That Girl In Pinafore - Bringing Laughter And Tears

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Golden Village VivoCity
South, Singapore
30 July 2013
 

 
Merlion Wayfarer attended the Gala Premiere of That Girl In Pinafore (我的朋友, 我的同学, 我爱过的一切) last night at Golden Village VivoCity. (Thank you, StarHub!)
 

 
That Girl in Pinafore is a coming-of-age tale set in 1993, Singapore, about dreams, friendships, and first loves. The story follows four teenagers' efforts to bring business back to a struggling folk music pub, and the blossoming love between Jiaming and May, both fans of Singaporean folk music.
 
 
"Xinyao is the perfect embodiment of the Singaporean’s dream..."
- Chai Yee Wei, Director -
 
Why That Girl In Pinafore (我的朋友, 我的同学, 我爱过的一切) brings tears and laughter to all:
 
  • Studying overnight at Changi Airport because it is the only aircon place you know that stays open overnight...
  
 
  • Listening to a Walkman wherever you go with a $300 Discman being one-up on its predecessor...

  • When Red Bull still came in glass bottles and you drink lots of them with chicken essence to mug for exams...

    
  • Calling the radio station late at night with your story to dedicate songs...

   
  • Buying the latest cassette tapes from your favourite Chinatown store and freaking out when the tape unwinds in your player and spoilt your favourite cassette...
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  • Being entertained by Liang PoPo and Liang XiMei on primetime TV...

  • Boys from one school liking girls from another school...
 
  
  • Swooning at guys with long bouncy fringes...

   
  • Listening to xinyao in a "pub"... 
   
  • Teenage girls putting Kurt Corbain's posters on their bedroom walls and teenage boys with Amy Yip...
  
  • Cycling, BBQs, guitars and falling in love at East Coast...
(Source : hotciderfilms' YouTube)
  
  • Passing messages through folded paper aeroplanes...
   
  • Being hip means going to a tea dance at Fire...
 
  
  • Messaging numerical messages on pager with codes : # 07734 **...
   
  • When chewing gum was still allowed in Singapore...

    
  • Your parents telling you that "Music has no future in Singapore!" and to "study in the US" for a brighter future...

   
  • Speaking lots of dialect to your friends instead of English and Mandarin and playing guitar to sing together after school...
  
  • Wearing handmade friendship bands made by your best friends...
 
 
青春在多少岁月里悄悄流逝... Over time, as the youths grew up, relationships ended, the group broke up as they built their own careers and families. Each had their own lives and "no time" for music and their secondary school friendships...
 
(Source : hotciderfilms' YouTube)

That Girl In Pinafore touches with its sheer simplicity, accurate depiction of nostalgic memories, innocence of youthful aspirations, and the pureness of teenage love. Never has any movie charted the growing up path of those born in the 1970s and 1980s so well and touched the heart so deeply. 少年时候, 谁没有梦想?
 

 
"Xinyao represented the spirit of Singapore’s youth and their willingness
to chase after their dreams and make it happen..."
- Chai Yee Wei, Director -

Thank you for reliving our schoolday memories...

      

Sources

 
(For photo sources, refer to the individual photos on 
Merlion Wayfarer's "Events - Entertainment" album on Picasa)