[Banner+Wallpaper+PSD] Happy New Year!

*Alert! PSD file for Bowie Lam's graphic added on 31 Jan 2012*

It's going to be 2012 in just a few hours!
& THIS BLOG IS GOING TO CELEBRATE IT'S FIRST ANNIVERSARY! :D (For that, I'll probably be changing the header and layout tmr.)

As with other festive occasions, I've made graphics! This batch is slightly different though. Inspired by Jia at her new TVB-related tumblr, I've also thrown in an iPhone wallpaper! Hope u all like the new batch of graphics! Best Wishes & Happy 2012! :DDD

Bowie Lam [林保怡] (Wallpaper: original dimensions 1366px*768px)

PSD file: http://www.mediafire.com/?xfa9s7ayna1y6ha

Raymond Lam [林峰] (Wallpaper: original dimensions 1280px*800px)


Myolie Wu [胡杏儿] (The first one, with original dimensions, is bigger than iPhone wallpaper size. Not too sure if it will display well so I resized it, with dimensions 320px*480px for the second one.)




When Heaven Burns "Younger version" cast - Kelvin Leung [梁证嘉], Ronald Law [罗钧满], Stanley Cheung [张景淳], Yeung Chiu Hoi [杨潮凯]



Note: The actual size of wallpapers is 1280px*800px for Bowie's and 1366px*768px for Raymond's but Flickr only allows up to 1024px on the longer side. & I know there are different dimensions for wallpapers. So do drop a comment if u want the actual size or resizing of the wallpapers! :D


Sorry, I nearly forgot to add, THANK YOU everyone! Page views this month have reached an all-time high of 917 (as of now, SGT 9.59PM). :D

[Banner+Poster] When Heaven Burns [天与地]

Bowie Lam [林保怡] + Moses Chan [陈豪] + Kenny Wong [黄德斌] ("那三个男人")


Bowie Lam [林保怡]


Moses Chan [陈豪]


Kenny Wong [黄德斌] with Angela Tong [汤盈盈] and the "kids" - Rachel Poon [潘晓彤] & Yeung Ka Shing [杨家盛]



This drama serial has been very controversial, with dismal ratings and censorship from Mainland China but also rave reviews online.
Personally, I feel that it has got a lot of depth. Unfortunately, due to my poor standard of Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), I think I've missed out on a lot of double meanings, comparisons and parallels with the real world etc. (I'm determined to rewatch it to fully understand the whole thing!) Nevertheless, it's a totally different genre from the usual TVB dramas. Each character's thought process is so complicated and deeply affected by that fateful incident that it takes real effort to truly understand the whole storyline. I dunno if it's because of all the rock/band stuff or because of Bowie or simply because of the plot but I enjoy watching it! It's ending really soon though, on 1st Jan 2012! Hope final ratings will be better and I really hope TVB makes more of such dramas! :)

[Poster+Wallpaper] Merry X'mas!

I've managed to rush out 3 Christmas-themed graphics. Hope you like it! Merry Christmas! :D

Angela Tong [汤盈盈] - PS: I just heard news that she's now engaged to Chin Kar Lok & they will be getting married in May next year. Congrats! :D

[Note: This is a wallpaper. Actual size is 1366px*768px but Flickr only allows up to 1024px*576px. & I know there are different dimensions for wallpapers. So do drop a comment if u want the actual size or resizing of the wallpapers! :D]

Charmaine Sheh [佘诗曼]


Jessica Hsuan [宣萱]


More graphics (mainly When Heaven Burns [天与地]) will be made and/or posted soon. Do check back!

[Banner+Poster] JKL

J - Joel Chan [陈山聪]


K - Ngo Kanin [敖嘉年]


L - Linda Chung [钟嘉欣]



This wasn't a planned post. Haha. It just happened that their names are in consecutive alphabetical order. :P You might have noticed that I had a flood of posts right before TVB Awards 2011. I was planning have a short but intense graphics-making spree before taking my current break to catch up on drama-watching, tumblr-surfing, etc. But I figured u all might like to see some new graphics so I've cleaned up some I did earlier before publishing. It's not a lot & I know Kanin's is really simple but hope u all like them. :)

[Banner+Poster] TVB Awards 2011 Actor/Actress Nominees 2

Linda Chung [钟嘉欣] - "Best Actress" & "Favourite Female Character" (Yes Sir Sorry Sir for both)
Ruco Chan [陈展鹏] - "Best Actor" & "Favourite Male Character" (The Other Truth for both)

Note: This graphic was not made with the intention of releasing in conjunction with TVB Awards Nomination 2011.

