Life, With A Hint Of "Reel-ity"

There is a Chinese saying which goes "人生如戏，戏如人生", and to say that this adage has been an accurate description of the going-ons in life is an understatement. After watching Mediacorp celebrating its 25th anniversary last month with two award programmes, one extra award ceremony specially for honouring all its classic dramas in the past 25 years, fond memories flooded my mind as the familiar scenes and actors once again appeared on my television screen. These were the stories that accompanied me through my innocent childhood, turbulent teenage years and every highs and lows of my short, yet eventful, stay on this planet. As I appreciated the efforts of these actors and actresses, watching on as they received their awards for their long service and impressionable acting which , I cannot help but feel that the reason why nostalgia surrounds the box lies in the fact that it is actually our life story being depicted in the screenplay, and every bit of it belongs to us, close to our hearts. And as I discovered for myself, this truth is one that cannot be denied.

For the past month, or past year considering that it is already 2008 now, or so, I feel this period of life has been nothing short of dramatic. One influential factor in tinting such a reality is the serial drama, The Golden Path, which is currently showing on TV now. At first glance, I dismissed it as another poorly-scripted and over-hyped production by Mediacorp, like many of the serial dramas it is churning out in recent times But it took a mere 15 minutes to get me hooked on this intriguing storyline, and it was just the 4th episode. The Golden Path has everything that a blockbuster drama serial could ask for, it reveals the innocence of a child in the past and the way these characters transform as they mature, not forgetting the secrets, betrayals, incestual relationship, unrequitted love and the protagonist, Li Nanxing, who was forced into a life of crime and violence, sadly due to certain circumstances. His acting in this drama was also extremely impressive.

Just recently, I got the rare opportunity to view another friend's blog, whom I never thought I would get a chance to, as she seems to be the kind who consistently refuses to reveal alot of her life to me, for reasons I cannot comprehend. Anyway, it dawned upon me that very often in life, we live everything out with very little knowledge or insight as to what are the other perspectives concerning us, that truly matters. Only by getting the whole picture, it is possible for us to make accurate decisions and appropriate measures to cope with the changing situation, and regret would probably never exist today. But I guess not everything can be perfect. Due to the extreme subjectivity nature of language, I can only say that knowing just that little bit more and realising that you have missed the boat can be far more painful than being ignorant and keeping yourself cooped up in your own world, for you would not even know if the boat was available in the first place, eliminating the possibility of you missing out on anything at all.

The year has got off to an okay start so far, nothing too fantastic or disastrous, yet. A little bit of disorder has just crept into my life, with irrationality and infatuation dominating my mind's proceedings, and thanks to you-guessed-it, Peishan (or is it Pei Shan?). Having gained a slight insight into her schedule for this semester, it was with great anticipation and excitement that I brought with me into the new semester, harbouring hopes of seeing her again and also the possibility of talking to her. But I guess nothing good can come out of it yet again, as things always seem to go terribly wrong each and everytime. It shall be recapped in a January wrap up, and hopefully, things may have improved just that little bit by then. Thanks alot, Murphy, you're the man.