Washing Machine

It stll hasn't been fixed yet...the guy is as busy as you I guess...we are still considering buying new...I dunno we'll see this weekend...we also need a new lawn mower...the old one is spitting out oil for some reason...I work downtown (in the heart of the city - one block south of portage and main on main)...I like working downtown, everything is close at hand...banks, shops, restaurants, and yes, the post office! Gotta go and eat now, bye!

Henry's B-day Party

Henry's friend brought over his guitar hero game and they played it together. Many of my friends have it too so I've played it over at their places...I'm by no means good...lol Rock Band seems to be the next thing after Guitar Hero...I think one of my friends has it, never played it before though...We have this "spongebob" video game in which you must try to mimic the drum beat of "squilliam" (squidward's classmate or whatever) and I find that not easy so I'm sure I'm not any better at rock band than you are...lol

I'll admit the washing machine did break while it was washing my clothes...BUT I didn't overload it or anything so it was just an act of God and nobody was really held accountable...I got home and found out it has not been fixed yet...dad's friend (aka repairman) was supposed to come last night around midnight (because he worked until then I guess) but I guess he didn't and apparently will come today in the evening...I'm confused...Canada Post seems to be taking its time...at work it took a package 10 days to get from Winnipeg to Calgary and it was sent "Xpresspost"...Of course the long weekend was there and it does take time for the mailroom at CBSA Calgary to process and then send it to its final destination at the airport to the border services officer. We were getting worried because its confidential stuff and we would hate to lose it in the mail. Over the weekend I've browsed through a few blogs written by TVB fans like you and I and I think our list of faves in terms of artists and series are pretty close...most people seem to really like Bernice...

Favourite TVB Celebrities

I was getting a bit bored so I decided I would list my favourites...

Top Female Artists
1. Bernice (Biased because of Brink of Law)
2. Myolie (Could have the chance to take top prize if War of in-laws II is good)
3. Jessica
4. Shirley
5. Niki (The chemistry of K&N takes her to top 5)
6. Charmaine
7. Tavia
8. Linda
9. Maggie Cheung (King of Yesterday, King of Tomorrow)
10. Gigi Lai Chi
11. Esther (Armed Reaction 1)
12. Kenix 13. Leila Tong
14. Sheren Tang
15. Nnadia Chan (good chemistry with Steven)
16. Sonija

Top Male Artists
1. Kevin (A little biased b/c of the Seventh Day)
2. Raymond Lam
3. Bosco
4. Roger Kwok
5. Moses Chan
6. Steven
7. Bobby Au
8. Ron Ng
9. Kenneth Ma
10. Sammul Chan
11. Benny Chan
12. Wong Hei
13. Joe Ma
14. Julian Cheung
15. Raymond Cho
16. Michael Tong

I guess Niki and Moses only get 5th place because they were only alright in Gentle Crackdown I, I don't know what it was about that series, but it is not on my list...that should be next...listing may all time favourite series'!

