兰陵王 (冯绍峰 Feng Shao Feng, 林依晨 Lin Yi Chen, 陈晓东 Chen Xiao Dong) / 《手掌心》by丁当

Sorry for the lack of updates! I know I'm so lagging on my entries and updates. Like Oct monthly favorites, my virgin Halloween, our 5th Anniversary dinner etc. It's all because I'm busy with work as well as so helplessly hooked with this drama 兰陵王 right now!! 





















Will vastly preferred Chen Yi Rong or Ady An Yi Xuan for the female lead, simply because I think they suit the role more and can act SO MUCH better. I have nothing against Lin Yi Chen....but I just dont know how to appreciate her acting style. Very unnatural. On the other hand, Feng Shao Feng and Chen Xiao Dong both have outstanding performances, especially Feng. I think one can simply drown in his depths of eyes exuding much tender love. So handsome and charming. Ahhh.......currently so obsessed with him now. :P Hahaha. Let's see how long it can last. My obsession always come fast and end fast. :P This drama is 46 episodes and I'm at 20th. It gets better and better. I say the pace is moderately fast, suits my appetite as I dont have much patience you see. 



 Was enjoying 兰陵王 on my Lenovo YOGA at BakerzIn. 冯绍锋 is sooooo handsomeeee~ ♥♥♥ 

 I'm very intrigued by the historical figure 兰陵王(He really do exists) and googled about him. It was said he was an invincible warrior from the state of Qi(齊). In fact he was titled the god of war(戰神) because of his tremendous success in all his pursuits. His most outstanding achievement was his war with the State of Zhou(周), where he used 500 soldiers to win 10,000 of Zhou soldiers with his wit and strategy(you have to read more or watch the show to know the full details, I'm too lazy to sum it here). A hero who saved his kingdom, 高長恭 rose to popularity in the State of Qi, which attracted the emperor to kill him out of worry that he's a threat. But the most intriguing thing is that it was said that he was so handsome(and "pretty" maybe, historians described him as 柔美) that he has to wear a hideous and fierce-looking mask in order to intimidate his enemies on the war ground. 

 兰陵王 - 美男子 《北齐书》、《北史》中说他“貌柔心壮，音容兼美”；《兰陵忠武王碑》中说他“风调开爽，器彩韶澈”；《旧唐书·音乐志》中说他“才武而面美”；《隋唐嘉话》中说他是“白类美妇人”。可见，兰陵王的美确是不容置疑、超凡脱俗的。 

Interesting huh~ If you're also interested in historical figures like me, here are some links. http://www.baike.com/wiki/%E5%85%B0%E9%99%B5%E7%8E%8B
http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%98%AD%E9%99%B5%E7%8E%8B 

 And I realized the show pretty much followed what was being passed down in history. But Lin Yi Chen's role, Yang Xue Wu is fictional. Therefore, pretty engaging as the story progresses. =D Oh of course it's not totally about monarchy, there is love rivalry too. Heehee! Super engaging! 



   

《手掌心》, very nice song by丁当. 


   

You can watch 兰陵王 in youtube. =)

借用一下你的愛 - Sweet, funny, touching drama with a twist

I've finished this drama for quite some time and still thought about it from time to time. Reason being, I really enjoy this drama and there are many memorable scenes and engaging twists and scenes in the story which left deep impressions on me.

 

I'm seldom one who can finish a drama serial. If it fails to catch my interest in the 1st few episodes, I will usually just discontinue it. I usually don't like Taiwanese dramas because of a few reasons,

1) Plot is so ridiculously meaningless or standard, boring storyline duplicates, 2) Dialogues are long and mushy, 3) The cast cant act.

 

For this show, you can be sure these 3 negative points are missing. =) In fact, I'm pleasantly surprised there are actually young and gorgeous Taiwanese stars who can act. =) As you watched too many dramas from HK/TW/PRC etc, you will realize, for e.g, this drama's storyline is so similiar to another. But 借用一下你的愛 is really one of a kind; I've never watched a similar plot before, not even in HK drama.

 

This is 28 episodes long(or 14 episodes of 1.5hours each) and if I can finish it, it's certainly engaging and recommendable. 借用一下你的愛 is a Taiwanese drama with lots of different values. There are loyal friendship, sweet love, touching family ties as well as revenge twists etc. And it's pretty funny throughout the show too. I'm pretty sure you will enjoy it. You will laugh but you may cry too.



Here are some of the main casts. They are all oh-so-cute in their own way.  Especially 謝平安(朱芯儀) 飾演)



I've always know her to be the host alongside Shotgun in 麻辣天后宫.
Never knew she can act so well! She looks so much prettier and cuter in the drama too as compared to in the variety show.



