My grandmother's birthday celebration was really good today! I finally saw Cory after 4 months! Heehee, he's still so squishy! I will pinch him more often! ^^ I shall post the pictures when my cousins upload them on Facebook or email me!

I've finally finished watching Rosy Business today. I'm really very happy with the ending although the ending wasn't a happy one. ='( I must say that this is one of the best endings (the other one being War and Beauty) I have seen from a TVB drama. Most TVB drama endings are crappy, but I swear, Rosy Business's ending was beautifully done. The drama ended with a narration by a villager who narrated the sufferings and triumphs of Chai Gau. It really provided a proper closure to the drama itself and I, as the viewer, can really feel that this drama has ended. This drama is really worth the $59.90 (actual price was $120; Korean dramas are never that expensive alright!) that my mother has spent on and definitely more than worth my time of watching it. I've never seen such a heart-warming and thought-provoking Hong Kong drama in such a long, long time...

There were many scenes in the drama that were my favourites, but I guess I shall just list down a few here. I will get my review of this drama done before the year ends. =) As usual, credits to me for the pictures. I will know who download the pictures, so if you steal my pictures without crediting me, I'll make you walk on the streets with a bone in your mouth. -.-'''

I really liked the part when the Prince was reading out Cheung Kiu's will. In an interview with the cast, Sheren Tang also said that this was her favourite scene! Heehee, we have telepathy (OK, this is crap! I might as well say that I'm related to her through my maternal grandmother zZz!). ^^






3rd Mistress slapping 1st Mistress. I really love this part! 3rd Mistress finally stood up for her son (Pit-ching) and started slapping 1st Mistress after she found out that 1st Mistress purposely set up her son, which caused the Taiping general to arrest 4th Mistress. Go go 三奶奶! ^^






The church scene in episode 23, where they were hiding from the Qing officials and talking about what they will do during the last few days of their lives. They became Taiping officials during the Taiping Rebellion, which was tantamount to a death penalty under the Qing law. I totally love the interaction between Chai Gau and 4th Mistress here. <3










Pit-ching was viciously beating up Pit-man (who really deserved it) on behalf of Cheung Kiu, who has already passed away. 1st Mistress wanted to report this incident to the authorities, but everybody claimed not to have seen Pit-ching beating up Pit-man. Classic! ^^ What 1st Mistress did to 4th Mistress earlier on, 4th Mistress was just merely paying her back. =D










Chai Gau attempting to free 4th Mistress after she was being arrested by the Taiping general on the instigation of 1st Mistress. You should really watch this episode yourself. The way they slowly exposed the misdeeds of the evil people will really keep you on the edge of your seats! ^^ Chai Gau, you really rock!! =D 4th Mistress's and Chai Gau's eye expressions are really... Priceless. *^^*








Ending of Rosy Business. I think Hoi-tong (Chai Gau's wife) really made a very big sacrifice for Chai Gau. She knew that Chai Gau would want 4th Mistress to be by his side, so she gave her boat ticket to 4th Mistress. What a heroic sacrifice!! The last episode was really very touching... T_T

I swear that I will get my review on Rosy Business done soon.

Veiled heroine, ruthless hero.

Hi people! I'm almost done with Rosy Business! I think I'm taking a lot of time to watch Rosy Business, especially when I've got the DVDs. I remember chiong-ing Beyond the Realm of Conscience (宫心计) because I can't watch it as and when I want to. ._. Anyway, I swear that I will do a proper review of Rosy Business within this year, because it really deserves it. I've even thought of how I'm going to get about writing it. xD

Anyway, yesterday was our last day of doing our Love For A Dollar CIP project. We were really busy, wrapping presents after presents without almost any break. Haha, we saw this coming, but seriously, I didn't expect so many people to know of our existance. We even had to work overtime when people had some last-minute presents to wrap. But overall, it was really a very fruitful and meaningful experience for me. If given a chance, I think I will continue to do more projects under the Salvation Army. I've really enjoyed my time with them!

