Damn sian studying through the middle of the night. Yet I am still so alive and kicking at night.

Watchedd this serial drama called 雾锁南洋. Damn old film lah, like early 1980s I think. My parents watched the show in China before, but I haven’t. It’s damn nice lah, showing how our forefathers fought and strived to make this place a better one for you and me. The Chinese saying goes, 前人种树，后人乘凉, meaning our forefathers planted the trees while we took shade under these trees.

Therre 4 parts to the entire show. The first two parts were about Singaporean history before and during the Japanese occupation, while the latter two are about our strive for independence and the challenges we faced. It was rumored that the latter two were filmed because the government told them to, in view of the 25th National Day. Who knows.

Then the theme song also damn nice. Today is a hazy day anyway, so these lyrics fits:

人世间曾有多少离合悲欢

生命中曾有几许无奈沧桑

雾起在南方 雾落在南方

朝阳可曾藏心坎

 

过去的记忆你是否已经遗忘

祖先的流离可曾使你惆怅

雾起在南方 雾落在南方

重重迷雾锁南洋

 

望远方天水茫茫

浓雾中何处是家乡

向远方冲过险滩

浓雾散见我新家乡

 

过去的记忆世代不可以遗忘

祖先的流离使我生命更坚强

雾起在南方 雾落在南方

重重迷雾锁南洋

 

带希望努力垦荒 带理想开拓新家乡

用希望换取希望 用理想创造新理想

 

充满信心向前望 不必迷惘

黑暗到了尽头 就会出现曙光

雾起在南方 雾落在南方