Random: Life

As you have noticed, I have not updated my fanfics or this blog lately. The reason is due to being occupied with so many other things. Yes, I've stated many many times how this is my first year of university and so time management might become an issue with me...so I can only ask you as my readers, as my supporters and I know this might sound sort of weird, but as my virtual friends, to be a little patient with me. I might not update once a week or even once every two weeks but I will update, as long as you continue to support me.

They say first year of university is quite a big change from highschool and I have to say I do agree with what they say. University is different, it's bigger, there's more people and you have to walk a lot more to get to classes. Luckily, I'm staying on residence, which makes the amount of time I take to transport myself to class less. I do like staying on residence, but sometimes I do miss my bed at home, I miss my little sister refusing to go to bed because I'm still awake working away on my fanfics and telling my mom that I'm doing my homework. And of course I just miss my family as a whole, but I guess it's time for me to grow up.

Life is like a blank notebook, I know that comparison has been used quite often, but I'll use that again. At first you're the blank page, not knowing anything, but as time goes by, your story is written in it, memories; the good and the bad, the people you meet; the friends you make and the life lessons you learn. I'm not a fan of keeping a diary and I have never kept a diary...but I do remember each and every event that I have been through and it's funny when I think about the past. When I turn back to the pages of my notebook that is securely left in my head, I can say that I've lived...and most importantly, I'm still living. I'm doing the things I like, and I'm enjoying myself.

If you are not in university or college and would like to actually find out more about how it's like you can definitely leave a comment and I'll be glad to tell you about my first two weeks here. =D

Now...onto another subject.

I really have to say thank you to everyone who's been commenting and asking about how's school going and everything for me. I really feel 'loved' and so I really need to say thank you to all of you...without your support I don't know if I would've been able to make it through the two years of writing fanfics. At the back of my mind I will always be reminded that I'm a very lucky person...not only do I have a family that loves and supports me, but I also have many people who support me online as well...Thank You.

My fanfics are coming along just fine...and you'll be seeing an update very soon...as soon as I finish typing/editing the chapter. I'm no perfectionist, but I don't want my ideas to be conveyed the wrong way...I really want you to read/imagine what I've envisioned lol...

So...last week I updated Tired of Being Sorry...and I did not get a chance to update A Truthful Lie as of yet...but don't you worry I will update that this week.

A general announcement that I'd like to make is that if I ever update my fanfics i will do so either on a Tuesday night or a Friday night depending on my workload. As for this week you can definitely find A Truthful Lie being updated sometime tomorrow evening and I do hope you will enjoy it.

Also...I think I'll write a series review for Moonlight Resonance once I'm done watching it! and if I have time lol...

*hug*

An Overdue Review: The Seventh Day

Seventh Day is basically a ‘korean-like’ drama. That was what I thought of it when it started filming. To me most Korean dramas, their goal is to support the companies selling tissue paper. I’ve noticed whenever my mom or someone watches one of those ‘touching’ Korean dramas, they end up finishing my box of tissues. Most of these ‘touching’ dramas end up with one of the lead dying of cancer. Honestly, what really is the possibility of getting cancer? Why is it such a popular thing for these ‘touching’ dramas? So When I heard that Seventh Day would be like that, I automatically assumed that one of the leads would get cancer. How? I didn’t really care.

The Seventh Day was a series that I never once thought that I would look forward to watching. It was one of those series that I thought that I would probably skip just because I didn’t feel like it had that ‘attracting’ power. When it came out, I thought I’d give it a try, since I really had nothing else to watch. The first few episodes were ‘meh.’ They weren’t draggy, but neither were they interesting. I thought that I would give up on the series...but since I still had nothing better to watch, I continued to watch it. The more I watched, the more I noticed myself being entertained by it. I have to admit that Bosco and Natalie really helped pull the series through. Yes, Kevin and Niki are the ‘main’ pair, but their storyline was nothing close to entertaining. Watching Kevin and Niki was entertaining in the sense that they had so much chemistry together, but...their storyline was just so ‘bleh.’

