What have I been watching?

FYI, I am not the type who catches up with the latest series released. Reason 1) Don't want to spend money to rent them. Reason 2) Do not trust file sharing programs. I save my money for Raymond Lams' series only. -.- So here I am, analysing some passe series you might want to remnisence about now (:

1) INTO THIN AIR
Information

Cast: Michael Miu, Melissa Ng, Bernice Liu, Kenneth Ma

Number of Episodes: 20

Producer: Cheung Kin Man

Themesong by: Bernice Liu

Released Date: September 2005 (HK and Overseas)

Summary:

The story talks about a private investigators firm, where the PIS help different people find different things they have lost. Michael is the owner of this firm. Two years ago, he quit his job as a policeman, and set up this firm to search for his missing son. Two years have passed. He helped countless people, but still could not find his own son. However, as the truth draws near, it is a hurting one…

Comments

The Story

To me, the story was not really bad, but definitely not good enough. The reason is because most of the cases are not exciting enough. The story does not deal a lot with the investigations. Instead, it is more about the family or love relationships between major and minor characters, some of which may interest you, some of which may bore you. There were only 2 cases which really captured my heart. One was the infamous piano case featuring Michelle Yim and Patrick Tang. That story was just too beautiful and emotional. The second one was the truth behind Michael’s missing son. The outcome of the case was unexpected but logical at the same time. I even started feeling emotional about it. The rest of the cases were a little disappointing, especially the last one about Melissa’s ‘twin’. Gosh, I felt like the producers were just dragging time to clog up 20 episodes…

Why do I feel cheated?

1) The title "yan gan jing fat" is captivating, but also misleading. What the title means is "disappearing from the world". However, from the beginning to the end, how many missing people were there? There is only ONE, Michael Miu's son. In my opinion, the story would be a lot more exciting if it dealt more with the missing people, and not any random unexciting case.

2)The poster of this series looks GOOD. An eerie tree, a beautiful hug between Michael and Melissa, it makes the whole series feel so mysterious and suspenseful. In the end, the series was just a random mix of comedy, romance, and some 'heartwarming' family relationships...

Worth watching?

Basically, no. Actually, there were moments of the series I really enjoyed, but I just feel that the whole story did not have a proper theme. It was all over the place. Unless you are a Kenneth fan (boy, he is the CUTEST guy in the series), you can give this one a pass. This is not the worst series, but there are many better ones out there.

TVB never fails to shock us every year

The FULL anniversary results can be found here:
http://tvbchinesenews.blogspot.com/

I have several comments to make.

Happy because:
1) Raymond Lam WAS in top five for BOTH best actor and favourite character awards after all! That was all I was asking for, and I am happy enough. (:

Relieved because:
1) Steven Ma and Michael Tse did NOT win the most improved actor award. That would be totally weird!

Disappointed because:
1) Wayne Lai did not get the best supporting actor award

2) There was no 'surprise' for the most improved actress award. Linda Chung took it home after all...

No Comments because:
1) Shirley Yeung winning the best supporting actress award. I haven't seen AR, and I don't want to jump into any conclusion, and I wasn't exactly rooting for any particular supporting actress, because none of them really did impress me.

Shocked because:
1) Charmaine taking home TWO major awards? Will that cause a little bit of indigestion??
Don't get me wrong, I do love Charmaine. I am a fan of her. I want her to win the best actress award. But did she have to grab the favourite character award AS WELL?? Sure enough, her character in MV was good, but SO WERE THE OTHERS like Sheren, Ada, or even Myolie. Is it really necessary to leave ALL THREE of them empty handed? Isn't that way too mean?

2) Mr Best Actor: Kevin Cheng!
Aha, this really came as a big big surprise. Who will expect Mr KevinCheng to beat the veterans, and get the best actor trophy earlier than Moses, Joe or Raymond did! This simply shows that the 'boundary' between the old and new generation of tvb actors is getting blurrer and blurrer, to almost non-existant.

