A Freak's Review: Always On My Mind

It's an old series, I know, but I have only watched bits and pieces of it when Always On My Mind was aired in Malaysia. So when I found the videos uploaded on YouTube recently, I decided to watch it all over again from the beginning. And it was good; perfectly timely since the Swine Flu is currently conquering the world. Always On My Mind reminds me to be mindful of cleanliness as it would affect our health at the end of the day.

Opening the scene with my favourite actress, Fann Wong, laying helplessly in the emergency room as her colleagues try to save her life, Always On My Mind, is a dramatic tale of broken hearts and relationships. It tells of how a person approaches the topic love and family when the past has robbed her of everything she thought she ever had.

Dr Guan Sijia (Fann Wong) is a brilliant doctor specialising in lung tumour illness. She is capable in her profession and possesses a pleasant personality that attracts many suitors. However, due to her past relationship, she is unwilling to open the doors of her heart to another man. She strongly believes that she is the wife of her ex-boyfriend even though they never got the chance to be married before he died in an accident. Therefore, she takes on the responsibility to care for his family - mother and an autistic younger brother.

Always On My Mind emphasizes the importance of our heart. The topic LOVE can be seen in its various forms such as Sijia's close bond with her young nephew, the siblings relationship with her brother, her forever commitment to her ex's family, her acceptance of a new guy (Dr Tiger). The series studies the heart of each character and brings across the message that no matter what the condition of our heart is, when love comes, it just comes.

Foundations Of My Reviews

Books
I believe a good book is one that contains a strong main plot and lots of interesting mini ones to build up to the peak. It has to be written in a simple language that enables the readers to read with ease, not with a dictionary at hand. Most important of all, the characters have to be crafted in such a way that readers will believe in their existence.

Drama Series
Consistency is important as far as characterization is concern. I believe that everyone has a habit of their own that define them. And that is important when it comes to watching a drama. The presentation of the story shouldn't be too draggy as well, because it is a drama series. If it only captures attention in the first few episodes and dies down later on, then it should probably be better of as a film.

Films
A strong message behind film is really important. I hate films that teaches me nothing at the end of it, or films that simply doesn't have a beginning and ending to it. Those are just a waste of time. A good film is one that makes you nod when the credits roll out and you know that when you walk out of the cinema, it was worthy for the dollars you paid.

Games
My definition of a good game would be a partially addictive one with missions and goals to drive the gamer to want to push further in the game world. It has to be user-friendly in terms of controls and settings. The graphic has to be of standard quality because when you are into a game, it hurts when the graphic sucks.

Manga
A good manga is one that keeps you reading from one page to another, one chapter to another, one volume to another. It doesn't get too draggy and the plot must have a pull-string to drive readers to want more of it. Most importantly is the graphic - it has to have details to enrich the reader's imagination to picture the whole scene in mind.

Music
A good music is one with powerful lyrics and a suitable tune to go with it. It might not be accompanied by instruments or vice-versa. It might be a band or solo singer. The most important of all, the presenter of the song has to feel it with their heart before they present it to their audience. That's the best music ever!

Music Videos
I think a good plot is essential in music videos. The purpose of having a music video is to help audience to engage in the song through visuals. It helps to bring the audience to another world where the song makes sense in order for them to experience the music fully.

Personality
Everyone has different preferences when it comes to admiring others. I, for one, admire women who have full control of their life. I look up to women who have made it to the top in the field of their choice. A dynamic personality interests me.

Plays
The essentials of a good play include presentation, the engaging power and outstanding audio system. The storyline is just a vessel to carry out a message. What matters is how entertaining can it be while sending out that message. No one watches a boring play.

Products
A good product have both physical and emotional benefits for the users. It is also affordable and user-friendly. Most of all, it has to leave the users feeling good about themselves.

Video Clips
Lengthy does not mean good. There are some short videos that tell stories as good as a full length film does. Keeping the video short while trying to tell the entire story perfectly - that is a good video clip.

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