I’m currently watching A Pillowcase of Mystery 2~ It’s quite a lighthearted series and I’m finding it pretty entertaining so far. Even though I don’t remember much of the first one anymore, watching this gives me a similar sort of enjoyment I found in the first series. Like most TVB Sequels when they’re changing cast, TVB “killed off” Kenix and Annie’s characters. Sad to think they couldn’t live happily ever after, after all they have gone through in the first one!
Jessica and Bobby are fun to watch together. They have great chemistry and it was interesting watching Jessica trying to get close to Bobby and trying to make him marry her (in order to save her brother). She eventually succeeds, but on the night of the wedding, Jessica finds out that Bobby was actually the one who declared his brother as guilty. The episodes which followed were interesting too because Bobby loved Jessica and they treated each other well as husband and wife yet Jessica was secretly there to take her revenge lol She constantly caused trouble for him and misled him many times during his investigations. She eventually finds the perfect opportunity to rescue her brother and take her revenge on Bobby when a “stolen painting” case arises. If Bobby was unable to retrieve the painting, he and his entire family had to be executed.
Jessica trying to seduce Bobby after putting something in his soup.
At the end when Jessica finally got her hands on the painting, she planned to sell it for money to save her brother and then run away from Bobby. Jessica was summoned to see Bobby and she thought he had figured it out it was actually her. Instead, it turns out Bobby wanted to divorce Jessica because he didn’t want her to die with him and the rest of the family .aww.. XD She was touched! I know..it’s not the most unpredictable event but it was touching to watch nevertheless. Jessica ends up return the painting, giving up her opportunity to save her brother for Bobby’s family. I think she secretly felt she was ‘really’ a part of their family and quite possibly has fallen in love with Bobby for real.
I found this drafted up from last year, but never not to finish it So I decided to wrap it up and here it is: it’s a short continuation from Part 2 of Maggie, Bowie and Kenny’s relationship in The Gem of Life from around episode 48. [ See part I, II, Ending]
This was the stage after Bowie and Maggie initially broke up (for some unknown reason as I have mentioned in my previous post). However, it was pretty obvious that the two still loved each other. Seeing this, Kenny decided to help the two get back together even though he loved Bowie himself.
Kenny’s efforts did not go wasted and managed to get Maggie to see Bowie again where the two spent the night together. Unfortunately after that night, negative news about their company started spreading everywhere and the company was facing its biggest financial crisis. After many, many attempts to pull his company out of the mess, Bowie fails. Without having another source of finance, Bowie will lose everything.
English Title: Beauty Knows No Pain Chinese Title: 女人最痛(Nui Yan Jui Tung) Cast: 米 雪 Michelle Yim , 张可颐 Maggie Cheung Ho Yee , 马德钟 Joe Ma Tak Chung , 滕丽名 Joyce Tang Lai Ming , 林嘉华 Dominic Lam Ka Wah , 陈国邦 Power Chan Kwok Bong , 江美仪 Kong Mei Yee , 贾晓晨 Jia Xiaochen Episodes: 20 Airing date: 26 July 2010 (After When Lanes Merge) Themesong:
Synopsis
WONG HOI KING (Michelle Yim) is successful in both career and love life. However, she accidentally discovers that her husband CHIN KWONG LUNG (DominicLam) 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…
Woo!! Raymond’s 4th album is finally releasing!! Like last year, this album is releasing just before his 2nd concert- being the name of the album, concert theme, and its themesong “Come 2 Me” So excited!!
It’s expected to release on 17 July 2010 (in a couple of days!) this month and available for pre-ordering @ Yesasia! There’s currently 2 different editions/covers- one being a “Special Version” (the one on the right)
I can’t quite tell the difference between these two versions except I think the special version is supposed to be bigger. I’d like a bigger album but I prefer the first cover more. I think he looks like in a slightly awkward position in the 2nd one ^^;
The CD will include the following songs:
01. Hello
02. Come 2 Me (download the demo version here)
03. Rain Drops
04. 我們很好
05. Morning Cute
06. Flashback
07. 定鏡
08. Vampire
09. Out Of Reach
10. 所謂理想
11. 一直都在 (林峯 + 蔡卓妍)
12. Slow Motion
13. 直到你不找我
14. 同謀
15. The Beginning Is The End
I love how Raymond always releases all new songs in his albums! And they’re albums- not EPs As expected, the album includes the Themesong to The Mysteries of Love (Track 13) and his upcoming Sub Themesong for “To Grow through Life” (Track 4 “We are well”) He will also be performing a Duet with Ah Sa (Track 11) which I’m anticipating as well. Can’t wait to hear his lovely voice again! His previous albums have not disappointed, so I have confidence in his album too =)
Hi everyone, Chibi here with a TVB drama guest review! I’ve recently finished watching TVB [Sisters of Pearl] and put this review together in hopes it will be an interesting and insightful look into the story and characters (along with my thoughts). Though TVB consistently pumps out drama after drama, there are usually only a handful really worth chasing. Read on to see if [Sisters of Pearl] makes the cut, and whether or not this unlikely cast is a make or break deal (Surely I wasn’t the only one who raised an eyebrow upon seeing this image? XD) Warning: May contain some spoilers, though minimal
The Story
Basic Plot
A pre-modern drama series about a rich (and somewhat twisted) family who runs a pearl family business. The whole story revolves around the family members, consisting of the three sisters Kiki, Jessica and Macy along with Bowie (Kiki’s husband) and their cousin, Michael. Most (if not all) of the members are eyeing on the family fortune and will take extreme measures to get their ‘fair’ share. To complicate matters; Joyce, a mysterious woman claims to be their late father’s mistress, pregnant with his child. With another threat in their way, who will come out on top? With so much bitterness, grudges and hatred, you almost forget they’re actually a family.