Mandy Wong [黄智雯] - "Most Improved Actress" (The Scoop, Home Troopers, Ghetto Justice, Lives of Omission, An Uninvited Date)


MC Jin [欧阳靖] - "Favourite Male Character" (Super Snoops) & "Most Improved Actor" (Big Boys Club, Show Me the Happy, Stairway to Dragon, Yes Sir Sorry Sir, Lives of Omission, Top Eats)


Raymond Wong [黄浩然] - "Favourite Male Character" (The Other Truth)


Wayne Lai [黎耀祥] - "Best Actor" & "Favourite Male Character" (Forensic Heroes 3)



All the best to the nominees! :)

[Banner+Poster] TVB Awards 2011 Actor/Actress Nominees 1

Ben Wong [黄智贤] - "Best Supporting Actor" (Lives of Omission)

Elena Kong [江美仪] - "Best Actress" (River of Wine) & "Best Supporting Actress" (Lives of Omission)

Alex/Jazz Lam (I use the name "Jazz Lam" for labelling purposes.) [林子善] - "Best Supporting Actor" (Ghetto Justice) & "Most Improved Actor" (My Sister of Eternal Flower, Ghetto Justice, River of Wine, Ghetto a la Spice, Neighborhood Gourmet)

Kate Tsui [徐子珊] - "Best Actress" & "Favourite Female Character" (Lives of Omission for both)

Kevin Cheng [郑嘉颖] - "Best Actor" & "Favourite Male Character" (Ghetto Justice for both)

Note: I'm away & will only be back on Monday. This (& another upcoming post) are scheduled posts. Enjoy! :)

[Avatar+Banner+Poster] TVB Awards 2011 - "Best Series" Nominees

Forensic Heroes 3 [法政先锋III] - "Best Series"
Maggie Cheung [张可颐] - "Best Actress" & "Favourite Female Character"


Ghetto Justice [怒火街头] - "Best Series"
Sharon Chan [陈敏之] - "Favourite Female Character" & "Best Supporting Actress"
Myolie Wu[胡杏儿] - "Favourite Female Character"


Lives of Omission [潜行狙击] - "Best Series"
Bosco Wong [黄宗泽] - "Best Actor" & "Favourite Male Character"
Michael Tse [谢天华] - "Best Actor" & "Favourite Male Character"


My Sister of Eternal Flower [花花世界花家姐] - "Best Series"
Charmaine Sheh [佘诗曼] - "Best Actress"


The Rippling Blossom [鱼跃在花见] - "Best Series"
Personal note: Heheh...I really wish to highlight Kanin's performance. Quite commendable! :)


Yes Sir Sorry Sir [点解阿Sir係阿Sir] - "Best Series"
 (Previously released at Tavia's forum)

(As a bonus, I've included another with only Miss Ho!)


Note: I have commented on the TVB Awards 2011 Nominees (including "Best Series") here.


More graphics coming up! Stay tuned! :D
Btw, do note that due to the character restriction on labels, I have changed the tag from "My Sister of Eternal Flower" to "MSOEF". This applies to all posts, past and future.

Side note: I can't decide if Charmaine (as 花家姐 in My Sister of Eternal Flower) or Kanin (as 鱼至宝 in The Rippling Blossom) was better acting as a mentally-disabled person. Comments?

[Article] TVB Awards Nomination List 2011 (& my comments)

Do take note, I'm only commenting based on series I have watched: Twilight Investigation, Links to Temptation (Partial), A Great Way to Care (Minimal), 7 Days in Life, The Rippling Blossom, Yes Sir Sorry Sir, My Sister of Eternal Flower, Ghetto Justice, The Other Truth, Lives of Omission, River of Wine.


