my mind is absolutely blank! i don't know what to write or blog or even rant about! NOT GOOD!!!! this is not good at all....
They Kiss Again (ISWAK2)
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Synopsis
It Started With a Kiss ended with odd couple Zhi Shu (Joe Cheng) and Xiang Qin (Ariel Lin) getting married in characteristically comical fashion, and the sequel picks up the story right away with their honeymoon and married life. Xiang Qin is as ham-fisted as ever, creating many funny situations as she learns the ropes of being a wife and tries hard to become a good nurse and work alongside her genius husband. Aspiring doctor Zhi Shu meets some obstacles at school when he encounters both academic and romantic rivals who are determined to over-rule him. The pressure of balancing marriage, work, and school often leads to mistakes and misunderstandings, and Zhi Shu and Xiang Qin soon learn that marrying young isn't all it's cracked up to be. [1]
As Zhi Shu and Xiang Qin struggle with their professional ambitions, they also struggle with their personal relationship. Many times, Zhi Shu's coldness and harshness drives Xiang Qin to tears and she tries to run away. Zhi Shu himself tries to push Xiang Qin to higher ambition and making a life for herself. Zhi Shu soon learns to love Xiang Qin and forgive her bumbling ways, and Xiang Qin tries harder to become a better wife and nurse for her husband.
Zhi Shu and Xiang Qin are not the only ones having problems with their relationship. Xiang Qin's childhood friend Ah Jin (Jiro Wang) deals with the affections of an English exchange student who latches onto him against his will. Xiang Qin's friend, Chun Mei (Petty Yang), gets pregnant by her boyfriend, Ah Bu (Arron Yan), but his wealthy, highbrow mother is desperate to keep them apart. Zhi Shu's younger brother Yu Shu (Zhang Bo Han) deals with his own first love.
My Thoughts
When I 1st heard that there will be a sequel to the much loved ISWAK, i was happy. I was eagerly awaiting for this drama to be aired on Philippine TV since the 1st one was so good. I feel in love with all the characters on the 1st series, what will all the crazy family members and even crazier friends. But what really got me was how determined XQ was to win over the cold- hearted ZS. I was so into finding out what happened after they got married that I was pestering my trusty neighborhood DVD seller into finding me a complete copy, but it took a while longer that I liked, so my next step? Mysoju! Lord, whoever made that website & the subbers who made it possible for non-Mandarin speaking people to understand what the characters were saying, THANK YOU! You basically made waiting for the Tagalog- dubbed version infinitely more bearable for me =)... Anyway, here are some of my favorite scenes and lines from the whole series (how do you say KILIG in different languages? because that's how I felt after watching this series, that as well as joy, laughter & sadness too). I can't just choose like 5 favorite scenes/lines, there was just too much of them!
-episode 1 (hello? that honeymoon? that was a really loooong love scene, around 10 mins, I think, if you watch the uncut version)
-episode 3 after ZS presentation and XQ was looking for him, then Chuan Jin tried to harrass her. there was a part where CJ was holding XQ hands & was apologizing to her, the look on ZS face was priceless, he just started going off on Cj about how he'll still be #2! QJ was like, hello? why are you still pushing his buttons like that when everythings fine already? =)
-episode 9 when XQ get's drunk and loses her shoe, ZS told her to sit on his lap then puts her shoes on for her
-episode 11 in it's entirety. this one has it all, esp the drama part. you can really feel XQ unhappiness when she was crying at the door of Yu Shu's bedroom. then came the scene at the ferris wheel with the cake, then the piggyback scene! woohoo!!!! cute!
-episode 12 when ZS told XQ she can practice her injection skills on him, later on telling her that she did fine and that it didn't hurt at all. then in the next scene when he was eating with CJ and CJ accidentally hits him in the arm w/ a folder, we find out that it actually hurt a lot!
-episode 14 when that family finds out that ZS will be assigned to Matsu for his military training,
XQ said that "the love she had for ZS was a million times more than what he's shown for her". then when ZS was talking to XQ dad, he said that XQ doesn't seem to realize "how much he is in love with her".
-episode 15 XQ was saying goodbye to ZS & asked for a goodbye kiss in the hospital corridor,
the scene at the airport lounge at Matsu when XQ was on her way home & ZS pinches her face & then kisses her in full view of every person there, & tells her to get her nursing license quickly, that was really cute.