Don't get me wrong. I DO love Kevin. I might even be one in the VERY FEW to feel that he DOES deserve the best actor title. Ever since Yummy Yummy last year, Kevin's performance has won all of my heart. I know I am slow, but having RECENTLY watched UTCOL, I see that Kevin really has the charisma, though not many people feel it. If you look at the top 5 list, Kevin is my personal favourite (unless Raymond was nominated for LWOLAP which was impossible, or unless Steven Ma was in top 5) This decision of TVB came to me as a great shock, but also great joy. I believe in the next few days, Kevin will face lots of bashing on forums or newspapers. BUT, he has all my support. Good luck to you, Kevin, and once again, congratulations!

Raymond fans awaiting... an eventful 2007

Nevermind the fact that Raymond did not get into the top 5 for 'Best Actor Award 2006'. Never mind if Raymond does not win "favourite male character 2006" (he has a chance though). It is always good to look forward, especially when Raymond has SO MANY promising works releasing next year...

Face To Fate
There is a high chance that this series will remain a warehouse series forever, but seeing what happened to Trimming Success, Misleading Track, and Greed Mask etc., I am still hoping TVB will air this series some day, because it is a good series. (:














Tai Gik (English title unknown- don't make it something stupid!)
Producer: Leung Ka Shu (Survivor's Law, Golden Faith)

Number Of Episodes: 30

Cast: Vincent Zhao, Raymond Lam, Myolie Wu, Melissa Ng, Kenneth Ma, Selena Lee and many more

Raymond's role: 2nd male lead

Character name: Duen Hiu Sing (段晓星）

Paired up with: Myolie Wu

Reasons to watch:
1) Real fighting, human philosophy, plus a little bit of politics. All these themes added together make the story seem really attractive.
2) The producer, who does not produce many tvb series, but his every piece of work is awesome. Also, Raymond seem to be one of Mr Leung's 'favourites'. I am sure he will give him lots of opportunities to SHINE.
3) The love stories between Vincent, Melissa, Raymond and Myolie sound very beautiful. You can read more about them here: http://forum.tvbsquare.com/forum/index.php?topic=1932.0
4) Vincent Zhao in a tvb series, with RAY. o.O that is awesome. I read the synopsis about his character (link above), and I find his story really attractive. A kid who was once abandoned by the world, grew up in isolation, but slowly learns to trust humans and see the warm side of mankind, it reminds me of Kam Sai Wai (in the REAL novel, not LWVB).
5) If I did not remember wrongly, there was one interview, when Raymond was asked which were the performance he is most satisfied with so far, and he named TOB, LWOLAP and Tai Gik. o.O this is what we call FIRST HAND information. I can't wait to see what Raymond has to show us this time round!















Anyway, I think this list can go on for ages. TG is my most anticipated series of 2007, in case you did not know it. I hope it does not disapoint!

The New Breath Of Love
Production type: Mainland

Number of episodes: unknown

Cast: Raymond Lam, Chen Yi Rong, Alex Fong

Raymond's role: 1st male lead

Character Name: Xu Kai (徐凯）

Paired up with: Chan Yi Rong

Description:
Based on Wong Man Wah's novel: 61x57. Mmm, the sound of the title tells you for sure that this is a romantic series, set out to 'explore the different perspectives of romance'. It sounds sophisticated. o.O Since I seldom watch mainland productions, I don't know what kind of expectations to set for this series

Reasons to watch:
1) The story- (if it turns out good)
2) The Cast: Raymond, Tammy, Alex Fong. Whoohoo! It's good to see Raymond playing the 'charming modern guy' character again since TLB. This time round, he would be more of a 'playboy'. I've read a little bit about his character in one of his interviews. You can read it here:
http://img225.imageshack.us/my.php?image=200606101749362845250lo.jpg
Sounds like a very layered and interesting character
3) This is Raymond's chance to break out into the mainland market, and we must support him!
Any drawbacks?
This series looks really sweet+beautiful. And with Raymond, there is NO way I will skip this series. I just hope the storyline turns out good.

















