Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Rainie Yang (in Protein)



This is a video from a couple years. But I was totally bored, so started watching these shows. This one is really funny. Rainie is talking about how Mike He always messes with her while they're acting, and stuff. It's cute too.

///Translation///
Thanks to Kittenpaw for writing this translation!

Banner Translations---
Down the top left: "Peach Colored Protein" (name of the talk show)
Down the right side in blue: "Yang Cheng Lin" (Rainie Yang)
Down the right side in pink/purple: "Love life of the Ke Ai Jiao Ju (Cute Princess)".

Subtitle translations---
Host 1: But it's also impossible with Mike He?
Rainie: *shakes head* No, not possible.
Host 1: Why?
Rainie: He is very much like...
Rainie: my little brother.
[banner appears in dark blue/purple] "! Mike He is more like a younger brother than a lover/boyfriend?"
Rainie: Really, I don't have a younger brother.
Rainie: But I hear/it seems to me that younger brothers
Rainie: really like to poke fun/mess around
Rainie: and then...
Rainie: purposely say things to induce you to react,
Rainie: that kind of behavior.
Host 1: So he's still using the kind of elementary school boys' approach
Host 1: to treat you—
Rainie: *laughs* Yes, yes.
Host 1: Yes, the type that swat you with their backpack,
Host 1: takes your textbooks to graffiti on, that kind?
Rainie: Yes, sort of like that.
Rainie: For example, like
Rainie: the type to take your powder compact and hide it, that kind!
Host 1: Ahh *nods* Then he really likes you!
Rainie: *shakes hand* No, it's not like that!
Host 1: Well, at least he's pretty interested, I feel.
Rainie: No, most likely not, because...
Host 1: —he acts this way.
Rainie: But...
Host 2: Some guys really do express their affections in this way though!
(in the background) Host 1: Agreed.
Rainie: Well, there's one type of girl, the type who won't get mad
Rainie: and simply ignore him. Then it wouldn't be fun for him.
Rainie: But I'm the type where,
Rainie: if you take my powder compact,
Rainie: I will go crazy!!
Rainie: Because I'd be like, "I need to touch up my make up!"
Rainie: And then I will want to steal it back,
Rainie: but if he still plays around and teases me,
Rainie: and make me NG,
Rainie: and then I will be like
Rainie: "Now I have to make him NG too!"
Host 1: *looks at host 2 knowingly* Well OK,
Host 1: both of them must have gone to the same elementary school! (regarding Mike and Rainie's childish behavior around each other)
Rainie: *laugh* Yes...
Host 1: So that's why you can interact the way you do!
Rainie: Well if that were really the case, I would be a fifth grader...
Rainie: ...and he would be a second grader!

///Time Check 01:00

Host 1: *laughs* It's about the same.
Host 1: Let's hear what Mike He has to say.

(page turns and camera is on Mike)
Down the right side in blue: Mike He discussing Rainie Yang

Mike: I remember once...
Mike: We are filming something together.
Mike: We—
Mike: Well, we were riding a motorcycle.
Mike: On the motorcycle,
Mike: she needs to do a scene where she cries.
Mike: But then, she couldn't make herself cry for that scene.
(on the side panel) Rainie: *looks surprised*
Mike: But she couldn't cry.
Down the right side in blue: Mike He discussing Rainie Yang
Mike: I remember once...
Mike: We are filming something together.
Mike: We—
Mike: Well, we were riding a motorcycle.
Mike: On the motorcycle,
Mike: she needs to do a scene where she cries.
Mike: But then, she couldn't make herself cry for that scene.
(on the side panel) Rainie: *looks surprised*
Mike: But she couldn't cry.

Mike: "Then you should be more serious!
Mike: Every scene, every shoot,
Mike: You should be serious in every one of them!"
Mike: Then as a result, me and her,
Mike: we would argue over this.
(on the side panel) Rainie: Yeah, we did have a fight.
Mike: I feel like, isn't it obvious that I'm not?
Mike: I don't really purposely act this way,
Mike: but then she'd be like,
Mike: well I'd tell her, you can't,
Mike: you can't act like you know more and tell me how to act!
Mike: And we'd fight.
Mike: *laughs* But then the director heard us.
Mike: And then,
Mike: the director—well I forgot what he said precisely—
Mike: lectured that, "If you two want to discuss proper conduct in life,
Mike: then continue this conversation at home,
Mike: don't argue about this now,
Mike: don't discuss this while we're on the set of filming!"

(page turns and camera is back on Rainie)

Host 1: This event seems to be unhappy,
Host 1: Rainie?
Rainie: I have to explain my side of this!
Rainie: That day, at that shoot,
Rainie: I actually already did many scenes where I have to cry,

[banner appears in dark blue/purple] "! She takes everything seriously, but Mike He misunderstood?"

