不要太在意别人的看法

那天看了一段有趣的短片，短片的内容是讲述一位已经四十多岁的妇人家去参加一项歌唱比赛，当她一站上舞台的时候，台下的观众嘘声不断，但是，她却可以毫不在乎别人的眼光，自信淡定的回答评审对她的发问。

她从很久以前就一直照顾卧病在床的母亲知道最近她的母亲过世了，顿时失去生活的目标。在照顾母亲的那段期间，除了到教会做义工之外，就再也没跟外界的人联系互动。因此，她希望参加歌唱比赛可以认识到终身的朋友，不想一个人孤独终老。

评审问她的梦想是什么，她回答说她的梦想是想要成为一名专业歌手，台下观众又起哄嘘她。她依然自信满满的说完自己的理想后，开口歌唱。当她一开口，不只是观众，就连评审也张大了口不知如何反应才好，因为她的歌声与歌唱技巧实在太棒了。

当她唱完之后，早前轻看她的观众与评审无不站起身来给予她一个热烈的掌声以示惊讶于感动。最后，评审给她的分数远远超过其他参赛者，而且还是有史以来得分最高的参赛者呢！

从她的身上我们可以看到的是，不要过于在乎别人的眼光，即使遭受冷嘲热讽，受到轻看藐视，她依然可以轻松的站在舞台上将最好的呈现给观众，这点真的是非常难得可贵！

此外，这也让我们明白人不可貌相，有谁会想到一个长得胖嘟嘟平平无奇，而且还有一定年纪的夫人会拥有天籁之音呢！可以想象当她开口唱歌的时候，刚刚取笑她的人都要大跌眼镜。

有时候过于在乎别人对自己的看法与眼光，反而会局限发挥的能力，事事迁就别人，照着别人的意思去做，到头来或许别人不满意，自己也不会快乐。因此，要做就做会自己，不需太在意别人的眼光，毕竟最后决定权依然在自己的手中！

从报章上看了这篇新闻的报道，心里在想~~有没有太夸张了。今天，上youtube看了这位阿姨的表演，
我的心，久久不能平复。

一个47岁的阿姨，没拍过拖，没接过吻，其貌不扬，并説自己的愿望想成为一位职业歌手时，在场里，没有一个人会相信他的话。没有一个人会认为他是做的到的，可是，这位阿姨，他用行动~用歌声的证明了，没有华丽的外表也一样可以拥有美丽的梦想。

看完他的演出，我就像所有评审那样给予高度的评价。因为他，不单只感动了我也感动了在场的每一位，朋友，大家加油咯！
让自己活出自己的自信吧！

STAR AWARDS 2009: Results & Commentary

RESULTS:

BEST DRAMA 最佳电视剧

By My Side 不凡的爱
Just in Singapore 一房半厅一水缸
Love Blossoms I 心花朵朵开
Perfect Cut 一切完美
The Golden Path 黄金路
The Little Nyonya 小娘惹


BEST ACTOR 最佳男主角

Adrian Pang as Alan for “Nanny Daddy 奶爸百分百”
Chen Hanwei (3rd win!) as Chen Bufan for “By My Side 不凡的爱”
Huang Wenyong as Lin Bang for “Just in Singapore 一房半厅一水缸”
Pierre Png as Chen Sheng for “The Little Nyonya 小娘惹”
Qi Yu Wu as Chen Xi for “The Little Nyonya 小娘惹”
Tay Ping Hui as Huang Kaijie for “The Golden Path 黄金路”


BEST ACTRESS 最佳女主角

Chen Liping as for “The Golden Path 黄金路“
Chen Liping as for “Just in Singapore 一房半厅一水缸”
Fann Wong as Lin Kexin for “The Defining Moment 沸腾冰点”
Felicia Chin as Lin Fei for “The Golden Path 黄金路”
Jeanette Aw as Shanben Yueniang for “The Little Nyonya 小娘惹”
Joanne Peh (1st win!) as Huang Yuzhu for “The Little Nyonya 小娘惹”


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR 最佳男配角

Chew Chor Meng (has 1 Best Actor win) as Huang Kaida for “The Golden Path 黄金路”
Dai Yangtian as Shanben Yangjie for “The Little Nyonya 小娘惹”
Darren Lim as Huang Jincheng for “The Little Nyonya 小娘惹”
Yao Wenlong as Liu Yidao for “The Little Nyonya 小娘惹”
Zhu Houren for “The Defining Moment 沸腾冰点”
Zzen as Robert Zhang for “The Little Nyonya 小娘惹”


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS 最佳女配角

Cai Peixuan as Rougu-mei for “The Golden Path 黄金路”
Eelyn Kok as Huang Zhenzhu for “The Little Nyonya 小娘惹”
Li Yinzhu as Chen Lao-tai for “The Little Nyonya 小娘惹”
Lin Meijiao as Guihua for “The Little Nyonya 小娘惹”
Ng Hui (1st win) as Ah-Tao for “The Little Nyonya 小娘惹”
Xiang Yun (4th win) as Tianlan for “The Little Nyonya 小娘惹”


BEST NEWCOMER 最佳新人

Andie Chen (”The Defining Moment”, “The Little Nyonya”)
Dai Yangtian (”Taste of Love”, “The Little Nyonya”)
Jerry Yeo (”Beach.Ball.Babes”, “Perfect Cut”, “Crime Busters x2″)
Koh Yah Hwee (”Love Blossoms”, “Reunion Dinner”)
Paige Chua (”Just in Singapore”, “La Femme”, “Crime Busters x2″)
Zhang Zhen Huan (”The Dream-catchers”)


BEST THEME SONG 最佳电视主题曲 (given at the preliminary awards)

‘如燕 （Ru Yan）’ by Olivia Ong from “The Little Nyonya 小娘惹”

‘路 （Lu）’ by Mi Lu Bing from “The Golden Path 黄金路”
‘我知道我变漂亮了 （Wo Zhi Dao Wo Bian Piao Liang Le）’ by Chew Sin Huey from “Perfect Cut 一切完美”
‘心花朵朵开 （Xin Hua Duo Duo Kai）’ by Cavin Soh from “Love Blossoms I 心花朵朵开”
‘屋檐（Wu Yan）’ by Yi Xun from “Just in Singapore 一房半厅一水缸”
‘幻听（Huan Ting）’ by Daren Tan from “Crimebusters x2 叮当神探”


YOUNG TALENT AWARD 青苹果奖 (given at the preliminary awards)

陈宇萱 as Little Yueniang from “The Little Nyonya 小娘惹”
林家安 as Chen Tiantian from “By My Side 不凡的爱”
胡康乐 as Huang Rongxuan from “La Femme 绝对佳人”
彭修轩 as Weijie from “Just in Singapore 一房半厅一水缸”
黄馨仪 as Feifei from “Love Blossoms I 心花朵朵开”
林咏谊 as Lin Keke from “Perfect Cut 一切完美”


BEST VARIETY SHOW HOST

Christopher Lee for “Life Transformers”
Quan Yi Fong for “Life Transformers”
Kym Ng for “Buzzing Cashier”
Lee Teng for “On the Beat 3″
Marcus Chin “Golden Age Talentime 2008″
Guo Liang (1st win!) for “CelebriTea Break”


BEST VARIETY PROGRAMME

Buzzing Cashier
CelebriTea Break
King of Thrift 2
Life Transformers
Star Chef 2
SuperBand 2


BEST INFO-ED PROGRAMME HOST

Belinda Lee for “Find Me a Singaporean 2″
Belinda Lee for “Come Dance with Me”
Chua Lee Lian for “Food Old Days”
Dasmond Koh for “Tourism Insiders”
Guo Liang for “Breaking Barriers”
Lin Pei Fen for “So Simple II”


BEST INFO-ED PROGRAMME

Come Dance with Me
Food Hometown
My World My Blog
Of Rites & Rituals 2
TR- In the Face of Death
TR- 5 Years of SARS-free


BEST VARIETY SPECIAL

S-Pop Hurray! Music Gala
Star Awards - 25th Drama Anniversary Show
Star Search 2007 (Finals)
SuperBand 2 Grand Finals
The Anniversary Gala 2008
The Sichuan Earthquake Charity Show


BEST NEWS/CA PRESENTER

Helen Cheung
Lim Chi Yuan
Ng Siew Leng
Tung Soo Hua (5th win)
Wang Zheng
Zhao Wen Bei


