Was watching the Singapore Short Story Project on okto after dinner
Featuring Tan Kheng Hua (who was featured in Phua Chu Kang as PCK's brother's wife) and the small fat boy from Fighting Spiders
The theme revolved around several key issues that are descriptive of the world's diverse morphism - homosexualism, divorce(-ism?), single parent family, ageing
I must say I am impressed with the directing and scriptwriting
The acting was ok, maybe because it was Tan Kheng Hua acting so it was an added bonus that they got an experienced drama actress
But what this drama set itself apart from other drama is that it focuses alot on the bewilderment expressed by this mother who has.... to experience a cumulation of "traumatic" events occuring to her
There were several instances where we get to hear her "inner voice", that voice in your head that speaks to you whenever your mouth doesn't
And I also liked the way the scriptwriters and directors subtlely express their liberal opinion about the changing forces of our society- at the same time addressing to our societal stand against these (conservative society).
And lastly,
"Even though there had been a seismic shift in my family, everything else in Singapore will still go on. Nothing else have changed, only my knowledge"
What a nice quote
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