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CFY was born in the US, BUT he grew up mostly in China (while possibly going back & forth between the two countries, which would not be uncommon). Then he attended prep school in Massachusetts before returning to China where he subsequently renounced his US citizenship for Chinese citizenship.

A modern sounding song that at the same time somehow evokes nostalgia...

I have a theory, if you're interested.

Uh, I was trying to be nice because I (intentionally) wasn't very tactful in my original response to you. It's just the constant criticism of the (usually voice-related) "annoying-ness" of Chinese (& other East Asian) actresses, I think, comes from cultural misunderstanding, possibly ethnocentrism.

I'm not going to get on my soapbox here & now (but perhaps another time & place instead) because I doubt you're interested.

But I was trying to give you kind & genuine advice. I often want, if not need, to take a step back to re-evaluate things. If I'm annoyed by something, I try not to immediately react to the situation & ask myself why it's annoying me. Is it just annoying me here & now? Will I be annoyed by this tomorrow? Next week? Next year? And so on.

By reflecting, I frequently find the deeper source for my annoyance than what's transparent on the surface. This helps me figure what to do about this particular situation, but more importantly, how to handle this situation in general when I may encounter it in a different time & place. I honestly meant my advice as a gesture of goodwill, although I can see more clearly now how over the internet without sufficient contextual cues & clues, it came across as sarcastic.

As for the "exclusive company" joke, it was my attempt at humor. I guess you didn't find it funny. Which kinda explains why you don't care for the FL's comedy.

I share her sense of humor & and find her character portrayal to be hilarious, whereas you found her really annoying, not to mention, untalented.

Take what I said however you please. I cannot prove my sincere intentions ( esp given my original response). Nor would I. At the end of day, you're going to believe whatever you wish to believe. But I wanted the opportunity to correct any further misunderstandings.

I didn't know about the former (pre-1965) political ties between Singapore and Malaysia. I got the impression that Malaysia has had closer (historical) connections to Indonesia, for example. Will do some research out of curiosity...

(Self-) learning Mandarin Chinese. Understand some Cantonese (partly by osmosis from proximity to NYC Chinatown). Studied a little Spanish, but
remember even less than the Latin from my middle & high school classes.

Interesting that you know Malay because one of my best friends from college (an electrical engineering major) hung out with a Malaysian engineering student who, in turn, hung out with a couple of Singaporean engineering students whose scholarship was sponsored by the Singaporean President & government. I wonder if there are close cultural ties between Singapore & Malaysia beyond geography.

Do you speak Cantonese or Mandarin? Both or neither?

You're a good sport. Put the drama on hold for now; come back to it when you're in a different mood. You may see the FL in a new light. If not, you could tell your friends & familly that you're in very exclusive company.

Isn't it something like three out of four Singaporean citizens can trace some Chinese ancestry? That would help explain the relative popularity of C-dramas in Singapore.

Thanks for the recommendation! I haven't seen it (yet), though I do remember hearing of it.

No need to apologize for (what you call) your "inferior" brain & its lack of comprehension.

For now, try working on your poor trolling skills. Competent trolls are generally better at playing dumb, but maybe you're not playing...

This C-drama has thirty-something episodes.

Do you think "really sloppy" one-year-old babies will grow up to be sloppy toddlers, kids, teens or adults? Why or why not??

The FL's acting couldn't get any better, because it's already on point.

I don't personally find her really (or even fake-ly) annoying. Nor do, apparently, 99%+ of people watching this drama. But if you're in that tiny fraction of one percent, feel free to quit while (you imagine) you're still ahead!

It wasn't "literal molestation," or any other kind of "molestation," for that matter.

The current concept of "consent" that you unconsciously take as a given cultural norm only fully emerged in late 20th century or early 21st century America & Western Europe. Guess what this means?

It means that a whole lot of your ancestors "molested" other people (including some of your other ancestors) by YOUR VERY OWN contemporary Western (& Westernized) cultural standards. Will you judge your REAL ancestors from 500 years ago as quickly & harshly as you judge FICTIONAL, FANTASTICAL 500-year-old non-human entities from a distant time, place & culture? Why or why not?


If yes, you are holier-than-thou, (& according to you) "holier" than even your very own ethnic/cultural, linguistic, & historical family tree of ancestors. If no, you are a hypocritical cultural imperialist of the highest order, LITERALLY suffering from ethnocentrism, if not xenophobia. So which is it? I'm guessing both!!

I used to work in private equity. Now, unfortunately, I can no longer see or hear "mergers & acquisitions" without my mind wandering...

Oops, I thought there was a tech company by the name of Pytheos in the Philippines. But it's actually "Pythos" (spelled w/o the "e")!

Oh well, you win some, you lose some, except when watching a perfectly-matched C-drama like this one, which would be a "win-win" (pun intended) situation!

Hmmm...judging from your screenname & the available countries whose Netflix subscribers currently can see this C-drama, I'm guessing you're from the Philippines!

Happy to help, honestly!

Likely later than you think, but sooner than you wish.

My honest opinion is that no one here can adequately answer your question without reading your mind because we don't know your personal tastes & preferences. And even if you described them to us, we don't know how or what you find "worth it" (to you), what your schedule looks like, what you could be doing otherwise (watching a different drama, studying, working, reading a book, hanging out with friends & family, exercising, sleeping, etc.) and how you would rank all those possible alternative options in terms of worthiness.

Why don't you take the time to watch an episode or two & figure it out for yourself? If you don't even find it worthwhile to invest an hour or so doing this, then you've probably already answered your own question.