Touching show

Was surprisingly touched by the last episode of this Channel 8 drama just now. Hardly watched the local channels after I got cable, let alone local dramas. However, was suddenly very engaged by this rather cliched storyline while I was surfing (laptop and computer are in the living room)...

Thomas Ong, Cavin Soh, Aileen Tan and Michelle Chong star in this short drama on two brothers managing their specialty restaurant Our Rice House and the customers they meet. The whole show comprises of 8 episodes based on different stories in each episode.

Da Fan (Thomas Ong) owns a restaurant called Our Rice Shop, a special restaurant that serves dishes made with rice and up to 500 plates of rice dishes can be served every day. Da Fan's specialty is Egg Fried Rice, a dish that has won many awards at the World Food Award since early 90s. However, he has stopped cooking for years and no one knows the reason behind it.





Tonight's the last episode and reveals the reason behind Da Fan's change. Apparently, his girlfriend - Shiyun - disappeared 7 years ago. 7 years later today, he comes across a lady who looks exactly like his girlfriend. However, she is married with a daughter and is called Emily, not Shiyun. In addition, she is an American-Chinese. So, can there be 2 people on earth who looks so alike? Well, I did mention that the storyline is cliched, didn't I?

Yup. Emily (Shiyun) got into an accident 7 years ago and lost all her memory. Her doctor fell in love with her and told her that he was her boyfriend. Not long after her recovery, they got married.

What was very touching was how the husband asked Da Fan to let Emily (Shiyun) live her new life happily without knowing her past and the latter agreed. Then, the husband made some excuse to allow Da Fan have dinner alone with Emily and her daughter. During the last 5 minutes of the show, Da Fan realised that the young girl is actually his daughter, coz she's 7 years old!

Finally knowing the truth, he was able to get out of his depression and prepare for a change in his life. Hence, the show comes to an end. Probably to await the 2nd season...

Anyway, it was quite a touching show. How many of us have found love, loved, lost love, found love again? As we get older, do we let slip too many opportunities (love or otherwise) because we truly think everybody else will be better off or are we really too scared to try? Would we hold on to this opportunity and try everything to keep it? Would we be able to let go of the past and jump into an unknown? Or are we afraid to take the leap?