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In recent years, Melissa Ng has retired from the entertainment industry, and has devoted herself to being a stay at home wife and mother. Yesterday, at around 4pm, Melissa was spotted alone shopping at Central Mall. Melissa was wearing sunglasses, and holding a brand name handbag. She strolled through several brand names shops, but left empty-handed.

Not long after, Melissa went into a nearby department store, and was looking at menswear. In the store, Melissa was seen looking at suits, ties, and other clothing. It seemed like she was shopping for her husband. After shopping in the store of 15 minutes, Melissa successfully selected the items she wanted, and made a payment. She then carried the big bag of purchased items and left.

Credits: hyn5 @ http://hyn5-hyn5.blogspot.com

There were magazine reports that someone secretly photographed under Linda Chung's dress, then uploaded them online. Linda helplessly said: "I have already responded before, now it turned into a cover story, so terrifying. Actually that day I had protection under my dress. However, secretly taking photos is not right at all, I am really disappointed in that person who did it."

Additionally, Fala Chen and "enemy" Marie Zhuge both released wedding photos on the same day. Towards this, Fala did not respond, she strongly stressed that all along she had not responded to anything related to this issue. As for Marie who said that if the two meet, she will greet Fala. Fala smiled: "Yes that is possible, but I am currently working every day, very busy!"

Source: Mingpao
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU

Now known as Mrs. Ding, the night before Miriam Yeung attended an event and continued to give out red envelopes. Asked if she'll work hard to make a "little Miriam" to get the red envelopes back? She said: "Don't need to be that rushed. This year I am having a concert, I am being extra careful before the concert, wouldn't want to get pregnant accidentally! Would the challenge be dancing on stage with a big belly?" As for her wedding, Miriam says: "Watching the seating arrangements for this event, I started thinking about the seating arrangements for my own wedding ceremony. There are more than 20 people on my husband's side, so we have to add two more tables. We will be hosting the wedding ceremony around November or December. I hope to complete it in one day."

Source: Mingpao
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU

Denise Ho is part of the cast in TVB's new sitcom "O.L Supreme" which premiered last week. Starting next week, Denise will appear, she's treating the sitcom as her own son, paying close attention to the story development, the response and ratings. Denise said: "In the past, I don't really sit at home to catch up with series, but this time I've been watching every night at home. It's only when I finish watching the episode that I go out for dinner or work."

She was informed that the sitcom received good response, she's pretty happy and nervous about it at the same time. She hopes that after her appearance, the responses will be just as good. She even advertised next week's storyline ahead of time: "I am Ah Jeh (Liza Wang) daughter. I'm a bad girl, happy and giggly, always playing jokes on her. I am the female version of Law Kar Ying. In usual days, it's hard to play jokes on Liza, so this is a rare opportunity."

Source: Mingpao
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU

Rumored couple Moses Chan and Charmaine Sheh were the focus point at TVB's new series "Can't Buy Me Love" start work blessing ceremony. The two did not avoid each other and took pictures together. Moses even gave his rumored girlfriend lovable grapes. Looks like he's not afraid of the rumors getting worse and worse.

Yesterday the cast of "Can't Buy Me Love" including Charmaine, Moses, Linda Chung, Fala Chen, Susanna Kwan, Lee Heung Kam and Susan Tse were all dressed in their ancient costumes for the blessing ceremony. Rumored couple Moses and Charmaine continued to be the focus point, even Louis Yuen teased that Sam Ho (Charmaine) belongs to Moses. Moses also did not avoid anything as he brought grapes to Charmaine, the two sweetly shared the grapes, but refused to feed each other.

Afterwards, Charmaine said: "Why do I have to feed him? I don't want to deliberately cause more misunderstandings." Moses once exposed that Charmaine was very angry about their rumors. Charmaine said: "The reports indeed stepped over my bottom line a little, I have already passed it on to my lawyer to handle. I cannot talk about it anymore." Asked when the series starts broadcasting, will she be afraid to be asked about the rumors? Charmaine said: "I cannot control rumors. If the rumors are not too over the line, I won't take any action against it." She expressed that she has not seen that particular magazine reports because she does not want it to affect her mood. Charmaine continued: "Moses and I will not be embarrassed to see each other, nor will we be avoiding each other otherwise if we do, that will mean that both audience and ourselves agrees to the relationship." As for her current love life? Charmaine expressed that she's "waiting, looking forward to and have been single for some time."

