(Intro)
(Segment Intro)
(Renae) Hi! I'm Renae and this is my boyfriend Heng Soon.
(Heng Soon) Hello! (Renae) Hi! I'm Renae and this is my boyfriend Heng Soon.
We’ve been together for a year. (Squeals)
Yay, we made it!
(PD) How would you describe your relationship?
I would say our relationship is like the Nickelodeon Show - CatDog.
30% of the time, she will be the dog version.
(Renae) Oh my god, you’re calling me a dog. (Heng Soon) But the other 70% (of the time), she’ll be the cat version.
Apparently, when we hang out with friends such as Amanda
They are shock that I’m very fierce.
No! They said:
(PD) Have you guys met each others families?
Yes.
Oh my god. We met each other’s family before we even got official.
Because we are crazy like that.
On our third date, he was like
I have calculated our combined household income
And I think that we are able to get a house and a kid.
Then, I was like (heart eyes).
(PD) You told me before that your grandparents know that you have been on a journey to find a partner right.
(PD) So, what was their reaction when they found out you were attached?
Basically, they know that I have been single for very long.
So, the day that I brought him over to the house
I wanted to prep them first.
So, I called my grandma (and) I was like
(PD) What are your grandparents like?
I would say that they are (extremely) not the kind to openly expressed their love.
I remember (when) I was a kid,
There was this show
That showed very old couples
Holding hands and even having a kiss on the cheek.
They were like "Ee...'
But they expressed their love in different kinds of ways.
For example, my grandfather will go (out) and buy food for my grandmother everyday.
Because she's not very mobile.
(PD) We asked you to buy some old photos of them today.
(Renae) Hehe. (Squeals) (PD) We asked you to buy some old photos of them today.
(PD) Can you bring it over?
Okay!
Thank you for this delivery.
Yes!
So, this is my grandfather and grandmother.
That's my mommy.
This is them chilling at their house.
We also have other pictures.
This is my favorite picture.
Every time I see it,
I just think (to myself) "Wow, that's so sweet".
They are (on) some bridge called 'The Bridge of Eternity'.
(PD) We actually told you about the challenge of recreating your grandparents' photos.
(PD) What do you think about the challenge?
I'm scared.
Later, the grandparents will say
I think he will laugh his a** off.
He's always in a silly (and) goofy mood.
So, we tried to find clothes similar to the photos at home.
But we don't (have any).
We are going to try and find some (of them) at the thrift shop.
(PD) So, are you guys ready to go to the thrift store?
(Heng Soon) Yes.
(Renae) Macklemore! ♫ What (x4) ♫ (Heng Soon) Yes.
(Renae) Macklemore! ♫ What (x4) ♫
We're at the thrift store now.
Hopefully, we can find the olden days clothes and accessories.
Ya! Let's go!
Okay, now I got the two-piece set.
The green inner shirt
And the green cardigan thing.
Oh, okay! This works.
Okay, I'm just going (to) pair this with the green outerwear.
Done!
(I'm) done for the grandma outfit.
Okay, let's check on Heng Soon.
How is it?
Er...
It's not bad.
The white and green one will be tight later.
Then, how?
Or do you want to wear that green polo?
Then, we (can) paste white masking tape or something (on it).
So, here is our loot.
We got both the guys and girls (outfits).
Surprisingly, I managed to find brown flats
That look almost exactly the same.
We also have a long sleeve dress
And a bunch of shirts for Mr Fake Grandfather over here.
We also spent a total of $55!
And we have a lot of clothes.
So, ya.
Now, we are going to head back to the office for the photo shoot!
(Squeals) (I'm) excited to stand on a fake bridge with you.
Do I just stand and pose?
Ya. He's very excited to whip out the pose. Do I just stand and pose?
Ya. He's very excited to whip out the pose.
Let's go!
Now, we are going to start with (the) recreation.
We have all (of) our outfits laid out.
We might have to do some DIY action to some of it
Because it's not exactly the same.
But, ya!
This is Clement, who will be helping us with the photography and the green screen.
The first outfit is (from) the iconic eternity bridge's outfit.
We are trying to familiarize ourselves with the poses.
Mine's a bit like leaning towards the side.
(Renae) You will have to lean forward for yours.
