yeay! finally finish up reading Empress Orchid by Anchee Min (:
gile besh cte tuh! 2nd biography-like book i've read after Tuesday With Morrie. the difference is, TWM was told from 2nd point of view, which is morrie's ex-student && empress orchid on the other hand was told from her majesty view herself. =)
at first i doubt whether i've buy the right book to read *glad that it is GREAT!* ragu2 nk bli empress orchid or another kay scarpetta's series. huhuh. pnat2 nik suh aku pilih antara dua. last2 empress orchid gak jd pilihan. ngeh. kt bwh ni aku curik org nye review about this book. nk ulas snirik xbaper xpert. hehe.
gile besh cte tuh! 2nd biography-like book i've read after Tuesday With Morrie. the difference is, TWM was told from 2nd point of view, which is morrie's ex-student && empress orchid on the other hand was told from her majesty view herself. =)
at first i doubt whether i've buy the right book to read *glad that it is GREAT!* ragu2 nk bli empress orchid or another kay scarpetta's series. huhuh. pnat2 nik suh aku pilih antara dua. last2 empress orchid gak jd pilihan. ngeh. kt bwh ni aku curik org nye review about this book. nk ulas snirik xbaper xpert. hehe.
Based on the true lives of nineteenth century Chinese royalty. The story of a village girl who was chosen to become one of the Emperor's wives. It describes the lonely life she led inside the Forbidden City and the struggles to met with her husband, the Emperor. I found the second half of the book a little too heavy with Chinese politics but still very enjoyable. There is great insight to the thoughts and feelings of this young woman as she becomes a concubine and copes with a totally different life style in the Forbidden City. She is a strong character who risks her life by saying what she feels needs to be said. Very well written and enjoyable read.
thats it. tp ak nk tmbh sket la. =P dr awl tu the author cte how orchid suffers, begin from her father's death. pastu cmne eunuch2 emperor tuh stripped her (O_o) tu mase dye nk mencuba naseb nk jdk concubine emperor (kalau lucky dpt la jdk one of his 7 wives). bru la aku taw betapa rumit & susah nye proses pemilihan concubine neh. thousands of manchu's girls pegi nk cube naseb tuh. then 2o0o je yg terpilih 4 da next sessi0n. tough o0uh. mase neh la eunuch2 tu strip all these girl sbb nk measure certain2 part according to the emperor's taste. *DAMN cerewet ah emperor tuh. =_="* pastu ape lg tah. bla2. then smpai tahap tggal bape 0rg tah,,dye akn pick 7 jer tuk jdk wives. the rest? jdk concubine jela. isk2. the emperor have 3o0o of concubine to himself. isk. TAMAK! (;
tu baru nk dipilih as wives/concubines. blom lg nk survive. gile tough la dlm forbidden city tuh. orchid was granted the fourth rank *rank bini emperor oggayH!* and there was one beautiful girl named Nuharoo & she was granted the title empress. soon i found that a year before pemilihan tu lg org da siap2 utk nuharoo jdk empress. ceh! so all the procedure to choose wives tu hanye formaliti semate2. ish2.
then after the wedding ceremony, sume2 concubine tu dying to see the emperor. name je concubine tp most of them xpnah dpt chance nk jmpe his majesty himself pon. huhu. orchid pon stress gak sbb the emperor did not summon her to his bed *ish3* keadaan berlarutan smpai bape lame tah. then she bribe chief eunuch shim last2 dpt gak O_o. then she became the emperor's fav concubine & other concubine get jealous of her. of course la kn, bebulan2 betaon2 tggu nk jmp/tgk muke emperor tu p0n payah,, ni plak 0rg dpt jdk fevret. sbb jealousy ne,, kucing orchid snow ilang & dijumpai mati *erk..kesian* dlm telaga dgn badan yg togel mcm aym togel tu! bulu2 xde dah. aku ley imagine,,agk scary la. huhuh.
after few years *maybe* she got pregnant. hepi for sure la kn,tp dye bimbang gak la safety baby ngan diri dye sniri. lucky thing she survive. (: tp spnjng tmpoh nk pregnant tu, lotsa things happened all along. cmne foreigner wat treaties yg tricky so that china fell in their trap *westerner. normal la tu. CUNNING*. too much political thing la. haha. tp orchid aware la sume2 tu,, xmcm concubine laen dorg x amek taw p0n. ish2.
then blah2. foreigner msok forbidden city, bakar palace (kesian sgt time ne) but at that moment sume royal family ngan minister2 sume da cabot lari g jehol (mane ntah). then kat situ orchid lg sedeyh sbb ank dye (a SON,,named TUNG CHIH) tu mcm terlebeyh spoiled by nuharoo, close ngan nuharoo,, disrespect her as tung chih's birth mother. poor orchid. dye wat sedaye abes nk sh tung chih rajen blaja tp budak tu mcm rude gle ngan tutor2 sume. bile emperor die, orchid ngan nuharoo wat pakatan nk selamatkn dynasty tu la, for the sake of tung chih.
