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《当公主遇上王子》

今天 （7月31日）

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当公主遇上王子 －－ 戚玉武 Part 2

在拍第二集之前，监制最大的顾虑是担心阿武话不多，担心他接受访问是问一句答一句，那就很难让观众走进他的世界。我的任务重大，因为必须要让平时酷酷的阿武在节目上畅所欲言，活泼起来。结果，拍了两天后，收音员跑来跟我说，“你让他平时三个月里说的话统统都在这节目说完了！” 哈哈，他究竟分享了些什么呢？你们收看这个星期五（7月31日）的《当公主遇上王子》就知道了哦！

香车俊男，绝世搭配！

我总是说阿武是我的“初恋”，因为刚入行时他是我的第一个银幕男友，连续当了几部戏的情侣，所以还算谈得来。我发现他虽然话不多，可是他仍然不停的在观察和分析，所以一旦有感而发，就滔滔不绝。有时他会分享一些让你费解的看法，有时他的幽默突如其来，让你一时不知所措，本来不好笑的事件给他这么一说， 又还挺好笑的。我想阿武的魅力就在于他让人捉摸不清，但这却不是刻意的包装。他说话不拐弯抹角，尽管不中听，他还是喜欢坦白。因为他的话直接，有深度，所以我喜欢与他交谈，听听他的意见，看法。

聊了这么多，发现阿武很清楚自己的人生目标，所以我也在这里祝福他，希望他成功！

怎么可以少的了山珍海味呢？

I love Chinese food! Actually I love food!

穿裙子踩脚车还是第一次

Who wears a skirt to ride a bicycle?

情侣脚车好寂寞。。。它们吵架了。。。

The “couple” bicycles are at odds with each other…

可爱的小情侣在公园骑脚车？阿武的浪漫情节是这样的吗？看节目就知道啦！

A cute couple cycling in the park? Is that Ah Wu’s idea of a romantic date? You got to watch the episode to find out!

阿武向我解释吴冠中作品的特色

Ah Wu explaining Wu Guanzhong’s style of art

遇到了一群参观者。。。

There was a group of visitors at the Art Museum

。。。继续听解说

The explanation continues…

五颜六色，我喜欢！

The colours are bright and warm but it was actually freezing in the Art Museum!

我好像在投英式篮球。。。到底进篮吗？

Trying to shoot a basketball in netball style,  complete with tights and heels. Haha!

自己投篮自己开心。。。哈哈！

Haha, look at that self-satisfied gleefulness from shooting one in!

开篷跑车，好看，而且还刻意容纳摄影师坐在后坐呢！

This is a spacious convertible, even the cameraman can sit comfortably in the backseat!

阿武是阳光男孩，我也只好陪他日光浴。

Ah Wu looks like he’s loving the sun, so I have no choice but to tan with him.

Tea at Ministry of Foreign Affairs

It was a privilege to be invited to the Minister’s office for tea. I know it sounds almost like there’s a double-entendre , because back in school, “You are going to have tea with the principal” usually means you’re in trouble for either misbehaving or failing of exams. But no, I wasn’t in any trouble, and there was not only tea served in pretty delicate china, there were curry puffs too.

I learnt from somewhere that when you serve tea to the English, you ask if they would like lemon or milk. I guess in Singapore, it would be “Kosong”, “O” or “Tarik”?

I’m more of a coffee drinker but if I were to have tea, I like mine with milk. The “Tarik” kind. Not that I’m complaining though, just that I come to realise that there are myths surrounding politicians like there are surrounding celebrities. And perhaps in many ways we are similar.

How?

I guess that’ll take another tea session to find out.

Personal secretary to Minister. I hope I didn't get this wrong. Otherwise, please leave me a comment and I will make the amendments. Oops.

Minister and I

The hospitable staff at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Style and Me

Catch me at The Heeren Shops at 2.30 pm, tomorrow

(25 July, Saturday) for the Style event.

Have you bought your copy of Style yet?

I really appreciate the team for choosing me for their August cover, because we all know that August is the month of Singapore’s birthday and as Singaporean, I hope to do my country proud, in some small way or another. The editor’s note was perhaps the most comforting to read because it was genuinely forthright. Melissa did a write-up of me that I’ve never read of myself before in any other publication, so it is really a huge compliment. Thank you, and thank you to the styling/hair/make-up/photography departments, for making me look, (if I may borrow what Felicia Chin said to me yesterday at the make-up unit), “vogue”.

Don't you just love shoes? And the Birkin? I do!

David's always such a sweetheart!

I love the rabbit ears!

Evidently, I am still loving the "playboy" look...

Has David given up on me because I move so much? Nah, he's just done with me! Hee hee...

I have to thank the intern for taking all these pictures for me. You were very professional (cos' all the pictures looked good!), haha!

Jetstar-ring Me!

之前说到出国，是为了拍广告。很快会和大家分享我的一些照片啦！

Yes, I’m the Jetstar girl! It’s been really exciting shooting the commercial and I’d be sharing my travel pictures and experience with everyone soon. In the meantime, you have a reason to go on a holiday! Check out the commercial and the fare deals!

