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First day of the holidays

A couple of nights ago, I was stoning in front of the telly since it was the first day of the holidays and also, rain had interrupted the French Open. It was just as well, I suppose, because the last match telecast - and interrupted - was yet another boring Federer match.

So, I was channel surfing and chanced upon Rondo and I Have a Date With a Vampire III.

Vampire III
I watched quite a bit of Vampire I and vaguely heard about a II but, wow, how did they manage to think up another storyline for III??! Vampire I was so complicated and my brain was really tired following all the switching from past to present to future, living human lives and then reverting to vampires, vampire catchers and other immortal beings (I assume they are immortal because some of these guys have lived for 800 or 1000 years or something) and those mega fights in the skies of Hong Kong. Obviously, the show has quite a following and it must be one of ATV's huge successes.

Won't be catching this series.
Rondo
Japanese police-drama-cum-romance with a bunch of Korean actors. Choi Ji-woo should not be given cute roles. She's too old and tall to be cute. Apparently, she turns out to be some sinister character later in the show, and I wonder if she will play that role better. Yutaka Takenouchi is cool and brooding, though no one broods like Tony Leung... hee hee...
Maybe I'll watch this.

Ok, will probably be back on the blog sometime in the middle of the month or thereabouts. Hope you all find excellent bargains at the GSS.

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