...passage of time...

...based on a true story about love, betrayal and forgiveness...

a woman looking back into her life...once a young girl who had to give up her dreams who later became a wife to a man chosen by her parents...her life unfolds a tale of triumphs and turbulence...mei lye is the second daughter in the household. she is forced to quit school to stay home to help her mother bake kueh and massage her in the evenings. mei lye is the second daughter in the lim family. she recounts memories of her

childhood how life seems unfair for her

...neo swee lin with her potrayal of old mei lye...

one day, her parents arrange to meet the matchmaker, auntie lee, in search for a husband for their eldest daughter. however mel lye is the chosen bride as her sister is too skinny for anyone’s liking. she is married to eng. she looks forward to a better life with a husband and having borne a son, she is treated much more favourably even by her mother.

...everybody loves auntie lee...

however mei lye discovers eng has a dark secret; he could not marry the one he truly loved. eng not being able to marry the one he truly loves, he explores the love of other ladies to ease his pain. mei lye younger sisters, both unmarried, envy her good fortune of having a husband and the material blessings of life. but for mei lye – the reality of married is far from ideal.

...who is the real auntie lee......nick shen and the b***h...

mei lye learns to come into terms with losing her mother, followed by one of her children and then finding out more about her husband’s philandering ways. her sisters find eng’s way shocking and feel relieved that they never got married after all. eventually, eng sees the folly of his ways but mei lye finds it hard to forgive him, until one day when her daughter and grandson visit her.

...nick shen's love life...

mei lye learns the perals of wisdom on forgiveness and letting go of the past from someone so wise who opens the door her heart to love and peace once again.

...cast members of the passage of time...

i am not much of a fan of musical performance; having released my free tix of chicago and phantom for a good nite rest on my bed. anyway, the singaporean calls it gundu and we call it stupid, but somehow i was attracted to this passage of time. maybe i so wanted to see pck’s ah ma in real action on stage. my seat was extremely close to the stage. (but i did enjoyed the jubilee show is vegas; of course i paid usd75 for watching close to nude male and female trotting on stage with pieces of cloth equivalent to my premier tissue paper.)

anyway, passage of time starred 2 mediacorp artistes (neo swee lin and nick shen); and a whole lot of volunteers who spent their evenings in rehearsals and practices for ages and months. that indeed took a whole lot of effort and determination.

this musical taught me one simple truth; the truth about forgiving and letting go. the burning sensation in me caught fire the day d’hand shook the pillars of my house; broke the silence of the earth and torn the world apart beyond recognition. the only thing i saw was mara’s daughter seducing me. my life was devastated. passage of time; though on an unrelated story line all together, taught me how to forgive someone and let it go. and because i can forgive you. i am able to let go...