When Lane Merges Review
Name: When Lane Merges/情越雙白線Episodes: 20
Genre: Modern, Safety, Traffic
Cast: Raymond Wong, Kent Cheng, Kate Tsui, Sonija Kwok, Raymond Cho, Elaine Yiu etc
My Comments:Well, I never anticipated this, it looked very boring to me, the cast wasn't appealing at all either. I didn't like anyone other than Elaine in here. I was surprised when I heard the ratings were quite well. You can say it's actually quite good, it wasn't as boring as I expected... It's overall okay to me. I didn't dislike it or like it ALOT but it was kinda enjoyable at times.
Not going to talk more here, more of my thoughts on characters...
Characters:Raymond Wong (Ho Ka Bo/Turbo) - Didn't expect Raymond to take a main role so fast but he did well, I enjoyed watching him, from bad turning back to his good self. I enjoyed watching him and his father communicate in the beginning, it was quite funny. It wasn't so funny afterwards, he cared for his father a lot.
Kent Cheng (Ho Kau/Taxi Gor) - I think Kent is quite funny in a way of his sayings... he loves saying people's brain are eating grass or poo meaning that they're stupid and sometimes calls people a 'shit person' But I don't like how he didn't really like Kate and wanted his son to marry Sonija instead. I mean what's wrong with Kate? She's not bad...?! Sonija is good too.
Kate Tsui (Ko Lai Sum) - I personally find her full chinese name funny, maybe I've heard it somewhere? I just find it weird... O.o Lol, I wonder why... I liked the ending part where Turbo chases for her in the highway and shouting to her to tell her to stay and etc, that was cute ^^
Sonija Kwok (Cheung Hiu Man) - I started to like Sonija's character more towards the end. Well, she was always nice. She can stand her step-mother being mean to me, she even let away her loved one to be with another one. She pretends that she remembers everything again to get Turbo to get Kate back. Like her character for that, she's very nice ^^
Raymond Cho (Au Yiu Jun) - He loves his wife but he's a bit over protective... But watching their relationships go through obstacles was enjoying :)
Relationships:Raymond Wong & Kate Tsui (Ho Ka Bo & Ko Lai Sum) - I prefer them as a couple more that Turbo with Man. Don't ask me why, I just do. There were sweet parts of them, especially loved the last part of them. They started off as like enemies but became friends afterwards. I actually missed some episodes like where first Turbo asks Lam Sum out...
Raymond Wong & Sonija Kwok (Ho Ka Bo & Cheung Hiu Man) - They never really started in the series other than their past. Man knew Lai Sum likes Turbo, so she gets them together, I thought she was going to fight for him in the last episode seeing the preview, but I guess I was wrong? She let him go and find Kate again. This love triangle is a triangle that pushes around I guess..
Favorites:Actor: Raymond Wong
Actress: Both Kate & Sonija
Least Favorite Character: -
Funny Character: -
Couple: Raymond and Kate
Scenes: The ending scenes
My Rate to this series: 6.9/10
Worth Watching?Well, it's not a really MUST watch series nor a series that you would not want to watch at all. Maybe when you have spare time to do nothing, give it a go? It's alright overall.
Fala-Steven graphics
Didn't make a lot, does everyone like them? They're ALRIGHT I guess? :)
Finally...A New Banner
Yeah.. finally I can be bothered to make a new banner aye... I wasn't bothered before and i wanted to change it. I hope everyone like this banner. I didn't know who I should feature this time and since that I am watching When Lane Merges now, I decided to try Kate out. Since I BARELY feature her in my banners! Haha :)
Steven Ma coming to Australia
Steven Ma will be coming as a guest for the Miss Sydney Chinese Pageant 2010 on the 31st of July.
