JayneStars.com | smurf | Activity https://www.jaynestars.com/members/smurf/activity/ Activity feed for smurf. Sun, 03 May 2026 03:40:15 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.7.3 en-US 30 hourly 2 ab7edf0798eb3afc077c065042a43e7f smurf commented on the post, Hugo Ng On Falling From Glory Back In His Heydays https://www.jaynestars.com/news/hugo-ng-on-falling-from-glory-back-in-his-heydays/comment-page-1/#comment-839332 Fri, 18 Oct 2019 02:23:02 -0400 He will always be Hua Wu Kuet (Handsome Siblings) to me.

]]> 0 b102a349549e05db605fd0b8e0a5e734 smurf commented on the post, Tracy Ip’s Lazy Domestic Helper Abuses Her Son https://www.jaynestars.com/news/tracy-ips-lazy-domestic-helper-abuses-her-son/comment-page-1/#comment-836530 Wed, 11 Sep 2019 09:31:05 -0400 @littlefish i don’t mind. When I was pregnant with my son, I had difficult 3rd trimester where I could barely walk, the flu which turned into horrible coughing fit (lost my voice for weeks) for 8 weeks while […]

]]> 0 2d55e85f061b35bd9ab32652e72aa831 smurf commented on the post, Tracy Ip’s Lazy Domestic Helper Abuses Her Son https://www.jaynestars.com/news/tracy-ips-lazy-domestic-helper-abuses-her-son/comment-page-1/#comment-836377 Mon, 09 Sep 2019 20:52:12 -0400 Wow all I wrote was that it was not unreasonable to have 3 helpers (which I assumed lived offsite). From my own experience with 2 kids, we had a live in au pair but her contract said absolutely no house […]

]]> 0 fffdb90c6eb5af05d5fd888c42e2d64e smurf commented on the post, Tracy Ip’s Lazy Domestic Helper Abuses Her Son https://www.jaynestars.com/news/tracy-ips-lazy-domestic-helper-abuses-her-son/comment-page-1/#comment-836275 Sun, 08 Sep 2019 07:46:04 -0400 If there was truly a situation where the children and household requires 24 hour care, and the parents have elaborate work schedule, having 3 helpers is not too excessive.

If work day is 8 hours per day and […]

]]> 0 637c0d92d4bb2382c67b84cfd5a45dac smurf commented on the post, Yang Mi Only Spent 37 Days with Daughter in 3 Years? https://www.jaynestars.com/news/yang-mi-only-spent-37-days-with-daughter-in-3-years/comment-page-1/#comment-808360 Thu, 27 Dec 2018 15:29:16 -0500 No one knows how much they interact. Maybe they talk on the phone every day or Skype 5 days a week. Also her detailed schedule is not public. She has no obligation to her fans to talk about her kids.

]]> 0 d9783dfd74beb7ed131776917c68a154 smurf commented on the post, Hugo Wong’s Fan Ready for Abortion; Upset TVB is So Forgiving https://www.jaynestars.com/news/hugo-wongs-fan-ready-for-abortion-upset-tvb-is-so-forgiving/comment-page-1/#comment-807100 Sun, 16 Dec 2018 16:41:45 -0500 I have not been following this story closely at all but how could she be 18 weeks pregnant if last contact was in July?

]]> 0 61569bd1db60bcca49a00ca86e06a886 smurf commented on the post, Dicky Cheung’s Road to Stardom https://www.jaynestars.com/news/dicky-cheungs-road-to-stardom/comment-page-1/#comment-806137 Thu, 06 Dec 2018 17:26:20 -0500 Remember once reading or watching interview that Dicky honed his improv skills from street performing on Temple Street and late night bars.

No one has his level of energy anymore even those 20 years younger than him.

]]> 0 c56cbc5ab3b9b6dfd2310f60bd0a9637 smurf commented on the post, Li Shing Cheong, TVB’s Go-to "Gambling Addict" Is A Family Man https://www.jaynestars.com/news/li-shing-cheong-tvbs-go-to-gambling-addict-is-a-family-man/comment-page-1/#comment-802870 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 20:01:09 -0500 @funnlim I’m more stunned that he has 17 yr old.

]]> 0 11a5458f828593ae7fbab93aeaec8dd7 smurf commented on the post, 26-Year-Old Katherine Ho Marries 66-Year-Old Millionaire https://www.jaynestars.com/news/26-year-old-katherine-ho-marries-66-year-old-millionaire/comment-page-1/#comment-791971 Mon, 09 Jul 2018 13:04:14 -0400 So much judgement in these comments. At least she is not his mistress and the story is not reporting that she is breaking up a marriage or anything. To each their own.

