#BRO GREW UP WITH A STRICT ASIAN FATHER

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Back at it again with my Gong Ziyu Is Suspicious agenda bc I am narrowing my eyes at the sweet summer child and growing more and more convinced that he's a sweet summer child with lore

#BRO GREW UP WITH A STRICT ASIAN FATHER #HE IS NOT WHAT HE SEEMS!!! #like yeah his kindness and inexperience and sweet nature is definitely genuine but like #I'm thinking about how he apparently hangs out with Ziyi A Lot #my journey to you #And like. asking jin fan to look out in case shangjue does something #but also shangjue and him seem to have understood Something #hes not stupid and we all know that #look i love him #but two times is a coincidence three times is a pattern #look the episode where he suspects her of betrayal changed my whole outlook on him okay bc his actions were the ones he CHOSE to do #I might be going crazy but it is what it is #delusional OR right OR both #Ziyu lore pls mjty. weishan lore too

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Okay so this Crazy (not so) Rich Asian went to watch Crazy Rich Asians today and I’ve so many feelings. 

I’ve been so excited about this movie ‘cause you know, Hollywood movie set in Singapore my sunny island yasssss! Then the trailer dropped and I’m like, “okay this is not very diverse, this is not a good representation of how diverse my country is or reflective of its demographic, like where are my brown skin people at but whatever maybe rich people only mix with their own so i’ll roll”

While watching it, I kept forgetting that this is a Warner Bros picture and not locally produced. I enjoyed the movie. I had a few laughs along with the audience, I related to a few of the scenes and most of all, it’s really cool seeing familiar places popped up on screen.

It’s about to get spoiler-y but here are my thoughts from a Singaporean perspective:

- The text messages in our colloquial English (Singlish). I was so proud la, good job.

- Nick Young didn’t fly SQ? *gasp* Singapore Airlines didn’t take this opportune moment to get in on it? Why?

- “This airport has a butterfly garden...” Yes, and a movie theater and swimming pool, and I LOVE our airport so much.

- They drove around in an open jeep... Like okay, no Singaporean does this. Not in this country with this humid af weather but rich people are often in their own world so I guess there’s that.

- THEY FEATURED OUR HAWKER CENTER (S) like yassss, get in on it! Of course, they had to go Newton, a tourist trap but okay, again, I guess rich people do that sort of thing.

- Nick Young says the best satay is at Newton? Frankly offended. Bro, I will fight you. The best satay is at East Coast. Eat that up while drinking sugar cane juice and enjoying the ocean breeze, that’s living.

- “Satay dua puluh, sepuluh ayam sepuluh daging” let’s face it, Nick didn’t have to order that in Malay, everyone understands Enligh, but he did cause he gotta show off to Rachel. I laughed at that scene, I just cannot.

- Awkwafina’s character had a road rage and went “this isn’t your grandmother’s road”. CORRECT! That’s how people go off here. A car nearly ran me over once and my immediate reaction was to shout “you think this is your father’s road or what?” 

- Asian Ellen. Dedddd.

- All these mansions. We don’t have space for all these rich people mansions. We’re so small.

- “Singapore so hot come inside where there’s air con”. I felt that. 

- Awkwafina’s character is gold. Plus her mum went “call me Aunty...” Yes very good, regardless of race, we call anyone older than us aunty/uncle as a sign of respect. I call the person at McDonald’s serving me burger Aunty too.

- Rachel went in for the hug when she met Nick’s mum and I cringed. In my head, I literally went “don’t do that. don’t hug.” But I like that the scene was there because it shows the difference between where you’re raised.

- “You follow your passion. How American.” Ouch. 

-  Obnoxious best man has a bazooka. How is that possible? We have very strict gun laws. Where did you get that and how did it appear over international waters? Rich people are weird. 

- Rachel’s entire scene at that mahjong place... When her mum got up and they both turned to look at Nick’s mum... BITCH ASS POWER MOVE! I stan.

- This whole plot of potential spouse of your children needing to be from the right family, right circle, right status, right wealth is very typical. it’s nothing new,  I grew up watching shows revolving around this whole plot all the time. but having said that, I still cried cause this sappy show had me “hook, line and sink her”

- “Singapore is very small, maybe we know his family...” HAHAH. I relate to this too.

- Astrid saying  “It’s not my job to make you feel like a man. I can’t make you feel something you’re not.” THE BURN THE BURN. You go gurl!

- Astrid walking out of the house with her expensive as hell earrings, leaving behind a loser husband. SUCH ENERGY, SUCH A MOOD. So badass.

- That shot of the iconic Merlion was cliche but okay, fine, you want to show Singapore, I get it.

- That wedding at CHIJMES was so extra but then again, rich people are so we’ll go with that. The poor dress.

- Seeing as how I was recently researching for wedding venues myself, I can’t help but think of how much money it took to have a wedding at Gardens by The Bay, like seriously how rich are the rich in my country? Mannn.

- How did he manage to throw a party at Marina Bay Sands complete with synchronise swimmers at the infinity pool right after proposing to Rachel like the logistics will be a nightmare. 

- The whole movie was aesthetically pleasing. I love it. 

#spoilers #crazy rich asians #also can you believe constance wu was here and I missed it? #ugh #singapore