Date: 31st of July
Place: Kengston Parade Threatre
Cost: $48 $68 $88 VIP
Beauty Knows No Pain
Name: Beauty Knows No PainEpisodes: 20
Genre: Modern
Cast: Michelle Yim, Maggie Cheung, Joyce Tang, Joe Ma, Dominic Lam, Power Chan etc
Synopsis:
WONG HOI KING (Michelle Yim) is successful in both career and love life. However, she accidentally discovers that her husband CHIN KWONG LUNG (Dominic Lam) is committing adultery. In order to maintain the relationship, KING is willing to take the risk of getting pregnant despite her high age. Pregnancy has imposed great pressure on her daily life as well as her career. Her aggressive subordinate SA YUEN KEI (Maggie Cheung) therefore seizes the chance to take up her duties. KEI is a bold and decisive person at work but she is caught in a quadrangular relationship by falling in love with the married man KO CHI LIK (Joe Ma).
Discouraged by the relationship failures of her bosses, secretary YU MAN YAU (Joyce Tang) further loses her confidence. YAU always has a sense of inferiority because of her “outstanding” body shape. Encouraged by her colleague CHI NAM (Power Chan), YAU decides to boost her self-esteem by getting plastic surgery. She immediately becomes the sexiest goddess on the Internet and the hottest brand spokesperson in town. After getting famous and rich, YAU suddenly realizes that this is not what she really wants…
When Lane Merges Thoughts
Have watched 10 episodes I think. Well, it never looked interesting to me, so never anticipated it. It seems to be OKAY for me, the cast isn't very appealing to me either. But its going alright now, not too bad. Up to where Raymond Wong gets accused again for crashing and getting someone hurt. Hope he will be okay :)I think the language they use is very funny, especially in the first episode and how Kent Cheng always says that phrase "你個腦Yak草啊!" (Directly translated - Your brain eats grass) And I also love the way Raymond and his father communicates, it's quite funny. We can see they care for each other but their way of communicating is almost like having an argument. And like everyone, I really like the themesong of this series. We can tell from the lyrics that its talking about their son and father relationship how the father will not leave him while everyone does. :D
Hope the series will get more interesting since the ratings have been quite good. Hopefully won't disappoint me. Also enjoyed watching Elaine ^^ Looking forward to see her and her husband's relationship. But Raymond Cho can be a bit over sensitive with his wife's relationship with everyone... lol.
How does everyone think of this series?
Ghost Writer Review
Name: Ghost WriterEpisodes: 25
Genre: Ancient, Mystery, Ghost etc
Cast: Steven Ma, Linda Chung, Fala Chen, Sunny Chan etc
My Comments: I've anticipated this series and it didn't give me any disappointment really. I enjoyed this series, it was very interesting to watch. I enjoyed the beginning and the ending parts more. The middle was alright. I liked watching the first case with Elaine and how they find out the real murderer of Elaine is. I liked the ending of this though it was pretty sad too. "人(鬼/狐/妖/仙)殊韬" concept is changed since Steven lives with his wife ghost Linda and fox Fala. I think the last part where they show the new "聊齋" place was very pretty with the dry ice making it look like some goddess place. It was kinda weird how they showed Chung Ling old... but that was to show Fala's appearance again... Was so tragic how Sunny killed everyone, practically everyone died in the end but not exactly just... I found it funny how they showed us all those clips of ghost stories that the real Po Chung Ling wrote. Didn't expect that but it was a good ending after all. At first I thought that everyone would seriously die and just left Steven all by himself writing ghost stories.
It was actually quite exciting watching part where Fala was being used by the other fox ad Sunny and how she started doing bad things and asking Linda to let her stay by Steven. It made the story more interesting when Fala starts to get Steven and fights with Linda somehow. But of course deep inside Fala is a very nice person. :) I think the story would be more interesting if they somehow edited Linda's personality or character a bit. She was too nice, especially towards Fala before discovering her real identity. I didn't expect everyone to find out that Fala is a fox in the end, well acually that was only Steven X)
Characters:Steven Ma (Po Chung Ling) - Ah, really enjoyed watching Steven more this time ^^ We can see how much Sum Yu and Chugn Ling loved each other in the end, I was so touched when seeing their love like that. Linda sacrificed herself and have Fala's pearl thingy (真元）given to Steven.
