Medusa

Have you ever heard of Medusa?
She is one of the three Gorgon sister, and is the only mortal among them. Meaning, she can die, while the other two are immortals.
Medusa was a very beautiful maiden, whose beauty made even the goddess jealous.

Medusa once had charms; to gain her love. A rival crowd of envious lovers strove.  They, who have seen her, own, they ne'er did trace more moving features in a sweeter face.  Yet above all, her length of hair, they own. In golden ringlets wav'd, and graceful shone. 
– Ovid, Metamorphoses

Her beauty caught the eye of Poseidon, who desired her and proceeded to ravage her in Athena's shrine. The goddess then sought vengeance by transforming Medusa into a hideous creature.

Each wavy lock of her beautiful hair was changed into a venomous snake;
her once gentle, love-inspiring eyes turned into blood-shot, furious orbs, which excited fear and disgust in the mind of the onlooker;
whilst her former roseate hue and milk-white skin assumed a loathsome greenish tinge.

Not to mention that anyone who gazed at her directly would be turned into stone.

There are many version of Medusa's story. I like this version the most because it portrays Medusa as someone who's innocent. She's the victim here! Seriously, Greek Gods, stop raping all the beautiful women. Ck

Jesie S.
Medan, Fri, 3 March 2017

Cunning Single Lady (2014)

Title : 앙큼한 돌싱녀; Angkeumhan Dolsingnyeo; Sly/Cunning/Devious Woman Who's Single Again, also known as Cunning Single Lady

Complete : 16 episodes

Directors : Go Dong-sun, Jung Dae-yoon

Writers : Lee Ha-na, Choi Soo-young

Starring : Lee Min-jung as Na Ae-ra (female lead), Joo Sang-wook as Cha Jung-woo (male lead)

and.... Kim Myung-soo, also known as L, as Secretary Gil Yo-han (my favourite character b'cos of his face)

Here's the picture of Na Ae-ra and Joo Sang-wook. The female lead is so prettyyy! The male lead is not really my type, but he's pretty cool, I guess...and cute (he's kinda cute in the movie).

Hmm.. I am definitely not writing a review here. Lol. A review is an evaluation, thus I am not writing a review. This is merely my opinion and comment on this Korean Drama. I just finished watching this drama. Yup. The whole 16 episodes. Well, the title can't be even further than the truth. I thought Na Ae-ra (the female lead) will be cunning and single, hence the title. However, that is not the case in this drama. I cannot see the cunningness. I mean, even if there was some part where she's a bit tricky or mischievous, that is far from what I know as cunning. Man......such a let down. I thought I can finally find a female lead in a korean drama who is like a witch. 

Anyway, I am not the type to read any review or do any searching on stuffs I'm about to watch. I watched this Korean Drama because my friend, S, told me about it. She told me it's good. Then, coincidentally, another friend of mine, S, has the complete episodes. So, I ended up watching this drama for three days straight. Let me give my comment, dude...., this is good. Aside from the let down title, it was a romantic comedy movie which made me smile and laugh by myself while watching. 

I told you that I'm not the type to search or read a review of what I'll read or watch. I only search when I'm about to write something about them. You know, just to share. I search the writers, directors and actors along with actress for this drama on wikipedia and dramawiki. I read through some of the contents after copy pasting those names I was searching, and to my surprise, the explanation provided for this drama is very misleading. 

Wikipedia:

Three years after the divorce, Ae-ra discovers that Jung-woo has become fabulously successful and wealthy, while she is still paying debts that accrued during their marriage. The fun begins when Ae-ra schemes for revenge, with Jung-woo believing that Ae-ra wants him back because he has become wealthy. 

Wikidrama:

A romantic comedy about Na Ae-ra who dreams of meeting a white knight after getting divorced from Cha Jung-woo when his business failed, but as soon as he becomes a successful venture businessman, she tries to seduce him back while the ex-husband Cha Jung-woo tries to date her again to get revenge.

When I read that, I was like....how? where? what? why? huh?

Yea....very misleading. Please don't believe any of that. That just basically is about.....nothing....(?) in the movie. Well, the part where Cha Jung-woo's business failed is true. Oh, also about him being a successful and wealthy businessman. Now then, the rest...does not hold that much truth in them.

The story itself is not very complicated, with not much of a twist here and there. It's about a divorced couple romance with comedy here and there. Well, typical korean drama where you know how it's going to end. To be fair, there is one twist. However, this twist is not much of a BANG! It's more like a 'OH. I see...okay.' The twist is the no leg lady.

Next, let me talk about the character. I really really like the cute guy, the male lead's secretary, Gil Yo-han. I cannot remember his name until nearly the end of the drama. All I remember is I like this Secretary Gil, especially his face. Lol. I think his name only came up in the episode where his meeting with Cha Jung-woo (male lead) is mentioned. The male lead is cute, a genius and rich. The female lead is pretty. Okay, that's all I'm gonna say about characters.

Here're the pictures (yes, plural) of Secretary Gil.

It's a romantic comedy drama as it claimed to be. Funny and sweet couple. The ending is not to my liking. Well, just because I feel like there should be more in between before the ending. I didn't see the ending coming. It's just very....should I say..abrupt? Like it's just suddenly there in front of you, without giving you much chance to say hello to the problem.

All in all, this is entertaining. So, I would recommend it to my friends.

Jesie. S

Medan, Sun, 23 August 2015.

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cunning_Single_Lady

http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Cunning_Single_Lady

Image Source:

Google Image, key words: Cunning Single Lady

One more picture of Secretary Gil! Seriously like his face so much!