Should Win
Bias (Like actor/performance but may not be good enough to win)
Will Win


Best Actor:
Julian Cheung Chilam (The Rippling Blosssom)
Stephen Au (Be Home for Dinner)
Moses Chan (Yes Sir Sorry Sir) - Dramatic style of acting's not my cup of tea. :(
Kevin Cheng (Ghetto Justice) - Rather different from his usual laang zai (spelling?) roles. Not bad!
Roger Kwok (Wax and Wane)
Ron Ng (Wax and Wane)
Ruco Chan (The Other Truth) - Ruco was again outstanding (I'm referring to his previous role in Every Move You Make). But I dun really think it's time for him to get an award yet. (Unless TVB is pushing for him to be heavily promoted.)
Steven Ma (The Life and Times of a Sentinel)
Kenneth Ma (The Life and Times of a Sentinel)
Michael Tse (Lives of Omission) - Simple reason: Laughing Gor's popularity shoots thru the roof!
Bosco Wong (Lives of Omission)
Bobby Au Yeung (Men With No Shadows)
Raymond Lam (Men With No Shadows)
Wayne Lai (Forensic Heroes 3)
Sunny Chan (Curse of the Royal Harem)

Glaring omission of Bowie & Joe here. TVB politics are at play! :(
Actually Law Ba is also really popular but it probably hasn't had enough time to gain as much support as Laughing Gor simply because Laughing is an "older" character. (I mean, Laughing first surfaced in E.U. so Laughing/Michael would have had more time build his fan base.)


Best Actress:
Liza Wang (Home Troopers)
Tavia Yeung (The Rippling Blossom)
Louise Lee (Only You)
Yoyo Mung (Only You)
Crystal Tin (Be Home for Dinner)
Linda Chung (Yes Sir Sorry Sir) - She was really great as Miss Koo!
Charmaine Sheh (My Sister of Eternal Flower) - That's if  TVB wants to tempt her back with an award. Unlikely though.
Selena Li (The Life and Times of a Sentinel)
Fala Chen (Lives of Omission)
Kate Tsui (Lives of Omission)
Nancy Sit (River of Wine) - She better not get it! Totally over-the-top acting.
Elena Kong (River of Wine) - She was simply exceptional. Loved her crying scenes & her dialogues with Bowie. But I dun think she has the status to win. Her role is also more of "Supporting rather than "Lead". :(
Maggie Cheung (Forensic Heroes 3)
Jessica Hsuan (Curse of the Royal Harem)
Myolie Wu (Curse of the Royal Harem)

Actually I'm thinking if Kate or Tavia will win too. To me, this race isn't so clear-cut. But the one TVB chooses will probably indicate who it is supporting as top Fadan to "replace" Charmaine. Or perhaps they'll choose Maggie. I have no idea since I haven't watched FH3. *Blames exams*


Favorite Male Character:
Julian Cheung Chilam (The Rippling Blosssom) - I've always liked Chilam's characters. Funny yet serious. Chi Ying's no different! :P
Stephen Au (Be Home for Dinner)
Jason Chan (Be Home for Dinner)
Moses Chan (Yes Sir Sorry Sir)
Kevin Cheng (Ghetto Justice) - Law Ba was really well-received. Though there should be a tough fight with the ever-popular Laughing Gor in the run.
Ruco Chan (The Other Truth)
Raymond Wong (The Other Truth)
Steven Ma (The Life and Times of a Sentinel)
Michael Tse (Lives of Omission) - Laughing Gor is such a perennial favourite!
Bosco Wong (Lives of Omission)
MC Jin (Super Snoops)
Wong Cho Lam (Super Snoops)
Louis Yuen (Super Snoops)
Johnson Li (Super Snoops)
Wayne Lai (Forensic Heroes 3)

No male character was really as well-crafted as classic characters like Lau Sing & Chai Gau. They din really have enough personality. Hmm...perhaps only Law Ba comes close.


Favorite Female Character:
Sonija Kwok (7 Days in Life)
Yoyo Mung (Only You)
Louise Lee (Only You)
Liu Xuan (Grace Under Fire)
Crystal Tin (Be Home for Dinner)
Linda Chung (Yes Sir Sorry Sir) - COOL Miss Koo!
Myolie Wu (Ghetto Justice) - It was notable but *no offense* I'm a little biased against Myolie so yeah...
Sharon Chan (Ghetto Justice) - Loved how her character had so much 骨气!
Toby Leung (Wax and Wane)
Tavia Yeung (The Other Truth)
Fala Chen (Lives of Omission)
Kate Tsui (Lives of Omission)
Liza Wang (Super Snoops)
Maggie Cheung (Forensic Heroes 3)
Aimee Chan (Forensic Heroes 3)

No idea who will win. Maybe FH3 characters? I haven't watched so I've got no idea at all.


