JAMES BOND 007: SPECTRE (2015)

A while ago I watched the latest movie of James Bond, titled SPECTRE. I didn't watch the trailer and I just said yes to my BF when he asked me to watch that movie. Well, I also watched their previous movie titled SKYFALL and I thought why not? So we watched that movie last week.

Introductions

Spectre is the twenty-fourth James Bond film produced by Eon Productions. It features Daniel Craig in his fourth performance as James Bond, and Christoph Waltz as Ernst Stavro Blofeld, with the film marking the character's re-introduction into the series. It was directed by Sam Mendes as his second James Bond film following Skyfall, and was written by John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Jez Butterworth. It is distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Columbia Pictures. With a budget around $245 million, it is one of the most expensive films ever made.

K-drama Review: Yong Pal 용팔이 (2015)

Hello everyone! I just finished Korean Drama titled Yong Pal yesterday =)
At first I heard this drama from my friend weeks ago and I ended up watched it anyway, because there are Joo Won and Kim Tae Hee! I saw Joo Won for the first time from his Cantabile Tomorrow drama, and he's so charming!! ♥♥♥♥

It's been a really while since I watched Kim Tae Hee on drama ^^ she's always been so beautiful and stunning! No wonder Rain loves her XD

About Yong Pal:

Yong-pal (Hangul: 용팔이) is a 2015 South Korean drama series starring Joo Won, Kim Tae-hee, Chae Jung-an and Jo Hyun-jae. It aired on SBS from August 5 to October 1, 2015 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 18 episodes. Originally slated for 16 episodes, due to the popularity of the drama, it was extended by two episodes. The drama then ended with a total of eighteen episodes.

Movie Review: The Hobbit Unexpected Journey (2012)

I know I'm so out-of-date, but finally I had time to watch The Hobbit :p :p I never watch it before (maybe because I didn't really watch Lord of the Ring properly) and I thought I have to give it try.

ABOUT THE HOBBIT

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a 2012 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson. It is the first installment in a three-part film adaptation based on the 1937 novel The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien. It is followed by The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), and together they act as a prequel to Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. The film's screenplay was written by Peter Jackson, his longtime collaborators Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, and Guillermo del Toro, who was originally chosen to direct the film before leaving the project in 2010.

Movie Review: ANT-MAN (2015)

I initially wasn't really interested with this movie. I watched this movie like 2-3 days after released on cinema and I was totally unfamiliar with Ant Man, as I don't read Marvel comics. I wondered what kind of super hero is this.. So small, vulnerable, and can be easily get crushed by monstrous villains. So, when my sister invited me to watch this movie with other family members, I agreed without any expectation.

About Ant-Man:

Ant-Man is a 2015 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics characters of the same name: Scott Lang and Hank Pym. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the twelfth installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Peyton Reed, with a screenplay by Edgar Wright & Joe Cornish and Adam McKay & Paul Rudd, and stars Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Tip "T.I." Harris, Anthony Mackie, Wood Harris, Judy Greer, David Dastmalchian, and Michael Douglas. In Ant-Man, Lang must help defend Dr. Pym's Ant-Man technology and plot a heist with worldwide ramifications.

Development of Ant-Man began in April 2006, with the hiring of Wright to direct and co-write with Cornish. By April 2011, Wright and Cornish had completed three drafts of the script and Wright shot test footage for the film in July 2012. Pre-production began in October 2013 after being put on hold so that Wright could complete The World's End. Casting began in December 2013, with the hiring of Rudd to play Lang. In May 2014, Wright left the project, citing creative differences, though he still received screenplay and story credits with Cornish, as well as an executive producer credit. The following month, Reed was brought in as Wright's replacement, while McKay was hired to contribute to the script with Rudd. Principal photography took place between August and December 2014 in San Francisco and Metro Atlanta.

Ant-Man held its world premiere in Los Angeles on June 29, 2015, and was released in North America on July 17, 2015, in 3D and IMAX 3D.

Movie Review: MINIONS (2015)

As a Despicable Me fans, I knew that I gotta watch the latest movie of Despicable Me. Illumination Studio just released more excitement of Minions in their latest animation movie, MINIONS. The story is basically prequel before they met Gru. Once the movie released, Minion Toys in McDonald are stampeded by their loyal fans and being sold out in most of McD outlets.

