my morning penny of thought

I am due to have OSCE in a few hours time. And for me, the most important THING before any exam is SLEEP. Needless to explain, sleep is just so important for me to think clearly, for my brain to function. Contrary to common perception, i LOVE sleep. But lately, sleep keep eluding me. Or more accurately, i am VERY Good at waking up. I have a tendency to wake up at the same time no matter how late i sleep.. and i very seldom nap no matter how tired.


Sometimes, i think i would be better than rooster - in knowing when morning dawns.








Anyway, i intend to blog about this drama that i cant stop watching these few days. Its called Little Nyonya. highly recommended!=)

Generally, its a story about peranakan families that span 5 generations, about their culture, their lifestyles and more importantly, of individual lives that tell lessons we could all benefit.

The lady in white above played a double role of mother and daughter. Their fate is almost similar: born in a rich family as "siao jie", but their fate ironically makes them lowly servants in that house. However their strong-willed character brought them to survive day after day despite very unfair ill treatments. They held their head high with integrity when they looked down on. And they were still so kind despite being always taken advantage of. This, i salute and admire.

Havent finished watching the drama yet... Watching the drama, i could not help but feel thankful that i was born in this modern age. And not at a time when arranged marriages is in place, and women cant do as they please. Their life is like robots, with little real control over what they want. As a result, women fight against each other instead and life just get complicated.

I have a fondness for singaporean dramas, simply because i feel the stories are not too cheesy, unique with humour we malaysians can easily identify with. Most importantly, i feel the story lines are real : not too much gloss-over on some sad reality of life and at the same time, there are happy moments that add spice to it.

If too much drama is not your cup of tea (i confess, i felt tired watching so many injustices in the movie at times, that i want to be the director instead. haha), then.. dont watch, Lol. However, the cast of good looking actors and actresses are a bonus for "cuci mata"!

It is also enlightening to see how they prepare various nyonya dishes with care, and realize so many food that i like are in fact nyonya food! I am quite ignorant to that, because my grandma is a pro in cooking them and coming from china, i assume they are aunthentic chinese cuisines.. Ooh, i am impressed with my ahma now. Haha, thinking about her, i have to say she speaks a fluent Iban language, which i am way way behind even though i have got Iban blood in me! *blush, paiseh*