Best Supporting Actor:
Kenny Wong (Links to Temptation)
Cheung Chi Kong (A Great Way to Care)
Patrick Tang (7 Days in Life)
Elliot Ngoc (Grace Under Fire)
Matt Yeung (Be Home for Dinner)
Law Lok Lam (Yes Sir Sorry Sir)
Sam Lee (Ghetto Justice)
Jazz Lam (Ghetto Justice) - Great performance. He was really cute & hilarious. :) But he still can't beat Ben's awesome performance!
Lee Sing Cheung (The Other Truth)
Cheung Kwok Keung (The Life and Times of a Sentinel)
Derek Kwok (The Life and Times of a Sentinel)
Ben Wong (Lives of Omission) - I believe TVB will follow audiences' wishes here. He was exceptional as 辣酱!
Ngo Kanin (River of Wine) - Being my favourite actor, of course he will appear on my list. But I felt that his performance was missing that spark that I saw in his other roles. Actually I preferred his role in My Sisters of Eternal Flower (His chemistry with Toby was better than with Sire) or The Rippling Blossom (His intellectually-disabled character was refreshing) over this.
Power Chan (An Uninvited Date)
Lee Kwok Lun (Forensic Heroes 3)

If Ben isn't gonna win, I really have no idea who will.
Personal note: Even though I'm Kanin's fan, I dun really hope that he wins (Sorry Kanin!) though I still fully support him. Cuz it would not be an "Accepted" win. I dun think it would be good if he has to deal with the kind of backlash that hit Kevin when he got his 2006 Best Actor Award.


Best Supporting Actress:
Vivien Yeo (A Great Way to Care)
Lam Yi Kei (Be Home for Dinner)
Queenie Chu (Yes Sir Sorry Sir)
Sharon Chan (Ghetto Justice) - She was really not bad. Just not exceptional.
Joyce Tang (Ghetto Justice)
Mannor Chan (Wax and Wane)
Florence Kwok (Wax and Wane)
Aimee Chan (The Other Truth)
Natalie Tong (The Other Truth)
Helen Ma (The Other Truth)
Ching Hor Wai (The Life and Times of a Sentinel)
Elena Kong (Lives of Omission) - Not a bad performance either. She might get this, though it's also really a slim chance. :(
Sire Ma (River of Wine)
Nancy Wu (Forensic Heroes 3)
Gigi Wong (Curse of the Royal Harem)

Totally no idea who will get this cuz I usually pay more attention to actors than actresses. HAHA. Maybe Nancy. As I said, I haven't watched FH3 so I can't comment.


Most Improved Actor:
Jazz Lam (My Sister of Eternal Flower, Ghetto Justice, River of Wine, Ghetto a la Spice, Neighborhood Gourmet) - He's really stood out in many of his roles this year. This award should be his if TVB doesn't do funny things again.
King Kong (Gourmet Neighborhood, Super Snoops)
Jason Chan (Only You, Home, Home for Dinner, Dropping by Cloud Nine )
Matt Yeung (Only You, My Sister of Eternal Flower, The Other Truth, Home for Dinner)
MC Jin (Big Boys Club, Show Me the Happy, Stairway to Dragon, Yes Sir Sorry Sir, Lives of Omission, Top Eats) - He put in good performances in Yes Sir No Sir and Lives of Omission. But he seems too new to get this award. Plus, isn't he a singer?

Jazz's Lam year, definitely.


Most Improved Actress:
Samantha Ko (Eat This Way, After Hours, Admirals Feast, Forensic Heroes 3)
Sire Ma (Eat This Way, Relic of an Emissary, River of Wine, An Uninvited Date, Curse of the Royal Harem)
Mandy Wong (The Scoop, Home Troopers, Ghetto Justice, Lives of Omission, An Uninvited Date)
Cilla Lok (Yes Sir Sorry Sir, River of Wine, Forensic Heroes 3)
Katy Kung (7 Days in Life, Ghetto Justice, Home for Dinner, The Life and Times of a Sentinel)

Perhaps Mandy? Her performance in Lives of Omission was commendable. :) But I dun really think I should comment on actresses for the reason I stated above. HAHA