(Heng Soon) Ya. I will lean forward. (Renae) You will have to lean forward for yours.
(PD) You guys (can) see the expressions first.
Okay.
(PD) A little awkward smile (for you).
Okay.
(PD) No smile (for you).
The glasses is a bit lowered down.
Ready? 3, 2, 1.
(PD) Can! (Clement) Can!
(Let's move on to) outfit number two!
Alright, (for) the second one
You can't even see my bottoms, so that's great.
I just have to wear this top that has shoulder pads.
Wow.
♫ Transformers ♫
♫ Robots in disguise ♫
So, you (will be) sitting here?
Ya.
I don't need to imagine.
(Clement) Then, okay!
Cool!
Okay, (on to the) next one!
Is this the DIY project?
We're doing photo number three
And we did not managed to find
Either of the tops.
So, we are going to snip
And do some project runway makeover.
Yay! We got the cloth (for the) waist.
(Renae) So, ya.
What am I going to sell you?
You look angry.
Now, we are moving on to the last photo.
(It's a) cute little family portrait, sitting down.
Once again, we will be cutting (our cloth).
But this one is just (a) simple slice and dice of the sleeves.
Let's go!
(I) got the 阿妈 (grandma) earrings.
(It's) very essential.
This is 老公 my (husband).
(PD) Then, what?]
It's weird to see him in my 公公 (grandpa) mode.
(Clement) I think can, (it looks) about right.
(PD) Because (it looks) a bit bright.
(Clement) Ya.
It's a wrap on the photo shoot!
(It's) time for me to be youthful again!
You can stop this, please! It's scaring me.
Now that we are done with the photo shoot,
Clement is going to work his magic
We are going to print the pictures
And show them to my actual grandparents.
(PD) Please introduce your grandparents.
Okay!
These are my grandparents.
This is 公公 (grandpa) and this is 婆婆 (grandma).
讲 hello! (Say hello!)
Hello!
Happy new year!
It is time for the big reveal.
We're going to show them the recreated photos
And it's also our first time seeing (them).
To refresh their memories,
We will show them the original photo first.
Because it's taken decades ago.
Once it's freshen in their mind, we'll show them our version.
Oh my god!
Oh!
My grandma roasted us for being bo liao (silly).
She say she don't want!
Okay, bye!
(PD) How was the challenge today?
Oh my.
(It was) full of surprises.
I did not know that we could look like that.
It was so fun to recreate (the photos)
And see ourselves in a very different light.
We will never wear such clothes on our own accord.
(PD) Now (that) there's more digital photos, no one really prints them (out) right?
(PD) Do you wish that there were more physical photos
(PD) Or do you think our generation doesn't value photos as much since they can easily take it (nowadays)?
I think because everyone's phones has a camera,
It's very easy to just spam hundreds of photos at a time.
But after a few months, you will just forget that it's there.
Unless you are trying to scroll through your gallery for a specific reason.
So, physical copies of pictures feel more precious.
He is very big on (the idea of) printing out photos\
Even though I told him not to waste money.
(Renae) Because we can just look at it on our phones.
(Heng Soon) It's not a waste! (Renae) Because we can just look at it on our phones.
(Heng Soon) It's not a waste!
(Renae) He goes and prints it out. I will show it to you guys later. (Heng Soon) It's not a waste!
(Renae) He goes and prints it out. I will show it to you guys later.
For me, printing out a photo carries so much more meaning than just looking at the phone.
So, I like to print them out
Especially photos of us together.
(I will) print them out for gifts.
(PD) Any final thoughts on this whole experience?
When I first found out that we are doing this challenge,
I thought (that) it's just going to be a simple
"Oh! Recreate the photos!"
But there were so many surprises along the way.
(Such as) finding out the stories behind the photos.
And I'm so shock that my grandparents can remember.
Immediately, they were like "Oh! Ya, Jurong Bird Park!". And I'm so shock that my grandparents can remember.
Immediately, they were like "Oh! Ya, Jurong Bird Park!".
So, I feel like if you guys want to do something like this
Even if it's just a simple recreation of the photo,
It will open up a lot of exchanges between your grandparents
And they will spill our the tea about their youth.
(You can) find different kind of things from your grandparents or parents as well,
"Oh you used to own something like this?"
Or "You used to do this or that".
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