The Little Nyonya

Yes, I've just finished The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 a week back.
It's too interesting as I used only few days to finished a 34-episodes-drama. =)
It's the best Singapore drama I've seen for these years. The story is talking about a nyonya-Huang Juxiang. She's born in 1930s. She is beautiful, gentle, and has fantastic cook. She was deaf and mute when she's 9. She's ostracized by her family members. Especially the Mistress. As her mother is the second mistress-天蘭.
Juxiang is being forced to marry to a rich Baba as a mistress. As she doesn't like the Baba, she resists the marriage and runs from home. Right before the Singapore was attacked by Japan, she met her guy, which is a Japanese-山本洋介. They finally get married and Juxiang gave birth to a daughter named Yueniang. During the World War, Juxiang is tortured and so is her husband. Her husband was forced to stay in Japan for the World War. And so Juxiang was forced to foster Yueniang on her own. Later in the war, both Juxiang and 山本洋介 died in the war. Left Yueniang who's still 8-year old.
Yueniang ends up to stay with her grandmother-天蘭. Under the supervision of her grandmother, she's taught to cook the Baba & Nyonya dishes and sewing. She has the potential same as her mother-Juxiang. She is also resembled her mother and exceptionally beautiful when she's grown up. She leads the life of her mother, always been discriminated and ostracized by her family members. Yueniang puts up with all things in order to protect her grandmother.
Yueniang is a lady who doesn't want her life and decisions manipulated by others. She is really unwilling to accept all the things that her family members decided on her, this made her to decide to end her own life. But of course, she's stopped by her maid.
She's a very strong and tough girl. She managed to live in her own life although her life is tortured.
I like the character of Juxiang more. =)

*source from: The Little Nyonya (Singapore)