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Saturday, June 29, 2013

Korean Recipes I have made

Korean Recipes I have made...


..  Kimbap - first time ever!


Japchae - Wonderful beef and vegetables, then Japchae sauce and glass noodes.  Delicious!

Beef Custard Soup - but I used sausage and french onion soup instead of hamburger, green onions and beef stock.

Korean beef BBQ (Bulgogi)



Kimchi and Kakdugi


Water Kimchi

Pajeon (green onion pancake)


Fire Grilled Chicken - O'Ngo Foods
Maeun mooguk) Spicy Beef and Radish Soup
Spicy Pork - O'Ngo Foods

Sweet and crispy chicken wings (dakgangjeong)




My next trip to Korea....

N Seoul Tower at night
Cheonggyecheon Stream
Hanok Stay
Temple Stay
Homestay
Wine Train
the real DMZ this time
Rent a car and drive the main routes south from Seoul and back up
Gyeongbok Palace
Go to Jeju Island again, this time the other side

K-Dramas - My Opinion

Coffee Prince
Secret Garden
My Lovely Kim Sam Soon
Goong

Sungkyunkwan Scandal
I do I do
King2Heart
Rooftop Prince
Kimchi Family
I Miss You
Nice Guy

That Winter the Wind Blows

Lovers
Lovers in Paris
Lovers in Prague

You're the Best Lee Soon Shin

The Good Doctor

Immortal Classic

Heirs

Secret

Master's Sun




Thursday, April 11, 2013

US Koreatowns I have visited and plan to visit.

Columbia, SC, Decker Blvd. International Blvd.:
ImageHyundai Market
Hero Korean Restaurant for BBQ and pagean
Five Points, Columbia:
Blue Cactus Restaurant, kimbap, bulgogi, stew
Korean Fall Festival, Columbia

Nashville, TN:
Korean Restaurant for carry-out

Palisades Park, NJ:
Coffee Prince Coffee House  Sadly, closed its doors in March of 2012
Korean Restaurant for BBQ

King Sauna  321 Commercial Ave., Palisades Park, NJ, 201-947-9955



Annandale, VA:
  Honey Pig Korean BBQ, Annandale, VA


 Myung Dong Restaurant, Boston, MA  Soju!!!

New York City
Food Court at Food Gallery 32, Koreatown
Spa Castle? 131-10 11 Ave., College Point, NY  11356, 718-939-6300

Duluth, Ga:
Photo  H-Mart, Duluth, GA  Finally found a place to buy Korean alcohol!
PhotoWent there once with daughter Amy and had a fantastic time.  Went again on my own and spent the night.  Definitely an experience!
Jeju Sauna   Fantastic!

Spa World, Centreville, VA

ImageMama Kim's, Charleston, SC  Food was good, downtown Charleston!

Jeju Sauna with Jan, Aug. 17, 2013
Had the greatest experience introducing my sister to a bit of Korean culture.  She'll be back! Da Mee Rak BBQ Korean Restaurant, Lauderhill, FL, Dec. 23, 2013 with Anna and Deanna.

Seoul Garden, Ft Pierce, FL, Dec. 2013 with John and Susan





Sunday, March 31, 2013

Hyun Bin

          gotmehookedonthekpop:

Hyun Bin
gotmehookedonthekpop:

Hyun Bin




 
April, 2013


Marine Reserve Training, May 24, 2013

   Kia CF, May 2013

  My Lovely Sam SoonAbsolute #1 Comedy drama -
Hyun Bin & Kim Sun Ah
  Secret GardenBest Fantasy drama - Hyun Bin

Hyun Bin get sexier with age!

Ji Cheol's Travels

The reason I had to have this car.....


Ji Cheol on the way from Nashville to Me!, March, 2011
Photo: Pictures of my cars.
Ji Cheol and Prius, showing off my vanity tag, April, 2011
Ji Cheol on Roadtrip to Nashville, June, 2011

Ji Cheol and Carol, June 2011

Ji Cheol with me, Jan & Carol, Nashville, June, 2011

Ji Cheol at Minis on the Dragon, Fontana Lodge, NC May, 2012

Ji Cheol and KT VT, workplace pals, Fall, 2012

Ji Cheol and Prius in a little snow, Feb. 16, 2013

Photo: St Pats sock monkeys thanks to Joan Karam.  Kept hearing "how cute" as we passed by in the parade.
Ji Cheol decorated for St. Pat's Parade, March 16, 2013

Ji Cheol in St. Patrick's Day Parade, 5 Points, Columbia, SC March 16, 2013
Photo
Jeju Sauna, Duluth, GA  Fantastic!  Ji Cheol took us there. April, 2013

Road trip to New Orleans!  Didn't get a picture with Ji Cheol but he was definitely at the Big Easy! 
April, 2013

Road trip to Boston! Ended suddenly when my mom had a stroke.  Went from Boston to New Jersey then to Maryland and on to Memphis.  About 1400 miles in 3 days.  Ji Cheol did me proud.  Did 90 most of the way.


