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I just checked the bangle. It is a very pale lavender, greyish colour! I shall start a new thread tomorrow!

I also have frozen mulberries I can use and they stain badly but I wonder if their tone is too reddish?
 

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Maybe blueberries. I would hate that the mulberry stained you bangle a pinkish red. Or mix. With blueberry. So you get a purple (my science is so bad).
 

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I think blueberry is used because it obtains the color of natural lavender jadeite. Other colorants may give it a color not naturally occurring to jadeite.
 

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My resolve has not shaken 3 days in but guys *wails*

Loook! Apples!!!! I want apples! APPLES!!!!!! Is that not the cutest? Haha I realise I want a lot of things! I would love a nice green jade bracelet!

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Having tea right now! Will be off to do my jade experiment soon! Pink Bandit is shaking his head and says he'll start saving money for a new lavender bangle! I am such a trial apparently! :lol:
 

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I can post this here because it's your thread. I'll have you know that you have ruined my life for the last week. You posted the trailer for Ruyi's Royal love and I watched the first episode...and the next and the next and the next. I'm obsessed! It's ruined me! I think I can say 'your majesty' in Chinese. Ah-choo! Ah-choo! I'll bow and sneeze for my husband and he loves it!
 

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I can post this here because it's your thread. I'll have you know that you have ruined my life for the last week. You posted the trailer for Ruyi's Royal love and I watched the first episode...and the next and the next and the next. I'm obsessed! It's ruined me! I think I can say 'your majesty' in Chinese. Ah-choo! Ah-choo! I'll bow and sneeze for my husband and he loves it!
Take a look at Empress Ki.,.,.. goodness, I went on a 48 hour marathon with that one!!!
 

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I can post this here because it's your thread. I'll have you know that you have ruined my life for the last week. You posted the trailer for Ruyi's Royal love and I watched the first episode...and the next and the next and the next. I'm obsessed! It's ruined me! I think I can say 'your majesty' in Chinese. Ah-choo! Ah-choo! I'll bow and sneeze for my husband and he loves it!

OMG!!!! *jumps on you and gives you cuddles*

ARGHHHHHHH

That is so cool you watched it!!!!!!! Hahaha it's pretty addictive!

I can say "your majesty", "Get up" and also greet and wish the concubines good health!

What I have learnt after watching all these palace series is that you want to make it to Empress Dowager! Then you're top dog! No one can touch you and since the old Emperor you're married to is dead you don't have to worry about his whims anymore! The ruling Emperor has to respect you because you're his Mamma!

***

Not related to Ruyi but I can also sing 2 mandarin theme songs simply from listening to them sooooo much while I'm out dog walking and singing along to my ipod!
 

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OMG!!!! *jumps on you and gives you cuddles*

ARGHHHHHHH

That is so cool you watched it!!!!!!! Hahaha it's pretty addictive!

I can say "your majesty", "Get up" and also greet and wish the concubines good health!

What I have learnt after watching all these palace series is that you want to make it to Empress Dowager! Then you're top dog! No one can touch you and since the old Emperor you're married to is dead you don't have to worry about his whims anymore! The ruling Emperor has to respect you because you're his Mamma!

***

Not related to Ruyi but I can also sing 2 mandarin theme songs simply from listening to them sooooo much while I'm out dog walking and singing along to my ipod!

I'm hearing the music in my sleep!
It's crazy! and her jade rings, OMG!
 

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Take a look at Empress Ki.,.,.. goodness, I went on a 48 hour marathon with that one!!!

I'll look for it as soon as I finish this. Is it on Netflix?
 

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Story of Yanxi Palace. I cannot stop watching that. It’s old, though, I only got into it after Ruyi.
 

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Story of Yanxi Palace. I cannot stop watching that. It’s old, though, I only got into it after Ruyi.

Try The Eternal Love as well if you have time!

It's a ridiculous and cheap series but SUPER popular and very joyful! So funny!

ETA: I can't find an English subtitled version of Yanxi!!!! Driving me crazy!!! I wanna watch it!
 

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Well, I’ve finished Ruyi. Hahaaha the Empresses of the Palace is on Netflix. I’m also checking Yanxi. I’ve searched the background an many characters do exist in historical texts although the circumstances in the stories most likely are fiction though there are details kept according to history.
 

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Empresses in The Palace was awesome! Such a great rise to power story!

I wiki-ed all the people so I went into Ruyi knowing how it was all going down and being quite wary but the acting and production made up for it.

I watched the ending again yesterday just to bawl for a bit! There are a few final scenes I loved so much!

SPOILERS DO NOT WATCH CLIPS IF YOU HAVEN'T FINISHED RUYI

These are really funny reviews of Ruyi


 

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I find this so strange! I do not understand this design! Are they going for...bears?

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I find this so strange! I do not understand this design! Are they going for...bears?

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Mickey Mouse! lol I saw a Peppa Pig pendant from Jasmine. They are small so done for kids. Lol.
 

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Mickey Mouse! lol I saw a Peppa Pig pendant from Jasmine. They are small so done for kids. Lol.

Ahh yes I can see it!

Now if only they'll do more apples, grapes, corn and koi fish earrings! I saw cute fish pendants the other day!
 

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Cool green carved earrings *sigh* Bans are hard! My 5:2 eating plan is waaaay easier than this!

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Second finger, second ring from the top! I wish I could see a vid of that stone! Ring is ugly but that stone looks like it's a nice colour!

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I like the mickey mouse set. :oops: In Singapore, we say it looks so piang or obiang.....but I like it.
 

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I like the mickey mouse set. :oops: In Singapore, we say it looks so piang or obiang.....but I like it.

Ha! You are speaking to the woman who is mad over bows and constantly looking for apple/cherry jade earrings!

I loooove wacky cute stuff! And if it's made from real gems it is just that much cooler!
 

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Omg @Seaglow did you see this?

The necklace is way too crazy but I love the 3 tiered hearts :love:

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OMG look at these! APPLES people!!! APPLES! Big over 1cm APPLES!!!! *wails*

If only I had money to splash out on stuff like this!

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OMG look at these! APPLES people!!! APPLES! Big over 1cm APPLES!!!! *wails*

If only I had money to splash out on stuff like this!

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I could stare into those little apple worlds all day...
 

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OMG look at these! APPLES people!!! APPLES! Big over 1cm APPLES!!!! *wails*

If only I had money to splash out on stuff like this!

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I think, at the lower range, the colour and translucency might not be like this if it is from FB lady. Most of my stuff from her have been true to video and pictures. However, the buddhas, one of them came with a green cab that looked super on her FB page but was dull in colour. The buddha itself was very good, even better than her picture. The green cab was not. I don't know why.
 
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Haha you guys make me want to take my wedding bracelet out of the deposit box. I thought jade was an old fashioned Chinese thing, but I change my mind. :lol-2:
 

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Haha you guys make me want to take my wedding bracelet out of the deposit box. I thought jade was an old fashioned Chinese thing, but I change my mind. :lol-2:

Yeah, do that. And feel very Ruyi and Yanxi. Like very grand and majestic from a long time ago.
 
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