Rainie: and then that day the weather was incredibly cold,

///Time Check 2:00

Rainie: and I'm the kind of person who is affected by cold easily.
Rainie: I try to develop the mood I have to be in for the scene,
Rainie: and it takes awhile [because of the weather].
Rainie: And then I saw that he,
Rainie: —when they film me,
Rainie: he sort of didn't take his part seriously,
Rainie: but when they filmed him,
Rainie: he took his role seriously and acted very well!
Rainie: You can feel the atmosphere well when he was being filmed,
Rainie: but of course the director did tell me,
Rainie: you can't completely rely on others.
Rainie: However, I feel like,
Rainie: other than myself being into the role,
Rainie: I also hope that both of us interact.
Rainie: And so,
Rainie: I talked to Mike about this seriously,
Rainie: And I said,
Rainie: Mm, earlier in the scene, when you were testing out the scene,
Host 1: Tell him to not mess around?
Rainie: Yes, you weren't as good as when we formally filmed.
Rainie: He said *emulates Mike's deep voice* "Did I? No I didn't!"
Rainie: *continues in a deep voice* "I act the same!" Yeah, like that.
(camera cuts to hosts and audience laughing at Rainie's impersonation of Mike's drawling, deep tone)
Rainie: And then I'd tell him,
(camera cuts to hosts and audience still laughing)
Rainie: And then I'd tell him that, really,
Rainie: I feel like, no matter what,
Rainie: I only hope,
Rainie: in later scenes filming me,
Rainie: we will help each other out (i.e. help each other get in character/ role/mood for the scene)
Rainie: similarly, when we're filming you, I'll help you out too.
Rainie: I was not trying to display an attitude,
Rainie: I was really only trying to say,
Rainie: I think it's necessary for actors to help each other out and interact well in scenes.
Host 1: And then he said...?
Rainie: And then he went,
Rainie: "Why are you making me out to be a bad person?"
Rainie: And then I went,
Rainie: "No one is thinking that,"
Rainie, —no... what did he say? —
Rainie: He said, "Why did you think of me as such a scheming and conniving person,
Rainie: as if I purposely cause you to not act as well as you could?"

/// Time Check 03:00

Rainie: But then later,
Rainie: because of that event,
Rainie: my mood was affected,
Rainie: and I felt—
Rainie: Because actually,
Rainie: I actually almost developed that mood [so that I could cry]
Rainie: but it retracted back into me and,
Rainie: I've almost developed and it went away,
Rainie: So that day was a huge strain.
Host 1: So would you still want to work with him?
Rainie: I worked with him again on my MV/music video.
Host 1: Do you feel—
Rainie: *guiltily admits* The filming process for that was also full of arguments...
(camera cuts to Host 2 laughing)
Host 1: It is the same for the two of you that you like to bicker, is all?
Rainie: I guess so... well it is,
Rainie: It is an important element in livening things up on the set!
Rainie: Because a lot of people say,
Rainie: if the two of us didn't bicker that day, then the set would be very quiet and boring.
Rainie: Yeah, but—
Host 2: What do the two of you usually argue about?
Rainie: Usually? Very minor things!
Rainie: Or it'd be that he flicks my ear,
Rainie: or wants to poke at my mole.

[banner appears in dark blue/purple] "! Mike He likes to poke at Rainie Yang's mole?"

Rainie: He really does try to poke my mole!
Rainie: He feels like my mole gets in his way,
Rainie: because he gets irritated at seeing it!
(camera cuts to Host 1 nodding to Host 2 in an "Is that so?" look)

/// Time Check 04:00

Rainie: Yes! And then I'd be like,
Rainie: —and I've already told him!—
Rainie: I get really scared of people poking my mole,
Rainie: because I have a looming shadow from childhood,
Rainie: since I was young, there would be people pointing at my mole and saying,
Rainie: "It's a fly!"
Rainie: So ever since I was little I'd hate it when people get close
Rainie: and point at it like this!
Rainie: But he really actually took a cotton swab and poked at me!
Rainie: *gets into a sneaky position* He'd be like this,
Rainie: *in the same pose* he'd really act like this!
Rainie: And then he'd POKE!
Rainie: And then I'd freak out!
Rainie: And then I'd go,
Rainie: "Didn't I tell you not to poke it?"
Rainie: And he'd be like,
Rainie: *in Mikes deep voice* "You're not getting mad anyways~~~" ß like that!
Rainie: And then I'd immediately ignore him for three days! *laughs guiltily*

Monday, March 31, 2008

Song Solos





I've noticed lately that a lot of Youtube videos feature solos of famous songs. I really like how different the songs sound. Sometimes it's played on guitar, sometimes on piano. Either way reflects really different. I know some piano solos, but I definitely can't play as well as these people. ^_^ (see above)

If you're kinda sucky at music, but want to learn a simple music piece, I have the answer! I think basically everyone knows how to play the recorder, and if you don't then...I don't know. Forget about it, I guess.

愛轉角 (Corner With Love):

FEDCD AA
FEDBD FE
FGAAA CD
BFGG FDFFE

幾分 (How Many Points):

DEF DAE
DEF DD CD
DEF DDD EBA
AA FDDDAE

缺氧 (Breathless):

DDCBAAGG
EEEDCBBCBAAG
DDDEFFFG
DCCB
GGGABAG

These are the most simple and most basic notes. So dig out your old elementary school recorders and hit the stages!

Sunday, March 23, 2008

Smiling Pasta/微笑PASTA



My first impression of Smiling Pasta was not very complimentary. Most Taiwan dramas portray girls that are really...dumb. Such as ISWAK. Ariel is really pretty and a good actress, but really, she is waaayyy too stupid. No offense to ISWAK lovers!

I think Smiling Pasta is really cute. It's trying for the happy, lighthearted drama. Not the very sad, romantic type. But it's romantic in it's own special way. One thing I loved about this drama is that it uses a lot of special effects. Which just adds to the drama's cuteness. ^_^

CHARACTER CHECK:

Cheng Xiao Shi/Cyndi Wang: I didn't like her that much...she's not that pretty and can get a little annoying in the first episode. But if you watch on, she's really lovable and cute.

He Qun/Nicholas Teo: I feel a little embarrassed to say this, but I thought that Nicholas looked like Calvin Chen from Fahrenheit. I mean, even his voice is similar! But now I think I was blind or deaf that day. It's funny now that I think of it.

Ah Zhe/Gino: I was like, ugh, who is this guy? But I really learned to like this cold and tough guy. Even though he looks really hard to cross, he has a very warm heart. ^_^

Rita/Xiao Qiao: She's supposedly the female antagonist, but I turned out to really like her personality in the end. Not too scheming, and not too evil. Love Rita!