Tong Sum Fung Bo (English title unconfirmed)
producer: Lau Ka Ho (The Gentle Crackdown, When Rules Turn Lose)

Number of episodes: 40

Cast: Moses Chan, Linda Chung, Raymond Lam, Yoyo Mung, Bosco Wong, Tavia Yeung

Raymond's role: guest star

Character Name: 程亮

Co-stars: Linda Chung, Yoyo Mung

Description: Ray's character here sounds similar to that in NBOL. Charming gentleman sometimes, a little bit of a jerk sometimes. However, I think Xu Kai will be explored more deeply compared to this one, because Raymond is only guest-star status in this series. For the sake of Raymond's 20-episode appearance, I am going to watch the entire 40 episodes. Mann, I hope it will be good! I think so though, Tong Sum Fung Bo is dubbed as one of the grand production of 2007 after all!



















Sui Yuet Fung Wun (English title unconfirmed)
Producer: Leung Ka Shu (Survivor's Law, Golden Faith)

Co-producer: Poon Ka Tak (La Femme Desperado, Men In Pain)

Production type: Mainland+TVB collaboration

Number of episodes: 60

Cast: Raymond Lam, Charmaine She, Myolie Wu, Joe Ma, Jessica Hsuan, Damian Lau, Michael Miu, Gigi Wong, Sheren Teng, Ron Ng, Toby Leung, Chan Mei Kei and many more

Raymond's role: 1st male lead

Character Name: Wah Zan Bong (华振邦）

Co-stars: Charmaine She, Myolie Wu

Desription: Once again, Mr Leung is producing a grand series with his favourite cast: Raymond, Jessica, Myolie, and his beloved daughter Ms Toby Leung. Hehe... The story has something to do with the car industry, and mainly revolves around the family business of the Wah family, using this family as a backdrop to bring out the 'wind and storm' HK has been through over the past 10 years since being returned to China. o.O Sounds really BIG.

the ONLY reason this is a MUST WATCH:
I can think of loads of reasons to watch this series, but I am lazy to. The most important reason, is the fact that our Mr Raymond Lam is playing the FIRST lead role in a mega GRAND production. Seems like tvb has found someone to succeed Gallen's "leading-man-in-grand-production" status, and that someone is Raymond! :D:D:D I might be thinking too much out of this, but I AM indeed very glad that Ray got this opportunity. Add oil! Best actor 2007, yeah man!

Another reason: Charray once again! I am really missing their chemistry. Elated to see the pair up again =D






don't be freaked by the not-so-good outfits you are seeing in this picture. Since the beginning of the series was set in 1997, the clothes worn have to correspond to the time...

Raymond Lam- 2006 Review

We're approaching the tvb anniversary, and also the end of the year. Unlike last year, we, Raymond fans got to watch quite a few of his series this year, which is great! (Even though 2005-YY still remains my all-time favourite) I enjoyed ALL 3 series he starred in this year. Now, let's do a quick recap on each one of them.

Lethal Weapons Of Love And Passion (Released: Jan 2006)
Character's Name: Fung Hang Lit

Character Review: I love how the series starts off with Fung Hang Lit losing his memory, and slowly getting it back. It creates a lot of suspense about his dark and traumatic past. Later on, Fung Hang Lit also became the one, who brings hope to all the Mongolians, the one who unite the Mongolians, the one who can give the Mongolians the dignity they have lost, and the one who can put an end to the hatred between the two races. Meanwhile, because of this identity, Fung Hang Lit is torn between his responsibility, and his Hans friends, and also the woman of his life, Chun Mung Yiu. From the beginning to the end, this character was a tragic hero, fooled and tortured by his own destiny. For that, you will love him, you will pity him, you will honour him.















