Monday, April 30, 2012

Ghost on Air《靈聼》Press Screening

Ended the last day of the April with a group of friends to catch a local horror movie - Ghost on Air.

My second horror movie within a month - I'm learning to train up my guts. People who know me will know that I'm a scaredy cat, I am easily frightened by the sound effect and the sudden frightening scene. However, I decided to go for the movie as I wanted to support Singapore production - Merelion Pictures.

Release Date: 17th May 2012
Language: Mandarin
Running Time: 90 mins
Genre: Horror
Director: Cheng Ding An
Cast: Dennis Chew, Eunice Olsen, Gan Mei Yan
Rating of the movie: 3/5

Synopsis


A Radio DJ driven to desperation, resorts to telling ghost stories on air, but what if the stories were all not fiction?

“Ping Xiao, a two time “Most Popular DJ” award winner, is suddenly robbed of his successful morning show slot. Jealous at seeing a younger DJ taking his place, he forces himself to conquer painful recurring memories of his deceased girlfriend and tells the ghost stories that was written by her on air. With each painful memory he endures, he regains a small step to his superstardom. However, as he is about to claim his reward, he begins to realize that the stories were not works of fiction, and maybe it wasn’t him telling the stories all along…”

“两度“最受欢迎DJ”的品孝,失利被调到了午夜班。眼红年轻的新人取代自己的位子,他迫不得已回忆起与已故女友的点点滴滴,在空中述说她生前所写的灵异故事。强忍着内心一阵阵的痛,他一步步地夺回自己所失去的。然而,正当他要坐回巨星的宝座時,他赫然发现他所述说的灵异故事并不是虚构的… 也或许一直在讲鬼故事的并不是自己…”

It was a chill experience watching the movie. All the sudden frightening scenes and screams hovering the air make me shiver. Thanks Terence for lending me your jacket to cover away some of the frightening scenes.

I really like Zhong Chong Qing's acting. He brings out the character well. Not only Auntie Lucy is a great success,  he acts really well as Ping Xiao too.

I like the plot of the movie where uncovered the vengeance behind the supernatural occurances.

However, I find that the duration of the movie is rather short. As such, the ending was a little rush, it took me awhile to understand the ending.

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We are fortunate to have the Director of the movie, Cheng Ding An, watching the film with us. He shared with us some of the stories behind the scenes, the preparation done and his thoughts about the movie. He is an easy-going and humble man.

 *Credits William for the photo.

Caught a group photo with the Director after the movie.

Do support the local production, the movie will be released on 17th May 2012.

"现在是午夜十二点,您准备好《灵听》了吗?"

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Star Awards 2012 Show 2

Happy Sunday everybody. Hope you guys have a nice weekend.

Definitely going to end my Sunday with a blast, to ease away from my Monday Blue. I'm all ready to head out to attend Mediacorp yearly biggest event.
I am sure you have already guess what it is. Yes you are right, it's Star Awards show 2.

This is my first time attending Star Awards live. I'm full of anticipation on how different it will be watching live and on television.

Making my way to Marina Bay Sands.

We were just in time to catch the stars gracing the ceremony.

Established in 1994, Star Awards is a Mediacorp platform to affirm and recognize the contribution of both performing talents as well as the behind-the-scene productionss talents for the past one year.

Star Awards 2012, here we go!

Here with Jasmine, thanks Jasmine for bringing me along ♥

Aww, it's Xiao Gui and Kingone Wang on stage. Both are my favourite Taiwanese artistes, I wish I could go nearer to have a closer look of them.


So many international stars were present at the Star Awards, I can't wait for Jay Park's performance. I'm getting influence by the Kpop fever.

Is the twins from Taiwan - Guo Yan Jun and Guo Yan Fu.
Guo Yan Fu still remembered and reminisce his collaboration with Jeanette Aw few years ago.

