A happy new year to all chinese & muslim friends.
I got a piece of good news today.. wahah just a great start to a new year..
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Monday, January 30, 2006
Friday, January 27, 2006
Goong [Palace]
Status: 16-20? episodes, still airing..latest episode is no.6
Synopsis: How would you feel when you overhear a guy's marriage proposal being turned down, and then finding out that that's your future husband? You'd probably freak out.. That's what happened to Chaegyung. She overheard Shin, the crown prince of Korea, proposing to Hyorin, his secret girlfriend. A few days later, she was told that due a promise between her grandfather and the old king of Korea, she has to marry the crown prince. Initially reluctant, both of them agreed to the proposal with different motivations. Life as a 'Cinderella' begins for Chaegyung, but can she have the same happy ending?
Eye-candies: YUL! haha :P Shin, Hyorin
Why you should watch this: Totally different from 1Litre, this drama is light hearted and fun to watch. Sometimes it reminds me of Hana Yori Dango because the heroine is a feisty, middle-class girl thrown in to mix with the upper-class of society. CG's actions are so fun to watch [sometimes bordering on stupidity - 'could you believe that girl is the crown princess' acts]. Throw in some conspiracy from the family of the ex-future king[he died in an accident-so his wife and son lost lots of things] to gain their rights, you get a mix of comedy, romance and intrigue. Plus, you get to see them wearing Korean traditional costumes most of the time [the headpieces looks uncomfortable..] and learn a bit about the royal traditions. Since Korea is now a republic, I'm not sure how accurate this would be, but I guess the writer would have researched this before writing the manhwa. [yep..this drama is again an adaptation. This time from a famous Korean manhwa with the same title]
Synopsis: How would you feel when you overhear a guy's marriage proposal being turned down, and then finding out that that's your future husband? You'd probably freak out.. That's what happened to Chaegyung. She overheard Shin, the crown prince of Korea, proposing to Hyorin, his secret girlfriend. A few days later, she was told that due a promise between her grandfather and the old king of Korea, she has to marry the crown prince. Initially reluctant, both of them agreed to the proposal with different motivations. Life as a 'Cinderella' begins for Chaegyung, but can she have the same happy ending?
Eye-candies: YUL! haha :P Shin, Hyorin
Why you should watch this: Totally different from 1Litre, this drama is light hearted and fun to watch. Sometimes it reminds me of Hana Yori Dango because the heroine is a feisty, middle-class girl thrown in to mix with the upper-class of society. CG's actions are so fun to watch [sometimes bordering on stupidity - 'could you believe that girl is the crown princess' acts]. Throw in some conspiracy from the family of the ex-future king[he died in an accident-so his wife and son lost lots of things] to gain their rights, you get a mix of comedy, romance and intrigue. Plus, you get to see them wearing Korean traditional costumes most of the time [the headpieces looks uncomfortable..] and learn a bit about the royal traditions. Since Korea is now a republic, I'm not sure how accurate this would be, but I guess the writer would have researched this before writing the manhwa. [yep..this drama is again an adaptation. This time from a famous Korean manhwa with the same title]
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Selamat Hari Raya Aidiladha
mm watched Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam 2 just now. What a way to celebrate raya :p . The story's a bit confusing. Have to concentrate when watching to get what's actually happening. Funny bits here and there. Especially liked the scene with Aznil haha..
Finished reading Ring by Koji Suzuki a couple of days ago. Not bad. The phrases are a bit .. I dunno how to say this.. plain? The beginning's a bit slow, but the pace picked up after the main character watched the video. I'd say the movie creeps me out more. Still haven't finished watching the tv drama version. But from what I've seen, the drama stays a bit more true to the book [as in the main character is a male reporter named Asakawa]. I've only watched 2 episodes, so the comments have to be reserved until I finish watching the rest of the drama. Planning to read the sequel to the book - Spiral, soon.
Maybe I'll update on my winter vacation in Italy when I have the time and the will to write the entry. Tried uploading the pics to my fotopages, but the upload speed was terribly slow. So I abandoned the idea.
