Archive for May 2011

Since his entry into the industry, Ron Ng has had lots of rumors. Recently, it was rumored that he hooked up with Sire Ma and Kate Tsui. Ron stressed that he and Kate are just good friends, good brothers and there's no electricity between them. When he chooses a girlfriend, the first thing is the feeling: "After so many years I don't have that type of feeling for Kate." Ron said if he's actually dating, he's definitely not afraid to make it public.

Earlier it was rumored that he's secretly cohabiting with Sire Ma and on the other side there's rumors he and Kate have interactions, therefore he was labeled as the 'girl butcher'. Getting accused, Ron issued a legal letter to that magazine asking for an apology: "A butcher is used to describe a murderer, how can it be used to describe pursuing girls? Kate and I are considered good friends. In 2005, we met when we were shooting The Brink of Law. I watch her grow and I know how her personality is like because we are under the same manager and we get along. Among the female artists in TVB, like Tavia Yeung and Kate are my friends. As for Sire Ma, I only collaborated in one series, the rumors I really feel surprised!"

Ron and Kate are like 'good brothers'. Although they get along, there are no intentions to 'upgrade' her to girlfriend: "I'm personally quite interesting, when I like a girl I watch for the first feeling. After so many years, I don't have this feeling for her, just a friend. We know each other too well." Although Kate isn't his cup of tea, Ron praises this 'good brother': "Kate is pretty cool, no matter if it's with people or work, she is very strong. This is not a bad thing, it's good she has her own expectations."

While their rumors are heating up, Ron does not plan to avoid his good friend and drift away from her: "I don't want to lose a friend just because of one false news, that is not worth it. Kate and I keep in touch by phone. We talk about work-related topics mostly and usually when we meet, we talk about clothes and dress or maybe where to eat. I haven't got into her love life or ask her what type of guys she likes."

Recently, besides Raymond Lam being exposed of his relationship with Mainland star Mavis Pan, Ron is also said to be with Mainland star Viann Zhang. Earlier they were seen to have matching shoes, Ron said helplessly: "The pair of sneakers are sponsored, there are many people in the company that has it too. Can male artists not have any female friends? People in the entertainment circle cannot sit next to girls? Forever there will be a big group of people that goes out to eat, but the picture will definitely cut out everyone else and just be me and the girl."

Ron is not worried of his image being damaged because he's innocent. Artists are just like normal people and would hope for a love life. Ron said that in the future when he's in a relationship, he will not try to hide, but actually just make it public: "If someone is associated with me, the girl will definitely have a lot of pressure and cannot go out alone. It will be even harder in public areas. If I'm really dating, there will be a day where we get photographed, so why not just make it public. It'll be better like that. I really value first impression, and I don't mind if the person is in the industry or out. The girl might not be pretty, but she is still very attractive for you to look at her. Perhaps in the future my partner will be a girl that is fat and not pretty, but I like her. So what? I deeply believe in my feelings."

Ron is already past 30, his parents has not rushed him to marry: "My parents rarely asked me about these things, I'm a 30 year old man. If I am really dating, I will naturally bring her back to see them. When I was dancer, I brought a girlfriend home to see them. My parents actually told me not to date because I didn't have a stable career yet. Make a career first before you talk about that. At this moment, they have not rushed me. If I am in a stabled relationship, I will bring her home to see my mom and interact with her. I won't play around."

Jointly organised by Starhub and Hong Kong's top broadcaster TVB, the first ever StarHub TVB Awards was first held on January 29 2010 at The Ritz Carlton Millenia Hotel in Singapore. The inaugural television event also commemorated the very best of TVB's high quality programmes aired on StarHub Cable TV and celebrated stars. To read the post about StarHub TVB awards results for 2009 performance, click here!

This year, it's going to be bigger and more exciting! The highly anticipated entertainment event would be held in Marina Bay Sands Ballroom on 16 July. Vivid fans can look forward to seeing their favourite TVB stars in action!

My Favourite TVB Actor Nominees

*Note that StarHub make a mistake Bowen Lim should be printed as Bowie Lam

Who is your favourite TVB actor?