I just watched this movie yesterday and my thoughts about this movie is..

ABOUT MINIONS (2015):

Minions is a 2015 American 3D computer-animated slapstick comedy film and a prequel/spin-off to the Despicable Me franchise. Produced by Illumination Entertainment for Universal Pictures, the film was written by Brian Lynch, directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, and produced by Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy. The film stars Pierre Coffin (as the Minions), Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, Steve Coogan, and Geoffrey Rush. The film premiered on June 11, 2015, in London, and is scheduled to be released in the United States on July 10, 2015. The film was first foreshadowed in the ending credits of Despicable Me 2, where Stuart, Kevin, and Bob, three of the Minions, are seen auditioning for the film.

K-Drama Review: The Producers (2015)

Hello everyone! I didn't know if The Producer only has 12 episodes! All we know that this drama just ended last week, and it's quite sad.. I'm enjoying this drama :( Anyway, in my previous post I said that 2 first episodes of this drama is boring and I was about to drop it if its story didn't get better. But at the end I continued to watch it because its story is getting interesting ^_^

Here's my review about The Producers:

Title: The Producers 프로듀사

Movie Review: Jurassic World (2015)

Words can't describe how excited I was, when I saw its movie trailer for the first time. Jurassic Park is one part of my childhood memories and now it's here in new movie! To be frank, the story line is always similar. There is an new-established Dinosaur Park, everything went fine till one day there is a chaos. A Dinosaur accidentally released from its paddock and become an ruthless, vicious and seriously dangerous predator.

JURASSIC WORLD (2015)

About Jurassic World:

Jurassic World is a 2015 American science fiction adventure film directed by Colin Trevorrow. It is the fourth installment in the Jurassic Park film series. The screenplay was co-written by Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Derek Connolly, and Trevorrow. The film stars Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D'Onofrio, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, Omar Sy, B.D. Wong, and Irrfan Khan. Wong is the only actor from any of the previous films to appear in Jurassic World. In the film, a fully functional dinosaur theme park located on Isla Nublar (the location of the first Jurassic Park film) is plunged into chaos as a genetically modified dinosaur-hybrid named Indominus rex breaks loose and runs rampant across the island.

I stopped watching Orange Marmalade

Some of you probably know from my previous post, that currently I just started to watch The Producer and Orange Marmalade. After postponed for a week to watch the next episode, I just continued to watch ep 3 and 4 of this drama series tonight and guess what?

I don't think I will watch the rest of this drama :|

To be honest, I'm very disappointed with its plot progress..

The whole story is mostly different with its Manhwa and especially in ep 5, you will see them in different dimension.. -_- oh no, I can't watch it anymore.

Rating: 4/10

Wisata Kuliner: Bakso Damas - Malang

Hai hai semua, berhubung lagi bingung mau post tentang apa di blog ini, aku ceritakan aja salah satu tempat makan bakso enak di Malang ya :D Maaf karena sudah agak lama jadi aku lupa detilnya ._.

Semoga review super singkat ini bisa membantu kalian dapat pencerahan seperti apa sih penampakannya Bakso Damas :p

Ini namanya Depot Bakso Damas~

Tempatnya luas dan bisa menampung banyak orang :)

Anime Review: Mai-Otome & Mai-Otome Zwei (2005)

A while ago, I decided to watch Mai-Otome again. I know this is a very old anime (it's produced 10 years ago, phew how fast time flies, dosn't it??) but I haven't watch it properly when I was in senior high school. I thought I would only waste my time by watching old anime rather than new anime, but I think it's worth it :) I learn so much lessons through this anime.

MAI-OTOME 

(Synonym: 舞-乙HiME / My-Otome / My-Z-Hime)

PROLOGUE:

Mai-Otome is an anime series created by Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, it is a spinoff of My-HiME anime series and as such My-Otome takes place in a new setting with new main characters.

The series originally premiered on TV Tokyo from October 6, 2005 to March 30, 2006. An OVA sequel to the series, My-Otome Zwei, has been made and released in Japan, and a prequel, My-Otome 0~S.ifr~, has been completed. The series was licensed for North American distribution by Bandai Entertainment. Zwei leaves the story open for future sequels, and Sifr for future prequels. At Otakon 2013, Funimation Entertainment had announced that they have rescued all of the My-Hime Project anime and will be re-released in 2015.