Moses supported Charmaine taking legal action against the magazine company. He said: "Girls and chastity are very important, I hope that the rumors can come to an end soon." He expressed that he did not go to Bernice Liu's house for new year greetings, but he did send his new year wishes to her via SMS.

Source: Mingpao
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU

Amigo Chui had been tied with the case of assaulting ex-girlfriend Elizabete Kwong for two months. Yesterday there were reports of new developments, just as suspected by the media, Police officially charged Amigo for "assault occasioning actual harm bodily harm" (AOA). Last night, Amigo reported back to Cheung Sha Wan Police Station, where he looked preoccupied and deliberately avoided the media. Next month on the 5th, the trial will be held in Kwun Tong Court.

It was said that before someone suggested probation and other methods to solve the issue, however the other party did not agree and also the Department of Justice had enough evidence to charge Amgio.

Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU

After signing with Amusic and being touted as "Model Art", Janice Man has been reported to be fighting for love from her company with fellow artist Janice Vidal. However, there have been recent reports that the Cecilia Cheung look-alike Kongmi will be signing with Amusic as well, maybe threatening Janice's spot.

Yesterday Janice appeared as a beautiful white goddess to promote BIOTHERM's new whitening product line. Alluding to Kongmi's incorporation, she calmly stated, "I haven't received any notifications, whoever they sign as a singer is a good thing. Right now the company doensn't havent that many artists, and besides, everyone's area of development is different." Aren't you worried about competition? "It's never been up to me to decide who the company wants to sign, and signing her as a singer doesn't clash with me, since my area is of modelling and acting. Signing anyone new can be written up as "competition", and if I picked this company, it's because of my trust and confidence in them."

Acted in "Abduction" to taste feeling of abuse

Janice is thankful for the opportunity to act alongside seniors Anthony Wong and Richie Ren in "Abduction", which allowed her to learn many tips of the trade. The worst time she had during the course of filming was having to suffer feelings of abuse, which made her feel both nervous and excited. Janice Man has already received a lucky pocket from boss Leon Lai, and revealed a story about this event last year. "Last year was the first time I handed out red lucky pockets, so unknowingly I handed out two packets each. This year, I found out that unmarried individuals only need to hand out one, so I definitely lost out last year!"

Source: mingpao
Translation: FeaturedWeekly

Yesterday evening, Donnie Yen attended a reception accompanied by his wife Cecilia Wang, he revealed that he'll soon film a movie "Guan Yun Chang" that will be directed by Alan Mak Siu Fai, for the movie he'll be both actor and Action director, saying that he'll go to look for settings with director MAk. It is said that "Guan Yun Chang" will be quadruplets (4 movies on the same topic) as many directors fight to film it ? He said : "I heard of it." The movie he's starring often get twins but he always was first... He smiled saying "I also don't know why ?"

About "14 Blades" that he is starring getting bad box office, he admitted that he was a little disappointed by the Hong Kong box office. He said : " But it was ok the next morning, I can say that even though we are pessimistic about Hong Kong box office, we will win over the whole globe, in Mainland, the box office reached 130 Millions, 3 times what Raymond Wong's "All is well and Ends well 2010" got, I'm not talking big." But after he said that he was optimistic about "All..." it got beaten by Eric Tsang's "72 Tenants".

Donnie says "When filming, there will be losses and gains, there's no way to win every year, the most important is that Chinese speaking movies win, this year, you earn, next year I do, I came out acting Hong Kong movies, so I wish the best to all of my peers."

Source: Ming Pao
Translated by: little bee @ AsianFanatics

Earlier Steven Ma arrived in Sham Shui Po for outdoor filming for "Apprentice Chef". Steven grew up in Pak Tin Estate (Hong Kong) where the environment there was a great impact on his growth. He said: "My personality is really serious, I like to work to the top from the bottom and from the fundamentals. Because of this, I am trained to be persistent, not afraid of defeat, thick-skined, just if you are willing to ask and learn then you will succeed. So the goal of this program is to encourage audience to get back up wherever you fell."

Due to his personality, Steven often studies home recipes and stays at home to gather more information, making himself a full "house man" for this show. He also personally does the cooking to experiment, he said: "Usually when I'm at home, I sometimes cook some Chinese dishes. Cooking simple vegetables isn't hard for me, Fala Chen praised my cooking before. However, I don't make western dishes often, like making Italian wontons is going to be a huge challenge for me. There is some pressure there." Steven is fortunate to have talent in cooking, under the watch of the Italian master chef, he puts his heart into every part of the process and succeeded after two tries.

Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU

TVB new series "Rosy Business 2" will start shooting in March. Yesterday Wayne Lai went for costume fitting with scriptwriter Cheung Wa Biu. To resign from his position in April, Mr. Cheung expressed that half of the script for "Rosy 2" has been completed.

Wayne expressed that he has already looked at the first 10 episodes for "Rosy 2", he has confidence for this new series. His role this time is harder to portray than "Chai Gau", giving him an even greater challenge. Wayne smiled and said: "Cheung Wa Biu's scripts are especially tailored to test my acting. The role is more humane this time and goes through great changes." Asked if he is preparing to be the TV King again? Wayne said: "Talk about that later, my current job is to do well on my acting."

Source: Mingpao
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU

Last night, 63 year old "fan princess" Connie Chan Po Chu cried as she said her last goodbye to her 98 year old adoptive mother "Pink Palace" (Real Name: Yiu Si Kwan) who suddenly passed away. Connie even bravely stepped up to the stage and completed 3 shows to her Chinese Opera performance. The night before, Connie appeared for the "陳寶珠「俏．柳．紅．梅」粵劇折子戲賀新春" Chinese Opera performance at Hong Kong Coliseum, where Pink Palace came to support her daughter. However, before the show started, she was feeling unwell and was quickly sent to the hospital where she could not be revived. Suddenly the mother-daughter were separated by the Ying and Yang between the stage and audience area. It was only after Connie completed the show that she found out that her mother passed away, she rushed to the hospital, but was too late in seeing her mother for the last time.

Yesterday Connie and her family held a press conference, she expressed that she will uphold the teachings that her mother gave her, to do well on her own part and be responsible. She will temporarily put her grief away to complete her stage work before handling her mother's funeral.

She said: "Really thank all friends, audience and the media for the continuous support and love. What happened last night (the 24th) was very sudden. But I know my mother left peacefully and my heart feels calmer knowing that. My mother has taught me since I was young to always do well on my own part, be responsible. I currently still have jobs on hand, so I will temporarily put my private matters down and focus on my work first. I hope everything will be perfect, providing an explanation to all supporting friends, audience and fans. After the shows are completed, I will definitely keep the public updated on my mother's funeral."

Source: Mingpao
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU

The night before yesterday, Stephanie Cheng and Linda Chung were promoting for their duet "Afford to Love - 愛得起". With her wild personality, Stephanie was asked if she would ask Linda for advice on how to be more gentle? She said: "I have a gentle side too, but I cannot say when I will be gentle, just that I won't let others see that side of me that easily." She expressed that she reveals mix emotions during her daily work, but after work she does have a more calm side. Linda supported her good friend: "I don't think Stephanie is rough, she's very whinny!"

Source: Mingpao
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU

There are new developments to the Amigo Chui assaulting girlfriend Elizabete Kwong case! According to sources, Amigo reported back to the police station a few days ago and the decision of whether or not he'll be prosecuted will be made. The issue has been going on for two months now, it was said that someone once suggested to the court for the two parties to privately settle the case, however Elizabete insisted on continuing, lengthening the case.

According to sources, Police have already gathered all the evidence needed for the assault case, interrogating everyone that's involved. The evidence has been submitted to the attorney offices for further legal advice. It was said that the responsible attorney communicated his legal opinion to the Police the day before yesterday. Based on the evidence, Police can consider taking further legal action on the offender. There are also news that Amigo turned to another attorney to handle the case, hoping to get it resolved as soon as possible.

Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU

The 34th Hong Kong International Film Festival held its press conference in the west coast. "Crossing Hennessy - 月滿軒尼詩" starring Jacky Cheung, Tang Wei and Maggie Cheung have been chosen to be one of the opening films. Yesterday the cast attended the press conference.

Jacky reveals that there is a bed scene with Maggie in the film, but it is a limited bed scene, there are absolutely no intense bodyily contact involved. There is not even a tiny bit of intimate scenes with Tang Wei either, he said: "Last night I was watching "Lust, Caution" on the movie channel. (Do you dare to accept those films?) No, No, No. (No what?) I don't have the body figure nor the courage. (If you have courage or not, your wife won't let you?) My wife won't say she won't allow it, just in her heart she won't. Tony Leung and I are different, he is a full time actor, I can do some singing to earn money." Jacky frankly said that he's not clear if the film will be banned because when he was shooting for it, he has never thought that this film would affect Mainland playing it. As for Connie Chan's mother sudden departure from this world, Jacky expressed that he sends his condolence to her.

Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU

On the day of the photo shoot, the temperature was only 7.7 degrees Celsius, but their professionalism bared through the cold and they had also changed into many outfits. Fala expressed, "Both of us earned a bit for this wedding ad, so it's big riches for the New Year. Also, we were joking throughout the shoot, and we are the only ones who know the meaning of them. During the last photo shoot, I found out that I had a fever, yet it didn't feel labourious. I went home and slept for over ten hours, and it was fine". Steven said, "Actually, the outfits can be a very grand. They feel like they are clothes you'd wear for a stage performance. I didn't want to take it off after putting them on".

Steven expressed that he was the spokesperson of this bridal shop six years ago, but his partner has changed to Fala, so it is more refreshing. He said, "Younger sister and I have filmed in many series together, so we have already had chemistry from early on. That is why we didn't feel any awkwardness, and the outcome of the shoot felt very warm. I'm very satisfied with it".

Steven revealed earlier that he has thoughts about marriage, so Fala seized the opportunity and asked Steven when he was going to get married. Fala laughed, "I heard you talking about marriage, that is why I'm coordinating you by saying this". Steven then joked and asked Fala about her marriage date, but Fala only laughed and did not answer. Steven said, "I'll wait unit you get married, then I will get married. If you marry first, then I will be a brother-in-law, so I will hang a pair of pants by the door, and you will need to go under it in order to be allowed to be married".

Credits: hyn5 @ http://hyn5-hyn5.blogspot.com

[MingPao exclusive interview] Two years ago, Charlene Choi went solo amid whispers that the magic of the "Twins fairytale" was over. Two years later today, Ah Sa has already established herself as a solo singer, while Gillian Chung has slowly started work in the film industry. As Twins head towards their 10th year in the business, "SaGiu" are back together again, whether people believe it to be a result of Ah Sa leading Ah Giu back towards the stage, or a result of the "Twins fairytale" effect, today's Ah Sa has transformed.

In the past 9 years, Twins have successfully associated Ah Sa and Ah Giu as one entity, but now, are they capable of flying just as well alone? Amid everyone's doubts and concern, we have picked Ah Sa as the 2009 artist of the year, so we have invited her back for an interview at the beginning of 2010. To start off, Ah Sa's solo accolades throughout this year haven't been disappointing. She has won Best Song awards, and has repeatedly participating in movie filming, advertisements, and concerts in the Mainland; clearly, with not much rest, her results have only improved and not degraded.

Worries about misery if she declines work

From the peak of her work, she has overstepped the ravines of Twins' lowest points, changing her thoughts on herself. "Maybe people think that I have a right to choose now, that I don't need to work as hard as before. But I feel that if there is work available, I need to do it, because if people ask you to work and you decline, it is very disrespectful and miserable. However, I have suggested to my company that I concentrate on one aspect at a time, filming only white filming, and only singing during singing projects, which I find works better." After the storm of Ah Giu's scandal two years ago, the two high flying birds have been separated, and Ah Sa had to learn the power of one. She has learned that one never knows what will happen in the next second, so she tells herself now not to doubt herself, if she has already made the decision, she should give it 100%.

Overcomes hardships, improves acting

It has often been said that Ah Sa has been the most lucky out of the two, because she has easily won the love of the audience. They have never demanded that she have superb acting skills and seem satisfied with her just her appearance in movies. Although they don't request it, Ah Sa has chosen to improve her acting techniques, even if she's just acting the same happy character, she wants to be able to express it in 10 different ways, so the audience can see more sides of her. At the end of last year, Jim Chim's French drama master Philippe Gaulier held classes in Hong Kong, citing Ah Sa to take time out of her busy schedule to attend. Although she wanted to quit many times, she persevered in the end, knowing that if she didn't work for it now, how would she be able to taste sweet success? "There were around 40 students, only me and Karena Lam were artists, everyone else were strangers, whom I haven't been in close contact with in many years. As Karena had been to class before, she was like a class president, and me? I had to go to work right after class, or attend half of class and head to work. Everyone I returned, there were many new techniques and skills to practise, which I had to do under the scrutiny of strangers. It was very difficult in the beginning, but afterwards I realized that when acting in movies, I will have to face many different people, so I had to overcome this terror in order to improve, but yes, the process was very difficult."

