肥田~

i have to admit, i'm being caught up in this tv show D: and i thought it was all a stupid publicity thing when they kept airing her commercials!

for those who do not know too much about hong kong tv shows, '肥田' is a hk drama that's currently airing on tv in hk now. it tells the story of a healthy but 'fat'( in asian standards), rich, "philipino" girl (played by hong kong tv actress, 胡杏兒) who flies to hk to live with her cousin so that she can escape the arranged marriage her father has for her back in her hometown. she decides to pursue her dream of being a fashion designer but finds that no matter how much talent she has, she was constantly being turned down by people due to her appearance. however, she refuses to change her 'heavier' image and continues to pursue her dreams. along with the fashion designer dream, she also hoped to meet the 'dream guy' who she completed a painting of sunflowers with on a wall near this cafe she passes by each day. she believes that this unknown person who started the painting with a handprint and who kept adding onto the painting when she is not around, as she did as well, is the only person who understands her and the only person she wants to meet. after a series of mix-ups as to who the mysterious guy is, she finds out that it's her boss (played by famous hk singer, 許志安), the one who reluctantly allowed her to become one of his designers for his clothing line, but who has a bias towards "fat" people.

it sounds kind of 'ughh.. cliche..' but it's actually really good! 胡杏兒 actually gained 50 lbs for the role and had to lose 30lbs in a month to play the last few episodes. in the show, she really is chubbier and not pretending to be someone else; she just falls into the role of 肥田 really really easily~ i hope everyone gets to see this soon! the opening theme and ending theme are really touching as well, sung by the two of them~ particularily the song 豬先生 on andy's cd (which 胡杏兒 also sang in the show) is very touching, with my favorite lines towards the end:

豬先生

雖則天真的蠢豬 我未博得歡呼讚譽
然而有你愛上我的短處 快樂也許不必富庶
繁盛世界慣了以冷眼 去看我滑稽的際遇
能令你去發笑也有用處 我用傻事去捐輸

＊多麼蠢的蠢豬　個個也來揶揄　
高攀不起公主　並沒段段艷遇　
悠然面對這悲劇遭遇 齊集給了你當笑話書
多麼蠢的蠢豬　愛上那條人魚　
即使爭都爭輸　仍然從未怪罪於天主　
自信戀愛運很特殊 明日你前來叫我蠢豬　講愛情暗語＊

即使悲觀的烏龜 我亦看出牠的美麗
仍然有你愛我我都矜貴 快樂要先拋開智慧
誰又會似隻蟻去獻世 各有各獨一的瑰麗
同樣你愛錫我　哪有代替 証實人沒有高低

開心多麼簡單　要愛有何疑難
不必苦苦支撐　但願是是但但
誰人自怨說生活艱難 成就只怕要勉強高攀

開心多麼簡單　那怕愛人平凡
A餐B餐C餐　原來無論吃甚麼早餐
共你的每日都燦爛 而幸福秘訣太過簡單　於好處著眼

especially for those out there who never think it's possible~

current mood: daydreaming~ (aka work is boring)