Two good dramas happen to air simultaneously during the busiest period of my semester, and this is one of them.
I've been supporting productions from Wawa Pictures all the way back from 2008-一切完美, its sequel the following year, 魔幻视界 in 2010, to 拍卖 and 行医 last year. The storytelling style is different from the usual Mediacorp productions, and often involves a solid theme. Other than the 20-episode 行医, Wawa productions are usually short(er) and sweet(er) at 13 episodes, like Japanese dramas.
注定 revolves around a gambling theme, and tells why people get addicted to gambling and what goes on in a gambler's mind. This drama really shows the power of $$$ to drive people irrational, doing things that they will never expect themselves to do.
注定 has a fair bit of funny and emotional moments, as well as surprising twists. The main casts are all veterans and evidently, 姜还是老的辣. The young actors/actresses aren't bad too.
注定 also has good accompanying songs that create the mood and atmosphere when needed. Other than the main theme 分岔口 by 陈伟联, the 插曲 (忘记我 - 符琼音) also deserves special mention. So far, Wawa dramas usually have nice theme songs (eg. 二人同行,散场的拥抱,还是要幸福). These 3 songs have entered my Top 20 before haha.