-then when ZS got back for a visit and XQ comes running to him and jumps into his arms and rains kisses on his face and ZS just smiles then asks her how long is she gonna hug him
episode 18 on what was supposed to be their date on XQ birthday, she was waiting for ZS at the train station, when ZS saw her with blood on her face & clothes, he was so worried that she might be hurt. than he later showed her his new office with all the things that XQ has given him, including the miniature house!
-episode 20 when ZS was looking for XQ after finding her note, the look on his face was pure, unadulterated panic at the thought that XQ really left him. then the scene at their old highschool & at the tunnel, you can honestly feel his frustration at not finding her there.
-scene at ZS office in the hospital
ZS to XQ: "where can i find someone as suitable for me as you? like now, to have the perfect embrace...& the you that completes me..."
"please don't ever think of leaving me again, pls. don't leave me behind. i will be scared, i am scared of the days without you..." (melting to a puddle a I watch this scene...LOL)
-the scene in their bedroom where ZS was telling XQ that he loves her
It Started With a Kiss ended with odd couple Zhi Shu (Joe Cheng) and Xiang Qin (Ariel Lin) getting married in characteristically comical fashion, and the sequel picks up the story right away with their honeymoon and married life. Xiang Qin is as ham-fisted as ever, creating many funny situations as she learns the ropes of being a wife and tries hard to become a good nurse and work alongside her genius husband. Aspiring doctor Zhi Shu meets some obstacles at school when he encounters both academic and romantic rivals who are determined to over-rule him. The pressure of balancing marriage, work, and school often leads to mistakes and misunderstandings, and Zhi Shu and Xiang Qin soon learn that marrying young isn't all it's cracked up to be. [1]
As Zhi Shu and Xiang Qin struggle with their professional ambitions, they also struggle with their personal relationship. Many times, Zhi Shu's coldness and harshness drives Xiang Qin to tears and she tries to run away. Zhi Shu himself tries to push Xiang Qin to higher ambition and making a life for herself. Zhi Shu soon learns to love Xiang Qin and forgive her bumbling ways, and Xiang Qin tries harder to become a better wife and nurse for her husband.
Zhi Shu and Xiang Qin are not the only ones having problems with their relationship. Xiang Qin's childhood friend Ah Jin (Jiro Wang) deals with the affections of an English exchange student who latches onto him against his will. Xiang Qin's friend, Chun Mei (Petty Yang), gets pregnant by her boyfriend, Ah Bu (Arron Yan), but his wealthy, highbrow mother is desperate to keep them apart. Zhi Shu's younger brother Yu Shu (Zhang Bo Han) deals with his own first love.
My Thoughts
When I 1st heard that there will be a sequel to the much loved ISWAK, i was happy. I was eagerly awaiting for this drama to be aired on Philippine TV since the 1st one was so good. I feel in love with all the characters on the 1st series, what will all the crazy family members and even crazier friends. But what really got me was how determined XQ was to win over the cold- hearted ZS. I was so into finding out what happened after they got married that I was pestering my trusty neighborhood DVD seller into finding me a complete copy, but it took a while longer that I liked, so my next step? Mysoju! Lord, whoever made that website & the subbers who made it possible for non-Mandarin speaking people to understand what the characters were saying, THANK YOU! You basically made waiting for the Tagalog- dubbed version infinitely more bearable for me =)... Anyway, here are some of my favorite scenes and lines from the whole series (how do you say KILIG in different languages? because that's how I felt after watching this series, that as well as joy, laughter & sadness too). I can't just choose like 5 favorite scenes/lines, there was just too much of them!
-episode 1 (hello? that honeymoon? that was a really loooong love scene, around 10 mins, I think, if you watch the uncut version)
-episode 3 after ZS presentation and XQ was looking for him, then Chuan Jin tried to harrass her. there was a part where CJ was holding XQ hands & was apologizing to her, the look on ZS face was priceless, he just started going off on Cj about how he'll still be #2! QJ was like, hello? why are you still pushing his buttons like that when everythings fine already? =)
-episode 9 when XQ get's drunk and loses her shoe, ZS told her to sit on his lap then puts her shoes on for her
-episode 11 in it's entirety. this one has it all, esp the drama part. you can really feel XQ unhappiness when she was crying at the door of Yu Shu's bedroom. then came the scene at the ferris wheel with the cake, then the piggyback scene! woohoo!!!! cute!
-episode 12 when ZS told XQ she can practice her injection skills on him, later on telling her that she did fine and that it didn't hurt at all. then in the next scene when he was eating with CJ and CJ accidentally hits him in the arm w/ a folder, we find out that it actually hurt a lot!
