Currently Watching: Cruel City/Heartless City

Did you hear that weird sobbing sound last night? Well don't worry about it, that was just me, crying my eyes out. You see I had just finished watching episode 4 of Cruel City.  OMG ARE YOU GUYS WATCHING IT YET???? This drama is so good and extremely (so far) well written.

Korean Swear Words

A WORD OF CAUTION:  PLEASE Do not use these words freely. I don't want anyone to get in trouble and say "oh Ajummah told me to say that." Because no I didn't. I am simply putting this here because I know a swear word when I hear it, Korean movies. Not all of them mean "bastard". Also, if someone reads this and there are words that are wrong, please let me know. There might be a (slim) chance where I have to use these words and I don't want to see the wrong thing. Thanks to learningkorea.tumblr.com for providing this!

Korean Movie Review: 4th Period Murder Mystery

This is a good movie. Or at least I think so (obviously, since I'm the one typing this). I absolutely love a good mystery show/book/movie almost as much as I love my supernatural stuff, so when I came across this on someone's drama list, I decided to track it down and give it a try. Thankfully, Youtube came to the rescue.

I'd Like To Thank The Accademy Awards...

Oh my gosh, you guys! You like me, you really like me!!!  I love running my mouth on k-dramas and k-movies but I didn't really think anyone (outside of my twitter followers) was reading.  So imagine my surprise when I get this lovely tweet:

@Young_Ajummah Hi! I tried commenting on your blog but it didn't show. I gave you a Liebster award! Please see: http://t.co/uGEATQFsB1
— 크리스티 (@glacierkn) May 31, 2013

 In case you don't know (like I didn't) the Liebster Award is given to up and coming bloggers who have less than 200 followers. So, what is a Liebster?  The meaning: Liebster is German and means sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing, and welcome. Isn't that sweet? Blogging is about building a community and it's a great way to connect with other bloggers and help spread the word about newer bloggers/blogs.

So in order for me to accept this award (which I totally do) I need to list 11 facts about myself as well as answer the questions. So here goes!

1. I rarely watch American shows anymore but when I do it usually has zombies or something about the supernatural in it.

2. I was in the military for 6 years & my husband still is.

3. I have two children.

4. After watching a few kdramas, I decided to get my passport (and I did).

5. I have been overseas but not to Korea.

6. My favorite thing is to marathon a drama I really like and not move until the show is over.

7. I am a k-pop lover as well as k-hip hop and k-indie.

8. I've been trying to teach myself Korean for the past 2 years.

9. My children also know some Korean phrases, thanks to listening to some cds in the car ^_^

10. I looooove chocolate. Seriously its a dangerous addiction.

11. I'm a Scorpio.

Alright, now here are the questions from glacierkn:

1.  How did you get into dramas (typical question but I’m always curious)? I got into dramas after a late night cram session when I was in college. I needed something to watch on Hulu. It suggested Boys over Flowers. After giggling over the name, I decided to give it 15 minutes.  By the end of episode 1 I was hooked. Finished the series in 2 days and haven't looked back.

2.  Which Korean actor and actress would you like to meet in person? Kim Sun Ah, hands down! She's funny, talented, and reminds me of myself. I think we would have a great time laughing and talking together.

3.  What’s your opinion of Kpop?  Any favorites? I love k-pop. I may not know all the members names or be obsessed with every single song that ever came out but it doesn't make me any less of a fan. Some favorites are Big Bang, K.Will, Verbal Jint and Zion T.

4.  Can you recommend to me a healthy dish/meal that you like (preferably non-Korean since I eat it often ;)? A healthy dish??? Okay don't laugh but I usually eat Gorton's Simply Bake Salmon with Garlic Sauce and Bird's Eye Steam Fresh Green Beans & Red Potato mix. It's filling & under 400 calories.

5.  What’s one talent or skill you wish you had? I wish I could play the piano or another type of instrument. Both of my parents are musicians and I'm kinda bummed that the musical gene skipped me.

Now to pick a few bloggers that I choose for the award:

The Crazy Ahjummas

Dramarathon

Agent P's Headquarters

I'm lazy as you all know, so I only have a few questions:

1. Which Korean actor/actress would you like to meet and why?

2. What is your favorite k-drama OST?

3. If you ever get to go to Korea, what would you do?

Thank you again to Glacierkn for nominating me for this award!

정말 감사합니다!!!

Please Speak Slowly...

I have reached the point of my Korean learning life where I can read sort of okay (though I still don't know what I'm saying) and I can understand a lot more then what I can say. I blame this on my inability to get up the courage to actually speak in Korean. Ugh...I'm working on that.

So...I will be learning this phrase so that I can use it when I practice Korean...whenever I get the courage for it.  -___-

Actress Profile: Na Moon-Hee

• Name: 나문희 / Na Moon Hee
• Birthdate: 1941-Nov-30

Korean Movie Review: Girl Scout

I feel the need to slap my own hands because Netflix has been recommending this movie for a while and I've been ignoring it. Well today I felt like watching a few movies and said to myself "Self, it's time to watch some shows that were recommended." Enter Girl Scout.