My ID is Gangnam Beauty

 My ID is Gangnam Beauty. I went into it because I was intrigued on a story about a girl who decided to have plastic surgery to make herself pretty before heading into college. In college hoping for a fresh start she was dismayed to find out that someone who used to go to her school are also in the same course. 

From Viki

Review? 

It was pretty good tbh. It tried to get into the Me Too movement but not really getting into it. We only got a shallow depth of it disappointingly which makes the series; instead of a powerful moving story, turns into a pink puff piece which kinda reprimands guys on how they treat women and how women treat themselves. 

Storywise/Did it stumble and fall? 

It never really gets off high to fall mightily. I guess it was ok. A meh for me. I was having problem finishing it because the leads does nothing for me. The high point of the dramas is everyone but the lead. I love the depiction of college life and friendships. 

Romancewise?

The leads are very sweet in a 2 puppies fall in love sorta way. No passion or chemistry that stands out for me. 

Acting wise?

Maybe it was the direction, not sure since I haven't seen the leads in other series before but they irritate me with their bland expressions. The girl always have this stupid surprised look on her face while the boy have this look like he just woke up from a nap. 

BOYFRIEND LEVEL:

4 /10 . No chemistry for the feel and he acted possessive for no rhyme and reason from day 1. A bit of a jerk sometimes to the people around her too. I would have run on the opposite direction. Just throw in some points there for some handsomeness and loyalty. 

HEROINE AWESOMENESS: 

5/10 . She is not considered as a strong character right from the start and the self esteem issue is maddening but understandable. But she can have strong resolve when the occasion calls for it and she comes into her own towards the end in her blank aimless way. So point for that. 

SECOND LEAD GAME: 

4/10. He doesn't stand a chance . He is a great character nonetheless and wished he have a romantic ending that deserved. 

VILLAINERY: 

8/10. The villain of the drama is the biggest pull for my continued watch. I love her story. I love her conniving little self because I understand her so much. She is a little bit like myself and also some girls I know in my high school and college years. I love how the character is written, since she is the one that showed the most layers tbh. 

CHEESINESS:

Not so cheesy, because it all very shy and tame love. This is a plus. 

Final Verdict...

Recommended? 

OK if you like college drama since it factor majorly in here and if you like puppy like romance. 

Suddenly my cats double

There was this stray that I had been feeding for a year or two, suddenly gave birth.

She was so skinny that I had no idea she was pregnant. Also I thought she wouldn't get pregnant lol. My bad. I mean she was there near my home unpregnant for more than a year and I though meh she probably can't. 

So stupid. Tak pasal2 pregnant boleh plak dia decide to give birth at my home. 

Anyway she have 3 babies. 

Quickly put out a box before she tried to get into some nook like my closet. 

They were pretty cute

Before this we tried just letting the cats be outside but the neighbour starts complaining because kitten poops a lot and they smells. Untuk memelihara keamanan sejagat bawak la masuk, and they don't smell after a few more weeks when they get used to the litterbox so ok la kan. 

And now they lived indoor and are wrecking up the house. 

The momma cat had become chonky and I name her Lady and sometimes called her Mama. She was at first very attached to her kittens for more than 6 months and will yowl loudly if any of her kittens are out of her sight. 

Clingy mama ni. 

Then we have the 3 kittens whom I though was at first 2 male and 1 female. Then it turned out they were all female . 

The white one we called Tammy. At first I called her Felix, because I thought its a boy kitty. It took a while to come up with a new name and I think Tammy suits her. 

She is very playful and lovely but a bit shy. She likes to be alone a bit but started to play more with her siblings. 

The pretty calico is the one I called Sonia. The kids called her Rainbow. She is the one yang paling suka human and loves to rubs against our face. If she is hungry she will come looking for you and loudly asked for food . She also likes to curl up on the bed beside me after rubbing herself all over my face 😑

The orange tabby is the most elusive and shy. We called her Emoji as the kids called her Emoji even though at first she had a name Dashie when I thought she is a male. But Emoji suits her better.