-episode 14 when that family finds out that ZS will be assigned to Matsu for his military training,
XQ said that "the love she had for ZS was a million times more than what he's shown for her". then when ZS was talking to XQ dad, he said that XQ doesn't seem to realize "how much he is in love with her".
-episode 15 XQ was saying goodbye to ZS & asked for a goodbye kiss in the hospital corridor,
the scene at the airport lounge at Matsu when XQ was on her way home & ZS pinches her face & then kisses her in full view of every person there, & tells her to get her nursing license quickly, that was really cute.
-then when ZS got back for a visit and XQ comes running to him and jumps into his arms and rains kisses on his face and ZS just smiles then asks her how long is she gonna hug him
episode 18 on what was supposed to be their date on XQ birthday, she was waiting for ZS at the train station, when ZS saw her with blood on her face & clothes, he was so worried that she might be hurt. than he later showed her his new office with all the things that XQ has given him, including the miniature house!
-episode 20 when ZS was looking for XQ after finding her note, the look on his face was pure, unadulterated panic at the thought that XQ really left him. then the scene at their old highschool & at the tunnel, you can honestly feel his frustration at not finding her there.
-scene at ZS office in the hospital
ZS to XQ: "where can i find someone as suitable for me as you? like now, to have the perfect embrace...& the you that completes me..."
"please don't ever think of leaving me again, pls. don't leave me behind. i will be scared, i am scared of the days without you..." (melting to a puddle a I watch this scene...LOL)
-the scene in their bedroom where ZS was telling XQ that he loves her
semi- depressed birthday mode
My birthday is just around the corner, and for the 3rd straight year, I'm semi- depressed. it all started when my siblings & i had to move out of the house we grew up in because of family problems. We were away for about a year and I had to celebrate my birthday in a place that I wasn't really that familiar with. Don't get me wrong, we stayed with my uncle's house for awhile, & they were great for putting up with us, but it wasn't the same as spending it at home, you know? Couple that with the fact that at that time, I really wasn't that happy with my job so I was always absent, so come payday, (which, by the way, comes a day before my birthday), my salary wasn't that much. It's my fault I know, but somehow, 3 years later, I still feel the same.
I somehow can't shake the feeling that 3 years from now, or heaven forbid, 10 years from now, I'd still be feeling the same way. Maybe it has something to do with my discontent over my current situation. True, my sibs & I are now back home, but I'm still a bum since quitting my job a few months back, hence the financial problem. Then there's the problem with my lovelife, or lack thereof. I haven't been out on a date in years, and this has led me to believe that there is something wrong with me, personality- wise (although I really don't think so, with me, what you see is pretty much what you get). I also have that teeny problem about my family (ok, so it's not teeny, it's a lot big, like THIS BIG). I really don't have the strength to go on about that now, not when I'm already like this, maybe in the future I'll write about it, but for the meantime, let me go on & be depressed for a little while more...
Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
I am unwritten, can't read my mind, I'm undefined
I'm just beginning, the pen's in my hand, ending unplanned
Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten
Oh, oh, oh
I break tradition, sometimes my tries, are outside the lines
We've been conditioned to not make mistakes, but I can't live that way
Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten
Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten
The rest is still unwritten
The rest is still unwritten
Oh, yeah, yeah
credits to www.lyrics.com
why brown girl diaries?
why? i was kinda asking myself the same thing last night before i actually decided to sit in front of the pc and actually make this blog. i was thinking of something clever or funny to name it and i came up with nothing (i'm obviously not the imaginative type).
then, while watching the olympic games on tv, i chanced upon the qualifying round of the 200m men's butterfly swimming event, or whatever it is that they call it, and a Filipino swimmer by the name of JB Walsh came in 1st. the commentator explained that he grew up in Virginia, USA, but chose to compete under the Philippine team. he wasn't able to qualify for the main event, but it got me thinking, here's a guy whose obviously half American and grew up in the States but still decided to represent the Philippines for all the world to see.
i want the same thing to be obvious to people when they read and see my blog. i'm Filipino, and proud of it. i may have a mostly western view on some things, and i totally grew up with all the modern amenities that people are so used to, but everything in me is pure Pinoy. i'm proud of where i came from, proud of the skin color that most people associate with the color of mud, but hey! this is me, you either love me or hate me, but i'm not going to change who i am just to please others.
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