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Pleasantly Surprised / Love Myself or You 2015 Calendar

It’s been over 2 months since Pleasantly Surprised / Love Myself or You (喜歡·一個人) ended. Even though the plot started to fall apart from about episode 15 onwards and the ending failed to tie up all the loose ends, I still loved it a lot because of the cast. And this is not just the…

December 3, 2014
[K-Drama!] Pride & Prejudice Episodes 1 to 4 thoughts

I had to set up a new category for this post – this tells you this is my first post EVER on a Korean drama. *throws confetti* I must be one of the last Asians on Earth who have never watched a K Drama (because even my dad watches them). I mean, it’s not because…

November 19, 2014
[Overall thoughts] Marry or Not (TW-2013)

So I started Marry or Not (結婚好嗎? – literal translation: Is marriage good? or it can also be meant like a proposal) almost a year ago (it began airing in late November 2013) but didn’t actually finish until July this year. Yes, it took 8 months and now it’s taken me another 3 months to…

November 8, 2014
HKTV is finally coming on November 19!

With everything that is happening in Hong Kong right now, HKTV finally launching is definitely great news. As a bit of background, the free-to-air TV market in Hong Kong is pretty much a monopoly (TVB). In recent years, the other channel (ATV) which had some decent programming in the past (like the 90s) doesn’t even…

November 1, 2014
Jolin Chien aka Cheng Hao Wei get to know / fangirl master post (Part 1)

Ohhhh yes it is totally time for one of these. I think I need to release all of this fangirling at once so I can get back to my normal drama watching life. That probably makes no sense, but bear with me, my sanity needs it. First of all, I’m not really sure where…

October 20, 2014
Sunshine Award!

First of all – Thank you so much jyl / timeinthegray from sphere of gray for nominating me! Sorry for the lateness since I haven’t been in the mood to watch anything (except for fun episodes of Pleasantly Surprised / BFB) since Occupy Central happened. And I’m such a badass (not!) for breaking the rules.…

October 9, 2014
Ella Chen and Chris Wu’s X Lies (The Game of Lies) – Story Outline and Teasers

You’ll be forgiven for thinking this drama went into some blackhole never to be seen again since it completed filming almost a year ago. However, if more post production time means better quality, then I have no objections to the long wait at all. Ella’s dramas were probably before the time when I started…

September 29, 2014
[Upcoming TW Drama] Constellation Series: Aries with Xiu Jie Kai, Janet Hsieh, Chloe Wang and Patrick Lee

This drama has been on my radar since it started filming in late July. The reason is (of course) one of my favourites – Mr Xiu Jie Kai is the lead. 😀 Who knew I had a serious weakness for dimples and arms? I miss him on my screen!!! (Even though I only completed Marry…

September 25, 2014
Line Walker Episodes 16 to 20 thoughts

One step forward, two steps back. That’s kinda what I felt after the fourth week. It wasn’t bad per se, not much happened in episodes 16 and 17 but I guess we have to take a breather after the action packed previous week. The main issue is we now have several impending developments that I’m…

September 23, 2014
Line Walker Episodes 11 to 15 thoughts

EXCITEMENT!!!! If I was a bit apprehensive about Line Walker being ‘just another TVB series featuring cops, undercover cops, dirty cops, triads’, then the third week completely blew my expectations out of the water. It is fast paced, no draggy plots and keeps you on your toes. Of course it’s not perfect, but if it…

September 19, 2014

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