 Mini Meet/Birthday party for Gene at Rick and Ann's.  JiCheol's the 3rd car down.  Really nice day, 8/25/13.

 9/7/13 Amy, Cathy and me in front of Ji Cheol at the annual Mini Cooper rally held at Cooper Vineyard in Mineral, VA.  It was a wonderful day, spending time with my daughters, sipping wine, visiting with other Mini owners.
  Ji Cheol visiting with the other Minis at a greet and meet on Oct. 5, 2013  Beautiful day!


Saturday, March 2, 2013

My K-Drama/Movie List

K-Dramas and Korean Movies I have watched and my brief opinion of them:  This list will grow!

NAME OF DRAMA/MOVIE COMMENTS
  Prosecutor Princess First Korean drama I saw, cute
 Coffee Prince Absolute #1 Romantic drama - changed my life -
Gong Yoo and wonderful Yoon Eun Hye
HelloMyTeacher.jpg  Biscuit Teacher and Star Candy More of my Gong Yoo, very good
  Superstar/Mr.Gam (movie) More of my Gong Yoo, not enough Gong
 My Fair Lady/Take Care of the Young Lady  More of my Yoon Eun Hye, very good
  The Vineyard Man More of my Yoon Eun Hye, very good
TV Pasta poster.jpg  Pasta Very good - Lee Sun Gyun
  My Lovely Sam Soon Absolute #1 Comedy drama -
Hyun Bin & Kim Sun Ah
  Secret Garden Best Fantasy drama - Hyun Bin
  Goong/Princess Hours  Favorite of Yoon Eun Hye, next to Coffee Prince
 Goong S Very cute 
One Fine Day More of my Gong Yoo, very good
 Boys Over Flowers Couldn't get into, stopped at episode 10, too juvenile
 The Snow Queen More Hyun Bin, excellent, sad, tragic love story
She's on Duty  (movie) More of my Gong Yoo and Kim Sun Ah, very good
 Spy Girl (movie) More of my Gong Yoo, very good
 S Diary (movie) More of my Gong Yoo and Kim Sun Ah, sexy
 Finding Mr. Destiny (movie) More of my Gong Yoo, cute
 I really, really like you! Really good - ordered thru Netflix so had to wait
 Triple Dir of Coffee Prince & Lee Sun Gyun, watched thru epi 6, couldn't get into it
  The World That They Live In More Hyun Bin - wonderful eye candy!, really good
  A Millionaire's First Love (Movie) More Hyun Bin, beautiful, sad
Ireland More Hyun Bin, 2004 very young, weird but beautiful Binnie
Spin Kick More Hyun Bin very young, fight movie
NonStop4 Ep 134 to 140 TV series w/ Hyun Bin, teen series
City Hall Kim Sun Ah from Lovely Sam Soon, excellent
When It's at Night Kim Sun Ah from Lovely Sam Soon, very good
Crucible/Dogani (movie More of my Gong Yoo, very good, very upsetting
My Black Mini Dress (movie) Yooh Eun Hye, sort of Sex and the City, cute
Lie to Me/Sweet Scandal new drama w/ Yoon Eun Hye, cute, not her best work
Late Autumn (movie) More Hyun Bin, excellent but ended sad
Escaping from Charisma/Legend of the Seven Cutter (movie) Yoon Eun Hye   
Friend, Our Legend Hyun Bin, gritty, sad, depressing but really good, great Binnie
Daddy Long Legs (movie) Hyun Bin, bit part but Ha Ji Won from Secret Garden was in it too
I am Happy (movie) Hyun Bin, good, sad, ending things were getting better?
Come Rain, Come Shine (movie) More of Hyun Bin, really, really low key, very dark, imagery, no resolution
Royal Family best song, Don't Cry, it's an anthem!, great cliffhanger
Shining Inheritance good drama
49 Days excellent, the idea of having 49 days as a chance to come back to life, something to think about
City Hunter  excellent, action packed, lot of blood, Lee Min Ho and Park Min Young
Sungkyunkwan Scandal very good, premise like Coffee Prince!
The Greatest Love Dok Ko Jo was over the top. Go ae Jeung had little expression.
My Girl really cute
Iljimae was hard to get into as the beatings were unrealistic but ended up great, has sequel
Ja Myung Go fantastic historical drama, great tragic love story
Chunhyang (movie) told in chanting story form, good & interesting, some nudity
The Bow (movie) girl never spoke, bow music thru out, very unusual ending
My Girlfriend is a Nine Tailed Fox really cute, fairy tale about a fox and a human love affair, Lee Seung Gi and Park Min Ah
Samaritan Girl (movie) very sad all the way through and very strange ending
Tree with Deep Roots historical, creation of Hangul, very good