Confidence increases, becomes happier

After her hard work, Ah Sa hopes that everyone will notice an improvement in her acting skills, but stressed that she would not become stubborn and only pick unique, individualistic parts to perform. "The show business is very realistic, you need to have high ratings in order to have opportunities to act in more deep roles. If someone is willing to assign me a part, I'm very happy, but I also realize that I have to keep the comedy series market in mind, because the general public are my biggest supports."

After a year, having this interview with Ah Sa, I feel that she is happier. "That's true!" she laughs, "Because a year ago, I didn't know what path to take, but now I know my direction, and my confidence grow. Most importantly, I won't be afraid to sing on my own on stage, I will definitely improve in the future."

Source: mingpao
Translation: FeaturedWeekly

Kelly Chen was doing a commercial for "Earnest Borel", an internationally renowned Swiss watch brand the other day. With the help from Hai Chung Man, a famous art director, a "Romantic Goddess" was created. Under the direction of Hai, Kelly showed her elegant side. When she walked down the stairs, it looked as if a Goddess has descended from heaven, romantic and sophisticated. The theme of the commercial is about "Romance". Since Kelly had 16 years of romance, and her love remains fresh and long lasting, the concept of this commercial suited her best.

To celebrate Kelly who has become the family member of the brand, the company plans to hold a press conference in Shanghai in March. The company executives will all attend the event to welcome Kelly to launch the starting of a romantic journey.

Source: MingPao
Translator: R.E.D @ http://www.asianvn.com

Veteran actress Cherie Chung has left the entertainment in 1994. Since last year, she became the spokesperson for "Reenex collagen self-Center". Recently, Cherie did a commercial promotion for "Reenex". She had a photo shoot by Christopher Cheung, a famous photographer. The theme is called "100% collagen feeling young". Cherie wants to share her secret of "Not getting old"

Cherie wore a black and a white off the shoulder dresses for the commercial. It showed her two different elegant looks. Cherie presented herself very professionally, captured every angle. Her pose was full of confidence and she gave it 100%. Cherie told reporter "One has to rely on yourself to have the wisdom to look beautiful. Such as knowing how to use your time effectively and do the meaningful things or know how to enjoy life. I like drinking soup and do exercise to keep fit. I read magazine to up date myself. I also pick the suitable fashion to wear and choose the right accessaries to match."

Source: MingPao/Wenweipo(image)
Translator: R.E.D @ http://www.asianvn.com

For the Chapman To's produced EEG film "Former 前度", Gillian Chung has sacrificed a lot, since the story is about the sweet lifestyles in couples, including some erotic love scenes. Every actor tried their best for these scenes. One scene involves Gillian and William Chan in a bubble bath together, both of Gillian's legs went up on William's shoulders, appearing like romantic, but actually it was quite difficult for the two during filming. Producer Chapman To said: "Because when we were filming, the weather was extremely cold, I waited until the water heated up, so they can shoot in warm water. However, in the end the water got too hot and adding to the fact that there were several heaters around, once they got into the tub, it was cold and hot at the same time. Ah Gil almost fainted from the heat."

Chapman continued to express that usually when Ah Gil is filming, she would take good care of her junior William, but when shooting this scene, it was the other way around where William took care of Ah Gil. Speaking of the scene, was it embarrassing? William said: "although the water in the tub was very hot, but the weather was cold, I had no clothes to wear before going into the tub, so it was really cold. It's not embarrassing."

"Former" is chosen for this year's Hong Kong International Film Festival Closing Film, the news was big for the behind the scenes crew. Ah Gil said: "I hope that everyone will be able to accept me in this film and my sacrifices. I also hope that besides the HK International Film Festival, we'll have an opportunity to go on the international stage appearing on more international film festivals." Last year, Ah Gil rested for a period of time, she took the time to continuously add value to herself and uses Film Queen Maggie Cheung as her goal.

Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU

Yesterday, Charlene Choi, Joey Yung, Raymond Lam, Wong Cho Lam and Anderson Junior were shooting for EEG and Shaw Brother's new film "Emerald Pearl - 翡翠明珠". Ah Sa and Joey accepted interviews from the media together, when speaking of yesterday's budget announcement, reporters asked Ah Sa if she will tell boyfriend Ronald Cheng to quit smoking and drinking? Joey misunderstood the question and asked loudly in surprise: "Who's Ronald?" making Ah Sa who was besides her embarrassed. Then reporters explained that Ronald is "Cheng Chung Kei", Joey then realized: "Oh, I thought you guys were talking about Ronald Ng! (a music producer)" Ah Sa just expressed that every person makes their own decisions.

Dressed as a pirate for the new movie, Joey expressed that she plays a female mountain robber and has many action scenes. She said: "When it comes to action, I am definitely not as good as Kara Hui, but I do hope to ask her for some advice, make her my mentor!"

Won't eat too much to avoid having to go poo in the forest

Ah Sa expressed that she's been working on this movie over the new year. For some scenes, they were shooting in the forest where she did not dare to eat too much. She said: "I didn't dare to eat too much, I'm afraid I'll have to go poo! Because they said that if we have to go for 'big business', we have to use plastic bags, that is very troublesome, so now I'm being careful not to eat anything wrong. I'll just do my business when I get home in the morning."

Towards this, Joey agreed, she expressed that since she entered the industry, she has always waited until she gets home to do her "big business". She laughed and said that she can control it very naturally.

Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU

Yesterday Sonjia Kwok attended an event earning a 5 figure sum, she reveals that jobs keep coming for her in the new year. The day before, she went to Mainland for stage work, in mid-March, she will start on a new series. For the Lunar New Year holidays, she only exercised, Sonjia said: "I really have not exercised for a long time, so I went hiking and horseback riding. I want to have some muscles, its prettier. (Are you too lonely?) No, I have many friends with me, a few pairs too, but there are also several friends who are still single, they are girls too!"

Sonjia frankly said that there are no pursuers, asked if she's "desperate" for one? She said: "No! Why would I be! It is more important to be happy despite not having anyone to date. I am currently in this state. (No bad experiences?) No, silly, never encounter any. (What are your requirements?) Just don't be immature, don't spend women money, good financial status is a must!"

Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU

Moses Chan, Charmaine Sheh and Sharon Chan started working on new costume drama "Can't Buy Me Love". Although there are rumors between Moses and Charmaine, but at the scene, the two did not care about it focusing more on reviewing the script and filming. They even joked around and was not embarrassed at all.

When Sharon didn't have to be on camera, she would have to put her neck brace on. Reporters sent their condolences to her, she sigh and said: "My neck couldn't handle the heavy head set, affecting my shoulders, arms and fingers." Charmaine laughed and said: "Before when I was shooting for , my head set was too tall, so whenever I tried to get into the car, I had to open the sun roof to let my head set stick out on top of the car!"

Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU

Recently Bosco Wong is busy in the film scene promoting and have to work on new series "The Mind Reading Detective" with Aimee Chan. The other night at 12am, Bosco and Aimee were in Central filming, attracting many onlookers to surround the scene. Several fan girls were pulling on Bosco for pictures. That night, the scene spoke about Bosco going to the bar to drink with a group of friends, spinning around in front of Aimee. The scene took a few hours before completion.

Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU

Niki Chow met up with her fans to celebrate the Chinese New Year the other day. She made some cookies for her fans for the event. They played a few games including "unspeakable" and "computer games". Surprisingly Niki won both games. Niki took out a ceramic apply which she got from Japan. She wrote some greeting words on it as the prize for the lucky draw, and everyone wanted to get that lucky draw. Apart from local fans, some fans were from the mainland. Niki was very touched and felt guilty that she didn't have time to go to the mainland to see her fans. Niki promised as soon as she has free time, she would go to the mainland to meet up with them. Among the mainland fans, one of them came all the way from Daliang. She brought a box of "Daliang double milk curd" for her. Niki was so happy and she thanked her fan for looking after her. For her new year wish, Niki hopes she has good health, and more work offers, but her fans said she should wish for a boyfriend instead.

