望春风 Spring Breeze

Last Sat, I had a blast!!! Together with Helmut, Mike, Ivy, Liz and Elaine, we attend the inaugural Vancouver Singapore Film Night featuring Singapore-made movie Just Follow Law, Singapore Dreaming and 3 short films. Our movie marathon lasted from 430pm to 1030pm. It didn't feel that long because we were having a great time.

I am a soundtrack lover and I went away from the event with a melody stuck in my head. That melody was 望春风 (Wang Chun Feng).

Singapore Dreaming is directed, produced and written by husband and wife team Colin Goh and Woo Yen Yen (founder of talkingcock.com). While they were writing the scripts (while they were in New York), Yen Yen called home in Singapore and ask mom to recall some songs when she and dad are still dating. Mom could clearly remember 望春风 (Wang Chun Feng). Hmmmm... I wonder if my mom and dad knows this song?

午夜无伴守灯下 春风对面吹
十七八岁未出嫁 见到少年家
果然标致面肉白 誰家人子弟
想要问伊惊歹势 心里弹琵琶

想要郎君做红婿 意爱在心内
等待何时君来采 青春花当开
听见外面有人来 开门该看见
月亮笑阮憨大呆 被风骗不知

-1933,

I stand alone at twilight under the lamp
The spring wind blows across my face
At 17 going on 18, I remain unwed
And then I see the young man
His face glows like ivory
To which family does he belong?
I think of asking for his hand
But my heart beats too furiously

I see him as my groom
Feelings of love fill my heart
Oh, when will the gentlemen bring
The spring wind so flowers can bloom?
I hear someone at the door
I open it to see who it might be
But I see only the moon laughing at me
I have been deceived by the wind

Modern A Capella version by David Tao.

Singapore Dreaming capture my heart with the honest story telling, delivered by a talented crew of actors who bring to the big screen an astonishingly real side of Singapore and Singaporeans.

As the host of the VSFN said, :"Singapore is not about caning and banning of chewing gum. " We are ordinary folks just like you.