A Journey Called Life Episode 16

Hello! Ok.. This episode focuses a lot on Linda & Steven because they break up, get back together and propose in this episode. 3-in-1.. Haha.. Guess they wanna save some screen time.. Linda crys alot in here though.. And I would like to apologise to all "Fala & Raymond" fans out there.. I don't really like this couple nor interested in their story so you probably wun see much of their screencaps here..

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The police finally found a new witness for Queenie's rape case. He is a beggar who was sleeping on the streets next to where the incident was and happened to witness everything. Eric gets tried in caught and is sentenced to 5 years in jail. Yes! At last.. And his mum still blames Linda for causing him to be in this situation. Doesn't she see that it's her fault for spoiling him all the while? Oh well.. At least Eric gets his just desserts.
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Claire tells Linda that due to her previous abortion operations that weren't done properly, she may not be able to give birth.. Oh gosh I do worry for her but the themevideo did show her pregnant and giving birth so I guess she'll be able to in the end? Haha..
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Linda glances through some photos of she and Steven together and worries about their future. I like the way she was looking at the wind chime and the wind blowing in her hair. She looks pretty but at the same time, you could feel her worry and fear.

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Steven turns up at Linda's house and she finally tells him that she isn't able to give birth to children. She doesn't want Steven to touch her either as she felt ashamed that she slept with other men before and had aborted her babies before. Such an emotional scene. But it's so sweet to see that Steven doesn't mind her past and even consoles her that they can take care of Helena & Stephen's child as their own or they can adopt one. Awww. Steven must be feeling disappointed as well but he realised that Linda meant more to him than anything else. =)
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The breakup scene! Mary (The actress that plays Steven's mum) tells Linda that she minds that she wouldn't be able to give birth and Linda decides to break up with him. She returns the wind chime to him and again, she tells him how ashamed she was that he was such a good guy but she was a girl with a bad past. Steven tells her to give him more time to talk to his Mum but she told him that it was no use and walks off. =(
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I totally love this part! Kent's words of advice are always the best.

Kent: Do you want a Daughter-In-Law who is simple and nice and is able to give you 2 babies in 3 years?

Mary: Of course!

Kent: But what if Steven doesn't love her?

Mary: *Silent*

Kent: If you had known that Steven's father would die young and you would have to raise 3 children yourself, would you still marry him? You know you still would. This is because when you love a person, you wouldn't mind his weaknesses as you will accept him for what he is and understand him. These weaknesses are not important as long as you love him.

Way to go Kent! This reminds me of a phrase from Placebo Cure way back in 2004. It was when Cherrie Kong's mum found out that Cherrie and Eileen Yeow were a lesbian couple. She disapproved of it in the beginning but accepted it sincerely at the scene where Eileen decided to leave for Cherrie's sake. This was because she remembered Sunny Chan's words of advice which was "To use love to accept everything."

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Ok! Back to AJCL! Haha.. The "Patch Up" scene. Quite a dumb way actually. Haha. Linda finally realises that she should fight for her happiness and runs off to find Steven. Coincidentally, Steven runs to find Linda as well after his Mum gives them the green light. And again, coincidentally, they meet along the same bridge. Haha. Well, this is drama. Everything is coincidental and fairytale like. Haha.
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The proposing scene! A very cute one I might say. Steven is really cheeky.

Linda: What can I do for you?

Steven: I'm looking for you so that we can get married.

Linda: Ok, I'm not scared of you.

Steven: So when are you free?

Linda: You'll have to carry me for the rest of our lives if we get married.

Steven: Ok. I'm not scared of you.

Haha.. Such a sweet proposing scene. At sunrise as well. This scene reminds me of that scene when Linda asks Steven to listen to the wind chime with her another time and he told her to make an appointment with his secretary. Haha.

Episode 17 Preview: Linda & Steven get married but her stepmother arrives and tears their wedding certificate. Linda's father then gives her a tight slap on the face! I'm so excited!