When I was marooned, I was with the Coffee Prince. You’d think I was in a deserted island or something. Lol! Well, I did mention that I got flu last week so I had to stay much of the time indoors. I was really bored the first day and this is compounded by being too weak to do anything much. I would have like to scrub the floors, fill out our stainless steel drums or washed laundry or experiment with some new recipes but since I was running high fever, I was told (commanded!) to just take it easy.

I was almost freaking out coz I was running out of things to do. I was done reading the Princess Diaries book series by Meg Cabot. Well, I know this are like for teens and early 20′s type of book but this is one of my favorite “feel good”, laugh out loud books. I actually finished reading volumes 1-10 (except for the half-books). I’m becoming a huge fan of Meg Cabot’s and I’m now looking for her other titles  like Big Boned and Queen of Babble Gets Hitched..

I tried reading Jonathan Kellerman’s (another one of my faves) Compulsion, but the text was too small and my eyes were getting bleary and besides crime/psycho thriller books doesn’t do much for me whenever I’m sick.

So then I checked out our DVD packs. CSI NY and Las Vegas was out. I watched all episodes already except for the current airing ones. CSI Miami was not an option, coz I David Caruso’s (Horatio Caine) sunglasses just rubs me the wrong way. I decided to check out some Korean dramas. These I watch when I am really in a melancholic mood. For one I find some of their plots repetitive, some really out of this world, with some slapstick comedy added to the mix, but strange thing I do enjoy them sometimes.

Anyway, I picked Coffee Prince and that’s what I spent about 4 days watching. I watched this series a few times already but I never tire of it.. Here some reasons (aside from my obvious caffeine addiction):

• I love its soundtrack!  That’s me, if a series has a boring soundtrack, I just can’t seem to stick to it. It’s one of my requirements..hehe.
• The plot is unique (compared to other cheesy Korean dramas..). Although there is that always present ‘rich-guys-family-not-approving’ of the girl theme again, but this one doesn’t over do it.
• Yahoo! This time no one has terminal illness here. (Though the grandma was sick but I was glad the story didn’t revolve on that!).
• Great acting from both the leads. When I first watched this, I was a skeptical because I always have an image of Yoon Eun Hye as a fashionista and she’s always so stylish. But she did very well in her role as a tomboyish girl.
• The chemistry among the supporting cast was just awesome. They looked so comfortable with each other that its not hard to believe they are really friends.
• Crying scenes are kept to a minimum. Yes! And where there are scenes with crying , it was done just right.
• Lots of funny, goofy scenes..The characters were amusing and there was equal treatment of them.
• The series takes on the topic of homosexuality, which is a sensitive topic considering much of Asia is very conservative. But then again its one of the intriguing twists that makes this drama one of the most compelling Korean series I’ve watched (and I’ve watched tons already..)
• And OK, I watched this mostly to ogle Gong Yoo. I swear, I told  Hi-ace if we have a second baby, I’ll put up posters of him around the room so I could see him always. (Of course, Hi-ace laughs at me, knowing I am a lunatic!). Can you blame me for drooling over this guy?

I really was with the Coffee Prince haha. I know I sound delusional , but if you’re wanting to watch some Korean dramas, Coffee Prince is highly recommended.