description

Tread softly, because you tread on my dreams. - Yeats

UPDATED: Tong Yao Film & TV guide 28/05/2023

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Chinese Drama: Xiao Ri Zi 小日子 - official announce, begins production - write up

#XiaoRiZi #小日子 #TongYao #童瑶 #ChenXiao #陈晓
There were rumours floating around Weibo that Tong Yao and Chen Xiao will be starring in a series called Xiao Ri Zi for some time. Now it's official.  The official Weibo account for this series announced that the series has gone into production a few days ago. The series is based on a novel of the same title by Yi Bei who also wrote the novel Xiao Min Jia 小敏家 which the relatively well-received series A Little Mood for Love (2021) was based on. There is no official English title for Xiao Ri Zi yet so I'll continue to use the pinyin of the Chinese title when I refer to it in English for now.

Monday, May 08, 2023

Update 3: Chinese Drama 微暗之火 Gone with the Wind - First Trailer

#TongYao #童瑶 #微暗之火 #GoneWithTheWind #ZhangXincheng #张新成 ​​​#cdrama


The official Weibo account for Gone with the Wind released a number of key visuals and the first trailer for the series on 6th May and it looks interesting.  This seems to be a departure from many recent Mainland series that I've watched, in the sense that the level of physicality seems to be higher than most and they seem to be pushing the envelope on what most audiences of Mainland series are used to.


The edit and use of music are also nice and it feels really evocative in the beginning before it builds to a nice climax.  The setting is an old town in China.  I forgot where but I've seen photos of it online and it's lovely.  If I remember or find out, I'll amend this paragraph.

Saturday, February 11, 2023

Update 2: Chinese Drama 微暗之火 Gone with the Wind

#TongYao #童瑶 #微暗之火 #GoneWithTheWind #ZhangXincheng #张新成 ​​​#cdrama #PaleFire

amend 8th May 2023 (I realized that you need to have a Weibo acct to watch so for the convenience of those who don't have an account & don't want to or can't sign up for one, I'll upload it below.)

Just when I thought I was done with the updates on this series for now, I saw this on Weibo. 😁

This is a short behind the scenes video for the Glass x Gone with the Wind photo-shoot featuring Tong Yao and Zhang Xincheng. 


They look good together.  😁

If you wish to watch this video, click me to go to the Youku post or use the QR code provided in the image below or just watch the video that I upload as part of the 8th May amendment. 

Update: Chinese Drama 微暗之火 Gone with the Wind

#TongYao #童瑶 #微暗之火 #GoneWithTheWind #ZhangXincheng #张新成 ​​​#cdrama #PaleFire


Good news for fans of Tong Yao and Zhang Xincheng.  Today, we finally got more news about the series that they worked on together.  This bodes well because it also means that the series is likely to be released sometime this year and quite possibly in the first half of the year.

The production team for the series set up an official Weibo account this morning; here is the link. We also finally have an official English title.  Previously, the title was translated directly by cdrama viewers and it was known unofficially as Pale Fire.  The new official title is Gone with the Wind

Sunday, November 20, 2022

Onyx Boox Poke 4 Lite eBook reader - review

 #onyxboox #onyx #boox #poke4lite #eBookreader #shopee #review #iluho


I've not been blogging much lately because I've been busy working, learning Blender and getting back to reading again.  After much deliberation and research, I finally got an eBook reader instead of reading off my trusty 7-inch tablet.  So instead of spending the money I had been saving to get a new tablet to replace my ageing tablet, I decided to get a device from Onyx Boox. Since I have never owned an eBook reader before this I decided to get one of the more budget models to try out first and the model I decided on was the Poke 4 Lite.

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Busy with learning Blender3D


I'm a huge believer in 活到老学到老 and I often spend a substantial portion of my time trying to learn something.  Ages ago, as part of an Advance Diploma Course, I learnt basic 3D modelling in Maya in one of the modules.  I ended up picking a different career path that didn't require me to model anything but I have always retained an interest in 3D Modelling.

Friday, July 01, 2022

The Night Belongs to Us 属于我们的黑夜 - 对立面 Face's a Verb short film anthology - update

#TongYao #童瑶 #SongYang #宋洋 #ZhouYiwei #周一围 #MarkChao #趙又廷 #TheNightBelongsToUs #属于我们的黑夜 #FIRST训练营影片 

I was wrong, #对立面 (Face's a Verb - click me to read why I have decided to go with this English title for now) is not region locked, at least Singapore isn't locked out.  This makes things easier because it means that you don't need a VPN to watch this short film anthology.  I took some time out two nights ago to figure out if I can buy a ticket to watch this anthology and I managed to do it.  It did take me some time to figure it out but it also means that it's not impossible.  I encourage those of us who are interested in Tong Yao, Song Yang and short films to buy this ticket if this is within your means and if you can figure it out.  It's just 12 RMB unless you have a VIP membership for iQiyi's China site which would make this cheaper by 6 RMB.