6 Book You Must Read if You are Korean Dramas’ Addict – Part 1

Well you must quite aware that I am one of those Korean dramas’ addicts. I’ve been watching romantic dramas from this country since I was still in college. Lately I’ve been adding Chinese’s dramas, Thailand’s dramas and Philippines’ dramas to my list.

Besides watching drama I also enjoy reading books especially romantic books. I can’t handle story that ends with one of the main characters die. I hate sad ending the most. So, if you wish to get the same feeling as you get when watching Asian drama series, here are some books you MUST read because believe me it is better to read rather than watching the series on screen.

My Little Princess by Macchiato

This book is so hilarious yet still romantic. You must be aware that usually the male character that is super rich and handsome will fall in love with an ordinary female character that is usually poor. And then there’s another female character that is evil and I usually call it the second female

Well … this book tells from the perspective of the second female. Lin Xing Cheng is a rich girl who is engaged to Chu Yao. Chu Yao, like another typical male lead, falls for Yang Yang, a poor girl from the school. Xing Cheng tries her best to make Chu Yao likes her. 

During her attempt, Xing Cheng asks the help of Nian Yu, a handsome boy who isn’t rich but super smart. Xing Cheng somehow thinks that Nian Yu is interested to Yang Yang . However, what she thinks is not completely right.

A Man About Town by Hyun Go Wun

I’ve been repeatedly reading this book. This book tells about a gentle, super handsome and super smart Sang Kyung (if this kind of man really exist T-T) who also happens to be a playboy. Sang Kyung know how to make girls falls for him but manage to dump them without even making those girls mad at him.

One day, this super charming architecture is introduced to a daughter of his client. His client is so amazed by Sang Kyung so she desperately wishes her daughter will feel the same. Min Ju, on the other hand, doesn’t like her mother matchmaking idea. 

However, Min Ju forced to meet Sang Kyung because her mother threatens to marry Sang Kyung herself if Min Ju refuses to meet Sang Kyung. Sang Kyung who loves women is at first not interested to Min Ju too. But after knowing that Min Ju doesn’t fall for him instantly like other girls, he knows that Min Ju is different.

I’ll be Your Wife by Jho Hyo Eun

A 23-year-old Kim Mo Rae lives alone and has to works hard for his college. One day, when she is devastated, she gets into an accident and wakes up in another body, a rich and beautiful woman named Seung Won. Seung Won owns unhappy life because she can’t marry the man she’s deeply in love with and married to Sang Hyuk. 

Seung Won knows that Sang Hyuk is a good man however she’s still can’t forget her lover that’s why instead of having a good marriage life with Sang Kyung, she hurts that man feeling by dating lots of man, taking those man to their home and even drinking lots of alcohol.

Seung Won thinks that owing Mo Rae’s body, she can has another change to live a happy life she’s been dreaming of with her past lover who she needs to search. Mo Rae, who thinks that Seung Won is so sad, agrees to pretend as Seung Won and goes home to Sang Kyung’ home. Living her days at a big mansion, Mo Rae realizes that Sang Kyung, despite his cold and bold character, is a good and lonely man. Mo Rae finds herself falls for this man. Sang Kyung, on the other hand, notices the change of a woman who lives with him but never once spoke to him. This woman is now warm and cares about him.

His Passsion, My Passion, Your Passion

Hi again,

I'm not going to write a long post this time, just a short one. So tonight me and my husband were having a small conversation. We've been quite busy these past weeks. Him with a new factory project to handle (he's in charge for every detail on it) and me staying up late (not every day though) doing what I really really love that is writing.

I am so grateful that Allah SWT gives me a chance to write again and thankfully there's bucks comes along. So my husband slightly said that he has tons to handle and being very busy but he also enjoys all the process and learnings he gets along the way. So I told him too that the day before I slept at 1.30 PM doing my article and surprisingly, I didn't feel any burden or tired and I really really enjoy what I'm doing (I wish I can continue doing this).

So then, come in conclusion, I said to my husband because it is your passion and because this is my passion. We're currently doing something that makes us, us. There's no better way to make money than doing what you love to do and what your passionate about. 

I couldn't be more grateful. Allah SWT has been very kind to us. So for whoever you are, seek what you really love and do exactly where your passion lies. Keep searching, keep praying, keep believing. Do what makes you ... you.

Fav Romcom: “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days”

I believe everyone has their own childhood favorite movies of all time. And same as the others, I also have mine and today I wanna share one of my favorite childhood movies. I watched this film when I was still in junior high school and instantly get attached to it. This big screen project was quite a hit at that time and it’s called “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days”, a 2003 romantic comedy film directed by Donald Petrie, starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey.