Vincent: He Qun's manager...is awesome! Except maybe he's a little misunderstanding in the end. But all goes well. I just found out that he plays the manager/assistant to Ruo He's dad in Bullfighting. Seriously, that scares me.

Cheng Family: Everyone in Xiao Shi's family has different personalities, and I loved each of them. They were there for Xiao Shi from start to end. That point especially touched me.

There is no realy climax to this drama, just because it was meant to set a smile on your face. When He Qun and Xiao Shi argue, it always makes me laugh. When they have troubles, they cause me to shed tears. This drama really is awesome. No drama can be perfect, and a lot of people say the CK problem was solved too fast. But if you think logically, it makes sense. But no spoilers!

I read on the comments that in Ep. 16, if Xiao Shi could have had amnesia and totally forgotten who He Qun was, that was a way to extend the drama. I thought, woah, that is such a good idea! I mean, wow! A whole new story could spin from right there!

A lot of people say that SP might have a season 2, but I have a theory. One of the latest dramas that made a season 2 was ISWAK, which was a top box office drama. I'm not very sure if SP sold this well...

I've pretty much said I have to comment. Now I'm telling, if you want a very happy and relaxed drama to watch, then this one is BINGO!!! :)

The following is kudos to DramaWiki:

CAST:

SYNOPSIS:
Xiao Shi is a girl who has gone through many short relationships, 17 to be exact, not one lasting more than 3 months hence, she was cursed with a three-month curse. After being dumped by her 17th boyfriend, the world looks grimmer than ever. At that time, a famous idol, He Qun runs past, bumps into Xiao Shi, and they end up "kissing" on the street. Paparazzi swarmed by and to avoid a bad reputation, He Qun’s manager declared Xiao Shi as He Qun’s girlfriend of one year and fiancée. Thus, a love contract was made. This story is about how the couple learns to like each other after having disagreements in the beginning, as well as fighting the injustices the media throw at them. Will Xiao Shi finally break her 3 month curse?

LAST TIDBIT:

I have to say, it was so funny when I saw Leon Jay Williams in Ep. 15! I was like, hey it's Tian Jun from My Lucky Star! Haha!

I loved their soundtrack- every song rocked! See review for Tears From Polaris.

Did you know that Qian Hui is actually Ming Mei from My Lucky Star. Geez. Such a differrent character...

Friday, March 21, 2008

Agent J 特務J- Jolin Tsai 蔡依林



This is kinda old, but a couple days ago, my friend lent me her MP3, and it had Jolin's 桃花園/Ideal State, which is now one of my favorites in this album. A lot of people say this was Jolin's best album so far, but I have to say I'm a little disappointed. Jay Chou's album was awesome, Fahrenheit's hit the box office, and Aska Yang improved so much since he first appeared onstage in One Million Stage. There's nothing wrong with the album, but I really think Jolin changed since she first entered showbiz. Like in a weird way...
But I still support her! Jolin ROX!

One reason I love Jolin is: she went to my old elementary school. Which is pretty funny, right? This year's school anniversary, she's going to attend! As if anyone can get close for a signature.

The OST of this album is Agent J- I don't really like it. I don't usually like fast songs, and this one one not much of an exception. But I saw the MV, and the guy looks SO much like Nicholas Teo. But instead it's some korean guy.

Everyone knows that Jolin went out with Jay, and then Jay went out with Patty Hou, and NOW Jolin is saying that she was backstabbed. I mean, get with the program, Jolin, this happened years ago!

My favorite songs in this album is:

  • 桃花園/Ideal State
  • 日落後/Sun Will Never Set
  • 節拍器/Metronome
Cough, cough. That's it...?
Well, you can't expect for the whole album to be awesome (in your personal opinions). Even superhuman Jay can't do that. That's why I fully support Japan when they release singles. You can be sure you don't waste money. But the point is, I still don't think it's worth it because I listen to one song for a couple weeks, then I get totally bored.

Well, I thought I had another "unbiased" opinion. I forgot, believe it or not. Geez. How pathetic can I get? Since this is so, I end it here!

SUGAR & SPICE: (credits to wikipedia)

The expenses for Jolin's album "Agent J" took 50,000,000 Taiwan dollars (1,513,179.80 USD), filming in Paris, England, and Thailand and taking dance lessons in Europe, Taiwan, and USA [1]. Jolin had learn pole dancing and aerial ribbon dancing for a music video for her album "Agent J". Jolin learnt the moves within 10 days of intense training, almost paralysing her right arm [2]. The deluxe version of the new album contains a three-part music movie featuring popular Korean actor Kim Jae Won and Hong Kong stars Stephen Fung and Carl Ng. Metronome was written by Jolin herself.

The track, "Sun Will Never Set" is a cover version of the original "Sunshine In The Rain" by Bodies without Organs

SONG LIST:

  1. Agent J (特務J; Te wu J)
  2. Bravo Lover (愛無赦; Ai wu she)
  3. Alone (一個人; Yi ge ren)
  4. Fear-Free (怕什麼; Pa shi mo)
  5. Ideal State (桃花源; Tao hua yuan)
  6. Prologue of Tacit Violence (冷.前言; Leng qian yan)
  7. Tacit Violence (冷暴力; Leng bao li)
  8. Priceless (非賣品; Fei mai pin)
  9. Metronome (節拍器; Jie pai qi)
  10. Golden Triangle (金三角; Jin san jiao)
  11. Sun Will Never Set (日不落; Ri bu luo)
  12. Let's Move It

(Note: All the track names have only three characters)

SALES:
Agent J is one of the best selling albums around Asia. In Taiwan, the order before the album release had reached 50,000. One week after the album was released, the total sales in Taiwan has reached 150,000. Critics are expecting this album can sell over 200,000 just in Taiwan. In Hong Kong, the album debuted in HMV best selling Asian album at its peak number 2. As the album was released one week later after Taiwan, the Agent J has sold over 10,000 copies in Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, the promotion is still continuing in December. Jolin is planning to go to Hong Kong for events and promotion in Christmas period as the album has now sold about 20,000 and is one of the best-selling Mandarin album in Hong Kong in 2007.