逢场作戏

吴有礼（苏智城饰演）和吴有情 （白薇秀饰演）

My brother (Cavin Soh) and I

方楷 （方展发饰演）和有情是童年时的泛泛之交。

Pierre Png and I were childhood acquaintances.

岳光 （张耀栋饰演）是个观察敏锐的心理医生。有情则是个外冷内热的诉讼律师。

Zhang Yao Dong plays a psychiatrist with a quirky personality, while I play a lawyer, whose sees the world only as right or wrong.

《想握你的手》不知不觉已经拍了整整七个月，很快就要在电视上跟大家见面了。刚开始接到这部剧的时候有点透不过气。毕竟刚刚拍完《小娘惹》，就马上投入综艺节目《佳节年华》，随后在圣诞节的前几天就开始拍长剧，没什么时间进修，又担心拍这么长的戏会闷，会被束缚，会演来演去一直重复情节等之类的杂念。说我杞人忧天吧，因为根本就是钻牛角尖，想太多了！我发现自己随着时间开始成熟，戏里的人物也跟着我改变，情节或许相同，但是表达方式已经改变了。其实我们现实生活中不也会反反复复为了同样的人或事烦恼吗？你以为已经解决了的事，过了一段时间后，又浮现在眼前？重复又重复，其实也是我们现实生活中的一部分。

这几个月来我对演戏更是情有独钟。要塑造一个逼真的人物，必须把自己的人生历练和平日的观察融入角色。在分析剧本的时候，想的已经不再是要怎么说对白，而是了解这个人物出现在这场戏之前的心态，心情，遭遇，困惑，然后引观众走进故事里。我喜欢这个分析的过程，因为自己仿佛能够过另一个人的生活，却有不需要背负任何情感。自由的感觉很舒服。我可以和哥哥撒娇，发脾气，吵架，分享心事，可是却不需要承受家庭责任的压力。我可以享受谈恋爱的滋味，经历情人之间的甜蜜，醋意，不合，却又不会被爱情的欢喜悲伤久久的困惑。虽然当下的情感都是真的，但最后还都只不过是一场戏。

戏归戏，但这部剧很写实，所以我本身对剧情有共鸣。希望这故事能说的动听，能让你感动。

期待十一月的到来！

Weekend Indulgence

After craving chili crabs for two days, I finally went to Chinatown to satisfy my longing. Why Chinatown? The last time I did a television commercial there, the chili crabs were absolutely delicious. They were big and juicy and the chili-egg gravy was thick and had just the right tinge of spicy and sweet. So I went back to the exact same store last weekend, only to be met with a huge food fest crowd. For $15, they had 25 tokens that they could use to swap for food, pretty good deal I must say! Perhaps it was the overwhelming orders, shortage of crabs, or perhaps the art director for the television commercial placed a different sort of order the last time we were there, because this time, the crabs were smaller, less fleshy and weren’t too fresh. The gravy was too sweet and they were still out of man-tous (since the last time we shot there).  I know I won’t be craving for chili crabs for a while.

The best part of the night was the dessert. I love almond paste and since they ran out of it by that time of the night, it was almond shaved ice for me! Yipeee!

当公主遇上王子 －－ 戚玉武 （Part 1)

不怎么想多写。

就和照片里的主角戚玉武一样。

话不多，因为没必要。

Where has Joanne gone?

It has been a long time since I updated my blog. Here’s a glimpse of what happened while I was gone.

At Singapore Changi Airport, traveling to the other side of the globe for a short holiday!

7 hours later at Narita International Airport, Tokyo. Had no idea that DFS items bought in Singapore, sealed and with proof of receipt are not allowed on board transit flights. The Japanese lady at the security scan area was so hostile and wanted to cut open the see-through bag. I refused to let her do so and eventually spoke to a much nicer man from the information counter who advised me to run and have the items checked in. Either there should be some kind of international understanding for DFS-bought items or Singapore Changi Airport Nuance-Watson staff should have advised me, otherwise it would have been S$400+ worth of products gone! I wouldn't have been too happy with that.

12 hours later, at LAX (Los Angeles International Airport). I was so stifled from being in the cabin but there was yet another domestic flight to take. It wasn't for another hour before I finally got to Vegas. The Southwest plane take off was so steep, the landing so bumpy I was sick the entire journey. Not exactly a good way to start the holiday! Las Vegas is 15 hours behind Singapore time.

From the famous Caesar Palace in Vegas...

...to a 4-hour road trip up to California Disneyland where I stayed for one night before returning to Vegas and then back to Singapore.

Upon returning to Singapore, I was off to Bali for a shoot 15 hours later.

One and a half days later, the team brought me back to Singapore to continue the shoot...

...before I finally end my 2 weeks of flying around in Hong Kong for the last leg of shoot.

A lot has been going on for me, and my body clock has just been turned upside down. I do hope to share with everyone my trip and experiences soon. Meanwhile, for those of who aren’t following me on Twitter, you might want to look for me there, because updates are more frequent as long as there’s internet connection. 🙂

Take care and have a good weekend!