TOP 10 MOST POPULAR MALE ARTISTES

Adrian Pang 彭耀顺
Bryan Wong 王禄江 (6th win)
Chen Han Wei 陈汉玮 (6th win)
Chen Shu Cheng 陈澍城
Christopher Lee 李铭顺 (10th win!)
Elvin Ng 黄俊雄 (3rd win)
Guo Liang 郭亮
Gurmit Singh 葛米星
Henry Thia 程旭辉 (surprise! 2nd win)
Huang Wen Yong 黄文永
Marcus Chin 陈建彬
Mark Lee 李国煌 (10th win!)
Pierre Png 方展发
Pornsak (1st nomination; 1st win)
Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 (5th win)
Richard Low 刘谦益
Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 (8th win)
Zhang Yao Dong 张耀栋
Zheng Ge Ping 郑各评 (1st nomination; 1st win)
Zhu Hou Ren 朱厚任


TOP 10 MOST POPULAR FEMALE ARTISTES

Dawn Yeoh 姚懿珊
Felicia Chin 陈靓瑄 (3rd win)
Fiona Xie 谢宛谕
Hong Hui Fang 洪慧芳
Ivy Lee 李锦梅 (7th win)
Jeanette Aw 欧萱 (5th win)
Jesseca Liu 刘芷绚 (3rd win)
Jin Yin Ji 金银姬
Joanne Peh 白薇秀 (3rd win)
Kym Ng 鐘琴
Lin Mei Jiao 林梅娇
Michelle Chia 谢韵仪
Michelle Chong 庄米雪
Pan Ling Ling 潘玲玲
Patricia Mok 莫小玲
Quan Yi Fong 权怡凤 (4th win)
Rui En 瑞恩 (4th win)
Vivian Lai 赖怡伶 (5th win)
Xiang Yun 向云 (9th win)
Yvonne Lim 林湘萍 (2nd win)

未来不是梦

林佳乐、林佳琪、王志伟和江乘风，四名在不同领域的工程师，抱着同样为人类未来造福的梦想的同时，也寻寻觅觅地在这世界上找着自己梦想中的另一半，四人到底最终是否能梦想成真呢？

佳乐渴望爱情，又害怕爱情，全因心中的“魔咒”作祟，担心一旦对身边男子有好感，对方便会遭到不幸，因此对男人，佳乐是望而却步，深怕自己会情不自禁喜欢上对方。佳乐第一次碰到志伟，对志伟却是厌恶到极点，误会志伟抢劫了了父亲王强。佳乐为了惩罚志伟，把志伟抢劫父亲的片段上载到网路，让志伟顿成了过街老鼠，人人喊打。没想到冤家路窄的两人，偏偏原来是同事。志伟不但是佳乐的新上司，佳乐还无意中救过志伟，可是佳乐从来没有告诉志伟真相，志伟也一直以为救他的是司徒艳。

和佳乐不同，佳琪对爱情是充满理想的，可是期待的真命天子却迟迟未出现，直到那一天佳琪遇到了乘风。
乘风到佳琪的公司维修机器，意外害得佳琪扭伤脚。乘风见佳琪受伤，好心送她到画室上课，不巧写生的模特儿没到，佳琪于是乘机报复，推乘风上阵。乘风受不了激将法，冲动答应，却没想到原来是充当人体模特儿。两人第一次的接触，让彼此留下深刻的印象，同时也轻轻地推开了爱情的那道门。

佳乐在工作上接触了志伟后，发现志伟为人正直，并非想象中那么可恶，而志伟也发现佳乐其实是个善良温柔的女孩。因为佳杰和佩佩的关系，让佳乐和志伟接触变得更加繁密，对彼此的了解更是加深，情愫也不知不觉得滋长。直到有一天，志伟为了救佳乐而受了伤，佳乐心中的“魔咒”才再次浮现。为了不再伤害志伟，佳乐开始对志伟拒于千里之外。志伟从小薇口中得知佳乐的顾虑。为了证明“魔咒”的不存在，志伟竟然以身试险，终让佳乐感动，接受了他。

另一方面，乘风被佳琪独立自主的个 所深深吸引，决定对她展开追求。佳琪也以为终于找到了真命天子，这时候却出现了程咬金，也就是乘风的前未婚妻珊珊。珊珊为了挽回乘风的心，不但卖屋子帮乘风父亲的公司度过难关，甚至还假装患癌，以求得到乘风的关爱。佳琪不想纠缠在三角关系里，决定接受公司安排，与Sato一同到日本受训。乘风为了表示对佳琪是一心一意，毅然决定放下一切，与佳琪一同前往日本。两人的感情似乎又有了希望。









佳乐虽与志伟成为情侣，但始终无法驱散心中的“魔咒”，时刻提心吊胆，深怕志伟会发生不幸，也因此而迟迟不肯接受志伟的求婚。见到志伟闷闷不乐，小薇和远景于是精心安排了一场浪漫的求婚，佳乐终被志伟的真心诚意打动，答应求婚，不料这时意外发生，小薇为了救志伟，被车撞伤，导致双眼暂时失明。佳乐惊悉自己的“魔咒”不但会伤害喜欢的人，连周遭的人也受到牵连。为免不幸的事发生下去，佳乐毅然决定与志伟分手…

乘风打算跟佳琪飞去日本当天，珊珊突然出现阻止，还因此发生车祸，导致双脚瘫痪。乘风无法赶到机场，佳琪只好失望上机。在日本受训期间，佳琪受到Sato无微不至的照顾，虽然感动万分，但心里始终对乘风难以忘怀。当乘风知珊珊原来一直在他背后耍手段，于是决定到日本追回佳琪。佳琪以为这次两人终能摆脱珊珊的影子，不料乘风接到的一通电话却两人的缘分再次受到考验，佳琪又是一次失望…

佳乐为了避开志伟，跑到穷乡僻壤当义工。志伟为了挽回感情，也一同来到做义工。佳乐一见志伟，便拔腿逃跑，不料一个大意，竟然掉进了沼泽地，志伟不假思索地跳下救人，反让两人陷入困境。莫非“魔咒”又再次灵验？志伟和佳乐是否能同心协力解除“魔咒”呢？

珊珊的陷害不但让乘风父亲的公司倒闭，乘风父亲更因受了刺激，心脏病暴发去世，而就在这时候，乘风却惊悉佳琪选择了Sato。受到双重打击的乘风，变得自暴自弃，萎靡不振。在母亲和佳琪的开导和鼓励下，乘风终于重新站了起来，并成功地研发出一个备受市场瞩目的医疗产品，有望重振父业。乘风想跟佳琪第一时间分享好消息，却获知佳琪已决定和Sato一同到日本发展。乘风赶往机场留住佳琪，佳琪一时陷入两难…

经过一番风风雨雨，佳乐、佳琪、乘风和志伟的感情是否能雨过天晴？他们最终又情归何处？他们的梦想到底都能否实现呢？……


Jesseca Liu 刘芷绚 (林佳乐 Lin Jia Le)
Rui En 芮恩 (林佳琪 Lin Jia Qi)
Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 (王志伟 Wang Zhi Wei)
Shaun Chen 陈泓宇 (江乘风 Jiang Cheng Feng)
Elvin Ng 黄俊雄 (黄俊雄 Sato)
Dawn Yeoh 姚懿珊 (王佩佩 Wang Pei Pei)
Nat Ho 鹤天赐 (林佳杰 Lin Jia Jie)
Paige Chua 蔡琦慧 (张小薇 Zhang Xiao Wei)
Zhang Zhenghuan 张振环 (胡远景 Hu Yuan Jing)
Eelyn Kok 郭惠雯 (李珊珊 Li Shan Shan)
Lin Meijiao 林梅娇 (蔡爱丽 Cai Ai Li)
Liu Qianyi 刘谦益 (林国栋 Lin Guo Dong)