Let us take a look at the list of winners for Star Awards show 2:

1. Best Info-Ed Programme: Tuesday Report 2011: Applaud To Life 《星期二特写: 谢幕人生》
2. Best Info-Ed Programme Host: Lee Teng (Let’s Talk 2《你在囧什么?! 2》)
3. Best Newcomer: Kate Pang (A Tale Of 2 Cities《乐在双城》)
4. Best Current Affairs Presenter: Iriana Halim ( Good Morning Singapore《早安您好》), Chun-Ong Guek Lay (Focus《焦点》)
5. Best News Presenter: Tung Soo Hua, Zhang Haijie
6. Best Supporting Actor: Chen Shu Cheng (The Oath《行医》 )
7. Best Supporting Actress: Vivian Lai (Love Thy Neighbour《四个门牌一个梦》 )
8. Best Variety Programme: Renaissance《旧欢. 心爱》
9. Best Variety Show Host: Mark Lee (It’s A Small World II《国记交意所 2》)
10. Best Variety Special: Star Awards 2011 (Show 1) 《银光闪耀 红星大奖2011》
11. Best Drama Serial: On The Fringe《边缘父子》
12. All-Time Favourite Artiste: Tay Ping Hui
13. Best Actor: Tay Ping Hui (Bountiful Blessings《万福楼》)
14. Best Actress: Joanne Peh (A Tale Of 2 Cities《乐在双城》)

Awesome! It's Jay Park performance - Count on Me (Nothing on you).

Beautiful girls all over the world
I could be chasing but my time would be wasted
They got nothing on you baby Nothing on you baby

Jay Park is a Korean-American artist and also the former leader of boy band 2PM. He had sang a total of 3 songs at the awards ceremony.

His second song: Know Your Name

I loved his songs - the songs are nice and catchy. He has great dancing skill too. Why are Koreans all good at dancing, I wanna learn dancing too!!!!

Just be my girlfriend my girlfriend my girlfriend my girl
Be my girlfriend my girlfriend my girlfriend my girl

Yeah, Jay Park is one of the reason why I wanna attend Star Awards.

The most anticipated and highlight of the ceremony is none other than the Top 20 Most Popular Artistes Awards. The result caught many in surprise as many of them were up on stage for the very first time for this award.

Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes:
Bryan Wong
Elvin Ng
Chen Han Wei
Zhang Yao Dong
Pierre Png
Zheng Ge Ping
Qi Yu Wu
Ben Yeo
Dasmond Koh
Dennis Chew

Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes:
Rebecca Lim
Yvonne Lim
Rui En
Kim Ng
Vivian Lai
Paige Chua
Jeanette Aw
Cynthia Koh
Joanne Peh
Ann Kok

The 3 hours award ceremony had officially ended. While waiting for the crowds to disperse, lets had one last shot.

Qi Yuwu's fans had a little surprise for him.

We did not manage to catch the stars as they went for the celebratory post-show party.

Aww, we saw Huang Shi Nan before we left the ballroom.

Congratulations to all the award winners, you guys have did a great job. We look forward to more quality dramas from Mediacorp.

Monday, April 23, 2012

Men's Fashion Week Singapore 2012 Closing Gala Event Part 2

So right after the fashion show, the guests proceed to the closing Gala Dinner. Time to fill our tummy after filling our eyes with MCM collection and handsome models.

Spotted Wei Shen at the event too.

Finally a photo with the baner behind. Last picture before we went in for our dinner.

The Gala Dinner was yet another meaningful dinner.
Because the money raised from the four-course gala dinner will go to National Cancer Research Fund immediately.

Time to dig in.

Check out the appetizer.

Mushroom soup.

Our main course.

The whole venue is nicely set up. The classy table setting alongside with th gorgeous ambience creates a wonderful dining experience for us.

Charity auction begins.

Many limited edition items such as MCM bag pack are being auctioned off to raise funds for the National Cancer Research Fund.

Caught sight of David Gan at the table in front of us. He is the one wearing a cap.

Wow, this handsome Korean model came to mingle at our table. He is a nice and friendly guy.

Omg, he is so tall and stylish. I felt like a drawf beside him. Must grab a solo picture with him.
Why Koreans are so good-looking???