Performance: A very different Raymond from the usual one you see. Very gentlemanly, very calm, but also very dark. Sometimes, he might get a little too melancholy and too dark. But all in all, it was an awesome charismatic performance, which really brought out the spirit and soul of Fung Hang Lit.

Lover: Charmaine She and Sonjia Kwok
I don't have much to say about Sonjia Kwok. I don't think they match, I don't think they have chemistry. As for Charmaine+Raymond, whoo, I SO loved it. Their love was subtle, but their love was also deep. I still prefer Charray's lively chemistry in YY, but this was still a great, tragic love story.













Other Co-stars: Bosco Wong, Derek Kwok
I did enjoy seeing Bosco and Raymond together. Bosco was the one who gave out all his heart, Raymond was the one who really treasured Bosco as a friend, but simply had too many secrets to hide. Let's talk about the Raymond-Derek relationship. It is a really unique and touching relationship. Derek can be a friend, a servant, an advisor, a father, or an enemy to Raymond. Something like the Neo-Morpheus realtionship in the Matrix. In the end, Derek still died to save Raymond. Very emotional! This awesome partnership is truly worth remembering!














The Series itself: 4.5/5
The whole touch of the series was very beautiful, the characters are well-crafted, the storyline was good (besides some slow moments in the middle, and some confusing parts at the end).

La Femme Desperado
Character Name: Chai Foon aka Siu Chai

Character Review: Charming at the beginning, childish in the middle, ridiculous at the end. If you still remember my review for LFD a month or so ago, you should know that I do not have so much positive feelings about the character Siu Chai. However, I still want to remember how awesome Siu Chai was at the beginning. So smart, so witty, so stylish, so devoted, so hot ~.~ Among FHL, CF and LYY, CF is my least favourite. Or you can say, 'the worst among the best'. Hehe. Anyway, this one earned Raymond his anniversary standing, so a round of applause nevertheless!

Performance: If you watched LWOLAP, and then come to watch this, you will realise this: wow, HUGE difference! One is so quiet, one is so hyper. Raymond's versatility really wins us over. I did like Raymond's performance here. Raymond is so good at acting hot and cute, he does it with his own style, and you can't help giving your heart to him. (Don't you think some hot/cute guys in other TV dramas are so factory-made?)

Lover: Melissa Ng, Cindy Au
I don't think anyone bothered to remember Raymond Lam's unmemorable relationship with Cindy Au, me neither. ><>Face To Fate
Character Name: Lai Yeuk Yee

Character Review: Okay, here comes, my favourite Raymond character of 2006! Raymond's character is just so cool and entertaining! I love his attitude, I love how he likes to say everything piss everyone off, I love how he craves for women and wine and gambling. This is a very atypical, a little eccentric character. And because of that, I totally love him.
Performance:
Raymond is the best at showing attitude problems. He suited his character really well, bringing the best out of this cool character.

Lover: Selena Lee
This is a big surprise good chemistry of the year. A weird doctor+ a tactful lady boss= a unique/awesome combination. All the bickering, all the exchange of witty lines brought us great joy. Right from the beginning, I started to like them, and was able to put aside all the sore feelings that Raymond and Tavia weren't paired up (I am a fungyi fan), and appreciate this chemistry with all my heart. (:
Other co-stars: Frankie Lam, Tsang Wai Kuen
Frankie and Raymond are awesome partners. I just love seeing them work or talk together. Raymond and the ghost doctor had an insignificant but worth-remembering little relationship. From enemies to friends and then back to enemies, it feels a little sad that Raymond had to kill him in the end...
The Series Itself: 4.5/5
Awesome beginning, messy ending. Gosh what is with that? I have given the same comment for the 2 series above as well! Looks like tvb is really good at doing the 'tiger head, snake tail' thing.

The Best And The Worst:

Favourite Character: (in order)
1) Lai Yeuk Yee
2) Fung Hang Lit
3) Siu Chai

Favourite Performance:
1) LWOLAP
2) don't know how to rank FTF and LFD

Favourite co-star:
don't know how to rank at all. I liked all Charm, Melissa and Selena

Favourite singing performance:
1) LWOLAP sub
2) LWOLAP themesong
3) FTF themesong (interesting song)

Least Favourite singing performance:
1) Vagabond Vigilant themesong (terrible song!)