Some scenes I enjoyed watching in first half of the series would have to be the ones with Bosco and Natalie, when they were trying to get the other to ‘fall’ in love with them. These storylines are often used, but no matter how many times they are used, they are still very entertaining to watch. I just loved it how both Don and Sasa had their own motives. Usually one of the two would be ‘innocent’ and the ‘innocent’ person would be the one who would get hurt when the truth comes out. But in this case, while proceeding with their plans, they actually fell in love. At one point Don even thought about dating Sasa if she wasn’t a rich girl. But of course that couldn’t happen; TVB had to add their own drama into it. Don finds out that Sasa is in fact not a rich girl at all, so he decides to avoid her, thinking that she would actually leave him. But at the moment, Sasa actually ‘loved’ him. Thinking that he was ill, she tried to do things to accommodate his needs. When she found out that the only reason why he wanted to go out with her was because he thought she was rich, the tables turned.

Watching Natalie and Bosco trick each other was highly amusing. Watching Natalie torture Bosco during their ‘relationship’ and when she found out the truth was also amusing. Watching Bosco realize that he actually loved Natalie was cute. But this only occurred during the first half of the drama...

The second half of the series no longer had the highly entertaining Natalie and Bosco bits, but were filled with the more emotional scenes brought to us by Kevin and Niki. It was starting from episode 11 that moved along Kevin and Niki’s storyline. From the beginning of the series we all knew that Niki had some hereditary illness, and knew that her mother had died from it. From episode 10 we found out that Kevin was somehow linked to someone’s death. But we knew nothing more than that.

Kevin’s Ah Wing ended up quitting his job at the coffee shop. Niki’s Ah Yan finds a postcard from some anonymous person at Ah Wing’s apartment. (dum...dum...dum...) At this moment I already thought that something will happen between them. Niki’s character, who is quite naive didn’t trust Ah Wing. Apparently from the writing she could tell that it was from a woman. Taking her cousin’s advice, she decides to give him ‘the silent treatment.’ When she finally received his messages he was in Japan. Japan? Wasn’t that where that old man accused Ah Wing of killing his daughter? (Gasps) This must mean that it’s linked to that ‘other’ woman.

Ah Yan ends up going to Japan to find Ah Wing...this is where it was supposed to get really exciting, which it was...sort of. Now we have a storyline with one person having AIDS and the other having cancer...wow...so ‘Korean-like.’

Since I’m not too fond of going into details, I’ll skip ahead to the ending. I have to admit that the ending was much better than I had expected. I expected that Niki would die...like just die because the surgery didn’t go too well. But I was wrong...she lived. I really liked how Ah Yan’s daughter was born on the same day as Sasa’s. And watching Ah Wing and Don congratulate each other was quite amusing as well. The best part about the ending has to be how Kevin was narrating and he’s standing in a field of snow when someone throws a snowball at him...and then a couple of seconds later you see that scene again, he looks a bit older. That was the moment when he mentioned Niki died, and the person throwing the snowball at him was his little daughter. I think TVB did a smart thing with that, maybe because I’m still young and haven’t watched enough series, but I think that this was actually an original thing. I liked it. As for Don and Sasa, after all of the misunderstandings, they got back together. Don’s comic idea thing was cute.

All in all, this series was actually enjoyable, and a lot better than I had expected it to be. I guess I just have low expectations for TVB now a days since, all their ‘master-pieces’ and ‘grand-productions’ are not always great. So I’d rather have low expectations and not get disappointed than have high expectations and get a feeling of great disappointment.

As for the star of the show...it has to be (drum roll)

JACK!

He is the cutest and smartest dog I have ever seen on a TVB series. The interactions between Ah Yan and Jack were amazing. I loved it how he always knew when she was lying, when she wasn’t feeling well and was always there for her. I’m pretty sure if Jack was human, Ah Yan would’ve easily fallen for him.