Anyway, a happy new year to all~
Finished reading Ring by Koji Suzuki a couple of days ago. Not bad. The phrases are a bit .. I dunno how to say this.. plain? The beginning's a bit slow, but the pace picked up after the main character watched the video. I'd say the movie creeps me out more. Still haven't finished watching the tv drama version. But from what I've seen, the drama stays a bit more true to the book [as in the main character is a male reporter named Asakawa]. I've only watched 2 episodes, so the comments have to be reserved until I finish watching the rest of the drama. Planning to read the sequel to the book - Spiral, soon.
Maybe I'll update on my winter vacation in Italy when I have the time and the will to write the entry. Tried uploading the pics to my fotopages, but the upload speed was terribly slow. So I abandoned the idea.
Anyway, a happy new year to all~
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
1 Rittoru no Namida
1 Litre of Tears
Status: 11? episodes, still airing.
Synopsis: This is the story of 15-year-old Ikeuchi Aya who was diagnosed with Spinocerebellar Atrophy[did I spell that correctly? hmmm...] and her struggle to continue her life as normal as possible. The disease causes her to lose control of her body, leading to difficulty in walking, talking and even swallowing. This is based on a true story, published in a book under the same title, It was written by a girl who suffered from the same disease and died at the age of 25. At the end of each episodes, there would be pictures of the writer with her friends and family during various stages of her life. The series is also peppered with quotes from the book.
Eye candy: Ikeuchi Aya[Sawajiri Erika], Asou Haruto[Nishikido Ryo], Dr. Mizuno[Fujiki Naohito]
Why you should watch: If you like tearjerker stories, this one is for you. It's touching and heart-wrenching at the same time when you see how hard Aya tries to lead a normal life... How she continues to go to a normal high school eventhough she had to use a wheelchair... How she had to give up a lot of things because of the disease...And she faced it all with a smile on her face. I think Sawajiri Erika did a good job in potraying Aya. And this is her first drama if I'm not mistaken. If you do decide to watch this drama, prepare a box of tissues nearby. It'll come in handy :P
Status: 11? episodes, still airing.
Synopsis: This is the story of 15-year-old Ikeuchi Aya who was diagnosed with Spinocerebellar Atrophy[did I spell that correctly? hmmm...] and her struggle to continue her life as normal as possible. The disease causes her to lose control of her body, leading to difficulty in walking, talking and even swallowing. This is based on a true story, published in a book under the same title, It was written by a girl who suffered from the same disease and died at the age of 25. At the end of each episodes, there would be pictures of the writer with her friends and family during various stages of her life. The series is also peppered with quotes from the book.
Eye candy: Ikeuchi Aya[Sawajiri Erika], Asou Haruto[Nishikido Ryo], Dr. Mizuno[Fujiki Naohito]
Why you should watch: If you like tearjerker stories, this one is for you. It's touching and heart-wrenching at the same time when you see how hard Aya tries to lead a normal life... How she continues to go to a normal high school eventhough she had to use a wheelchair... How she had to give up a lot of things because of the disease...And she faced it all with a smile on her face. I think Sawajiri Erika did a good job in potraying Aya. And this is her first drama if I'm not mistaken. If you do decide to watch this drama, prepare a box of tissues nearby. It'll come in handy :P
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Sunday, November 27, 2005
Ouch..
Ergh my feet hurts..All because of playing dance mat for how long? 3 hours? wahah and I am still the worst student of Cikgu Dina..What a great way to exercise :p
Thanks Dina, Aida, Baby & Mimi for the fun afternoon!
Thanks Dina, Aida, Baby & Mimi for the fun afternoon!
Thursday, November 17, 2005
Hooked on TV
I won't update about the raya celebrations. It's been done by everyone. Plus I haven't got any pictures to share..
I'd rather update on the current shows I'm watching. Hishh..got hooked on a couple of new shows..Well, almost the whole flat is currently glued to the screen every evening after dinner :p
1. Prison Break
A new show in the US about Michael, who purposely got himself into prison for the purpose of breaking his brother out of the prison. He believes his brother, who is on the death row for killing the Vice President's brother, to be innocent. This guy's one brilliant strategist and he has planned their escape well. But no plan is ever perfect. There're bound to be hitches sometime. Nonetheless, he's pretty confident of his plan because he helped design the prison hahah...This show stars Wentworth Miller[the younger brother in Dinotopia] as Michael. isk..that's the only name I could remember..heheh..Pretty interesting because we know he's a good guy who had to mix with the bad guys to get things done. There's conspiracy working in the background as well to keep you wondering who really killed the VP's brother..