Thanks to this film, I set a dream of becoming a writer in a magazine and luckily after I graduated from college I got accepted as junior writer in a well-known online magazine and believe me I love the job a whole lot. But for some reasons, I decided to quite the job (I sometimes miss it though, the job suit me perfectly). I even used the name of Kate Hudson’s character in the movie as my alias (I remembered I was very thrilled about using this name).

This movie is very very hilarious yet romantic at the same time. Andie Anderson, portrayed by beautiful Miss Hudson, is a writer for the women's magazine Composure and was assigned to write a column for the magazine about the reverse tips of dating guides and the column would be titled the same as the movie’s name, “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days”. In the other hand, Matthew McConaughey portrays Benjamin Barry, an advertiser who is challenged by his collages and boss to date a girl and make the girl fall in love with him within a week.

One of Benjamin’s collages picked a girl intentionally for she knew that Andie was working for her dating reverse column, feeling confident that somehow Benjamin would lose the bet because Benjamin would never succeed in making Andie fall for him. During those 10 days, lots of hilarious things happened between Benjamin and Andie. Andie did whatever she thought every woman did that made their boyfriends ran away. Benjamin, in the other hand, was forced to make the relationship stay longer and patiently accepted all the madness Andie did to him.

And just every other fairy tales and romantic comedies has, the two eventually fall for each other and off course they ended up being together. But trust me if you among those romcom freaks just like me, you certainly can’t miss this movie.

"In a Blue Moon" by Ilana Tan

Hello again ……

This time around I decided to share my number one favorite book which I’ve reread for more than ten times and it’s called “In a Blue Moon” by my favorite author also Ilana Tan.

It is all started when Sophie Wilson, a girl who runs her own tartlet outlet called A Piece of Cake met Lucas Ford, the only person she wishes to never ever see again after what he did during their high school time. In fact, Sophie has always had this hatred feeling against Lucas, a top and famous chef of Ramses, a fancy and very well-known restaurant in New York.

The two met again after ten years at a wedding of Spencer Wilson, Sophie’s brother. Lucas’ grandfather, Gordon Ford, attends the wedding ceremony for he is a close friend to Thomas Wilson, Sophie’s grandfather. When the eccentric old man named Gordon met Sophie for the first time, he decided that Sophie will be the only fiancée for his grandson Lucas and when this old man made his mind he would do whatever it takes to make it happen.

When Lucas and Sophie met again after ten years apart, the famous chef felt the same way when he first knew Sophie in the high school, something he never felt to any other girl before. He knew that Sophie still hated him and for that he tried so many ways hoping that girl would accept his apology. With Gordon as his reason, Lucas convinced Sophie that they should met each other to ensure that their grandfathers no longer involved in their relationship and Sophie finally agreed.

After couples of meeting, couples of coincidence encounters and couples of text messages, Sophie finally remembered the feeling she used to have when she looked at Lucas’ eyes. The two were also faced by the presences of Miranda, Lucas’ model friend who consider herself to be the only girl for Lucas, and Adrian Graves, Sophie’s ex-boyfriend.

What I love about this book is that each character in this book is so different yet interesting and real at the same time. The author also successfully describes New York where the story takes place. Each of the story’s character is so mature.

For you who haven’t read this book, I highly recommend it for you. Me myself still enjoy reading it even though I’ve reread the book several times. For addition, Ilana Tan is a mysterious author since all of the books written by this author never mentioned anything about the author’s profile.

Two of Ilana Tan’s books that have been made into big screen are “Sunshines Becomes You” and “Winter in Tokyo”.

Motherhood

Good day everyone .....

Wahhh I really can't believe that it has been 6 years since my last post. Life has been great and kind to me. Kinda busy being a wife and mother and believe me being a mother is just ... I don't know if great could explains how I feel. Things that used to scare me no longer scared me but well more things get freaking me out hahahaha but trust me it scares me in good way. It scares and excites me at the same time.

I am still Westlife's big fan, still love watching Korean and Chinese dramas, still consider my self a little girl and convince my self that I'm already a grown ups (ouch on that hahahaha). Still love writing which will always be my passion and has this dream that I keep in my heart. I believe that God has a plan for me on that.

I has changed in some ways but also I believe that nothing change much. I love my husband even more now compared to when we used to date and my son is the greatest thing that happens to us so far. We still learn to be humble, work hard, pray hard and keep be positive. 

You know what, writing like this just make me happy and I am glad I still can share my thoughts here. I will write again soon and for that peroid of time I really really wish everyone a happy and cherish day.