Random

There are only a few weeks left until summer break is over, and then it's back to school for me. Well, technically it's not 'back to school' since this will be my first year of university, something that I've always looked forward to. I guess I'm feeling a bit confused at the moment since I really don't know how exactly I feel about going to university. There are just so many things to do at the moment that I feel as though I'm busier than when I was in school. They say that summer is meant for relaxing, but I've noticed that over the past couple of years my summers have been more stressful.

Maybe I'm getting a bit older, maybe I have more things on my mind or maybe...I've lost that enjoyment I once had for summer break. This summer has been the most uninteresting out of all summers, it seems as though the only thing that is occupying me is planning for university and piano...and of course as a hobby writing fanfics. But really...I want to do the things I've done in the past when I was little. Spending those carefree hours outdoors with my family, flying kites, having a picnic, bike rides, tennis...the normal things I would do. I really hope that by the end of August I'll be able to do those things...even skipping rocks would make my summer a bit more 'fun.'

Speaking of 'fun,' I've written a song that is completely childish humour, so if you would like to listen to it, please don't complain about the content or be offended by it in any way shape or form...this is completely for the sake of entertainment.

http://www.imeem.com/people/T5Johj/music/HwPG9Z60/jennifer_dang_aka_randomness_ft_linda_dang_the_fingers_a/

Alright...I've been working on a song for A Truthful Lie...it's actually the subtheme...but I'm having some difficulty recording it so...if you'd like to hear it, it should be available in 2 weeks for next week I will restrain myself from the computer altogether to prepare for my piano exam...something has been delayed for quite a while now. I'm really excited about it for it is the main thing that is holding my summer back, yet it's one of my greatest hobbies and I think when I play it makes me feel great. And it allows me to really express myself, just like any other form of art...

Speaking of which, I should be updating Tired of Being Sorry...tomorrow since I don't want to delay it's update any further. Tomorrow's update will end with a poem that I've written months before and it fits perfectly into the chapter, and you will see why.

So...keep a close eye out for it...

Question: Have you been watching the Olympics lately?

NEW FANFIC!!!

Alright...So...

How has everyone been doing? Hmm...let's see...Tired of Being Sorry will end by August...and if you remember, I've mentioned multiple times about a new fanfic...so...here is my MV for my newest fanfic and most importantly the song that you hear in the background is not only written by me but also sung by me. I know...my voice is not that great...but whatever...it was fun. =D

*The recording is a bit bad...since I'm an amateur but...hopefully you'll enjoy it.*





So now you know the main characters in my newest fanfic...well then...I'll let you know when the foreword will be up...and so on.


=D

Random

It's almost the end of the week...tomorrow is prom...then...BAM! EXAMS...

Anywho...school has been getting on my nerves lately. Let's see why...

Well... We had a 'celebration assembly' and I felt that it was so wrong. Wrong in the sense that this celebration assembly was supposed to be on Asian Heritage. Asian, that must be all of Asia. So...that should include ALL the countries in Asia, if I'm not mistaken. But...it didn't include all of Asia...hmmm...let's see...it actually left OUT the majority of Asia. And can we all guess which Asians did this assembly NOT leave out? I'll give you a hint, stereotypically speaking they are 'brown.' I didn't want to be racist and actually put it NOT in quotations. So anyways...they didn't leave out countries like Pakistan and India, no...of course not. Not when the chair of the parent council who 'decided' to have the assembly is from one of those countries. Hmm...what does this leave me to say? It leaves me to say that it was a racist assembly. That's right, plain RACIST. I would NOT have said it was racist if, they wanted to celebrate Indian and Pakistan Heritage, no because it is what it is. But it was Asian Heritage, and to say Asian Heritage is just Indian and Pakistan Heritage is racist. It's like saying all Canadians are white. It's the same concept and that concept is WRONG. How can people not see how this is just NOT right? How do people fail to see that we just went against our own Canadian charter by administrating such an event. How is it fair to other Asian people from other Asian countries? IT IS NOT FAIR!!! I felt cheated of and lied to. This was the first year my school has done an assembly like this, and what happens, more than half of Asia is NOT included.