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看完这部长于20集的剧
感触毕竟还是有的
每个人都有权力追求自己的梦想
还有追求自己的爱情
佳乐的爱情魔咒虽数说是心理作用
不过确实每次和心爱的人在一起总会发生一些意外
这也是避免不了的事实
我感到欣慰的是志玮始终都没有放弃佳乐
因为爱情就是这样，不要轻易放弃自己所爱的人
就像佳琪在最后选择了sato，和他一起回了日本
也许佳琪并没有做错抉择
sato每次在佳琪最需要人家关心的时候出现在身边
sato也真的是一个细心体贴的好男生
处处为佳琪着想
姗姗，未了爱情她奉献了她的全部
可是她始终得不到乘风的心
其实自这里我学了东西
对爱情不可以执著
是你的话，他就会是你的
所谓‘有缘千里来相会，无缘对面不相逢’
因为姗姗的执著造就了乘风对她的反感
得不到心爱的人，开始失去了理智
因为得不到，造成了伤害
而伤害却转成了愤怒
姗姗的愤怒，控制不来
因此也把她爱的乘风害得家破人亡
可见又多恐怖吧
很多人看这部剧
也许会很讨厌姗姗吧
因为她一直破坏乘风和佳琪的感情
可是姗姗并不坏
难道如果你爱的人离开你
你就不会失去理智吗？
这就是为什么我们对爱不要太执著
有空你也可以看看这部剧
也让你知道
我们有梦就应该去追

环保

似乎从上个月开始，环保的课题又开始走入我们的眼帘。
环保，你做了吗？
从事环保，你无须敲锣打鼓，高格调进行，然后告诉别人说：我是环保份子
就算你自认自己只是小人物，但是我相信，对于地球，对于我们的下一代，你还是有可以扮演的角色。
也忘了从什么时候开始，已经习惯在车中放一个循环购物袋，每次到百货公司买东西，都会习惯的随身带上那个袋子，把卖的东西往里面塞。
或者是逛街的时候都会带着一个大包包，把卖的东西都往里面丢。
甚至，也会在电脑包内放一个简单容器，每次偶尔在外面打包鸡饭，吃完后把容器洗干净，再放回去使用。
再者，每次洗澡后，都会把用过的洗澡水拿去到厕所。
也曾经用妈妈每次要倒掉的洗米水剩起来，放隔天后等粉沉淀可以拿来敷脸去角质用，或者是洗衣服可以使衣服不容易脱色。
如果你细心看，其实，我们周围有许多人也在和我做着同样的事情
熄灯一个小时，我们的地球不会因此而得救，也不能阻止它继续遭受人类的摧毁。
之希望通过这全球民运动，可以让更多人正视这个问题。
我当时，因为家庭和环境因素，并没有响应那一个小时的盛举，但是我还是会以一个普通人的身份，在生活的这些时日，不要为周遭生态带来太多的破坏；会这么想，并不是要凸现谁或谁比较伟大，而是自认自己只是天地间的一个过客，对于善待和育养我们的土地。

Star Awards 2009 红星大奖 2009: BEST DRAMA

BEST DRAMA 最佳电视剧




The Little Nyonya 小娘惹



This drama stars:

1st generation –
Jeanette Aw as Huang Juxiang, Xiang Yun as Tianlan, Lin Meijiao as Guilan, Huang Hui as Tao, Dai Yangtian as Yamamoto Yousuke (Shanben Yangjie), Desmond Sim as Charlie Zhang, Pierre Png as Chen Sheng, Apple Hong as Huang Meiyu, Darren Lim as Huang Jin Cheng, Cynthia Koh as Xiujuan, Pan Lingling as Xiufeng, Li Yinzhu as Chen lao-tai, Yan Bingliang as Huang Yuan

2nd generation –
Jeanette Aw as Shanben Yueniang, Qi Yuwu as Chen Xi, Joanne Peh as Huang Yuzhu, Eelyn Kok as Huang Zhenzhu, Yao Wenlong as Liu Yi Dao, Andie Chen as Huang Tianbao, Zzen as Robert Zhang
(recurring)
Xiang Yun as Tianlan, Huang Hui as Tao, Pierre Png as Chen Sheng, Darren Lim as Huang Jin Cheng, Cynthia Koh as Xiujuan, Li Yinzhu as Chen lao-tai

4th generation (modern era) –
Xiang Yun as Shanben Yueniang (old), Felicia Chin as Anqi, Nat Ho as Li Xiuwen


THE STORY


1st generation
1930s-40s, before the war, Malacca and Singapore

The Huangs are an influential family in Malacca. The head of the house, Huang Yuan (Yan Bingliang) is a businessman, and his son, Jincheng (Darren Lim) helps him. His wife, Guihua (Lin Meijiao) makes sure her presence is felt and nurtures her daughter, Meiyu (Apple Hong) to become a good Peranakan girl, who can cook well, make kueh, sew and embroider beaded-shoes. Then there is Tianlan (Xiang Yun), who is Huang Yuan’s 2nd wife. She was previously a servant who was in charge of looking after Old Mrs. Huang. Old Mrs. Huang has since passed away, leaving no place in the house for Tianlan and her daughter Juxiang (Jeanette Aw).

This era focuses on Juxiang and how she suffered in her family. Although deaf-mute, she was a strong woman who refused to bow to her fate. Victimised and ill-treated, she was a wonderful cook, and made delicious kueh. Her sewing and embroidery were considered one of the very best in her generation.

Her looks and personality caught the eye of 3 men - Charlie Zhang (Desmond Sim), a lecherous businessman; Yamamoto Yousuke (Shanben Yangjie), a young Japanese photographer; and Chen Sheng (Pierre Png), a guy from a rich family.

Determined not to marry Charlie Zhang as his 2nd wife, she ran away from home, and almost got caught by human traffickers. Yamamoto Yousuke (Shanben Yangjie) saved her, but Charlie caught her. Yamamoto Yousuke (Shanben Yangjie) saved her once again, and brought her back to Singapore, where he married her.

They had a daughter, Yueniang. However, war came, and being Japanese, Yamamoto Yousuke (Shanben Yangjie) and Juxiang were attacked. Juxiang and Yamamoto Yousuke (Shanben Yangjie) die, leaving their 8 year old daughter, Yueniang.

Chen Sheng marries Meiyu, but is unhappy with the marriage. He chooses to fritter his life away by dancing and singing daily to escape from his fate.

Other sub-plots include the love triangle between sisters -Xiufeng (Pan Lingling) and Xiujuan (Cynthia Koh)- and Jincheng (Darren Lim) which goes into the 2nd generation. Xiufeng marries Jincheng, and they have 3 children. However, he still loved Xiujuan, and he had an affair with her…


2nd generation
1960s-70s, Malacca and Singapore

This era focuses on Juxiang’s daughter, Yueniang, and her cousins - Yuzhu (Joanne Peh) and Zhenzhu (Eelyn Kok). Yueniang’s fate is pretty much like her mother’s, as she is bullied by her family members. To protect her grandmother Tianlan, who brought her up, she lived life strongly and bravely.

Even though she and Chen Xi (Qi Yuwu) loved each other, the family did not approve of their relationship, and she was sold to gangster, Liu Yi Dao (Yao Wenlong). Not one to succumb to fate, she rebelled and refused to let Yi Dao get his way. He was impressed by her strength and courage, and they became sworn siblings after that.

Yuzhu is a kind and gentle girl, who was Yueniang’s good friend. She even thought Yueniang to read and write. Liking Chen Xi (Qi Yuwu), she soon realised that he only had place for Yueniang in his heart. As if that was not bad enough, she was raped by Charlie Zhang’s equally lecherous son, Robert Zhang, and was forced to marry him… She gives up on life, and goes into depression.

Zhenzhu is Yuzhu’s sister, with a character totally opposite to her sister’s. She is selfish, unscrupulous, and downright evil. She sees Yueniang as a thorn in her flesh, as she also likes Chen Xi, and thus, pushes Yueniang into the well. She sees her sister being raped, but did nothing to help her. Even though she married Chen Xi in the end, he never loved her.

Meiyu, who has a deep grude against Juxiang, decides to take it out on her daughter, Yueniang. She is partly responsible for breaking lovers Chen Xi and Yueniang up.

Many ups and downs occur, and the Huang family business declines. It comes down to Yueniang to save the family business.

4th generation
2008, Malacca

Yueniang’s grand-daughter, Anqi (Felicia Chin) comes to Malacca to visit her, from Canada, where she was studying. Following her is Li Xiuwen (Nat Ho), who is serious in wooing Anqi, but she keeps ignoring him. Either that, or she makes fun of him.

It is to Anqi and Xiuwen that Yueniang relates the past to. She tells them more about the Peranakan culture, and how life was back then.

