Friday, December 19, 2008

The Little Nyonya



I guess this show (The Little Nyonya) had become a household name whereby almost everyone had watched it. Be it the advertisement, or by word of mouth, this show makes you curious to take a glance to see what's the fuss about it. While there are also others who takes on a nyonya food rampage when this show is featured. Nyonya food suddenly became the craze of the year!

The fact that many around me is currently watching the show, making sure that they reached home before 9pm, obediently sitting in the living room, just not to miss any part of it. To tell the truth, I am far more extreme than them! In order not to miss any part of it, I asked my sis to use the handphone's video mode to record it down!

So far, I haven't miss any part of it except the first episode, with rumours saying that the first half an hour was introduction to Nyonya things and the second half is where they start the storyline. (At this point in time, episode 20)

The gist of this show lies in the torment faced by the main lead, Jeanette Aw in 2 roles. Almost every episodes, you can see the main lead being defame, torture, malign, hurt, rape, etc. The source of all these troubles are none other than the supporting roles of these "bad" people.

These "bad" people are the ones that made the viewers and audiences feel like giving a punch or a tight slap across their face. However, if you had these feelings towards them, then it can only means that they have what it got to be "bad" people. Simply saying, they are able to portray their roles well.

I am going to do a list of my haters of this show. However, it is based on the episodes that I had watched so far. (which is until episode 20) When I say I hate them, it doesn't mean I really hate them in real life. I hate them because of their characters in the show. Here goes...

#1 hater - Apple Hong as Huang Meiyu



Yes, it's her. You all must be wondering why is it her and not the Tua Ji or the more elder people. She, in my eyes, is the one that most deserve the punch in the eyes. Just looking at the picture, you can feel the hatred in her. When she threw people into the sea, she does not feel sorry for it and still call people "trouble" for that.

Notice that she is always not seen but kept planning plots to harm yue niang. She is always careful in her plans as she always asked other servants to do the dirty job. I am hoping for the day when she will be discovered by anyone that will do justice to it.

Luckily, she had her retribution where Pierre Png acting as Chen Sheng, refused to make her give birth. This had made her very miserable and I was so happy that I couldn't sleep for the night of that episode! Haha!

#2 hater - Eelyn Kok as Huang Zhenzhu



She was the accomplice of the #1 hater for pushing people into the well. Although she still has a heart to save yue niang from the well but she cannot redeem her acts in other aspects. For example, she is famous for adding extra ingredients into other people's wok when their food taste or look better than hers. Her favourite ingredient you ask? It's salt.

She also recently poured burning oil on yue niang's hand where actually her main target was her blood related sister, Yuzhu. Just looking at the scene can make my blood boil. Where got people use this kind of methods to revenge?, in this context, her real sister?

Her another speciality is to slap people. Whenever she lose in talking, she raised her hands and slap people. When people glare at her, she also slap people. It seems like she had nothing better to do and she goes around slapping people.

Luckily again, Qi Yuwu acting as Chen Xi, shows no delight for her.

#3 hater - Lin Mei Jiao as Gui Hua



Critics says that she really looked like a typical nyonya. I hate the part when she always act like she was being kind but on the contrary, forced people to do things that were considered a double edge sword. Remember the part about yue niang being forced to burn the tablet or leave the house?

She is also always seen playing Cheki and chewing leaves. Whenever she loses in Cheki, she blame others for her lost. She even went on to insult the parents of others when it is totally two different things. Sometimes I really don't know how she can possibly link up something so fast.

Erm, currently she is happily being her first wife. She also have many rights in the family but I heard that Yue niang has forgiven her in the end and never blame her at all. So we shall see what she has done to deserve the forgives.

#4 hater - Desmond Sim as Charlie Zhang



Usually it's the woman that takes on the sly and cunning roles. However, he has made it to the top male hater. At the first few episodes, he was a sex maniac that uses whips or belts to torture young girls. Those scenes actually creates a deep impact and you feel like scolding Dai Yang Tian as Yamamoto Yosuke for not saving the young girl and instead, kept writing letters.

Other than being sex maniac, the other parts were not so hateful. His looks suits the role perfectly :)

#5 hater - Felicia Chin as Anqi



Actually I don't really hate her that much but it is because her scenes always interrupt the show. I love the parts on the story being told in the olden days but not in the present. I know it's evitable for these characters but I don't know why I always feel so vexed when they went back to the present where Yue niang narrates the story.

I also don't like the way she gets angry almost towards everything. She only listens to Yue niang and Tao jie.

That's all for now and I will still continue to watch it as it will only get more and more exciting. A point to take note, timing has been change as every monday will be from 8-10pm, Tuesday to Friday will be as normal, 9-10pm.

This means that I had to sacrifice the dance show on channel U at 8pm on monday as The Little Nyonya will be on the priority list!

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