5 YEARS !!

WOHOOOOO

It has been 5 years since I started this blog!!!

When I started this blog, I just needed a place where I can share my feelings and what I like, slowly, I started writing some inspirational stuffs and started Question of the month ( even though it stopped for a while ) .  Whenever I started to like a certain show , I would write a review on my blog such as my Anime Reviews and most recently my C-dramas reviews .

I also wrote some post about myself and my cute little dog Muffin who is still as playful as ever. I shared my interest AVIATION and my desires,goals and hopes.

The last 5 years was a rocky road definitely, I am proud to say that I have grown from a little kid to a teenager, I have met more people , made new friends , learnt more knowledge , and grew fatter lol

To be honest, I started this blog in my PSLE years ( first major exam ) and now it is the year I am taking my O Levels . To be honest, I am very scared, I hope to get into a good school and can fulfill my dreams of becoming an airline pilot . I also strive to lose some weight and do well for my physical exam . I hope that I can continue to grow and become a better person to acheive my dreams and at the same time enjoy my life.

Thank you for reading this and I hope that we will all grow to become a better person .

I will definitely continue blogging to share my thoughts and experiences!!!! :)

C-drama Reviews Part 1

Although Korean Dramas are the in thing right now, I am more attracted  Chinese Dramas and decided to write a few reviews about some of the dramas I watched

1st Drama : The Mystic Nine

I am a huge fan of tomb raiding dramas and I happened to stumble across Tomb Radiers a 10 episode dramas consisting of 8 seasons ( although currently only 1 has been broadcasted ) . After finishing the drama, I found out about Mystic Nine being the prequel and naturally started to binge-watch it

Plot : Set in the 1930s - 1940s where the Japanese started invade China, lived 9 families -- also known as the nine gates. Fuo Ye, the leader of the nine families who also happens to be the Commander of Changsha found out about a tomb , in which lies a treasure so precious that even the Japanese are looking for. With the aid of the rest of the Families, they strive to unravel the secret of the tomb and the mystery of the Nine Gates.

Cast : William Chan, Zhao Li Ying , Zhang Yixing (LAY) and more

I was really excited when I heard about the show and watched all 48 episodes in a week. The plot is really interesting and immediately draws the viewers in with the arrival of a mysterious train. However, as Er Ye's wife started to fall ill and in the end passed away, there was too much focus on Er Ye and Chen Pi which made the middle very draggy. It started to pick up 3/4 through the drama though and the ending is memorable.

Well, character wise, everything was awesome . William Chan and Zhao LiYing chemistry was great and I love their couple moments (even though I am not a fan of romance) . The friendship between Er Ye , Fuo Ye and Ba Ye were also really interesting and cute which brought much joy to the show. The interactions were fun and made it a great drama to rewatch + *bonus* Eye Candy aka William Chan and Lay

Overall : 7.5 /10 -- highly due to the draggy part in the middle. But recommended for those who enjoy adventure and mystery . I feel this drama incorporated  a few genres which makes it appealing to the general public

Fact : This drama has gotten over 11.4 billion online views



2nd Drama : Love O2O / One smile is very alluring

Introduced by my friend, stayed for Yang Yang

Plot : A modern day drama . Xiao Nai, a 3rd year student (Uni) is the CEO of a video game company. Through an unexpected encounter with Wei Wei, his junior in the same University , he falls in love with her and uses the Video game to get to know her better. Soon, they become the talk of the town when he starts revealing his identity and the 2 start to date. To put it simply, it is the perfect romance when the perfect guy meets the perfect girl.

Cast : Yang Yang , Zheng Shuang 

I am not a huge fan of romance dramas but through a friend's recommendation ( and nothing to do ), I decided to pick up this drama. 

It was Awesome 

What makes this drama stand out is the trust between the 2 leads. Xiao Nai never doubts the woman he loves even though there were so many rumours spreading in the school campus. He never listens to the antagonist and always stands up for Wei Wei. With that Wei Wei is also the perfect girlfriend as she fully supports her boyfriend's endeavours and even helps him in the company during the summer holidays . To be honest, I did not really think the 2 leads had much chemistry at first as they seemed really awkward with each other, but it grew onto me. 

