Catch the repeat telecast of Love Is Not A Game, But A Joke on Ch 8 at 12.15am after Jeremy appears in my dream and i had an insomnia after the dream. Somehow, the 1997 romantic dramady brings me back the good o' memories when i step in BNSS in 1998.
The once forgotten rare little gem featuring Shu Qi, Andy Hui, Christine Ng and Theresa Lee was somehow, being allocated to poor timeslot at the wee hours (cos i don't think many would want to watch it rite? Anyway, Ch 8 always love to force feeding us with those old films from Jackie Chan, until we are questioning the purpose of paying that $110 annually TV license fees. Are we paying that $110 every year just to watch those same old stupid films from Jackie Chan and Stephen Chow? No offence to both Jackie and Stepehen, but audience are tired of watching the same old show every year.) tells the tale of 3 young men who starts a game of seeking a pretty chick named Karen, whom they met during their uni days in Canada.
The 3 young men, Eddie, Paul and Leslie, set a rule for the game: No seeking help from radio and newspaper, 1 month to hunt her down. Whoever found her first will be the winner, and the other 2 must be out of the game.
Eddie seeks Karen by taking bus ride everyday, and he befriends Sabrina (Ng), a bus driver who just recovered from a broken marriage.
Paul (Hui) seeks help from a policewoman aka his childhood playmate (Shu Qi), and she brings him around to cinemas and roadside stalls to look for Karen, while shares her theory of love and life and her affection with her ex-boyfriend, who is a gangster.
Leslie seeks Karen through phone calls in his motel room and a female thief Leslie (Lee) pops out in his life. She steals from him, and repays him by helping him in the search.
On the last day, the 3 guys still have no information on Karen. They bring their respective gal they known into the motel, and when a false fire alarm breaks out in the motel, they found out that each of them brought a gal to their room. Policewoman announced the whereabouts of Karen to the 3 guys.
They lost Karen in the game and become losers in the game.
Eventually, the trio met each other again 2 years later in the working society, and only Leslie seems to be the lucky fella, who is dating Leslie the thief. Sabrina remarrys while the policewoman still dedicate the song she previously sung with her in the KTV in the radio station where she did not know that her gangster ex was killed in a gang fight 2 years ago.
It is simple, but somehow all the memories with me in the usual Drama club practise during Sat morning was brought back to me. Oh yeah, all the pioneer badge seniors are...wonder how are they doing.
I've yet to met my Ms Right after 20 years of singlehood.
Hey you guys out there, how are you doing?