Speaking of Asia...let's go to something else before I continue to rant on about how I dislike my school for being racist.

The earthquake in China and its territories have killed so many innocent lives that I feel that my school should have gone over that, and have a little memorial thing for those people. But...half of my school consists of 'brown' people, and about a third is 'black' people. Why would they even bother with such a thing. And it makes me feel so horrible, even though I'm not chinese. Teachers always tell us to read the news and pay attention to things internationally, thus, they still were able to not do anything that is so significant like a mini memorial for the thousands of lives that were recently lost. What a shame.

Anyways...moving away from such a depressing thing, I recently finished the TVB series Catch Me Now. For a series that I never intended to watch, it was quite entertaining. The 21st century robin hood thing really works. I totally agree with his character when he says how some bad guys can't be punished by the laws, and thus, he needs to punish them using extraordinary means. This is totally true, we all know it. The law is there, but it can only do so much. Justice may or may not be served, but in the series it really shows you how there are different means to serving justice, the legal and illegal way. Overall I really enjoyed it, very interesting.

Now...my fanfics....Tired of Being Sorry should be updated this weekend...since I always have ideas for it. As for Take 2, I seem to be having issues finding a way to continue it, maybe I really lost that inspiration I once had for it. I don't really know. Recently I've been working on an opening theme for my new fanfic that should be coming this summer...I'm having difficulty giving the newest fanfic a title, thus, it's difficult to write the lyrics to the song. I think this fanfic will be amusing...and dramatic...and I'll leave it at that. lol

I'm tired, restless, and I have a calculus quiz on Prom day...I think I should study...well...that's all folks.

Life

People say a lot of things, like opportunities don't come to you, so you should grab any opportunity that passes you by. People also say that you should dream big...thus, people say a lot of things. It's funny how my life does not really reflect what people say. The greatest opportunities were always given to me, I never had to really grab it or take a hold of it. It somehow came waltzing by and took a hold of me. So...I continued to think that everything would be 'spoon fed' to me by someone...though, I don't really know who. Now that I'm in grade 12 the final year of high school...I realized that if I wanted something I should go for it. Grab it by its tail and not let it go. So I grabbed, and I missed. How funny it is to think that people say that you should grab the opportunities that come by you, when that doesn't seem to be working for me at all.

I wanted to get into this program in university, first thinking that it would just give my ego another boost, I applied. When I found out what the program was really able to give me, I wanted it...and tried to do as much as I could possibly do to get in. My efforts were wasted, I got rejected. I faced rejection with a laugh and moved on with my life. I applied for a scholarship, I thought that I would get it, just because I have a huge ego and I did a lot of extracurricular activities, but...I didn't. Opportunities seem to be just slipping away from my grasp one by one. Then, valedictorian...it's funny how...it was one of the few things that I ever wanted to do in high school. I thought it would be a true democratic system where who wanted to run would run, but it wasn't. It was a popularity contest, and the funny part is, only half of the graduates were aware of this popularity contest, which caused me to not get what I wanted.

One by one, opportunities are waltzing by, I try to grab a hold of them and they seem to just slip away, further and further away from me. Today we voted for the valedictorian, I sat there and listened. There was nothing that I could've done. Nothing. Why wasn't I up there? I asked myself, was it that I wasn't qualified enough? Was it that I'm not popular enough? Was it because I can't seem to represent my peers? I personally don't think so. I actually think that I would've been a much better valedictorian candidate than both of the people on stage. But what can I do? Nothing. I guess it's fate...that I can't get what I want....when I actually really want it.

It's funny how i always get things that I never truly want, and end up really liking it. I never really wanted to join any sports team...I ended up playing on multiple teams. I never wanted to do any extracurricular activities, I ended up being in almost all of them. I never intended to be in the student council, I ended up being president. But when I wanted to be valedictorian, I didn't get it. When I wanted that scholarship and to get into that program, I didn't get it. Does it mean that I should just want nothing in life and in return get everything? How does that make any sense? Why is it that when I want something so badly, I can never seem to get it? Why is it that nothing ever goes the way I planned it to go...how am I supposed to think of my future when already the events that take in my life just happens spontaneously.