Kimchi Family fantastic, very good, very touching
The Princess's Man pretty good but I don't care for the lead actor
Wild Romance really funny and good, ended real cute
Hyunhaetan Marriage War cute
All About Eve Jang Dong Gun.  Hard to get thru, Young-mi was so evil & everybody was  dense not to see it.
Romantic Moments short episodes, girl from Triple.  What the ????
Damo Ha Ji Won, had to get into but it was good, sad
Protect the Boss Really funny, little guy from Royal Family
Winter Sonata got to ep 6, just can't hack it.  Don't see how dramas cont'd after this one
King 2 Heart Ha Ji Won and Lee Seung Yi, very, very good, in Korean only in Korea
Special Investigation Unit (movie) on airplane home
Modern Drama  don't know real name, in Korean only in Korea
Historical Drama don't know real name, in Korean only in Korea
Drama City on airplane home
Gentleman's Dignity Jang Dong Gun - very cute, JDG had a lot of work done….
I do, I do Kim Sun Ah - best since Coffee Prince, Lee Jang Woo!
Rooftop Prince Mickey from Sch. Scandal, cute as a button!
Scent of a Woman Kim Sun Ah & Lee Dong Wook , tear jerker! View inside Seoul Buddhist temple I visited
The Painter of the Wind visited set at Jeju Island
After the Banquet (movie)  sort of like Mamma Mia without the musical stuff, good
Couple or Trouble remake of Overboard, even better
Lovers in Paris not much Namsan but romantic, and to turn out to be her screenplay!
Big Gong Yoo, was disappointed, too childish
Mr. Wacky  (movie) Park Gun Hyung, doctor in I do I do, goofy
Innocent Steps (movie) Park Gun Hyung, doctor in I do I do, very good
Haeundae Lovers Busan and Hotel Commodore! Really cute
Can Love Become Money? Very good 
Kingdom of the Wind Epic, grandson of Jumong, father of Hodong
Tamna Island Jeju Island and divers!
Arang and the Magistrate ghost fantasy, very good, just not quite my style
Faith Lee Min Ho, very good, time travel to the past
Jumong  81 episodes, began 10/1/12
Nice Guy Song Joong Ki, lots of twists and turns
Moon Embraces the Sun loved the child actors, good story of how greed for power destroys
I Miss You Yoon Eun Hye and Micky Yoochun, very good and child actors were great too
Five Fingers Joo Ji Hoon from Gong.  His come back drama after the military.   Overly dramatic!
The King of Dramas Kim Myung Min and Jung Ryeo Won (girl from KSS) & Choi Si Won of Super Junior, good
Smile Hongdae 159 1/2 hour episodes! Began in Jan. '13
  Delightful Girl Choon Hyang cute but dragged
Cheongdamdong Alice okay, never liked Alice in Wonderland, lead in sex scandal
  Sweet 18 guy from Lovers in Paris, really good!
Poster of Lovers.Lovers   Very good girl from Lovers in Paris, real life lovers!
Level 7 Civil Servant                    cute
                                                                                     

 That Winter The Wind Blows                                                                                                                              absolutely gorgeous scenery, wonderful actors, wonderful love story
 Lovers in Prague Wonderful love story, last of the Lovers Trilogy


A Frozen Flower (K-Movie) (2008) A Frozen Flower  (movie)

First R rated Korean movie I've watched!
Love triangle.  Great love scenes.
When a Man Loves - Good but I did not like the female lead.  The male lead was gorgeous and so perfect!
My Girl and I (2005)
Gu Family Book  Lee Seung Gi and Suzy.  Good but he was too pretty as a guminho.

 Jang Ok June Live in Love Good historical drama, forbidden love and all the consequences.

Seducing Mr. Perfect  Daniel Hennessey, really cute

  My Girl and I   Very happy then sad, reminded me of Hyun Bin's A Millionaire's First Love.


You're the Best, Lee Soon Shin!  Really cute, 50 episodes!


Immortal Classic  Good story, made all kinds of kimchi



Good Doctor  Very good, heart warming story.

  Marry Him If You Dare  Good, would liked a definitive ending.  Yoon Eun Hye!

Heirs

Secret

Sword and Flower


Sweet, Bitter Seoul - documentary
Miss Korea
Pretty Man
Fly Daddy Fly - movie - Filmed at Namsan