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Anyone watching?

The boy and I quite enjoy the current 9pm serial.

Which Singaporean wouldn't be able to identify with themes such as school, homework, grades, tuition, Tiong Bahru market and dengue fever?

Actually, I think 'My School Daze' is a rather lame version of the title. They could have used 'School Is Killing Me!', or 'My School Bag Is Killing Me' (milder) or 'My Back-breaking School Bag' (even milder) or something.

I'm impressed by the acting of the kids (teens included) in the show. They are, on the whole, much more natural than some of the 'veteran' actors and actresses alongside them.

Anyway, it is strange to see Ann Kok and Cynthia Koh acting as parents. I must have missed many years of local TV because the last time I saw them, they were doing 'sweet young thing' roles and now, they have suddenly become 'aunties'.

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Anonymous said…
perhaps the person who came up with the english title for this show was thinking of 'my army daze'?
my kids enjoy the show too. it's the kids that really acted well, especially the girl in the role 'jialing'. she has depth, given all those emotionally demanding scenes with lim meijiao. ann kok is so skinny and dry, and forever frowning.last episode next tuesday i think. after that its some blockbuster by fann wong and zoe tay (aiyo why the fringe). looking at the trailer already made me bored. x-tongfang
11:24 am
household name said…
Oh yes, I agree that the girl who plays Jialing is good. I think she outshone Lin meijiao and Chen tian wen, who both seem to have the same expression on their face throughout the show.
10:18 pm
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