还有我

就算全世界离开你 还有一个我来陪
Even if the whole world leaves you, still have a "me" come to console you.

Whoever wanting to tell me this should mentally prepare that the "If" phrase may come true. Yes, come true, the whole world leaves me alone. Well...

Rain

Will buy The fugitive plan B in DVD. Rain is super super cute and cool there. He can be cute and cool at the same time. I don't think Raymond Lam can act comedy as natural as Rain.

So obsessed to him now.

Empress Orchid -- Anchee Min

I don't know how many percents of the story are real historical facts. However, even if only 60% are real, real life is already more dramatic than a novel story is.

There is such a man as Yung Lu. There is such a love without sexual element. There is such sexual desire but Yung Lu is such an incredible man in refusing it.

Another forbidden love. Their love is far better than Haonan and Baifeng.

A loud noise came from the mouth of the tunnel. It was the sound of the stone gate.
"The architech has ordered it shut!" Yung Lu jumped to his feet and lunged toward the entrance, pulling me with him.

I was overwhelmed by the fear of going out. My mind swirled with memories of the life I had led. The constant struggle to keep up appearances, the pretenses, the smiles that had been met with tears. The long sleepless nights, the loneliness that cloaked my spirit and turned me into a true ghost.

Yung Lu dragged me with all his might. "Come on, Orchid!"

"Why do you do this? You don't need me."

"Tung Chih needs you. The dynasty needs you. And I..." Suddenly, as if broken, he stopped. "I look forward to working with you, Your Majesty, for the rest of my life. But if you insist on staying, I shall be here with you."

Kneeling down to meet his tear-filled eyes, I ceased struggling.

"Will we be lovers?" I asked.

"No." His voice was faint but not weak.

"But you love me?"

"Yes, my lady. I draw my breath, my every breath, to love you."

Empress Orchid -- Anchee Min

Nam Phong Luyến

Gia Luật Hạo Nam and Dương Bài Phong love is such an epic, which attracts more attention than the main couple.

Cao ngạo, lạnh lùng, tài hoa tuyệt đỉnh, đó mới chính là Gia Luật Hạo Nam.
Giằng xé giữa chính tà, khẩu thị tâm phi đó mới chính là Gia Luật Hạo Nam.

Cuộc tình phi thường cần một cái kết phi thường. Trương Ngưu không làm được một kết cuộc phi thường.

Câu nói trong "Chưởng thượng minh châu" có lẽ hợp với Gia Luật Hạo Nam: "Nhiều khi có những lời thật phải dùng giả dối để mà gói ghém để tránh khi bị người ta dò thám thì cả lời thật của mình cũng bị dò thám ra."

"Sometimes, the true words have to be wrapped by lies to prevent when being reconnoitered, even the true words are detected."

[...]

Just phrases keep popping up in my mind

"Ngọc thụ lâm phong"
"Hồi quang phản chiếu"
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Stephen Chow is super super cool

Dream

A bad dream is even worse than a real experience. Since the bad dream haunts you.

Fantasies are sometimes like bad dreams.

"Hôm nay người vì ta mà đốt nhà, ngày mai ngươi vì ta mà giết người, chẳng lẽ ta cũng phải cám ơn ngươi sao. Có những việc nên làm, có những việc không nên làm, có những việc có chết cũng không được làm." -- Sở Lưu Hương (đã quên mất trong truyện nào, Google vẫn chưa ra)

có những việc có chết cũng không được làm

Stormy days

Singapore these days can be described as "ở đây sương khói mờ nhân ảnh" (smoggy scenery here fades a human's figure)
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Trương Vô Kỵ, you compare who treats you better rather than compare who you love more.

Bạch mã khiếu tây phong

Đất Giang Nam có liễu xanh, có đào hồng, có én đen, có cá vàng. ..Người Hán cũng có những thanh niên anh tuấn, võ giỏi, hiên ngang tiêu sái...

Thế nhưng cô gái xinh tươi ấy cũng cố chấp như những người Cao Xương thuở nào: Những thứ đó tốt lắm, đẹp lắm! Thế nhưng ta không thích thì sao?

Experience

Long time ago, I read one recruitment for book editor and one of the requirements was the candidate had to be at least 30 years old.

Now, three years later, I gradually understand the reason behind that requirement.

To be more accurate, they require life experience which only accumulate through time.

For a moment, I can see the so-called "the vast sky of feeling" (một trời tình cảm) in the eyes of the actors (well, good actors of course, Raymond Lam and Gallen Lo, specifically).

*Raymond Lam in "The mysteries of love"
*Gallen Lo in "Golden Faith"

Transfering of knowledge

For a long time, I have realized that knowledge is not easily sharable.

Knowledge can be recorded down by physical tools like books or electrical tools like e-books. The apparent content can be transferable but the real appreciation of that content is not able to be transferred.

Just think about the time you have to spend to read a mathematical formula to thoroughly understand it so that you can prove it, apply it or modify it. If you are able to apply the knowledge, you are transferred the knowledge.

Apparently, the procedure is a personal issue. You can explain the knowledge to others but cannot give them the appreciation on that knowledge. They must do the task themselves.

If only there were a tool to transfer such understanding and appreciation of knowledge, I were willing to give to my sister.

--writing on the day knowing results of my sister's entrance exam to the school for gifted. Not good. While I could do the paper even better than her.--