An eventful year 2006 for all Raymond series-fans. All the best for 2007!

Forensic Heroes Revies

Information

Cast: Bobby Au Yeung, Yoyo Mung, Frankie Lam, Linda Chung

Number of Episodes: 25

Producer: Mui Siu Ching

Themesong by: Frankie Lam

Released Date: June 2006 (HK and overseas)

The Story

The so-called tvb version of CSI, crimes, cases, lab techniques, action…

The Cases

There are some cases I like, some cases I don’t like. The cases which end up with ‘no-killer’ in the end are the ones I don’t really fancy, because they get a little tiresome to watch.

Djfrostbite’s favourites:

- The very first case, where a family of four got murdered. The suspect was not hard to guess, what he/she did was quite unbelievable, but I just enjoyed the whole process, and the end of episode 2 made me high. ~.~

- The serial rapist case, where the victim gets killed with a plastic bag. That man is sure perverted!

- The very last case, which lasted quite some episodes, as it took a few smaller cases to build it up. This case really made me excited. The suspect copies the scenes in Frankie’s novel to kill his/her victims. Many people died in this one, including…

Love Factors

Frankie Lam

I’m quite sure this is the first time I am putting Frankie in my ‘likes’ list, even though I never ‘disliked’ him. Is it Frankie who took so long to show his charm, or me who took so long to notice his charm? Anyway, Doctor Koo is my favourite character in the whole series. He is a smart and professional doctor, who also has his ‘artistic’ side—writing detective novels. In the past, he used to be a not-so-good teenager, but his sister changed him into a different person after one incident. From then on, Frankie is inspired to help all the bad youngsters turn good, and to carry on her sister’s will. One girl he managed to change is Natalie Tong. By the way, I really like the relationship between Frankie and Natalie, even though they are not lovers, even though it is very short-lived. Back to Frankie himself, Frankie is very charismatic in this series, unlike the usual ‘boring’ Frankie. Okay, I think I just repeated myself… Anyway, is this Frankie last series with TVB? It seems so, but I really hope not right now!

Yoyo Mung

Yoyo plays the strong and smart senior inspector in this series. I’m not sure how to describe this but I really like her in this series. When it comes to work, she is strong, and she is stubborn. When it comes to relationships, she is usually passive, but she can also be active at times. o.O Basically, I liked her character and her stylish performance, plus, I think Yoyo is really pretty in this series.

Dislike Factors

Linda Chung

Linda is way too hyper and too unnatural in this series. AND, she and Frankie have NO chemistry together. Their story reminds me of Francis and Myolie’s story in TITS. Myolie was the hyper young girl, Francis was the quiet old man. But comparing Myolie’s performance and Linda’s performance, hehe okay you don’t even want to compare them. ><

Background music

Am I the only one who feels that there are some scenes when the background music and the actions totally do NOT go? I keep feeling that the music is much ‘bigger’ than the scene itself. The best example are the scenes between Linda and Frankie, when Linda sprang-kiss Frankie in the car. They played some kind of circus music. Yeah, what kind of music is that?

Pity Factor: SPOILERS

Natalie Tong:

Natalie was a bad girl who turned over a new leaf. Unfortunately, she did not have much time to live as a good girl. She was murdered indirectly because of someone she admires the most: Frankie. You can consider this a ‘minor’ death, but I felt quite emotional about it …

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The Performance

In Forensic Heroes, there is quite a lot to talk about regarding the performance, basically because there are LOADS of newcomers in this series, playing major or minor roles. Let’s talk about the more familiar ones first. Among them, I liked Yoyo and Frankie’s performance the most, like I mentioned above, one is stylish, one is charming. Bobby is a so-so for me, because I still prefer him as the funny kind. I’m also glad Florence Kwok and Astrid Chan made a come back, but their characters are nothing much to talk about. Hope to see more of them in future.

