The Opera Populaire

Thanks to my dear frens for their advice. You are right. I need to learn to be fair to myself sometimes.

Knew I wouldn't be able to sleep tonight if I din settle the matter. Whatever the outcome, I am glad to have done the best I could with His guidance. Que sera sera.

For some reason, the Chinese text input is not working in this laptop of mine. Sigh have been wanting to blog abt this nice drama lei. Finished watching "Qian Long Wang Chao" two weeks ago. I find that I enjoyed it more than "Yong Zhen", perhaps because I could understand most of what the characters were talking about (yes...my Chinese has improved after watching a lot of TV here). Oso, I like the fact that they include more of the "softer" side in the storyline by portraying the personal life of the Emperor: his relationship with his son, daughter, wife and mother.

But what struck me the most was the fact that I could identify quite a bit with the drama after having worked in the civil service before. The lead character, Emperor Qian Long's advisor, He Shen, reminded me of a former colleague of mine in terms of the concerns and challenges he had to face in his job. Of course, there are differences, which I reserve my information and personal opinion for private discussions. Nevertheless, I think these dramas are actually very good watch for those of us working in the civil service as they make you think and perhaps give you advice on how to handle some situations.