I just finished watching Gem of Life episode 80. Boy, I can't believe that there will only be two more episodes and then it's over. Although there are some boring parts in the entire drama, I would say that overall, I have been entertained.

It's kind of hard to believe that although I wondered at the beginning if I should follow such a lengthy serial, I am quite astonished that at the end of it, I would have spent 16.4 weeks watching The Gem of Life. That translates to four months and a week.

I also just calculated, at an average length of 42 - 44 minutes per episode, I would have spent approximately 3500 minutes or 58 hours of my life watching the drama, learning the lives of Sylvia & Calvin, Constance & Terrence, Jessica & Martin, Mr. & Mrs. Hong, Sunny, Derek, Ah Woh, Will, Elise, Philip and other supporting characters like Chris, Victor and Gilbert, Joey and Sharon and even the boy, Ho Zit Seon.

Like all TVB dramas there are moral lessons conveyed in its plot no matter how intricate it has been so yes, there are many lessons to be learnt from it. Frankly, even before The Gem of Life concludes, I am already missing it. Maybe it’s out of sheer habit!