I'm so confused, so upset, I feel like I'm being toyed with, yet I can't seem to do anything. Everytime I want to speak out, they say I'm complaining, everytime I want to take action, they call me a rebel. What am I supposed to do? Sit and stare at a wall? I'm tired of being seen as a lucky person, for having all that I have today, I'm sick and tired of being looked down upon because they assume I have connections to get my way through life when I don't. Half of the things I've ever done is because I did it at the spur of the moment. I guess I'll always be a spontaneous person, whatever happens will happen.

I never get what I want...nor do I get what I need...I just get things...that I would never think I could get.

My life sounds so very odd...what about yours?

My Apologies

I know that I said before that I would update this fanfic during the week/before the weekend but because of the many events that took place, I was unable to do so.

My week started off fine, as in everything went pretty well. Our school managed to come second in the Science Olympics (yes, I was part of the team). So the next day we come back to school...everything seemed to have spiraled downward for me.

It's funny how for all of the classes I have, I have a student teacher. I, as an extremely opinionated and creative student never get along with student teachers. I don't know, maybe I have the mentality that they are not really teachers, but rather students. STudents that are trying very hard to impress the teacher (my actual teacher). I find them to be somewhat pathetic and they tick me off. Maybe this explains why my marks are always dropping whenever I have a student teacher. So...I failed the math assessment and asian failed a bio assignment...

And remember...it continues to spiral downward. I come home to check my email...and what do I see...a rejection email from the university program that I actually wanted to go into. Now...with everything that happened...do you really think I was in the mood to update?

Of course not. I was disappointed at myself for not getting a higher average and disappointed with the typos that I found in my supplementary application for that program. Then the 'what if's ' started to pop in my head. I really hate those 'what if's' so very horrible in deed.

So...let me inform you of my update. The update will take place this weekend...I don't care how busy I am...but I WILL UPDATE this fanfic because it is my outlet. I really do enjoy writing...it's funny how I love writing, I love music...and yet I want to go into science. Maybe it's an asian influence, maybe I've been watching too many doctor related series...or maybe...just maybe...there is something in my past that motivates me to go into sciences and become a doctor.

Yes...this sounds like the story of a typical asian...but let's face it...that's the reality of an Asian person. Your parents will always want you to be a doctor, lawyer, pharmacist, engineer...and etc. Personally...I actually like those occupations, I love to argue, I love research and I like taking things apart, and cutting things open. Anywho...back to the fanfic.

The next chapter will arrive soon...very soon...hopefully, I'll finish writing it tonight, and post it up sometime during this weekend. HOPEFULLY.

Anyways...I finished watching A Journey Called Life, and I absolutely loved it...well more like really liked it...and now I'm starting to watch Catch Me Now. At first it didn't appeal to me at all, but...I thought it might be cool...so ya...


And this summer...there will be a fanfic...a very nicely crafted fanfic written by me. So far...I have the plot, and I'm working on the intro video and I already wrote a very short instrumental openning theme for it. Hopefully it won't be a disappointment.


TOODLES

Randomness' Week

Alrighty, for those of you who have been wondering when I will be posting up the next update...I can say this, it will NOT happen this weekend for a couple of reasons.

1. I have a physics test, this coming Monday
2. I have a calc quiz, this coming Monday
3. I have a bio test, this coming Tuesday

So...that means that this weekend will be 'hard-core' studying...lol...which will result in reading the entire unit for bio, since I didn't read it, reading the entire chapter for physics, since I didn't read that either...and doing some calculus homework...which I didn't do. For a grade 12 student, it seems as though I'm slacking off more than others...but this is my carefree attitude...and this also makes me...Randomness lol

So now...I'll give you a run down of next week...and the possible dates of updates...