TVB and Work

I can tell you this...the seventh day ends with smiles...what you read is deeper than it reads on the surface... ;) You'll figure it out when you watch the series. I found the ending of under the canopy of love incredibly cliche and not much of a closure to the entire series, but not The Seventh Day. I'll let you discover the truth for yourself...So the BIG secret in Forensic Heroes...I read that Linda dies quite early in the series...that shouldn't turn you away from the series since you aren't a 'linda' person. I've read that Kevin plays a small evil role in The Ultimate Crime Fighter...I think I stopped after 12 episodes or so...I didn't have the time or interest, but after watching him in The Seventh Day as a 'positive' character, it would be neat the see him in the opposite position. I may continue on at a later date. I met Andrew (my friend from Brandon) at school. We were in the same studio group and because we have similar backgrounds, we became friends. We have so much in common it was kind of scary. We both are asian, middle-child, science students, can roller blade, but have never ice skated, employed by the government of canada (Service Canada) performing reception duties, paid the same...There is more, but can't think of them right now. Kind of like you and I, we share a lot of those commonalities too. He is a year older than I am though, so he is your age. I'm glad you are paid as much as you are, good for you. It seems like CRA is better pay, lol. I think I will remain as a loyal CBSA for the time being. I'm really fortunate to have such a job, I shouldn't be complaining. We were told that CBSA has been added to the entire "public service" address book (before it just used to be CBSA and CRA) and I found Andrew on there under Service Canada. Apparently this is a new federal security policy. I can access everyone, immigration, parks canada, transport, etc... Besides Justin (the guy who is going to make $24/hr), I know a sister of a friend who works for CRA at the same office, we know each other but don't really talk to one another, more of an acquaintance relationship. And my list of friends ends there....Bernice and Moses were rumoured to be going out after Hearts of Greed but I don't think it was officially confirmed...I'll look into it some more and tell you.I didn't know you were interested in interior design! That is fantastic! You only have one more year to go right? It is never too late to pursue your dreams! We would have been going to school together if you were still living here. I would've persuaded you to come to our faculty. Stage design and set design is a branch of interior design (so is industrial/product design). Though I am interested in architecture more, the interior definitely plays a big part in a building. Kevin's role as a designer was very well played out...drew so many connections to my own life as a student...If you aren't a fan of triangle relationships, I'm pretty sure you'll like this one! Hard Fate was based on the development of a strong relationship and overcoming problems together, but had a terrible ending. However, Under the Canopy of Love for the most part was a four sided relationship and i mean it was nice and sweet to see them finally get back together but that was right at the end. The Seventh Day portrays love in two different ways...it's quite the experience. If I knew you were highly interested in the Seventh Day, I would have saved it for later, then it wouldn't just be me talking...Can we watch Forensic Heroes II 'together'? Just bear in mind that I can watch the entire series in less than a week, but I can slow down just for you. Just tell me when you are ready! I still like war of in-laws I better than the second...even though generally I do favour modern dramas over ancient dramas (I dislike those 'in-betweeners' the most). There is just something about marrying a woman after spending just a few days with her...I do believe in feelings at first sight, but true love I think requires time because you can't understand a person based on appearances and a few occasions, btw I the 7th day portrays this very well with Kevin and Niki. Also, the mother in-law is unrealistic in the 21st century...I've only finished 3 episodes so it is too early to give the series a pass or fail...but I'm definitely not as "hooked" onto it as I was with 7th day and Journey.Do you know Winnipeg is the coldest city on earth with a population of over 600 000 people? Yet we are the slurpee capital of the world...There is a mall right across the street from where I work, it is called Winnipeg Square, it is an underground mall of like 20 stores or so. There is a food court, mcdonalds and starbucks inside! Tim's is located another block further and I go there for my breaks and stuff.

The Brink of Law

Just finished The Brink of Law...I'll have to admit, we were slightly disappointed with the ending because Ron died...Come on, he was stabbed by this old guy with a knife. Didn't he see it coming? I thought he was stabbed in the stomach but he was stabbed in the heart. Also, why did he stay to listen to the old man anyway? He had the chance to run away after pushing michelle away. In our view, Shirley should have been killed at that scene. Ron would have escaped and called the cops, then the bad couple would be put into custody and Michelle would heartfully ask Ron to look after his brother. I thought that too many people died in this series that were not anticipated and not necessary...such as Ron and the other cop (played by Kenneth) much like the death of Raymond was a mistake in Hearts of Greed...I would give this series a 3.75/5...I think that it is worth watching, but nothing too spectacular about it...How did you about the ending? How would you rate the series?

The Seventh Day - Interviews

I was watching some interviews of K&N and I Niki said that she had like 10 hot packets and Kevin said that a warm bowl of soup was like heaven to them when they were filming in Hida-Takayama, Japan. It definitely is a very beautiful city but they made it sound so cold...so I googled to check out the climate and apparently IT IS NOT THAT COLD...the record low temperature is -15 celcius...What about the -40 in WINNIPEG? -15 is NOTHING compared to -40! In a theory of design class last term, we were asked to think of Winnipeg's Sense of Place or what makes Winnipeg 'Winnipeg' and I used our adverse climate as our sense of place because there is no where else you can experience all four seasons the way we do here in Winnipeg...In a way, I we laugh at people who think -15 is REALLY cold...We had a speaker come into our school to talk about her research (I wasn't really paying attention) and it took place in Northern Quebec where the temperatures are -40 and she began explaining what -40 felt like but then she stopped and said "I don't need to explain, you all know how -40 feels like". What she said was the truth! I thought I would just bring that up...I've also attached a link to a TVB Gallery on the Seventh Day...I really like Kevin Columbia winter white jacket... :D Laters! This is the Jacket!

Rewatching The Seventh Day

I rewatched many of the Kevin and Niki scenes today for the second time and it was very nice. Between K&N and Bosco / Natalie, I prefer K&N because ...(reason with held due to spoiler). When you are watching the 7th day, you must be patient as it starts off very good (1-6), then things happen and I felt that it was slightly better than average (7-16), then the final episodes (17-20) are unbelievably put together. I found the ending of A Journey called Life, good (it is hard to mess up that type of ending), but when compared to the earlier part of the series, it is a slight let down... Because you are not a huge fan of Linda or Fala...I think you should watch The Seventh Day first...Also, I am beginning War of In-Laws II now...and since you've seen it already I will be able to go on and on about it without fearing that I'm going to spoil it for you.