The Newcomers

Here comes the exciting part. I can divide the newcomers into 4 groups: the good, the neutral, the not-so-good, the horrendous

The Good: Fred Cheng, Natalie Tong, Charmaine Li

Among all the supporting characters, Fred is my favourite. Gosh he is SO cute! He is a smart boy, but too unconfident about himself, and that is what makes him so cute. I think I really like this guy now. Natalie Tong plays a not-so-good character this time, which proves her versatility as an actress. I think she is really talented. Charmaine’s character is pretty deceptive this time round, and her performance is pretty natural for a newcomer. This is the first time I’m watching her act ‘un-dubbed’, meaning, watching her speak Cantonese. I’m surprised what her real voice sounds like, and that is partially why I like her. Hehe

The Neutral: Vivian Yeo + Gang

Comparing the ‘Into Thin Air’ Vivian and the ‘Forensic Heroes’ Vivian, I like Vivian here a lot better. Her performance is acceptable for newcomer standard, and since she played a small role, it is less easy to find flaws. The same goes to the other two boys in Yoyo’s police team. Sometimes, you might even find them cute (not the tall one).

The not-so-good: Linda Chung

TVB is promoting Linda like crazy now, so I still choose to believe that Linda has something to show the audience some day. Forensic Heroes is just not her best piece of work.

The horrendous: Fala Chen

This is Fala’s debut, and she obviously cannot act, and does not possess much talent in acting. That is why her case was quite painful to watch. ><>

The Chemistry

Sadly, I simply can’t find a ‘favourite chemistry’ in the entire series, I’m talking about love chemistries by the way. Frankie and Linda is a big no-no for me, Bobby and Yoyo didn’t make me feel much either. I might pick Frankie and Yoyo instead, for their short lived love story. They were far more matching, and I loved their discussions about ‘oranges’. It cracks me up. Remember when Yoyo starts to like Frankie, and she said, “You are quite an orange”. That was so funny!

Favourite Scenes

- Frankie and Yoyo at the beach, dating. Here is their conversation— (vaguely remember)

Yoyo: I know who the killer in your novel is

Frankie: You finished reading it already?

Yoyo: Nope, I’m only at chapter 3, but I guessed it. The killer is always the most unnoticeable character

Frankie: Really, but what about the delivery boy (something like that), isn’t he unnoticeable as well?

Yoyo: Oh him, we all know that he is just a sidekick la

Frankie: *looks pissed*

- When Natalie died, and Frankie was opening her up, djfrostbite was sad ):

- The whole of the last case, it made me feel very high!

The Story

The story is really exciting at times, and not so interesting at times, but it is easy to get through the boring moments. All in all, I think the plot was not bad at all

Worth watching?

This is quite a good detective story, plus the lab techniques are really interesting to learn about, just do not place any high hopes on the relationship parts, and focus on the cases.

Review- Men In Pain

1-2 weeks ago, I finished watching Men In Pain. Today, after some thought, I decided to write a review for this series, because I'm starting to like writing reviews, and also because this series deserves to have a review written for it... =p

Information:
Title: Men In Pain
Cast: Damian Lau, Ron Ng, Louisa So, Toby Leung
Number Of Episodes: 21
Producer: Poon Ka Tak
Themesong by: -
Sub themesong by: Ron Ng

A few months ago, we had a series called “La Femme Desperado”, today, we have “Men In Pain”. Being a woman is ‘difficult’, being a man is ‘painful’. So, what should we be?

Love Factor

Ron Ng:

Emperor Hong Hei, that is his name. Ron is so useless at the beginning, so sweet at the end, and so adorable from the beginning to the end.

Like-to-mention Factor

“Ben”:

There is this guy in this series, who tries to win Louisa’s heart. His name is “Ah Ben”. He is the guy who plays a baddie/useless jerk in EVERY series he is in. It is good to see that he is moving out of his stereo type, and acted pretty charmingly in this series.

