It was a hot Thursday afternoon, on 2 June 2005, around 2:30 pm. We were watching scenes being enacted from "城南旧事" (Cheng Nan Jiu Shi - "Memories of the Southern Suburbs"), right on the SMRT train, travelling from Jurong East to Woodlands MRT station.
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Two very talented volunteers from Eduplus Language Centre performed the half-hour mini-drama. The scenes portrayed how a young girl, Yingzi, saw the adult world while growing up in 1930s Beijing.
The storyline was simple and direct. No wonder the book won the author, Lin Hai-yin, worldwide recognition of her literary talent.
In the train, there was space for up to 80 people (teens and adults were our main target audience), but most of the passengers were really shy and stayed far away at first. After a few stops, quite a few people gamely filled up the second carriage to watch the play.
Both of the volunteers (teachers in a local language school) were really good. For several moments, we forgot that we were in a train.
The performance ended exactly on cue, at Woodlands MRT station.
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