]]> 0 b3692e106c8920b35ed69864b6cec9b6 smurf commented on the post, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" Novels Get English Translation https://www.jaynestars.com/news/the-legend-of-the-condor-heroes-novels-gets-english-translation/comment-page-1/#comment-786262 Mon, 23 Apr 2018 07:53:52 -0400 @jjwong

I don’t agree with the similar name argument. In Song of Fire and Ice series (Game of Thrones) there are no less than 15 different Bran/Brandons, Roberts, etc.

People take time to learn them.

]]> 0 9f540a3b3a16163c21a3cb02e18a5be0 smurf commented on the post, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" Novels Get English Translation https://www.jaynestars.com/news/the-legend-of-the-condor-heroes-novels-gets-english-translation/comment-page-1/#comment-786259 Mon, 23 Apr 2018 07:50:56 -0400 @jjwong

This is most comprehensive site for wuxia discussions and translations. You will have to use search function to find all the translations.

]]> 0 230daa6cf0c2fb194ba4295d8c4b2edf smurf commented on the post, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" Novels Get English Translation https://www.jaynestars.com/news/the-legend-of-the-condor-heroes-novels-gets-english-translation/comment-page-1/#comment-786256 Mon, 23 Apr 2018 07:49:18 -0400 @funnlim

Just found the original thread. I followed this one for almost 8 years…

]]> 0 807da793120cffd15e0ccc0e4dd1fa17 smurf commented on the post, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" Novels Get English Translation https://www.jaynestars.com/news/the-legend-of-the-condor-heroes-novels-gets-english-translation/comment-page-1/#comment-786253 Mon, 23 Apr 2018 07:48:27 -0400 @jjwong

]]> 0 30abe0a7a8ae7fb81574616fe2a333f7 smurf commented on the post, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" Novels Get English Translation https://www.jaynestars.com/news/the-legend-of-the-condor-heroes-novels-gets-english-translation/comment-page-1/#comment-786250 Mon, 23 Apr 2018 07:45:37 -0400 @funnlim

This is most comprehensive site for wuxia discussions and translations. You will have to use search function to find all the translations.

]]> 0 9f1397ab51fe5938a9b34b4fc80b61a7 smurf commented on the post, Dating Scandal Was Not the Reason Why Fred Cheng Was Dropped from “Daddy Cool” https://www.jaynestars.com/news/dating-scandal-was-not-the-reason-why-fred-cheng-was-dropped-from-daddy-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-785959 Fri, 20 Apr 2018 12:03:45 -0400 I kinda like Carlos’s angry innocent righteousness to counterbalance the son and grandsons sneakiness. I don’t think Fred Cheng would give that vibe.

]]> 0 e1adf6765cca00fe26fa2a7ed02e5e46 smurf commented on the post, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" Novels Get English Translation https://www.jaynestars.com/news/the-legend-of-the-condor-heroes-novels-gets-english-translation/comment-page-1/#comment-785956 Fri, 20 Apr 2018 12:01:42 -0400 @heather

I love promoting the fan translation because they are culmination of years of hard work often by multiple translators with fan corrections on the subthreads on spcnet.

For example A Step Into the […]

]]> 0 2e7a792c146ed6cca8f94de45ae8a56f smurf commented on the post, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" Novels Get English Translation https://www.jaynestars.com/news/the-legend-of-the-condor-heroes-novels-gets-english-translation/comment-page-1/#comment-785953 Fri, 20 Apr 2018 11:54:47 -0400 @mosailan

It all struck me as very British. So being American, I was like hmmm. So had to go through layer of Chinese then British colloquialism to read it through.

Bright spot was that Minford went […]

]]> 0 ccb95a7e4899f901e093e0de21a72c3a smurf commented on the post, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" Novels Get English Translation https://www.jaynestars.com/news/the-legend-of-the-condor-heroes-novels-gets-english-translation/comment-page-1/#comment-785644 Wed, 18 Apr 2018 19:04:33 -0400 @mosailan

you mean Wei Xiao Bao becoming “Trinket”?

]]> 0 86f4a023dec1606ffe9b06098fa153bc smurf commented on the post, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" Novels Get English Translation https://www.jaynestars.com/news/the-legend-of-the-condor-heroes-novels-gets-english-translation/comment-page-1/#comment-785641 Wed, 18 Apr 2018 19:03:55 -0400 I spent a year hunting down all the copies of the John Minford’s Deer and the Cauldron – Book 2 and 3 are so abridged I don’t think they are worth reading (spent over $100) about 8 years ago.

