左以泉的秘密日記

I love this fan vid! It has so many happy flashbacks, and the music, Through the Rain by Mariah Carey, is just perfect. Check it out!

Yah. I haven't been writing for a long time. Sorry~ I have been busy.

Merry Christmas!

半熟宣言/Not Yet A Woman: Album Review

This is album is okay, but not as good as I expected. Yah, the first two songs are good, but the rest are just...so plain. Seriously.

#太煩惱(Too Much Trouble)
#帶我走(Take Me Away)
#我的愛吊點滴(My Love Drops)
#冷戰(Cold War)
#火星(Mars)
#半熟宣言(Half Mature Declaration)
#愛我請Shutup (Love Me Please: Shutup)
#在你懷裡的微笑(In Your Arms Smiling)
#女生我最大(Girls, I’m The Biggest)
#幸福的節拍 (The Beat of Happiness)

I liked Too Much Trouble and Take Me Away, both songs from the hit drama Miss No Good. So anyways, listen to it!





Yah. So what do you think? I think both of the MV's are pretty cute! XD

Well, I give this album a solid...8. After all, I am a big fan of Rainie!!!

Umm....Awkward!

Talk about strange!!! XD

This is a picture from Hana Kimi's EK Lady competition/櫻開小姐比賽! Yah...I have nothing to say.

You know, there's a scene when Nan says to Quan, "Why don't you go back? I heard your Lara Croft costume was a big hit." Or something like that. But the thing is, we never got to see him in his costume. Well, here it is now.

Yes, it's kinda cute. Especially Yang Yang!!! He looks so much like a girl~

Last thing. I know I'm kinda neglecting you guys, but I've been so busy lately. Sorry!

同一個遺憾/The Same Regrets [Preview] MV

This is an insert song to the drama, Miss No Good. To tell you the truth, it's gotten much better ever since Rainie straightened her hair! The storyline is actually not half bad~

Anyways, this song didn't come out with a complete version yet, so you guys can listen to the preview above. It's really good, especially when the they sings English chorus. The song is sung by our favorite modeling designer, Will Pan! And...some other guy,紀佳松.

Yup, so that's all I really have to say today!

xoxo

Hallie Sasaki

Black & White/痞子英雄: Preview

For some of you that don't really know, this is the new drama that Vic Zhou, and Mark Zhao will be starring in. It looks really suspenseful, and definitely a new direction in Taiwan's showbiz. I don't think we've ever had a drama that included violence, other than the latest Police Et Vous. But this one looks like it used a lot more of special effects, making it like America's popular television show, 24.

Well, it's definitely something different, so I'm probably going to watch it. XD

More info here.

花樣少年少女/Hana Kimi: Review

Yes. This is my review of Hana Kimi. It may be kinda late to write this, since Hana Kimi is a couple years old...but it's never too late, right?

Anyways, so I just finished watching this, and all I say is, "It's really great!!!".

SUMMARY

After watching a high jump competition on TV, Lu Rui Xi was so inspired by a jumper named Zuo Yi Quan that she decides to transfer to his school, which happened to be an all-boys school; therefore, she disguises herself as a boy to get accepted. At the school, Rui Xi befriends Jin Xiu Yi. One day during a friendly soccer match, Rui Xi is knocked unconscious by Xiu Yi. Quan carries her to the infirmary and realizes that Rui Xi is in fact a girl! However, Quan keeps her identity a secret. At the same time, Xiu Yi starts to question his own sexual orientation when he finds himself having feelings towards Rui Xi.

PROS

I think that the best thing about the drama was that you could tell the guy liked the girl in the first place. So there weren't many confusions, and you didn't have to worry so much. Also, I think Ella was much better at acting than I thought she would be! It's pretty sad she stopped acting, but I don't think there was any other shows that suited her.

Anyhow, you should totally watch Hana Kimi!

CONS

The only thing that kinda sucked was that the end was totally disappointing. I mean, it ended. Just like that. It was really ridiculous. ><

Anyways, I'm not really in the mood to write all my thoughts down...so please excuse the short post. XD

CAST

Dormitory Two

• Ella as Lu Rui Xi 盧瑞莃 (Ashiya Mizuki)
• Wu Chun as Zuo Yi Quan 左以泉 (Sano Izumi)
• Jiro Wang as Jin Xiu Yi 金秀伊 (Nakatsu Shuichi)
• Tang Yu Zhe as Liang Si Nan 梁思南 (Nanba Minami)
• Xie Zheng Hao as Guan Ri Hui 關日輝 (Sekime Kyogo)
• Chen Wen Xiang as Jiang Ye Shen 江野伸 (Noe Shinji)
• Yang Hao Wei as Li Cheng Yang 李承央 (Nakao Senri)
• Xie He Xian as Sima Shu 司馬樹 / Da Shu 大樹 (Kayashima Taiki)

