Friday, July 31, 2009
Female Artists
Thursday, July 30, 2009
What are you listening to?
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
StarLit - 心星的淚光
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
Shining Inheritance - 찬란한 유산
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Friday, July 24, 2009
Miss No Good -不良笑花
Jiang Xiao Hua is a girl that Tang Men a stylist calls “Christmas Tree” because of her many accessories. From head to toe she has no sense for good fashion. Her childhood friend Jia Si Le returns from Japan and he is no longer the chubby kid she remembers. He is now fit and handsome. More importantly, she learns that he comes from a wealthy family and wants to marry her. By accident she meets Tang Men who is a popular stylist who agrees to help her become more lady like after she bribes him to grant her three wishes for returning his special scissors. Tang Men finds her annoying because of her tasteless choices, but his feelings change when she helps in a couple different occasions to regain justice at work and at home. Will Jia Si Le like the new transformed Xiao Hua or will Tang Men fall in love with her? I love Rainie Yang and her music, but what is with the screeching annoying voice for the entire drama??!! I actually muted the drama after the second episode and just read the subtitles because I could not bare it any longer. There were lots of funny crazy parts, if you’ve seen it then you’ll know what I mean. I rate this drama 2 out of 5.
Release Date: September 2008
Episodes: 14
Main Cast:
Dean Fujioka as Jia Si Le
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Knock Knock Loving You - 敲敲愛上你
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Last Friends - ラスト・フレンズ
Monday, July 20, 2009
Prince Who Turns into a Frog - 王子變青蛙
Sunday, July 19, 2009
You're My Pet - Kimi Wa Pet
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Fairy From Wonderland- 七仙女
Friday, July 17, 2009
Cinderella Man - 신데렐라맨
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Corner with Love - 轉角*遇到愛
Would you feel sorry for Paris Hilton if she lost all her monetary possessions and really had to live a simple life? Probably not, but if you watch Corner with Love you may develop some sympathy. Xin Lei is a girl that comes from a wealthy family and is engaged to Lu Jia Xin, son of another wealthy family, but everything changes for her after an accident. Qin Lang is a struggling artist from Taiwan that goes to Shangai to pursue his dream. Fate has it one day as Xin Lei’s driver was on the road and Qin Lang on his bicycle happened to be on the same corner that they collide. Luckily it was a minor accident with no injuries, but Princess Xin Lei feels that it’s Qin Lang’s fault for not watching where he was going and vice versa. They didn’t think they would ever see each other again, but it is a small world after all. Xin Lei has a rude awakening when her parent’s leave to go in hiding without saying goodbye because their company goes into bankruptcy. They left her with only a plane ticket to Taiwan and a key. Feeling even more abandoned, her fiancé was forced by his parents to break off their engagement as well. With no one and nothing left, she leaves to go to Taiwan thinking that the key her parents left her was to a fancy vacation resort, but it turns out to be a shack that is already occupied by Qin Lang and his grandmother. With a bad taste still lingering from the bike/car accident the two struggle to get along. Xin Lei has a lot to overcome with the new lifestyle she needs to have and the shock of losing her parents. Qin Lang understands her pain and even though he can’t stand her rich girl stubborn attitude, he helps her along the way. The events that happen during the time they are together and develop their relationship are a mixture of comical and touching emotions. Her fiancé still cares about her and after months have gone by helps her reunite with her parents. Will Xin Lei return to her princess lifestyle or has she enjoyed the simple life? Corner with Love is a drama with good actors, great music, and a very sweet storyline. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. I rate this drama 5 out of 5.
Release Date: January 2007
Episodes: 16
Main Cast:
Show Luo as Qin Lang
Barbie Hsu as Xin Lei
Lu Jia Xin as Cai Xiao Yang
Dean Fujioka as An Teng Feng
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
A Game About Love - 剪刀 石頭 布
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Love at First Fight -武十郎
Release Date: June 2007
Episodes: 32
Main Cast:
Miriam Yeung as Wu Shi Lang 武十郎
Wallace Huo as Li Ya Shou 李亚寿
George Hu as Lei Sheng Da 雷声大
Zhang Meng as Lei Xiao Yu 雷小雨
Word of the Day
Cantonese........nei ho (prounounced nay ho)
Japanese..........doumo or moshi moshi (when answering the phone)
Korean.............ahn nyeong (prounounced ahn-yan)
Mandarin.........ni hao
Vietnamese......chao
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Sweet Relationship - 美味關係
Release Date: September 2007
Episodes: 20
Main Cast:
Vic Zhou as Fang Zi Tian 方織田
Patty Hou as Chang Bai Hui 常百惠
Alan Kuo as He Ma Yang 何馬揚
Megan Lai as Ren Ke Xin 任可欣
If you're in the mood for something sweet, try making this version of a Green Teamisu.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
MASCARPONE MIXTURE
6 egg yolks
5 tablespoons of sugar
2 teaspoons of green tea powder or regular green tea (grind to a fine powder in blender)
16 ounces of mascarpone
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
21 lady fingers
GREEN TEA SYRUP
1/2 cup of water
1/4 cup of sugar
1 teaspoon of green tea powder
DIRECTIONS:
1) First make the syrup by boiling the water. Add the sugar and let it dissolve for about 2 minutes. Remove it from the heat and add the green tea powder.
