Huan Huan Ai

Just finished yet another Taiwanese idol drama, which puts me in my melancholic and contemplative mood again...

Being a Taiwanese idol drama, it obviously had a happy ending, unlike Korean dramas... Same main characters from Devil Beside You: Rainie Yang, Mike He and Kingone. Different story, but same love triangle, as you can already imagine... Prefer DBY over this new one (Huan Huan Ai) for a few reasons, main one being that in the former drama, the love triangle was very quickly resolved (i.e. Episode 2) while in the latter the sibling rivalry for the girl was stretched till 2 episodes before the end, and even after that the girl was still being fought for (you have to watch it to understand what I mean). If you didn't already realize from the previous sentences, I hate it when there are love triangles (and any other shapes) present, both in dramas and in reality. Somehow I think it would be so much easier to resolve it quickly, rather than dragging it on and on and on till everyone involved gets so tired. This, of course, excludes the pockets of the company which produces the drama, no love triangle means the drama is over before you even start liking it. Unless they add in other factors like death, parental objection, LOTS of misunderstandings, etc etc.

For me, I would much rather have the girl (usually) in the triangle quickly pick who is it she likes, and have the couple face other problems together, than watch as the guys fight for the girl who has no idea who to pick and make it go on forever. The extreme dislike for love triangles can also be attributed to personal experience and watching friends suffer in such triangles (rectangles, hexagons, a straight line even) in real life...

That's about it for me ranting on love triangles. Anyone stuck in a love triangle or a shape of some sort, here's some "advice" for making a decision, which I have gleaned from years of reading and watching dramas, as well as personal experience. WARNING: I'm not to be held responsible for any repercussions from taking my advice, unless you got a happy ending and wish to thank me, in which case chocolate is most welcome...

1. Weight out the good and bad points of both parties being considered, make a decision based on that score sheet. (from Sweet Valley series, they usually choose against the score sheet though...)
2. Toss a coin (from Batman - the one with Twoface, make sure your coin doesn't fall through the drain or end up not landing on either side)
3. Bring them to a water maze (mi gong/ 迷宫) and have them walk towards you (from Magicians of Love. word of advice, don't wear a white shirt when doing this, girls)
4. Ask your best friends (personal experience, about a 80% success rate?)
5. Ask your mum (personal experience, almost 100% success rate)
6. Ask your teacher (personal experience, 0% success rate but it's here as a private joke)
7. Choose neither (from Mia in Princess Diaries, who seemed to learn it from Baywatch)
8. Put them through the Boyfriend test (from Sabrina the Teenage Witch)
9. Choose the one you argue with, not the one you fall for at first sight (from....almost every show?)


P.S. Having some random Malaysian number calling me late at night... Twice at 2 am and one just now... It's always a misscall, and when I call the number the person picks up but says nothing... WHAT.THE.HELL. Anyone know this number: 0177225731? Please tell me if you know who it is. Meanwhile I'll be sharpening the tools I have in the house...