TV and chewing gum
"Television is chewing gum for the eyes." ~ Fred Allen (1894-1956)American comedian
How true....Even when there are no viable programmes to watch on TV, my fingers reach for that remote and automatically click on the buttons to find something to watch..ah....distrations, distractions!
So it was one early morning at 3 a.m this week when I scrolled through the cable channels and lo and behold, I found myself on AZN, a cable channel aimed for an asian american audience. I found myself watching, a made-in-Singapore TV drama called "The Hotel".
It was so bizarre and surreal to be watching a drama from home on a TV screen in Los Angeles. Singapore is also the only country I know that has banned chewing gum. So, my mind swirls just thinking about the metaphorical possibilities of making chewing gum out of a TV program.
I promptly put a season pass for the drama on my Tivo.....won't be too long till the next gumball.
How true....Even when there are no viable programmes to watch on TV, my fingers reach for that remote and automatically click on the buttons to find something to watch..ah....distrations, distractions!
So it was one early morning at 3 a.m this week when I scrolled through the cable channels and lo and behold, I found myself on AZN, a cable channel aimed for an asian american audience. I found myself watching, a made-in-Singapore TV drama called "The Hotel".
It was so bizarre and surreal to be watching a drama from home on a TV screen in Los Angeles. Singapore is also the only country I know that has banned chewing gum. So, my mind swirls just thinking about the metaphorical possibilities of making chewing gum out of a TV program.
I promptly put a season pass for the drama on my Tivo.....won't be too long till the next gumball.
posted by Corrinne May | 2:31 PM
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I've never heard of that drama in Singapore. Is it done by Singaporeans with Singapore actors, or is it just FILMED there?
It's called 大酒店, with sg actors. More here.
hi corrinne. haha the hotel is a rather old drama. if im not wrong, it was filmed sometime during the end of 2001. and aired the following year. i was an extra for one of them scenes. got paid like $60 for 1 hour, and cant even see us at all. haha counting down to your concert here in sg.
Chewing gum ban is lifted in a way. That is if you use gum for medical purposes...But seriously..I can't be bothered...
Just looking forward for your concert in August.
Oh. thanks Jeffrey. Now I remember it...
Hey corrine... just left a scribbling on your website guestbook. I'm very much amused by your entry. I haven't really seen this show at all in singapore, but I've seen the ad... Well... I'm really inspired by your music... hope you could comment about my recent ranting... =)
- Good luck for the concert -
Hi Corrinne,
Are your songs inspired by papa Jesus? I must say I was deeply moved after examining the lyrics of 'Everything in its time'. I've got a blog post on how it moved me at http://ninauhiah.blogspot.com
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