RVians at Bukit Panjang Plaza! ^^ Everybody took back many wrapping papers, with the exception of me. I didn't want to lug them back home! xD



Us again, with Han Ping and Mei Yen from AJC! =D

My aunt asked me go to church with her today at 10 am for Christmas service, but I came back home so late yesterday and was still feeling sleepy, so I didn't go in the end. =X But nevertheless, MERRY CHRISTMAS to everyone on this Earth! =D



메리 크리스마스! Joyeux Noël! =D

Yay! I'm finally able to access the 2009 MBC Drama Awards website, so I can post the nomination list here. As with the SBS and KBS nomination lists, I am not able to post the nomination lists for the Top Excellence Award etc. Credits go to me for compiling this list. =) Oh yes, I do feel that there are very few nominations for the Best Couple Award this year, as compared to the SBS and KBS Best Couple Award nominations, so I guess MBC will only award 1 Best Couple Award this year? =/ With so many nominations from Queen Seon-deok, I expect Queen Seon-deok to sweep the awards. I've watched a few episodes of Queen Seon-deok and I must admit that Go Hyeon-jung was fantabulous in there! But haha, 62 episodes is a bit too long for me. I stopped at episode 5. I'd rather finish watching Rosy Business LOL! xD Is it me, or do I feel that this year's MBC Drama Awards are a bit well, lacklustre as compared to the previous years? =X

2009 MBC Drama Awards [2009 MBC 연기대상]

Date & Time: 30th December 2009 @ 9.55 pm
MCs: Lee Hui-jae and Park Ye-jin
Official website: http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/ent/event/2009mbc/



MCs Park Ye-jin and Lee Hui-jae

Best Couple Award
Website: http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/ent/event/2009mbc/couple/index.html



Top: Oh Ji-ho and Kim Nam-joo (Queen of Housewives), Yoon Sang-hyeon and Seon Woo-seon (Queen of Housewives), Choi Chul-ho and Lee Hye-young (Queen of Housewives)
Bottom: Lee Tae-koon and Go Na-eun (Assorted Gems), Lee Tae-sung and Kim Yoo-mi (Let's Not Divorce), Kim Nam-kil and Lee Yo-won (Queen Seon-deok)

Popularity Award
Website: http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/ent/event/2009mbc/popular/index.html



Top: Kim Nam-kil (Queen Seon-deok), Go Na-eun (Assorted Gems)
2nd row: Yoo Seung-ho (Queen Seon-deok), Go Hyeon-jung (Queen Seon-deok)
Bottom: Yoon Sang-hyeon (Queen of Housewives), Kim Nam-joo (Queen of Housewives)


Top: Lee Seung-hyo (Queen Seon-deok), Park Ye-jin (Queen Seon-deok)
2nd row: Lee Joon-ki (Hero), Seo Woo (Tamna, The Island)
Bottom: Lee Yo-won (Queen Seon-deok)

Best Drama
Website: http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/ent/event/2009mbc/drama/index.html



Top: Queen of Housewives, Assorted Gems, Queen Seon-deok
Bottom: Tamna The Island, Soul

That's all folks! ^^

Lol, Shi Xian (Liang) and I went to Causeway Point to do CIP. I think we two have been doing a lot of CIP projects this year. xD We're going there again tomorrow and the day after, so if you happen to be there from around 1 pm to 7 pm, do give us your support HAHAHA! xD By the way, some people are really generous. They can give $50 notes without hesitating. The Salvation Army must have done a lot for them in the past. ._.