Tips Memilih Kado Pernikahan

Untuk menghadiri pernikahan seorang sahabat, kerabat, saudara ataupun seseorang yang special, kita pasti berkeinginan memberikan sesuatu yang special dan bisa dikenang. Namun karena kurang ide atau tidak tahu apa kado terbaik yang bisa diberikan, kita pada akhirnya memberikan uang.

Berikut ini beberapa tips kado special yang bisa Anda berikan untuk sahabat atau seseorang yang istimewa dalam hidup Anda. 

Bulan madu merupakan saat yang istimewa untuk pengantin baru. Maka salah satu kado terbaik yang dapat Anda berikan adalah tiket sebuah paket liburan atau bulan madu romantis. Bisa berupa paket wisata atau voucher menginap di hotel. Apabila Anda sendiri kesulitan untuk menyediakan kado tersebut, Anda dapat mengajak beberapa kerabat atau teman dekat untuk mengumpulkan dana.

Untuk pasangan yang baru menikah, maka akan ada hal-hal baru yang akan dihadapi dalam menempuh hidup baru tersebut. Tak jarang hal-hal kecil dalam menuntun ke pertengkaran-pertengkaran kecil. Maka alangkah baiknya apabila kita bisa menghadiahkan alat ibadah seperti perlengkapan solat, Al-Qur’an, atau kitab suci menurut agama si pengantin baru. Sebagai teman maupun kerabat dekat, akan baik apabila kita bisa mengingatkan pasangan pengantin baru kepada Yang Maha Kuasa.

Kado yang banyak diberikan undangan dan terbukti sangat bermanfaat yakni alat-alat elektronik seperti blender, kulkas, microwave, peralatan memasak, dll. Walaupun kado seperti ini terkesan umum, kado ini terbukti sangat efektif dan akan sangat bermanfaat untuk pasangan pengantin baru dalam kehidupan rumah tangga mereka.

'I Love You' in Different Languages

Here how you say I love you in different languages:

English = I love you
Afrikaans = Ek het jou lief
Albanian = Te dua
Arabic = Ana behibak (to male)
Arabic = Ana behibek (to female)
Armenian - Yes kez sirumen
Bambara - M'bi fe
Bangla - Aamee tuma ke bhalo aashi
Belarusian = Ya tabe kahayu
Bisaya = Nahigugma ako kanimo
Bulgarian = Obicham te
Cambodian = Soro lahn nhee ah
Cantonese Chinese = Ngo oiy ney a
Catalan = T'estimo
Cheyenne = Ne mohotatse
Chichewa = Ndimakukonda
Corsican = Ti tengu caru (to male)
Creol = Mi aime jou
Croatian = Volim te
Czech = Miluji te
Danish = Jeg Elsker Dig
Dutch = Ik hou van jou
Esperanto = Mi amas vin
Estonian = Ma armastan sind
Ethiopian = Afgreki'
Faroese = Eg elski teg
Farsi = Doset daram
Filipino = Mahal kita
Finnish = Mina rakastan sinua
French = Je t'aime, Je t'adore
Frisian = Ik h滎d fan dy
Gaelic = Ta gra agam ort
Georgian = Mikvarhar
German = Ich liebe dich
Greek = S'agapo
Gujarati = Hoo thunay prem karoo choo
Hiligaynon = Palangga ko ikaw
Hawaiian = Aloha Au Ia`oe (Thanks Craig)
Hebrew = Ani ohev otah (to female)
Hebrew = Ani ohev et otha (to male)
Hiligaynon = Guina higugma ko ikaw
Hindi = Hum Tumhe Pyar Karte hae
Hmong = Kuv hlub koj
Hopi = Nu' umi unangwa'ta
Hungarian = Szeretlek
Icelandic = Eg elska tig
Ilonggo = Palangga ko ikaw
Indonesian = Saya cinta padamu
Inuit = Negligevapse
Irish = Taim i' ngra leat
Italian = Ti amo
Japanese = Aishiteru
Kannada = Naanu ninna preetisuttene
Kapampangan = Kaluguran daka
Kiswahili = Nakupenda
Konkani = Tu magel moga cho
Korean = Sarang Heyo
Latin = Te amo
Latvian = Es tevi miilu
Lebanese = Bahibak
Lithuanian = Tave myliu
Malay = Saya cintakan mu / Aku cinta padamu
Malayalam = Njan Ninne Premikunnu
Mandarin Chinese = Wo ai ni
Marathi = Me tula prem karto
Mohawk = Kanbhik
Moroccan = Ana moajaba bik
Nahuatl = Ni mits neki
Navaho = Ayor anosh'ni
Norwegian = Jeg Elsker Deg
Pandacan = Syota na kita!!
Pangasinan = Inaru Taka
Papiamento = Mi ta stimabo
Persian = Doo-set daaram
Pig Latin = Iay ovlay ouyay
Polish = Kocham Ciebie
Portuguese = Eu te amo
Romanian = Te iubesc
Russian = Ya tebya liubliu
Scot Gaelic = Tha gra\dh agam ort
Serbian = Volim te
Setswana = Ke a go rata
Sign Language = ,\,,/ (represents position of fingers when signing'I Love You')
Sindhi = Maa tokhe pyar kendo ahyan
Sioux = Techihhila
Slovak = Lu`bim ta
Slovenian = Ljubim te
Spanish = Te quiero / Te amo
Swahili = Ninapenda wewe
Swedish = Jag alskar dig
Swiss-German = Ich lieb Di
Surinam = Mi lobi joe
Tagalog = Mahal kita
Taiwanese = Wa ga ei li
Tahitian = Ua Here Vau Ia Oe
Tamil = Nan unnai kathalikaraen
Telugu = Nenu ninnu premistunnanu
Thai = Chan rak khun (to male)
Thai = Phom rak khun (to female)
Turkish = Seni Seviyorum
Ukrainian = Ya tebe kahayu
Urdu = mai aap say pyaar karta hoo
Vietnamese = Anh ye^u em (to female)
Vietnamese = Em ye^u anh (to male)
Welsh = 'Rwy'n dy garu di
Yiddish = Ikh hob dikh
Yoruba = Mo ni fe 

