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The Gentle Crackdown II 秀才愛上兵

English Title: The Gentle Crackdown II 秀才愛上兵
Cantonese Title: Sau Choi Ngoi Seung Bing
Broadcast Date: 21st January 2008 - 15th February 2008
Length: 20 Episodes
Cast: Steven Ma, Yumiko Cheng, Wayne Lai Yiu Cheung, Lo Koon Lan, Tsang Wai Kuen, Ha Yu, Johnson Lee, Lee Sheng Cheung, Elaine Yiu, Tong Shui, Evergreen Mak

Synopsis :
Having lost her father at an early age, farm security guard Chan Sai-Mui (Yumiko Cheng) grew to be an outspoken and determined woman who would do her utmost to protect her home village. It is her sincerity that has won her respect from all villagers of the Leung Choi County. Sometimes she would get too enthusiastic and impulsive that she could bring about a lot of misunderstandings. Amusingly, she has mistaken the newly appointed agricultural official Tse Wong-Sheung (Steven Ma) for a thief and the two of them have been bitter enemies ever since. To keep himself from any possible trouble, Sheung has been avoiding Mui intentionally.

For the benefit of his son’s future, Sheung’s father Tse Chong-Tin (Ha Yu) has not only invited the intelligent Tai Tsung-Man (Wayne Lai) to be Sheung’s assistant, but also found him four special bodyguards namely Chuk, Fun, Min and Fan. Despite the best arrangements for Sheung, he still gets framed by the corrupted officials from Changsha and is in danger of facing the most torturing punishment. Luckily, Mui and Man manage to save him in the nick of time with a jade bowl bestowed by the former emperor. To everyone’s surprise, the jade bowl turns out a fake, but with Man’s wit and courage, Sheung is finally saved from danger. Mui has been through a lot together with Sheung and is starting to fall in love with him. Sheung, on the other hand, has no feelings for Mui and decides to turn to Man for tips as to how to break away from her. Mysteriously, Sheung starts being pursued by a hitman soon afterwards.

Personal Note:
I know this has been released for a long time now. I haven’t watch this drama yet so I’m only getting to it now. The first Gentle Crackdown was interesting and funny. I hope this one would be as interesting as well. Some of the main cast from the first Gentle Crackdown has been change. Yumiko Cheng doesn’t really look good as Chan Sai Mui here.

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Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

I never really followed the Olympic Games but a lot of people seems to like it. Especially for the opening ceremonies for the games. I didn’t watch the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games opening ceremony but for those who missed it, please log in.

Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Here you can get the latest “Gold Medal Matches”, “Games In Progress” and also “Games That Will Be Starting Soon”

Official Website of the Olympic Movement
Everything you need to know about the Olympic can be found here.

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When A Dog Loves A Cat 當狗愛上貓

English Title: When a Dog Loves a Cat 當狗愛上貓
Cantonese Title: Tong Kau Ngoi Xiong Mau
Broadcast Date: 21th July 2008 - 15th August 2008
Length: 20 Episode
Cast: Gallen Lo, Myolie Wu, David Lui, Margie Tsang, Raymond Wong, Bernice Liu, Kwok Fung and more
Genre: Modern Drama

Synopsis (credits to AstroOnDemand):
Promise you love me, honor and keep me, for better or worse, in sickness and in health.

Chow Chi Yu (Myolie Wu) once adopted a stray dog TAI PA but it brought virus to her father’s kennel and all the dogs inside are dead tragically. Since then, her older brother Chow Chi Jim (Lui Fong) and sister-in-law Shui Tin Lan (Margie Tsang) have no choice but to open a pet shop for a living. Later, Yu met TAI PA’s little brother SIU PA but her boyfriend Ying Hoi Leung (Raymond Wong) suggested her to keep it in an empty house nearby.

Miu Chun (Gallen Lo)’s girlfriend Kaka lost her life while saving her dog TAI PA in a traffic accident. Chun was devastated and he abandoned the dog while keeping Kaka’s beloved cat CANCAN with him. Chun moves in to his new home but he is enraged to discover SIU PA has been raising there secretly by Yu, his neighbour as well as his coworker at advertising firm. While seeing each other day and night, the battle between the “cat” and the “dog” becomes never-ending.

Chun accidentally uncovers a secret relationship between Yu and Leung. Yu turns to Chun for advice since she has found that Leung has affair with another woman. The two of them gradually develop feelings on each other but they don’t know how to express themselves. During the time, Man Chi Kei (Bernice Liu), the daughter of the big boss, suddenly pursues Chun. Chun finally realizes who his true love is but the timing is just not right.

Personal Comment:
I just finish watching the first few episode and it is really funny especially Gallen being so cold towards everyone including his co-workers. Be expected to watch Gallen and Myolie arguing all the time. I can’t remember if I saw any drama where Gallen was the bad person. I still love his character in Golden Faith. One of my favorite. By the way, the voice over for the SIU PA sounds like the voice for Cooking Master Boy anime.

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Steps 舞動全城

English Title: Steps (The Whole City Is Dancing) 舞動全城
Cantonese Title: Mo Dung Chuen Sing
Broadcast Date: 10th September 2007 – 5th October 2007
Length: 20 Episode
Cast: Steven Ma, Bernice Liu, Wayne Lai, Kate Tsui, Claire Yiu, Matthew Ko, Fala Chen, Stephen Hyunh, Chan Man Na, Kwok Fung, Wu Fung, Akina Hong, Rabee’a Yeung, Yu Yeung, Stephen Wong Ka Lok and more
Genre: Modern Drama/Dance/Musical/Romance

Synopsis :
Exotic Salsa, Fussy CHA CHA CHA,
Flirtatious Tango, A Mixture of Dancing Harmony

Ballroom dancing emphasizes rhythm and mutual trust between the partners. If we can apply the same philosophy to our daily communication practices, we are likely to find ourselves in greater harmony and our lives will surely be enriched.

Dance lover Lee Sum Ying (Bernice Liu) is going to audition for a place in the Hong Kong Dance Company. Before the audition starts, she bumps into her brother Lee Lik Keung (Wayne Lai) and his colleague Ching Ka Tsun (Steven Ma) at a supermarket, where she is accidentally run over by Tsun’s trolley and hurts herself. Due to her leg injury, Ying does not perform well in the audition and fails the assessment. At the invitation of Tsun’s mother, Ying goes to teach Latin dance at a local community center, in the hope that she can save up enough money for further studies abroad.

Ying has a very warm personality and is well-liked by many of her students. Her popularity eventually lands her a teaching job at a dance workshop, which makes another dance tutor, Ching Ka Man (Fala Chen), incredibly jealous. Man dislikes Ying so much that she means to make things difficult for her in every possible way.

Yeung Sze Man (Kate Tsui), the daughter of Tsun’s boss, is appointed to take charge of the company. In order to improve staff morale, Man has announced a series of reforms. She needs her staff to learn dancing so that they can get more physical exercise. Ying is hired as the dance teacher of Tsun and his colleagues. Tsun, who has some knowledge in dancing, has soon resumed his interest in this expressive form of art. Ying and Tsun have gradually developed a close bond with each other and even decided to take part in an international dance competition as partners, but the pair’s relationship is put to the test when Tsun and Keung later fall out over business matters. The discord between the two men has put Ying in dilemma…

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