She was very clingy towards her momma and still is but not as bad as before. She is gradually willing to be away from mom more. Which is why she is the last one I want to adopt out. She is very pretty and quite rare since there are only 20% ginger female and even more so a ginger tabby. But she is so darn shy. 

She won't be so shy when she is hungry though. When it is time for feeding, she will the loudest voice in the house. She will meow at me almost angrily like "Why are you so darn late in giving me food".

So that is all the new kittens in the house. They are about 10 months and all had been vaccinated and spayed because I can't have more cats. I am over my limit here! 

Anyway all these kittens and their mama too are adoptable. I am giving priority to Sonia and Tammy as they are more sociable and okay to be separated. 

Anyone interested in adopting them you can let me know. They are so darn cute taw. 

Three little ladies

The old dramas that sizzles and fizzles.

Lets delve into old dramas that are more than 5 years long. I don't particularly like watching old kdramas, but I sometimes get into it if I saw people keep on commenting how awesome that drama is. It is not really helpful because it builds up my expectations, so most of the drama seen were like Meh even if in hindsight it is probably great.

Anyway I will start with the classic sageuk Moon Embracing The Sun.

Which is about a young girl who suppose to marry the king to be met with a terrible fate and ended up almost dead. 8 years later she appeared as a shaman with no recollection of her past and a king who tried to let go of his past love but not succeeding. Great dramas ensues.

Got the pic from Viki.com

Review?
Like many had mentioned before, the drama was setup nicely by the young teen leads. They bring humour and fun and levity towards the story and the role. I don't really like Kim You Jung because I found Love in the Moonlight is a bore, but she is really the star during the 6 -7 eps she is in. I should say a bright moon. And she was just a young actress then. I will give her drama a chance then. All the other young actors were also delightful and the stories moved quickly.

Then after the tragedy and they grow up, everything moves in a snail pace and it was annoying. They could have added more drama in and action, but there is a lot of gazing at the moon or at someone and I found myself doing something else. It speeded up a bit and ended in a stupid manner. Everyone got a happy ending, somewhat. It was meh for me.

I am gonna be SPOILER-ISH so those who are late to the game and plan on watching SKIP THIS PARAGRAPH. So the 2nd lead decided to be a sacrificial lamb and get killed when it was that guard was taking his own sweet time to hurl the obviously heavy weapon when he can just I don't know ask the king to duck or hurl another weapon instead of gazing stupidly at his own death. IT WAS JUST SO STUPID I WAS SO ANGRY.

Sooo

Storywise/ Did it stumble and fall? 
Could have been better. Interesting premise, great start, terrible middle, meh ending.

Romancewise? 
It is okay. I am not on board on the leads chemistry though.

Actingwise? 
Great all around from the young actors.
Kim Soo Hyun and Jung Il Woo was amazing. I wish Kim Soo Hyun cried a little less. Get a grip ffs, you are a king.
The terrible was Han Ga In. Someone commented she was a decent actress but cannot act in sageuk. I still don't know enough why sageuk acting is hard, but Han Ga In was a bad choice. She got no chemistry with Kim Soo Hyun and she have very little expressions.

Boyfriend Level? 
Every 14 years old would love that prince to be. But older king have so much hurdle. I gave out paltry 4/10 and even less if I am not a little in love with Kim Soo Hyun.

Heroine Awesomeness?
Big nope, since majority of the drama is the older heroine so I have to say she starts out ok and then just drips. Whoever direct the older actress to be so goddamn passive is also to blame, because it is unfair to just blame her.  I particularly hate she is being dragged around by the wrist every few eps.

Second Lead Game? 
Decent effort but it was hampered by how drippy the main heroine was.

Villainery:
Pretty great I have to say . 10/10!
The villain met with his justice too swiftly.

Cheesiness: 
They tried. I rolled my eyes a lot.

Final Verdict...

Recommended? 
Ehhh.... But Don't take my word for it since everyone seems to love it so you may have a different opinion.