#5 Ming Ming

Last July 24th, I was able to watch a short drama entitled Ming Ming. The moment I entered the amphitheater, I got excited to watch the drama because I was curious of what was it all about. But aside from being curious, I got excited because it wasn`t my first time watching a live drama. The first time I watched a drama, I was really amazed. That`s why I expected the same thing in watching Ming Ming. Before the drama began, the spirits already entertained us. They As the introduction of the drama started, I was really confused about the role of the two spirits. But thankfully, they did an interaction part and viewers who had questions in their minds were being asked. When the show has already started, I was a little confused because of the three characters` point of views narrated in just a single act. The writer`s way of delivering the story was more on a flashback.

It tells about three generations (Ai, Pi, and Ming Ming). Pi was the daughter of Ai, and Ming Ming was the daughter of Pi from another man. They gave the name “Ming Ming” because for them, she`s like a cat. Ming Ming was already dead when she knew everything about her identity. She heard it all by a flashback.  The drama showed how rebellious Pi was to her parents and how she and Ming Ming got influenced by the outside force (school, technology, etc.). Also, it tells us how a single big mistake will affect our lives and our family`s lives.  In Islam, they really take good care of their girls. They are so precious for them. They do not easily let their girls stroll in the city especially at night. When it comes to marriage, they don`t just easily give their daughters to any men. They will make sure that their daughters` lives won`t be a mess. A woman should not just date a man, especially a non-Muslim. This should be known by their parents. In Islam, parents of some are the ones deciding the marriage of their daughters. Mostly, the parents of both are already acquainted with each other. They know that by this, their daughters won`t feel any burden at all, rest assured that they would give anything for the girl. They follow the culture and traditions of their ancestors from generation to generation.

But generally, for me, the drama was a huge success. The casts did their best for us to fully understand the message they wanted to share to us. They really showed the emotions of their characters. They don`t just directly narrate the whole story. They used idiomatic expressions and flowering words that will give us hints and ideas. They also used symbols that will symbolize each character and the significant things related to the characters. They really know their character well and they were able to answer questions asked by the viewers. I must say that I understood the story before hearing the summary in the interaction part. Congratulations to the casts and crew! :)