Silver spoon & sterling shackles

Ok this is TVB 40 episodes big production show.

In fact it's good. Tavia Yeung leads the cast with Daimen Lau, Kenneth Ma,  Idy Chan, Ron Ng, Rebecca Zhu, JJ Jia, Elena Kong, Mary Hon, Sire Ma, and Vincent Wong.

The time is HKG in the 1920s: Story is about  HK’s very first barrister called Arthur Chung Cheuk Man who has NEVER lost a case before. He is also very rich, respectable and gets along with Chinese traders and Westerners. He is also a business owner. He is also a very strict father but a loving husband to all his 3 wives.

Matriach of the family is the first of his 3 wives, Koo Sum Lan who runs the household with an iron fist. She represents the traditional woman, always in dark qi paos. She has 2 children, eldest son Charles and 2nd child is the 3rd child in the family, a girl Ho Yee.

2nd wife was a former gege/Manchurian princess who lived in the forbidden palace, highly respected by outsiders, has great connections. From the get go we see Cheuk Man professing to her that he loved her the most. She has no children. she represents the elegant stylish high class woman and from her looks, wears light make up and light coloured dresses.

The third wife is Yik Yi Fong represents the modern woman, very stylish & beautiful. She is the one between 1st wife and 2nd wife whenever they argue and is smart enough to get along well with everyone but she's spoilt as she comes from a rich "bankers' family.  She has 2 young children.

Then there’s another son  played by Vincent Wong. His mother is dead, someone who had an affair with Cheuk Man. He was brought back to live with this family after his mother died. He's the joker in the family & gets alonh with everyone.

The siblings get along well with one another. Charles is also a barrister who works for his father. All wives seem to get along well with Arthur being the stern patriarch who makes an effort to be nice to all 3 wives.  Charles is not married , a bit on the idealistic side but his nature is good. They’re westernised in thinking. All children respects the father and is somewhat terrified of him because he is a disciplinarian.

What I like about the show is how they'll insert english when they speak- it's fun listening to them.  But after 10 epidodes I have to stop. And it's not because it's no good. The show is good, but I feel it's too heavy for me. How the 4 wives having to live with each other- it's really tiring.

New Girl

The series begins with Jessica "Jess" Day , an adorable, bubbly young woman who teaches at a local Los Angeles elementary school. Jess begins looking for a new place to live after breaking up with her boyfriend. Seeing an ad for a new roommate on Craigslist, she moves in with three young men: Nick, Schmidt, and Coach. Very shortly after her move, Coach moves out, and is replaced by Winston, another young man who had previously lived in the apartment with Nick and Schmidt

Zooey Deschanel as Jess, the eponymous "new girl". She is a 30 year old elementary school teacher. She is ultimately genuine and kind hearted, imaginative, optimistic and naïve, and sings from time to time. She loves her X bf’s hair which was so funny….  It’s practically Zooey playing herself…. She does all these roles all the time, but people love it so…..

 Jake Johnson as Nicholas "Nick" Miller.[7] Nick is a law school dropout turned bartender who at the beginning of the show is going through a rough break-up.  He is somewhat pessimistic and emotional.

 Max Greenfield as Schmidt. Schmidt is somewhat vain, a womanizer, and the only male employee in his company.  A semi-recurring gag on the show is that every time Schmidt does or says something that's considered "douchey", he has to put money in the "Douchebag jar". Of course he’s the cute one in the show!

 Lamorne Morris as Winston Bishop. Originally, Winston played basketball in Latvia, but he moved back to the US when he lost his spot on the team. He finally found a job as research assistant for a sports radio host- I’m only  into the 3^rd episode, so that has not occur yet…lol….

 Hannah Simone as Cecilia "Cece" Meyers, Jess's childhood best friend. She is confident and protective of Jess, whose innocence sometimes poses a hazard to herself. Cece is  so beautiful & model like!!!!! the critical onlooker. She instructs Jess on being street-smart and always supports her. Jess and Cece are opposites in some ways, but their differing traits complement each other very well despite their faults.

This show is getting very popular & has been renew for the next season….yay!!!!

I like it!!!!

Cold War

I recommend this movie. Usually Chinese movies are crap but this is good, plus it star my favourite Aaron Kwok & Tony Leung!!!

It's a thriller (love them) by 2 unknown directors Sunny Luk & Longman Leung ( so odd one this name....lol....).

Plot revolves around the power struggle between the 2 leads Aaron & Tony who played 2 police chiefs over who should take charge of a hostage situation.

It's exciting & fun but most of all I'm glad there's no inclusion of mainland actors- which is usually the case now!!! Probably because that might guarantee mainland chinese viewers. Anyway, heard it did very well in spite of that!

Anyway I prefer it to Infernal Affairs as it has my favourite actor...lol....