My Favourite TVB Actress Nominees

Who is your favourite TVB actress?

My Favourite TVB Male TV Character Nominees

Who is your favourite male TV character?

My Favourite TVB Female TV Character Nominees

Who is my favourite female TV character?

My Favourite Onscreen Couple Nominees

Who are my favourite onscreen couple?

My Favourite TVB Drama Nominees

My favourite TVB drama is

My Favourite TVB Theme Song Nominees

My Favourite TVB Mega Variety Specials Nominees

My Favourite TVB Variety Nominees

Credits: StarHub TVB awards

My thoughts:

If you want to vote pls follow the sms instructions (only in Singapore). My own personal preference for fav actors are Moses Chan, Raymond Lam, Ron Ng and Bosco Wong. Fav female actress are Tavia Yeung and Kate Tsui. Kenneth Ma and Wayne Lai character still leaves an impression in my head although I watched it many months ago. haha. I like Tavia Yeung character as Sai Lei Mui (The mysteries of love) and Joyce Tang character in Beauty knows no pain. Not much preference for onscreen couple but finds that Moses and Charmaine relationship in Can't buy me love is special. =)

My predictions: (I reckon Singapore taste preferences greatly differs from Hong Kong)

Fav actor: Raymond Lam

Fav actress: Charmaine Sheh

Fav male TV character: Either Raymond Lam or Wayne Lai???

Fav female TV character: Charmaine Sheh or Tavia Yeung can fight. Not making my bet on Sheren as last year in Rosy Business she did not even get in but lost to Sonjia Kwok, Fala Chen??? Don't know if it is a fair game last year hopefully this year will be. Moreover, I prefer her character in Rosy Business than No regrets. What do you think?

Onscreen couple nominees: Raymond Lam and Tavia Yeung or Moses Chan and Charmaine Sheh

Pls feel free to voice out your thoughts under the comment section. We can have a hearty discussion. Look forward to your comments. ^_^

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The premiere episode of My Sister of Eternal Flower (花花世界花家姐); was broadcast on Monday, May 16th in Hong Kong. Lead actors, Raymond Lam (林峯)and Charmaine Sheh (佘詩曼)have become the subject of lively discussions, especially Charmaine’s portrayal of a mentally challenged woman. Charmaine’s “Sister Fa” character drew comparisons to Roger Kwok’s (郭晉安) “Ah Wong” portrayal in Square Pegs (戆夫成龙). Netizens criticized Charmaine for copying Roger’s earlier performance. In addition, Raymond’s rich heir character pretended to be a bank robber. This scene resulted in an audience member filing a complaint with the Broadcasting Authority, claiming it posed as a negative influence on children.

Charmaine’ “Sister Fa” character only possessed the mental capacity of a 10- year-old girl, a role which Charmaine regarded as an acting challenge. Since the broadcast of the premiere episode of My Sister of Eternal Flower, netizens complained the Charmaine’s portrayal did not resemble a mentally challenged person and only copied Roger Kwok’s acting in Square Pegs. Despite netizen’s criticism, there was still significant interest in the series first episode, averaging 29 points and peaking at 30 points (approximately 1.9 million viewers).My Sister of Eternal Flower trumped the finale broadcast of Relics of An Emissary (洪武三十二), which average 28 points last week.

A Flame War Ignites Online

On Hong Kong Discussion Forum (www.discuss.com.hk) and Tvb.com, the topic of Charmaine’s performance in My Sister of Eternal Flower sparked a heated crossfire. On Tvb.com, Charmaine’s fans strongly supported their idol’s performance and used “Sister Fa’s” favorite catch phrase, “It’s not that simple.” Another set of netizens attacked Charmaine’s performance and said she was unconvincing as a mentally challenged woman. They also complained that she uttered her lines too slowly, pointing out that she would say one word every 1.5 seconds. Some netizens complained that Charmaine’s performance resembled a 2 to 3-year-old rather than a 10-year-old girl. Others pointing out that Charmaine’s eyes appeared too alert and that her gestures were exaggerated, noting a regression in Charmaine’s acting.

