Book Review – 茗夏 / Tea of Summer (HE)

Title: 茗夏/声控 (Ming Xia/Sheng Kong) Translated Title: Tea of Summer Author: Si Zhi 司之 Summary: The male lead is a voice acting legend revered by many, and known by many as Bei Yan/北衍, and the female lead is an amateur voice actress who just entered the industry of webdrama dubbing. Out of the public eye, …

Book Review – 时光微微甜 / Time is Sweet (HE)

NOTE: This book review is not entirely spoiler-free, but it is unlikely to affect your enjoyment of the book! 🙂

Sand Sea / Tomb of the Sea / 沙海 Review

Boy, what a ride. What a mystery-filled, action-packed, well-paced 52-episode adventure! The action and intrigue didn't let up until the last episode, and the plot kept us guessing until the very end. And I did not want it to end. From beginning till end, the show delivered on its hype and the conclusion to the …

Granting You a Dreamlike Life (2018) / 许你浮生若梦 Episode 4 Recap

Tian Ying's real name is Lin Ruo Meng and her name is in the title of the show along with Fu Sheng's! I did up an entry on the significance of the title here. Also, answering my query from the last recap, I am from Singapore! Ethnically Chinese, but born and bred in Southeast Asia, …

Granting You a Dreamlike Life (2018) / 许你浮生若梦 Name and Song explanation

Let's talk names. This drama was named by various English language sources as "Granting You a Dreamlike Life", but another version "Letting You Float Like a Dream" exists as well. They are pretty similar, but how accurate are they? Let me introduce you to the Chinese version of the title - 许你浮生若梦. Xu Ni Fu …

Granting You a Dreamlike Life (2018) / 许你浮生若梦 Episode 3 Recap

Hello all!! I am back with episode 3! And you can expect an episode recap at least once a week - sometimes more. Don't worry about me possibly abandoning the show - it is looking promising and I am intrigued for now. If I ever do, I will let you guys know at least 1 …

Granting You a Dreamlike Life (2018) / 许你浮生若梦 Episode 2 Recap

Granting You a Dreamlike Life Episode 2 Recap

Granting You a Dreamlike Life (2018) / 许你浮生若梦 Episode 1 Recap and First impressions

Synopsis of the drama can be found here: http://www.dramapanda.com/2018/08/granting-you-dreamlike-life-2018.html The first episode began in the modern setting, with An Yue Xi as Lin Jing Yun (林静芸), a renowned food critic with an impressive online following. Based in France, she had been invited by a magazine to review the food in Dong Jiang (东江). The girl …

The Journey Begins

Hello! I started up this blog because I have been watching too many shows recently but don't have an avenue to talk about them in one place. So instead of my thoughts existing in forums, comment sections and chatboxes, I thought I would consolidate them here. This brain of mine works in frenzied pace at …