I think the fan […]

]]> 0 bf1e99c9d7e8f6c1d687df7aa7e70685 smurf commented on the post, Timothy Cheng: The Art of Playing a Villain http://www.jaynestars.com/news/timothy-cheng-the-art-of-playing-a-villain/comment-page-1/#comment-779965 Mon, 12 Feb 2018 20:55:29 -0500 He is right about his Kindred Spirit role. That’s gotta be 20 yrs ago and I still think of him as the main villain.

]]> 0 b4d3917bef4b4c563819d9d9a38e7f75 smurf commented on the post, Eliza Sam Shares Dieting Secrets http://www.jaynestars.com/news/eliza-sam-shares-dieting-secrets/comment-page-1/#comment-779962 Mon, 12 Feb 2018 20:52:03 -0500 Round face does not equal chubbiness. She was cute and happy looking before. Skeletal thinness does not suit her.

]]> 0 8f27cc777fb5e2109125818f2ca6c23d smurf commented on the post, “The Forgotten Valley” Ratings Top Over TVB Anniversary Dramas http://www.jaynestars.com/news/the-forgotten-valley-ratings-top-over-tvb-anniversary-dramas/comment-page-1/#comment-778501 Mon, 29 Jan 2018 14:23:42 -0500 @coralie yes i don’t even think US officially allowed women to vote or own property during this time period. Most signs point to Shanghai being more “modern” in ideology than SF. But whatever.

I don’t love […]

]]> 0 39905e0efb43215006667ab225732ede smurf commented on the post, “The Forgotten Valley” Ratings Top Over TVB Anniversary Dramas http://www.jaynestars.com/news/the-forgotten-valley-ratings-top-over-tvb-anniversary-dramas/comment-page-1/#comment-778498 Mon, 29 Jan 2018 14:20:52 -0500 @jimmyszeto completely agree this is poor man’s version of Dance of Passion. That was tour de force cast and acting. This is decent but pretty cliche.

]]> 0 7bb3642cf5bdd565eaa17225d78498d5 smurf commented on the post, “TEM” Airs Last Episode, Mandy Wong Wants Kenneth Ma to Go Shirtless http://www.jaynestars.com/news/tem-airs-last-episode-mandy-wong-wants-kenneth-ma-to-go-shirtless/comment-page-1/#comment-774041 Mon, 27 Nov 2017 20:18:28 -0500 Really loved this series more than I thought I would. I liked the decision to develop the side characters more which seems to be lost art at TVB.

Tone reminded me more of the late 90s semi serious […]

]]> 0 a74600fe2fcf5c790ad566c2360f52e5 smurf commented on the post, “TEM” Airs Last Episode, Mandy Wong Wants Kenneth Ma to Go Shirtless http://www.jaynestars.com/news/tem-airs-last-episode-mandy-wong-wants-kenneth-ma-to-go-shirtless/comment-page-1/#comment-774038 Mon, 27 Nov 2017 20:14:37 -0500 Think Beh Beh’s death left better resolution to the artificial love triangle. Since Kenneth obviously chose Mandy.

]]> 0 9a1b6f15f0c98925e1463acd3881fb17 smurf commented on the post, “Married but Available” Recap: Raymond Wong and Priscilla Wong Explore Some Kinks http://www.jaynestars.com/news/married-but-available-recap-raymond-wong-and-priscilla-wong-explore-some-kinks/comment-page-1/#comment-763344 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 19:22:05 -0400 Really loved this show! Super charming cast – the plot towards the end was super cliche though.

The ending was LOL! I can’t believe they went there!

]]> 0 d0ebb99336d901bf57833fc09b4b7fe2 smurf commented on the post, Who Was Behind Roger Kwok’s Kidnapping in “Dead Wrong”? http://www.jaynestars.com/news/who-was-behind-roger-kwoks-kidnapping-in-dead-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-755066 Mon, 28 Nov 2016 16:22:29 -0500 Thoughts:

– Roger Kwok as Vincent has been amazing. I think I’m the only person in the world who didn’t like Square Pegs series. I hope he does get recognized for Best Actor in this one.

– Greedy/selfish […]

]]> 0 36beb5eef5e2590a3d8301bb1f0ddbd8 smurf commented on the post, Aimee Chan is Ridiculed for Post-Pregnancy Body http://www.jaynestars.com/news/aimee-chan-is-ridiculed-for-post-pregnancy-body/comment-page-1/#comment-741617 Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:54:15 -0400 With 3 kids I’m surprised she has energy to put makeup – let alone try to lose weight.