Best Series:
Show Me the Happy
Twilight Investigation
Links to Temptation
Home Troopers
A Great Way to Care
7 Days in Life - It was ok until the end. Disappointed with how it all wrapped up.
The Rippling Blossom - Nice scenery & theme (SUSHI!). Ok (recycled) storyline. Ok overall acting (Kanin, Julian & Myolie were not bad. *No offense* Tavia wasn't up to par though & Michael's expression reminded me too much of Laughing.) Nothing really exceptional though it wasn't that bad.
Only You
Grace Under Fire
Relic of an Emissary
Home for Dinner
Yes Sir Sorry Sir - Interesting theme but the dramatic storytelling tactic is not my cup of tea.
My Sister of Eternal Flower - Love Kanin & Toby in here! But *no offence* Charmaine & Raymond didn't really go down well with me. Jazz added a welcome comic dimension though. :)
Ghetto Justice - Refreshing take on the lawyer genre with Law Ba. But I dunno if it's *no offense* Myolie or what, I just dun really like it. Immensely popular, so much so that there's Ghetto Justice 2 so I think it stands a good chance.
Wax and Wane
The Other Truth - The telling of one of the sub-plots from the jury's perspective was really fresh. But apart from that? It was quite a typical series IMO.
The Life and Times of a Sentinel
Lives of Omission - Sorry to fans of LoO but if it's meant to be a sequel to The Academy, it's the worst. On it's own, it's just average. Cinematic feel due to the blue lighting but that's about it. The acting was just so-so & the main story line was poor compared to the other The Academy shows though the romantic story lines of Laughing & Jodie, Cripple Co & Paris and even Dog Head and Lemon were not bad.
River of Wine - How can I not be biased when there's both Bowie & Kanin? But I admit, this series was veering very close to boring.
An Uninvited Date
Super Snoops
Admirals Feast
Till Love Do Us Lie
Forensic Heroes 3

Nothing I watched this year fully lived up to expectations. (Pinning my hopes on FH3!)
The standards of this year's TVB series have dropped (To be fair, Ghetto Justice was a good effort.) Characters aren't as well thought out. Story lines may have certain fresh aspects but they're essentially the same in the end. Supporting actors are doing quite a good job though. But it will be some time before they can fill the shoes left behind by the likes of Bowie, Charmaine, Steven and Wong He.


This my first time writing an article on TVB. Hope it's alright & do comment! :)

[Note: I will not tag this post with artiste/series names cuz there's simply too many.]

[Banner+Chat] Made with PowerPoint

Wong He [王喜]


Wonder why the dimensions are rather weird? & why it's so simple? It was a challenge I posed to myself - to use only Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 to create this graphic! Do check out the tools in the Format ribbon! They are quite useful! :) Anw, how's it compared to the rest of my graphics? :P

PS: Do you want me make more graphics using other programs besides PS & perhaps share some tips with you all? (this includes GIMP!) Or shld focus on PS?

[Banner+Poster] Lines

Wong Cho Lam [王祖蓝]


Maggie Cheung [张可颐]


Eddie Kwan [关礼杰]

[Banner+Poster] HAPPY!

Steven Ma [马浚伟] - It's gonna be his birthday (& mine too^^) in an hour! Happy birthday!


Bowie Lam [林保怡] - My favourite first-line actor! :P




[Pierre] Ngo Kanin - My other favourite actor! I really hope he can become a first-line actor soon! ^^



BH (Be Happy) :D

& Happy Deepavali (Diwali) to all Hindus! :)

[Banner+Poster] River of Wine [九江十二坊]

*Alert! Newer version of the first banner (Ching Yiu's) added on 11 Oct 2011*

Leung/Sung Ching Yiu [梁/宋正尧]
Older version:

Newer version:

PS: Actually the "newer version" was edited long ago but I uploaded the wrong version when posting.
If you observe carefully, the styling of “苦衷” has been changed. Do tell me which is better! (Personally I prefer the newer one.)






Leung/Sung Ching Yiu [梁/宋正尧] + Leung Dai Ma/Kwan Wai Lan [梁大妈/关蕙兰]



Sung Chi Tsun [宋子骏]

(Note: This was originally a birthday banner for Kanin. I removed my birthday message for him before releasing the banner on my blog.)




Sung Chi Ching [宋子澄]

[Banner+Poster] Smooth & Rough

I actually completed 7/8 of them before that hiatus post. But I decided to keep them till now cuz I knew I wun have much time/energy/creative juices to make graphics once uni starts. Btw I completed Michael Miu's one just ytd. Hope u like all 8!

Selena Li [李诗韵]


Him Law [罗仲谦]


Michael Tse [谢天华]


Aimee Chan [陈茵媺]


Lai Lok Yi [黎诺懿]


Astrid Chan [陈芷菁]


Nancy Wu [胡定欣]


Michael Miu [苗侨伟]