Dislike/Hate Factor

Toby Leung:

As much as I like Ron in this series, I dislike his co-star, Ms Toby Leung. The way Toby smiles is not pretty at all, the way Toby acts is too ‘meek’. (I’m not sure if this is the right word to use. She is just so ‘careful’ with every single line she delivers.) Maybe because I like the story between Hong Hei and Ko Fun, I would want a better actress to bring out its best…

Mr Macho- Rocky Cheng:

His character is worthless, his performance is torturous, his looks are… never mind -.-. This guy can NOT act for nuts. The producers just gave him some lines, which the whole plot can totally do without, but he is so huge, I just cannot ignore his presence…

Rebecca Chan:

This character is SO unreasonable! Anniversary is coming, and everyone is discussing who to win what. The best supporting female list is pretty sad this year, many people are saying Rebecca should win. Yes, I love her performance. But I dislike her character so much, I do not really want her to win. I think I’m getting too emotional haha, but I really pity her husband and son!

The Similarities: “Men” vs “La Femme”

You might think I am crazy to write a review using a TABLE. Maybe I am still in the ‘exam’ mode, and can’t get out of my obsession of drawing tables. Hehe. It eases your reading process anyway, so there…

“La Femme”	The Factor	“Men”
The pain which will haunt every single woman for decades- menstrual pain	The one health problem you will learn about	The pain which might not haunt every single man, but Damian happens to be one of the unlucky ones- impotence, due to the pressure from his job, his blur wife, his insensible son…
Sheren Teng, who wants the baby, doesn’t want the dad =p	The woman who does not believe in marriage	Florence Kwok, who has a boyfriend, and even a child, but simply refuses to get married. Poor Rex L
Melissa Ng, I don’t think she is as blur as Louisa	The blur woman who learns to be independant	Louisa So, I don’t think she is as smart as Melissa, but in a way, she is funnier.
Raymond Lam, who became all stressed-out after marrying a woman older and smarter than him; Why? He wants to show every one that he is smart	The ‘big-boy’ man who doesn’t know what responsibility is, until one day…	Ron Ng, who became all stressed-out as well, after becoming a father all of a sudden. Why? He does not want his child to starve. He wants his family to have a good life. Aww ~.~
Raymond’s mother, who grabs every chance to diss Melissa	The trouble-in-law, who cannot accept the fact that his/her child is married	Toby’s father, who grabs every chance to diss Ron, but I think he is a little nicer than Raymond’s mother
“Lap Sam Hap Po”, the sushi shop	The favourite haunt	“Lap Sam Hap Po”, the sushi shop. Gosh, they even got the same guy to act as the sushi master in both series!

Anyway, this table is NOT here to discourage you from watching Men In Pain. Both LFD and MIP have different story which are great in their own ways. This table is just… for fun ><

Favourite Scenes:

There are quite some great scenes, but I can’t remember them all…

- The two scenes when Ron Ng and Johnson Lee pretend to be gay. HAHA

- A very short scene, when Louisa was struggling with the treadmill, until she was totally hanging on the railing. That was so short, but so funny!

The Comments: Storyline

Before I got past the first 5 episodes, I was actually thinking of giving up the series, because I didn’t find anything about it interesting. It felt very much like a ‘mediacorp family/auntie drama’. (My Singapore readers might/will understand what I am talking about) Afterwards, the story got better, until I found myself totally loving this series. The story was very refreshing and interesting, and you slowly step into the shoes of all the characters. The feeling is great ~.~ BUT, I still cannot understand, why must this series be 21-episode long? The 21^st episode was draggy and unnecessary. What were the producers thinking? Isn’t 20 a nicer number?

The Comments: Performance

I think every part of the cast did a great job and created good chemistry with everyone else. All except Toby Leung and Mr Macho.