Raymond Lam did not escape the judgement of netizens. Some people said that Raymond’s “chok expression” made them want to vomit and criticized his acting. However, there were also positive comments which praised the comedic effects. Although Raymond was quite “chok,” some netizens said he was quite playful. At the same time, Charmaine was praised as a rare pretty, mentally-challenged girl.

Producer Strongly Supports Charmaine Sheh

The Producer of My Sister of Eternal Flower, Kwan Wing Chung (關永忠), was aware that the public regarded “Sister Fa” as the female version of “Ah Wong” during the filming of the series. Mr. Kwan also followed the comments after the series’ broadcast, and noted that the positive and negative comments were quite balanced. Mr. Kwan said that comparisons to “Ah Wong” were expected and discussed this with Charmaine, hoping she would walk out of the shadow of “Ah Wong.” Mr. Kwan noted that the characters’ background and plot development were different from “Ah Wong.”

Mr. Kwan also noted that Charmaine had adequately prepared for the role and accompanied the scriptwriter to a school for mentally challenged people during the research process. Mr. Kwan explained that Charmaine spoke her lines slowly because her reaction was slow. Although she possessed the mental capacity of a 10-year-old girl, [she was different] from the new generation of 10-year-old who displayed more adult behavior. Regarding the complaint over Raymond Lam posing a bank robber, Mr. Kwan noted that My Sister of Eternal Flower crossed over boundaries to display the “devilish” aspects of Raymond’s character for comedic effect.

Source: Mingpao

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Ada Choi was expected to due on May 17th, but the day before, Ada already started feeling pain and gave birth to her baby daughter 6 days early at Canossa Hospital. Ada once had a wish to personally experience the natural process of giving birth, but in the end it was not successful and the doctor had to give her a C-section to help her. Ada's baby daughter was born at 5:11pm, weighing 9 pounds and 4 ounces. Her name is Zoe Cheung Chor Yee (張楚兒). Yesterday Ada wrote on Weibo announcing the good news and posted a family photo!

A mother for the first time, Ada felt that the approach of a new life was very amazing, while her husband and father Max Zhang was so happy while carrying the baby, he couldn't stop smiling. He describes his daughter as a strong female because when she first came out, she did not have any loud cries, her hands and feet are thick and solid. Ada chose Canossa Hospital, where many other actresses went into labor there too, like Kelly Chen. It costs the least, starting from HK$100,000 and up.

A May 11, 2011, 5:11pm birth

Yesterday at 5:30pm, Max came down to the hospital's entrance for interviews with the media. A father for the first time, he first thanked everyone for the concern and then bowed. He appeared very excited as he said: "Both mother and daughter are safe. Our baby girl is born, Ada was admitted to the hospital last night, her expected due date was May 17th. Earlier, the magazines reported it all wrong, I saw that her stomach was so big already, so I bought her into the hospital to prepare, it was such a coincidence, eventually our baby girl was born on May 11, 2011 at 5:11pm. She is 9 pounds, 4 ounces and I believe is the heaviest baby in the entire hospital."

Accompanying Ada into the delivery room, Max watched Ada in labor and really felt that being a mother is not easy. He will treat his wife better and when the nurse carried their baby to them, Max's eyes were filled with tears, while Ada already started crying in joy. Asked who the baby looks like? Max said: "She has dad's mouth, and mom's hair. She is a beauty. (Gave her a name?) Ada wants to give her a single character, I want her name to have a "Chor" (楚) in it because I want my daughter to clearly understand the God's truth and in the end, we decided to give her the name "Chor Yee" and English name is Zoe. Her name represents a meaningful life."

Ada's mother already went to visit her in the hospital, asked Max if both parents already visited? He said: "Everyone that should come already came. (When will Ada be discharged?) Not that fast, I won't be working yet, spend some time with her first. (Ada is going to be a full-time housewife?) She cannot settle down like that... let her rest first, I think she'll come back to acting!"