Comments on: The Golden Rock - October 21st, 2007 Edition http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/thegoldenrock/2007/10/21/the-golden-rock-october-21st-2007-edition/ We do news right, not fast Mon, 04 May 2026 19:58:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Anonymous http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/thegoldenrock/2007/10/21/the-golden-rock-october-21st-2007-edition/#comment-220 Anonymous Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:02:00 +0000 http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/thegoldenrock/2007/10/21/the-golden-rock-october-21st-2007-edition/#comment-220 Oh I see, unless you graduated from some sort of institution there, it might be much less noticeable, it's not like it's played every Christmas :).<br/><br/>Hopefully more obvious in this context in writing, it's <a HREF="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/3158/" REL="nofollow"><i>ying</i></a> <a HREF="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/372/" REL="nofollow"><i>zi</i></a> <a HREF="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/432/" REL="nofollow"> <i>gwong</i></a>.<br/><br/>- NK Oh I see, unless you graduated from some sort of institution there, it might be much less noticeable, it’s not like it’s played every Christmas :).

Hopefully more obvious in this context in writing, it’s ying zi gwong.

- NK

]]> By: GoldenRockProductions http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/thegoldenrock/2007/10/21/the-golden-rock-october-21st-2007-edition/#comment-219 GoldenRockProductions Mon, 22 Oct 2007 01:45:00 +0000 http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/thegoldenrock/2007/10/21/the-golden-rock-october-21st-2007-edition/#comment-219 Hi, NK,<br/><br/>Actually, I did NOT know that Hotaru No Hikari is actually the Japanese cover of Auld Lang Syne. Thanks for the heads-up! Hi, NK,

Actually, I did NOT know that Hotaru No Hikari is actually the Japanese cover of Auld Lang Syne. Thanks for the heads-up!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/thegoldenrock/2007/10/21/the-golden-rock-october-21st-2007-edition/#comment-218 Anonymous Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:35:00 +0000 http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/thegoldenrock/2007/10/21/the-golden-rock-october-21st-2007-edition/#comment-218 Perhaps most incongruously, that Jay Chou clip somehow reminds me of one of my favourite scenes from "The Blues Brothers", in the parking lot with that Howard Johnson's in the background :).<br/><br/>Afraid I wouldn't have a clue about the TV drama, but, I suspect it did not escape your notice that the, ah, "traditional" song <i>"Hotaru no Hikari"</i> (long used as a metaphor for impecunious aspriring scholars studying by moonlight (not exactly fireflies, but well) reflected on snow) is actually <i>"Auld Lang Syne"</i> in disguise ;).<br/><br/>- NK Perhaps most incongruously, that Jay Chou clip somehow reminds me of one of my favourite scenes from “The Blues Brothers”, in the parking lot with that Howard Johnson’s in the background :).

Afraid I wouldn’t have a clue about the TV drama, but, I suspect it did not escape your notice that the, ah, “traditional” song “Hotaru no Hikari” (long used as a metaphor for impecunious aspriring scholars studying by moonlight (not exactly fireflies, but well) reflected on snow) is actually “Auld Lang Syne” in disguise ;).

- NK

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