Is it weird that the lessons on belonging are still in the back of my head even now? I must confess that I'm not much of a reader now but in the past few months this has all changed because of Tong Hua's works. It's sad that her books are obviously written in Chinese and with my current ability I have no hope of appreciating it in its original language but thankfully there is Miss Koala and her wonderful translations. Even though it has been translated her work still retains her unique lyrical but tear-jerking style. I swear only Tong Hua can make me down a box of tissues as if it's nothing out of the norm and it is only Tong Hua that has made me put my money where my mouth is by buying all of her books known to existence (that's apparently 15kg right there according to my dad). Call me a crazy kid I know but it's because there are limited translations/summaries available forcing me to buy them so I can slowly catch up on the chapters that aren't translated. It was also because I was doing a Taobao order and I have no idea how but I found Tong Hua's books and then one thing led to another and I ended up finding sellers who were selling the entire collection. WIN!
So this holidays I can't wait to read Yun Zhong Ge, I know I have no way of avoiding the waterworks but the story is just so poignant and special that I have no qualms with giving up hours of my time to translate it all for my own reading. In other words, who uses Google + because I somehow get a lot of views there...strange.
Also after reading the plot line for Tong Hua's modern novel, I have to say that it is so farfetched that I completely trust Miss Koala's conviction so I just wanted to clarify that I love most of Tong Hua's works like Bu Bu Jing Xin, Da Mo Yao, Yun Zhong Ge, Ceng Xu Nuo, and Chang Xiang Si. I've also started watching Perfect Couple which is a drama that Tong Hua wrote, her first official screenplay and not as a novel writer whose work is adapted into a drama. I love Wallace Huo and Tang Yan's chemistry, they were killing in Chinese Paladin 3, you'd think they were the main lead if you didn't watch the entire series from start to finish. But they are paired again, finally and they means eye candy for us. Wallace also did a duet with Ding Dang who is an amazing Chinese singer and of course it sounds amazing. I really wish she would come and perform in Australia along with Mayday, I would not hesitate at all to go and see them in person.
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