Back from Vacation

Been away for quite a long time and just back from my vacation in Indonesia. Therefore I have not watched any drama since then. When I was in Indonesia, my sister told me that Hana Yori Dango 1st season has just been started. The television broadcasts it every Sunday. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to be a hit since none of my friends said they watch it neither does my sister. Even my mom, my sis, and my friend, they prefer watching that Korean Drama, Jang Geum (forgive me if I spell it wrong) or in English the drama is called, Jewel in the Palace. It is a drama about a brilliant palace maid named Jang Geum who is able to picture tastes of food. The story in general is about palace’s maids and their conflicts and politics to be number one maid in the palace, especially in case of cooking the emperor’s food.

I am out of J-Dee topic, but here are some fun facts about Jang Geum:

• You will see more maids than those princes and princesses.
• Obviously, as what you can expect, the maids are clothed in uniform, only the dress colors and the hair design that distinguish their positions.
• For some reasons, I can conclude that palace maid’s role is as important as the role of emperor’s right hand and the food is as essential as those war’s equipments.
• In Indonesia, the drama had been broadcasted once, this is the second one. A proof that people, especially housewives and teenage girls love it.
• As the characters always mention the ingredients of the cuisines, which most of them use garlic as the main spice, it has caused dramatic increase in garlic’s price and sales at local markets in Indonesia.

What a drama…I never expect that Korean Drama would be a big trend like this. Maybe someday, local producer will make Indonesian version of Jang Geum as they have done with other Korean dramas.