K-Drama Review: The Girl Who Sees Smell / Sensory Couple (2015)

Hello hello, here I present to you my current favorite Korean Drama ^____^

It's "The Girl Who Can Sees Smell" or as known as "Sensory Couple". Well, I guess this is my first time being so up to date about K-drama, I watched this series every 2 new episodes every week (till today I finished it)! See how addicting this drama is :3 Finally I could watched Yoo Chun in this drama and as I expected, this drama is really good! I will explain more on this post!

THE GIRL WHO SEES SMELL a.k.a SENSORY COUPLE

First Impression: Producer & Orange Marmalade [Episode 1-2] (2015)

Hi guys! Here I make a new category named FIRST IMPRESSION. I just started to watch new series this week! Those are "Producer" and "Orange Marmalade" :D

I'll start from "Producer" first. I can say that I have waiting for this drama ever since its official announcement. Come on, who's gonna miss this drama while there are Kim Soo-hyun, IU and Gong Hyo-jin in it? Finally the drama was broadcasted since last week and I have watched first 2 episodes.

PRODUCER [FIRST IMPRESSION FOR EPISODE 1-2)

This drama series is set at an entertainment division of a broadcasting company. Not gonna forget about Cha Tae Hyun, he's one of the main roles in Producer :p Cha Tae Hyun is a PD of 2 days 1 night shows, Gong Hyojin plays as PD of Music Bank show, Kim Soo-hyun as a rookie producer in 2 days 1 night show, IU as a popular singer named Cindy.

[Movie Review] Avengers: The Age of Ultron (2015)

Hi, hi! Finally I managed time to watch the sequel of AVENGERS movie :D We can say this movie is one of the most-anticipated movies in 2015, but does its actual movie really meets our expectation?

AVENGERS: THE AGE OF ULTRON

PLOT:

In the Eastern European country of Sokovia, the Avengers – Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Thor, Bruce Banner, Natasha Romanoff, and Clint Barton – raid a Hydra outpost led by Baron Wolfgang von Strucker, who has been experimenting on humans using the scepter previously wielded by Loki. They encounter two of Strucker's experiments – twins Pietro, who has superhuman speed, and Wanda Maximoff, who can manipulate minds and project energy – and apprehend Strucker, while Stark retrieves Loki's scepter.

Webtoon's ORANGE MARMALADE will be aired as TV Drama Series on KBS

OMG, I'm excited to share this to you guys!!

Last night, I was unintentionally reading Webtoon on my LINE Webtoon app and I read ORANGE MARMALADE as it stated as current best Webtoon with 9.70 Rating. I just read till chapter 14 and oh my.. I'm really fascinated with its story. I must say vampire story isn't such a hot trend right know but I love how the author of Orange Marmalade tell the story simply and meaningful.

And this morning, I received a news that KBS' Orange Marmalade first episode would be aired by tonight and CNBlue's Lee Jong Hyun will play as well. Wow, TV DRAMA? BY KBS? I think it's such a coincidence ^.^ I'm surely gonna look forward this drama :D :D Hopefully this drama will be as interesting as its Webtoon series!

ORANGE MARMALADE

Set in a fantasy world where humans and vampires coexist, the latter have evolved and no longer rely on human blood as food. Still, they are feared and discriminated against by society, causing many of them to hide their true nature and live as "normal" citizens, or else become outcasts.

Baek Ma-ri (AOA Kim Seolhyun) is a socially withdrawn teenage girl hiding her vampire identity. Driven away from several neighborhoods, she is eager to settle down in her new city and live quietly. But things change when she accidentally bites the neck of Jung Jae-min (Yeo Jin-Goo) the most popular boy at her high school.

Wisata Kuliner: Warung Sate Kelinci - Batu [review]

Masih tentang seputar wisata kuliner di Malang dan Batu, pagi-pagi jam 10 rombongan kami pergi cari sarapan (sarapan ronde ke-2, aslinya sih tadi pagi udah ngemil Popmie :p hahaha), dan pilihan kami jatuh pada Sate Kelinci!