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Just in Singapore 一房半厅一水缸




Stars: Fiona Xie as Lin Xiuming, Kang Chengxi as Su Dingyi, Chen Liping as Nancy, Huang Wenyong as Lin Bang, Adam Chen as Ma Zhigang, Li Yinzhu as ‘zi-dong’ sao, Patricia Mok as Mary, Nelson Chia (Xie Shenjie) as Robert, the late Lan Qingxi as Qiang (San Wan), newcomer Paige Chua (Cai Qihui) as Xiuzhen, Apple Hong as Qianqian, Liang Tian as ‘ka-fei’ shu, He Bin as ‘ka-fei’ sao, Hong Da Mu as Ma po-po, Ong Ai Leng as Shumin, Peng Xiuxuan as Weijie, Yan Bingiang as Pao, Rayson Tan as Jianhui, Zhang Wei as Mr. Fang, Hong Huifang as Wang Jiao, Li Tianle as Meiling, Chen Huihui as Lian, Vivian Lai as Jinyan, Belinda Lee as Fang, Elizabeth Tan as Jianhui’s wife, Lin Jia’an as Tingting, Lin Jun Hao as Weiye, Iko Liu as Paris, Hayden Hee as Roger, Suresh as Kumar, Jasmani as Ali, Asmiyati as Yati and Henry Heng as Mr. Su

On the 8th floor of a block of one-room rental HDB flats, live different people from different walks of life.

There’s Lin Bang (Huang Wenyong), a former ge-tai singer, now a taxi driver, and his family - wife, Nancy (Chen Liping) runs a shrine in her house, dedicated to the “goddess” 13 gu-niang. People to come and pray, and she’ll pretend to be a medium in a trance, following that, she’ll give them amulets, then she keeps the angbao money; older daughter, Xiuzhen (Paige Chua), a university undergrad, who refuses to return home, as she is ashamed of her background. She stays in the university hostel, although the only bed in the flat is reserved for her only. She is not Lin Bang’s daughter; and younger daughter, Xiuming (Fiona Xie), who quit studying after passing her N levels. She now runs a fried food stall in the pasar-malam. She is caring, and nice to the people around her. However, her mother only insults her, and compares her to her older sister.

The two sisters form a love triangle, with Su Dingyi (Kang Chengxi), the son of a property magnate, who lectures in the university Xiuzhen aka Carol is studying in. Knowing he is rich, she tries to get his attention. Meanwhile, Xiuming keeps having tussles with him, as she mistakes him time and time again for a pervert. In actual fact, he was making a short film about people in the heartlands. Attracted to Xiuming’s straightforward manner, and how she is honest about her family background, he begins to woo her. Su Dingyi’s mother, Wang Jiao, used to be a famous ge-tai singer, together with Lin Bang. According to him, she was the one who cheated him of all his money, and being in the state he is now, is all thanks to her.

‘zi-dong’ sao (Li Yinzhu) is a widow, who lives with her son, Qiang (Lan Qingxi). Qiang is nicknamed San Wan, for he is a parking attendant. ‘zi-dong’ sao is a miser, and often takes advantage of her neighbours’ generosity. Qiang likes the cashier at the bread shop and goes there everyday to buy a donut just to see her. However, he is mistaken for a pervert.

Ma po-po (Hong Da Mu) stays with her good-for-nothing grandson, Zhigang (Adam Chen). Ma po-po collects cardboard for a living, and scrimps on her meals, eating food people have thrown away, just to let her grandson eat delicious food they cannot afford. Instead of being grateful, Zhigang grumbles about the food she cooks for him, and even asks her for money. Later on, he nearly causes her death to get the insurance payout.

Because of money, he is forced to ‘marry’ massage palour proprietress Paris (Iko Liu) in a fake marriage… Later, Qianqian (Apple Hong), San Wan’s beautiful vietnamese bride comes to Singapore. She is very innocent, and falls into Zhigang’s trap. He wants to elope with her…

Mary (Patricia Mok) and Robert (Nelson Chia-Xie Shenjie) have 3 children, Weijie (Peng Xiuxuan), Weiye (Lin Jun Hao) and Tingting (Lin Jia’an). They were working in a bank until they were retrenched, and have no plans of finding another job. They just sleep and loathe all day, living on the government’s financial aid. Oldest son, Weijie, cannot stand what they are doing, and works at Xiuming’s store to contribute to the family. In actual fact, he is the only one support the whole family. Mary and Robert even encourage Tingting, who has a glib tongue, to cheat people of their money, by pretending to be miserable. They harbour dreams of going overseas, even though they don’t even have enough money to get through their daily lives. They try means and ways to get people to realise how ‘miserable’ they are, and hope to get money should people pity them.

Mr. Fang (Zhang Wei), a retired school teacher, lives with his brother, Pao (Yan Bingliang), an ex-convict, and Pao’s delinquent daughter, Meiling (Li Tianle). To prevent Meiling from going out of the house, they tie her up. She manages to escape in the middle of the night, and the commotion wakes all the neighbours, who try to stop her. This makes Pao grateful to his neighbours. It turns out that Lian (Chen Huihui), the mad woman in the neighbourhood, is Meiling’s mother.

‘ka-fei’ shu (Liang Tian) and ‘ka-fei’ sao (He Bin) run a coffee store in the hawker centre. Although they have 2 grow-up children who are well-educated - older son Jianhui (Rayson tan) holds a doctorate, and younger daughter Shumin (Ong Ai Leng) is a high-flying career woman, they continue to stay in their rental flat. Shumin turns up one day and announces that she and her husband will apply for them to stay in a 3-room flat at Bedok Central. However, they must sign a will which is in her favour. She then asks them to look after her son, as the private neighbourhood she is currently staying in has dengue cases.

Thus, the story about the ceramic water tub begins. Seen by Shumin as a hazard, as she is afraid her son might drown in it, she asks her parents to get rid of it. It ends up in Ma po-po’s house, where Mr. Fang sees it, and researches. It resembles a nine-dragon tub bought in Hong Kong for US$2 million over 50 years ago, and Mr. Fang deduces that it is a fake. Zhigang loses it while running away from his creditors, and it is picked up by Weijie. But it still travels, and ends up in all the neighbours’ houses, and when it is finally known that it may be an antique worth a few million US dollars, no one knows where it has gone…

Everyone tries to get their hands on it…





Perfect Cut 一切完美




世界上“没有丑人，只有穷人。”

这是王沺裁在U频道播出的晚间10点重头戏《一切完美》中的口头禅。剧中，沺裁饰演整形医生Alex Tan。多名女艺人都大胆演出，甚至“脱衣服”让沺裁为她们“整形”。

对于这些女艺人对他的信任，沺裁觉得很荣幸。让沺裁在拍戏过程中最难忘的还是在手术室的情节，还有女艺人的身材！问他谁的身材最好，他哈哈大笑：“可能潘玲玲的身材最好。但是她没让我修复，所以我看不到！”

剧中演整形医生，沺裁是否曾想过整容？沺裁笑着表示，自己的五官单个来看，鼻子不够直、眼睛不够大、嘴巴不够好看，对自己的五官不是很满意。“但是我觉得配合起来的那个x-factor 能让人家接受，看起来的感觉还蛮亲切，那个感觉更重要吧！”

不过他可以接受女友或是朋友去整容。“要是有原因的话，比如说去割了双眼皮后，让你看起来更有精神，对各方面都有帮助，why not?”

沺裁认为生命中不可能有完美的事物还是人，自己在剧中也推翻了“没有丑人，只有穷人”的理论，明白了“如果能够包容不完美，就能一切完美。”

沺裁表示，虽然比较注重内在，但是外表固然是重要的。“外表有一定的好处，让人家一开始就喜欢你。然后想跟你接触，然后才能看到你内在的一面。”

好久没在银幕上看到沺裁，沺裁笑说那一段日子都在摧残，吃得胖胖的，完全不顾形象！但沺裁后来还是觉得自己对演戏还是抱着热忱，所以现在一年拍一部戏。

拍完《一切完美》后，他坦言还没脱离角色，还一直觉得自己是Alex Tan，想继续拍下去。他表示，非常荣幸和高兴接拍这部剧，自己有很好的发挥空间，拍戏时也不会很辛苦。

沺裁也表示，除非有很好的剧本或是《一切完美》要开拍第二系列，否则他不是很想再拍戏了。“因为从等到了一个这么好的一部戏，再去拍一个不是很开心的戏，我想我不会很舒服。”他直言，“如果以后叫我不要拍了，我也OK！”