Linda Chung (Lau Sum Yu) - Linda's character was very nice and kind. I liked watching her in the beginning, a bit aggressive over with her sister's incident and the end part where she tries to prove everyone that Siu Tsui is a fox.
Fala Chen (Ling Wu Siu Tsui) - I liked watching Fala the whole way through. She was very funny when she disguised herself as a guy and especially with her language, not knowing what everything means and questioning all the time. She was very cute as a girl too. She did many bad things in order to stay near Chung Ling. We can see how much she is deeply in love with Chung Ling but sadly Chung Ling likes Sum Yu.
Sunny Chan (Ko Jit) - I like his nickname and it really suits him, Ma Gat. He really is a double! His double comes out from the middle and kills himself haha. I didn't really like or dislike his character. Sunny's roles are just pretty much the same to me. All his roles are either a very good person or a good person then turns into a evil which is it in this case... can't believe it was him who killed Sum Yu...
Relationships:Steven Ma & Linda Chung (Chung Ling & Sum Yu) - I really like this couple, though some people might be bored of them since Watchdog but I enjoyed watching him but their romantic storyline wasn't all that interesting, it was alright. I didn't like how Linda accused Fala to be a monster type fox not a goddess, there is a difference really...
Steven Ma & Fala Chen (Chung Ling & Siu Tsui) - It seems their relationship was more happy, Linda's was good for him but Fala does things to make Chung Ling happy with the incident where they stole a book or something.
Sunny Chan & Linda Chung (Ko Jit & Sum Yu) - They were even boring, he likes her but she doesn't. Lol, this reminds me of Legend of demigods, I wanted to see them again but now i get too but ahaha..lol
Favorites:Actor: Steven Ma
Actress: Both Linda & Fala
Least Favorite Character: Rain & her husband
Improved Character: -
Funny Character: Fala was kinda funny in the beginning
Couple: Steven & Linda
Scenes: Ending scene
My Rate to this series: 8.5/10
Worth Watching?Yes, I think it's quite worth it to watch, it was interesting especially in the beginning and end. It shouldn't really bore anyone. Unless you're someone that doesn't like any of the cast or doesn't like these type of genres.
[my] Top 5 Themesong 2010
these are not in any specific order I guess. Just these themesongs were nice and here's a poll.
The song was very good of this series, though the series was quite average :)
I like the themesong of this, you can tell the lyrics are talking about Raymond Wong and his father's relationship :)
One of the ones that everyone loves~ I really like this themesong! It'll probably win too?
This song is very slow-ish and calm. it's alright to me, though many people like it. i'd prefer the others more though. but this nice ^^
this song was okay too, i did like it X)now here's the poll:
Image Guessing...
Thanks for guessing!
1st: Linda Chung - The Biter Bitten2nd: Aimee Chan - Best Selling Secrets
3rd: Leila Tong - The Legend of Love
#1 HINT: Day; Kevin Cheng
#2 HINT: Happiness: Raymond Lam
#3 HINT: Care; Raymond Wong
Note - Above are hints to who the person is. The one word is part of the series name and the actor/actress name next to it is one of the actors in the series.
