COMPILED BY PEGGY FONG8 DAYS | 103he would sleep with Jingjing,
and that he suspects Xu Tao
got the lead because he
agreed to her request.
A video circulating online
shows that the bird’s nest
packed in the hampers is
fake. Xiaoqiao questions
Dazhi but he feigns
ignorance.
Afterwards, Dazhi
confronts Freddy about the
fake bird’s nest. Freddy
denies supplying fake
goods, and threatens to
expose Dazhi for falsifying
the accounts.
Dazhi spots Rashid
nearby and assumes the
latter has heard their
conversation. He decides to
get Rashid out of the way.
THUR DEC 21
7.30pm Episode 59/130
Rashid is alleged to have
stolen hampers from the
company. Xiaoqiao wants
to make a police report
but Dazhi stops her.
Saying he doesn’t want
the incident to affect the
company’s reputation,
he suggests an internal
investigation. Rashid is
suspended.
Dazhi admits to Xiaoqiao
that he received kickbacks,
but claims Freddy sold fake
bird’s nest to him without
his knowledge. He begs her
to keep this a secret.
Xiaoqiao is put in a
dilemma. When she tells
Ruoyun her troubles, Ruoyun
suggests she should go by
the book.
Yalong goes back to
work at the factory, where
he sees Shuqi. Not knowing
how to face her, he runs
away.
Before Xiaoqiao can
report Dazhi’s wrongdoings
to Zhengye, Chen Feng
beats her to it. Chen Feng
also accuses her of covering
up for Dazhi.
FRI DEC 22
7.30pm Episode 60/130
Zhengye severely
reprimands Dazhi for
colluding with outsiders to
cheat the company. Dazhi
promises to compensate
for all the losses incurred.
However, he does not
reveal he has falsified
the accounts. He begs
Xiaoqiao to help him repay
his debts.
Xiuqin tells Rashid
that Dazhi conspired
with Freddy to sell fake
bird’s nest. Rashid recalls
seeing Dazhi and Freddy
arguing at the coffeeshop
and vaguely remembers
hearing them mention
falsifying the accounts.
He then realises Dazhi
set him up to prevent
him from exposing his
misdeeds.
Xiaoqiao overhears
Dazhi’s phone conversation
with Freddy. She is shocked
to learn Dazhi has doctored
the accounts. He begs her
to keep silent.
Lianhua, Xueling and
Yuxin realise Dazhi is in
serious trouble, and beg
Xiaoqiao to help him. She is
at a loss.
Zhengye exposes Dazhi
for falsifying the accounts.
Dazhi assumes Xiaoqiao
has told on him and is
bitterly resentful.MY FRIENDS
FROM AFAR
Taking on human form,
aliens reside on earth for a
mission, but things go awry
when they fall in love with
humans.STARS Shaun Chen (Yang
Tiansheng), Carrie Wong (Chen
Fengjiao), Aloysius Pang (Chen
Xianglin), Paige Chua (Yang
Tianning), San Yow (Zhou Zhiqiang),
Brandon Wong (Chen Xiaolong),
Sheila Sim (The Queen), Wang
Yuqing (Yang Zhongyong), Priscelia
Chan (Tianning’s mother), Zhu
Xiufeng (Zhang Huimei), Toh Xin
Hui (Chen Qingxia), Eelyn Kok
(Xu Xinmei) and Wallace Ang (Li
Hengxing).MON DEC 18
9pm Episode 11/25
Tianning doubts Hengxing’s
revelation that he is an alien.
Later on, Hengxing accidentally
cuts himself. Tianning sees
him bleeding purple blood and
becomes convinced he is an
alien. He asks her to keep this
a secret.
Unable to contain her
excitement, however, Tianning
tells Xianglin she has proof
aliens exist. Xianglin is
stunned, and discusses it
with his comrades. Fengjiao
orders him to keep watch on
Tianning.Tiansheng is serious
about Fengjiao and insists
she has feelings for him too.
She counters, adamant that
she cannot fall in love with
him.
Hengxing and Tianning
officially become a couple.
Xianglin attempts to sound
Tianning out on what she
knows about aliens. The
latter is tight-lipped.
Fengjiao and Xianglin
finally understand that vice
activities break up families.
They set out to eradicate
prostitution in HDB estates.
When cutting his birthday
cake, Guanjun makes a
wish that his parents will
stay together. Zhiqiang asks
Xinmei to delay their divorce
until after Guanjun’s year-end
exams. She agrees.
The police crackdown on
the brothel. Suspected of
patronising the prostitutes,
Zhiqiang is arrested. Fengjiao
is also arrested on suspicion
of being a prostitute.
Fengjiao wants to find
Shayu-ge, to try to get him to
reform. Afraid she might fall
into danger, Tiansheng stops
her.TUE DEC 19
9pm Episode 12/25
Tiansheng blurts out that heAlien concept: Tiansheng and Zhongyong warn Tianning against marriage.