With the awesome at my table.

The last course of our gala dinner. Dessert is always the best.

We caught a photo with Mrs Kim Sung Joo after the dinner. She is the chief executive of MCM Holdings.

The night is not gonna stopped here. We headed for the closing party next. Drink and dance your night away.

Totally enjoyed it. It was a magnificent night for me.
Hate that it is Monday tomorrow. I would love to stay up longer for the party. The party had just started!

Bumped into George Young again. We met each other again after a week.
He looked chic today ♥

The guys had a picture together too,

We had come to the end of Men's Fashion Week 2012. It was a great success, I am a;ready looking forward to Men's Fashion Week 2013.

Hope to see you guys back again next year.

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Men's Fashion Week Singapore 2012 Closing Gala Event Part 1

Arriving at Marina Bay Sands for the closing ceremony of the 5 days long Men's Fashion Week 2012. My heart is filled with excitement and looking forward to the whole event. This is my first time here at the Convention Hall, the place has been so nicely done up with the Men's Fashion Week banner and also the musical performance group playing the sentimental music.

It is indeed an eye-opener event for me.

While waiting for the fashion show, we have some light canapes to fill our stomach.

And also Champagne to keep us going.

Time for some camwhoring shots:

With Andrew. He's is super nice, he helps me with some of shots.

With Terence. Finally he opened his eyes big with just one take. I never realised I looked so short standing next to him. Did he grow taller?

Mingling around (:

Time to go in and settle down for the fashion showcase.

Lets hear the speech from the senior vice president of Marina Bay Sands, Mr. Mark Juliano.

Men's Fashion Week Singapore 2012 gathers a group of outstanding designers from Europe, USA, Korea, Japan and Singapore. They will showcase a diverse range of menswear from classic suits to casual wear.

And welcome the Chariman of Men's Fashion Week 2012, Frank Cintamani.

This year's MFW 2012 has infuse the creative talents of performers and artists from across the region. Their presence reinforces the tremendous creativity and talents that resides within Asia and in turn serves to reinforce MFW 2012 as a leading platform on the global stage.

Ladies and Gentlemen, are you ready?

It's Bie KPN bringing us the opening performance.

The Thai Sensation has struck Singapore MFW. He is the winner of the prestigious KPN Award vocal competition 2011 where he outshone nearly 3,000 other hopefuls in one of Thailand's longest-running and most famous vocal talent shows.


When music and fashion come hand in hand together in this fashion season.

The final day showcase was staged by MCM (Mode Creation Munich) which originated from Germany.

The label was launched back in the 1976.
Born in the spirit of travel, the collection plays a new concept at the turn of the 20th century with a personalised brass plate reflecting the roman numerals '1900'. Througj its collection, we get to see the diverse range of both loud and understated stlye across its range of backpacks, briefcases, weekenders and travel accessories.

The collection brings out the versatile fashion that cater to the different needs of every individuals ranging from casual, modern to smart professional look.

The new "Men Generation" = Black leather jacket, stylish MCM bag and trendy boots.

Leopard prints seems to be the latest trends now.

MCM offers sophisticated handbags, practical and stylish luggage, functional business bags, soft and trendy small leather goods, all crafted from materials such as leather, fabric and exotic skins.

Next is the performance by B Boys. They wow-ed the crowds with their stunning breakdancing skills.

you spin my head right round right round
when you go down when you go down down

The boys are really good at breakdancing. I am amazed by their somersault skills and incredible stuns.

The female models are dressed in chic black and carried gold ensemble togging bags when they marched down the runway one last time at MFW Singapore 2012

We have come to the finale round of the final fashion show.

The shirtless male models are looking hotter than ever, carrying MCM bag packs, dressed in leather pants and boots.



The show reached its climax as the golden showers of confetti filled the air.



The models together with B Boys bid goodbye with the audience.

It was indeed a spectacular audio visual showcase by MCM and great performance by Bie KPN and B Boys. I enjoyed every bits of it.

Men's Fashion Week, see you again in 2012.