I didn’t manage to catch it during their release and it is only yesterday that i saw it on DVD. I enjoyed this wonderfully original story from start to end. A story that reaches out to the heart and soul of Singaporeans on their hopes, dreams and discovering life.

Singapore Dreaming chronicles a working class family living in a capitalistic society, struggling with the frustrations of unfulfilled middle class ambitions. Its explores a Singaporean drive to attain the riches of the 5Cs, feeling frustrated by the gulf between his middle class dreams and his working class reality. There is always a bigger car to want, a nicer condo to live in. It is portrayed as the generalized way of how Singaporeans tend to see, judge and give their respect.

Like how the China beer girl sized us up in the movie, “Singaporeans love to complain about everything, yet they are willing to give up their dreams and do something else - because of money”.