Destiny In Her Hands
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Destiny in Her Hands is a Malaysian/Singaporean television drama series and the 21st co-production of MediaCorp TV and ntv7
. The ntv7 anniversary blockbuster is scheduled to air from every Monday to Thursday, at 10:00pm on Malaysia's ntv7
. This drama will be broadcast in Mediacorp Channel 8 in 2012.
This is also the first drama in this slot and the 17th drama in Mediacorp to be filmed in 16:9
HDTV although being aired in 4:3 SDTV on ntv7.
The story begins with the main character Luo Jin Yu (Jeanette Aw
) was born to a fried mee hoon seller mother and a gambling addict father. She was born at the backstage of a Cantonese opera travelling troupe that was coincidentally was in town for a performance. Jin Yu's mother was devastated to find out her firstborn daughter was born with broken lines on both of her palms. She had wanted to abandon Jin Yu but an opera performer who found her at the backstage had advised her to instead bring up her daughter as best as she could.
Life proved to be incredibly a long and hard journey for Jin Yu as she experienced indescribable hardships and challenges in life right into her adult life. Adding more misery to her life were the births of her three younger brothers and one younger sister, where her mother favoured them over her as the eldest child in the family.
Jin Yu was denied the basic right to education although she was an above average an conscientious student, she had to stop schooling and was forced to work in a factory at the age of 15 to support her family due severe poverty. After she got married to a colleague working at the same factory, she later discovered that she has the talent for writing and she decided to venture into it to earn extra income to support herself and her family. However, her husband was never supportive of her ventures to keep their family financially afloat.
Her husband was a womaniser and also hot-tempered and abusive towards her and their children, a mentally-challenged son and a daughter, which led her to become independent to achieve her ambition to be a famous script writer and the best possible wife and mother to her husband children. However, there was a time that Jin Yu even contemplated suicide because she believed the broken lines on both of her palms meant that she be destined to fail in her life.
A prolific journalist, Pan Li Hua who later became her best friend, advised her that her life is still worth living, and suicide would not solve the problems she was facing in life. Jin Yu then decided from then on to be in control of the direction her life would take but not at the expense of her family and ambition. She finally managed to take control of the destiny of her life but not without facing some of the most horrendous challenges life has imposed on her. Jin Yu's story ends as how it has begun, i.e. at a Cantonese opera travelling troupe stage but this time she was married to a man as her second husband who shared her passion for script writing and performing in the Cantonese opera.
Ntv7
Natseven TV Sdn Bhd or better known as ntv7 is a terrestrial television channel in Malaysia. It was launched nationwide on 7 April 1998 and was the country's third private free-to-air TV station after TV3 and Astro. Its mission is to promote a happier and more enlightened Malaysia...
. The ntv7 anniversary blockbuster is scheduled to air from every Monday to Thursday, at 10:00pm on Malaysia's ntv7
Ntv7
Natseven TV Sdn Bhd or better known as ntv7 is a terrestrial television channel in Malaysia. It was launched nationwide on 7 April 1998 and was the country's third private free-to-air TV station after TV3 and Astro. Its mission is to promote a happier and more enlightened Malaysia...
. This drama will be broadcast in Mediacorp Channel 8 in 2012.
This is also the first drama in this slot and the 17th drama in Mediacorp to be filmed in 16:9
16:9
16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...
HDTV although being aired in 4:3 SDTV on ntv7.
Plot
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Synopsis
It is a story about a lady who was born with broken lines on both her palms. It seems according to Chinese cultural beliefs, if a person is born with broken lines on his/her palms, especially if the person is a female, she would face a life of extreme hardship and bad luck.The story begins with the main character Luo Jin Yu (Jeanette Aw
Jeanette Aw
-1979–2000: Early life and education:Born Jeanette Aw Ee-Ping to Chinese parents. Her father has Peranakan ancestry while mother is a Hokkien. Jeanette is the youngest of three children, she has an older sister and older brother...
) was born to a fried mee hoon seller mother and a gambling addict father. She was born at the backstage of a Cantonese opera travelling troupe that was coincidentally was in town for a performance. Jin Yu's mother was devastated to find out her firstborn daughter was born with broken lines on both of her palms. She had wanted to abandon Jin Yu but an opera performer who found her at the backstage had advised her to instead bring up her daughter as best as she could.
Life proved to be incredibly a long and hard journey for Jin Yu as she experienced indescribable hardships and challenges in life right into her adult life. Adding more misery to her life were the births of her three younger brothers and one younger sister, where her mother favoured them over her as the eldest child in the family.
Jin Yu was denied the basic right to education although she was an above average an conscientious student, she had to stop schooling and was forced to work in a factory at the age of 15 to support her family due severe poverty. After she got married to a colleague working at the same factory, she later discovered that she has the talent for writing and she decided to venture into it to earn extra income to support herself and her family. However, her husband was never supportive of her ventures to keep their family financially afloat.
Her husband was a womaniser and also hot-tempered and abusive towards her and their children, a mentally-challenged son and a daughter, which led her to become independent to achieve her ambition to be a famous script writer and the best possible wife and mother to her husband children. However, there was a time that Jin Yu even contemplated suicide because she believed the broken lines on both of her palms meant that she be destined to fail in her life.
A prolific journalist, Pan Li Hua who later became her best friend, advised her that her life is still worth living, and suicide would not solve the problems she was facing in life. Jin Yu then decided from then on to be in control of the direction her life would take but not at the expense of her family and ambition. She finally managed to take control of the destiny of her life but not without facing some of the most horrendous challenges life has imposed on her. Jin Yu's story ends as how it has begun, i.e. at a Cantonese opera travelling troupe stage but this time she was married to a man as her second husband who shared her passion for script writing and performing in the Cantonese opera.
Wang Family
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Jeanette Aw Jeanette Aw -1979–2000: Early life and education:Born Jeanette Aw Ee-Ping to Chinese parents. Her father has Peranakan ancestry while mother is a Hokkien. Jeanette is the youngest of three children, she has an older sister and older brother... |
Luo Jin Yu | |
| Steve Yap | Wang De Cheng | Jin Yu's husband |
| Ernest Chong | Wang Jie Ming | De Cheng and Jin Yu's son Shan Shan's brother |
| Joey Leong | Wang Shan Shan |
Luo Family
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Jess Teong | Li Xiu Zhi | |
| Hong Guo Rui | Luo Jin Hua | Xiu Zhi's husband |
| Mers Sheng | Luo Jin Liang | |
| Monday Kang | Luo Jin Feng | |
| Moo Yan Yee | Luo Ying Yu | |
| Tate Chan | Luo Jin Guang | |
| Soo Wincci Soo Wincci Soo Wincci is a beauty pageant participant who represented Malaysia in the Miss World 2008 pageant in South Africa. She is Miss World Malaysia 2008/2009.She is also a Talented Singer, Professional Actress, Composer, model, host, law degree and MBA holder,PHD student and Celebrity.-Biodata and... |
Hu Hui Ying | Jin Quang's wife |
Other cast
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Goh Wee Ping | Cheng Ru Hai | Jin Yu's lover |
| Huang Qi Ming | Wen Qi Bing | |
| Brenda Chiah | Mo Ding Xiang | De Cheng's concubine |
| Hero Tai | Guo Tong |