Understanding The Drama In Life

Of all the plays that I have studied this semester, the one that really leaves an impact on me is Willy Russell’s “Educating Rita”. It is humorous and entertaining in its own way and yet meaningful. The questions asked frequently by Rita are just like having my voice recorded and was played over and over again in my mind. What is it like to be educated? Can education change your life? Can you develop your character through education? Is education about having qualification only? Rita has decided to enter the Open University and there she is lucky enough to meet Frank who has quenched her thirst with knowledge she needs. Interestingly not only that, Frank too has learnt a lot from Rita despite her lack of “education” compared to him who is a professor in a university. What about me? Why am I here in University Putra Malaysia, leaving my kids with my mom and dad? Is it everything about getting a higher pay when you have a higher education? People believe that as an educated p...

The last play that we study in this semester, “30 Days in September” by Mahesh Dattani was simply remarkable. My friends and I, we were fortunate enough to have the chance to watch the play before even studying it in the class. By watching the play, it helps us a lot in comprehending the story and getting us prepared for discussions in class. It deals with the tattered relationship between a mother and her only child, Mala. Mala was a victim of a man with the beast-like-behaviour. She was being abused ever since she was a little girl. As she grew up, her feelings of anger and resentment towards her mother grew as well. She sort of blamed her mother for everything that had had happened to her when she was young. What she expected from her mom was some protection, instead her mom seemed to ignore and denying the fact that her only daughter was being molested by her own blood brother. Who could have imagined such filthy and immoral act were actually done by someone from your own family, f...

A tear-jerking ending!!! It really tears my heart out. That was my first remarks after the movie has ended. And I found myself in a pool of tears! Well, I was not the only one. My friends were crying too. Personally I feel that Yasmin Ahmad has done a good job. She has successfully convey her message through this simple and yet touching love story but very deep in its meaning. “He doesn’t know me well enough to like me, but he’s in love with me.” The line uttered by Orked, in one of the scenes in “Sepet”. I think that statement is very true indeed. Love is very subjective and it has no boundaries. We have no reason why we like a person. We can’t possibly justify why we love one even though the person is oceans apart. Love can reach out and touch one’s heart even without knowing how the other person looks like. Of course this is very rare but it does happen sometimes. Love, to me, is indeed a piece of literature - different people and different culture with different percept...