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Friday, October 03, 2008

The Gem of Life

Cast: Lee See Kei, Bowie Lam, Moses Chan, Ada Choi, Gigi Lai, Maggie Shiu, Bosco Wong, Linda Chung, Wong He, John Chiang, Eddie Kwan…
Episodes: 80
Released: 20th October 2008 (HK)
Filming: January 2007
Producer: Chik Ki Yee
Scriptwriter:Chow Yuk Ming, Pao Wai Chueng & Leung Man Wa

Synopsis

You may wish to be a famous socialite.
You may wish to have fame and fortune.
But is that really what you will wish for at the end?

In PAK SIU-YAU (LouiseLee See Kei)’s eyes, her three daughters are just as perfect as diamonds. She believes that the greatest blessing for a woman is to marry a wealthy man. To guarantee a better life for her daughters, she has started training the girls since they were young, hoping that they will marry into the richest families when they mature.

YAU’s first daughter HONG NGA-YIN (Maggie Shiu) does not agree with her on her values. Yet when she sees that the man YIN is going out with is KO CHEUNG-SING (Bowie Lam), who is very well-off, she decides to let YIN go with her choice. YAU’s second daughter HONG NGA-TUNG (Gigi Lai) is hopelessly romantic but does not seem to have much luck with men. To make it up to her, YAU seeks to match her up with HO CHIT-NAM (Moses Chan), the son of Hong Kong’s most powerful business tycoon HO FUNG (Ngok Wah). Being the youngest in the family, HONG NGA-SZ (Ada Choi) is well aware of YAU’s concerns. Having recovered from divorce, SZ now decides to pin all her hopes on FUNG.

YAU’s persistence pays off and her daughters have all found a wealthy husband. But money does not really bring them happiness and the sisters are gradually losing themselves in vanity.

Credits: Astro On Demand

Wheeeeeee! Another mega drama. I remembered reading the behind-the-scenes in 8 Days, saying that the three lead actresses couldn't work well together. But let's not let that get to us; just enjoy the mega drama! I'm hoping to see Gigi and Moses again! I am not a fan of Linda, so I'm not going to watch for her.

And woots! The [Dance of Passion] cast is back again!

Men should not accept our destiny, we should choose it.
Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.

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