finished 溏心风暴 within 2 days. took 2 days to finish 27 episodes. a really impressive show which has made many cried and laughed with them. i actually thought to myself after the last episode ended while lying on my bed.

sitting through this whole episode of a family assets tussle, it has taught me quite a commendable number of values which we may have usually heard of but was brilliantly conveyed by the strong acting cast. this show was realistic; but the most important value that i took away with me was ''there's time for crying, time for laughing, time for joy and time for grief.'' 哭有时，笑有时，悲有时，乐有时。'' is the chinese translation, which is really apt to life in my opinion. we can't possibly wallow forever when one's loved ones are separated from you. we can't possibly be exhilarated over our own success for long. and we can't have the luxury to spend everyday happily with our loved ones. and this is life, it is a value that i hold dear after this show and realise that we should not only treasure our present but also move on even if we're pummelled with obstacles.

on a sidenote, i was really sad when da ma died and i thought the farewell scene was devastating. and i dun like to see chang cai xin sad, esp the last 2 episodes when she couldn't bear to see xiaobao leave for south africa. i think i was behaving a little like alfred then as i want her to be happy too. well, lovely show... will watch the jia hao yue yuan when i get my hands on the dvd.