However, I feel that Zheng Shuang is probably not the best choice for Wei Wei as she is tooooooo skinny. That being said, she did do a rather good job acting as Wei Wei. 

I also feel that Yang Yang as Xiao Nai could be a little more humorous to liven up the show as he was a little too straight-faced. 

Overall : 8.0 / 10 -- it is definitely worth watching especially for those who enjoy playing video games + love romance + simplicity. Not much drama/fights  which makes the drama really enjoyable 

Fact : This drama propelled Yang Yang to mainstream popularity and gathered a whooping 15.8 billion views online 

Ode To Joy 1

 Drama Review : Ode To Joy 1

         

Plot :  The series is about five modern women who live on the 22nd floor of an apartment complex called "Ode to Joy" in Shanghai. Each with their unique personality and lifestyle, the five women have different backgrounds, including their age, social status, personality and careers. Their relationships were initially rocky, but eventually they became good friends and neighbours. Together, they navigate their career and love lives, solving problems and growing more resilient.

To be honest, when I first saw the plot, I did not bother watching it or even adding it to my watch list. The story plot seems really normal and fake , but oh my I was wrong ! Terribly wrong ! 

One fine day, when my last exam ( of the term ) finally ended , I was scrolling through some websites and read about the great response Ode to Joy 2 had and since I had nothing else to watch, I thought ' why not just give it a shot' . And boy, it was the best decision I made this year ! 

1st Season : 

As it is a drama containing 42 episodes, the start was rather slow. The first episode was a brief introduction of the characters and their families with little interaction. At that time, to be honest, I thought that the narration was overdone and rather annoying, but episode after episode, it grew onto me and I realised this method was actually a great method to let the viewers understand the characters better 

This drama started off with Guan Guan, Sheng Mei and Ying Ying despising their new neighbours , Andy and Xiao Qu. However, after an incident, they changed their opinions of each other and soon enough they became really good friends who are closer than sisters. 

The highlight of this drama is that the growth of the individual characters are really obvious and allows the viewers to feel as if they are growing with them 

Xiao Qu -- played by Olivia Wang, is a heiress and a spoiled brat . Since young, she has lived a life of luxury and do not take things seriously. She just came back from abroad and is trying to vie for her father's inheritance, wanting to prove to her father she is the one worthy of the estate and company . 

Thus she moves into Ode To Joy and meets the rest of the cast. To be honest, I did not really like her character at first and I found her quite annoying at times. However, I really respect her courage to change and move out of her comfort zone where she founded her own company and used her abilities to run the company well ( with the help of Andy hahahaha ) . What is more admirable is that she is the ' friend in need is a friend indeed ' person. When one of the members is in trouble, she will have her own methods to solve the problem. She is able to totally get rid of the problem using her own ways, and only she can do it 

Ying Ying -- played by Yang Zi is also another character who was annoying in the beginning but became adorable in the end. In fact she was my most hated character at first but is now my favourite character. 

She is 1/3 of the trio and lives together with Sheng Mei and Guan Guan . She is not well to do and she hopes to have a stable and fulfilling career in Shanghai. She is the 'maknae' of 22 floor and encounters many relationship problems through which helps her grow and mature. At first, she is your usual crybaby and self-centered person where she only cares about her problems and not the feelings of others, but through some tough times and advices from her 'sisters' she becomes a brave, optimistic person who is ready to tackle future challenges .

In my opinion, she is the one who matures the most and *spoilers* has the best ending HAHA

Sheng Mei -- played by Jiang Xin, is the mother out of the 5. She used to be a very materialistic person and only dates the rich as she hopes to have a steady income and steady life in Shanghai. At first I despised her a little, thinking she was those who only cares about money. However, as her family was revealed I felt nothing but sympathy for her. Her family is extremely -- and I mean extremely reliant on her when she does not even earn much, thus she has to rely on her 'extra income' to sustain her family. 

                                  

However, after meeting her true love, she realises money is not necessarily everything and she learnt how to say no when her family asks for money. Although she is probably the most pitiable character, she is a very motherly figure and is always there for everyone.