[edit]

Others from School

• Tang Zhi Ping as Mei Tian 梅田 (Umeda Hokuto)
• Zhang Hao Ming as Wang Tian Si 王天寺 (Tennouji Megumi)
• Kao Chi Hung as Jiu Duan 九段
• Yuan Ming Zhe (袁明哲) as Bei Hua Ke 貝華克
• Zhang Yong Zheng (張永政) as Men Zhen 門真
• Gong Ji An as Oscar (Himejima Masao)
• Chen Zhen Wei (陳振偉/斧頭) as Ri Ben Qiao 日本喬
• Huang Wan Bo as Tian Luo 田螺 (ep13)

[edit]

Extended Cast

• Ethan Ruan as Shen Le 申樂 (Kagurazaka Makoto)
• JJ Lin as Lu Jing Xi 盧静希 (Ashiya Shizuki)
• Guo Ching Chun as Mei Ying Hua 梅穎華 (Nanba Io)
• Alexia Gao as Wu Wan Juan 吳琬絹 (Kinuko Karasuma)
• Nissa as Julia
• Duncan as Yuan Qiu Ye 元秋葉 (Akiha Hara)
• Joelle Lu as Abby
• Chen Xiang Ling (陳香伶) as Ke Yu Xiang 柯語湘
• Cai Han Cen as Mei Xiao Xu 梅曉緒
• Yuri Huang as Liang Si Nan's ex-girlfiend (ep08)
• Vivienne Lee as Chi Jun Li 池君莉

EXTRAS, EXTRAS!

• The drama is based on the Japanese shoujo manga "Hanazakari no Kimitachi e" (花ざかりの君たちへ) by Hisaya Nakajo. The literal translation is "For You In Full Blossom." The manga is also known as Hana Kimi.
• The show was renamed under the Japanese manga publisher's mandate to associate the show with the manga in an effort to raise manga sales.
• Chinese New Year SP aired on February 17, 2007 instead of episode 14. The SP is a competition with the "New Year theme" between the cast of Hua Yang and the cast of Summer x Summer.
• Wu Chun dubbs his own voice in this drama.
• Producer Huang Wan Bo confirmed there will be no HanaKimi sequel .

LAST BUT NOT LEAST

This was definitely the best of Wu Chun's dramas! It's way better that Romantic Princess, trust me! XD


YOUTUBE

Episode 1. (clear version)

金鐘獎/Golden Bell Awards: Recap

Every year, I always turn on the TV to catch some certain type of award ceremony, from the Oscars, to the Emmy's, then to the TW Golden Bell Awards. Well, all you pretty much gain from watching these shows is a pair of black eyes the next morning. Still, every year, I'm like,"Well, you only get to see it once an year," and I still meekly sit on the sofa to watch it. So since I've already watched it, why not do a recap? Seriously.

I think the only awards actually worth watching were:

• Best Actress
• Best Actor
• Best Supporting Actress
• Best Supporting Actor
• Best Drama Director
  
• Best Drama

Yup. So really. I sat on the couch for several hours to watch 6 awards, plus Aska Yang and Rainie Yang's performance. It was really tiring! And...it overall was pretty depressing.

I mean, Ariel Lin winning the Best Actress award is OK with me, besides, she's a really hardworking actress. And they had really awesome nominees for Best Actress. Rainie (Why Why Love), Angela (Romantic Princess), and Chiao En (Fated to Love You). Yah, things were okay for the Best Actress Award.

But now for the Best Actor. They didn't even nominate anyone good. Unless you count Eddie Peng from Wayward Kengting. Which I most definitely...don't!

The Best Supporting Actress and Actor didn't go to anyone that mattered (to me). But Lee Wei was a nominee for Best Supporting Actor, which kinda surprised me. If Lee Wei can be a nominee, then why can't Ethan???

The Best Drama Director also went to someone that didn't matter. But Fated to Love You and Why Why Love's directors were also runner ups, which is pretty cool.

Last but not least, the Best Drama award went to....FATED TO LOVE YOU!!! Finally!
And I can't imagine anyone else that deserved this award more than they did. It's such a great honor!