& biase la ade tentangan dr su shun, org kuat emperor. blah2. cubaan mmbunuh orchid la, ape la. last2 dorg mng ngn bntuan prince kung, emperor nye half-bro. su shun kne executed. BEST! Pdn muke! >:) miahaha. emo ;P then lg cte psl politik blah2. pastu story psl orchid who longed for a company *erk* pdhl laki dye bru mati tu. hahah. den dye fall for yung lu, org suruhan su shun pd mulenye tp dye bpihak kat baek nye side la. then an-te-hai,eunuch dye yg paling setia bwat mcm2 tu pleased her. dr awl dye masok an-te-hai sgt LOYAL! n then kat tomb emperor tu *mase ni tomb da nak tutop* yung lu masok, then dorg have sort-of-conversation && orchid confess yg dye suke yung lu ni. yung lu pn same but they cudnot bcome lover. (logik la kn, dye tu baru mati laki, laki dye emperor lak tu. dye pon empress. ish2) then abes.
hahaha. aku xpueh ati. nk bace smbungan dye, the last empress if i'm not mistaken. nk taw cmne ank dye bole mati at the age of 19, && how she become the empress,, ruling china instead of nuharoo.
as conclusion, aku respect ah orchid. she was tough enough to survive till the end as an empress of china (the last empress mind u). ngan sume tekanan tu. ngee. aku da jatoh cinte ngan anchee min nye karya. hehe. can't wait to go to bookstore again! (:
tu baru nk dipilih as wives/concubines. blom lg nk survive. gile tough la dlm forbidden city tuh. orchid was granted the fourth rank *rank bini emperor oggayH!* and there was one beautiful girl named Nuharoo & she was granted the title empress. soon i found that a year before pemilihan tu lg org da siap2 utk nuharoo jdk empress. ceh! so all the procedure to choose wives tu hanye formaliti semate2. ish2.
then after the wedding ceremony, sume2 concubine tu dying to see the emperor. name je concubine tp most of them xpnah dpt chance nk jmpe his majesty himself pon. huhu. orchid pon stress gak sbb the emperor did not summon her to his bed *ish3* keadaan berlarutan smpai bape lame tah. then she bribe chief eunuch shim last2 dpt gak O_o. then she became the emperor's fav concubine & other concubine get jealous of her. of course la kn, bebulan2 betaon2 tggu nk jmp/tgk muke emperor tu p0n payah,, ni plak 0rg dpt jdk fevret. sbb jealousy ne,, kucing orchid snow ilang & dijumpai mati *erk..kesian* dlm telaga dgn badan yg togel mcm aym togel tu! bulu2 xde dah. aku ley imagine,,agk scary la. huhuh.
after few years *maybe* she got pregnant. hepi for sure la kn,tp dye bimbang gak la safety baby ngan diri dye sniri. lucky thing she survive. (: tp spnjng tmpoh nk pregnant tu, lotsa things happened all along. cmne foreigner wat treaties yg tricky so that china fell in their trap *westerner. normal la tu. CUNNING*. too much political thing la. haha. tp orchid aware la sume2 tu,, xmcm concubine laen dorg x amek taw p0n. ish2.
then blah2. foreigner msok forbidden city, bakar palace (kesian sgt time ne) but at that moment sume royal family ngan minister2 sume da cabot lari g jehol (mane ntah). then kat situ orchid lg sedeyh sbb ank dye (a SON,,named TUNG CHIH) tu mcm terlebeyh spoiled by nuharoo, close ngan nuharoo,, disrespect her as tung chih's birth mother. poor orchid. dye wat sedaye abes nk sh tung chih rajen blaja tp budak tu mcm rude gle ngan tutor2 sume. bile emperor die, orchid ngan nuharoo wat pakatan nk selamatkn dynasty tu la, for the sake of tung chih.
& biase la ade tentangan dr su shun, org kuat emperor. blah2. cubaan mmbunuh orchid la, ape la. last2 dorg mng ngn bntuan prince kung, emperor nye half-bro. su shun kne executed. BEST! Pdn muke! >:) miahaha. emo ;P then lg cte psl politik blah2. pastu story psl orchid who longed for a company *erk* pdhl laki dye bru mati tu. hahah. den dye fall for yung lu, org suruhan su shun pd mulenye tp dye bpihak kat baek nye side la. then an-te-hai,eunuch dye yg paling setia bwat mcm2 tu pleased her. dr awl dye masok an-te-hai sgt LOYAL! n then kat tomb emperor tu *mase ni tomb da nak tutop* yung lu masok, then dorg have sort-of-conversation && orchid confess yg dye suke yung lu ni. yung lu pn same but they cudnot bcome lover. (logik la kn, dye tu baru mati laki, laki dye emperor lak tu. dye pon empress. ish2) then abes.
hahaha. aku xpueh ati. nk bace smbungan dye, the last empress if i'm not mistaken. nk taw cmne ank dye bole mati at the age of 19, && how she become the empress,, ruling china instead of nuharoo.
as conclusion, aku respect ah orchid. she was tough enough to survive till the end as an empress of china (the last empress mind u). ngan sume tekanan tu. ngee. aku da jatoh cinte ngan anchee min nye karya. hehe. can't wait to go to bookstore again! (:
[sorry lah. aku rase berbelit2 gak aku stori. hehe. ni la jd bile org x pro nk komen gak. =P]
outta 'ere,
assalamualaikum..
2 comments:
Nak pinjam!!!
haha..
boleh2..
tggu next sem la yehh!
hahah =P
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