Empress Wang's Mother's Day Gift

So...here comes the 1st Osim product in my house...uPaPa. The free gift is iPen...ha! U can massage urself when u're writing wor? Stylo sia..lolz~
Honestly I am curious how useful it is....shall try it later on..hahaha!

TV Drama Review #72 - A Pillow Case of Mystery 施公奇案

How long? 20 epis
When & who created? 2006/TVB
Who's in?
Bobby Au Yeung ~ Shi Shi Lun
Kenix Kwok ~ Mi Xiang Rong
Benny Chan ~ Huang Tian Ba
Tavia Yeung ~ Princess Ming Zhu
What's abt?
Shi Lun, along with his family, came to Jiang Du county to be its new judge. In his first case which involved the missing dumplings, he had to sentence the town fool. When the fool was found hanging in his house, Tian Ba blamed Lun for his suicide. Everything seems to be getting worse and worse, until Lun found a ceramic pillow by accident. The pillow contained a spirit, who dropped Lun hints to help him crack the cases. The spirit later turned out to be Rong's maternal grandfather. It turned out that the pillow spirit wanted Lun and Rong to solve the mystery of the Tang family massacre 20 yrs ago....
Loves & Hates:
This drama was funny & interesting, but the plot went downhill after the secret of Xiang Rong's family was revealed. Too much quarelling & misunderstandings dragged the last few epis of the drama. But then, the twist at the last part was quite good la..provided u havent read the synop beforehand. Hahaha!
What saves the day was the cast, who did a reasonable good job. It's always entertaining to see Bobby, who's the cheerful lead in most of his dramas. With the help of his pillow, it's quite fun to see how the clues could help him to solve the cases..Kenix's character was alright, nothing too special about XR, but luckily she has good chemistry with Bobby la. Long time didnt see Benny on tv liao, butta his acting seems kinda same to me...nothing new. Tavia's doing alright lah, chemistry with Benny was good generally.
Worth watching?
Wld reco to my pals out there, but do bear with the part when Xiang Rong wanna leave Shi's family. I also buay tahan..hahaha!

Ah Ching eating weird combi meals

--Yesterday lunch--
Had my 1st ever taste of Escargots (French Snails) lo! But this is not the main point..lolz! Wanna know what i ate with it? Rice & 2 types of vegs from Mixed veg stall, plus chili salmon lo. Hahaha! Escargots tasted so so actually, the taste was actually from the sauce. Well, could not take too much coz' I would feel very 腻 lo. French cuisine isnt for me i guessed. Ha!
--Today dinner--
Eating "Black Cod Fish" now...yes! Only the fish meat la. Never eat this type of fish before..and i bet most ppl wld know White Cod Fish better. Tasted good, using the steaming method. Hehe!
--A Call--
Received Ven. Hao Yi's call in the morning...just wanna double-checked my email with me..and asked me if I wanna perform on our graduation ceremony. Well....slacker Ching would definitely say no...coz' I dun like to be on stage mah! Hahaha! Abit paiseh to reject tho..
PF called me mins later...and she's gg to perform man!!! Win liao...anyway, she's from Choir what...no problem la! Ha! Hey gal! I gg to be camera girl on that day ok? Hahaha! Plus E.W would come down to support u sia! Lolz!
--To all the students out there--
My pals...of all levels...This is a very "sian" period every year ya? Ha...I just met two "super sian" gals who complained about studying for exams. Well, dont get too stressful ah...and to one of the gals...dont keep using those negative words ok? (Now that word is pretty sensitive..wahahahahha!) Dunno if she knows that I am talking abt her...Anyway! Just chiong all you can alright? Jiayou x100!
I gotta cheer for myself also...Slacker also quite sian thesedays...
JIAYOU ALL! FIGHTING!

Another session @ JAS

--Stressful day--
Today's class was quite "siong". Why leh? Yuko-san cant speak much english and there were 2 pros in my group today. If i am not wrong, one of them had spent abt 1.5 yrs in Japan studying Japanese lo! Pro sia. Hahaha! Well, we had a new volunteer too..she's Yumi-san, who has just started working on 1st Apr in SG. (彼女は奇麗ですね～) Hehe..Anyway, she's another pro coz' she's proficient in English & French..and studying Chinese also! Wah lao eh! Haha! Also got to know my friends better. The new pal i have made is actually from China wor! Wah...if she didnt say about her hometown I wont know she's not a local. Then, Mandy is a divorcee...single mama with 2 kids...(gotta bow to her liao..strong mama..) Ha~
Today's topic was quite ride range...from wedding to food to places in SG etc. Ha! Kenna homework liao..gotta tell them something abt any SG's festival lo~ Better prepare now or else i got no time liao..u know exams coming ya? Haiz~
--D-day--
Well....1st paper coming on 9th May and the 2nd one on 10th May! Haiz...this is the sacrifice u gotta pay for ending your papers early...soobbzzz!
--Tomorrow--
Kenna HRM morning lect ah! Sianz..gotta pon my Dharma class again..and miss my test. Haiz..

Should be the last present le ba?

--Minutes ago--
Mr Postman knocked on my door. GOT A PARCEL EH! wah seh...never received any parcels besides UOL stuffs. Surprised...saw my surname being spelled wrongly....bengz! Haiz...still can be my friend or not Chair? Hahahaha! Anyway, thanks alot for your present..really didnt expect it. Hahaha. Did u bought the monkey soft toy from some arcade? Lolz! Let's see what else she got for me...a necklace in a Tiffany & Co pouch...ho~ (not from T&C is it? hahaha!) Another gold pouch...with a big chunk of keychain inside...Final part of the gift is a plastic bag..with some random stuffs & a Winne e pooh chain plus the gal's msg.
Wooh~! Thank you thank you....
Must meet up after exams ya! Take care gal!

