RIP… Colin, Jeffery, and Jeff

There has been a lot deaths lately that has given me a pause.  I found out a classmate of mine from high school had just past and a colleague from another company past away this morning and now I heard that Jeff Conway died while in a coma for the last couple of weeks at the young age of 60.  The first two were very normal people who was fighting for their lives only to finally succumbing to their illness.  However, Conway practically threw away his life… When I heard that he actually had a serious drug problem for a long time and that his comatose was related somehow to an overdose of drugs, I was… let’s just say, quite disturbed.
I close my eyes and I can still remember seeing Grease at the theater with a bunch of my friends and having a blast.  Conway was a better actor than Travolta was at that time and I actually thought he was better looking too!  Then he had that stint on “Taxi”.  Damn!  What a waste!  Does fame really do that to most people?  Screw with their heads so much that they need to crush the pain by taking drugs?  Well, I guess he is at peace now or is his afterlife just as tormented?  My personal view about taking drugs is that the person can’t face the reality or the situation that he finds himself in and is looking for any possible way to escape.  So, my question is… if there is a spirit or afterlife, can he face that reality that he is dead?  Will he become a desolate ghost and a lost soul?  I wish him well and that he will or has finally found peace.
To Colin & Jeffery ~~ May both of you, RIP.  You will be missed so very, very much.

Power…. legs?

This is such a cool picture that I couldn’t help but post it.  Sigh… once upon a time… I could actually run down the street of New York in these heels.   Geez… what was I thinking? 

Summer is here!

The temperature has crept up to the low 90s.  So, I decided to have my hair cut, BUT I didn’t imagine that I would end up with more hair on the salon floor than on my head!  I must admit that the weight of my hair has decreased tremendously because it is so darn SHORT!  I hope no one would do the tap on the shoulder “Excuse me, sir…” line to me.  Haha!  Well, it will grow back, I guess.  It sure beats putting it up on a pony-tail and because that sometimes gives me a headache.   The real bummer is now I have to go color my hair because… it’s all very glaringly visible.  Hmmm…. the last time I had my hair this short was almost 20 years ago.  Gee, how time flies.  

Unfocused contacts…

It’s been 40 episodes of 誰家 and it’s not that this 20+ minute show is not amusing or fun to watch sometimes but… I don’t feel really connected to it.  I read comments that some were laughing really hard at some of the last shows and when I watched it, I was just… amused or should I say bemused?  It is definitely an above the average show but I think the HK lifestyle, trends, characters, and actions portrayed in the show or maybe even their sense of humor is not what I am used to.  I am goofy enough to admit that I really like Rose’s character the most but to make a “clown” out of her in such a blatant and vulgar way is… a little more than I can take.  It’s probably my age acting up, I enjoy the older actors performances so much more than these “young beauties”.  The last few episodes were almost painful to watch.

I guess my brain and emotions are finally returning to the reality of my “American” life.  Wait a minute… what life?  I don’t have a life, right?  That is beside the point, anyway, I reflected on some of the TV shows that I do enjoy watching over the years and lo and behold, they’re not teeny bopper shows anymore!  None of the main leads are younger than 30.  They all have a past and some history behind them.  As for HK shows, I guess that’s why I liked 同事，Click 入黃金屋，法證... and why I really loved 畢打.  Darn!  It always comes back to OP, doesn’t it?  Shoots, I guess that’s why I thought it transcended the “cultural” barrier.  I hate to measure all other shows against it because it’s not fair but there has to be standard, isn’t there?  The standard of excellence… (minus the finale… hahaha!)

Mediocre finale at best

This was the finale?!?!?  Yes, it was great that Angela and Hodgins baby was okay.  Yes, it was funny that B&B went undercover as Buck and Wanda.  Yes, the last two lines from the show were bomb shells.  But… but… that’s it?!?!  Booth just gave her that slow smile!  No hugs, and not even a single kiss?!?!  Arrgh!!!  Now, I have to wait till September to find out what really happened.  This is insane… the previous two episodes were so great and this one seems to tie up almost all the loose ends of the season but to leave us fans hanging like this is just not COOL!!  If Hanson was in front of me, I think I would hit him!  So much for me trying to be calm and collected about this.  Haha!  Out of 23 episodes this season, I can only pick out maybe… at the most five that I really loved and this finale didn’t make the list.  Damn it!  I had such high hopes since the previous two episodes were awesome. 

Next 3 and a half months without Bones… have to find something else to pass my relaxing time. 