Oh right, Aska's performance was pretty good. He sang 惡作劇 and 我的快樂. They weren't perfect for his voice, and he also forgot the lyrics to one of the earlier songs, but it was pretty cool.

Rainie's perfomance was more extravagant, because she kept on changing clothes with every song. She's a really good singer, and she really shined that night.

Overall, I have a conclusion. I am so not watching next year's awards. Although I doubt I'll be able to keep my promise...XD

Trick or Treat!!! We Want Candy Too!

Isn't that the cutest thing? XD

Well, I did keep my word. Today's the second Halloween Special. And although there's no M&M's to go around (eye candy, anyone?), at least I wasted 5 minutes of my busy life to write this god-forsaken post. And it's the thought that means the most. Right?

Yours Truly,

Hallie Sasaki

*starts loading Hana Kimi Ep. 12*

Happy Halloween!

~HAPPY HALLOWEEN~

Happy Halloween! A week early...

Yup. So, it's a special occasion here at the NB, also our first year celebrating it. Today, I have a special treat for all of you, and it is totally ah-mazing.

You know, I was kinda busy lately because of watching Hana Kimi. And, so yah, today's theme is kinda based on it.

BEFORE:



AFTER:


Isn't it ah-dorable? Heart it!!!

So, keep tuned, cuz who knows, there might be another Halloween surprise waiting for you tomorrow. ^.^

{Cape No. 7 海角七號} Movie Soundtrack

{INTRO}

Just when I thought that all the CN7 fever was over, I bought the movie soundtrack! It's totally cool, & definitely worth buying. As you see, it looks just like the parcel inside the movie, except it's made of cardboard, not mailing paper. Plus, it includes the seven letters written by the teacher. On the back of the letters, are the lyrics to all of the songs. It's pretty nice, considering the fact that the company wasn't even going to make a movie soundtrack, because they didn't think that CN7 would be such a hit.

{COST}

Anyways...it costs 349 NT, if you buy it at Costco. That is about $13.50 US. But if you buy it on YesAsia, it will cost you $16.99 US dollars, plus shipping. Well, if you don't live in Taiwan, I guess you don't have any other choice.

{SOUNDTRACK}

1. 第一封信/The First Letter
   
2. Don't Wanna (范逸臣/Van)
3. 第二封信/The Second Letter
4. 愛你愛到死/Love You Until Death (楊蕎安&林曉培)
5. 第三封信/The Third Letter
6. Mainu Sun哪裡去, 你? (丹耐夫)
7. 第四封信/The Fourth Letter
8. 給女兒/For my Daughter
9. 第五封信/The Fifth Letter
10. 無樂不作 (范逸臣/Van)
11. 第六封信/The Sixth Letter
12. 國境之南 (范逸臣/Van)
13. 第七封信-情書/The Seventh Letter-Love Letter

*Bonus Track: 1945 (純音樂版/Instrumental Version)

So, last thing. This really rocks!!!

隱形的翅膀/Invisible Wings MV (張韶涵/Angela Zhang)

If you were bored enough to input 張韶涵 inside the Youtube search bar, you might find that this video would be the first on the list. Oh, fine. Second.

But either way, it's the first MV. So yup. Even though it's an old song, it's still nice to listen to! Plus, I want to tribute this post to Angela Zhang~ who has taken a break because of her recent heart attack. Let's all hope she'll quickly recover! XD

{Turn Left, Turn Right} 向左走·向右走

Well, yes, I haven't exactly seen this movie. They do have a blurry version online on Youtube. The only reason I haven't watched it yet was that my friend said she has the DVD, except that it disappeared into thin air, but she'll keep an eye out for it. Well, it's worth the wait to watch a clear version...

Meanwhile, I have read the book. I'm sure you've all heard people go," Oh, the book's better than the movie, etc." And since I haven't seen the movie, I can't really argue this one. But I have to say, the book is beautifully illustrated. Really. It's not just a boring black and white chapter book with tiny print, but a book with amazing pictures. And I know most of you stopped reading picture-books a long time ago, but trust me, this is worth it!

~PLOT~

Leung plays a translator, and Kaneshiro plays a violinist, who live parallel lives and appear to be perfect for each other, but somehow fate seems to keep them apart. They live in the same apartment building, but never meet, because when they leave, one turns left, and one turns right.

OMG!!! Takeshi Kaneshiro is inside~ XD (adds 10 points)
And... it's filmed in Taiwan! Which justs adds 10 more points! ^.^

Well. I'm going to be watching this movie...in the very near (or not!) future. When I do, I'll write a full review~ until then,

TTFN (tata for now)

{海角/Cape No.7} MSN 大頭貼

These are some MSN avatars from the much loved movie, Cape No. 7.