The Comments: Chemistry

As I have said, the whole cast created good chemistry with one another, from the leading to the supporting. If we’re talking about love relationships, Damian and Louisa did share some great chemistry and memorable scenes together. Ron and Toby is a big no-no for me, mostly due to Toby herself. I can’t believe we are watching them pair up again in the upcoming Sui Yuet Fung Wan. Are Ron fans willing to give her another chance?

The Verdict:

This series IS worth watching.

"The weather might not be as ideal, but I still have to fly"

Series: Triumph In The Skies
Title: 岁月如歌
Sung By: Eason Chan


爱上了看见你如何不懂谦卑
去讲心中理想不会俗气
犹如看得见晨曦才能欢天喜地
抱着你我每次回来多少惊喜 (Carrying you, every time, brings many surprises
也许一生太短陪着你 maybe too little time in this life to be with you- sounds like Sam and Zoe's story eh?)
情感有若行李仍然沉重待我整理 (Relationships are like my baggage, heavy, waiting for me to tidy them up)
*天气不似如期但要走总要飞 (The weather might not be as ideal, but want to leave, have to fly)
道别不可再等你不管有没有机 (Can no longer wait for you, whether or not there are flights)
给我体贴入微但你手如明日便要远离
愿你可以留下共我曾愉快的忆记
当世事再没完美可远在岁月如歌中找你*
再见了背向你回头多少伤悲
也许不必再讲所有道理
何时放松我自己才能花天酒地
抱着你我说过如何一起高飞 ( Carrying you, I said before, how to fly high together)
这天只想带走还是你 (Heaven only wants to take you away)
如重温往日邮寄但会否疲倦了嬉戏

Enjoy the song! (:


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Have you ever had the feeling, when you watch a certain program the first time, you felt that it is not-so-good, but months later, when you watch it again, you find yourself enjoying it a lot? I had it many times =p I have also felt the opposite way before. So what is the reason? After much thought, I realised that it may not be the quality of the production after all. It might be us, the audience, who are always changing, every day, every hour...

Djfrostbite's hypothesis: (I don't even want to call these theories, I'm more or less guessing =p)
- Your mind is continuous maturing, especially during your teen years. Try watching a tvb series in say, 2005, and then watch it again in 2006. The feeling might be totally different. You might start to appreciate the scenes you never did, and hate the cheesy scenes you never used to hate.
- If you watch too much TV for a period of time (Let's say 3-4 tvb series back to back), you will get sick of the WATCHING itself, soon, even though what you are watching is somewhat interesting.
- If you have slacked for the entire day, you will NOT enjoy whatever things you are watching in the night, UNLESS, it is something educational, like a historical drama (aka the Conqueror's Story).
- If you are watching something together with someone, you will feel happier watching it
- If you are watching something together with someone, WITH the intention of "converting her into a fan" or whatsoever, you will NOT enjoy it as much, because you will probably feel stressed up instead. Sometimes, he or she might end up converting you into an "anti-fan" instead ><
- If you have worked REASONABLY hard for the day, you will enjoy the things you are watching at night

Okay, these are purely based on what I observed from myself and some people around me. It might be somewhat true, it might sound totally absurd to you. I am not a psychologist after all. I am just a tvb fan who likes to think about watching tvb more than watching tvb itself. Hehe. ANYWAY, the hypothesis above does NOT apply to the TERRIBLE series tvb produced. The first thing which comes into my mind is Split Second, The Herbalist Manual, and serveral episodes of different series here and there. If the script is horrible, it just wouldn't work, no matter what 'state of mind' the audience is in. ><

Djfrostbite's prescription:
- weekdays: 1 hour of tvb/tv per day, nothing more than 2 hours
- weekends: You can go up to 3-4 per day during weekends, but try to make your freetime more than just tv (:

Conclusion: TV watching is a pretty passive activity (unless you are a film reviewer or something), but it is a good relaxation for the body and the mind. Just remember, watch TV to live, don't live to watch TV =p