di dasar neraka
oleh satpam akhirat akan diinjak dan dilunyah lumat-lumat,
Di negeriku keputusan pengadilan secara agak rahasia
dan tidak rahasia dapat ditawar dalam bentuk jual-beli,
kabarnya dengan sepotong SK
suatu hari akan masuk Bursa Efek Jakarta secara resmi,
Di negeriku rasa aman tak ada karena dua puluh pungutan,
lima belas ini-itu tekanan dan sepuluh macam ancaman,
Di negeriku telepon banyak disadap, mata-mata kelebihan kerja,
fotokopi gosip dan fitnah bertebar disebar-sebar,
Di negeriku sepakbola sudah naik tingkat
jadi pertunjukan teror penonton antarkota
cuma karena sebagian sangat kecil bangsa kita
tak pernah bersedia menerima skor pertandingan
yang disetujui bersama,

Di negeriku rupanya sudah diputuskan
kita tak terlibat Piala Dunia demi keamanan antarbangsa,
lagi pula Piala Dunia itu cuma urusan negara-negara kecil
karena Cina, India, Rusia dan kita tak turut serta,
sehingga cukuplah Indonesia jadi penonton lewat satelit saja,
Di negeriku ada pembunuhan, penculikan
dan penyiksaan rakyat terang-terangan di Aceh,
Tanjung Priuk, Lampung, Haur Koneng,
Nipah, Santa Cruz dan Irian,
ada pula pembantahan terang-terangan
yang merupakan dusta terang-terangan
di bawah cahaya surya terang-terangan,
dan matahari tidak pernah dipanggil ke pengadilan sebagai
saksi terang-terangan,
Di negeriku budi pekerti mulia di dalam kitab masih ada,
tapi dalam kehidupan sehari-hari bagai jarum hilang
menyelam di tumpukan jerami selepas menuai padi.

IV

Langit akhlak rubuh, di atas negeriku berserak-serak
Hukum tak tegak, doyong berderak-derak
Berjalan aku di Roxas Boulevard, Geylang Road, Lebuh Tun Razak,
Berjalan aku di Sixth Avenue, Maydan Tahrir dan Ginza
Berjalan aku di Dam, Champs Élysées dan Mesopotamia
Di sela khalayak aku berlindung di belakang hitam kacamata
Dan kubenamkan topi baret di kepala
Malu aku jadi orang Indonesia.

TAUFIK ISMAIL - 1998

Have a nice Sunday y'all! ^-^

XOXO,