They're all the rage right now, so get one b4 they're all gone! XD

Pick your own here.

Sweet 13th

This is officially the last post I will make:

When I'm 12.

Because tomorrow, I will officially become a teenager of 13. I'm so proud of myself!!! *tears*

Wish me a Happy B-day!!!

Luv Ya Guys,

Hallie Sasaki

周董新專輯 Jay's New Album: Capricorn 魔杰座

After listening to 10 of the 11 songs, I was ready to say, "That's it?"
But then I clicked on the last song, which happened to be 稻香 Fragrant Rice. That song was definitely the best song I had ever heard in a long time. It's soothing, and covers the importance of family. Jay is definitely a talented artist!!!



TRACK LISTING:

1. 龍戰騎士 Dragon Warrior Knight 4:28 (Lóng Zhàn Qí Shì)
2. 給我一首歌的時間 Give Me The Time For A Song (Gěi Wǒ Yì Shǒu Gē De Shí Jiān) 4:11
3. 蛇舞 Snake Dance (Shé Wŭ) 2:52
4. 花海 Ocean Of Flowers (Huā Hăi) 4:22
5. 魔術先生 Mr. Magic (Mó Shù Xiān Sheng) 3:45
6. 說好的幸福呢 Where is the Promised Happiness (Shuō Hăo De Xìng Fú Ne) 4:14
7. 蘭亭序 Orchid Pavilion (Lán Tíng Xù) 4:12
8. 流浪詩人 Wander Poet (Líu Làng Shī Rén) 2:47
9. 時光機 Time Machine (Shí Guāng Jī) 5:09
10. 喬克叔叔 Uncle Joker (Qiáo Kè Shū Shū) 4:14
11. 稻香 Fragrant Rice(Dào Xiāng) 3:43

Plz support Jay!!! XD

海角七號 Cape No.7 Piano Solo

I think after watching CN7 box office grow and grow...all we can do is love the movie more and more!

I found this wonderful piano version of the CN7 theme song...and I think you'll like it!!

Listen here.

Download MP3 here.

Download music sheets here.

Corner With Love 問候歌

Finally! I finally uploaded my first video to Youtube. I'm actually quite proud of myself, even though it isn't that good! XD

Hope you'll like it!

Oh! And add me~ plz!

不良笑花 (Miss No Good) Ep.1

I'm probably a little slow, but yah. This is finally the first episode of 不良笑花 otherwise known as, Miss No Good. I already watched it for you...and to tell you the truth....


It was cute. Strange. Funny. Impossible. Oh, and throw in cute again.

It's not that bad, it's just maybe Rainie shouldn't act so much like a little girl, and maybe Will shouldn't act so much like a narcissist.

But the funny was definitely toned nicely!

So depending on you, you can pick whether to watch this Cute, Strange, Funny, Impossible, and Cute drama. It's up to you!

海角七號/ Cape No. 7

"每個人心中都有一封寄不出的情書, 不管是到天涯, 還是...海角七號!"

"In every one's deepest, darkest corner of their hearts, there's always a unspeakable love letter, waiting to be sent far far away, or to...Cape No. 7!"

If anyone has been paying attention to the Taiwan box offices, you would've noticed one movie was quite a special case.

海角七號, aka Cape No. 7, is a touching story. Starting with a love letter that was written more than 60 years ago, somehow it became tangled with a present time story about a small town, a amazing band, and the meaning of true love.

I wouldn't want to write so much, because this movie is definitely worth seeing yourself! XD

But FYI, Cape No. 7 didn't sell all that good the first day it showed. In fact, it just got better and better throughout the weeks! Now that is what I call weird!

A lot of reliable sources say that the reason for the uprising is for all the bloggers that are introducing this movie...such as me? LOL~

A last bit about CN7...it's a original Taiwan production! *feels proud*



And it's tons better than watching the Mummy 3.

{命中/FTLY} 古裝版/ Old Times Style

Would you look at that! It's really hilarious~ I never knew they did a video like this! But turns out it's all just to advertise a new book about the god in FTLY. ><

南拳媽媽/ Nan Quan Mama

I am officially obsessed with this band right now! They're so awesome~ XD

I've recently been seeing their MV's on the TV, and at the time I totally thought they were just a garage-band! (garage-band as in bands that still play in their garages...literally! Or it can also mean newbies!)

