It's time for Sayang Sayang la!

photo credits to The Straits Chinese House, Domestic Life and Traditions

An article on MediaCorp's Buzz section today featuring Kheng Hua and John Lee:

In the upcoming Ch 5 comedy Sayang Sayang, Tan Kheng Hua dons a tight kebaya, a tight bun (on the headlah), red lips and barks orders in Malay and Chinese easily.

 

She could only be playing a Peranakan matriarch. Sayang Sayang tells the story of the Tan family, a Peranakan family with a soft-spoken dad (John Lee), an overly anxious and controlling first wife (Kheng Hua), a sneaky second wife (Lok Meng Chue), and a dreamboat of a son (Johnny Lu), who also happens to be bringing a tomboyish pork seller (Michelle Chong) into the family.

 

To be sure, the synopsis promises a lot of family drama (lies! backstabbing!) but we think it’s the whole Peranakan aspect that’s going to really get you tickled.

 

It’s fitting then that the Tan family is headed in real life by one person who actually is Peranakan (John) and another who says she’s spent her whole life surrounded by Peranakans (Kheng Hua)...read more!

It's exciting to think the show's airing soon. Sometimes when I look back, I miss having a good chat with the crew, or the makcik of the Mountbatten house, the talents, Uncle Yeo [van driver. "Uncre Yeo! Ni hao ma!"]. Amazing. Break times were usually the fun times. Everyone sits together and have a good chat and eatz wonderful food. 

But of course, rough days. When you wish you could just run away from everything. The first few weeks on set, I stuck close to the makcik cos she made me feel 'at home'. She was what kept me sane on set. 

I remembered the mornings dad would send me to office at 5 am and I dreaded getting out of the car. At the office doorstep, I would just watch as dad drove away. 

Anyhow! Those days are over. The now is, show is airing soon. If you're lucky, you can spot the interns ;) As maids, passers-by, students, whatever!

So dudes/dudettes, if you're free and am bored on Wednesday night (4 June), watch

SAYANG SAYANG

WED 4 JUNE

CH 5, 8PM

Okay, goodnight!