7 August, 2007 - Mr. 李大傻

Had lunch at Jack's place with a supplier from Hong Kong in Parkway today. As we chatted, i realised that he used to be from my current company in Hong Kong. And he knew my long lost friend, Carmen!! Carmen and him were colleagues and we lost contact when she left the company. Anyway got to know her when i was still in "supplier side". Wah lau small world, smaller industry! Reputation is so important too..

Rushed to clear all the emails (like what's new lo) and meet Jervis in Bugis at 7pm. Catching a play, 李大傻, at 8pm and i have been feeling excited the whole day.

Some interesting stuff from the play...

Sometimes, principles are a limitation...
If we could bend the rules and follow the flow, we can rise to a higher position. (don't we all do that sometimes..especially me cos' am really flexible in my thinking and i always thought rules are meant to be bended sometimes)

Happiness comes to those who have weathered sorrows for happiness comes with sorrow.

We should run towards the sun so that the shadow of misery is always behind us. Always look ahead and not be entrapped by the past. (when he was suffering from misery from the death of his younger brother in the war)

Dialects are considered languages, to deny speaking your own dialect is to forget your roots. (when he was told his service at Rediffusion would be terminated because "新加波人要讲华语" and Cantonese is a dialect)

I feel that when 李大傻 was asked to use Mandarin to host his story telling, it must have been very difficult. After spending almost all your life speaking in Cantonese believing that it is a language, he will definitely feel shattered to be told it is not the correct language used to reach out to the public. Reminds me of those terrorists..maybe they were taught from young all those values and when they grow up, someone tells them it's wrong..it's almost like trying to tell them they have spent most of their lives the wrong way...who can take it..

Much of the play was in Cantonese and it reminds me of the times that me and Jervoise were staying in Geylang with our grandparents. Cantonese is such a flowery language with 9 different intonations, my command of Cantonese is not strong but still can do la...hmmm maybe i should speak to grandma more often.

Anyway, the play ended at 11pm! Really lei, i almost feel faint from hunger...Haibiao came to pick us up and we had dinner at Bencoolen. So sweet of him :) little things that mean so much and not to be taken for granted.