Monday: Calculus quiz, Physics Test, Student council meeting, science olympics (I'm such a nerd)
Tuesday: Biology Test
Wednesday: Ball hockey tournament
Thursday: Ball hockey tournament
Friday: I have NO clue

So...looking at this schedule I have here...it looks like there is a possibility for an update on the Wednesday...when I come home from the all day tournament...hmmm...that seems like the likely plan. But, it might change...since I rarely go according to plan.

I guess that's all...

Keep an eye out for the next chapter of Tired of Being Sorry...


*Side note*

I'm watching A Journey Called Life and I'm loving it...i think everyone should give that series a try. It has a nice pace, and the chemistry between Steven and Linda is amazing.

Oops...

Howdy folks...

Ok...so my week was busy/is busy. I'll give you a run through of my week...

Monday: Bio presentation
Tuesday: Calculus and Physics Test (I think I failed the calc one)
Wednesday: Badminton Regionals (came in 4th place...booo)
Thursday: Reel Canada film fest (walking around, still exhausted from Wednesday)
Friday: Helping out with the ball hockey tournament

As you can see...my week was quite unpleasant. With that being said...I still managed to update Take 2 just because it has been quite some time since I last updated it. As for Tired of Being Sorry...I'm sorry to say that the update might be pushed until the actual weekend, meaning Saturday or Sunday. Right now, my legs are tired and probably have so much lactic acid built up because of the badminton regionals yesterday and my right hand shakes whenever I do too much work. This means that, typing this up is already a huge problem...I can't imagine how I would be able to type up like a 7 page word document for the next chapter.

Anywho...

Random

It's been a while since my last update. So...as one can tell from my banner, I've watched The Seventh Day, it's much better than I expected...(I had zero expectation for it). I also finished WOIL2, I started Wasabi Mon Amour...but gave up on it...since it was just not my cup of tea. I also started to watch The Gentle Crackdown 2...and gave up on it since it was quite ridiculous. Even if it had 2 of my many favourite actors...it was just not my cup of tea. So...I thought I'd give DIE a try...even though the storyline is obviously fake, and the way they solve the cases seem extremely unreasonable and unrealistic...it's quite entertaining...and Sonija Kwok is starting to grow on me. I find her acting acceptable now...and her bickering scenes with Roger was great to watch. Hmmm...as for Tai Chi...i haven't had the time to give it 100% of my utmost attention so I thought I'd save that series until I have the time to watch it. A series that seems to attract me is the one with the marathon with Steven and Linda. I haven't seen Linda in a while...and i sorta miss watching her act...kinda weird. But it's true. I'm really becoming bored/tired of watching the same people over and over again.

What else is there...

Right...so as some people might know...I'm in my last year of highschool...glazing over the classes and trying to maintain a decent average with all the extra curricular things I do. When I say a decent average I do mean a 90. I really hate this feeling of anxiety that I'm getting cause the university that I want to go to won't reply until early May...just because they need to see 6 marks...in order to calculate the average. Since their minimum requirement for the program is a 90 average...grrr. So i'm praying that I'd get in...especially when I know that there are only 160 spots available and their pool of applicants this year is close to 6000. Imagine that...or actually calculate that! The chances are quite slim...but I'm hoping and praying.

The last thing I'd like to mention is about my fanfics. Tired of Being Sorry has been going on for a while now and I really enjoy writing it. I have so much to say and to respond to the comments...but I really don't have the time yet. I do know that I will probably have a nice entry on this blog in a couple of days to just reply to comments and give the readers a heads up. My other fanfic Take 2 has been on hiatus...and I'm considering to start it up again...continue where I left off...if I do...the next chapter will be quite sad...but I feel that it would be the most emotionally moving chapter that I would write. I'm really looking forward to it too. Now...I have a very big announcement to make regarding this summer...but that will be part of a later post.

So...this post is to give everyone who ever visits my blog a lil heads up to the upcoming entries that I'll have.

That's all folks.