Here are some songs from their new mini album; 优の良曲南搞小孩:

• 再見小時候
  
• 你不像她
  
• 下雨天
  

{命中注定我愛你/ Fated to Love You} Review

{INTRO}

I've been waiting exactly 24 weeks to write the final review for the hit drama of 2008, Fated to Love You. And I'm very pleased to tell you that I'll be your reporter today for our special event!

FTLY is a fine example of "working the way to the top". Starting with a low rating, FTLY wasn't at all very well off. But after a few weeks, the fans just became more and more. A hit high of 13% of the Taiwan population watching the show live every sunday night, made this drama the best of them all.

{STORYLINE}

A solid 10.

Please keep in mind, this story was completely written by screenwriters, not from some Japanese manga like most dramas are. The story was written so well {not to mention simple}, every episode was the climax, every episode had tears, and laughter.

{CAST}

Even though the storyline was simple, the cast acted very seriously, which is partly why we all love this drama. But sources say that a lot of the actors/actresses were musical stars. Maybe that explains why they catch on so easily!

Ethan Ruan surprised me the most! I think you wouldn't even guess he used to buy Nike sneakers and sell them online to make a living~ he was what you can call a actor that made no money! XD

Chen Qiao En is the exact opposite! She starred in both of the record-breaking dramas in history~ that's what I call amazing!

{SOUNDTRACK}

All the songs were really good! The soundtrack of a drama is very essential to it. If you took of the scary effects of a scary movie, would it still be as scary? I doubt not.

{LET'S WRAP IT UP- NOW!}

The only con of this hit drama was that they added in a couple scenes that totally ruined the point of this drama. I think we all still loved FTLY, but they did not need the obscene scenes~~

{FINALE}

I think the finale was quite spectacular, except for that they pulled the next drama, Wu Di Shan Bao Mei inside it. But enough ranting! I think I wrote enough on that subject a couple days ago!

{OVERALL...?}

I would give this drama a 9.99! If it just weren't for WDSBM~ XD

P.S. It's time to start school~ ><
So don't expect me to have that much time to write!

我的億萬麵包/ Love or Bread Scandal

Would you look at that...there must have been an interesting story behind the two finished covers. Any passerby would've wondered, "Who is the female protagonist?" Let's hear what YOU think. Is it Barbie? Or Ariel?

Now that you've finished your hypothesis, mind reading this snip of a article?

"Ariel Lin was originally first choice for the role of Zhen Shan Mei, but was decided that Barbie Xu was right for the role. Unfortunately Barbie Xu had to backout due to schedule conflicts, therefore the role returned to the original intended and she was glad to accept, Ariel Lin."

Yup. So that's the full story. I think I already expressed how much I hate Joe Cheng, so this wouldn't be on my Dramas-To-Watch List. I just thought it's kinda my job to let you guys be on the in in these matters. XD

Click here 4 more info.

{無敵珊寶妹} Invincible Shan Bao Mei: Should I Watch It?

If someone asked me to rate this drama right now, I would give it a BIG thumbs...DOWN.

Not to mention that they practically TRICKED Fated to Love You fans to watch the entire first and second episode~ ><

It is utterly ridiculous.

To say the truth, I've haven't even watched the first episode due to Youtube loading problems. But after sorting through a pile of comments, I thought that was enough to not make this experience first-hand.

Other PPL's Opinions: {source: Asian Fanatics}

• Rose999:

  "I'm not too fond of Nic's acting this time. Nic sounds like he's reading directly from the script.
  The series is OK! Overrated ratings!!!"

• Littleremedy:

  "I feel that their ratings were like BORROWED from FTLY, does anyone else feel that?
  
  seriously, without FTLY this drama they will get around 1.99
  
  =[
  
  I'm not bashing this drama, its a fact, ITS SOOOOO UNFAIR TO ALL THE HARD WORK OF FTLY!! And its sooo unfair to this new drama because they will have to return their popularity after FTLY casts get out of this show!!!
  
  
  This is a lose lose situation!! AHHH SETTV SO MANIPULATIVE"

OK, OK, OK. I know that I'm just listing the cons. There ARE some good comments, but none of them had, "OMG! I loved this drama so much~ I so can't wait till the next ep!". If you want to oppose me in the comments, then fine. But I feel that this drama didn't deserve the 10 seconds of fame. '

And {keep in mind!} I am so not the patient, let's-finish-watching-this-horrible-drama type of girl. ^.^

So~ decide for yourself if this drama is made-for-you. {scroll down to comments}

不良笑花/ Miss No Good {Official Update}

Most of the info came out already~ so I'm going to keep you up to date here at the Notebook!


