Doing Nothing & Dreaming

Today, or rather yesterday, was a do-nothing day. i had stuff planned, but i let it all go and vegetated with online games (www.xgenstudious.com. go ahead - vegetate.) and slept for a greater half of the day, something i hvn't done in a long long time.

i love these do-nothing days. i used to have more of them when i was studying though. just a late night before or morning decision, telling myself fark it, i need a break. and push everything aside. 2 positive outcomes are gained:

1) rest.
2) panic the next day spurs me on to accomplish wat i'm supposed to the day before.

i did take the time off from doing nothing to check out my mum's plants, and together we discovered a small green pepper hiding amongst the equally green leaves. the laughter that comes from discovery is just wonderful.
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on wed i caught Singapore Dreaming http://www.singaporedreaming.com/ a "filem" by Colin Goh & his wife - editors of www.talkingcock.com. but the show's main draw is not slapstick humour, (think talking cock the movie) but really, how dank our very normal singaporean lives can be.

The father, played by Richard Low, is the typical chinese singaporean father. works and hardly spends on himself, using his hard earned money to send his son overseas for studies. he hardly shows any affection to his long suffering wife, belittles his son-in-law, and shows all his love and pins all his hopes on his son. His only dream is to strike Toto, and that his son is rich and successful.

The mother, played by Alice Lim, is the typical housewife, who slogs day and night for the family. nearing the end of the show, she recalls that she used to sing a lot before marriage, and wanted to b a famous singer - but she never sang again after marriage. for 20+yrs, all she knew was to clean the table, mop the floor, cook the food and wash the dishes. she asks herself, "what happened?"

The son, played by Dick Su, is the "villian" of the show. only dreams of making it big, but does little to achieve it. asks his parents for money to set up business, etc. in the show, he screams at his gf, "If you want to make it, you got to already look like you've made it!" which, sadly, might have some truth.

The girlfriend, played by Serene Chen, chipped in to send her good-for-nothing bf abroad for studies. dreams abt her perfect marriage and pins all hopes of the future on the guy. all the way, she showers him with support and encouragement, hoping her bf shares the same desire to get married.

The daughter, played by Yeo Yann Yann, is largely ignored by her father, even though she is pregnant with her first child. A secretary at work, she is highly depended on by her boss, who orders her around and takes her for granted. Shackled to her job, she is at every beck and call from her boss and his wife.

The son-in-law, played by Lim Yu Beng, is looked down upon by his father-in-law, maybe coz he doesn't earn much. a former regular, he struggles as with his insurance agent job, his father-in-law and his relationship with his wife - which is starting to strain, possibly because he, once again, doesn't earn much. The scene where he attempts to speak chinese with a china prostitute is hilarious - he sounds worse than me!!

all these ppl sound very familiar to u? go watch it before its run ends. i treated my consultant to the movie, and really didn't mind paying $14.50.

what are you dreaming of?