I think I did mention how much I love Rosy Business right? I've watched up till episode 18 today! Cheung Kiu just passed away. My poor 4th Mistress, she was so heart-broken. Moreover, Chai Gau was brutally murdered by people hired by Pit-man, but thank goodness he didn't die. He was stabbed in the heart, but apparently, his heart was slanted, so he didn't die in the end. I think 4th Mistress will seriously cry if Chai Gau died, especially after Cheung Kiu passed away. The 1st Mistress and her son (Pit-man) are really evil lor. Even Uncle Cheung-fat is ircorrigible. >.< I thought that after working in Hing Fung Nin for so long, he would at least do something to prevent Pit-man from inheriting Hing Fung Nin, especially when he knew that Pit-man wasn't suited to become the boss, but he actually ganged up with 1st Mistress, Pit-man, Pang Hang (2nd Mistress's brother) and Magistrate Lam (a corrupted official who received 2000 taels of silver from 1st Mistress) to lie about Cheung Kiu's will. Uncle Cheung-fat even told 4th Mistress a lie so that she won't be able to come back in time to see Cheung Kiu. I really feel like bashing them up lah! >=( Anyway, it's picture time again. I shall post the pictures of those episodes I've watched today. =) Credit me for the pictures if not you'll die a horrible death. >.<

1st Mistress. I swear that Susan Tse is a NATURAL at playing evil characters. No offence, but she can really pull off evil looks quite effortlessly. If you have watched Beyond the Realm of Conscience, she was the one who acted as the Empress Dowager aka 太皇太后 in that drama. The characters she played are those I love to hate. =D


2nd Mistress. It's a pity she died in episode 18. Although she ganged up with 1st Mistress to force 4th Mistress to hand over the keys to Hing Fung Nin, I don't think she was as evil as 1st Mistress. Haha, Kiki Sheung also acted with Sheren Tang before, in The Family Link. I really liked her a lot in that show. It's currently showing on Channel U! Go watch it! xD

There were quite a number of cute scenes with 4th Mistress and Cheung Kiu in it. I didn't know that Cheung Kiu is actually quite a cute person! I felt really sorry that he had to die in this drama! T_T




Pit-ching and Hoi-tong like each other. They were walking on the streets when...





4th Mistress and Cheung Kiu decided to STALK them HAHAHAHA! xDDDDDD I swear that the both of them were so cute when they decided to stalk Pit-ching and Ah Mun. =P The chemistry between the both of them is really good! OK, Sheren Tang has chemistry with almost everybody she works with. ^^



4th Mistress and Cheung Kiu "confronting" Pit-ching and Ah Mun. Haha, I really like how 4th Mistress and Cheung Kiu actually looked so cheeky here! xD They are really very cute! =D

More of Cheung Kiu's cuteness. Alas, it'll be the last time you'll see him being so cute! ='(





The scene between Cheung Kiu and 3rd Mistress. Cheung Kiu pretended to be against Pit-ching's and Ah Mun's marriage. 3rd Mistress was very angry and started scolding things that she didn't dare to scold the last time. xD Cheung Kiu was so happy that she finally spoke up for her son that he went crazy and started hugging her!=D








My poor Chai Gau... He was being scolded by 4th Mistress, all because he wrote some letters that caused Pang Hang to find out that Pit-man and Hoi-tong (Pang Hang's woman) were having an affair. Pang Hang then extorted more than 10 000 taels of silver from 4th Mistress in order to shut his mouth. But Pit-man honestly deserved it, and I whole-heartedly support Chai Gau all the way! ^^






More Chai Gau and 4th Mistress scenes. =D Haha, I really love the 2 of them very much! Too bad I wasn't able to capture Chai Gau's face properly. xD I'm so sorry Chai Gau!! =(

Pit-man hired 3 assasins to kill Chai Gau, when he found out that Chai Gau was the one who wrote the letters.




4th Mistress waking up suddenly when Chai Gau was stabbed. These 2 really have telepathy! ^^ OK, I'm supposed to be sad. ='(




4th Mistress crying after realising that Chai Gau might be dead. My poor 4th Mistress!! T_T





4th Mistress knew that Pit-man was the murderer, yet she was unable to do something for Chai Gau for fear of aggravating Cheung Kiu's condition. T_T Haha, Sheren Tang can really cry sia! ^^ She cries with tears in both eyes, unlike most people LOL! xD

At last, Cheung Kiu dies... 安心上路吧, 老爷! T_T Thank goodness 4th Mistress and Pit-ching managed to rush back in time. Phew... ._.