Source: Takungpao/Wenweipo(image)
Translator: R.E.D @ http://www.asianvn.com

Raymond Lam, Bobby Au Yeung and Tavia Yeung were having their costume fitting for TVB up coming new series "A Meeting With Job" (tentative name) yesterday. In the series, Bobby and Tavia play husband and wife who argue all the time. Tavia teased Bobby that he has strike gold and for having a young wife. Bobby teased her back saying Toby Leung played his girlfriend before, and those who play his wife gets younger and younger each time. The reporter asked him if he gets on well with Tavia in the series? Bobby said he is the doctor in the series, but as a doctor, he can't chase after Tavia who is his patient. After 3 years when he met her again, he wanted to chase after her, but it was too late, she's dead. Bobby said he can't reveal too much of the plot, the series has a "western feel" with Chinese artists. He went on to say that Raymond wears glasses in the series, and he looks like a westerner. Raymond plays the role as an unusual "red eye devil". He revealed that after after working on two movies and this series, he doesn't need to wear red contact lenses anymore because his eyes would be red anyway.

Source: Wenweipo/MingPao(image)
Translator: R.E.D @ http://www.asianvn.com

Gigi Leung attended the fashion brand "Maison Mariela" new shop opening ceremony yesterday. She revealed her new year wish is to buy a house for her family. She told reporter "I live in Central and my family are in Sai Kung, I want my family to move nearer to me so that I can see them more often. That is why I want to buy a house for them." Gigi revealed that she the cost of the house is not a problem as long as the house is suitable for them. Talking about her grandmother who celebrated her 80th birthday, but Gigi's foreign boyfriend did not attend the event, Gigi responded "In fact, he hasn't met my family. This is because my family are very traditional. Right from the beginning, they don't approve of me dating a foreigner, but they also respect my decision." Gigi pointed out that she was not unhappy that her family are not happy that her boyfriend is a foreigner, she added "I just let nature takes its course. There is no need to rush as we are not talking about getting married yet. I shall wait and see."

Source: MingPao
Translator: R.E.D @ http://www.asianvn.com

Patrick Tang's new album will be releasing in May. Earlier he filmed the MV to his new song "一個人的福音". As the theme of the song is about a person's dreams being out of the box, the director arranged him to walk between reality and virtual, standing on the edge of a roof and risking his life for the shoot. However, he was very brave as he did the scene himself and required no stunts double. The director praised his courage and that filming went very smooth, the new MV will be released on Youtube soon.

Source: Mingpao
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU

Bernice Liu Gorgeous & super-fun!

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Beauty Queen

Hong Kong superstar Bernice Liu shares her secrets to looking flawless (on and off camera!).

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Anyone who has met Bernice Liu will understand why she is the spokesperson for skincare brand Nutox. As the former Miss Chinese International greeted everyone when she walked into our studio, we saw how her skin glowed, even without makeup! Later, we had Britney Spears playing in the background while Bernice was being made up and she sang along to every song. When the shoot began, she broke out into a dance, and we must admit, she had some pretty good moves. Having seen how versatile she is, it's no surprise to us that she's gone from beauty queen to an actress and singer. Watch out for Bernice's new Hollywood movie The King of Fighters set to be released later this year, in which she acts alongside Maggie Q as a kungfu fighter.

Q: Beauty myths you believe in...
A: "Leaving spoons in the freezer and soaking cotton pads in toner, then leaving them in freezer before using them".

Q: Beauty products you can't leave without...
A: "Hydrating mask, eye cream, lip balm, a versatile moisturizer and concealer. I need these to prepare my skin for the harsh environment!"

Q: What's your favourite scent?
A: "I have a couple. I love Estee Lauder's Pleasures, Clinique's Happy and NuLove".

Q: You skincare regime consists of...
A: "Cleanser, toner, moisturizer and hydration".

Q: Who do you think is the epitome of beauty?
A: "I like Charlize Theron because I think she's naturally beautiful and tries to stay true to herself even when she gets all made up. Whether she's out shopping or attending a red carpet event, she's always illuminating and charismatic".

Q: What are your favourite lipstick colours?
A: "I prefer natural, earthy colours. They match everything you wear and give you a healthy glow".

Q: Favourite makeup products you can't live without?
A: "A good blush, lipgloss, and concealer".

Q: What's the secret to having healthy hair?
A: "My hair tends to get quite dry so I use leave-in conditioners to get the shine back".

Q: Your favourite nail colour?
A: "I love natural shades with a hint of shimmer in them but sometimes I go for sharp, cherry reds".

Q: What would you wear on a casual day-out?
A: "Zip-ups, runners and thick tights as pants; things that are easy and comfortable. I also like over-the-knee dresses because they are such a good length and take you from day-to-night".

