Hurray for happy endings!! Happy endings make us happy too!

(for easy reference ) Ron Ng-Ah Man Sammul Chan-Pak Kiew Michael Miu- Sai Hao Elanne Kong- Yao Yao Kathy Chow-Sum Jie Michael Tse- Siu Tong/ Laughin Just before we get on to the last episode, a brief review of all the happenings. The very interesting character, and right hand man of the triad leader, Laughin, died because he was shot by Pak Kew, and later sacrificed himself to pave the way for Ah Man to continue his work.(wow what a shocker!!) . It was revealed he was an undercover agent for the police very gradually, and confirmed just before he was killed. And Sum Jie went missing after she was supposedly about to get married to Sai Hao. Ah Man’s cover as an undercover agent was blown when he rescued his police colleague in front of Sai Hao. Because of that, he had to prove it to Sai Hao that he was indeed a gangster, and not a police anymore by action. Pak Kiew receives a message from Ah Man, ’Drug factory is at Oi Sum (Sum Jie’s restaurant), I’ll lead Sai Hao there, can ...

Episodes: 30 Major Cast: Ron Ng-Ah Man Sammul Chan-Pak Kiew Michael Miu- Sai Hao Elanne Kong- Yao Yao Kathy Chow-Sum Jie Michael Tse- Siu Tong/ Laughin This is a continuation of the series of the Academy, on the first beat. Pak Kiew is a righteous and follow the rules cop, who stays in the same house as his buddy, Lap Man/ Ah Man. Ah Man, however, is the opposite, untidy, very rash. His aim is to bring down the drug ring, and vows to find out where the drug factory is. However, because he does things rashly, he always gets into trouble and always get reproof.

Star's Lover is actually quite a simple story, it's whether a star, celebrity can ever date a commoner. What i appreciate about it is that it is quite realistic in portraying what will happen if this situation ever arises...the public scrutiny into one's life is scary, and an over controlling manager is even scarier. I wonder whether Choi Ji Woo was inspired by her character Lee Mari to be honest with her relationship as she reveal that she was dating someone after this drama ended. hmm.. Anyway, Star's Lover ended at episode 19 intensely. With Ma Ri and Chul Soo together again, and evidence against him presented to him, President Seo goes beserk. He blames the downfall of Ma Ri on Chul Soo, and claims whatever he did (including threatening Ma Ri's first love) is all for Ma Ri's goo. He tries to attack Chul Soo, but Ma Ri protects him. Then, he's escorted out of the building, not before he announces that this isnt the end for him. (goodness, he just wants mo...

Episodes:20 Choi Ji Woo- Lee Ma Ri Yoo Ji Tae-Kim Chul Soo Lee Ki Woo-Jung Woo Jin Philip Choi- Kang Woo Jin Cha Ye Ryun- Choi Eun Young Lee Ma Ri is a famous actress. Manager Seo, her manager is a scheming man who wants Ma Ri to get more popular. So, he asks a literature graduate, Kim Chul Soo to become a ghostwriter for Ma Ri. Kim Chul Soo and Lee Ma Ri meet in Japan while Chul Soo was researching for the book. The book becomes a hit, but Chul Soo feels like he has deceived people. At the same time, Chul Soo and Ma Ri develop feelings for each other. However, there are others who want to be part of Ma Ri's life. One is a a famous photographer, Kang Woo Jin, Lee Ma Ri's first love. Another is a executive in a media company(Lee Ki Woo).

It was quite entertaining, but by the 2nd last episode, there were so many people who were sacrificed.. It was heartbreaking.... So far Minister Mo's wife died, Song Ting Yuk and mother was killed, and at the end of the 2nd last episode, Minister Dik's wife was also beheaded...looks like we are heading for a boo hoo hoo ending. Now, in a nutshell, minister Mo (the bad guy) tricked his son into getting rid of a incriminating letter written by his wife. After he burnt the letter, he killed his wife, and wanted to kill his son too. But he got away. Song Ting Yuk was stabbed, and his mother was also killed. Minister Dik's family was put into jail for betraying the country (Minister Mo's plan complete with false evidence). But, Minister Dik and son went into hiding. So, Minister Mo tries to force him out by beheading Chou Yuet, Minister Dik's wife. Minister Mo threatens to kill the rest of the family, while Minister Dik and son anguishes over how to take revenge.

Synopsis: Cast: Kent Cheng - Dik Ren Jie Bernice Liu-Dik Ching Lun Sonija Kwok - Chou Yuet Sunny Chan-Song Ting Yuk Leila Tong-Yuen Yi This is about Minister Dik who solves cases and is an important official. His family consists of his wife (sonija), grown daughter, Ching Lun (bernice), 2 sons, and Minister Dik elderly mother. Sunny Chan's character, Ting Yuk assists Minister Dik in investigation, along with Ching Lun. Ting Yuk at first like Yuen Yi, who is the Empress right hand woman. But later he and Ching Lun gets together. On the other hand, Minister Mo schemes to take over the throne, and the series tells of his attempts to frame Minister Dik.