Cheung Kiu on his death-bed... T_T

Hmm, yup. I guess that's about all. I wil continue posting more about Rosy Business. With Cheung Kiu gone, I think we will see more of 4th Mistress and Chai Gau soon! But believe me, I was really sad to see Cheung Kiu go... ='(

Alright, I will post up the 2009 KBS nomination list here. I will also post the 2009 MBC nomination list soon! I am thinking that the 3 Korean stations aren't intending to release the names of the actors being nominated for which category of awards. They may might as well announce the winners on the day itself. I don't know... @_@ As usual, credits to Kdramafanusa of the Soompi forum and me for the translations.

2009 KBS Drama Awards [2009 KBS 연기대상]

Date & Time: December 31, 2009 at 9:50pm
Official Website: http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/2009award/about/about.html
MCs: Lee Da-hae, Tak Jae-hoon, Kim So-yeon



Lee Da-hae, Tak Jae-hoon and Kim So-yeon

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Netizen Award
Website: http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/2009award/netizen/index.html



Top: Kim Dong-geon (Glory of Youth), Kim Dong-wook (Partner), Koo Hye-seon (Boys Over Flower), Kim Ah-joong (That Fool)
2nd row: Kim Seok-hoon (Empress Cheon-choo), Kim Hyeon-joong (Boys Over Flower), Kim Tae-hee (Iris), Kim Hyeon-joo (Partner)
3rd row: Park Yong-ha (A Man's Story), Park Hae-jin (Hot Blood), Nam Sang-mi (Invincible Lee Pyeong-kang), Park Seon-young (The Sons of Sol Pharmacy House)


Top: Son Hyeon-joo (The Sons of Sol Pharmacy House), Oh Man-seok (Everybody Cha Cha Cha), Park Si-yeon (A Man's Story), Park Ye-jin (Hateful But Once Again)
2nd row: Yoon Sang-hyeon (Take Care of the Young Lady), Lee Dong-wook (Partner), Shin Lee (Partner), Oh Yeon-soo (The Queen Returns)
3rd row: Lee Min-ho (Boys Over Flower), Lee Byeong-heon (Iris), Oh Ji-eun (Three Brothers), Yoo Seon (The Sons of Sol Pharmacy House)


Top: Lee Sang-woo (The Road Home), Lee Joon-hyeok (Three Brothers), Yoon Eun-hye (Take Care of the Young Lady), Lee Chae-young (Empress Cheon-choo)
2nd row: Lee Pil-rim (A Man's Story), Lee Pil-mo (The Sons of Sol Pharmacy House), Lee Tae-ran (My Precious Child), Jang Shin-young (The Road Home)
3rd row: Jung Kyeo-woon (Hateful But Once Again), Ji Hyeon-woo (My Precious Child/Invincible Lee Pyeong-kang), Jo Ahn (Everybody Cha Cha Cha), Chae Si-ra (Empress Cheon-choo)


Top: Choi Chul-ho (Empress Cheon-choo/Partner/Hot Blood), Tak Jae-hoon (The Queen Returns), Chae Jung-ahn (Hot Blood), Han Yeo-woon (Glory of Youth/A Man's Story)
2nd row: Hwang Jung-min (That Fool), Hwang Shin-hye (The Queen Returns)

Best Couple Award
Website: http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/2009award/best/index.html



Top: Kil Yong-woo and Choi Myeong-kil (Invincible Lee Pyeong-kang), Kim Sung-soo and Lee Tae-ran (My Precious Child), Kim Young-joon and Moon Bo-ryeong (Glory of Youth)
2nd row: Kim Jin-soo and Ahn Seon-young (The Tale of Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon), Kim Hyeon-joon and Koo Hye-seon (Boys Over Flower), Kim Hyeong-min and Lee Eun-jung (Empress Cheon-choo)
Bottom: Kim Ho-jin and Shin Ae (Empress Cheon-choo), Moon Soo and Yoon Ji-sook (Wife and Woman), Park Yong-ha and Park Si-yeon (A Man's Story)


