Reviewed by Chewbe
Vietnamese Title: Buoc Duong Thu Thach
Length: 20 episodes/10 tapes
Cast:
- Steven Ma (Ma Tuan Vi): Giu Ho Yeen "Giu Lai" (Chu Hao Nhien)
- Nadia Chan (Tran Tung Linh): Jong Mei Kei "Kiki" (Trang My Ky)
- Michael Tong: Tong Joong Mun "Herman" (Duong Trong Van)
- Claire Yui: Jong Ah Yee "Janice" (Trang My Nghi)
- Ma Cheung Ching: Dai Fan Shiew "Big Potato" (Phung Phuc Am)
I. How it started: (Spoilers)
This is the first TVB serial that I have seen that's about a hotel. This series is about how two people who hated each other at first, well only Kiki doesn't like Ho Yeen, then fell in love with each others at the end. TVB started this series off with Ho Yeen describing his family. His father is in charge of the security protection of the hotel. He's a really good man, he thinks for others, and he even works on the day that he has off. Ho Yeen's mother takes care of the family and can solve any problems that they have. His grandmother is a woman who stills believe in luck, sometimes she puts salt into Ho Yeen's pocket for good luck or buy a black fish to ward off the bad luck. As the story goes on, Ho Yeen meets Kiki, who's like an old woman and is very clumsy in the beginning of the story. Kiki then meets Joong Mun, the son of the owner of the hotel. Kiki's sister, Janice always tried to flirt with Joong Mun but he doesn't like her, he likes Kiki.
II. When they first meet:
- Giu Ho Yeen and Jong Mei Kei (Kiki): He first met her on the way home on a bus. He saw her when she was talking on the phone with her boss. When the man that sat next to her started getting spasms and was foaming in the mouth, Ho Yeen, with his good personality and his father telling him to do good, came and helped the man while no one else would. As he was finding something for the man to bite so he won't bite his tongue, Mei Kei just stood there moaning, the man then bit Ho Yeen's hand. When she finally helps, he got her phone and put it in the man's mouth so he can bite on it.
- Giu Ho Yeen and Tong Joong Mun: They first met when Ho Yeen was fixing the copier. Joong Mun helped him fixed it. Then the two went on a trip outside to find some costumers for the hotel. Joong Mun was really resourceful and helpful. He found out which floors of a building are good places to find customers and which one is not. Then at lunch, Joong Mun and Ho Yeen put up an act to advertise the spas and specialties in the hotel to the girls working in the building.
- Jong Mei Kei (Kiki) and Tong Joong Mun: When she first met him, she didn't know that he is the son of the owner of the hotel. She was looking for her sister, Janice, when Joong Mun just returned from his skiing trip. He had a little accident and broke his leg. His cell phone rang and when he put it up to his ear to hear it, he dropped it. Mei Kei just stood there pretending she didn't notice. Joong Mun had to call her a few times before she decided to help him pick up his phone. He had both of his hands holding the crutches so he asked her to put the phone up to his ear. He accidentally fell over trying to lean forward to the phone and fell right on her. She then gets up; she thought that he was trying to harass or taking advantage of her. Janice arrived at the scene. The two started to beat him up with their purses and then they ran away. Kiki then met Joong Mun at the hotel again and ran away and hit a cart that a bellhop was pulling along. Kiki sprained her ankle and was still trying to run away. Joong Mun didn't know what's wrong and ran after Kiki. Kiki then crashed into a cart and Joong Mun was running after her and stepped onto her jacket and she fell. She then ran to her work place and Joong Mun sent a bouquet of flowers to her saying he's sorry.
- Jong Ah Yee (Janice) and Tong Joong Mun: She first met him at the incident that he had with her sister. But she didn't know who he was. She started flirting with him when she found out who he was at the company barbeque. Some sparks flew onto her hand at the fire when she was trying to fry her sausage. Joong Mun then helped her with her burn.
Relationships: - Giu Ho Yeen and Jong Mei Kei (Kiki): The two hated each other at first. She called him the bringer of bad luck. Ho Yeen lost her phone, almost caused her to lose her job because they accidentally burned the daughter of the owner's dress, and to mess up her cheesecake that she was suppose to bring to calm down one of the customers. She hated him at first. Ho Yeen was good to Mei Kei. He helped her in some cases too. Whenever Mei Kei got mad, he always was the one that stood in the way or was there for her to throw all her anger on him. They got friendlier as time went by. Ho Yeen had helped her a lot in confronting her fears and helping her get her car back from her boyfriend, but she never got it back. The two then fell in love but Ho Yeen was afraid to say it until the very end of the series. That was when he got all sick and she was about to go to another place for the hotel for a year.
- Giu Ho Yeen and Tong Joong Mun: The two became good friends very quickly. Joong Mun fell in love with Kiki so Ho Yeen, who also loved Kiki, let Joong Mun have her instead of him. In the end, Joong Mun was forced to marry another girl because her father could help his family. Ho Yeen was very angry and went to beat Joong Mun up because he thought Joong Mun would break Kiki's heart when she heard of the news. But he doesn't know that Kiki likes him instead of Joong Mun. He calmed down and became good friends again with Joong Mun.
- Tong Joong Mun and Jong Ah Yee (Janice): Joong Mun never liked Janice, he only thought of her as a good friend. Janice like him and always try to win him. Janice tried to stage many events that she might meet him. She later found out that Joong Mun only likes her sister and got over it.
- Tong Joong Mun and Jong Mei Kei: Joong Mun likes Mei Kei. But she only likes Ho Yeen. He notices her when she tried to talk him into looking forward and doing his best when the IT team of the hotel failed to make a good website. The website was sabotaged by Ho Yeen's cousin. He went and tried to woo her but he couldn't and gave up because he had to marry another girl. Mei Kei only thought of Joong Mun as a friend.
- Jong Mei Kei and Dan Fan Shiew (Big Potato): Mei Kei and Big Potato are dating each other for seven years and they are about to marry. Big Potato is a really big jerk. He always complained about his work, asked Mei Kei for money for the bus fare, never listens to her, and never care about any of Mei Kei's feelings. Later, he talked Mei Kei into buying a car for him. Big Potato was cheating on her for half a year at the time already. When she found out that he was cheating on her, she exploded and took it out on Ho Yeen. When she saw Big Potato again, she asked for her car back but he didn't give it back to her. He says that she doesn't know how to drive, she can injure people driving the car, and that she have to keep paying for the tickets that he got and for the car and that she should be happy that he is keeping it and using it for her. How unreasonable he is.
- Jong Mei Kei (Kiki) and Jong Ah Yee (Janice): Kiki and Janice are very good sisters. They care for each other very much. Janice was the one that gave Kiki the makeover so she can look better to attract more men. Kiki got Janice the job to work in the hotel's gym.
The End: Nah. Woudn't want to spoil it for you all. But I could tell you that Ho Yeen and Kiki are together.
Overall: This is a great series, greatly done by TVB. If you're looking for a good laugh or a comedy, this is a good one for you. It's a very short serial compare to the others if you are looking a nice and short serial that doesn't drag on and on. I laughed from the beginning till the end.
My Rating: * * * * ** * (Scale of 10)
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