My point of view... I really like Joe and Ariel in ISWAK, and i thought that this would be fun to watch. However, i got a bit tired of Joe's character always bullying Shan Mei....and as for the ending...we'll just jump straight into it, and you can judge for yourself. Well it ended in ep 11 that Fa Lan Ke decides to pay for Shan Mei's mother's operation. And he tells Shan Mei that he'll disappear forever. He also gives his friend, Ah Xing a sum of money, and then Ah Xing suddenly sees loan sharks taking Fa Lan Ke away. He runs to Shan Mei and tells her. Meanwhile, the loan sharks threaten Fa Lan Ke, and is about to hit him, when Shan Mei rushes in. so, the loan sharks tie both Fa Lan Ke and Shan Mei together.

Episodes: 12 Joe Cheng plays a lazy guy, Fa Lan Ke, who loves branded clothes and is always in debt. The first time he met Ariel Lin's character, Shan Mei, was when she rescued him from loan sharks. After a few misunderstandings, Fa Lan Ke sees a chance to bully Shan Mei into thinking she owes him a huge debt over a missing ring. They stay under the same roof, while Shan Mei thinks of how to pay him back. She works few jobs and tries to avoid her family as she had earlier quarrel with her family in order to go and propose to her boyfriend. But her boyfriend had fall in love with another person, so she gives up on the relationship and tries to move on. But, life gets even more bitter as she tries to pay off the debt and Fa Lan Ke continually bullies her... One of the many jobs Shan Mei works with is in a coffee shop. The coffee shop owner is later revealed as Fa Lan Ke's crush in his school days. And Shan Mei meanwhile befriends a guy who turns out to be a rich personand who rea...

My thoughts: Normally sequels don't do well, but this one was quite good. Of course, there were moments you go "huh?" for eg the honeymoon situation with the other couple, but it was still bearable. The scenes between both of them are even more in this sequel and fans were no doubt pleased. Other than the abnormally long PG scenes from the director, i thought they film it quite properly and it had continuity. AND i love the ending!! On to the ending.. The Last episode started off with Xiang Qin receiving a call from Ah Jin and Christine (they are so cute together) saying that they are really happy, and married. After that, Zhi Shu says to Xiang Qin that having her is the best thing in the world. Then, they discovered that the whole family is down with flu. Zhi Shu tells Xiang Qin to bring medical instruments for him and she appears in the nurse uniform (cute!!) Pediatrical unit needed an extra nurse, so Xiang Qin gets sent over there with all the kids. Zhi shu appea...

Synopsis: Episodes: 20 This is the sequel of It started with a Kiss. It starts off with Zhi Shu and Xiang Qin's wedding and honeymoon. And goes on to their life in medical school. It also tells of Zhi Shu becoming a doctor, while Xiang Qin is left behind in medical school. In the middle, Zhi Shu goes off to do service as an army doctor which xiang Qin hards to bear with. And at the end, Xiang Qin gets better and better as a nurse.

My take.. This is basically a love triangle story between Young Jin, Gwang Pil, Soo Ho. On to the end.. I think the biggest concern is who will Young Jin end up with. At first, it felt like Gwang Pil, but throughout the series, it looked like Soo Ho. Then, we know that Gwang Pil did hug Young Jin...anyway, let's just get to the last episode. Ok, it starts with Young Jin gets injured by the bad guy. Gwang Pil arrives and they report the incident to the superior. They try to think who the bad guy is. And after searching through files, and thinking very hard, Gwang Pil figures out that it's Nam Do Woo. Gwang Pil and Young Jin confronts Nam Do Woo, but he denies, and asks for evidence. After reporting back to their superior, the superior can't do anything since there is no evidence. Gwang Pil during a chat later, asks if Young Jin is still his partner. And Young Jin smiles and reply in the positive. At the dance studio, members there throw him a party to cheer him on for the co...

Episodes: 16 Young Jin( Chae Rim) completes training and becomes the first female to ever work as a bodyguard in the Presidential resident, Chungwadae. Young Jin is assigned to Yoo Gwang Pil (Lee Jong Hyuk) who is she has met during training and they dislike each other from the start. Now they are are assigned as bodyguards to watch over the president's son, Kang Soo Ho (Lee Jin Wook). They are assigned to guard Soo Ho for 15 months. Soo Ho's first encounter with Young Jin was when he was sneaking out. And from then, he develops an interest in Young Jin, and is delighted that she's assigned to be his bodyguard.