Hi, My Sweetheart Episode 11

I could start this off with a self-absorbed rant, but I won’t in light of the season. *ahem* I am listening to some Disney music and a phone call from my neighbor that never seems to end. At least I think it’s a phone call.

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The sound of her voice as Miss Sweetheart is actually pretty soothing, even if you can’t see her face. Well! The way Da Jie is handling the 500 toilets is enough of a rant for me on my behalf! lol xD I actually feel slightly better now. Such good timing. Seriously he’s having a girl moment! “Tell her I’m not ready, or I’m not here…” You see that with girls all the time, haha. Oh Lin Da Lung!

Why do they always insist on using head communication gear to have someone else listen in on the conversation and then that person tell them what to say? Makes me think of the Cyrano de Bergerac story all over again. Ohhh, it just occurred to me that since watching this drama I have gotten together and broken up with my first boyfriend and that note he was talking about triggered a thing I went over with my mom–she disapproved of this boyfriend of mine because partly he is poor, but it’s not just that–he didn’t seem to be going anywhere. Later on she informed me that if I were to try to get back together with him, she will never approve. :/

OK, yeahhhh…she never threatened to do anything to my boyfriend, but still, I do have an inkling of how they feel here. The way Bao Chu Jie describes why mushroomhead means so much to her makes me want to be that kind of person. And then she’s crying as she talks and it feels so real, like those are real tears.

Mo Lee’s eyes are huge. O.O That’s all I have to say about that!

Wow, I didn’t think China really celebrated Valentine’s Day. Oh, right, this is in Taiwan? O.0 Actually what Hseuh Hai did may seem painful (telling her that he’s married and then showing her the picture), but in a way, he was helping her move on and stop reopening the wound. I guess it hurt that much. :/

Aww, I wanna Pink Panther plush I can talk to whenver I’m feeling in a ranty/down mood, hehe. I just noticed Show Luo has two piercings in his ear.

Oh no! :O She’s going back to campus to relive memories! Erg, not the best idea? Thinking about fate can be cruel sometimes. How can someone seem so far away when they’re standing right next to you? :’( I wonder if she would have shouted all those things if no one was there to watch?

3..2..1…and reading the card…SHE’S BACK! XD haha, it’s cute how he pulls over to pick up! Yay, no calling and driving at the same time! OMG I’m afraid of this too…don’t want to be tormented with the memories of someone I just cannot forget. Grrr….

Haha, don’t you love how girls’ voices change when they talk to their love interest? And when words don’t work…apparently body slamming on the table does! Yippee! Girls can really hold grudges for a long time, eh?

Alright, you know the drill, here’s the eppy:

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Hi, My Sweetheart Episode 10

OK, so the taxi driver was quite creepy in this one! He also seemed like a random placement in the drama, but I can see how he’s important to develop Show Luo’s character. It seems like that’s all he was put in there for. hmm…

It is a good thing to keep your cellie with you at all times!

This is also one good example where it’s a good thing you have a stalker guy who’s obsessed with winning you over, haha.

Doesn’t it always seem to go that everything you used to fight about with someone just doesn’t matter anymore when you watch them go through an accident?

Oh God, and just rewatched the part where he becomes desperate and starts to cry for her. I’m trying to reevaluate a memory…it’s hard…

And…3..2..1..of course Xue Zhang’s gonna witness the kiss! Yeah…it sucks being the guy who’s waiting for his love to forget a former love. :/ < 3 Yes, unfortunately, some guys who say, “without her I don’t wanna live,” actually exist. So dramatic. *shakes head*

I feel like the cars Show drives are one character. Know what I mean? They seem to take over the beginning parts of scenes and such. I agree with Bao Chu in this part–just because you have all that money, does everyone have to listen to you? They are so cute when they are fighting! XD I actually didn’t think Mo Lee was going to return…guess I was wrong!

A part of me actually aches when I realized I’m never gonna be that ladylike. :’( Ugh, I hate it when people look at instruments and go, “omg, you have to play something! ” psh. you’re not the boss of me. who says I have to play something??? Oh, and for once I thought something good was about to happen to Da Jie. Boy, was I fooled by him! >.< Gosh, she’s so cute coming back from  her perm, lol. Haha, the cow uniforms crack me up! xD This show makes me obsessed with dairy. Yum, yum.

Does anyone else wonder how much younger Er Jie is? Did they go over that in an earlier eppy and I missed it?

This eppy seemed particularly long:

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Hi, My Sweetheart Episode 9

I think it’s time to watch a new drama soon. Just got back from Harry Potter and it was definitely more than awesome! DD It leaves you with the feeling that you gotta see it again. It’s nice.

