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It's The Cinematography Along With Eiw first scene for Me!!

Please watch the opening scene again when the camera travels from "Mama's Dim Sum" to Eiw's bedroom via the window then downstairs into Mama's Dim Sum, to outside into Aunty Proud shop then up the stairs to Cake's room without cutting until Eiw opens the Cake's bedroom door all in a single shot took 2min 10 secs. This is so artistic to do with the camera and actors timing. In detail: Eiw buttoned and tucked in his shirt, put on his sucks, grabbed his backpack, ran down the stairs and put on his shoes, got banana with Sticky Rice for him and Cake from his mom, went to Aunty and chat abit, Took off his shoes then ran upstairs to cake's bedroom. Eiw did all this in 1 single take in 1min 50 secs.Earth is very talented to nail this scene so flawless from start to finish. For this I knew this was a no nonsense drama. Eiw also told the story where he accidentally reads an article from Hom's (sister) Magazine it's a possibility you could be successful with your first love and thats his 12% chance haha. got it!The rest of the episode was enjoyable, waking up Cake, Journey to school on the heated bus. It's those small things they do for each other and they forget that they do it and their friends notice, some find it weird while others may be jealous of their friendship. I found it adorable. I gave this ep 10/10 just because the open scene & Eiw talent to nail that scene in a full almost 2 min a single shot.

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Two stories. Same coin.

I love the contrast in each episode. A story about an artist and how it is an opposite in one of the characters, especially Ma Eum's story. In each episode we are given the two sides of the same coin, and it leaves something for the audience to consider and think about.For example, in episode 9, a father who learned to accept the reality that the past glory is gone and he should face reality. People remembers him for that and by not giving up, trying to repeat his past success, he runs the risk of that past glory being replaced with something very bad -- not taking care of his daughter.Meanwhile, Ma Eum's father is deadset on having his way. Of getting an Olympic Medal, to the point that he refused to accept the peace offering of his daughter.One daughter finally have peace with her father. While another daughter is still living in a battle zone with her father.There are also similarities. Both fathers see their profession as their life's work and identity. It is who they are. It is what they know. It is their profession. Without it, they are nothing.But one father finally realized that his masterpiece is his daughter who he has neglected. While the other father still has not seen his daughter as his "Olympic gold medal".Two different father-daughter relationships. Two different fathers. Two different daughters. Two different scenarios. But at the bottom of these two stories, they're not actually different … they're the same. (1) The dream of the fathers; and (2) the love between father and daughter.There are so many things we can get out of this episode. There are many differences and similarities. There are a lot of lessons embedded. And this is just about the father, the daughter, and the father-daughter relationship.I love it. I so love it.

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