Wednesday, May 17, 2006
I heart Da Chang Jing - 10:07 PM
Tonight's gotta be one of those evenings where EVERYTHING doesn't go right. First, my dear Pistons LOST THEIR 3RD FREAKING GAME IN A ROW. Another loss and their out. For good. MY GOD!!! BU KE YI AH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They've been having a solid season since 3 games ago. OH COME ON PISTONS!!! Let Detroit have something to celebrate about... *sigh*And then Elliot Yamin's been voted off American Idol, leaving Taylor (my fav since Chris got bloody voted off last week), and the one whom I feel is immensely annoying, Katherine. OH MANNN.... Bad day, bad day. I just wanna belt out Daniel Powter's BAD DAY right now. *sigh sigh*
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I got so hooked onto the Korean period drama Da Chang Jing, that I actually lugged my laptop to Baltimore cos I only had 3 discs left and that any temporary separation from the series would leave me hyperventilating and at a loss. No wonder the entire Asia got crazy over the show, cos its damn good! Unlike other period dramas where its slow moving and utterly boring at times, Da Chang Jing is amazingly intriguing and exciring. This is the only show that has me watching from 1030am till 4am with only 2hr breaks in between. Now I understand why the show is so popular, from Andy Lau to Hu Jingtao, Chow Yun Fatt to MY MOTHER, everyone has been captivated by the story of a cook in the Korean Imperial palace who becomes Korea's first female imperial physician.
I dunno about the rest who watched it, but I felt so xin teng for Chang Jing towards the end, cos its like she's never led a good life before. At times, I feel myself screaming at her 'YOU GOONDU! GO AND LEAD A GOOD LIFE LA!!! WHY U STILL WANNA GEY KIANG!!!!!' The villians were really convincing as well. In fact, Chui Shang Gong was so cogent that I found myself cowering like a scaredy cat at 2am cos 'its so kong buuuuu'. Its true, sometimes I watch dramas so intently until I'm sorta sucked into the plot. And then I daydream of myself being the heroine and that someone is out to get me. Maybe it means I'm really a person with a super nice heart, and that I can't even bear to see other people perform evil acts on others. And now, the scences from the show just keeps repeating in my head.
For instance, on Monday evening at dinner, I kept using old language to talk to Ruoxi, calling myself 'NU2 BI4' (slave), 'NIANG NIANG' (lady), 'DA DAN HUANG TU2' (how dare you), MUAHHAHAHHAA... And I keep thinking about the union between Chang Jing and Min Da Ren. NO WONDER Meishan and Sok are in love with him. Their relationship is so understated and understooded. The first time when he reached out to her hand, as if saying 'This is enough'. OH MANNNNnn can I melt into a puddle of blubber? And how he told the Huang Shang, 'this (protecting her) is my way of showing my love for her'. OK, I'm officially butter. *sigh* And how they never stopped thinking about each other and waiting for each other even though it seems impossible. Aiyoh, nowadays, 1 day never hear from him means he doesn't love you, 2 days never hear from him means he is cheating. Where is the trust man? I am such a sucker.
Alas, my mother, being my mother, LOST a disc. WAH RAOOOO its in the middle of the serial and its the reason why someone DIES and I have thus lost the plot halfway. Plus, due to my inept grasp of the old Chinese language, alot of words are too cheem for me to understand. So, as much as I would love to listen to the characters speak in their native tongue, my eyes are not quick enough for the flashing Chinese subtitles. Who wants to discuss Da Chang Jing with me?Ruoxi is abit sian of my random outcry of 'Min Da Ren!!' every once in awhile.
WAHHAHAHHAHA. I am SO going to rewatch it. Starting tomorrow. This time in Korean.