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While I feel bad for that Christina girl that he asked to come along with him to make Bao Chu Jie jealous, she’s really girly and clingy.

I think he goes a little overboard crazy in this one. Binoculars and wanting to control every single move? Well, they don’t call it a drama for nothing. xD

If I ever get asked to go on a weekend trip with some guy, I’d ask a whole bunch of uncomfortable questions first to figure out his motive before I agree. Just sayin’. And Rainie Yang is so calm and collected and prettier, it’s obvious who’s really jealous of who. *rolls eyes* I actually get annoyed with Lin Da Lung in this one, reminds me that some guys really go through all that length to be a beef jerky. The farting part is hilarious thought, hahahahahahaha. Oh man.

Why is this part by the water like My Sassy Girl? He can’t swim either! And the flashback to her hot pink hair reminds me of Aria from Pretty Little Liars. =) That tends to be popular with the black look, doesn’t it? Of course, they have to add some water competition. If they are going some place like that to vacation, then yup.

Alcohol must be some truth serum. Man, the two of them are back in time and they don’t even realize it. You know, during the flashback, while before I thought her mom was really mean, I’m starting to see where she’s coming from. I’ll just leave it at that.

The bathtub scene! She gets to act like a police officer, it’s funny! Xuezhang came so close to touching him and I felt like he would have noticed there’s a person in there. It would have been interesting to see this played out, haha. Is it just me or does Rainie look really pretty in the shower scene with her hair up like that? Like even better than with her hair down? Ah, I’m so jealous, lol!

Ok the stalker that calls the station is really creepy. Things being said by old classmates are helping them piece it all together…why do all men have to be in control? Gahhh! “Get in the car.” And you have to go with it because he’s “the man”? That taxi driver creeps me out to no end.

Check it out for yourself:

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Hi, My Sweetheart Episode 8

I always thought it was brave of them when they “fall asleep” on the floor outside of someone’s home. I always wonder if anyone has ever done that before for real. The thought process is usually, omg something bad could happen to them, don’t they know that?!

Men in their fast cars sometimes makes me believe that they are boys who graduated from little toys to big toys. I started to feel really bad for Show Luo’s boss character here because he portrayed it in such a way that it seemed his character really innocently believed that all girls love brand names and a boyfriend who has lots of money. On the other hand, the more I watch Rainie Yang’s character, the more I wanna steal her closet and hair stylist. XD

Whenever I see that ice cream place, I always wish there was a place in town nearby like that. Then I look at those kids wearing the complementary cow uniforms and I think to myself, why can’t life be like that? Work at a simple job and not have greater expectations for myself and no parents screaming down my back that that kind of job isn’t good enough and I have to get a higher education and make more money, blah, blah, blah? -_- Sigh.

Ha! The I-already-have-a-boyfriend trick! It made me sad. Wish she hadn’t done that to Xuezhang. Bao Chu Jie proves that if you can’t let go of a past love that much, it’s hard for you to accept a new one, no matter how good this new one is. :/

Oh great, as soon as I saw his sister give him the “hot and cold” advice, I thought of Katy Perry’s song. She’s turning him into a guy who likes to play games! That sucks.

I’ve never been inside a house with lots of maids, but seeing the inside of Ah Hai’s house reminded me of how cute I always thought those maids’ uniforms were. This part is really funny when Da Jie gives Bao Chu Jie all these critical remarks about how she eats and when Bao Chu Jie reacts, it’s EXACTLY how I would feel, even if I wouldn’t say anything out loud. That said, I hate it when parents or older siblings try to make decisions about love lives for their kids/younger siblings.

Ah Hai was a jerk for well, jerking that girl around into thinking he really was interested in her. But then again, she’s not really bright for falling for a rich guy’s tricks. *shrugs* Oh, the ridiculous lengths Ah Hai goes through to win his old love back…it’s pretty hilarious what happens though, even if a little predictable, haha. He even tipped the her to make sure Xuezhang got that drink, but it didn’t look like she really tried or anything. That part didn’t look realistic.

Watch it here:

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Hi, My Sweetheart Episode 7

It has been forever! I didn’t realize I had been away for so long until a loyal reader of mine posted. Phew! A lot has been going on, and I’m just glad to be back!