Top: Park Jin-woo and Hong Ah-reum (I'll Give You Everything), Park Hae-jin and Jo Yoon-hee (Hot Blood), Bae Do-hwan and Ha Lee Yen (Hometown Over The Hill)
2nd row: Shim Hyeong-tak and Jo Yeo-jung (The Road Home), Oh Man-seok and Jo Ahn (Everybody Cha Cha Cha), Otani Ryohei and Park Hye-won (The Road Home)
Bottom: Yoon Sang-hyeon and Yoon Eun-hye (Please Take Care of the Young Lady), Lee Dong-wook and Kim Hyeon-joo (Partner), Lee Min-ho and Koo Hye-seon (Boys Over Flower)


Top: Lee Byeong-heon and Kim So-yeon (Iris), Lee Byeong-heon and Kim Tae-hee (Iris), Lee Sang-woo and Jang Shin-yeong (The Road Home)
2nd row: Lee Joon-hyeok and Oh Ji-eun (Three Brothers), Lee Pil-mo and Yoo Seon (The Sons of Sol Pharmacy House), Jung Kyeo-woon and Park Ye-jin (Hateful But Once Again)
Bottom: Ji Hyeon-woo and Nam Sang-mi (Invincible Lee Pyeong-kang), Tak Jae-hoon and Oh Yeon-soo (The Queen Returns), Hwang Jung-min and Kim Ah-joong (That Fool)

Please do remember to credit me for the list. I really took a very long time to translate all these alright! Thanks a lot! ^^ I will continue to update when there are more news! Keep a lookout!

Today's Love For a Dollar CIP at Bukit Panjang Plaza was great! Haha, I think we wrapped more presents than other groups, all because one man bought so many things from Popular and gave us about 8 sets of presents to wrap. Our business was quite good, because we took turns to give out flyers in the shopping centre. ^^ I unexpectedly became the shift I/C because the bona fide I/C didn't turn up. Tsk. -.-''' I was so scared because I was so blur about everything and not able to account for everything. Thank goodness everything was fine in the end. I love us! <3 Haha, after that, when Gar Yim left, Zhi Yi, Shi Xian (Liang) and I went to Starbucks. Lol, don't say we suaku or what lah, but it's really both me and Zhi Yi's first time drinking Starbucks. We both took the Chocolate Chip Cream which was extremely delicious! I 升天-ed after that. xD

Anyway, I think I should just post whatever I know about the 2009 SBS Drama Awards nominations here. The 3 Korean stations are taking really long this time round. =X Of course, credits go to Kdramafanusa of the Soompi forum for the list. Thanks a lot! ^^ Oh yes, credit me too because I've spent time rearranging all these.

2009 SBS Drama Awards [2009 SBS 연기대상]

Official Website: http://tv.sbs.co.kr/2009talent/
Date & Time: December 31, 2009 at 9:55pm
Emcess: Jang Geun-seok, Moon Geun-young and Park Sun-young



Jang Geun-seok of You Are Beautiful.


Moon Geun-young, the youngest Daesang winner ever in the history of the 3 Korean Drama Awards, at the age of only 21. She won the much-coveted Daesang for her role in 2008 SBS's Painter of the Wind. Oh yes, she was definitely a deserving one too! ^^


Park Sun-young.




Best Couple Award
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Ryu Shi-won and Kim Hye-soo (Style)


Lee Seung-ki and Han Hyo-joo (Brilliant Legacy)


Yoo Ji-tae and Choi Ji-woo (Star's Lovers)


Jung Kyu-woon and Lee Soo-kyung (I Love You Ten Million Times)


Choi Joon-yong and Oh Young-shil (Cruel Temptation)


So Ji-sub and Han Ji-min (Cain and Abel)


Cha Seung-won and Kim Sun-ah (City Hall)


Ji Sung and Sung Yu-ri (Swallow the Sun)