Original Vs. Sequel

Battle of Survivor's Law




So, I've been watching Survivor's Law 2 recently and I also re-watched Survivor's Law a couple of months ago. Both series revolve around the same topic, law and justice. What made Survivor's Law a good series was the great chemistry between the characters and the cases that were somehow linked into the lives of the characters. Survivor's Law 2 uses the same strategy to make it a good series. Survivor's Law and Survivor's Law 2 have many similarities from the plot to the characters. We all know that the only original character left is Sammul's character. In the previous series at the end his license was taken away and the story for this series continues on from there.

At first one would assume that Sammul would most likely take the main lead for he obviously was in the first and original series but to everyone's (my) disappointment he was not. Instead we get stuck with Kenneth Ma, he's not that bad as an actor, though his singing needs lots of work. Back to his acting, Kenneth Ma had taken over Raymond Lam's role as the lawyer who just doesn't seem to fit the role. One can say that Kenneth is a streetwise guy who somehow managed to go to law school and succeed, which is different from Raymond's character from the original.




M.K. Sun
M.K. is this totally flirtatious guy who had probably slept with the many girls that wander into his family bar, or at least one would assume that he did. After being falsely accused of drug possession and was helped by a barrister at the time, he decided to go into law. Hmmm...how often does that happen in real life? Well, that's not the point. Later on he meets up with the barrister that saved him years ago and wants that barrister to become his mentor, and the story goes on from there.
Kenneth Ma's portrayal of a streetwise guy is in fact not bad. Though the problem lies with his one and only outfit. The denim jacket, shirt, and fake tie. That must be his own fashion statement. The true problem that I have with Kenneth Ma is that whenever I see him, I automatically think of the pervert that he played in Survivor's Law, the pervert with the obsession over ripped pantyhose. TVB must have either forgotten about that or they just thought that the viewers would not remember. Well, I wouldn't have remembered it either if I didn't randomly decided to re-watch Survivor's Law.

Lok Ban (Ben)
Ben, like M.K is also a streetwise, though I must say he looks so much more decent. If I remember correctly Ben became a lawyer because of his father. His father had worked endless years as a clerk in a law firm and this gave Ben the driving force to actually become a lawyer. At first Ben gets fired from the firm that he was working at because the major partner of the firm needed a scape goat, and he was it. Then Ben had decided to move on and applied for a job at a different firm, one that was going no where but down. After he joins the firm...(the story continues).
Raymond Lam's portrayal of Ben was likable. I actually really liked his performance, I found that those shoes that he wore really makes him who he is. In a way it almost symbolizes who he is, reliable, durable, cool. He had more than one outfit and that was for sure because I recall his denim jacket as well as a black one and a couple other ones. I think that Ben's character, although not flirtatious like M.K. was in fact much more charming and likable.



Lily Suen
Lily is born into a wealthy family, the only reason why she became a lawyer was because her ex-boyfriend went into law. Over time she finally found a better reason to be a lawyer and that was to fight for justice. To summarize who she is, let's just say, she's quite materialistic.
Ella Koon hasn't acted in a TVB series since Revolving Door of Vengeance with Ron Ng. Ah, that was quite an enjoyable series. The character that Ella portrays in this series is almost the exact opposite. Other than the fact that she went into her current occupation for the guy she likes. I don't know whether or not Ella's acting slightly improved or is it her own nature that she really can portray a spoiled and materialistic girl. Even though her acting (to me) is still below average, her portrayal was acceptable and Lily is quite an interesting character. What I would suggest Ella to do if she ever acts in another TVB series is to learn how to cry. Oh, her tears did come out, but they felt...forced? I'm not quite sure how to put it.

Chung Ching Ling
Ling is a new lawyer, well a solicitor who is very confident but has a very interesting past. She is apparently the only child in her family and like Ben somehow ends up in a law firm that is going no where but down.
Myolie Wu has never given anything less than a mediocre performance. This means that her performance can sometimes be almost to a point where I can consider it to be 'good.' Most of the time her performance is a bit over exaggerated or her character is a bit annoying. Saying 'a bit' is already quite lenient. But in SL, I quite enjoyed her performance. Would I be able to watch scenes of Ling alone or would I rather watch scenes with Ling and Ben...I would prefer Ling and Ben. Myolie on her own does not give a great performance, yet she always sparks great chemistry with her co-stars which is something not all actresses can do. Overall, I really liked Ling's character as the strong, independent woman and of course Myolie's portrayal of the character.