Dramatically speaking, actually today I just broke up with my first real boyfriend myself, so forgive me, but I’m a little teary-eyed at the moment. Don’t want to get into the messy details, but yeah, this breakup is just now hitting me pretty hard. That’s what Asian dramas are for, right?^^

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In this eppy I just got more and more frustrated with the two of them. >.< I still knew that they couldn’t reveal it all, but they did kept beating around the bush in the first few minutes and asked each other all these dodgy questions without getting to the real point of their identities. I guess if they got to the point too soon, Xuezhang would be outta the picture fast though. :/

Okay, these dramas just have to include a formal dance into one of the episodes every single time or it’s not complete, haha. And it’s usually one where true confessions come alive. But that old man bigwig guy was CROSSING THE LINE! I don’t know, that scene made me really mad when I saw it. It’s not the first one of these kind of scenes, I know, but it just made me pretty angry. The damsel in distress always has to have her moments where she gets saved right? How else will the vying gentlemen really express how they feel? I feel really bad though when the next day Xuezhang gets in trouble. :/ That part made me sad.

Omigosh, whenever Rainie and Show are in that bubble cloud together, they look so ridiculous and you just know she wouldn’t actually act like that, though this one speaks to the general public I feel as some rich guys probably really do think they can buy a girl’s love and some girls fall for it. And I know he’s supposed to be rich and all, but it just seems that the jewelry he buys, the show made him RIDICULOUSLY rich. I dunno…

So Xuezhang confesses his feelings. How many Asian guys do you know that actually do that in real life these days? XD Oh geez. Silly me.

Ok, the massive flower sending has been done and redone. That’s sweet, but that’s all I have to say about that. First movie that comes to mind? How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.

What is it with guys and fast cars? *shakes head*

Watch the eppy for yourself and tell me what you think:

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Hi, My Sweetheart Episode 6

Merry Christmas! ^.^

It’s so nice to be home for the holidays after almost getting hit by a giant white truck on the way driving home. (It almost crashed me when I was trying to get on the highway.) Yesterday was really nice putting up the tree with Mom. We haven’t been able to do any decorations for a long time due to our cat always knocking over the whole tree right after putting it up. She loved the ornaments! And then after she left, we were always on vacation, so it was definitely nice to put up the tree. =) Hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season!

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Now even though we had a seen a preview in the previous chapter, I still wasn’t expecting Lin Da Lung to show up on screen the way he did–all flashy with this new suit and convertible. I should have realized from the start why he picked the color, but it didn’t hit me until later on that he picked the color because of his obsession with the Pink Panther. I love how you see him talking to the Chairman and then you look and it turns out the Chairman is his sister! XD It’s also absolutely hilarious to watch him pick her up and put her in the tub. XD

Er Jie’s old boyfriend shows up here. That was a bit random, though we find out this part comes in handly later on in the drama. Also thought the patheticness of that guy begging was a bit dragged out, though no offense to all you men out there who do go through this kind of grieving process over an ended relationship.

Wanted to hug Bao Chu Jie when she comes on the radio for Er Jie to listen to her old boyfriend’s confession when she’s sitting in the car with her brother. She was absolutely right about how there are some things in our life that if we miss once, we may miss forever, especially love. It’s something Mom tells me too and gave me tingles when I saw this part. Bao Chu Jie changed her hair, back to her regular Rainie look. I thought was a nice touch because shows that she’s matured since college. Her other hairstyle was more of a younger, college girl look. So I liked this bit.

OMG the ice cream shop! Love it! With the cow hats and the young ones who are like high school age working there and acting as XueZhang’s support system, so cute! ^.^ When Bao Chu Jie is standing right next to his car in front of the shop, she looks like a blind girl stopping for a moment. Anyone else feel like that? Ever since she left college and spends all that time searching for him, there’s something in her eyes that make her look almost blind.

The look on Show Luo’s face when he finds out who the radio DJ is is priceless. I love how gullible he still is, believing that she really did run off and get married. OK, he has a lot of cars. It’s like a different one in every scene. Either that or he alternates between two cars. O.O When Bao Chu Jie enters the office, I see the old couple they used to be reappear. It’s cute what the director did to make him all nervous again to see her and have those talks with himself. Then her old black cloud/demon comes back and you’re like “oh! There she is!” haha. Once again, I wished he’d say who he really was, but that’s not possible in a drama. Ever. You know they are going to drag it out. At this point in the drama, I’ve gotten used to Da Jie’s freak outs and antics and almost find them endearing that she loves her Lin Da Lung that much. It’s like a change from the beginning. She’s so funny going in interviewing all the ladies at the station. XD Cracked me up.

Here ya go:

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Hi, My Sweetheart Episode 5

HELLLOOOOOOOOWWW!
I am guilty of not posting in a long time and for that I profusely apologize. Even though it’s an overused excuse: been crazy busy lately. Hopefully no one wants to kill me yet. -ducks head-
Just subscribed by snail mail to Marie Claire today. I’m up the wazoo excited! DD Hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving! ^.^

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Okay, is it just me or has the promise scene been cooked and burnt? “I want you to promise me that no matter what happens, we’ll be together forever.” -chokes herself- In all seriousness though, that part made me twinge and purse my lips like Miranda Priestly did when checking out the red bow dress from James Holt’s new line made just for her. 