The Pillow Case of Mystery II
Name: The Pillow Case of Mystery II/施公奇案IIEpisodes: 20
Genre: Ancient
Cast: Bobby Au Yeung, Jessica Hsuan, Johnson Lee, Leila Tong, Joel Chan etc
Official Site: http://programme.tvb.com/drama/pillowcaseofmystery2/
Synopsis:
After a radical change in life, SZE SAI-LUN (Bobby Au Yeung) becomes dispirited with the political world and spends most of his time travelling around in search of fun. Along the way, he meets a spirit medium, NG KWAN-YAU (Jessica Hsuan), who somehow gets caught up in a mysterious murder case. It is not LUN’s intention to intervene at first, but with the fortuitous assistance from the pillow spirit NGAU TAI-LIK (Johnson Lee ), he can finally crack the case and prove YAU’s innocence. LUN has his confidence back and pledges to continue his fight for justice. As time progresses, LUN and YAU get to know each other better and gradually fall in love. LUN finally decides to get over the past and marry the girl. He enjoys his married life so much but gets frustrated at work sometimes – LIK’s power turns out not to be as strong as expected, which ends up with a lot of misleading clues being given. Amidst the various challenges of his new life, LUN realizes that YAU seems to have something to hide and that there is a malicious plot behind their marriage. Knowing that the couple have fallen out, LUN’s mother has found him a new wife, LUK SIU-TIP (Leila Tong). Out of the blue, TIP has also come with ill intentions. LUN is plunged into a complex web of intrigue and things seem to be getting on top of him…
Promotion Clip:
I love how they used 'The Gag Father' XD
Genre: Ancient
Cast: Bobby Au Yeung, Jessica Hsuan, Johnson Lee, Leila Tong, Joel Chan etc
Official Site: http://programme.tvb.com/drama/pillowcaseofmystery2/
Synopsis:
After a radical change in life, SZE SAI-LUN (Bobby Au Yeung) becomes dispirited with the political world and spends most of his time travelling around in search of fun. Along the way, he meets a spirit medium, NG KWAN-YAU (Jessica Hsuan), who somehow gets caught up in a mysterious murder case. It is not LUN’s intention to intervene at first, but with the fortuitous assistance from the pillow spirit NGAU TAI-LIK (Johnson Lee ), he can finally crack the case and prove YAU’s innocence. LUN has his confidence back and pledges to continue his fight for justice. As time progresses, LUN and YAU get to know each other better and gradually fall in love. LUN finally decides to get over the past and marry the girl. He enjoys his married life so much but gets frustrated at work sometimes – LIK’s power turns out not to be as strong as expected, which ends up with a lot of misleading clues being given. Amidst the various challenges of his new life, LUN realizes that YAU seems to have something to hide and that there is a malicious plot behind their marriage. Knowing that the couple have fallen out, LUN’s mother has found him a new wife, LUK SIU-TIP (Leila Tong). Out of the blue, TIP has also come with ill intentions. LUN is plunged into a complex web of intrigue and things seem to be getting on top of him…
Promotion Clip:
I love how they used 'The Gag Father' XD
The Mysteries Of Love Review
Name: The Mysteries Of Love/談情說案Episodes: 25
Genre: Modern, Police, Romance
Cast: Raymond Lam, Tavia Yeung, Kenneth Ma, Bernice Liu etc
My Comments:Everyone has anticipated and had expectations for this. In the end, it was good. I enjoyed much watching Mysteries Of Love. I actually didn't expect how short the cases were. No wonder they said this series is more based on love. I'm glad that Bernice appeared once in a while, not really a guest role. :) Even though this was about love, I found both relationships had something weird but I can't really say what it is.... :/ Maybe its just me? But anyway, I overall enjoyed this. The ending was okay, it was expected.
Some cases were interesting, especially the last one, it was quite cliff hanging but I was surprised how last it was solved in the last episode, I thought it was going to go for half the ep, but it was around a quarter I believe. Hehe, two Raymonds fighting at the end. ^^ I remember there was this case, I think it was the second last one, where Savio Tsang killed Karen's boyfriend and her friend, that were creepy... he like... took their organs out... and left them in this tank to preserve them?!?! He's 變態!!
I'd love to compare this series with the Jap one but I never watched it haha. But I THINK the cases are different... I read summary of Jap one, it seemed different to me..
But then I don't get it... many Taiwanese dramas were just copying from japanese mangas and most copy 100% and TVB don't usually copy... it was only the idea and maybe relationships and characters, cases were different... maybe I'm not to say since I never watched the jap version....?! :/
Characters:Raymond Lam (King Pok/Kingsley) - Haven't seen Raymond in ages, I liked his character but there were times I felt it was weird... I dunno how to express.. but yea... his character was supposed to be cold or some sort I think? For some reason, it felt that he didn't really love Tavia that much to me. The part after their breakup, he did show care to Tavia but it just gave a feeling it was mere pity and he totally let it down afterwards... i guess its his character?