Jang Geun-seok and Park Shin-hye (You Are Beautiful)


Jung Kyung-ho and Lee Min-jung (Smile, You)




Special Netizen Award
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SPECIAL PROJECT DRAMAS

Top (left to right): Yoon Jung-hee (Family's Honour), Park Shi-hoo (Family's Honour), Kim Sung-min (Family's Honour), Han Hyo-joo (Brilliant Legacy)
Middle: Lee Seung-ki (Brilliant Legacy), Moon Chae-won (Brilliant Legacy), Bae Soo-bin (Brilliant Legacy), Lee Min-jung (Smile, You)
Bottom: Jung Kyung-ho (Smile, You), Lee So-yeon (Temptation of Angel), Bae Soo-bin (Temptation of Angel)

DRAMA SPECIALS

Top: Choi Ji-woo (Star's Lovers), Yoo Ji-tae (Star's Lovers), So Ji-sub (Cain and Abel), Shin Hyun-joon (Cain and Abel)
2nd row: Chae Jung-ahn (Cain and Abel), Han Ji-min (Cain and Abel), Kim Sun-ah (City Hall), Cha Seung-won (City Hall)
3rd row: Ji Sung (Swallow the Sun), Sung Yu-ri (Swallow the Sun), Jeon Kwang-ryul (Swallow the Sun), Jang Geun-seok (You Are Beautiful)
4th row: Park Shin-hye (You Are Beautiful), Son Dam-bi (Dream), Kim Bum (Dream), Joo Jin-mo (Dream)
Bottom: Kim Hye-soo (Style), Ryu Shi-won (Style), Lee Ji-ah (Style)

SERIAL DRAMAS

Top: Yoon So-yi (Glass Castle), Lee Jin-wook (Glass Castle), Kim Seung-soo (Glass Castle), Ji Soo-won (Can Anyone Love)
2nd row: Yoo Ho-jung (Can Anyone Love), Han Go-eun (Can Anyone Love), Yoon Da-hoon (Can Anyone Love), Lee Soo-kyung (Loving You A Thousand Times)
3rd row: Ryu Jin (Loving You A Thousand Times), Jung Kyu-woon (Loving You A Thousband Times), Jang Seo-hee (Cruel Tempation), Kim Seo-hyung (Cruel Temptation)
4th row: Byun Woo-min (Cruel Temptation), Kim Ji-young (Two Wives), Kim Ho-jin (Two Wives), Son Tae-young (Two Wives)
Bottom: Jung Ryeo-won (Princess Ja-myeong), Park Min-young (Princess Ja-myeong), Jung Kyung-ho (Princess Ja-myeong)

I guess that is all for now. I will continue to update this post whenever I get more news. Do keep checking back! ^^

STATUS: Official nomination lists for the Top Excellence Award, Excellence Award etc. are not released yet. They are taking a very long time this year, considering the fact that the awards ceremony is only 10 days away. I will post up the nomination list for the 2009 KBS Drama Awards soon, when I get more news. No news about the 2009 MBC Drama Awards yet. =(

Yup, I've finally finished watching Beyond the Realm of Conscience aka 宫心计 last night. While I do admit that this drama was really good, considering the fact that this is one of TVB's 42nd Grand Anniversary Production dramas (which are so much better in terms of quality as compared to Singapore's ones -.-'''), the last few episodes seemed a bit too rushed. I think Tavia Yeung's Yiu Kam-ling became way too evil too quickly, though I must really praise her for her acting in her first villain role. She was really good in her eye expression and all that! The ending was well, very typical of TVB, though I won't say that it's a sucky one. I've seen much worse endings from TVB. -.-''' I think I've seen her do too many evil things in that drama that I start to hallucinate. When the 2 young girls walked past her, I was so afraid for them as I thought she would kill them or at the very least, harm them. All the good people had their respective happy endings and left the palace while Kam-ling went mad and thought that she was Sam-ho. ._.