Don’t hate me, but even though I have seen many evil mothers before, I actually felt bad for Bao Chu Jie’s mother here and despite her unreasonable request to ask her daughter to marry for money, I actually was able to feel where she’s coming from. The slap might have been a bit of an overreaction though. I do feel like crying whenever she turns to her stuffed Pink Panther and asks it why it won’t speak. The part where he goes to buy the ring makes me sad. For a moment I thought happily ever after was going to come, even though I was full aware it was a silly thought as this is only five episodes in. XD It just seemed the drama was progressing in that direction. When the car hit her, I can’t say I was predicting it, though I had a feeling that something was going to go wrong. At the same time, I was rooting for them to get to meet up and talk things over. Then the accident happens and I wanted to shout at the screen until things turned out differently!

I liked the speeches the students gave. They all seemed suitable and was a nice touch. I also started to love Lin Da Lung’s roommates here especially. They were so good at comforting him, it was a comfort to me too, haha. Don’t ask me why it was, it just was. But boy does the drama fast forward! I suppose it all works out in the end, but at that moment I was like “wahhh?” I like the sound of her voice on the radio. It was comforting and I thought, if there is a Miss Sweetheart program like that on the radio stations over here in America, I’d listen to it. There was sadness in her voice too if you listen carefully. I still like it. I started rooting for her and XueZhang again. Is that bad? Now this observation may be only because I don’t know much about how much one makes in the radio/DJ industry, but I was a little surprised at how big XueZhang’s place was. It’s awfully nice of him to let her stay there. Wait, was that her place and he was helping out with rent? Maybe I need to brush up on my Chinese. XD lmao. She does say it’s the house she lives in by herself. hmm…Been a while guys, sorry. Do you guys think it’s realistic that she’d still be searching after three years?

Alright, well, you can watch for yourself:

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-p.s.-psst! Go see Burlesque! It’s more than awesome.

Hi, My Sweetheart Episode 4

Is is just me or are there always a lot of CPR “almost kisses” scenes in TV shows, dramas, and movies? For once I think this drama covers it correctly through what Bao Chu Jie makes clear to Da Lung: CPR does not a kiss make! To be honest, the first movie I thought of was Sandlot. Has anyone seen that movie?

Moving on…Show Luo really shows his talent here. Considering we all know what he really looks like, he’s really good at playing the dork. Like really good if you know what I mean. Now, I did get annoyed when they started passing notes. Or, more specifically, writing notes on their notebooks and holding them up so that they can read them with Da Lung turned around in his seat. It was a little bit too much and I found it amusing that the professor didn’t notice. In fact, no one really noticed, to my knowledge. I loved the close-up on Ranie’s bangles though! Something about her style that I like.

Every time I see the three beauties show up in front of Da Lung, something inside me screams, “High School!” They’ve got that mean girls touch, yet they are nice. And I find it annoying that the third girl is always acting like the third girl, just speaking up for the alpha female, Mo Lee in this case, and adding on to what she wants or has to say, like her own personal live footnote or something. *shudders* Those girls make me feel sad for them and at the same time, I pity them because they just seem so pathetic. *gasp!* Yes, I don’t even know why and I’m not trying to be mean, but that’s just how I feel about girls like that. It kind of annoys me that the three girls have the same hairstyle throughout the whole drama. I like how both Show’s character and Rainie’s character do change hairstyles. Even Xue Zhang.

Now I usually don’t like long hair on guys, but for some reason, long hair suits Xue Zhang. I don’t think I’ve ever seen this actor before, but he plays a really great guy on this drama. I love Bao Chu’s secret hand signal thing with Xue Zhang. Really cute.^^ Why is it that Mo Lee’s crew only talks about how pretty she is and what she needs and wants? Ah, I guess just fate that their characters are made that way. Isn’t that how it always goes with popular girls? I love how Da Lung claps, even though he saw nothing as his back was facing her while she was dancing and he was playing the piano. For a minute I actually thought he and Mo Lee would become a couple.

Of course, no drama would be complete without someone getting locked out of their dorm room and needing to stay over at someone’s place, usually someone of the opposite sex….XD Poor guy has to wear PJ’s in public. I liked that part because they made the sleeping over funny now.