【一切完美】5大非看不可的理由！

【一切完美】是U频道年度重头戏。有什么可看性？我们特别邀请本剧监制刘健财告诉你5大非看的理由；还有你万万不可错过的精彩片段。

#1 U频道年度本地重头剧
U频道继 【梦。拼图】后就没有再播本底剧了。【一切完美】是首部在U频道十点黄金档播映的本地剧，和剧力万钧的韩剧，港剧并驾齐驱。

#2 题材新鲜
【一切完美】以整容为主题，探讨现代人对整容的看法；同时提出疑问：整容到底是生理还是心理缺陷？

故事分为13集，内容以单元据形式呈现，并由郑婉龄，王沺裁，谢韵仪，许立桦之间的爱情，亲情贯穿全局，写实之外，也写情。

#3 画面唯美
【一切完美】采全外景拍摄，戏里不见 HDB (政府组屋)，力求画面优美。

刘健财说，为了符合王沺裁和谢韵仪的整形医生，心理医生的 "上等人" 身份；拍摄地点都定在 "贵到飞起" 的餐厅拍摄，虽只租用几个小时作为拍摄，费用让人咋舌。

据说，为了搭配他们的身份，戏里的道具都十分讲究，有些还要特别购买呢，例如：昂贵的皮椅，LCD 电视等.... 制作费大出血。电视剧杀青后，不少东西是要当二手货出售。访问时，刘健财还打趣说："你要买吗？当场就可以在这里交易了.... 哈。这电视是我的私货。"

"英伦情人"
其中一幕，拍摄王沺裁和谢韵仪在英国留学相约在餐厅的画面。制作组费尽心思把英国雪景 "搬" 到新加坡来，白雪飘飘，一对情人相约在浪漫的咖啡厅，看起来真赏心悦目。

#4 制作严谨
刘健财认为，要拍，就要认真地拍。

他说，整容并不单纯是大众所认为的，把丑整为美。整容也包括修复，例如：修复被毁坏的肌肤等。

拍摄前，制作组拜访了极为本地著名整容医生，从专业角度了解整容。拍摄时，也有专业整容医生全程随团指导，决不马虎，保证传达正确知识。

有一幕隆胸的戏，画面是整形医生把隆胸用的矽胶塞到胸部切口的特写。拍摄前，制作组特别找来好几块猪皮 (猪皮和人皮较相似) 练习，现在上面化妆，把色泽调到和人体相近的颜色，然后在猪皮下塞入血浆，还要调整灯光，角度，就为了拍摄出来的画面更贴近现实。

如此重复练习，调整之后，才进行真正的拍摄。拍摄时，真正的整形医生也在场指导。播出后请留意这一幕，镜头上动作流畅的手，就是那位指导医生特别客串的 "替手"。

#5 精彩片段

宋怡霏背部全裸~
宋怡霏在吸里饰演忧郁症病人，因为很久没有和老公欢好，以为老公嫌弃她的胸部太小，而去进行隆胸手术。

为了【一切完美】，宋怡霏豁出去了。除了两场背部全裸，露出正面胸部下方的镜头外，和陈传之之间的激情戏也不少。有一幕她整形后，脱衣服，狂吻的镜头也非常激烈。小心喷鼻血。

背部全裸，大牺牲。刘健财当初怎么说服她？
"拍的时候，她有一点点犹豫，她问'啊，去到酱啊？'，可是导演很快就说服她了，她也不扭捏。其实，她和导演和我都很熟了，而且这些都是为了剧情所需，不是为了拍而拍，也不是卖弄色情。"

林湘萍勾引王沺裁
林湘萍饰演拥有得天独厚的天使外貌，内心却丑陋无比的女人。她嫉妒好朋友 "一大粒" 虽然长得胖胖的，生活却无往不利，不但出生富有家庭，还十分有人缘。

有一场戏，林湘萍勾引王沺裁，根据刘健财的形容，当时两人之间的互动，张力十足，火花四溅，噼里啪啦狂烧。刘健财点评，林湘萍和王沺裁演的相当不错，让在一旁的工作人员也感觉到紧张。他还说，这个时候，可以看到演员的公里。这场戏，"可看性"十足。

洪乙心腿开开~
洪乙心饰演一个因为快要结婚而 "修补" 处女膜的女人，为此找上了王沺裁，动作非常不雅。王沺裁则需要 "埋首" 在腿间，做缝补，拉线的动作。刘健财叙述："拍摄的时候，乙心大叫 "不是吧，第一场戏就拍这个，很尴尬。"

陈靓瑄 "丑" 态尽露
陈靓瑄饰演整过容的小明星 "樱桃公主"。刘健财说，这一集花了制作组不少财力，人力和物力。

戏里有不少演唱会，签唱会场面，为了制作人头攒动的场面，请了不少咖历菲；另外也为 "粉丝" 制作大看板，半人高大海报，单曲CD，甚至是随CD附送的 "樱桃公主" 小玩偶.... 全都做足，一点也不欺场。

剧中也会出现公主陈靓瑄 "整形前" 的照片，到时要看个仔细，看看她到底 "整" 过那个部分。

郑婉龄和 "死人" 为伍
阿嫂代言人郑婉龄阔别电视5年之作。她在戏里饰演死人化妆师，"嫂味" 依旧。不过在监制的要求下，一改以往 "平民把刹" 阿嫂说话大大声，举止粗鲁的作风，提升为 "高级" 阿嫂。戏里，这位仍然小孤独处的高级阿嫂开始想找个伴，没想到笑料百出..... 如果你怀念荧幕上大剌剌的郑婉龄，不要错过。

杨伟烈处女作
【才华】亚军杨伟烈在戏里饰演不想和父亲拥有一张相似的脸孔而要求整容的青年。这是杨伟烈在【才华】比赛后的戏剧处女作。刘健财认为，以一个新人来说，杨伟烈在戏里的表现算是可圈可点的。





Love Blossoms 心花朵朵开



Stars: Chen Shucheng as Tao Dashun, Ivy Lee as Tao Zi Jing, Felicia Chin as Tao Hai Tong, Zheng Geping as Yun Kai Wang, Constance Song as Tao Ling Lan, Patricia Mok as Yun Cai Xia, Rayson Tan as Kang Qing Xiong, Terence Cao as Yu Wen Hao, Zhang Yaodong as Ma Da Ji, Adam Chen as Guo Zi Peng, Chen Tianwen as Lu Gua, Koh Yah Hwee (finalist from Star Search 2007) as Tao Wen Zhu, Ben Yeo as Wang Zhigang, Priscelia Chan as Yuan Er-bo, Jin Yinji as Su Baozhuan, Eelyn Kok as Mei Wei, Ng Hui as Xiao Lei, Lin Meijiao as Pan Qiulian, May Phua as Xu Yanning, Darren Lim as Huang Yezu, Hong Huifang as Liang Miaochang, Huang Wenyong as Yu Dongcheng, Chen Chuxuan as Yiling

SYNOPSIS (credits to Mediacorp for the basic info)
i’ve rewritten the synopsis below by myself. in my own words

Tao Dashun (Chen Shucheng) owns and runs a floral nursery and has 4 daughters - Ling Lan (Constance Song), Zi Jing (Ivy Lee), Hai Tong (Felicia Chin) and Wen Zhu (Koh Yah Hwee). A widower, and having a traditional outlook, his daughters are not very close to him.

His nursery is his labour of love - it reminds him of his late wife - but none of his daughters are interested in taking over. Later, he decides to sell it to help Zi Jing pay off her gambling debts. The buyer is rich ABC (American born Chinese) Ma Da Ji (Zhang Yaodong), a young man who knows nothing about the industry. Hai Tong, being very shrewd, takes advantage of this to make life better for her father, by making Da Ji pay him an enormous amount to run the whole show. Towards the end of this installment, he realises that he actually has a son - Wen Hao (Terence Cao), with his old flame Miaochang (Hong Hui Fang).

Oldest daughter Ling Lan and her father are estranged, as he sent her to the drug rehabilitation centre when she was 18. She has not returned home since then. Her boyfriend ran away, leaving her with their daughter, Yiling (Chen Chuxuan). They currently live with Lu Gua (Chen Tianwen), who is a horrible man. He engages in illegal activity and secretly has designs on Yiling.

Zi Jing is married to Yun Kaiwang (Zheng Geping), they run a flower stall, and they have a daughter, which causes them to be constantly picked on by Kaiwang’s mother, Baozhuan (Jin Yinji), who hopes for a grandson. Kaiwang’s sister, Cai Xia (Patricia Mok), gloats over the fact that she and her husband Qing Xiong (Rayson Tan) have a son. However, they are back to live with Baozhuan because they are bankrupt. With their appearance, the harmony in the household declines further. It is compounded by the fact that Qing Xiong has a Vietnamese second wife, Yuan Er-bo (Priscelia Chan), and when Kaiwang tries to help his brother-in-law cover up, Er-bo ends up falling in love with him. Zi Jing leaves, and her compulsive gambling habits are exposed. Top it up with Qing Xiong’s schemes which make Kaiwang the scapegoat, the couple have many problems which take a long time to solve.