2) Next, In a large bowl mix the egg yolks and sugar until it is thick for about 5 minutes. Add mascarpone cheese and mix it all together until it is smooth. Then add the vanilla extract and green tea to make the filling.
3) To prepare it for layering, dip each ladyfinger into the green tea syrup and allow for the ladyfinger to soak up the liquid. Place the ladyfinger on the bottom of a 5' x 9' container.
4) Continue to soak the ladyfingers until the first layer is complete.
5) Spread half of the mascarpone mixture on top of the first layer of ladyfingers.
6) Repeat steps 4 and 5.
7) Now cover it up with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, but overnight is best.
Before serving this light dessert, sprinkle on some green tea powder on the very top. Serve with a cup of green tea. YUM!!!
-Revised recipe from Teality.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Absolute Boyfriend - 絶対彼氏
I rate this drama 2 out of 5.
Release Date: April 2008
Episodes: 11
Main Cast:
Hayami Mokomichi as Tenjo Night
Mizushima Hiro as Asamoto Soshi
Aibu Saki as Izawa Riiko
Sasai Eisuke as Shirasagi Yuki
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Sound of Colors - 地下鐵
I rate this drama 5 out of 5
Release date: May 2006
Episodes: 21
Main Cast:
Ruby Lin as Fu Jing Jing
Wallace Huo as Lu Yun Xiang
Hao Lei as Fu Ming
Ming Huang Meng as Fan Yang
Sun Xing as Cheng Gao Li
Li Qun as Lu Ming Kai
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Papa To Musume No Nanokakan- パパとムスメの7日間
Even though this story is played over and over with different versions, it is still fun to watch. If you are looking for a good family show, I would recommend this drama.
I rate this drama 5 out of 5
Release date: August 2007
Episodes: 7
Main cast:
Tachi Hiroshi as Kawahara Kyoichiro
Aragaki Yui as Kawahara Koume
Monday, July 6, 2009
I Do - 幸福的抉擇
5 years have now passed. She holds on to her memory of happiness when she was with Li Hao Zhe and doesn’t allow for other suitors to take her heart. Summer is now a wedding gown designer who owns a small shop. A school friend, Jian Mei Li comes by her shop to announce that she is getting engaged and wants Summer to be her bridesmaid. Wanting to earn money to help her father’s business, Summer gets a job to work at large wedding corporation. There she coincidently meets Jian Mei Li and her fiancé. The fiancé is the heir to this large wedding corporation and (drum roll please) her savior from 5 years ago. A series of events occur and on the wedding day, Li Hao Zhe announces that he will not marry Jian Mei Li. He grabs a hold of Summer and they make a run for it and elope. With disapproval from his mother, all of Li Hao Zhe’s finances are cut off and he finds that living the working class life can be a bit inconvenient. Love always existed between Summer and Li Hao Zhe, but they married so quickly and over some situations they ended their marriage shortly. Just as their longing hearts had the opportunity to reunite, Summer gets into an accident and loses her memory. With the family’s disapproval, will Summer and Li Hao Zhe have another chance together?
Overall, this drama was good with a decent plot. The main characters did a good job expressing and showing their love. These newlyweds kissed a lot! I thought it was unusual for a drama to have so much kissing but it was sweet nevertheless. I wish the storyline involved more of her talent to design wedding gowns and her inability to do so when she was separated from Li Hao Zhe because her faith in love was lost. She mentions in one scene that true love with happiness only happens in a fairy tale. If you’re looking for a sweet romantic drama, I recommend “I Do.” Listen to the theme songs below.
I rate this drama 4 out of 5
Release date: September 2008
Episodes: 20
Main Cast
藍正龍 Blue Lan Zheng Long....as 李浩哲 Li Hao Zhe
劉心悠 Annie Liu Xin You ..... as Summer
林力雯 Michelle Lin Li Wen ..... as 简美莉 Jian Mei Li
陳宇凡 David Chen Yu Fan ..... as Joan
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Spring Waltz -봄의 왈츠
Friday, July 3, 2009
That Fool - 그바보
I rate this drama 5 out 5