Season Finale…

This Thursday will be the 6th season finale for Bones.  The question I, as a fan, have been asking was not will they or won’t they, but for God's sake, WHEN?!?!?  It so funny that after last week’s show, the buzz is… Did they do it?  I was even asked by a co-worker!  "Well?  Do you think..."  My immediate response was... "Nah!  Do you think they did it?"  Haha!  Got to love these writers and actors.  My guess is that they did exactly what Brennan told Angela… "I got into bed with Booth...  (which we saw by the way… just Booth holding Brennan as she cried her eyes out then the scene faded out).  I mean, you know how literal Brennan is… if she hooked up with Booth… she would say it.  Hmm… but then… Angela did ask her… “What happened AFTER you crawled into bed with Booth?” but before she could answer, poor Hodgins walked in and literally got yelled at by Angela to go away!  It was hilarious!  But I've got to love that big smile Brennan gave Angela before she dropped the bombshell and those grins between Angela and Brennan for the rest of the show… Whoohoo!  Had a grin to my face too!  I am so happy for Brennan that she... gee, I don't know exactly why I am happy for her, oh, I know!  I am happy for her because she seems very "content".  Guess that word is the best one that I could come up with, seems a bit more demure than "satisfied".  Kakaka!  Heck, even if they were just teasing us with the misconception that they finally hooked up, I must say I loved the episode!  Granted that one of their own was killed which was heartbreaking but this episode had everything!  I teared up when Vincent was dying, I had to grab some tissue when Brennan was talking to Booth about why would Vincent think she wanted him to leave, I laughed at Angela’s dropped jaw look and I totally cracked up on Hodgins bewildered, confused and agitated performance at being told, very loudly “Honey… I love you but GO… AWAY!   GO AWAY NOW!!!” after he walked in right at the time when Angela was "interrogating" Brennan.  What a wonderful cast of characters.  Can't wait till Thursday's finale!  Damn, it's going to be long summer!


PS:  This whole issue about if they got together. it would kill the “tension” and the chemistry between Booth and Brennan, then the show would die.  Maybe they’re right… hate to say this but now I kind of understand what $1 means when he mentioned that what would you write about if they (OP’s leads) are together already?  (I can't remember his word for word but I think I got the gist of it)  I guess this “will they or won’t they”. kept Bones going for six years and they have been renewed for the seventh season but after 133 shows, I think lots of fans are getting really antsy.  Me?  Nah… Been too disciplined by OP to have too much hope.  I just want to watch an entertaining show with a great cast of characters.  They can do whatever they want, as long as the script is good.  I am always afraid in the back of my mind that if they finally get together then that means the show will have written its last chapter.  But I really do hope that they will try to break through this "barrier" because if I think Brennan is quirky now, I can't wait to see her try to be girlfriend.  I think she would then really drive Booth crazy.  Haha!

Welcome back, Bones!

After a very mediocre season 6 so far, last night’s episode “Signs of Silence” was such a welcome reprieve!  The essence that made this show, a show that I have grown to love was all there.  The forensics, the “chemistry” between B & B (thank the stars that they got rid of Hannah!) and the supporting cast really rocked!  It took them almost the whole season this year to put a very memorable episode on.  Brennan was back in her old form, revealing her awkwardness at human interaction but coming to terms with it or at least speaking out that she is not as cold as everyone thinks and that she wishes she could convey her feelings because it would make other people more comfortable.  Anyway, I am not here to rehash the whole story but just so happy that they didn’t totally waste season six and that Fox did pick up the show for next season.  Hmmm… the sniper will be back next week, and someone in the cast will be “eliminated”.  I hate to see any of the regulars get killed… crossing my fingers very hard that it is just a tease…

At lunch today…

Today at lunch, my co-workers and a couple we ran into at the restaurant had a snippet of conversation that lasted for maybe… 6 minutes.  One of the gals said that recently she was told a true story and she wanted to see what we think… I blurted my reaction with such a cynical tone that I actually kind of shocked myself.  The story…
A guy friend was to stay at a couples’ home for a couple of days and a few hours before the friend was about to arrive, the wife had this “conversation” with her husband.  “I think we should have an open marriage.”  “What?!”  Needless to say, she went into the “friends” room for the night…
My instant reaction was… “Oh, you got to be kidding!  Dang!  I don’t know what is worst, 偷食 or this?!”  Now that I think about it… I still don’t what is worst but I definitely don’t think they should continue to be married.  I guess I am just an old fashion girl!  Kakaka!