(source: Yahoo! Answers)

Little Surprise You Can Do on You Girlfriend’s Birthday

Hi again, dasi mannaseo bangawoyo :)

In this post, I want to share same of the things which hopefully will give men out there inspiration on what should they give for their girlfriends on their birthdays. I’m not going to google gifts ideas but I will share what I want to have on my birthday. I am a romantic girl so these ideas below will mention simple meaningful things which I believe will work well on girls. And this is a subjective article, dangsin-eun naega museun tteus-inji andamyeon :P

Make a special breakfast for your girlfriend. Make sure that you cook it all yourself and though the taste might be a little messed up, I’m pretty sure that they will appreciate it more. Make the breakfast more special by dropping off to her house and surprise her before she goes to school, college or work. And since most girls love cute things, wrap the breakfast in a nice lunch box. Some girls have done these things to their boyfriends, including me, so I think it will be very very very special and touching if men do the same sometimes.

Promise her that you will be free from any schedule on her birthday and say sincerely to her that you will accompany her all day long. You are her special person, so I think (I’m not used to writing ‘I think’ a lot even in my own article, sorry :P) there will be no special gift other than yourself. Tell her that you are her present for the day and tell her that accompanying her the whole day becomes a special present for you as well for you. In all day long point, please don’t translate it literally. Gamsahabnida.

A full day filled with your planned dates. Make a schedule of what you’re going to do and where you’re going to take your girlfriend to during her special day. Make sure on what time she will be free and make a very well-done plans starting when she’s off. You can tell her where you’re about to take her to know whether she likes it or not (this requires a back up plan off course) or if you have already knew her well, surprise her with those plans. I’m saying plans boys, so there will be at least more that 2 places or activities. 

And since most girls love having their boyfriends giving them flowers, please include flowers on ideas I’ve been given you. You don’t have to give a large bouquet of colorful flowers, a rose or sun flower will do. I really hope this will be useful. Dogseo jusyeoseo gamsahabnida. Uli dasi mannal ttaekkaji.

Testing Your IQ through This Japanese Game

Hi there,

Today, I want to share a really fun and challenging game which can test you capability. I first knew this test from my boyfriend and I luckily managed to solve it. This test came from Japan and it was said that this test is used by a company in testing job seekers who want to apply for a position.

The test is about a family consists of a father, a mother, two sons and two daughters. Along with them, there are one police officer and a prisoner in white-and-black-striped-lined outfit. All of them have to cross a river using a raft.

Now, our job is to cross every one of them safely to the other side of the river by using the provided raft with these conditions:

1. Only adults can ride the raft.

2. One raft can only carry 2 people.

3. Dad is not allowed left alone with his daughter without being accompanied by the mother.

4. Mom is not allowed left alone with her son without being accompanied by the father.

5. Prisoner must always be accompanied by the police officer because unless he is alone, he will harm the others.

This game has no time limitations. However, quicker you manage to cross all of them, smarter you are it means. If you can’t wait trying this test, click on this LINK and if you have already on the page, click on the blue circle button and you can start the test.