Details:

• Title: 不良笑花 / Bu Liang Xiao Hua
• English title: Miss No Good
• Also known as: The Bad Campus Belle
• Genre: Romance, comedy
• Broadcast network: CTS
• Broadcast period: 2008
• Air time: Sundays 22:00 - 23:30
• Opening theme song: Xia Ri Feng (夏日瘋) Summer Craziness by Will Pan
• Ending theme song: Dai Wo Zou (帶我走) Take Me Away by Rainie Yang

The Cast:

• Rainie Yang as Jiang Xiao Hua 蔣小花
• Will Pan as Tang Men 唐門
• Dean Fujioka as Jia Si Le 賈思樂
• Chen Yan Xi as Jiang Mi 江蜜
• Jian Chang as Jiang Da Su 蔣大樹
• Wen Ying (文英) as Ah Ba Shen 阿八嬸
• Xi Man Ning (席曼寧) as Jia's mother 賈母
• Tang Qi as Grandma Jia 賈奶奶
• Shi Yuan Jie (是元介) as Do Zi 豆子
• Xiao Call (小Call) as JoJo
• Denny Huang as Lai Rui Ke 賴瑞克
• Mei Mei

And...*ta-da*...here is the official website!


And for last:the official broadcast time is...

August 31st of 2008!

(which is next week! XD)

薑軍包: I've Got to Have it!

Like I said, I finally bought the 薑軍包 to put on my cell phone. Yup. It cost 88 NT, or $2.50 US dollars. The 薑軍包 itself was rather adorable, and it also included this manual and code for online rituals. It's kinda weird, I confess, but you're going for 薑王爺!

*tee-hee*

P.S. I'm going on a week-long vacation to relax. So don't expect me to write anymore posts till a week later! *starts countdown*

星光大道/One Million Star: 黃靖倫

*TEARS*

It's so sad! 黃靖倫 is my favorite person on OMS~ I can't believe he's out...

I still remember the first time I watched him sing. I was like,"Is that a guy or a girl?"
Turns out he was a guy. XD

His special and high voice touched all OMS fans, and his funny jokes kept everyone happy. We all very thank him for this unforgettable time he's given us. ^.^

黃靖倫 even made his graduation funny, funny enough that no one even shed a tear. Even though all spectators wanted to.

But anyways, 靖倫 definitely has most popular in his bag! Everyone loves him!

不良笑花預告/Miss No Good SP

This just came in! It seems really funny, but I'm pretty used to seeing Rainie as the serious one...she seems so crazy in this drama. But no complaints! This drama seems pretty funny!

Fated to Love You: Extending

Ah-hem. Drum roll please....

Fated to Love You is extended to 24 episodes!

OK. It depends on you if that's good news. There are officially two ways to look @ this:

1. YAY! We can watch more of Cun Xi and Cinyi! *chinks champagne glasses*

2. Uh-oh....now there's going to be a LOT of problems coming up! *tears*

Well. You can see it either way. But the one reason why they're doing this is in order to be broadcasting with the Olympics, plus ending on the same day (the 24th of August)

I don't know about you, but I think FTLY is starting to lag...
But I still luv it~ XD

不良笑花/Miss No Good Preview

Well. Here's finally a update.

Cough. Nice poster. Looks quite out of the box. I'll say.
And Rainie looks different. But not in a good way. The hairdo is worse than her WWL haircut and Mike He's DBY haircut put together. (LOL! Just kidding! I know it's for the show!)

I saw a special on Will Pan in 娛樂百分百/100% Entertainment a couple weeks ago. He seemed OK, I guess. Maybe just another Mike He though. Who knows?

Chen Yan Xi is also in this drama, although I don't know whether it's a lead or a bit. XD

Otherwise, I don't have much to say. So take a look at the post I wrote b4!

無敵珊寶妹/Invincible San Bao Mei Preview

I only just found out who is starring in the drama right after FTLY. Nicholas Teo from Smiling Pasta! I was so amazed~ Nicholas has been out of the drama world for quite a while, two years to be exact.

Who's Starring:

• Nicholas Teo as Sun Wu Di 孫無敵
• Amber Kuo as Hu Shan Bao 胡珊寶
• Roy Qiu
• Yvonne Yao as Zu An (Sun Wu Di's girlfriend)
• Ethan Ruan as Ji Cun Xi (cameo)
• Chen Qiao En as Chen Xin Yi (cameo)

SYNOPSIS:

When Sun Wu Di was still a young kid his father was kidnapped. After this event, Wu Di grew up not trusting people even those who he worked closely with. Wu Di has a narcissistic personality where he feels that those below him are inferior to him and he is perfect all around. He has a perfect girlfriend, Zu An, who is independent and smart. He has no worries! He can always depend on himself. That is until he met a girl named Hu Shan Bao.