Maybeline Clear Smooth BB Cream

Maybelline Clear Smooth BB Cream. What a nice name. Clear Smooth.

An 8 in 1 skin transformers!

• Brightens
• Evens
• Smoothes
• Refines
• Clears
• Conceals
• Moisturizers
• Protect skin

Or so it claims on its package. I try this out because my friend, E, told me that this is one of the best BB Cream which she has ever tried.
It cost me 45K IDR for 18ml.
I chose the lightest shade which is 01 Fresh.

Let's see....Hmm. I would say that it does ALL of those 8 in 1 it claims pretty well for me, except the 'protect skin' part. I can't have any prove on that I suppose.

Now then, positive. I love the shade. It matches me well. Although when first applied, I look like a ghost. So freakin white! But yea, it changes to skin colour after a while. Need to warm it up I guess.

Tips for me : use moisturizer (currently I'm using Skin Food Omija Whitening Emulsion) before applying this bb cream. It emphasises my pores when used without moisturizer. That, or use a primer (currently I'm using Benefit That Gal Brightening Face Primer) before applying the bb cream. However, it is not wise to use both moisturizer and primer because my face got very oily when I tried that last time.

Move on, negative. Never use it if you're going to sweat. You know, running under the sun or walking to MRT or doing any kind of sport. This stuff is useless and disgusting in those kind of occasion. Here's an illustration : (look to the right) Yea..not a very nice picture there, but it'll do.

There! You understand why I said 'disgusting' just now? Yeap. It's b'cos the colour of this bb cream (which is brown), transfer to the towel or tissue significantly even from the dab.

All in all, this Maybelline Clear Smooth BB Cream is good for an indoor activity which doesn't involve any sweating or water. Well, I will repurchase this. It's easy to use and blend with finger (nope, I don't use a brush).

Jesie. S
Medan, Thu, 10 September 2015. 

Birthday Card for E

This is my first quilling project. Despite being my first project, I think it looks awesome. I love the finished product. 

If you don't know what is quilling, click here. Well, it is basically a form of art where you roll strips of paper and make it into some sort of shape. 

After rolling like forever, I start arranging my rolled paper on a piece of white card. I didn't plan any of that finished design except for the pot. Yea...I planned to make a pot from the beginning of my project. No particular reason. I just wanna try making a pot from the quilled paper. 

Arranging those quilled stuffs, apparently, took more than forever... (I rearrange so many times, I lost count). Not to mention sticking those quilled paper to the card feel like hell b'cos I need to be really really really careful in applying the glue so that it's not a mess.

Well, look at the finished product after all of those. Better than I was hoping! Anyway, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, E! Here's my thanks for making me a better person in the form of a handmade card.

I printed some words inside the card.

Friends are like MEMORIES
When you get the chance to make a GOOD one
You NEVER forget it!
Happy Birthday, E!

Those are the words I printed (and yes, I googled it).

The quilling part really gave me satisfaction when it's done. Maybe because of this 'it's not gonna end' feeling when I quilled and quilled and quilled with so much patient. So much effort! I hope you like this card, E!

Jesie S.

Medan, Tue, 27 October 2015.

Quilling

What is QUILLING?

Quilling is a form of art that involves the use of strips of paper that are rolled, shaped, and glued together to create decorative designs. (wikipedia.com)

Here's a simple instruction of how to quil:

1. Take a strip of paper

2. Roll it

3. Glued

4. Shape it

5. Create decorative (?) designs 

That last bit of instruction, as you may notice is from the definition in wikipedia. I think the definition is very simple, especially the last bit which is "glued together to create decorative designs", honestly, made me laugh so hard. Not because it's funny, but because that last bit which sounds like the most simple part, is actually the hardest!

I took an interest in quilling when I saw a book of quilling in a bookstore. I just randomly open the book and think that it looks cool. Then, I bought some strips of paper and start quilling the very next day. FYI, I didn't buy the book, I just read through some pages. 

Well, this needed more time than I thought it would be. 

• First, the rolling part need some time and some trial along with some errors for me to get used to it. Well, maybe because I didn't use a quilling needle (some kind of tool to make you roll your strip of paper easier). 
• Second, the gluing part is especially disastrous. See the picture? That little space need just a bit of glue which will stick it forever. But 'a bit' is not sticky enough! So I put more (apparently a mistake), which lead to my description of 'disastrous' gluing part. Through a 'don't wanna lose' feeling (yea...I feel like a loser if I can't glue those little roles I made with so much effort!), I found out that it's easier to use a double tape (it's cheap, but don't use cheap brand cos it won't stick properly. Well, glue is cheaper but it won't be easier. Need extreme control or super small tip or experience). 
• Third, the shaping part is not that hard. Just a bit of pushing in certain areas. And some googling along with streaming. So many shapes to try! This is the most exciting part!
• Lastly, the part where you design your own stuffs. For some, it is the easiest part. For others, it is the hardest part. I belong to the second group. This designing stuffs is the hardest one for me. When I did a project, I keep rearranging the quilled paper. To make it easier, I usually design some kind of pattern or picture on a piece of paper before starting a project. However, the project will almost always look different from my initial drawing on the paper. I cannot make up my mind of how it should look like in the end. Hence, the hardest part for me.

This quilling is so time consuming. So, it is a great activity to pass time without knowing. I was so into it that I forgot to eat dinner. By the time I felt hungry, it was already 9:00 p.m. 

Jesie S.

Medan, Sat, 1 August 2015.

p.s. In the picture, I didn't use double tape to stick the paper. Instead, I use a small tip clear glue. I ran out of double  tape when I took that picture, so....bear with me, people.