Hai Tong is a very shrewd woman who is proud and confident. With her boyfriend, Guo Zipeng (Adam Chen), they run a floral hamper shop. Zipeng always has to give in to her and as their relationship is not solid, he cheats on her with his old girlfriend. Unable to be humble, she dumps him and returns to her father’s nursery to start anew. There, her relationship with Da Ji advances to a closer level. Hoping that she’ll persuade him to stay, he is disappointed when she lets him sell the nursery and join his parents in China.

Youngest daughter Wen Zhu is a happy-go-lucky undergrad who wins a university beauty pageant and is talent-spotted by the TV station and cast in a drama serial. She likes Da Ji. When in the entertainment industry, she endures the wrath of actress Yanning (May Phua) who makes her life difficult. Image consultant Zhigang (Ben Yeo) becomes her good friend, and he falls in love with her. However, she starts to distance herself from Zhigang when bad media focuses on her fight with Yanning, and speculation that Zhigang is a sissy and maybe gay. Because of her brother-in-law Lu Gua’s antics, she knocks her head and develops a blood clot and is unable to concentrate on her acting career when she is constantly attacked by severe headaches.





The Golden Path 黄金路




Starring: Chen Liping as Xiao-gu, Li Nanxing as Ah-Jin/Jin Long, Tay Ping Hui as Huang Kaijie, Felicia Chin as Lin Fei, Joanne Peh as Huang Kaiqi, Chew Chor Meng as Huang Kaida, Joey Feng Jinyu as Jin Feng, Cai Peixuan as Zhen (Rou-gu mei), Huang Wenyong as Lin Desheng, Priscelia Chan as Lu Simin, Nat Ho as David, Wang Yuqing as Lin, Carole Lin as Yan, Wen Liling as Ying, Alan Tern as Dejian, Li Wenhai as Cai, Zheng Geping as Hai-ge, Edmund Chen as Cheng, Joey Swee as Cheng-sao, Hong Peixin as Hu, Zhang Wei as Jinlong’s grandfather

In the 1980s, Xiao-gu (Chen Liping) is a widow, who, with her three children, Kaida, Kaijie and Kaiqi, runs her tzi-cha roadside stall. She is known for being able to laugh her days away, her personal motto being “笑也一天，哭也一天，为什么不笑着过一天？”

Oldest son Kaida (陈勇铭 Chen Yong Ming) is very hardworking, and does very well in his studies. The same can’t be said of second son Kaijie (马纬翰 Ma Wei Han), who is playful, and doesn’t like to study. Youngest daughter Kaiqi (捞毓婷 Lao Yuting) is helpful and caring.

Enter Jin Long (张家奇 Fraser Tiong) and Jin Feng (黄磬仪 Huang Qing Yi), siblings who move into the same building as Xiao-gu and her children. Jin Long and Kaijie have already met and can’t stand the sight of each other. They start quarelling whenever they meet. However, Kaiqi takes care of Jin Feng, who is just a few years younger than her. Jin Long has to make money to take care of himself and his sister, as their father is out at sea - he’s a sailor.

Jin Long and Jin Feng’s father is actually not a sailor; he was involved in a large scale robbery of a jewelry shop. He and his 2 partners made off with about $800,000 worth of jewelry. One of his partners was killed during the police chase, not by the police - they only injured him, but by his other partner, Hu.

Xiao-gu takes care of Jin Long and Jin Feng, and she and Ah-Jin soon become close. He proposes marriage. However, not everyone is happy. Jin Long and Kaijie are the only ones who oppose the marriage.

Kaijie witnessed Jin accidentally kill Hu, as Hu was pestering him to participate in another heist, which Jin refused to, as he was going to settle down in a new life with Xiao-gu. After digging around, Kaijie realises that Jin and Hu were robbers. On Xiao-gu and Ah-Jin’s wedding day, he gets Ying to call the police hotline, and report that she knows the robber in the identikit printed in the newspapers.

Jin holds policeman Cai hostage, and runs to an abandoned building. He lets Cai go, and jumps onto the road, where policemen surround him. He points a gun to his head and shoots himself.

TIME PASSES. It is now in the 1990s.

Xiao-gu’s roadside stall has grown into a restaurant. All the children are all grown-up. Jin Long (Li Nanxing) looks exactly like his late father. Kaijie (Tay Ping Hui) is still the same as before, and despises Jin Long.

Jin Long is very close to Kaiqi (Joanne Peh), and he secretly holds a torch for her. Kaida (Chew Chor Meng) is a medical student, still as hardworking as ever. Jin Feng (Joey Feng) is lousy at her studies, and hasn’t even passed her O levels, even though she’s almost 20.

Kaida, Kaijie and Kaiqi are all university students. Jin Long helps out in Xiao-gu’s shop, with no ambition, and Jin Feng dreams of becoming an actress, hating to study.

Enter Lin Fei (Felicia Chin), a rich girl who takes a liking for Jin Long. She keeps pestering him non-stop, and tells everyone that she is his girlfriend. Kaijie likes her, and pursues her, but she only has eyes for Jin Long.

Also playing a part in the story is Ah-Zhen Rou-gu mei (Cai Peixuan), who helps out in Jin Long’s maternal grandfather’s Bak Kut Teh shop. She is a very loyal and hardworking, and allows no one near the shops’ money, even though loan-sharks pester her everyday.

Xiao-gu buys over a dry-market, and puts Jin Long in charge of it. He is not a very capable boss, but Xiao-gu insists that the market is his responsibility.





By My Side 不凡的爱



This drama stars:
Chen Hanwei as Chen Bufan, Zoe Tay as Lin Xinya, Rui-en as Zhang Yuhang, Elvin Ng as Chen Buqun, Terence Cao as Zi Xin/Zi Jian, Vina Lim as Chen Tiantian, Zhu Houren as Lin Chunxiao, Zhu Yu Ye as Wang Qiuyue, Chen Tianwen as Andy, Brandon Wong as hui-gou (grey dog), Ong Ai Leng as Cecelia, Ye Shipin as hei-ma (black horse), Benjamin Heng as Xinya’s brother, Melody Chen as Xinya’s brother’s wife

This drama starts with Chen Bufan (Chen Hanwei) passing out after coughing incessantly, and he is taken to the hospital, with his wife Xinya (Zoe Tay) and daughter Tiantian (Vina Lim) following him.

Flashbacks show that Chen Bufan is a loving husband and model father. He works in a meat factory, and his wife is a tutor. Their daughter, Tiantian, is 6 years old, and they are well liked in their neighbourhood.

Scenes in the current and past show the set of events which happened after Bufan discovered he has AIDS. His entire family were discriminated against, and life became very painful for them, as they were regarded like the plague.

I gave up 1/2 way. It got boring and kind of pointless, as it was really miserable… All the info in a drama setting was definitely better than doing it in a magazine programme. I appreciate the fact that this drama set out to create awareness among the masses, and it did it’s job.

Chen Hanwei was brilliant! He looked so sickly, and looked like he was going to collapse and die anytime.

Zoe Tay’s role was quite pointless. She was so cold, and strict.

There was no chemistry between her and Chen Hanwei, even in the beginning, when they were supposed to be a loving couple. Therefore, I was not surprised when they were having a cold-war and all. You couldn’t feel the love between the couple.

On the other hand, I thought Vina Lim as Tiantian did a good job, and kept the life in the show. she was the one who asked questions which everyone watching would, at one point or another. so I think she can be called the audience’s conscious-voice

Rui-en was quite an ‘emo’ character, and Elvin Ng was the one who managed to melt her heart. Rui-en and Elvin as a couple… they were quite sweet.

Terence Cao in the show — quite meaningless. really.