Women’s bodies change when they have kids. She had 3 in 3 years which means within 3 years she gained and loss 30% of her […]

]]> 0 8162885369a8e1ae62ee5e6cf4a98f1a smurf commented on the post, “A Fist Within Four Walls” Averages 31 Points, Cast Celebrates http://www.jaynestars.com/news/a-fist-within-four-walls-averages-31-points-cast-celebrates/comment-page-1/#comment-738831 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 15:39:13 -0400 SPOILERS and comments about last 5 episodes:

Plot: Audrey being Pudding Guy’s daughter is most nonsensical plot ever except maybe explaining why he didn’t just kill her out right. They pulled off ALL of the […]

]]> 0 87c1940db2406c9596aa63c52ad7178f smurf commented on the post, Lau Ka-ho Announces “Heart of Greed 3” and “Beyond the Realm of Conscience 2” http://www.jaynestars.com/news/lau-ka-ho-announces-heart-of-greed-3-and-beyond-the-realm-of-conscience-2/comment-page-1/#comment-716088 Thu, 12 May 2016 16:42:25 -0400 These were not so great plot wise. Series reboot already??

I STILL need closure for Armed Reaction!!!!! Can’t they recast Joyce Tang and her now teenage/grown up daughter? WHY???? and Detective Investigation […]

]]> 0 fc6a2ca9a31464e4b7e7bb27c8629fea smurf commented on the post, Priscilla Wong is Sick of Wearing Wedding Dresses http://www.jaynestars.com/news/priscilla-wong-is-sick-of-wearing-wedding-dresses/comment-page-1/#comment-716079 Thu, 12 May 2016 16:36:17 -0400 “In Two Steps from Heaven, Priscilla’s character is romantically involved with both Edwin and Priscilla. ”

Confusing indeed!

]]> 0 1723230349bac83bcd22ebddd4b3b3ea smurf commented on the post, "Fashion War" Gave Ali Lee More Fangirls http://www.jaynestars.com/news/fashion-war-gave-ali-lee-more-fangirls/comment-page-1/#comment-702385 Tue, 29 Mar 2016 18:50:33 -0400 I enjoyed that the series didn’t force people to be together or too many distracting pairing shenanigans to be cute.

]]> 0 060feca1a1d812b4ef562db0fb144c3b smurf commented on the post, Roger Kwok, Tavia Yeung, and More on Filming “The Last Healer in Forbidden City” http://www.jaynestars.com/news/roger-kwok-tavia-yeung-and-more-on-filming-the-last-healer-in-forbidden-city/comment-page-1/#comment-701419 Fri, 25 Mar 2016 18:55:16 -0400 TVB won’t be able to compete on budget very well – they should put more money into good writers or adaptations from books. Not much plot/story risk taking.

For instance allowing their “hot” siu sung do bad guy […]

]]> 0 bf80deb5b7c607db34fcf1ee65960534 smurf commented on the post, Cecilia Cheung Shops for Junk Food with Two Sons http://www.jaynestars.com/news/cecilia-cheung-shops-for-junk-food-with-two-sons/comment-page-1/#comment-695821 Wed, 09 Mar 2016 20:53:16 -0500 slow news day.

]]> 0 6a3f7f13655230cc1d0a9f0dcc6a881b smurf commented on the post, Jennifer Coosemans Wins Miss Chinese International 2016 http://www.jaynestars.com/news/jennifer-coosemans-wins-miss-chinese-international-2016/comment-page-1/#comment-683158 Tue, 26 Jan 2016 17:15:03 -0500 Jennifer is very pretty but I thought her cheerleading routine was pretty basic for international competition. I don’t know what the fuss is about other than the cartwheel and split at the end.

]]> 0 fc8734623952a1a902ff6717d97aad31 smurf commented on the post, 2015 TVB Anniversary Awards: Anthony Wong, Nancy Wu Crowned TV King and Queen http://www.jaynestars.com/news/2015-tvb-anniversary-awards-anthony-wong-nancy-wu-crowned-tv-king-and-queen/comment-page-1/#comment-672250 Mon, 14 Dec 2015 03:40:01 -0500 I don’t understand why they keep making fun of Priscilla Wong and Tony Hung.

Greed of Man won favorite classic drama? Very deserving but what an odd award.

]]> 0 6704ab157e4d269a51042de2f08f9b15 smurf commented on the post, Episodic Thoughts: "Captain of Destiny" Episodes 18 to 19 http://www.jaynestars.com/news/episodic-thoughts-captain-of-destiny-episodes-18-to-19/comment-page-1/#comment-645913 Fri, 16 Oct 2015 21:36:35 -0400 Grace is really hard to watch. I can see why CPT character was originally written for Raymond Wong as he has great strong-willed yet playful streak – Tony makes to character much too jokey. But acting wise I […]

]]> 0 b2fbfcbc3321614d9a8431425b0585a6 smurf became a registered member https://www.jaynestars.com/activity/p/10461/ Wed, 29 Apr 2015 19:00:06 -0400 0