What’s the Best Bibimbap Scene?

Which do you think is the Korean drama that has the best bibimbap scene?

There is no criterion except that maybe the scene made you wish you can get a metallic bowl, get those left-overs from the fridge and fix yourself some spicy bibimbap, too. 🙂

Your choices are….

A. Heading to the Ground (2009, MBC)

In episode 15, Cha Bong Gun (Jung Yun Ho) tries to get to know more about Kang Bae Hin (Go Ah Ra) over a late dinner of bibimbap and ramen. (Photo Credits: MBC)

B. My Lovely Sam Soon/My Name is Kim Sam Soon (2005, MBC)

In episode 8, Kim Sam Soon (Kim Sun Ah) decides to forgo with her no-carbs diet for a day and binge on bibimbap and soju. (Photo Credits: MBC)

C. Full House (2004, KBS2)

In episode 7, Han Ji Eun (Song Hye Kyo) gets irked when Lee Young Jae (Rain) calls her bibimbap ‘dog f00d’ and ‘slop.’ (Photo Credits: KBS)

Vote now…

 

comments on wordpress 2.7

WordPress 2.7 started last Dec. 10–with a huge improvement on user interface which now has a new sophisticated elegant design.  I had wanted to comment on it but was too busy lately at work…

So here goes…My comments on wordpress 2.7 are: Ooh! Aah! Love love LOVE it!

And by the way, I just turned on my virtual snow! It’s now snowing on my blog! Finally figured out how to do it…haha!  Looks great with my header shot of ceramic snowmen, ya?!!  Lived all my life in a tropical country… so yeah, I get a big kick out it…hehe! or should I say, hohoho?

Great job, guys!  WordPress is the best! ♥ ♥ ♥

 

Will Manny Pacquiao win tomorrow against De La Hoya?

What better way to know what lies ahead than to ask the almighty Magic 8 Ball?

Well, I got my answer… and the response is…

Go-go-go, Manny! We’ll be rooting for you!

❤   Note: The boxing fight takes place Saturday night in the US and  late morning Sunday in my country.

 

Thanksgiving (Addams Family Style): “To mirth, to merriment… to manslaughter!”

It has been a long time since I last watched the 1993 movie, “Addams Family Values.” It was shown again on cable in time for Thanksgiving, and I had to admit I still find it disturbingly hilarious and devilishly delightful as I did 15 years ago.

I terribly miss Raul Julia. He was a terrific actor who still had plenty to offer but sadly passed away in 1994. Rarely has there been anyone who can portray characters (such as Gomez in this movie) the way he way he did–with his unique intensity and fiery gusto.  Joan Cusack was in her comic element as the gold-digging nanny slash deranged black widow, Debbie, in low-cut white uniforms.  And I was surprised that there many talented actors in the movie who were doing bit parts, too, since apparently they weren’t yet well-known.  Some had roles so small you would miss them if you blink.  There was Nathan Lane (before Bird Cage) who portrayed a funny sarcastic desk sergeant.  Cynthia Nixon (pre- Sex and the City) was one of nanny applicants applying for the job.  Tony Shalhoub (pre-Monk) was a sailor in a bar, serenading Cusack.  David Hyde Pierce (before Frasier) was the doctor who delivered the new baby Addams.  Christine Baranski (before Bird Cage and The Grinch) and Peter MacNicol (pre-Ally McBeal) were the annoying waspy camp counselors.  Mercedes MacNab (before she was known as Harmony in Buffy the Vampire Slayer) was the bratty kid, Amanda while David Krumholtz (pre-The Santa Clause and Numb3rs) was Wednesday’s ‘Mon Cher.’

Here are some of my favorite lines from Paul Rudnick‘s clever script:

Camp Counselor: Now, one of you will be the drowning victim and the other one gets to be our lifesaver.
Amanda: I’ll be the victim!
Wednesday: All your life.

Amanda: Hi, I’m Amanda Buckman. Why are you dressed like that?
Wednesday: Like what?
Amanda: Like you’re going to a funeral. Why are you dressed like somebody died?
Wednesday: Wait.

Gomez: He [Baby Pubert] has my father’s eyes.
Morticia: Gomez, take those out of his mouth.

Morticia: So… you still desire me after all these years? The old ball and chain?
Gomez: Forever!
Morticia: (smiles) I’ll get them!

Debbie: I just can’t tell, does he like me at all?
Morticia: Of course he does. He vomited.

[Pugsley hits a bird during archery practice and it falls in front of them–dead]
First Camp Counselor: (gasps) It’s an American Bald Eagle!
Second Camp Counselor: But… aren’t they extinct?
Wednesday: They are now.

Debbie: I’ll be leaving the country very shortly.
Ticket Agent: Will you be traveling alone?
Debbie: Yes, I’ll be a widow.

Gomez: [shouting] I demand justice! Someone has married my brother!
Desk Sergeant: [sarcastically] No!
Gomez: She took him to Hawaii!
DS: [cynically] Get outta here!
Gomez: They have moved into a large, expensive home where they make love… constantly!
DS: I hate when that happens!
Gomez: Arrest her at once, without delay!
DS: Who?
Gomez: Debbie. My brother’s wife, the temptress of Waikiki!
DS: (Loses patience) Who are you? What are you? Who moved the rock?

Morticia: Good night, Debbie.
Debbie: Good night.
Morticia: Scream if you need anything.

Gomez: [to Fester] You’ll meet someone. Someone very special. Someone who won’t press charges.

Debbie: Where do you find these Addams men?
Morticia: It has to be damp.

Debbie: What a lady killer!
Gomez: Acquitted!

And I saved the best line for last: Wednesday’s memorable monologue during the Thanksgiving play at Camp Chippewa. It’s better if you watch it than to read it …it’s quite a rip-roaring riot (pun intended)! As Gomez would say: “(Here’s) to mirth…to merriment…to manslaughter!”