Overall, I think this is one good drama production from TVB, though it bears many resemblance to TVB's 2004 War and Beauty. Great acting from the veteran cast! Susanna Kwan, Michelle Yim, Mary Hon, Susan Tse etc., they really did a great job in portraying their respective characters! I totally like the way the theme song is played at the end of each episode. It really gives you the "oh-my-god-I-can't-wait-to-watch-the-next-episode" feeling. xD However, I didn't really want Kevin Cheng's Go Hin-yeung to be with Charmaine Sheh's Lau Sam-ho. I found their story quite boring, though they are supposedly dating in real life. ._. I think 宫心计 would have been a better show if Sam-ho ended up with the Emperor (Moses Chan) leh. =X I think this is one of my main gripes about this show.

Tavia's character reminded me of Sheren Tang's Yu Fei in War and Beauty. In both instances, both characters started out as innocent palace maids who were bullied by people of higher authority, forcing them to plot and scheme in order to survive. However, I felt that Sheren did a really WONDERFUL job as Yu Fei. Her stares and demeanour can really kill. @_@ Tavia, on the other hand, has to work harder in exerting her screen presence on set. Kam-ling is evil no doubt, but I don't really feel the "threat" when she appears. Sheren's portrayal of Yu Fei totally gave me the goosebumps. >.< However, I do believe that Tavia still, has done a good job in Beyond the Realm of Conscience. She definitely has the potential to improve even further and become one of the best Hong Kong actresses in time to come. Although she didn't win the Best Actress Award in this year's TVB Drama Awards ceremony (she said she didn't intend to win it based on her role in Beyond the Realm of Conscience; she whole-heartedly supported Sheren for the Best Actress Award and mentioned that if Sheren didn't win, she will join the rest in protesting against the judges' decision), she still won the Best Performance of the Year award, which was really well deserved. =) I am sure that given time, if she continues to improve, the Best Actress Award will be hers in a few years time! She is one actress that I'll look out for in the future. =D 杨怡, 加油吧! 你行的! ^^

A page about Tavia winning at the TVB Drama Awards ceremony 2009. I must say that she totally deserved it! =) Lol, I also read somewhere that Charmaine was totally pissed off that she didn't receive any prizes. Well, too bad for her. ._. Lau Sam-ho didn't really stand out as much in Beyond the Realm of Conscience. Her character was just too perfect for anybody's my liking. >.<




Kam-ling trying to murder Concubine Yin (Selena Li). Tavia can pull off her evil look quite well. xD



Lau Sam-ho (Charmaine Sheh) as Empress when everybody thought that the Emperor was dead. She did this to prevent Kam-ling from harming more people. For once, I see her exert her authority in this drama. It's quite a refreshing change from her goody-two-shoes character in the previous 32 episodes LOL! o.O'''



Yay, the 2 尚宫s finally set aside their differences and became good friends again. But to be honest, I really didn't like Michelle's Suet-ha from episodes 26-28 because she jumped to conclusions too easily and abused her power to torment Chui-wan (Susanna Kwan). Chui-wan, on the other hand, was really understanding about that incident. If it were me, I think I would have taken revenge or something. ._. Overall, I think both Susanna and Michelle did a good job in here! ^^


Wow... Just look at the number of people they have in the cast... O.O'''


Beyond the Realm of Conscience aka 宫心计. Do watch it if you have the time, or oh well, if you'd rather prefer to wait for Mediacorp to broadcast it, be prepared to wait for at least 2 years before they start showing it. -.-'''

Anyway, it's time for me to finish watching Rosy Business. I've neglected it to watch 宫心计, but with 宫心计 being struck off my list, it's time to divert my attention back to Rosy Business. 柴九和四奶奶, I'm coming!! =D

P.S. Does anybody notice that the 3 Korean stations are later than usual in releasing their nomination lists for the stations' Drama Awards? =/ I posted the 2008 MBC Drama Awards nomination list on the 3rd December 2008. It is now already 18th December 2009, and I still haven't gotten any news of the nomination list from MBC. >.< I wonder what's happening... ._.