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I was not surprised that Ethan and Qiao En were going to be in a cameo. It's a perfect money-spinner! People would love to see the couple in another drama, even though it's only for a scene or two. And I'll definitely watch the first episode!

Amber Kuo seems to be a newcomer. I guess this is some sort of trend, because Dylan from FTLY is also a new person. But she seems to be pretty OK. Yvonne Yao, on the other hand, is the new Anna. Even her character seems like it! *uh-oh*

On the clip above, Nicholas states he is the host of a reality show, similar to the real life one, 大小愛吃/Little and Big S. He is a narcissist, which means he is pretty much in love with himself. He also has a lot of self-confidence~

Well. I'll be watching this show as soon as possible! XD

我的快樂/My Happiness Piano Version

I am so hooked on to this song! I love it so much! But I can't believe next week is the last episode. Still, I'll bet they'll make a season 2. There hasn't been such a spectacular drama in forever.

Anyhow, this is the piano version they always play on TV. There's no official one, so Youtubers are doing their best jobs. I found this one video, where the guy plays really good! Watch it above.

If you think you're THAT good (so not me), then take a look at the music sheets!

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我的快樂/My Happiness Ring Tone

Well. I would definitely use this ring tone...if it wasn't for my new really awesome Totally Spies ring tone, I would change it.

I like this song the best of the OST, even though all the songs are terrific. This song is really special, and each time us fans hear it, we remember every time Cinyi cried. >.<

If you like it, download it here.

薑軍包- About time!

It's about time Fated to Love You starts selling fan items. The amazing drama hit a 13% last week. We're all really excited to see the next episode here at the Notebook. But if there's something to be more excited about, its the famous 薑軍包 (Jiang Jun Bao) that 紀存希 (Ji Cun Xi) made for 欣怡 (Cinyi) on the night of her birthday. An adorable stuffed animal version is coming out~ actually it already did (8/1).



We are definitely going to buy one! Only 88 NT, or about $2.50 US dollars.

星光大道第三季: 徐佳瑩 / 青花瓷

This is one very hard song. Normal people don't usually sing this type of songs at KTV. And the people that DO~ they are either professionals or people that are really too full of themselves. XD

徐佳瑩 is neither. She is simply an contestant in an Taiwan reality show. I think the song itself was not made for her. But don't get me wrong, she did a very good job!

The acoustics also made a difference. The acoustics Jay Chou used were much better, but I don't think that One Million Star would go to that much trouble to make it sound the same. ^.^

Compare 徐佳瑩 with Jay's:

New Release: Hot Shot Theme Song by Alan Luo

This is the newly released theme song (by Alan Luo) of the much awaited TW drama, Hot Shot. I myself don't really think this song is the greatest, but we'll have to wait and see. But compared to Bull Fighting, I'd very much rather listen to 鬥牛要不要 for the whole day~ XD

Anyways, take 5 and do a little research b4 the grand show!

Click here.

Hot Shot broadcast times

It seems that Hot Shot has two different broadcast dates. Take a look:

CTV: July 27th
GTV: August 2nd

I seriously can't imagine who would want to watch Hot Shot on August 2nd, if they could watch it earlier. Still, 8/2 is a saturday, so they do have dibs! XD

Why "Fated to Love You" is such an obsession in Taiwan

I know. It is so amazing, and yet unbelievable. This is definitely the drama of 2008.
Last week, FTLY had 12% of the population of Taiwan glued onto the television at 10 PM sharp. It is really quite extraordinary, I'd say. It's been a long time since we've had such a high peak. But remember folks, the last episode will be closing in on August 10th, so mark yal' calendars.

Last thing; the Wall Street Journal had a article on FTLY. It is amazing~ it's becoming kinda a worldwide thing. ^-^

Check it out here.

郭靜/Claire

I'll use this chance to introduce my latest obsession: Claire!

I really like her new album, 下一個天亮/The Next Dawn. It's pretty nice, and I like the slow-song type better than the rock and roll type. So typically, Claire is the ideal choice.