Have fun !!!!!

'Marumo no Okite' s Soundtrack 'Maru-Maru-Mori-Mori'

Ever since I saw Japanese drama called “Mother”, I become falling in love with Ashida Mana, a 7-year-old talented Japanese actress and singer. Despite her age, Ashida has lots of talent she can offer and I really fascinated by the way she acts in “Mother”.

Ashida, in her young age, has played in several movies and dramas. Some of them are “Ketto! Rojinto”, “Sayonara Bokutachi no Youchien”, “Hanazakari no Kimitachi e” and “Nankyoku Tairiku”. Meanwhile, movies which starred Ashida are “Confessions”, “Hankyu Densha”, “Usagi Drop” (she plays opposite my Japanese idol Kenichi Matsuyama in this one) and “Nobo no Shiro”.

And here, I want to share a clip of her song which also becomes soundtrack for her series called “Marumo no Okite” in which she shares screen with Adao Abe, Fuku Suzuki, Masanori Sera and Manami Higa.

Maru-maru-Mori-mori's Lyrics:

Maru maru mori mori minna taberuyo
Tsuru tsuru teka teka ashitamo hareru kana?

Dabadyua dabajyaba dyua
Wasure mono sunnayo
Dabajua dabajaba jua

Ookiku nattara osora ni koe ga todoku kana?
Itsu made demo issho dayo

Maru maru mori mori minna taberuyo
Tsuru tsuru teka teka ashitamo hareru kana?

Kanashikute naiteita hitori aruku kaerimichi
Konna toki honwaka na
Minna ni aitai na

Maru maru mori mori omaji nai dayo
Tsuru tsuru teka teka nikkori egao

Ichi ni no san shi de goma shio san
Takusan dato oishii ne

Maru maru mori mori puka puka ofuro
Tsuru tsuru pika pika goshi goshi burashi

Minna san gunnai mata ashita
Asagohan wa nandeshone?

Dabajua dabajaba
Dabajua dabajaba jua


oto nani nattemo
nijiiru no yume wo egakoune
yubiki rishite tereriinko

ohoshi-sama kirei dane
te[w]otsu naide negai koto

tato etooku niitemo
kokoro wa hito tsudayo

Maru maru mori mori
shiyawashi genki
teku teku doko doko
mae ni susu muyo

Ichi ni no san shi de hoo-mu ran (home run)
ai ga ippai randoseru

Maru maru mori mori
ookiku naruyo

doki doki waku waku
doa [w]o a keruyo

minna-san shikkari mata ashita
motto suteki nahini naru

daisuki dayo!!!

Maru maru mori mori saau dai mashou
Tsuru tsuru teka teka nikkori egao

Ichi ni no san shi de goma shio san
Takusan dato oishii ne

Maru maru mori mori puka puka ofuro
Tsuru tsuru pika pika goshi goshi burashi

Minna san gunnai mata ashita
Asagohan wa nandeshone?

Itsumo itsumo arigatou!

Dabajua
dabajaba dubijuba

Inspirational Words Start From E to H

  Inspirational Words Start With E

  Energetic

  Enthusiastic

  Embrace

  Enlightenment

  Excellence

  Eagerness

  Endearing

  Encouraging

  Exciting

  Elegant

  Easy-going

  Ebullient

  Enterprising

  Emphatic

  Education

  Effective

  Enlighten

  Inspirational Words Start With F

                   Fun

                   Friend

                   Food 

                   Fantastic 

                   Favour

                   Fancy 

                   Family 

                   Food 

                   Fabulous 

                   Fair 

                   Faith

                   Faithful 

                   Fame 

                   Fare 

                   Friendly

                   Fun-loving

                   Fulfilling

                   Fashionable 

                   Fascinating 

                   First-class 

                                                                                        

                                                                                            

  Inspirational Words Start With G

  God

  Game

  Generate

  Generous

  Genius

  Gentle

  Gallant

  Good

  Gracious

  Genuine

  Giving

  Glad

  Gracious

  Gorgeous

  Grateful

  Genuine

  Gifted

  Goddess

  Generosity

  Goal-orientated

  Good-natured 

Inspirational Words Start With H

                     Handy

                     Happily

                     Happy

                     Harmony

                     Healthy

                     Heart

                     Help

                     Honesty

                     Hope

                     Humor

                     Handsome

                     Heroic

                     Helpful

                     Humorous

                     Hilarious

                     Heavenly

                     Holiday

                     Harmonious 

                     Harmonize