The Ending...

Contrary to the pace of the entire series, the ending felt quite rushed as it had to tell the fate of all four couples and I think that is the reason why I gave it only a 3.75/5. Only the last 20-30 minutes were dedicated to Tsui Hoi and Jing Wei. That is plenty of time to resolve the unsolved issues but instead this time was wasted playing chase.

The series never revealed what they each wished for on the bridge. I presume that Tsui Hoi's wish would be about staying with Jing Wei together forever and that could have been used by him to win her back. Tsui Hoi did finish the painting of "Sui Ngai Lum" (Little Irene) with I presume the supplies that Jing Wei bought for him, however, he never had the chance to give it to her. Finally, what about Tsui Hoi's phobia or disbelief in marriage? I find that was the biggest problem that caused them to split in the first place and was never brought up again! There was no official 'point of realization' for Tsui Hoi.

"Finding your girlfriend?" - Jing Wei
"Yes, I am." - Tsui Hoi
"How dare your girlfriend let someone as handsome as you look for her for so long! What do you think about me?" - Jing Wei
"You are very beautiful and understanding, but most importantly you appeared at the right time." - Tsui Hoi
(HUG)
"Actually, having you in my arms is like having the entire world. I'll never leave you again." - Tsui Hoi

I guess, "I'll never let you leave me again" implies that Tsui Hoi is willing to have Jing Wei as a life long companion which sort of implies that he'll marry her :) Though it wasn't spelled out completely, I think the meaning of marriage is there. Honestly, there would be no point of marriage if one is not willing to commit to the other for the rest of their life. I think commitment is more important than the marriage itself.

All the ??? I had were more or less resolved indirectly in the ending rather than concrete...BUT this type of ending remained suspenseful up until the very last minute so there is appreciation to be discovered as I disected through this series. Just like The Seventh Day, New Breath of Love is a totally different series from what I've been accustomed to so it took me some time to discover the value in behind it. After disecting the ending, I've decided to bump it to 4/5 for the suspensful happy ending :)

The MOST...

Most Tragic - Jing Mun and Ah Gum
I think everyone agrees...

Most Enjoyable/Experiential - Jing Wei and Tsui Hoi
Everytime they were together, Tsui Hoi brought something new and exciting to Jing Wei's boring life.

Most Heart Warming/Romantic - Jing Wei and Tsui Hoi
Because of love, both began to change for each other as their relationship progressed.

Most Unrealistic - Ching Ling, Sing Hung and Richard
Why would anyone two time such a good boyfriend for such a loser? How could anyone accept someone who has betrayed them like that?

Most Annoying - Richard and Ching Ling
I think everyone agrees...

Most Realistic - Sophia/Ming Ging/Jing Wei/Tsui Hoi/Lisa/Johnson
The series portrayed the issues and problems that confront lovers; age, sense of security, family, illness, honesty. Contrary to most other series, I expected Lisa to use her heart disease to threaten Tsui Hoi to stay with her but she decided to let go and wished Jing Wei and Tsui Hoi all the best. Johnson who is her secret admirer stayed with Lisa without asking for anything in return. Too bad she never actually accepted him.

Most Resolved - Ming Ging and Sophia
Sophia was honest and told Ming Ging the truth though she was truly in love with him. She attempts to hook up Jing Wei with Ming Ging. Because of the fall of her family business, she felt that she was not fit to be his wife. Ming Ging finally realized that he cares for Sophia and uses his persistence and determination to win her back.

New Breath of Love - Select Scenes

Favourite Scenes

• Train - Sleeping while listening to music together on the same set of headphones.
• Footage of Jing Wei and Tsui Hoi's outing shown in the theater.
  
• Concert - omg what was said had everything in it...see my translation.
  
• Tsui Hoi's overtime - Jing Wei discovers that he wears glasses and they come up with an idea together.
• Fitting Room - Jing Wei helps Tsui Hoi remove his shirt without ruining his hair and things happen while they were in there.
• Scene in hotel - bed wasn't ready when Jing Wei finally was.
• Tsui Hoi stays over at Jing Wei's and makes breakfast for Jing Wei in the morning.
  
• Jing Wei stays over at Tsui Hoi's after she feels secure with Tsui Hoi when Ah Gum vomits.

Memorable Scenes

• First scene on subway
  
• Tsui Hoi and Jing Wei wishing on the bridge
  
• Jing Wei almost gets run over and Tsui Hoi save her. Then they cook together.
  
• Tsui Hoi proposes to Jing Wei in restaurant - too bad it wasn't real
  
• Jing Wei goes to find Tsui Hoi only to discover he is with Lisa
• Shelf shot apologetic video
• "Baby I Love You"
  
• Sophia reveals her "true self" to drive away Ming Ging
• Final scene on subway
  

New Breath of Love - Memorable Lines

Telephone Call
"There are many coincidences in life, even two parallel lines will eventually cross." - Tsui Hoi

Telephone Call
"How many turns will fate take before we meet?" - Tsui Hoi

Telephone call at Jing Wei's workplace
"Where are you?" - Jing Wei
"In your heart." - Tsui Hoi

Outside the concert at the ARK
"Are you alone Miss?" - Tsui Hoi
"I'm waiting for my boyfriend." - Jing Wei
"Your boyfriend was wrong to have you wait like this." - Tsui Hoi
"Yes, he is really bad." - Jing Wei
"Why do you want such a bad boyfriend? What do you think about me? Do I qualify to be your boyfriend?" - Tsui Hoi
"I'm very hard to get. I'm very conservative and bad tempered." - Jing Wei
"No problem. I really like your type of girl. But I don't know if you like guys of my type." - Tsui Hoi
"You're not bad. You're better looking than he is and more caring, but most importantly you appeared at just the right time." - Jing Wei
"That is great! What are we waiting for?" - Tsui Hoi
(HUG)
"I really like having you hug me." - Jing Wei
"Sorry" - Tsui Hoi
"It doesn't matter, because I forget all about it when you hug me" - Jing Wei
"I want to keep hugging you but the concert will be over. Let's go in." - Tsui Hoi

Tsui Hoi's shelf shot video pleading for forgiveness
"You can hit and yell at me but you can't ignore me"

New Breath of Love - 'Sui Ngai Lum'

This is a painting by French Impressionist painter Renoir. I learned about him in my Visual Literacy class last year. The painting is called Irene Cahen d'Anvers AKA Little Irene. This oil on canvas painting was painted in 1880. According to New Breath of Love, the girl in the picture is Irene, an 8 year old daughter of a wealthy man who hired Renoir to paint a portrait of his daughter.

Jing Wei is Tsui Hoi's (Raymond) Sui Ngai Lum which translates into 'Little Irene' in English refering to this painting. This painting appears slightly different from the one shown on screen...probably because of some copyright issue, they couldn't use the real one...but who knows...

New Breath of Love - "French Poem"

This is a poem that Tsui Hoi (Raymond) wrote to Jing Wei (Tammy) in New Breath of Love

...owBeit rAin Behold trYst

wIsh

...L...O...V...nEeded

praY nO excUse

Though they didn't show the entire poem and it doesn't make any sense, the words appear to be English though they claim it to be French. In any case, the hidden message was "Baby I Love You"