LAST COMMENT:
I didn't even know all the songs were only 3 words! Woah, what's that supposed to mean?
Maybe Jolin's album sold better than I thought. Okay, okay, I take it back.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Tears From Polaris- 北極星的眼泪



This is a song from the TW drama- Smiling Pasta! Which I'm still watching. I like it so far, but that's probably since I haven't seen Full House before.

Anyhow, this song is by Nicholas Teo, the guy inside Smiling Pasta. His voice isn't that good, but after I saw his character in SP, I thought he really rocked! It makes me feel like he pours his whole heart in while singing. In the song contest between him and his brother, he sang this song, and it made me cry. It had so much feeling!

Monday, March 17, 2008

白色風車



This is a old Jay Chou song, but I just noticed that Yoo Ha Na (劉荷娜/유하나) was inside it! Yoo Ha Na acts Xia Zhe Xing (夏之星) inside My Lucky Star. ^_^ Enjoy!

Thursday, March 13, 2008

微笑PASTA —我在159號,讓世界看見你—



This, again, is a short commercial thing from SETTV. 我在159號,讓世界看見你, to be exact. Except last time, it was on My Lucky Star. This one is from Smiling Pasta. Which is the drama I'm watching right now, but I can't quite write a review because I've only watched half of it. But I can say that a lot of people think Smiling Pasta is so much like Full House. Well, duh, even the director said SP was a Taiwan remake of the Korean drama Full House. I thought SP was a pretty dumb drama at the start, but as you watch on, you'll grow attached to the drama! ^_^
Like I am now...

Friday, March 07, 2008

Coffee Prince/커피프린스 1호점 /咖啡王子一號店



I promised to write a review since a couple days ago. And WHA-LA! Here it is(my version):

Coffee Prince is a very relaxing drama. It's not I-Like-You-You-Like-Me, He-Likes-You-And-I'm-Jealous, vice versa. It's pretty much a drama without antagonists. Instead, it covers other people's story. For instance, the Coffee Prince: Ha Rim, Min Yeop, Sun Ki, and Manager Hong. It doesn't leave stories hanging and makes you absolutely LOVE the Coffee Prince no matter how much you/I hated Ha Rim in the first place. I mean, I really didn't like Ha Rim. He was such a...nevermind. But now, his personality seems really funny to me.

Character Check:

~Go Eun Chan~
A girl that works hard to pay off her family's debts. Ever since her dad passed away, she was always the head of the family. So when Han Kyul said he'd pay her for his "lover" job, she had no choice but to accept. (NOTE: Eun Chan is forced to give up her girl appearance because she works so hard and never has time to "look" like a girl. So Han Kyul thought she was a guy- BIG MISTAKE!!!!!!!!)

~Choi Han Kyul~
A guy that is the son of a huge food company. But instead of working at it, he runs to America and creates blog templates- I think. So his Grandma thinks it's inappropriate for such an important heir(he's the ONLY heir) and sends for his return. When he returns, his Grandma tells him to go on a bunch of blind dates. So that is when Eun Chan comes in. (NOTE: not exactly your typical snobby mob boss)

~Choi Han Sung~
Han Kyul's cousin and friend. He's a song producer, and WAS dating Han Yoo Joo, b4 she ran off with DK (her new boyfriend). He meets Eun Chan (he knows she's a girl) because she delivers milk there. An incredibly nice, friendly, and warm guy. ^_^ (NOTE: he finds himself more and more attracted to Eun Chan....)

~Han Yoo Joo~
Han Kyul's secret "habit". Han Kyul once liked her, but since she liked Han Seong, he gave up. But Yoo Joo once said that if Han Kyul really liked her, he would whisk her away without thought of his cousin. So..kinda confusing. Back to Yoo Joo's personality. Personally, she's pretty cheeky in the first part. She broke up with Han Seong, ran with DK, and had the guts to come back to Han Seong after...3 years? Not so sure. Will check on that. But she becomes sweeter in the end. :)

~Jin Ha Rim~
Read the first paragraph!

~No Sun Ki~
A japanese guy that came to Korea to find his old girlfriend. Searching for a long time already, he works in popular but illegal waffle stand. When Han Kyul is recruiting members for Coffee Prince, he sees Sun Ki and asks him to join. Sun Ki may seem cold and resentful at the front, but when you watch on, he's really a very wonderful person.

~Hwang Min Yeop~
Eun Chan's sister, Eun Sae's crush. Eun Sae once called for Eun Chan to help her out because a gangster was harassing her. Min Yeop mistook Eun Chan for a boy and thought she was Eun Sae's boyfriend. So they decided to have a contest to see who could the most noodles in the least time. The setting is coincidently in the old unremodeled Coffee Prince. Eun Chan wins, and Min Yeop sets off to see her to have another contest when she's working at Coffee Prince. Eun Chan tricks Min Yeop that when he helps her finish the work, then they'll fight. Mi Yeop agrees, and he becomes a hired member of the Coffee Prince when Han Kyul sees what a hard worker he is. A stupid, but soft hearted fellow, is sure to make you smile when you see him.

~Manager Hong~
Before Coffee Prince, Manager Hong always seemed so far away from the actual world. His Coffee Shop never had many customers, even though his coffee was delicious. Basically a disgusting person, but he has his points.

DRAMA WIKI SYPNOPSIS:
The life of Go Eun Chan (Yoon Eun Hye) is not easy; she works many jobs to pay off debts and even gave up her feminine image. Choi Han Kyul (Gong Yoo) is the heir of a big food company, but his grandmother wants him to settle down, so she arranged many dates for him. After Eun Chan bumped into Han Kyul and was mistaken for a boy, Han Kyul decided to hire Eun Chan to be his gay lover in order to avoid the arranged dates. Desperately in need of money, Eun Chan had no choice but to accept. Han Kyul's grandmother also made Han Kyul in charge of a filthy coffee shop in danger of being bankrupt. Eun Chan begged to work at the coffee shop, and not long after, feelings start to spark, except, how would Han Kyul accept his "homosexuality"?

CAST:

Extended Cast

I don't really understand the ratings for Korea, but here they are anyways:
Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2007-07-02 1 14.4 (7th) 15.5 (7th)
2007-07-03 2 15.3 (7th) 16.2 (7th)
2007-07-09 3 18.1 (6th) 18.6 (5th)
2007-07-10 4 19.0 (4th) 19.8 (4th)
2007-07-16 5 19.3 (3rd) 20.1 (2nd)
2007-07-17 6 23.2 (2nd) 23.9 (2nd)
2007-07-23 7 25.2 (2nd) 25.3 (2nd)
2007-07-24 8 26.8 (2nd) 28.1 (2nd)
2007-07-30 9 25.2 (2nd) 26.2 (2nd)
2007-07-31 10 25.9 (2nd) 27.3 (2nd)
2007-08-06 11 28.4 (2nd) 30.8 (1st)
2007-08-07 12 29.9 (2nd) 31.4 (2nd)
2007-08-13 13 29.3 (2nd) 32.1 (2nd)
2007-08-14 14 28.1 (2nd) 30.5 (2nd)
2007-08-20 15 27.1 (2nd) 29.0 (2nd)
2007-08-21 16 28.5 (2nd) 30.8 (1st)
2007-08-27 17 27.7 (2nd) 29.5 (2nd)
Average 24.2 25.6


Hee Hee. Enjoy watching!

Coffee Prince(English Subs)
Coffee Prince(original version)

Thursday, February 28, 2008

床邊故事~ 張韶涵 Angela



This is a MV from Angela's newest album, "Ang 5.o".
It's a nice album, filled with songs that are jut gr8, such as the GZXM theme song she did. But this one has a nice ring to it, calming like a lullaby and cute like a little kid. Especially the first 12 seconds.

04. 床邊故事

作詞:戴蕙心 作曲:戴蕙心 編曲:洪敬堯/謝銘祥

小時候 睡覺前最愛聽床邊 故事
幻想進入那神秘的國度
不要走 別關燈 請再講一個故事
讓它陪我進入夢鄉中

或許我是個海盜 要去尋找那寶藏
或許我是個快樂的美人魚

#每一晚 每一頁 我幻想 都成真
 這就是床邊故事的魔力

*每一晚 每一頁 我可以環遊全世界
 這就是床邊故事的魔力

Repeat all once,#,*,#,*



It's easy to remember becuz it only has one set of lyrics. Which is nice, but sometimes too simple.

Jay Chou's 牛仔很忙 (Jay On The Run)



This is Jay's 2007 album- and I really think this is his best album out of them all. There are so many good songs that really have feelings and songs that just make you plain happy. No matter what type of music you like, you'll find at least some songs you love in this album.

CD

  1. 牛仔很忙 Cowboy On The Run (Niŭ Zăi Hĕn Máng)*
  2. 彩虹 Rainbow (Căi Hóng)*
  3. 青花瓷 Blue & White Porcelain (Qīng Huā Cí)
  4. 陽光宅男 Sunny Otaku (Yáng Guāng Zhăi Nán)*
  5. 蒲公英的約定 Dandelion's Promise (Pú Gōng Yīng Dè Yuē Dìng)*
  6. 无双 Unparalleled (Wú Shuāng)
  7. 我不配 I'm Not Worthy (Wŏ Bù Pèi)*
  8. Nonsensical (Chě)
  9. 甜甜的 Sweetness (Tián Tián Dè)
  10. 最長的電影 The Longest Movie (Zuì Cháng Dè Diàn Yǐng)
My favorites are shown above with a star. ******
So, listen to them from this page- they're worth it!!! ^_^

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

♪IMEEM: What's On Your Playlist?♪




Maybe I've said a couple things about IMEEM- but I sure never did write a full post on it. So here I am, slaving away at the laptop. I have a account on IMEEM-

Hallie's IMEEM Account

And I uploaded some stuff. To tell you the truth, I'm pretty proud of the background design, which I take credit for putting the pictures together and matching the color schemes. Which I LOVE doing! I wish Blogger would open something like a Theme Editor. It would be very very cool! Well, also since I don't really know how to fiddle around with HTML- it's way too complicated. It's for people that have numbers and stuff in their head at all times. Which scares me at times.

Anyways, IMEEM is the coolest music site around- and I've used it a few spare times. It has tons of cool functions. But one drawback- you have to make an account or else all the music will be only 30 seconds. But they don't ask you much in order to make an account. AND you can make up stuff. Like your birthdate. Haha.

轉角*遇到愛 Corner With Love



This might be kinda outta date- Corner* With Love aired some time ago. Like, at the start of 2007. But I watched it around summertime. And now I remembered that I didn't do a review- yet. Yet is the operative word. Haha. Here is DramaWiki's shortened rehash of Corner With Love:

Xin Lei (Barbie Xu), a girl from a wealthy family, and Qin Lang (Alan Luo), a guy who came to Shanghai to pursue his dream of becoming an artist, meet by accident at a corner when her car and his bike crash into each other. They meet again when Xin Lei goes to the restaurant that Qin Lang works at. They truly get to know each other when Xin Lei asks him to teach her how to make oyster pancakes. Then, Xin Lei's parents' company goes bankrupt. Without telling her, Xin Lei's parents go into hiding, leaving only a plane ticket and a key to their house in Taiwan. To make matters worse, Xin Lei's fiance breaks the engagement, due to his parents' wishes. The only two people she has now are Qin Lang and her best friend Xi Xian. Qin Lang then tells her that he is leaving for Taiwan, so they bade farewell. When Xin Lei arrives in Taiwan, she finds out that Qin Lang's family has been living in the house for years! After much controversy, Qin Lang's grandmother finally lets her stay. Thus begins a magical love story.

A magical love story. Oh, how nice! *sarcastic voice*
But whatever. I'm 2 out of energy to write my own version- so wha-la!

CAST:

EPISODE RATINGS:

Episode Nationwide
01 2.85
02 3.17
03 3.59
04 3.34
05 4.12
06 3.94
07 2.94
08 3.26
09 3.47
10 3.42
11 3.64
12 3.94
13 4.00
14 4.07
15 3.96
16 3.75
average 3.59


Haha. So, if you haven't seen this drama yet, it's a definite MUST-SEE!!!!!!

P.S. When I finish The First Shop Of Coffee Prince, I'll write a full review- currently on episode 12!

我在159號,讓世界看見你



This is kinda a commercial show from SETTV. I mean, not technically a show, and not really a commercial. It's only a minute or so, but it shows parts from dramas aired in the past year or so. Like, good parts or something. But it's pretty interesting- so take a look!

RELATED EXITS:

Oh right, I want to clear one thing. The Youtube SETTV channel is official- you can see that on the webpage! ^_^

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Top 25 Ways To Drive Your Roommate Crazy

This is a funny letter I received in a chain letter...it probably seems cheesy, but it'll make a rainy day seem much more sunnier. ^_^

Top 25 Ways To Drive Your Roommate Crazy

1. Every time you wake up, start yelling, "Oh, my God! Where the
heck am I?!" and run around the room for a few minutes. Then go
back to bed. If your roommate asks, say you don't know what
he/she is talking about.

2. Buy a plant. Sleep with it at night. Talk to it. After a few weeks,
start to argue with it loudly. Then yell, "I can't live in the same
room with you," storm out of the room and slam the door. Get rid
of the plant, but keep the pot. Refuse to discuss the plant ever
again.

3. Buy a Jack-in-the-box. Every day, turn the handle until the
clown pops out. Scream continuously for twenty minutes.

4. Live in the hallway for a month. Afterwards, bring all of your
stuff back into the room and tell your roommate, "Okay, your
turn."

5. Keep a tarantula in a jar for three days. Then get rid of the
tarantula. If your roommate asks, say, "Oh, he's around here
somewhere."

6. While your roommate is out, glue your shoes to the ceiling.
When your roommate walks in, sit on the floor, hold your head,
and moan.

7. Punch a hole in the TV Set and watch it anyway, complaining
about the poor picture quality.

8. Collect potatoes. Paint faces on them and give them names.
Name one after your roommate. Separate your roommate's potato
from the others. Wait a few days, and then bake your roommate's
potato and eat it. Explain to your roommate, "He just didn't
belong."

9. Break the window with a rock. If your roommate protests,
explain that you were hot. Open and close the broken window as
your normally would.

10. Move everything to one side of the room. Ask your roommate
if he knows how much an elephant weighs, and look at the floor on
the empty side of the room with concern.

11.When your roommate comes in, pretend that you are on the
phone, screaming angrily and shouting obscenities. After you hang
up, say, "That was your mom. She said she'd call back."

12. Sit in front of a chess board for hours, saying nothing, doing
nothing. Then, look up and say, "I think this game goes a lot faster
with two players."

13. Talk back to your "Rice Krispies." All of a sudden, act
offended, throw the bowl on the floor and kick it. Refuse to clean it
up, explaining, "No, I want to watch them suffer".

14. Scatter stuffed animals around the room. Put party hats on
them. Play loud music. When your roommate walks in, turn off the
music, take off the party hats, put away the stuffed animals, and
say, "Well, it was fun while it lasted."

15. Unplug everything in the room except for one toaster. Pray to
the toaster. Bring it gifts. Throw some of your roommate's
possessions out the window. Say that the toaster made you do it.

16. Wear your shoes on the wrong feet, all the time. Constantly
complain that your feet hurt.

17. Instead of turning off the light switch, smash the light bulb
with a hammer. Put a new bulb in the next day. Complain often
about the cost of new lightbulbs.

18. Whenever your roommate brushes his/her teeth, watch him/her
do so. Take notes. Write a paper on it, and circulate it around
campus. If Your roommate protests, say, "The people have a right
to know!"

19. Collect potato chips that you think look like famous people.
Find One that looks like your roommate. Burn it, and explain, "It
had to be done."

20. Read the phone book out loud and excitedly. ("Frank Johnson!
Oh, wow! 837-9494! Holy cow!)

21. Buy a watermelon. Draw a face on it and give it a name. Ask
your roommate if the watermelon can sleep in his/her bed. If your
roommate says no, drop the watermelon out the window. Make it
look like a suicide. Say nasty things about your roommate at the
funeral.

22. Hold a raffle, offering your roommate as first prize. If he/she
protests, tell him/her that it's all for charity.

23. Make cue cards for your roommate. Get them out whenever
you'd like to have a conversation.

24. Set up about twenty plants in an organized formation. When
your roommate walks in, pretend to be in the middle of delivering
a speech to the plants. Whisper to them, "We'll continue this later,"
while eyeing your roommate suspiciously.

25. Keep some worms in a shoebox. When doing homework, go
and consult with the worms every so often. Then become angry,
shouting at the worms that they're stupid and they don't know what
they're talking about.

(NOTE: I take no credit!)

Sunday, February 17, 2008

My Lucky Star Drawn Picture


Awwww! So KAWAII!!! But lately I think I've been writing too much about My Lucky Star. Well, don't blame me. I just feel in a very writing-drama-stuff-mood.

換換愛 Why Why Love



Why Why Love. This is a drama I have seen for 3 times already!!!! Except for the ending, the whole drama has earned 5 thumbs up! The ending was too much like Silence. I mean, the director could have ended it at Ep. 12 but he decided to make more money by lagging off the last 3 eps. Which is just horrid. The last couple eps were the ones that made me cry- but no spoilers!!! Here's the description from DramaWiki:

Tong Jia Di needs a life besides work, paying down family debt, and more work. So her best friend Jiang Xiao Nan sneaks in a “Love” coupon in Jia Di’s raffle box praying that the lucky guy who draws it will sweep Jia Di off her feet. As it so happens, Huo Yan, the compassionate manager Jia Di has secret crush on, is the lucky guy. But, tho' the prince can exchange the coupon for Cinderella’s love, it doesn’t mean he will, especially when his devilish younger brother is determined to exchange his “Master/Angel” coupon for her servitude.

Well. I won't say that this synopsis is the best, but it's the best I can get. I mean, DramaWiki is the best drama site there is, and all the info is correct. Still, it sounds cheesy, right? And I don't mean the kind you put on lasagna either. But no more comments!

CAST:

Haha. That's actually a nice cast list. I guess. Like I said before, this drama is so like My Lucky Star.
I mean, the dad and his "affairs." And the personalities. But the director is the same...no creation.

EPISODE RATINGS:

Episode Nationwide
01 2.22
02 2.31
03 3.05
04 3.13
05 3.25
06 3.14
07 2.62
08 2.65
09 3.15
10 3.25
11 3.42
12 3.52
13 3.43
14 3.25
15 3.35
average 3.05

That's pretty good considering there's hundreds of channels to watch. ^_^
Anyways, watch WHY WHY LOVE!!!! It rox!!!!!


Saturday, February 16, 2008

❤Happy Heart Day❤





Happy Heart Day! Well, belated heart day. I've decided to put this movie soundtrack by Studio Ghibi. Or something like that. Studio Ghibi also created Totoro, the very famous Japanese animated movie. This movie is called Howl's Moving Castle. It's a love story...which is basically why I put this here. If you haven't seen this b4, then I strongly recommend you to. I mean, it's one of my all-time favorites. It's about a girl named Sophie that becomes cursed by the Witch of the Wastes. And she becomes a old woman. The whole plot is pretty strange, but the animation is just fantastic! I think it was a nominee for the Academy Awards. Some year or another. But it really is the best you can get!!!

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

My Lucky Star Blended Pics

~My Lucky Star~


This one is particularly pretty. It shows Hana and Jimmy at the first car race.

This one is vintage chic. Kinda like the tags of jeans. ^_^

Wow, it's FishEye!!!

I loved the words: "Faith is part of true love. Thank you for always believing in me." It so fits My Lucky Star!!!

Wow- like compasses and maps. Reminds me of Pirates Of The Caribbean-haha.


Well. That's a lot of pictures. They're all so nicely done! But of course I take no credit at all. The credit goes to...(drum roll)...http:///www.bbs.92wy.com! I'm totally obsessed with My Lucky Star lately. It is probably the best drama ever- except maybe 4 Why Why Love. And about Why Why Love, I just realized that I didn't do a full review. We
ll, that's what is coming next-soon. Lastly, Happy Lunar New Year!

Monday, February 04, 2008

My Lucky Star 放羊的星星



My Lucky Star (放羊的星星) is a taiwan drama that aired in 2007. It's one of the best dramas I have ever seen- definitely a must-see. It's plot is about a girl who goes to jail as a jewelery con-artist. The guy is E.Shine's (a big jewelery company) second master. And of course these big problems happen and everything else. But it's a very touching story and a the end it made me cry- quite a lot. But I won't spoil it for you people. It has a total of 20 episodes and I just finished it- but I wish I didn't so fast. It's been a long time since I had a really good drama to watch. Anyhow, this is the main concept from dramawiki:

Like the boy who cried wolf, Xia Zhi Xing had lied one too many times. So when she did tell the truth, nobody believed her except for the most unlikely person, Zhong Tian Qi, a runaway young master of a jewelry empire. His belief in her inspired her to become a real jewelry designer instead of a lying, scheming jewelry con artist. In the process, she taught him the real value of jewels that he is destined to inherit.

Such a good story! *sniff*

CAST:

WTSYA Videos Eps 1-6



I finally found where they were showing WTSYA- as of right now, they have episodes 1 thru 6. But Tudou might be a little slow. I'd suggest you to wait for it to load b4 you start to watch!

Sunday, February 03, 2008

Pure Celebrity Shock !_!



I got the shock of my life when I saw a celeb at the subway station. I totally freaked out becuz I didn't even expect it. I saw Aska Yang!!! He is the guy who made One Million Star(超級星光大道) famous starting from the first season. But now I totally regret I didn't scream his name or something. I mean, how dumb can you get? I guess I just kinda dazed out, I never expected to see him in a subway station! But I'm sure it was him. He was wearing a white track jacket with black stripes and pulling a bag. Maybe hurrying to a photo shoot? I dunno. But anyways, I still don't believe it becuz it sounds so crazy. So I decided to honor him by digging out his brand-new album, Dove (鴿子), and posting it here from IMEEM. All the best to Aska!!!