Yup, so here I have her song: 下一個天亮/The Next Dawn



Enjoy~

Note to All:

I'd just like to tell everyone that I posted one of my short-stories onto the website Booksie. I'd love it if you guys could take about 10 minutes out of your busy lives to read my story and comment! This means a lot to me~ XD

Description:

A rich and spoiled girl finds out the true meaning behind friendship, and perhaps love, in a remarkable journey to a place long lost.

Interested? Take a look.

為你寫詩-Kenji Wu/吳克群

All my friends have gone crazy over Kenji Wu, but I'm still out in the dust~ XD
I think he's only OK, but you have to admit his songs are pretty good!

為你寫詩:

愛情 是一種怪事 我開始全身不受控制
愛情 是一種本事 我開始連自己都不是
為你 我做了太多的傻事
第一件就是 為你寫詩

為你寫詩 為你靜止 為你做不可能的事
為你 我學會彈琴寫詞 為你失去理智
為你寫詩 為你靜止 為你做不可能的事
為你 彈奏所有情歌的句子 我忘了說 最美的是你的名字


愛情 是一種怪事 你的笑容是唯一宗旨
愛情 是一種本事 我在你心裡什麼位子
為你 我做了太多的傻事
第一件就是 為你寫詩

為你寫詩 為你靜止 為你做不可能的事
為你 我學會彈琴寫詞 為你失去理智
為你寫詩 為你靜止 為你做不可能的事
為你 彈奏所有情歌的句子 我忘了說 最美的是你的名字


為你寫詩 為你靜止 為你做不可能的事
為你 我學會彈琴寫詞 為你失去理智
為你寫詩 為你靜止 為你做不可能的事
為你 彈奏所有情歌的句子 我忘了說 最美的是你的名字

我什麼都能忘記 但唯一不忘是你的名字
我什麼都能忘記 但唯一不忘是你的樣子
我什麼都能忘記 但唯一不忘是你的名字
我什麼都能忘記 但唯一不忘是你的樣子

黃靖倫: 星光三班最受歡迎 Most Popular of Class 3

I watched this yesterday, and I was like, wow. This song is from the popular Korean drama, Winter Sonata, which I still have to watch. XD

In One Million Star Class 3, I liked 黃靖倫 the most. His voice is the most special, and it seems to hold a lot of potential. Plus, when he sang this song, it was like his voice was made for it! ^_^

Let's all applaud for 黃靖倫! He rox~ hopes he gets in top 3!

功夫灌籃/Kung Fu Dunk

Finally! I've been dying to see this movie~ and wha-la!

Recently I was very impressed by Jay Chou and his new movie; 不能說的秘密/Secret.
The story itself wowed all spectators, while the music was an wonderful add. I especially liked the soundtrack~ it was classical, with a little twist.

So let's get to the point. Kung Fu Dunk. This was one amazing movie. It had many hidden meanings, and teamwork was valued very much. The scenes were done very beautifully, I think. I mean, every movie likes to use graphics. But then we have too much graphics, which makes the movie awfully cheesy. A gr8 expample of TOO MUCH is the movie from Disney; Sky High. The story was OK, but the graphics could make me puke. Talk about weirdness! XD

But I am getting so off topic. I also noticed that people have lately been saying KFD is just a copy of Stephen Chow's Shaolin Soccer. I love Stephen Chow~ he is was my idol since forever. And his movies are moslty about gr8 but lousy people that are shut up by the economy. Then, the main character gets famous again, the hard way~ XD
But I think KFD was a good experiment. It viewed sports in a different way. It doesn't have to match up to Stephen Chow, but it should meet fan's expectations! ^^

Right. If this article isn't enough to make you want to watch KFD, then lemme tell you that Dylan from Fated To Love You is in it! Funny~ he's always the awesome guy!

This movie is worth watching!

Fated To Love You: Ep.16 SP

I am so excited for episode 16!

From the two previews above, you can see that the next episode will be a very sweet one indeed~
I'm glad! It's a change from seeing the way Elaine has changed. I personally think it's scary. She changed way too over the line. I like the new her, though. On a second thought, it's an improvement. XD

Don't forget to catch episode 16 on Sunday~ ^_^

P.S. Lately, I noticed a comment that went SPLAT on my face. We'll call this person A. On my post on Hot Shot SP, A commented on my opinion about Jerry Yan. I already said no offense! I really don't like people that always think they're right. I mean, everyone has different opinions, and we have to respect each other. A had a opinion, but he/she could have expressed it in a nicer way instead of snickering at my ideas. In the future, it'd be nice if you express your feelings, but not go over with it. You may think I'm overreacting, but yes.

Have a gr8 summer!