My True Friend: Episodes 4 and 5

I must have been a boring person in my previous life since I’ve an special affinity for dramas lacking dramas, this puppy swaying like a pendulum, and the slow-burn romance of these past episodes. There are no emotionally-charged upheavals in these episodes so far. The lead characters, Zhen Zhen and Peng Cheng, encounter conflict from […]

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My True Friend: Episodes 2 & 3

It’s just the second episode but I’m already falling in love (mind you, only in a nonsexual, platonic, idealized sort of way) with this guy, Shao Peng Cheng. He’s not Xiao Nai who will forever be the Golden Standard for drama boyfriends in this blog. But he has a charm entirely of his own: his […]

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My True Friend: Episode 1 First Impressions

Presenting my next Chinese drama “My True Friend” starring Deng Xiaoping, Angelababy, and Zhu Yi Long. This was an easy choice for me because the whole first episode made sense to me. Whether the series can sustain my interest for – I don’t know – 30? 60? 200? lol episodes is another story entirely. But […]

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Love O2O: Ep 28 Highlights

For my slavedriver, @agaragarjelly, who reminded me that I must continue till the end. Two more episodes after this!!! 1.  Talk nerdy to me! I’ll be the first one to admit this. When most people talk in computerese, my mind turns into an error code. So I was surprised when Nai’s demo made perfect sense […]

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Love O2O: Episode 17 Highlights

  1. How evil is Nai? I love this showdown with KO. It would appear as if KO was the one who issued Nai the challenge to find his cell phone number but it was in fact Nai who baited him. KO: You don’t find it odd that I have your number? Nai: It’s no […]

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