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Wish To See You Again 這裡發現愛

WTSYA Ad



WTSYA OST MV



This is a new taiwanese drama that's been broadcasting in Japan ever since December 12th. It's a drama to promote tourism in Taiwan. Since the F4 (Meteor Garden) are very famous in Japan, they star in this drama- actually only Vic, Ken and VanNess because Jerry is currently filming another drama with Wu Chun and Alan Luo called Hot Shot.
Vic Zhou acts a writer who's suddenly has no more ideas for stories so he becomes a taxi driver to hear stories from his passengers. Chen Yan Xi (Shao Nan From Why Why Love) stars as a girl who's recently graduated from college, and becomes a PR assistant in a 5 star hotel. Kingone is the hotel owner. I find that his character is very much like Huo Da in Why Why Love. And his brother, the general manager, is very much like Huo Yan's personality. Which I find very funny. Another thing that's funny is that you see old people from Why Why Love. I saw the groupleader and Bo Zi. But they only appear for like 5 seconds. Here's DramaWiki's synopsis on WTSYA:
"Xu Le is a bestselling author who never left home. He was recently struck with a case of writer's block and is in search of an inspiration so he decides to work as a taxi driver hoping that by listening to his passengers that he'll be struck with some inspiration. Coincidentally Xu Le meets his high school classmate, Ah Hao, who is also a taxi cab driver. Ma Yong Rui is an heir to a five-star hotel and is also Xu Le's and Ah Hao's old classmate. Lu Yi is now a fashion magazine editor and she was the dream girl that they all wanted. Pan Neng Xian is a 24 year old girl who recently graduated from college. She gets a job as a PR assistant in Yong Rui's five-star hotel."

CAST:

SONGS:
  • Zai Zhe Li Den Ni (在這裡等你) Waiting For You Here by F4
  • Ti Yan (體驗) Experience by F4
If there are any new songs, I will add them to this list. In Taiwan, this show will be broadcasting from 10:00 PM to 11:30 PM sundays starting from February 3rd. In total, there are 25 episodes. Oh, and Japan has already broadcasted to 7 or 8 eps. ^_^ I'm also looking 4 the videos for WTSYA Jap Version, but the user was suspended from Youtube for copyright terms. Sad. So I exchanged the vid to an commercial advertising WTSYA and the OST MV. Enjoy!

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

雙面飛倫海




Fahrenheit's newest album, 雙面飛倫海 has just released on January 4th. A hit album, selling 350,000 copies already and is still charting. This is Fahrenheit's 2nd album and they have very much improved since their first album. 雙面飛倫海 includes the popular 新窩 with the girl band S.H.E. Here is a list of songs in 雙面飛倫海:


  1. 新窩 Xin Wo (New Home) - featuring S.H.E
  2. 為你存在 Wei Ni Cun Zai (Existing For You)
  3. 出神入化 Chu Shen Ru Hua (Superb)
  4. 不會愛 Bu Hui Ai (Will Not Love)
  5. Ti Amo (I Love You) - Aaron Yan & Liu Li Yang duet
  6. 愛的王道 Ai De Wang Dao (Love's Royalty)
  7. 心理有數 Xin Li You Shu (You Know)
  8. 明日香 Ming Ri Xiang (Tomorrow's Fragrance)
  9. 至少還有我 Zhi Shao Hai You Wo (At Least You Still Have Me)
  10. 一萬個快樂 Yi Wan Ge Kuai Le (Ten Thousand Joys)
  11. 小小大人物 Xiao Xiao Da Ren Wu (Small Yet Significant Character)
  12. 新窩 Xin Wo (New Home) - 男生宿舍版 Nan Sheng Su She Ban (Male Students' Dormitory Version)
  13. 超喜歡你 Chao Xi Huan Ni (I Really, Really Like You)


Friday, January 11, 2008

Best Of Both Worlds MV



This is america's no.1 TV show's theme song, Best Of Both Worlds. If you look on the side, you can see that there are the lyrics. But in case you're just way 2 lazy, I have them here 4 you!



Best Of Both Worlds


Oh yeah
Come on

You get the limo out front
Hottest styles, every shoe, every color

Yeah, when you're famous it can be kinda fun
It's really you but no one ever discovers

In some ways you're just like all your friends
But on stage you're a star

You get the best of both worlds
Chill it out, take it slow
Then you rock out the show

You get the best of both worlds
Mix it all together and you know that it's the best of both worlds

The best of both worlds

You go to movie premiers (is that Orlando Bloom?)
Hear your songs on the radio
Livin' two lives is a little weird (yeah)
But school's cool cuz nobody knows

Yeah you get to be a small town girl
But big time when you play your guitar

You get the best of both worlds
Chillin' out take it slow
Then you rock out the show

You get the best of both worlds
Mix it all together and you know that it's the best of both
(You know the best) You know the best of both worlds

Pictures and autographs
You get your face in all the magazines
The best parts that you get to be who ever you wanna be

Yeah the best of both
You get the best of both
Come on best of both

Who would of thought that a girl like me
Would double as a superstar

You get the best of both worlds
Chillin' out, take it slow
Then you rock out the show

You get the best of both worlds
Mix it all together and you know that it's the best,

You get the best of both worlds
Without the shades and the hair
You can go anywhere

You get the best of both girls
Mix it all together
Oh yeah
It's so much better cuz you know you've got the best of both worlds



I loved this song! I hope you liked it too. Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana) is only 15 (or 16?) years old and she already has the no.1 show and the no.1 concert of 2007! There's only one word 4 that- amazing!

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Construction Site

Sorry about the mess lately but the Notebook is currently undergoing

CONSTRUCTION!

You'll have to bear with me as I try out new layouts and functions!
Thanks everyone!