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The Bucket List: 1000 Adventures Big & Small

 After reading one of the other books that was made by the same grouping and in a similar fashion you would think I would learn my lesson about the content. Unfortunately I didn't and what makes it even worse is the fact that it couldn't even keep the same rating as the first but went down. If it was in my nature this book would have been a DNF. The book's main focal is suppose to be about giving the reader with 1000 adventures, which they do. But unfortunately that is the only thing they do and even then they mess it up so completely. First of all in the Introduction they mention that not every adventure has to be a travel adventure and yet the book is focused 98.5% on traveling. As a result there is very little to add to your bucketlist adventure-wise that isn't related to travel. And although there is a color key to explain the types of adventures it really doesn't work since only the number at the front of the entry is colored. As a result the colored part is ba

Les Interpretes

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 French is a beautiful language. So, when i come across this drama Les Interpretes , also known as The Interpreter , I was eagerly looking forward to it. A further research online, I found out that this is another drama adapted from C-Novel with the same title: Les Interprètes (Interpreter) by Miao Juan. This even pique more interest in me as next, I want to see how much difference are there between the novel and the drama. Lucky me as I found out that the English Translation of this novel is now in-progress and is available @ Les Interprètes (Interpreter) English Translation.  Les Interpretes is a drama about the heroine, Qiao Fei who is a French exchange student in Zurich pursuing her dream of becoming a top French language interpreter. She met the famous yet meticulous hero, Cheng Jia Yang whom uses his influence to cancel her scholarship when she made some mistakes in her translation tasks in front of him. Starting on a wrong note and losing her scholarship, Qiao Fei had no choice

Mr. Bad

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  I was looking forward to Mr. Bad after watching a few lengthy dramas in a row for the past few weeks. So, 24 episodes was like a welcomed change as I wasn’t in the mood for another long-winded story. The fact that this is a rom-com sealed the deal for me. At least, I can just enjoy this without thinking too much and complete it quickly. Well, did it meet my expectations of an enjoyable watch?  Main Characters Xiao Wu Di Wu Di is an ancient villain in a web novel written by Nan Xing who came alive. He is confident, smart, and a fast learner. But he is domineering and can get easily annoyed. Wu Di is a handsome guy whom women are easily attracted to. Nan Xing Nan Xing is an ex-discus thrower and fresh graduate. She is a very strong girl with an athlete style who doesn’t have any dating experience. She also writes web novels as a hobby and Zi Chen is her idol author. Nan Xing has a cheerful and bubbly personality. Supporting Characters Lu Zi Chen Zi Chen is a popular author and presiden

The Chang’an Youth

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 It seems like forever since I watched and thoroughly enjoyed a Chinese drama, and I’ve actually started recently watching and reviewing  individually  one on my blog. However, since it is summer and I have a lot of time on my hands, I ended up binge watching this in the last two days. And, for all its faults, I absolutely loved it! I watched it from May 11 to May 13, and stars a cast I have never heard of, but they all seem young and upcoming stars. It also reminded me vaguely of the Korean drama Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth, as it’s mostly set at school and features a main cast of one girl and four main guys. It has a lot of common tropes you can find everywhere, like girl disguises as boy and multiple guys fall for the main girl, but it also has a lot of uniqueness too. It is 24 episodes, and can be watched with English subtitles on Youtube . I’m going to try to avoid most spoilers, but I did want to at least say it has a happy ending for everyone. I know a lot of people, includi

THE ETERNAL LOVE

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  "The Eternal Love” (not to be confused with “Eternal Love”) is a 24 episode time-travel romantic-comedy drama. It tells the story of Xiaotan, a modern-day woman who travels almost 2000 years into the past, in the Dongyue Kingdom. The core of this delightful love story is the dynamics of the relationship between the 8th Prince and his 21st century bride.  Tan’er is the illegitimate daughter of the Prime Minister. She has been in a mutual romantic relationship with the 1st Prince since they were very young. However, when he becomes a promising candidate to the throne, he decides to marry her sister instead, the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister. At the news, Tan’er is heartbroken. But when she is told that, by royal command, she is to marry his brother, the 8th Prince, Tan’er attempts suicide. She survives the attempt, but ever since that day she experiences black-outs and her personality seems to change drastically from time to time as if she is a different person. And th