It’s the last day of October. For this year, we not only observe Halloween on this day but also Deepavali festival. Hence, I would like to take this opportunity to extend Happy Halloween greeting to all Christians and others who celebrate the festival! Hope you have fun from trick or treat or simply from getting spooked today! Next, I would like to wish Happy Deepavali to all Hindus. May this festival of light brings warm, joy and prosperity to your home and family.
My office organized a lovely event on yesterday’s afternoon in conjunction with these two festivals. There were lunch catering provided along with games and singing session. Although I was quite occupied with work, I do took some time to join in the fun. It is public holiday today but I still had to go back to office for a half day today to complete some tasks. A major submission is due on mid of November which is just around the corner.
I spent the rest of today finishing the last 5 episodes of this recent Hong Kong series titled ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ (黑色月光). This 25-episode series revolves on a woman plotting to take revenge against the people who were involved in the rape of her and her younger sisters 18 years ago. The series starred Tavia Yeung, Vincent Wong, Rosina Lin, Priscilla Wong, Edward Ma, Lenna Yeung, Mat Yeung, Matthew Ho, etc.
I do enjoy this kind of storyline of taking revenge and it provides a platform for chilling scenes and excellent acting. This drama delivers in that aspect. Tavia Yeung nailed this role as the lead character plotting the revenge with impressive performance especially through her intense eyes’ expressions. Besides her, I’m also seeing improvement in Rosina Lin’s acting. Both of them have good chance for second best actress win at this year’s TVB Anniversary Awards. I’m placing my bet more on Tavia. Solid acting by her sisters in this series too, portrayed by Lenna Yeung (who in real life is Tavia’s elder sister) and Priscilla Wong.
Out of 10 points, I rate ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ a total of 8.0. It’s my highest rated Hong Kong drama this year so far. A solid and engaging series. Spoiler alert…; The climax at the last episode where Tavia revealed to Rosina all the strategies the former had created successfully to bring the latter down was so satisfying to watch. The series concluded with a happy ending for the three sisters and also for the relationship between Vincent and Tavia. There is also an end-credit scene not to be missed at the last episode. This series done; the next series that I would be watching is ‘Rosy Business 4: No Return’.
(Images in this post are from various online sources)