What can I say? My eye candy at all times. :P



Initially I find this pretty girl so familiar. Then I realized she's the MV lead in many of Jay Chou's MTVs, like Fa Ru Xue and Qing Hua Ci. Quite surprised she can act fairly well with her short experience in dramas.




First time see him in a drama but fairly good acting too.



A very distinctive character in the show.


Happy watching!!

 

好心作怪, nice drama

Woot!!! Finally finished 好心作怪, a hongkong drama serial. 

• 片　　名：好心作怪(粵語)
• 狀　　态：30 完結
• 主　　演：苗僑偉(Michael) 黃宗澤(Bosco) 萬绮雯(Joey) 周麗淇(Niki)
• 類　　型：港台劇 香港
• 語　　言：粵語
• 上映年代：2012

Very nice show. Really appreciate all the great acting, especially Michael, Bosco and Joey.

I wouldnt want to be a spoiler if you haven caught the movie but just have to mention anyway that Michael's acting was really superb in the show. From being a super arrogant unethical businessman to one who is kind and charitable, it's not easy to show a gradual change in personality of the character without being sudden and obtrusive. The script was wonderfully written, lots of twists but not overly "drama" until it became illogical.

So nice to see Joey back on screen. She is still looking lovely at her current age of 42 and those long legs of hers, wee-u-weet! Her figure is exactly the same like how she was 馬小玲 in "A date with Vampire". Amazing. Joey's the bad guy, one that is remarkably resourceful and cunning. But also one outstanding character that you will never ever forget.

Bosco acted as 2 twin brothers with totally different personalities and I felt his acting has reached another level.

All in all, enjoyed this drama and I was pretty hooked few weeks back. =)

《后宮甄嬛传》 A great drama

Or simply 《甄嬛传》for short.  What can I say? It has been a long time since I got so obsessed and entranced with a drama serial, one that is so damn long somemore; 76 episodes. But TRUST ME, it really doesnt feel that long! The first few episodes might have started off at normal speed but it gets more and more intense and thrilling as it progressed. There are days which I simply spend the whole day at home and watched it non-stop until 7am in the morning. I really dont remember when's the last time I got so intensely excited watching a movie(one that is not horror/action), much less a drama! It's totally addictive!! Thus be warned that your connection works alright once you started watching. Why, I almost smashed my laptop when I reached episode 40+ just because the video wont load. Lol. 

《甄嬛傳》０１ＨＤ高清版

This link loads very fast and is super clear as it's HD. Enjoy!! It's one serial which you'll have lots of thoughts after watching..........that's how you know it's an awesome drama........you'll have after-thoughts..... I have too but shan't blog now since I dont wish to be a spoiler. =)

快乐大本营 2012-08-25 《甄嬛传》女主演（孙俪，蔡少芬，蒋欣）

This is super duper funny!! =)  How cute and candid is Ada Choi. =D

孙俪 《凤凰于飞》甄嬛传片尾曲

《后宫甄嬛传》片尾主题歌：《凤凰于飞》

　　作词：刘欢

　　作曲：刘欢

　　编曲：孟可

　　演唱：刘欢

　旧梦依稀  往事迷离  春花秋月里
  雾里看花  水中望月  飘来又浮去
  君来有声  君去无语  翻云覆雨里     虽两情相惜   两心相仪  得来复失去

　有诗待和  有歌待应  有心待相系

　  望长相思  望长相守  却空留琴与笛

　以情相悦  以心相许 以身相偎依

    愿勿相望  愿勿相负  又奈何恨与欺

　得非所愿  愿非所得  看命运嘲弄

        造化游戏  真情诺诺  终于随乱红飞花去

　期盼明月  期盼朝阳  期盼春风浴

　  可逆风不解  挟雨伴雪  催梅折枝去

  凤凰于飞  翙翙其羽  远去无痕迹

　  听梧桐细雨  瑟瑟其叶  随风摇记忆

  梧桐细雨  瑟瑟其叶  随风摇记忆

凤凰于飞”是出自诗经中的词语，出处 《诗经•大雅•卷阿》：“凤凰于飞，翙翙其羽。”字面指凤和凰相偕而飞。即凤与凰在空中交尾，后用以比喻夫妻合欢恩爱。常用以祝新人幸福美满。
They remind me of the touching scenes in the show.......................

驚鴻舞──《後宮甄嬛傳》原聲帶

Quite like the music in the show.............. Beautiful lyrics(from poem)  後宮甄嬛傳原聲帶： 驚鴻舞

●詞：曹植(選自《洛神賦》)／曲：劉歡／編曲：孟可／演唱：姚貝娜

翩若驚鴻，婉若游龍
榮曜秋菊，華茂春松
彷彿兮若輕雲之蔽月，飄颻兮若流風之迴雪
遠而望之，皎若太陽升朝霞
迫而察之，灼若芙蕖出淥波