Guan Guan -- played by Qiao Xin, is the most lucky one probably out of all. She is from a well-to-do family however, she is too dependent on her family's decisions and finds it hard to reject her mother. She works in a very well-known company, but being the only one who does not have good qualifications, she finds it hard to catch up with her colleagues and is scared to be fired

She used to be my favourite character ( but became 2nd now after Ying Ying ) because I can really relate to her . She is an introvert and does not really mix with guys, but longs to date. Through some determination and encouragement from her 'sisters', she was finally able to make decisions on her own and change her 'goody-two-shoes' image which helped her grow. 

Andy -- played by Liu Tao, is the main lead . She is a mysterious lady who just came back from the States to work as a CFO in one of the best companies in China. She is an introvert who prefers being on her own and finds friends nothing but a burden. She never wanted to date and initially planned on staying single forever. 

At first, it took sometime for her to open up to her neighbours, however, after spending time with the she finally finds them a joy to have. She loves their company and is willing to help them with whatever she can (usually its money). After finding the secret of her past however, she was more reluctant to find true love and refused to come clean with her 'sisters' as she does not want to trouble them. With regards to love, her character will undergo more changes in season 2 

Other characters include, Wang Kai (Zhao Qi Ping) , Jin Dong ( Tan ZongMing ), Yang Shuo ( Bao YiFan)

Okay that is quite alot. HAHAHA This drama is indeed a very interesting and different drama. It has gotten over 15 BILLION views in China, due to its realism and relevance in today's society. 

Storyline: 4.5/5 -- real and intriguing 

Acting : 4/5 -- the acting of all the 22 floos 'sisters' and their boyfriends can all act except for Andy's 1st boyfriend which I though was a little cringe

OST : - isnt a fan 

Overall : 4/5 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED !!! 

LETS WELCOME THE FINALE OF SEASON 2 NEXT WEEK !! 

JJ LIN 林俊杰

Ok so I will be talking about my favourite singer ....... JJ Lin !!!!






Some of his famous songs : 江南，修炼爱情，可惜没如果，小酒窝，不为谁而做的歌，曹操

Ok so JJ Lin is a Singaporean singer, actor and songwriter based in Taiwan. He is one of the new four heavenly kings which consists of : Jay Chou , Show Luo , JJ Lin and Wang Lee Hom . In 2014 JJ Lin won the best male mandarin singer in the golden melody awards for his Stories Untold album . He composes all his songs and also composes songs for other singers such as remember for A mei , third person and I for Jolin Tsai and many more.

Ok so to know more about him you can go and search him up on google

Songs that I like : 江南，可惜没如果，会有那么一天，关键词，不为谁而做的歌，一千年以后

I really admire his songs and his ability to sing. He is able to sing really high notes and can really sing live ( no he is not lip singing ) . The songs that he composes are really nice and soothing. His songs are able to let me feel him (? idk how to phrase it haha ) .  I also really like his style, there are very little songs he have that consists of rap and all, it is all slow songs that really suits me. I dont really like fast songs ( like kpop style ) hence i really like most of his songs.

So anyway there are also other singers that I admire but JJ Lin is really one of the or perhaps the most talented and best Singaporean singer .

Plane spotting

today I went to changi airport terminal 3 aviation gallery to see my baes ( planes ) . the aviation gallery at T3 was very much like a museum, it was facing runway 20 C and there were many planes landing.

After that I proceeded to terminal one at about 1 and sat at the viewing mall for around one and a half hour . It was not as crowded as I expected and there were mostly smaller aircrafts like the A320s and the b737. There were mostly air asia aircraft and spotted a few tiger air aircrafts. Only saw one or two SIA aircrafts. There were also quite a number of jetstar aircrafts and shenzhen and china airlines aircrafts. I think its mostly for aircrafts that fly short to medium haul and not long haul . There were no jumbo aircraft. When I was about to leave I saw a b787 aircraft from scoot probably taxiing back to the gates .

I saw a 2 fokker 50 aircrafts taking off from the 20 R today, one of them is from the RSAF and the other one is from china airlines ( i think ) . There were quite a number of SIA planes including jetstar and tigerair aircrafts taking off too.  However when I was about to head back home at around 1420 there were no planes taking off or landing for at least 5 mins .

