Agree! There were unnecessary scenes and happenings in the novel that were treated better in the drama. I like…
Same thoughts. Not only were the happenings in Book 2 bland, so was the couple's romance! It went from vanilla to plain iced water. But the drama showed the natural progression of real romance.
I rarely like a movie or drama adaptation more than the book. This is one of those rare occasions. Could have been better, but happy enough as it is.
Our FL was surrounded by mostly happy, positive people, and it showed in how she glowed and bloomed, and how our ML was pivotal in those blooming moments.
As a fan of Gu Man, i'm very pleased at the changes she made to the drama as compared to novel. Many things that…
Agree! There were unnecessary scenes and happenings in the novel that were treated better in the drama. I like that they also changed the sequence and timeline on the meeting of the parents. The ski resort chapter is not in the novel, and I think that addition makes their pairing more endearing.
I also loved that the best lines and snippets in the novel were still inserted and used in the drama - like the red beans, the meaning of their names, the witty banter, and the steadfast character of our ML.
What a way to woe a girl: three days of red bean flavor desserts.Red bean ===> I miss out, I long for you,…
Didn't she woo him first then with the switch of the yellow soy beans to red beans? haha. he is just returning the favor. I love the symbolism of the beans! It's a confession to the nth degree!
The novel itself is VERY tame. It doesn't even hint at any passionate encounters. So GP (General Patronage)!
We have to remember that China has a strict censorship board. And this drama seems to be a propaganda drama for the photovoltaic industry, and targeted at a general audience - hence extreme caution by the actors and crew are taken to ensure that the drama promotes morality and traditional values. Prudes! haha. But am happy enough with the leads' cute interaction and affectionate relationship, albeit the romance, intimacy, and skinship we would want.
I once went to Shanghai in winter, 2 degrees to below zero temps, and I was surprised to see trendsetter ladies…
I guess it’s really a matter of preference. Since they’re winter-born, they’re already used to wearing skirts and lighter clothing, even during colder weather. I'm a tropical girl, I would never dream of not layering up in temps under 10 degrees!
I was quite annoyed when Lin Yusen in ep 27 said he’s going back to the medical field but then he said “I…
The novel explains his thoughts and his move back to the medical field better, and even speaks about what particular role he will be performing. And how his thought process from the depressing incident that ended his neurosurgery career went, including visits and conversations with his mentor/professor. I guess the drama just sort of "shortened it" without wanting to focus on it too much.
But in the drama, we do get a glimpse of how his colleagues still continue to encourage him to practice medicine - in other specializations or in other branches. So it was a personal choice, his personal demon as the novel describes it, to step away from being a doctor. His resentment of Xiaguang that led him to move to the company where she is at. In the ski resort, we do see that he is still a qualified doctor when he showed his medical license to the medics that attended to Kevin, the one who had an accident on the slopes.
The decision to move back to medicine is actually part of his character growth, I think, that came about after his trip to the Northeast, when he was alone and had all these realizations.
He is a genius! I think he went to college early. Very early!
Total genius. In the novel he shows off to Xiguang that he has memorized most of the books he read. Xiguang picks up a book on Traditional Chinese Medicine, and he starts to recite off an essay from the book verbatim!
I know!!! I was looking for bakeries where I am that might sell them, but no luck so far. Still trying to find…
that recipe in Love Me, Love My Voice is very very very similar to how how I made my braised knuckles! same ingredients down to the Shaoxing wine, scallions, star anise, ginger, rock salt, 2 kinds of soy sauce. That dish is called Pata Tim in my country, which is highly influenced by Chinese cooking. While Pata Tim is a Filipino dish, it derives its name from 2 languages - pata is Spanish for leg or paw, tim is Chinese for "to stew" or "to braise." I can DM you the recipe I use if you like. I have been making it for years and years. My kitchen smells like a Chinese restaurant every time.
Our Chinatown here in the Philippines is recognized as the oldest Chinatown in the world. Established in 1594, called Binondo, it holds a bustling community of Chinese merchants that sells everything from A to Z. Oddly, it skipped the O for osmanthus, and I have never been able to find anything that resembles an osmanthus cake. But I did get a lead from an old Chinese man selling dried herbs. Apparently, they call it gui hua. So next time you go to your Chinatown, ask them about gui hua gao (osmanthus cake).
I love Samgyetang, the guinseng chicken! I have tried it in Korea, they serve you a whole spring chicken stuffed with rice and ginseng, and swimming in a gingery broth (very similar to the Filipino dish Tinola, minus the ginseng). Very soothing, comfort food, that's a meal all in itself.
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I rarely like a movie or drama adaptation more than the book. This is one of those rare occasions. Could have been better, but happy enough as it is.
Our FL was surrounded by mostly happy, positive people, and it showed in how she glowed and bloomed, and how our ML was pivotal in those blooming moments.
I also loved that the best lines and snippets in the novel were still inserted and used in the drama - like the red beans, the meaning of their names, the witty banter, and the steadfast character of our ML.
I guess the final editing missed and scratched out the part where he picks up a coat of his to give to her.
That kiss preview thouugh . . . :)
But in the drama, we do get a glimpse of how his colleagues still continue to encourage him to practice medicine - in other specializations or in other branches. So it was a personal choice, his personal demon as the novel describes it, to step away from being a doctor. His resentment of Xiaguang that led him to move to the company where she is at. In the ski resort, we do see that he is still a qualified doctor when he showed his medical license to the medics that attended to Kevin, the one who had an accident on the slopes.
The decision to move back to medicine is actually part of his character growth, I think, that came about after his trip to the Northeast, when he was alone and had all these realizations.
Our Chinatown here in the Philippines is recognized as the oldest Chinatown in the world. Established in 1594, called Binondo, it holds a bustling community of Chinese merchants that sells everything from A to Z. Oddly, it skipped the O for osmanthus, and I have never been able to find anything that resembles an osmanthus cake. But I did get a lead from an old Chinese man selling dried herbs. Apparently, they call it gui hua. So next time you go to your Chinatown, ask them about gui hua gao (osmanthus cake).
I love Samgyetang, the guinseng chicken! I have tried it in Korea, they serve you a whole spring chicken stuffed with rice and ginseng, and swimming in a gingery broth (very similar to the Filipino dish Tinola, minus the ginseng). Very soothing, comfort food, that's a meal all in itself.
I am getting hungrier by the minute!