Last night alone, 1,672,000 number of viewers tuned in to ‘the Little Nyonya’ 2-hour back-to-back finale telecast. Already No.1 most-watched in the last 15 years, this finale night alone is huge by any standard. It even shot up to as high as 33.8%! The drama reached out to 65.1% of the population or 2,884,000 viewers who had somehow tuned in and watched The Little Nyonya throughout its telecast period since launch!
When was the last time a TV drama kept people away from the street, restaurants and the other people-packed hangouts?
Last night, I had dinner at a popular Toa Payoh’s restaurant and only just a few tables were occupied with customers. I asked the waitress and she said she had never seen such a poor turnout in her years at the restaurant regardless of economic situations. I read in today's paper someone commented that the host at a wedding banquet requested for the screening of the drama first before they carried on with their next wedding item - Karaoke...’小娘惹The Little Nyonya’ really brought back the joy of chasing after a drama serial like there was no tomorrows…haha…
‘小娘惹The Little Nyonya’ All-New Kuso Finale
Not happy with the original ending? There are many versions posted by netizens on the internet. Here’s my favorite:
月娘 begged 刘一刀 to go to S'pore to save 玉珠. So 刘一刀 went to the Zhang's home, determined to bring 玉珠 back to Malacca. Robert initially refused, and soon a scuffle broke out between the 2 men. And with a slick flick of his butcher's knife, 刘一刀 managed to turn Robert into a eunuch. Amidst the chaos, 玉珠and 刘一刀 escaped...and while they were running, their eyes met, and it was lust at first sight for 玉珠 and 刘一刀. They got married after getting back to Malacca and lived together happily ever after. 玉珠's mental condition miraculously recovered in a years time under 刘一刀's tender loving care. Eventually, they gave birth to 3 beautiful daughters, namely 肥猪，懒猪 and 笨猪... collectively known as the 3 只小猪. Dun worry, 刘一刀 no longer slaughters pigs for a living (see below, he started helping 月娘 in her business), so their kids are in no danger.
陈锡 - moved to England, where he previously studied. He realised that Nyonya food will be a new and unique cuisine in England, and so decided to set up a Nyonya food empire, with chicken soup (还我鸡汤) as the signature dish of his food empire. He eventually became a very successful food entrepreneur. And for his contribution to England's food industry, he was knighted as Sir ChenXi. remains unmarried.
月娘 - remained in S'pore and Malacca to expand her bird's nest business. Set up New Moonlady (literally 新月娘) Bird's Nest Company to rival the New Moon Abalone Company. While New Moon hired Fann Wong to advertise for it, 月娘 hired 欧萱 to advertise for her New Moonlady Bird's Nest Company. 月娘 became CEO of the company, and her brother 刘一刀 became vice-CEO. Through her sheer intelligence and wit, and with 刘一刀 help, New Moonlady Bird's Nest Company became the premier bird's nest company in Singapore. 月娘 also became the richest women in S'pore. Remains unmarried.
Year 2008 Coundown Party at Vivocity, organized by Channel 8 - Old 陈锡 returned to S'pore for a business trip. Despite their old age, Old 月娘 and Old 陈锡 still feel young at heart and decided to join the young crowd for the countdown party at Vivocity. As luck will have it, they met at the party, and recognized each other instantly. They realized that they still have deep feelings for each other, and so decided to get married and live together happily ever after.
‘小娘惹The Little Nyonya’ Collector’s DVD Set
For those who have been asking me if ‘小娘惹The Little Nyonya’ would be made available on DVD… The answer is a YES…and you can buy a set from today at all TS Video stores in Singapore.
Part 1 will be sold at $19.90/- and Part 2 which come with a beautiful souvenir booklet will be sold at$29.90/-.
(OK, fans of DYT...he will appear on Part 2 cover lah)
‘小娘惹The Little Nyonya’ Goes Overseas
This drama will be screened in Malaysia this month and soon all over China, Vietnam and Cambodia. People of these countries will learn about our unique Peraranakan cultures and our stars may become even bigger overseas…
ALL-NEW: ‘The Little Nyonya’ Celebration Event 小娘惹庆功会
If we are able to nail a satisfying venue (any mall daring enough to take us in after almost bringing down Compass Point the last time?), we will get the whole cast to appear once again very soon (if their schedules permit) in characters to thank all viewers and fans for your support in creating history.
Now, let's move on to '团圆饭 Reunion Dinner' tonight at 9pm - different genre of drama also written by the same person behind 'The Little Nyonya'. Starring some of TV best actors and actresses like Chen han Wei, Kym Ng, Chen Li Ping and Patricia Mok, it will be different but many of you will like it because we need something easy and light-hearted after 34 epsiodes of intense emotional ride with 'The Little Nyonya'.