Btw, udara di Batu ngga seperti dulu, kalau dulu pagi-pagi gitu dingin.. Tapi sekarang hawanya cuma dingin pas malem aja :s kalo sekarang pagi dan siang sih biasa aja udaranya.. 

Rumah makan nya lumayan nyaman, ada tempat lesehan juga di dalamnya :D ada lalat sih, tapi ngga begitu banyak.. 

Wisata Kuliner: Susu KUD BATU

Halo semuaaa... beberapa hari lalu pada waktu long weekend aku dan teman-teman kantor baru saja keliling-keliling di Batu dan Malang untuk wisata kuliner :D Nginep 1 hari di villa dan makan terus sepanjang hari. LOL.

Kalo bicara soal Kota Batu, apa sih yang lebih khas dibandingkan Apel Batu dan Susu KUD Batu? (KUD di sini artinya Koperasi Unit Desa kan? Ato ada kepanjangan lain? :p) Berhubung ngga sempat beli Apel Batu, tentu aja aku ngga mau melewatkan beli Susu KUD Batu nya.

Denger-denger pusatnya Susu KUD Batu itu di alun-alun kota Batu, tapi berhubung ngga ngelewatin sana, akhirnya beli susu di warung yang ini (kata temen kantor sih sama aja). Ya sudah mampir untuk beli~ ^_^

Bagi yang belum tau, susu pasteurisasi dari Kota Batu ini terkenal banget lho. Kalau temen ada yang pulang / mampir ke Batu, kadang-kadang aku todong untuk dititipin :p Buahahaha.. untung orangnya mau, tapi kalo pas ngga bisa dititipin ya apa boleh buat.. *meratap di pojokan.

I'm currently frustrated about..

Hi guys.. I dunno where to start but I just want to talk something here.. Even though I know there will be no one read this post ._. Yeah I blog more on my main blog, but since I always try my as best as possible to not post something not useful on my main blog, I write these chit-chat on this blog instead..

I'M SO FRUSTRATED!!!!! T____T

I have no idea how to solve this problem.. Maybe only God knows when I will be able to get rid of this problem.. LOL, sorry it sounds exaggerating..

It's been 20 days since I got pharyngitis. I have gone to see two doctors, they've given me prescriptions and I have choked all medicines. When I was about to recover fully, I thought I could eat greasy food or slightly spicy food little biiiiiit anymore (I've even eaten some cookies, which have made my throat condition worse). But again, my throat becoming sore and I cough again.. again and again..

I'm still suffering from cough and sore throat now. I'm currently trying a traditional Chinese powder medicine which is called "Ho Fong San" by today.. I don't want to choke any medicine or go to see doctor again T_T I'm sick of all medicines. I challenge my immune to get recover itself with vitamin C, multivitamin, throat antiseptic spray and Ho Fong San.

Hopefully I can get fully recover VERY SOON... I miss spicy food, ice cream and rendang T___T God please help me to endure this sickness.. Thank you God for everything..

[J-Movie Review] Nodame Cantabile Special The Movie ~ The Final Score Part 1 & 2

Since I'm still in Nodame Cantabile mood, I decided to re-watch Nodame Cantabile Live Action (Japanese drama version of Cantabile Tomorrow) and continued it with Nodame Cantabile Special. Or might often called as Nodame Cantabile The Movie ~ The Final Score.

The sequel of Nodame Cantabile Live Action was released into two movies:

Nodame Cantabile The Movie Part 1 (December 2009)

Nodame Cantabile The Movie Part 2 (April 2010)

Shame on me, I used to procrastinate everything, including to watch Nodame Cantabile The Movie :P :P :P I always wanted to watch these movies since 2010 but I ended up with reasons like "my internet connection is too slow, I can't download the movie", "I will watch it later..", "I will watch it later when I have free time".. and later on these movies have been forgotten by me at all.. LOL.

Well, actually I also haven't yet finished to read Nodame manga :p I promise to myself to finish its manga by next month. Hehe.

Left: Part 1 | Right: Part 2

のだめカンタービレ　新春スペシャル　ＩＮ　ヨーロッパ

Title (romaji): Nodame Cantabile Shinshun Special in Europe

How I missed everyone in Nodame Cantabile Live Action ^_^ In these movies, Chiaki and Nodame are living in Paris (they're still neighbors) and pursuing their dream seriously. 

