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its all bad.
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On the rare occasion that i get the chance to catch the 7pm show ( i normally reach home just after 8 , bloody hell.) , i am usually a happy couch potato fixated on the TV screen to indulge in some dramatic Channel 8 drama series.

No kidding , i am actually quite a fan of local drama series , especially those set in the pre-war era such as The price of Peace , Bukit Ho Swee and soap-opera spinoffs such as Holland Village ( I was such a big fan , i rushed home everytime after school when i was in sec 4 to catch it ).

However , the current series that is showing during the 7pm slot right now is FUCKING CRAP.

Initially i was quite drawn to it because it was so alike to Holland Village.

And then it got sucked into a downward spiral.. The vortex of no return .

I am especially irritated by the too-good-to-be-true characters of Ruan Mian Mian and Dahai.

They virtually have no temper and speak in such a way that you cringe whenever they open their mouths , especially Dahai whose sentences always come out sounding so deliberate and emo , that it reminds me of being in the middle of a particularly stubborn shit and then just someone just has to talk to you in the middle of it all.

Okay enough of the endless nonsense ( and of course the loopholes but i shall not bore you with my findings ) in the script.

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Wah biang eh.
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I cannot help but want to hurl whenever a pair of reel lovers lapse into a dialogue so bloody corny that i am sure nobody in real life has ever spoken like this before.

Jimei : I forgave you because i know you have regretted your actions..

Dahai : Yes and i promise to never let you down again.

Jimei : *rubs finger against Dahai's chest* And because you love me with all your heart

Dahai : *holds Jimei's finger* No , its not just love.. Its a love so deep.. So very deep.

Jimei : Oh Dahai.. *snuggles against his chest* You will take care of me forever right ?

Dahai : Of course.. I will protect you .. and take care of you and love you with all my heart , Jimei. *kisses her forehead*

Jimei : *stares at Dahai with watery puppy eyes* Oh Dahai..

Dahai : Jimei....

And of course , all these followed by an embrace.

*tears at her hair*

Of course in every girl there is a hopeless romantic who dreams of such encounters but even then , there is a fine line between romance and trashy mushiness.

I would very much prefer the script to go

Jimei : Oi , you really regretted your actions right ?

Dahai : Ya lah.. I promise no more next time

Jimei : Really ?

Dahai : Really lah.. Promise plus chop chop guarantee

Jimei : Really huh.. If not i will bite off yr kukubird hor

Dahai : Wah fierce sia.. But thats why i love you mah. *sheepish grin*

Jimei : *pretends to smack him* Tao yan.. Confirm you love me or not ?

Dahai : Confirm lah.. Chop chop guarantee !

Jimei : I want to hear !!

Dahai : Mai lah..

Jimei : *pouts*

Dahai : Okay okay.. I lub .. You lah !

**Looks into each other's eyes followed by the mandatory kiss **

Not forgetting the optional ( and definitely cliched ) scene of them falling into bed and then disappearing under the covers afterwhich the scene ends with violent movements ( one wonders if they are actually executing karate chops or doing cartwheels ) under the blankets.

But really , who the hell makes out under blankets. Its high time they use another scene to depict intercourse , for example , a female hand gripping the edge of the bed tightly.

I kid , i kid.

I am suddenly reminded of tamil drama series where they depict intercourse in an even more subtle way.

Imagine :
Indian couple sitting on the bed , man slowly pushes the woman towards the bed but before we get to see her actually being pinned down the camera pans towards the window with flowy white curtains flapping gently in the breeze and the soft glow of a single kerosene lamp which surprisingly extinguishes itself slowly despite the flame being enclosed in the lamp. fade to black.

Same goes for chinese period dramas except that the kerosene lamp is replaced by a traditional red candle .

Funny sia.

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listening to : kaiser chiefs - everyday i love you less and less ( i am SO in love with this song )