Q: Your favourite fashion brands?
A: "Right now, I'm in love with Chloe and Alexander Wang".

Q: Your favourite shoe brand?
A: "I have a few, but if I have to save up to buy a pair of heels, it has to be Manolo Blahnik. His designs are classy and give you an instant lady-like look".

Q: What are your favourite accessories?
A: "I love silver rings and bracklets!".

Q: Your favourite place to shop?
A: "Topshop, of course! But that's because we don't have it in Hong Kong. So When I come to KL, that's the first stop I make".

Q: Your favourite destination city?
A: "I want to go to New York to watch musicals. I've never been there and I've always been involved with dance and music, since I was young, so that will be really fun".

Q: Romance is...
A: "Something as simple as making a ring out of play dough. Whatever that tickles your fancy, I guess!"

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Recently, there have been rumors that Stephen Chan has resigned as General Manager of TVB and will be leaving the company in May. Yesterday, while attending an RTHK event, Stephen denied the rumors and re-emphasized that he is very happy working at TVB so he is not planning to leave any time soon. In addition, he also helped clarify rumors regarding Amigo Chui and Natalie Tong, pointing out that the 2 of them did NOT get back together.

With regard to the rumors of him resigning, Stephen feels that it may be because of an interview he did awhile back ago. “Back in 2008, after returning from my Arctic trip, I did an interview in which I said something along the lines of ‘once a person has reached a certain age, he will undoubtedly start thinking about his future and see if perhaps he should be doing a particular job.’ Also, last year, during the stage production of "Be My Guest", when Dodo Cheng had asked me whether I would leave TVB one day, I also gave an answer similar to the above – perhaps that is how the rumors of my departure started.”

When asked if he has been approached by other companies inviting him to join, Stephen laughed, but did not respond for about half a minute. (Since you didn’t respond, does that mean you are admitting it?) Stephen laughed and responded: “No! No! No!...I haven’t responded to you yet!” When the reporter asked for a 3rd time, Stephen finally admitted that no other companies have approached him yet – he also emphasized that if he does decide to leave, he will definitely announce it. (Then why have you not been ‘out and about’ as much lately?) Stephen responded: “If there is a suitable event, then I will definitely be in attendance.” (The company does not like it when you appear in public a lot?) “No such thing – in fact, they like it a lot! The company needs someone to relay information [to the public].”

Regarding the rumors about Amigo Chui and Natalie Tong getting back together, Stephen clarified: “Amigo told me that they did NOT get back together. That day, they just happened to be at the same hair salon. Based on my understanding, they are just friends.” As for when Amigo will resume working? Stephen said it all depends on whether Amigo wants to and whenever he is ready emotionally.

Source: Mingpao
Translation: llwy12 @ AsianFanatics

Yesterday, Tavia Yeung returned to TVB City at Tseung Kwan O and accepted an interview by The Green Room to promote the series regarding zodiac titled Cupid Stupid that is airing in TVB Pay Vision channel now. Tavia Yeung who was born under the zodiac of Virgo admitted that she indeed has the characteristic of a Virgo. She has mysophobia and is a perfectionist.

Tavia Yeung who went for a stage performance in Canada before Chinese New Year was asked whether any romance happened during that time. She said, “No. Master So pointed out that those born under the horoscope of Goat will have a prosperous love luck this year. Therefore, my love luck is coming this year.” When asked whether she will have further development with rumoured boyfriend, Chris Lai, she said, “We are still friends if we have to develop a step further. There is no space to develop further. However, both of us don’t mind about these rumours.”

Source: on.cc
Credits: Jessie's Blog

Sharon Chan was doing a commercial for Q & A yesterday. She was showing off her figure wearing a bikini. She said "This is my second year as the spokesperson for Q & A. I hope we can continue working well together. As I work all hours and not getting enough sleep, I need their skin care products and their service to help me." . Sharon went on to say "I have been busy working on "Can't Buy Me Love", I have lost about 5lb in weight. Therefore, I don't need to go on slimming diet to do this commercial." The reporter asked if the size of her chest is affected due to her weigh loss? She replied "I haven't changed much, still size over 30." Sharon is very happy with her figure, she reckons her weight and weight are in proportion. She had thought having a fuller top, but she would never consider plastic surgery. She feels a person's beauty cannot be judged by the size of her chest.

Source: MingPao/On.cc (image)
Translator: R.E.D @ http://www.asianvn.com