Tavia Yeung (Tsui Siu Lai/Sai Lei Mui - 犀利妹) - Mmm, of course I enjoyed watching Tavia. X) Felt sad for Tavia when Raymond had to broke up with her, she was SO hurt by him... She sure loved him a lot. In reality, I think those actions were a bit stupid, she even tried cutting herself and suicide because of him. And even thought about quitting being a police, luckily didn't. We can see she was VERY hurt esp in the end where she revealed she cut herself. I still think it was a bit stupid.. though there are these people in life.
Kenneth Ma - (Lo Tin Hang/Gordan/Lo Sir) - Well, I also enjoyed Kenneth, actually I like the whole cast so I enjoyed watching them all. There was one quote that Kenneth said that I can never forget for now. It was when Fungyi broke up and he said to Raymond, "I don't know if I underestimated her recovery from breakup or I overestimated your '殺傷力'" It was much more funny in chinese though. I thought Kenneth was going to shine a lot in this series too since he's playing a playboy and people have been saying that his character is best outta all. But it was okay, he didn't shine as much as I expected, that was all :D Fist better!
Bernice Liu (Ling Man Ka/Nickole) - What a weird eng name she has. I found it really weird when she suddenly loved Adrian so much and all those scenes with Adrian, dunno how to say but I just found it very weird...
Relationships:Raymond Lam & Tavia Yeung (Kingsley & Tsui Siu Lai) - There were cute and romantic, I liked the scene where Raymond runs to Tavia and asks if they can go out, was cute and the part where they eat and kisses her forehead. But I guess it's Raymond's character is supposed to be like that? He just doesn't seem to love Tavia as much at times. So better the guy to love the girl more than the girl to love the guy since in this case it is.
At first when they broke up, I thought we'll get to see Raymond regretting ALOT breaking up with Tavia and all that kinda stuff but there wasn't much really... lol
Kenneth Ma & Bernice Liu (Gordan & Nickole) - There were many ups and downs with this relationship, I enjoyed watching them too. It was nice to see Kenneth getting angry when seeing Bernice with someone. There were some scenes of both of them getting jealous. But for Fungyi, there wasn't. If there was, perhaps it'd be more entertaining? Anyway, I really liked the scenes where Bernice gets mad again at Kenneth and how he saves it, I guess its coz of his sweet talks ^^ Their relationship would be sweeter since Raymond doesn't sweet talk much as Kenneth XD.
Favorites:Actor: Both Ray and Kenneth ^^
Actress: Tavia Yeung
Least Favorite Character: N/A
Improved Character: -
Funny Character: -
Couple: FungYi~
Scenes: Last scenes, FungYi & KB ones.
My Rate to this series: 8/10
Worth Watching?Yep! :)
The Mysteries Of Love Episode 25
Warning: May contain spoilers (if you haven't watched)
Raymond gets in a coma, and Tavia helps him. Raymond asks Tavia out and asks if they can be together again. She rejects him.
Raymond hasn't given up. He follows Tavia around which was very annoying to Tavia. So she flew to Australia! :) And Raymond followed. Tavia told him to stop and how hurt she was back then when he said to break up that she wanted to die. Raymond said when he heard that he felt very sorry and his heart ached...Tavia still rejected him.
Raymond gets an award and starts talking when receiving the award. He tells the audience that he regrets his actions. He wants to make a time machine to go back in time to change the past. And says he will love Tavia for 70 million years...
Raymond gets encouraged by everyone to see Tavia and try get her to forgive him. She eventually does. :)
Ta-da~ Happily Ever After! ^^New Banner!
I got bored of the Linda one so decided to change. At first I was going to use Mysteries Of Love as banner but decided not to in the end but this one is kinda related? Since its the characters of MOL @ Promotion ^^ FungYi~I hope everyone likes the banner.
Coming soon:
- The Mysteries Of Love Review