Well paced and leaving you wanting for more, [Sisters of Pearl] does a brilliant job in keeping the audience hanging. Often quite witty, the power-play between all the characters was remarkably interesting and amusing. Within an episode, within minutes- a character’s alliance shifts as they each make a move for the own selfish gains. It can be rather unpredictable at times as the winner varies from case to case, making the audience switch sides with the characters too. There’s a load of backstabbing and plotting, to the point where I find myself constantly frowning while watching the show. It definitely has a serious mood, and watching all these characters lose their minds with their extreme actions leaves me in disbelief at times. Can someone be this evil?
Raymond’s 2nd Concert “Come 2 Me” will be held at the end of this month! Despite not being able to attend it, I’m looking forward to his release on DVD so I can purchase and support him I want to see him perform again <3 Hopefully it’ll become a successful night!
Here are a couple of clips I watched this morning which shows snippets of Raymond filming for his MV “Come 2 Me” (also the theme for this concert).
English Title: A Pillowcase of Mystery II Chinese Title: 施公奇案II (Si Gung Kei On 2) Cast: 欧阳震华 Bobby Au Yeung Chun Wah , 宣 萱 Hsuan Jessica Hester , 李思捷 Johnson Lee Sze Chit , 唐 宁 Leila Tong , 陈山聪 Joel Chan Shan Chung , 刘玉翠 Lau Yuk Chui , 刘家辉 Lau Kar Fai , 姚莹莹 Eileen Yeow Episodes: 21 Airing date: 12 July 2010 (After Ghost Writer) Themesong : Don’t Underestimate Me (別低估我)- Wong Cho Lam Official: Website
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…
The pairings’ relationship and characters are quite a contrast to one another. Which were your favourite pairing in the series? Since there are a lot of Fungyi fans out there I have a feeling they are going to win by a mile lol This is the first time I’ve seen the Raymond x Tavia pairing (other than Golden Faith which I could barely remember) and it feels as though they’re more like friends than lovers…not much happens really lol
Anyways, my vote goes to Lo Sir and his limited scenes with Nickole. I guess it’s just much more exciting watching this couple having their on and off relationship~and how Nickole eventually falls for him. Lo Sir (or should I call him Gordan instead?) is such a sweet talker XD For some odd reason, it feels as though Gordan and Lo Sir are two different people..
Would it be sweet if Sai Lei Mui and Lo Sir were a couple XD
Title: When Lanes Merge Chinese Title:情越双白线 (Ching Yuet Seung Baak Sin) Cast: Kent Cheng, Raymond Wong Ho Yin, Kate Tsui, Sonija Kwok, Lee Heung Kam, Raymond Cho, Elaine Yiu, Chan Chin Pang Episodes: 20 Airing date: 28 June 2010 (after The Mysteries of Love) Official Website: TVB Themesong: Won’t Leave won’t Abandon- Ryan Lau
Synopsis
Rushing along the road every day with a vibrant mix of passengers of all kinds, what taxi drivers see and hear is far more varied than one can ever imagine. Retired taxi driver HO KAU (Kent Cheng) returns to the job after his son HO KA-PO (Raymond Wong) is convicted of causing death by dangerous driving. The incident has exacerbated the already fractious relationship between the father and the son. PO works for KAU after his release from prison. Before long, he has another serious road accident, in which KAU is also involved and severely injured, both mentally and physically. PO feels so guilty towards his father and comes to understand the importance of careful driving. He maintains a high degree of vigilance while driving but still gets picked on constantly by female traffic police officer KO LAI-SAM (Kate Tsui). As time goes by, the pair have gradually developed a strong attachment to each other and finally become lovers. But PO’s ex-girlfriend CHEUNG HIU-MAN (Sonija Kwok) and SAM’s grandmother KO LI SHUK-CHING (Lee Heung Kam) turn out to be the biggest obstacle to their relationship, leaving the pair stranded in dismay along the tunnel of love…
Another cute scene between Selena and Kenneth. I enjoy watching Kenneth flirt with her and consistently teasing “is it because you’ve fallen for me?” XD
Not that we really needed TVB to tell us that Natalie had feelings for Kevin, but this scene was cute XD When Natalie overheard Kevin mention he is already married she becomes upset. When she realised he was joking, she couldn’t help but show a sweet smile on her face.
The above scene was pretty sad and touching. Love the bond the two of them share!
Please be respectful at ALL times and refrain from posting spoilers.
Latest on Fri, 05:19 am
Trung: Dear KTVB and everyone,
Do you or does anyone know when does lanes merge will be released in viet? Also do you or does anyone know what website to watch when lanes merge in viet?
YanYanKong: Did you se Ray's cocnert yet? I didn't go cause I'm not in HK, but watched it on Youtube! Are you going to post stuff on his cocnert?
badbubble4: Кто что думает как долго будет продолжать эта невыносимая жара?
KTVB: To LL $ mel: You guys are welcomed Thanks for dropping by!
So excited!!
I want to see him perform again <3 Hopefully it’ll become a successful night!
Loading ...
Features Bobby Au Yeung, Jessica Hsuan, Joel Chan, Johnson Lee, Leila Tong