2. Supernatural
Another show about brothers. This time Dean[Jensen Ackles] and Sam[Dean in Gilmore Girls] are brothers trying to find their missing father and their mother's killer. At the same time, they work as 'ghostbusters', killing evil and help protect other innocent people. People who don't know that they should be afraid of the dark because there are real monsters. One line said by Sam goes something like "When I said to Dad there's a monster in my closet, he gave me a 9mm." So far, I've watched 2 episodes and each one's like watching a short horror movie. The 1st was the scaries so far, maybe because it reminded me of one of the ghost stories we often hear back home...The show got me hooked because I want to find out what thing killed their mother, and what other ghost stories that the director can come up with..It also helped that the 2 brothers are kakkoi :p
3. Amazing Race 8
This one's the family edition. 10 teams of 4 compete against each other for $1M. It's supposed to be a race around the world, but so far they're still racing in the US. Which is pretty boring because one of the main reason I watch this show is because of the participants visit to other foreign countries. But I'd still watch to see whether they do get out of the US. Plus, they have some cameos by past seasons' participants...
4. Hana Yori Dango
Well, looks like I got the whole flat hooked on this series..Now all of us would be waiting impatiently for the next episodes..and the subtitles as well.. Arfa pon dah terpengaruh..haha..
Hmm..that's 4...and then there's the usual staple of CSI, CSI:NY and Desperate Housewives episodes to watch..And I'm still mulling over watching Medium. I watched the 1st season, and I'd like to see what happens in the 2nd one..but it looks like I've got a lot on my plate for now..
I'd rather update on the current shows I'm watching. Hishh..got hooked on a couple of new shows..Well, almost the whole flat is currently glued to the screen every evening after dinner :p
1. Prison Break
A new show in the US about Michael, who purposely got himself into prison for the purpose of breaking his brother out of the prison. He believes his brother, who is on the death row for killing the Vice President's brother, to be innocent. This guy's one brilliant strategist and he has planned their escape well. But no plan is ever perfect. There're bound to be hitches sometime. Nonetheless, he's pretty confident of his plan because he helped design the prison hahah...This show stars Wentworth Miller[the younger brother in Dinotopia] as Michael. isk..that's the only name I could remember..heheh..Pretty interesting because we know he's a good guy who had to mix with the bad guys to get things done. There's conspiracy working in the background as well to keep you wondering who really killed the VP's brother..
2. Supernatural
Another show about brothers. This time Dean[Jensen Ackles] and Sam[Dean in Gilmore Girls] are brothers trying to find their missing father and their mother's killer. At the same time, they work as 'ghostbusters', killing evil and help protect other innocent people. People who don't know that they should be afraid of the dark because there are real monsters. One line said by Sam goes something like "When I said to Dad there's a monster in my closet, he gave me a 9mm." So far, I've watched 2 episodes and each one's like watching a short horror movie. The 1st was the scaries so far, maybe because it reminded me of one of the ghost stories we often hear back home...The show got me hooked because I want to find out what thing killed their mother, and what other ghost stories that the director can come up with..It also helped that the 2 brothers are kakkoi :p
3. Amazing Race 8
This one's the family edition. 10 teams of 4 compete against each other for $1M. It's supposed to be a race around the world, but so far they're still racing in the US. Which is pretty boring because one of the main reason I watch this show is because of the participants visit to other foreign countries. But I'd still watch to see whether they do get out of the US. Plus, they have some cameos by past seasons' participants...
4. Hana Yori Dango
Well, looks like I got the whole flat hooked on this series..Now all of us would be waiting impatiently for the next episodes..and the subtitles as well.. Arfa pon dah terpengaruh..haha..
Hmm..that's 4...and then there's the usual staple of CSI, CSI:NY and Desperate Housewives episodes to watch..And I'm still mulling over watching Medium. I watched the 1st season, and I'd like to see what happens in the 2nd one..but it looks like I've got a lot on my plate for now..
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