This is a locally directed movie on Getai singers - The Papaya Sister. Yeo Yann Yann, from Johore who acted in the Singapore Dreaming. The show is in Hokkien dialect with all the Hokkien songs. It is nostalgic. I have not been to getai for years now. I think getai has gone the way of dinosaur. Today, it is karaoke contest.
I tried to teach my B1 and B2 one hokkien song when we were living in Canada. Now, all my three boys has no clue on their "mother tongue". Roots are weakening. My boys grew up in English or Singlish. This is their mother tongue now.
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