Today's plane spotting is quite new as I did not go the the T3 aviation gallery before ( although you cannot have very clear view of planes there ) so I did not take any photos . I normally go to T1 to see the planes taxiing from of to the runway . I spent around 3 hours at changi airport and would like to go to T2 or Changi Beach park next time . 

So till next time !!!!

ANIME REVIEW UCHUU KYOUDAI / SPACE BROTHERS

WHY YOU SHOULD WATCH UCHUU KYOUDAI/ SPACE BROTHERS THIS INSTANCE





Space Brothers is a show that is about two Brothers who have a dream of being an astronaut after witnessing a strange phenomenon of a possible UFO flying to the direction of the moon. More than 15 years later, younger bother Hibito have completed his training and is going to be the 1st japanese on the moon, while Mutta ( main ) is fired from his job and blacklisted from his profession, after being enlightened, Mutta finally tries to fulfil his dream to walk on the moon....

So this show is really one or perhaps the most inspiring anime/show i have ever watched . It really shows and depicts the life of a normal adult who tries to become an astronaut. I want to become an airline pilot, and as this show was related to aviation, I went to watch this anime, without any expectations . However, I was stunned by the plot and animation of this wonderful masterpiece. No this anime is not an anime that shows some sci-fi stuffs, or perhaps some aliens they find, this anime is just ordinary, nothing special about the plot. In fact the plot is so simple that that is what makes it extremely awesome!!! Mutta the main character, is the older brother, however, he was not able to become an astronaut as fast as his younger brother, Hibito. This anime is not about the two brothers trying to compete, but instead they help each other to fulfil their goals and dreams



Not only is the plot really nice, it is very realistic and shows many different character's perspective, how each character tries their best to become an astronaut. In the anime, Mutta is very humorous, and never fails to make me laugh, but this is not all, even though he faced many many setbacks, he was still able to pass it with positive attitude and help people along the way. This is what we have to learn and be able to master. This anime makes me feel inspired and closer to my goal every time i watch it, it really makes one more optimistic.


Target audience : Any age, any career. It suits people who have similar dreams , ie ; pilot, engineer,astronaut .. or for people who have no idea what their goals are .

Rating : 9.5/10 ( only fault is that the animation is abit bad sometimes and it had some slow moments)

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR YOU TO WATCH!!!!!!

SG50!!!!!!!

OK today is 9/8/15 which also marks the 50th year of Singapore becoming independent (YAYYYY!!)

Congrats Singapore!!!

Although there are many things that i dont really like about Singapore e.g acting, education..... but Singapore is in fact a great country, it is very peaceful and modern , a nice place to live in,  although mediacorp sucks ( no offence ) but the government is very good at governing Singapore, it has been only 50 years yet Singapore became so mighty from a vulnerable city to a very modern city.

Ok so lets talk about the good and bad points of Singapore

1) Firstly Singapore is really safe, every since WWII there was no major war in Singapore, compare with the middle east and all, great defence system and also army!!

2) However, I really do not like Mediacorp and their acting, literally compare it to Korea , Hong Kong, China, they really cant act or sing ( other than ppl who went overseas to broadern their career aka JJ LIN <3 )

3) Ok but Singapore's government is really very efficient, very little ( close to zero i think ) corruption, lets now onces again compare to other countries like perhaps greece? Idk but its trustable and very reliable.

4) But the government really should lessen the education system a little bit, idk why but the education system is really stressful, although its good for us but the pressure is horrible, idk whether its just my school, but many of my schoolmates have migrated or are going to migrate to other countries to escape the education system

5) Ok ending off in a good note, the next awesome thing about Singapore its that SG is rather united i believe, the airforce , navy ,army ,government ,schools, people are all very united, although we have our differences and Singapore is not perfect, but we all help and work together to make Singapore a better country, really can you find any other country like this ? mabye but very little


So Once again I wish Singapore a good and happy National Day and hope that there is many many other awesome activities for us the local to go and enjoy


HAPPY SG50!!!!!!!!!