I don’t care what anybody else says, but I love Rainie’s dress that Xue Zhang gives to her! It’s so red and it’s so sweet! hehe. I just love it. She looks like a yummy cupcake and I just wanna gobble her up when I see her on stage! haha. I actually enjoyed watching the contestants present their slogans and all aspects of the competition, although the director went to too much trouble making everyone else look bad in front of Rainie and Rainie extra good so it left no doubt who the winner was. I wanted to seem some real competing! >.< But yeah, the slogans were creative and I was impressed. I love how everyone is so surprised to see Bao Chu Jie’s sweet side. Reminded me of the part in A Walk to Remember when everyone was gushing about Jamie “looking hot” the night of the play. Oh, and Da Lung’s roommates cracked me up again, arguing over which one of Mo Lee’s friends was the hotter one. XD LOL! Then they turn to Da Lung and ask him! I hate the part when Xue Zhang was about to give her the surprise…:( I know it’s wrong to feel like that when when she was already going out with Ugly Mushroom Head, but a part of me really wanted to know what he would have done had he not have been interrupted. She does, however, seem to really like surprises as she does not forget about it so easily…

Omg! When they were eating at the restaurant together, you can hear Pachelbel’s Canon in the background and all of a sudden, boom! I see My Sassy Girl all over again! This part is almost exactly like it, except that Rainie doesn’t go looking for her Xue Zhang right after Ugly Mushroom Head tells her what he said. Although here it seems kind of flipped, like Da Lung should be the guy telling the other guy all the things he knows about her and then walks away.

Okies, and finally, when the ex shows up at the end and throws water in her face, that just seemed so realistically angry to me and that actor only appeared that one time. If this were a movie, I’d pick him for best supporting actor! XD but that’s just me…HAHA.

Enjoy the eppy:

new YouTube channel!

yay, exactly what it says…before i proceed with the next review, just wanted to let you guys know that i just started a new YouTube channel yesterday. i know, i know, there was a point in my life when i said i would never do that, but i did. so another lesson learned in never say never. i haven’t uploaded anything, as i only just set it up, but i have already favorited a bunch of videos, so you can check those out. i’m not sure what i’ll upload if i upload, but i’m open for suggestions.  so the channel is supposed to be paired up with this blog, so it’s called ~*butterflyxwings’ reverie*~ because butterflyxwings was already taken, hehe. but i find the name suitable, so i hope you like it! there’s a link on there back to this page, so have no fear and happy surfing.  

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Hi, My Sweetheart Episode 3

Ok, let me just say I did not like Mo Lee’s friends in this eppy. They were getting on my nerves with the continuation of the shunning of “bad girl” Chen Bao Chu. It just made me angry. >.< It was just such an immature thing to do to put down rules that they can’t be together and he be friends with Mo Lee and her crew at the same time. Psh! And this is so funny, but must be a pure Asian thing that they always make a big deal out of the chu wen or ‘first kiss.’ XD Bao Chu is absolutely hilarious when she’s in shock that he’s 20 and has never been kissed. That added a cute touch, but for some reason bam! I thought of America in that moment. I dunno, must be since physical boundaries are so easily crossed in America that I always see it as so American when first kisses are not made into this huge ordeal like it is in almost all Asian dramas. *cough* Smiling Pasta *cough* Show Luo does a good job acting the all cute and innocent guy. I don’t know him that well as I’ve never seen him perform or talk in interviews or whatever, but it doesn’t seem that he would be quite as innocent in real as his character on Hi, My Sweetheart.

When Da Lung was playing the piano for Mo Lee and she was dancing, I thought it was kind of disappointing. I mean, come on! The most beautiful girl in school and she doesn’t know more dance moves than your basic twirl and gentle glides looking up? They needed to work on that dance so that it’s believable that she’d be a competitive contestant later on. That just plain bothered me. You know, Da Lung has an underbite. I mean it’s there and I think that’s part of what makes his face so convincing, but at the same time, I really don’t notice it that much. Of course, this eppy Xue Zhang gets introduced, but in the pit of my stomach I knew she wouldn’t end up with him. He would definitely be my definition of a really, really, really good guy friend though. Seriously. I think I’d kick myself if I ever had a guy friend like that and then lost him. You can also tell that at this point Chen Bao Chu would have been with Xue Zhang if not for what happens later. She wouldn’t have admitted it, but I think she was crushing on Xue Zhang at this point. She had not developed any deep feelings for Da Lung yet.

Da Lung is so prim and proper. He fixes his hair every time after Bao Chu Jie smacks him upside his head! Finally, I thought Da Lung’s roommates were horrible for plagiarizing! They could have handled that better, but I understand it was necessary to happen for the progression of the drama, so…yeah…  

Watch it: