The Little Nyonya

I have heard of the famous Singapore drama The Little Nyonya which came out in 2008 but I never actually thought of watching it. Not until Astro decided to screen it with replays at 12am week nights! I started following but to sleep at 1am on working days was a huge sacrifice. Not anymore when I discovered a friend's DVD box set. I chased the entire drama and completed it in less than a week LOL. Astro is still just half-way through by the way :P

Anyway yup, I have to agree it's an interesting drama which revolves around the Baba Nyonya culture during the 1930s. To be honest, I have never followed Spore drama or series but only the occasional comedy ala Money Not Enough and PCK Pte Ltd genres. So kudos for a drama that finally caught my attention. The cast were pretty convincing in their actings and I must say I really hated the guts of the villains.

However it is also a little frustrating to see the not so Happily Ever After ending. And some of the actions and thoughts are pretty mind-boggling. I'll be like o_O "Oh, come on"..Do the people in that era really have such naive thinkings and such filial piety, I wonder? Not to say filial piety is not good but too one-sided either way is not the way to go I would say. Oh, and women in Baba culture led pretty sad and dull lives unless you became the matriarch of the house. Then you had all the say. Plus I notice some loopholes in the storyline and fyi, they are also listed on wikipedia LOL

Anyway, again I must say the ending isn't what I would have hoped for. Worse they came out with an extended episode which many thought was supposed to be the alternate ending. Instead, they went on to emphasize the original ending. Kinda lame-ler. There are speculations of a possible sequel that will twist the existing ending to create even more drama. To me, it's just an excuse to prolong the story, garner more viewers and ultimately higher ratings. Though if it's really out, I guess I would watch it anyway :P

Lastly I must touch on the themes. All 3 songs featured are pretty nice and I like the 2nd subtheme the most. A sad song and when played during the sad scenes, it up the sadness a notch further. Sang by JS, it's called Xu Yao (Need). I particularly like the 2 lines in the chorus:

Ai shi yi zhong xu yao, que bu ying ding yao de dao
Love is a type of need, it's not a must to get it
Zhi yao ni jue de kuai le jiu hao
It's good as long as you feel happy

需要 - JS

如果把你的眼神默背好
ru guo ba ni de yan shen muo bei hao
就可以无视寂寞的悬崖
jiu ke yi wu shi ji muo de xuan ya
我想，我不会像现在这么糟
wo xiang, wo bu hui xiang xian zai zhe me zao

如果把走过的路都记牢
ru guo ba zou guo de lu dou ji lao
就可以面对断线的依靠
jiu ke yi mian dui duan xian de yi kao
至少，孤单不用如此的骄傲
zhi shao, gu dan bu yong ru ci de jiao ao

不止热雨的微笑
bu zhi re yu de wei xiao
增加跟脑海的湿掉
zeng jia gen nao hai de shi diao
抓不紧，也放不掉
zua bu jin ye fang bu diao
未来的某个街角是否转身就找得到
wei lai de mo ge jie jiao shi fou zhuan shen jiu zhao de dao

爱是一种需要，却不一定要得到
ai shi yi zhong xu yao, que bu yi ding yao de dao
只要你觉得快乐就好
zhi yao ni jue de kuai le jiu hao
梦会温热眼角，让回忆像水草般缠绕
meng hui wen re yan jiao, rang hui yi xiang shu jao ban chen rao
却总能让人勇敢不笑
que zong neng rang ren yong gan bu xiao

爱是一种需要，聚散却没办法预料
ai shi yi zhong xu yao, ju san que mei ban fa yu liao
只能在心里做个记号
zhi neng zai xin li zuo ge ji hao
直到哪天遇到，还会是同样的味道
zhi dao na tian yu dao, hai hui shi tong yang de wei dao
下雨也好驱风也好 心想着就能不会难熬
xia yu ye hao qu feng ye hao xin xiang zhe jiu neng bu hui nan ao

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