Let's Talk Chemistry:



MK and Lily....cute? funny?....

they were the replacement for the successful couple in the original, Ben and Ling





This couple in this series was memorable, their bickering scenes were not nonsense like MK and Lily, in fact it was better. Their acting was better than Kenneth and Ella, and thus, they are THE couple in Survivor's Law.

It's a pity that in the sequel there is not a single part that mentions Ling and Ben, now...I think I should mention Sammul's character, Vincent.

Vincent is still ambitious, but he's not the Vincent in SL. Vincent in SL2 is less charming, less handsome, less friendly and...something else. Vincent could have had a very interesting storyline if TVB would give Sammul a chance to show his abilities, but like usual, Sammul's character is overshadowed by someone else's. This time it was Kenneth Ma. I personally prefer Sammul over Kenneth, Sammul just has the right look, and gives off the right vibe. Kenneth gives off the vibe of some streetwise who's a pervert. This may be because I'm just not much of a Kenneth fan. I've also noticed that Sammul and Kenneth doesn't seem to have good chemistry like Sammul has with other co-stars like Raymond or Ron. Very odd.



ALL IN ALL...

I like Survivor's Law...the original more than the sequel :D

Random

I finally finished all of my school exams about two days ago. I tried to not think about my exams...but couldn't help myself. Then the moment of truth came when I realized the many stupid little mistakes that I made and thought to myself 'why didn't i see that before?' It all came at that moment, that moment of realization...grrr...

Have you ever had those? You know...that moment when you couldn't think of the right words to say, or the right thing to write down...or the right thing to do. And then, hours, days maybe months later it comes to you. OUT OF NO WHERE! It's that moment when you decided to think about that thing whatever it was...and the answer just pops in your head like it was there all along waiting, just waiting for that moment when your mind someone wandered upon it.

But now I can't do much...the past is the past...I can only hope that I did well...and move on. A new semester will be starting...and I better be prepared. Two science and a math doesn't sound too fun...but it'll all be over soon enough...then it's the next part of life. The next chapter...university.


~sigh~

Now moving onto another topic.

So...I've been watching WOIL2 and SL2. I expected nothing from both series since I didn't really enjoy WOIL to begin with...and most of the cast from SL seemed to have disappeared. It's really sad how TVB wants to make a sequel for SL, yet it's a completely new cast with exceptions to Sammul of course. What I found to be very odd was Kenneth Ma's role as the new lead in SL2. He was the pervert in SL with the fetish for ripped/torn pantyhose...yet he's a lawyer in this one? I'm not saying I'm not enjoying his character...but TVB could've done better with someone else. As for WOIL2, for some very odd reason, Myolie's role reminds me of her role in GA, honestly, maybe it's those random day dreams that she has in this series, or the over exaggerated looks that she gives which really resembled her character in GA.

Speaking of both series...their theme songs are...below average. Kenneth butchered the theme song to SL2. And the sub theme for WOIL2 with Myolie and that Vincent guy is not that great...I actually prefer the sub theme with Myolie and Bosco...and of course Bosco's singing isn't considered anywhere close to being the greatest. That really says something lol

So far this year...there hasn't been a single series that is really worth watching...it's really a pity...but then again there are series that I am looking forward to like The Four...I haven't seen a wuxia series in ages and it's really killing me...I really hope that it'll be decent and half memorable...though...I don't like Kenneth.

There's something about him that I just can't seem to like. He's a bit old, but age doesn't matter, since I loved Damian in DOL. He's not that good-looking, but looks shouldn't matter, Bobby isn't handsome, but he's amazing. He's not charming? Well I don't really know the reason. Maybe I should give him time to 'grow' on me.

You know...there will always be actors or actresses that you don't seem to like and will never know the reason why...and for me...Kenneth Ma is one of them.