OVERALL, this drama did what it was supposed to do — create awareness about AIDS, and warn people about its dangers. it attempted to show how a family’s love can change almost every situation, and also focused on current issues like unfilial children, discrimination among kids due to adult’s thoughts…


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my 3 favourite dramas are up there — The Little Nyonya, Just in Singapore and The Golden Path!! yes, they are all productions of Ang Eng Tee 洪荣狄 :) i’d be really happy if any of them win!

but who knows? many years have passed where educational-sponsored dramas have taken the Best Drama title and not really deserved it, considering the other nominations! By My Side might just win based on this! and to be fair, this show has many fans, people like it! it managed to touch on a sensative issue, and bring it close to the people.

everyone expects The Little Nyonya to win, and why not?! it was a really good show, and it was engaging, and full of evil people. but its weak point was that it was too simple a story — it was either black or white, people was just good or bad, no grey, no conflicting struggles within a character.

Just in Singapore was a different kind of show — it was a heartlander-ish based drama, which was funny, and very close to ones heart. one could easily relate to the characters and their struggles for a better life; you cursed the selfish people, and felt pain for the ones who’ve been taken advantage of…

and as for The Golden Path, it was a story about family, greed, love, hate, revenge — a very powerful drama which in terms of production values, is so much more superior to The Little Nyonya. people struggled with their decisions; even the good characters made bad decisions. it was a very suspenseful drama, and the acting was brilliant!

Perfect Cut caused a craze, and a whole lot of loyal followers. although likened to a US series about plastic surgery, this drama brought plastic surgery and psychology closer to us. acting by the guest stars, i’ve heard, were brilliant. i’ve heard tons of praises for this show. this drama is the only Channel U drama which has been nominated in all the Star Awards so far. it stands a high chance of winning too. i’m quite sad that i’ve not watched the 1st season yet, ‘cos they’re airing the 2nd season soon. i should really get down to watching it.

i can confidently say that Love Blossoms won’t win this year. although i personally feel that it’s the best mega-drama (i didn’t see Holland V, saw all the rest), it has no chance this year, ‘cos the rest of the nominations are just too strong. sure, this was a nice drama about family, but not strong in production values. there was too much of things going round-and-round, repeating the same thing again and again, and bickering, shouting. there was just too much of it!


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Star Awards 2009 红星大奖 2009: BEST ACTOR

BEST ACTOR 最佳男主角





Adrian Pang as Alan for “Nanny Daddy 奶爸百分百”





Chen Hanwei as Chen Bufan for “By My Side 不凡的爱”





Pierre Png as Chen Sheng for “The Little Nyonya 小娘惹”





Qi Yu Wu as Chen Xi for “The Little Nyonya 小娘惹”





Tay Ping Hui as Huang Kaijie for “The Golden Path 黄金路”





Huang Wenyong as Lin Bang for “Just in Singapore 一房半厅一水缸”






there is only competition between Chen Hanwei and Tay Ping Hui. their roles were the most challenging, and would be remembered for ages. they are breakthrough roles, which showcase their brilliant acting skills.

i’m also very glad to see Huang Wenyong in the list! he’s a great actor, but his role in “Just in Singapore” just pales in comparison to the challenging roles which Chen Hanwei and Tay Ping Hui portrayed!

as for Adrian Pang, i can’t really say much, ‘cos i didn’t watch “Nanny Daddy”. his portrayal was pretty OK, very comical.

i don’t know why Pierre Png is nominated for his role in “The Little Nyonya”. his character was rather boring. he just sang and danced and drank all day after the war was over… it was a good effort, and we could see that his command of Chinese had improved, but he’s definately not a strong contender.

Qi Yuwu is another strong contender. although i didn’t really think much of him as Chen Xi, he did as much as a hero-figure would have done. this role marked his return to the small-screen, and he didn’t disappoint. the Best Actor award isn’t for him this year. he should’ve won Best Actor in 2006 for his role in C.I.D. - that role made me see him in a different light, as a really devoted actor.

Tay Ping Hui in “The Golden Path” (based on the fact that Huang Kaijie totally creeped me out. i mean, how can someone be so evil?! please give our ah-ge some recognition! after all these years he only has a Best Supporting Actor win, which was 10 years ago!!)


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Star Awards 2009 红星大奖 2009: BEST ACTRESS

BEST ACTRESS 最佳女主角




Chen Liping as ‘xiao-gu’ for “The Golden Path 黄金路”





Chen Liping as Nancy for “Just in Singapore 一房半厅一水缸”





Fann Wong as Lin Kexin for “The Defining Moment 沸腾冰点”





Felicia Chin as Lin Fei for “The Golden Path 黄金路”





Jeanette Aw as Shanben Yueniang for “The Little Nyonya 小娘惹”

Joanne Peh as Huang Yuzhu for “The Little Nyonya 小娘惹”





wow, Chen Liping nominated twice!!

but this will be a tough category. Fann has done this gone-crazy role before, in 2004’s “Beautiful Illusions”. it wasn’t a breakthrough role for her. and i feel that Joanne and Felicia aren’t ready for a Best Actress win yet, based on their experience. they’ve just started playing more challenging roles, and although they may have done well, there are others who’ve surpassed expectations. it is the first time both these princesses have been nominated for Best Actress.

Jeanette Aw was great in “The Little Nyonya”. she totally embraced the 2 roles she was given, and made Juxiang and Yueniang her. think Jeanette Aw, and you’ll remember her in “The Little Nyonya”. think “The Little Nyonya” and you’ll remember her. there isn’t anyone more perfect to be given the role; it’s precisely because Jeanette made it her own. she eluded the feelings and overall characteristics of Juxiang and Yueniang. she is Juxiang; she is Yueniang; she is the little nyonya.

Chen Liping totally deserves her double nominations!! her roles in both shows were very different. although she was nicknamed ‘Xiao-gu’ in “The Golden Path”, she wasn’t always as happy as she looked. she held deep, dark secrets which reflected a choice, a path she chose in order to give her and her children a good life. you could see the pain she went through with her crazy son, her evil son, and the death of her step-daughter. you could feel her joy and her sorrows. Chen Liping just eludes a very mother-ly, close to your heart connection with the audience.
in “Just in Singapore”, she was hillarious as the fake-medium Nancy! you hated her for neglecting and scolding good daughter, played by Fiona Xie, and pouring all her affections and money at her undergrad snobbish daughter, played by Paige Chua. she was not very mother-ly, she did not openly show her care and concern for her daughters, but you could feel that she had the right intensions, and that her bark was worse than her bite.


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Star Awards 2009 红星大奖 2009: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR 最佳男配角






Chew Chor Meng as Huang Kaida for “The Golden Path 黄金路”
Chew Chor Meng
why: his acting was quite good and convincing in “The Golden Path”, especially since he hadn’t acted for a while until that drama.
He is my favourite artist...Like him so much





Dai Yangtian as Shanben Yangjie for “The Little Nyonya 小娘惹”
Dai Yangtian is just not in the same league as the rest of the nominees; he’s stiff, and still needs a lot more exposure. sure, he made a big impression in “The Little Nyonya”, but just making an impression based on — lets face it, everyone just thinks he looks good. nothing more. theres no substance. not yet, he doesn’t have the acting chops requried for this category. yet. — his looks. and his role, seriously, wasn’t very challenging. yes, i admit he eluded the right personality of this hero figure, to save the damsel in distress, but other than looking ‘cool’ and calm, his acting just didn’t cut it.

ok. i think i’ve explained enough about Dai Yangtian, yes, i’m biased against him. but i feel my explaination doesn’t hint my biasness. argh. whatever.





Darren Lim as Huang Jincheng for “The Little Nyonya 小娘惹”
it isn’t very easy to play a spine-less loser either. i mean, Darren Lim’s Jincheng in “The Little Nyonya” was so irritatingly stupid. he was such a stupid man who refused to stand up for himself, and just listened to what everyone around him said. as a father, he depended so much on the advice of his son. and he managed to look so miserable, but yet, when he was having his affair, his facial expressions were so different, like he was a totally different person. Darren won last year’s Best Supporting Actor for his role in “Kinship”.





Yao Wenlong as Liu Yidao for “The Little Nyonya 小娘惹”
Yao Wenlong is a very versatile actor. i never thought he’d be good as a bare-bodied butcher, wow, very eye-opening. oh gosh, sorry, that sounds wrong.
i felt that he balanced the character of Liu Yidao very well — the boorish fierce side of him, and the very kind-hearted and filial side. it is amusing that he managed to keep his eyes wide open the whole show, it really put the fear in you, especially when he was wielding his chopper!





Zhu Houren for “The Defining Moment 沸腾冰点”
Zhu Houren is brilliant! as seen in many shows, he’s an extremely versatile actor, who fits into any role he’s given. it is the same case with him in “The Defining Moment”, where he goes mad but denies it vehemently. his classic scene was the “踩死你! 踩死你!” bit. so convincingly mad. brilliant!