Snack Time: Assorted Cookies by Azucar Bake Shop

Hi guys! This is snack time! :D

Here's quick review about assorted cookies that I tried from Azucar Bake Shop recently.

Yang mau cari cookies ringan yang rasanya unik dan ngga pasaran, mungkin bisa melipir cobain cookies yang dibuat oleh Azucar Bake Shop :)

BIG BOX AZUCAR COOKIES

Price / Harga: IDR 180.000 (tidak bisa pilih rasa)

6 kinds of cookies / 6 macam cookies

SHOP: @azucarbakeshop

Click to read more :D

K-Drama Review: Cantabile Tomorrow (vs J-drama version) - 2015

For the sake my curiosity, because I love Nodame Cantabile (I watched its dorama, anime and reading its manga), this drama was I anticipated last year. Though I was little bit disappointed because IU wasn't chosen as main role *IU was chosen one of few candidates*, I still wanted to watch this drama anyway.

Title: Cantabile Tomorrow 내일도 칸타빌레

K-drama Review: You Who Came From The Star (2014)

안녕하세요 여러분! Hello everyone ♥

I'm shocked by myself because my last k-drama was in May 2014 O_O

I didn't realize that I have been neglecting pile of my K-dramas collection for that long time! LOL.

Few weeks ago I finally finished one of the most popular dramas in 2014, I believe most of you already familiar with this title XD

Actually I feel little bit hesitate to write this post or not, because this drama isn't new anymore and maybe you guys already bored to talk about it :p But I still want to post this review for my personal entertainment space on this blog, because I may miss this drama in upcoming years and this post will help me to recall the story :D

Title: You Who Came From The Star 별에서 온 그대

About

My Love from the Star (Hangul: 별에서 온 그대; RR: Byeoreseo on geudae; literally You Who Came from the Stars) is a South Korean television series about an alien who landed on Earth in the Joseon Dynasty and, 400 years later, falls in love with a top actress in the modern era. It aired on SBS from 18 December 2013 to 27 February 2014 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 21 episodes; the production company extended the original 20-episode run with one episode, due to high viewers' demand.

The fantasy romance stars Kim Soo-hyun and Jun Ji-hyun (also known as Gianna Jun, in her small screen comeback after 14 years), who previously worked together in the blockbuster heist film The Thieves.

Jun won the Daesang (or "Grand Prize"), the highest award for television, at the Baeksang Arts Awards and the SBS Drama Awards, and as did Kim at the Korea Drama Awards.

K-drama Review: The Master's Sun (2013)

Actually I heard many good reviews about this drama from my friends, and finally after proscrastinated to watch it for few months, I finished the series this week ^^ Only in 3 days! LOL

Title: The Master's Sun 주군의 태양

K-drama Review: The Heirs (2013)

THE HEIRS

Click Read More to read complete review :)

K-drama Review: Gu Family Book (2013)

Gu Family Book (구가의 서)

Anyway, let's jump to the review! :D

K-drama Review: Cheongdamdong Alice (2013)

CHEONGDAMDONG ALICE REVIEW

Hello hello, it's been a while since the last time I watched Moon Geun-young drama..

I believe her first drama that I watched is Endless Love ^.^

K-drama Review: Flower Boy Next Door (2013)

Another review is coming up! Flower Boy Next Door~

Okay, I borrowed this drama DVD from my friend a while ago and finished this drama few days later. Have you watched it guys? :)

K-drama Review: Rooftop Prince (2012)

This drama is definitely one of my most favorite dramas :D

ROOFTOP PRINCE (옥탑방 왕세자)

Genre: Historical, Romance, Comedy, Fantasy

Starring: Park 'Micky' Yoochun (JYJ), Han Ji Min, Jeong Yumi Lee Tae Sung, Lee Min Ho, Jung Suk Won, Choi Woo Shik

Total Episodes: 20

Favourite OST: "A Happy Ending" by Jay park; "After a Long Time" by Baek Ji Young

FIRST POST

Hello guys! It's me, Xiao Vee from www.xiaovee.com :D :D
If you recognize me, thank you for reading my main blog!

I decided to make another blog that will be filled with more personal matters, K-POP, drama reviews and random things that I like / dislike ;) Hopefully you'll enjoy this blog as well as I writing it!

ENJOY~!