Month: January 2014

A Time of Love (Part 1: Malaysia) Recap

At the start of the music movie (as TVB calls it), we see San / Kelly (Kate Tsui) in a wedding dress. Thank you for helping me remember a memory I should not forget. I’m only an ordinary woman. I just want a simple, normal relationship. Why does God play such a big joke on…

January 29, 2014
[Blog BTS] What is in a name? Do you use social media?

One of the things I love about Taiwanese dramas is their ‘Behind of scenes’ tadbits at the end of the episode. Some BTS I like even more than the drama itself (Miss No Good), and there’re times when I like the ending in the BTS better than the ending in the drama itself (Borrow Your…

January 27, 2014
A Good Wife (up to episode 11) – Does love conquer all?

Taiwanese drama A Good Wife (親愛的，我愛上別人了 / literal transation: Dear, I’ve fallen in love with someone else) had crept up on me quite unexpectedly. I followed the first four episodes live and then put it on hold to watch Dragon Gate / continue Just You. Big mistake that was since A Good Wife is miles…

January 24, 2014
The Pursuit of Happiness Episodes 2-13 (END) thoughts

Short version – Sonia Sui and Tony Yang looked good. The OST was great. It has that relaxing, understated feel. BUT – it feels real but when you peel back the layers, it’s also very unreal. The writing was inconsistent – it focused on one character (Ji An Lei / Sonia Sui) so well it…

January 7, 2014