Zzen as Robert Zhang for “The Little Nyonya 小娘惹”
Zzen. he always plays these ‘pia kia’ roles, but here, he’s not just a ‘pai kia’, he’s an evil kia! muahahahahaha. he was evil, he looked evil, behaved evil, and just didn’t have a redeeming feature in him at all. it was really eye-opening to see him here, ‘cos he portrayed the role so convincingly. WOW. i want him to win!

Star Awards 2009 红星大奖 2009: BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS 最佳女配角






Cai Peixuan as Rougu-mei for “The Golden Path 黄金路”
Cai Peixuan impressed in “The Golden Path”, and everyone was asking who she was. it was the first time Singaporean viewers had seen her onscreen (she acted in collaborations aired in Malaysia earlier). she made such an impression that she was soon just called ‘rougu-mei’, after her character in the show. i felt that she did a pretty good job, and held her own, sharing most of her screentime with ah-ge Li Nanxing.





Eelyn Kok as Huang Zhenzhu for “The Little Nyonya 小娘惹”
Eelyn Kok was the evil Zhenzhu in “The Little Nyonya”. she was so selfish, whiny and downright horrible. she did everything for herself, even at the expense of her loved ones (she cruelly walked away from her sister who was being raped)… she was always out to sabotage and wreak havoc; she always looked so detestable! she has improved from her Best Supporting Actress nominated role in “Kinship” (Star Awards 2007), but i’m not sure if it is enough to make her a front runner for this award this year.





Li Yinzhu as Chen Lao-tai for “The Little Nyonya 小娘惹”
what?! Li Yinzhu is nominated for her role in “The Little Nyonya” not “Just in Singapore”?! that’s so sad. if she’d been nominated for her role in “Just in Singapore”, i’d be rooting for her to win. now i guess this win will have to go to another… Li Yinzhu’s role in “The Little Nyonya” was nothing special. she was just a grand-old-lady who spoke slowly, and was very prim and proper in her mannerisms. other than that, she had to look sickly. nothing much. why wasn’t she nominated for her role as ‘zi-dong sao’ in “Just in Singapore”?! that’s so disapointing!!!





Lin Meijiao as Guihua for “The Little Nyonya 小娘惹”
Lin Meijiao — the evil matriarch in “The Little Nyonya”. she did so many evil thing possible, and ruled her household by putting the fear in everyone. when she cold-heartedly broke Tao (Ng Hui)’s leg, it put so much fear into Tao that she refused to make eye contact with her anymore. Lin Meijiao had this evil stare which made her look so fierce, and frightening. a definite favourite for the win!





Ng Hui as Ah-Tao for “The Little Nyonya 小娘惹”
Ng Hui — a favourite for the win! as Ah-Tao, the lovable maid, she showed a different side of herself which, us, as the audience have not seen her before. she managed to bring the life into this character :) this is her breakthrough role. she is better known as Ah-Tao now, so you can see how much her performance in this drama has benefitted her career! her portrayal just made me go ‘wow!’, she is a pretty good actress afterall! and she didn’t disappoint throughout.





Xiang Yun as Tianlan for “The Little Nyonya 小娘惹”
Xiang Yun — when asked for predictions in Paul Chan’s bagua blog, i’ve not come across anyone who nominated Xiang Yun. whether for her role in “The Defining Moment” or “The Little Nyonya” (coincidentally, she plays Jeanette Aw’s mother/grandmother in both shows!) but that aside, Xiang Yun is an actress who can hold any role given to her. in “The Little Nyonya”, she was a very timid woman outside the kitchen, but in the kitchen, she exerted more authority. her character, Tianlan, is really miserable. she is constantly seen on her knees, and you can feel her pain when she keeps kowtow-ing to Guihua.That is very touching my heart,and very keep in.



i’d like to win: Lin Meijiao in “The Little Nyonya” (based on the fact that such a nice sweet lady like Meijiao can tackle such a hateful role! everything falls into place — her evil voice, her ‘dagger’ stare, the way she stomps around like the queen of the world… first-class acting!!)

Star Awards 2009 红星大奖 2009: BEST NEWCOMER

BEST NEWCOMER 最佳新人





Dai Yangtian (”Taste of Love”, “The Little Nyonya”)
Dai Yangtian — from China; signed on by Mediacorp in 2007. what MORE can i say?! nothing much was known of him when he made his debut in “Taste of Love”, but when he appeared (for a mere 5 episodes) in “The Little Nyonya”, as the mild-mannered Japanese photographer hero, everyone wanted to know WHO HE WAS! if i remember correctly, when the drama went back to the 1930s, he was the first character to appear. he made such a big impact as Yamamoto Yousuke, that he (who was virtually unknown) shot to fame, overnight, clinching 2/8 of the ‘Top 8 Most Likable Male Lead Characters 年度8大最喜爱的男角色‘ - for “Taste of Love 缘之烩” and and “The Little Nyonya 小娘惹”. i think we’ll be able to see how versatile he is when he plays the lead in “Table of Glory”, as a bad-attitude ping-ping player




Jerry Yeo (”Beach.Ball.Babes”, “Crime Busters x2″)
Jerry Yeo — the 1st runner-up of Star Search 2007. his debut was in “Beach.Ball.Babes 球爱大战” as Jesseca Liu’s goody-two-shoes brother, where he tried romancing Dawn Yeoh’s character, and then he guest-starred and played the mentally unsound genius in “Crime Busters x2 叮当神探” where he murdered someone very brutally. he was also in “Perfect Cut”, but i didn’t see that; however, i’ve heard he was impressive there! i was impressed by his role, however small, in “Crime Busters x2 叮当神探”. it seemed so real and looked so real that it freaked me out.




Andie Chen (”The Defining Moment”, “The Little Nyonya”)
Andie Chen — he’s the winner of Star Search 2007. i didn’t think much of him in his debut appearance in “The Defining Moment”. he was just a spoilt good-for-nothing kid, who depended on his family’s (his sister’s more like) money to venture into businesses which only lose money. and his character wasn’t smart either, and was always getting cheated. but i found that he was a pretty suitable choice to play Tianbao in “The Little Nyonya”. his onscreen chemistry with his father (Darren Lim) was very natural. he’s a good actor (of course there’s room for improvement), and i’ve seen that he has crossed over to Channel 5 to do some shows too. pretty versatile!




Paige Chua (”Just in Singapore”, “La Femme”, “Crime Busters x2″)
Paige Chua — she made her debut in “Just in Singapore”, where she was the materialistic girl wanting to erase her lowly background, and acknowledge her wealthy father and marry into a rich family; at the same time, she won a campus beauty contest. her character was really hateable! she was so selfish, and very ice-queen-ish. argh!! then she appeared in “La Femme”, where she was a married woman, who was childish and threw tantrums. she didn’t carry her role very well there as she was not really good at portraying a bubbly character. then came the role in which she impressed, as a mentally disturbed forensic pathologist. she was really great there! she was full of pain, angst, suffering




Zhang Zhen Huan (”The Dream-catchers”)
Zhang Zhenhuan — he’s from “U are the One”. i’ve seen him as one of the 6 hosts of the eco-friendly, saving the earth show, with Jeff Wang etc. on Ch U, and he also acts in “The Dream-catchers”. he’s the only host on this list, and he’s not made much an impression, as compared to the rest. his appearance in “The Dream-catchers” may have come too late and too close to the awards that people would overlook him as a nominee. i don’t have much of an impression of him. his works pale in comparison to the rest of the nominees.




Koh Yah Hwee (”Love Blossoms”, “Reunion Dinner”)
Koh Yah Hwee — a finalist from Star Search 2007. she was the first Star Search ‘07 alumi to make her screen debut. in “Love Blossoms”, she was the youngest daughter, Wenzhu. in the drama, she won a campus beauty contest, and was offered an acting contract with the TV station. there, she rose quickly to fame, which infuriated dethroned ah-jie (May Phua), who created a lot of trouble for her. she then appeared in “Reunion Dinner” as the goody-two-shoes older daughter who had a scare, when she thought she was pregnant. both her characters are pretty much the same; i’d like to see her in a more challenging role!



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Dai Yangtian (he’s rightly named ‘Mr Little Nyonya’. other than the drama itself, Jeanette Aw, and songs, he’s the other thing which got people talking! his role in “The Little Nyonya” is definately the turning-point in his career.
Hope Dai yang tian will get awards
Good Luck

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