further viewing of "by my side"

In fact, I don't really follow the series 100%, just a bit here and there…

And of this week…

They're trying to show that, how pitiful the family is… where the guy Bu Fan, got AIDS, due to 1 occasion of betrayal to his marriage, with a hooker (which he didn't know, he thought it's just some ONS)

Now, he's been rejected by the society, and since his wife decided to forgive him, seeing him so pathetic, and wanted to support him, as well as the family, so, both his wife, and daughter, are slowly being rejected by the society too…

Their neighbours insisted them to move out from the condominium,

Their neighbourhood hawkers requested them to bring back the food to eat, rather than stay at the stall,

The wife, a tuition teacher, is slowly terminated from all her tuition classes, (private home tuition)

And the daughter's being dismissed from her swimming class…

Etc…

Ya, it's challenging for them, very..

And also "challenging" for me to watch this sort of drama…

Which side are you on??

When I update him with the story, he asked me, is it shown in conjunction of the AIDS day?

I told him, I don’t know, if it is, then, it's very hearty of Astro AEC, else, it's just a coincidence, cos, there aren't many AIDS related show to be shown every year…

I guess, this drama,

First, to pass a message to polygamy believers, or "don't mind to betray once in a while" believers…

Second, and most importantly, is to educate the majority - the viewers, that, AIDS only contracted via certain ways… (not through mosquito bites, not through sneezing, or coughing, or shaking hands… like H1N1, TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, IF YOU'RE A FAITHFUL PERSON, AND DON'T DO DRUGS, I GUESS, H1N1 is actually more dangerous!)

Third, also to educate the majority - do not isolate, or reject an AIDS patient, due to lack of knowledge about AIDS..

Fourth, to share with the majority of the viewers, that, AIDS patients, and their family, SUFFER!! BADLY, if we don't accept them…

@_@

Fifth, which is not so strongly emphasized, I guess, it's because mediacorp also do not dare to take the responsibility… is, they mentioned, "it's treatable", ie. there're drugs, if you continue to take, life can be 'prolonged', but it's not 'curable'…

Hm… just like my first posting, this show does carry some weight… as a show itself… in fact, the entertaining part, which is the love story between Bu Fan's brother, Bu Qun & Yu Han (ya, nearly it becomes baby's chinese name)…, it's to 'feed' the 'commoner' viewer's appetite…, well… seems like Yu Han also has some secret/history to share…

Let me slowly follow it through...