Tai-tai Afternoon

--The Tea Cafe--
Decided to give Ann a surprise visit @ her workplace this afternoon after lessons with SC. Hehe! It's my first visit to this cafe. Ambience was relaxing and great. Just kinda pity that the space is kinda small..hehe! Check out the pics.
The menu..with different types of tea. Chinese/English/Japanese/Iced teas & many types of finger foods.
The spiral stairs to 3rd floor..
The "kitchen"..
My plain water..with a small piece of lemon ba..tasted so different.
SC's "French Rose Tea"..super tai-tai right? So classy...and the roses were lovely!
My "Bancha"..a type of Japanese tea. Never tried before..got a seaweed smell..haha!
SC's "Tea Egg"...not "Cha Ye Dan" wor.
My "Tea Wings"...yummy!
The tea leaves for my Bancha...got 2 types ba..
Ann's treat...Apple cake...she baked by herself wor! Thanks gal!
Cucumber sandwich by Ann...tasted delicious!
Self-entertaining session with SC..haha! Chatted on lots of stuffs...well...what a relaxed afternoon ah! Haha!

TV Drama Review #71 - Which Star Are You From 你从哪颗星来

How long? 16 epis
When & who created? 2006/MBC
Who's in?
Kim Rae Won ~ Choi Seung Hee
Jung Ryeo Won ~ Kim Bok Shil/Lee Hye Soo/Lee Hye Rim
Kang Jung Hwa ~ Yoon Mi Hyun
Park Shi Hoo ~ Han Jung Hoon
What's it abt?
Seung Hee was a director who was deeply in love with Hye Soo, a musician. Even though her family strongly opposed their relationship, Hye Soo still wanted to marry Seung Hee. As he was proposing to her in the car, they ended up in a car accident which led to Hye Soo's death. The drama took place 3 years after Hye Soo had passed away. Even after three years, Seung Hee cant seem to forget Hye Soo nor put his life back into order. Determined to forget Hye Soo, Seung Hee went on a trip to the countryside. There, he he met a girl who looked exactly like Hye Soo. The resemblence was so startling that he cldn't help but stare at her and ended up following her. They eventually spent a few days together in Bok Shil's house. They parted their ways but soon, Seung Hee met her again in Seoul. Jung Hoon, who was Hye Soo's childhood pal also met Bok Shil at the countryside and offered her to work in Seoul. Jung Hoon was checking Bok Shil's identity while Bok Shil began to work under Seung Hee. Later, it was revealed that Bok Shil was actually Hye Rim, Hye Soo's youger sister who was lost in a fire. Seung Hee and Bok Shil fell in love with each other, but that's also the start of the tragic as her family & friends could not accept their relationship.
Loves & Hates:
Plot...is rather old-fashioned, and I wasnt very pleased when the newspaper or mag said it's better than "Full House". NO WAY man! Haha! Honestly, the whole plot sux becoz' of Hye Rim's mum. I hate her to core la..lolz! Some selfish mum who kept using her departure of daughter and husband as reasons to justify her way to ctrol Rim's life. Ending epi's mood became too happy la, somehow cant connect to all the agony we saw from the previous epi. Anyway, the plot was not interesting itself, but what makes it watchable was the cast. All thanks to Jung Ryeo Won.
Saying abt the cast...Jung's performance was the best. She has to differentiate herself b/w the 2 major characters. Hye Soo..the classy sis who resembled Jung's previous role in Sam Soon. Hye Rim, was 180 degrees different from her sis...some country pumpkin with weird fashion and weird way of conversing. Her acting was convincing...that's great improvement ne! However, I dont like to see her cry or trying to gain Seung Hee's attention. Somehow, Hye Rim was quite an annoying fella..haha! But who cares ya?
Kim Rae Won....this fella who speaks with a nasty temper..always shouting in his dramas..He gave me the same feeling from "Red Bean love" to "Attic Cat"..and even in this drama. I dun like him shouting his confession to Hye Rim lo..is that the way to show u like someone? Ha! I hope to see some major changes in him, especially the choice of characters. He was overshadowed by Jung somehow, but i guessed it's becoz Seung Hee...is a standard character in KR dramas, so nothing new liao la. What i wanna say is that his chemistry with Jung was good...hohoho!
Kang Jung Hwa...had seen her in "let's go to the beach" 2 yrs back...acting wise..still the same. Kinda bitchy somehow...lolz! Anyway, her character is quite minor here...so not much to comment abt
Park Shi Hoo...havent seen him before...a nice, but not-so-nice man in this drama, who liked Hye Soo and Hye Rim, but these gals just like his best pal Seung Hee la...pathetic hor? Expression was kinda woody, perhaps need to brush up alot lo...
OST- was average...the only song which kept coming into my head was the theme by M to M..if i'm not wrong...
Worth watching?
This drama is 3/4 a sad & heavy-hearted one...how i wish Bok Shil never knows her real identity...Wont be a "must-watch" la, coz from the plot, u can know what wld happen in the middle and what's the ending...too predictable. Watch it if u wanna see Jung's performance or u are a die-hard fan of Kim Rae Won.