Star Awards 2010

I caught a bit of the re-run of Star Awards yesterday afternoon and I don’t know if it’s my ageing television or just simply the way sound is transmitted, but it did JJ Lin’s voice no justice. I’ve always been a fan of his because he’s a local singer/song writer who has displayed great talent and showmanship throughout the years.

He performed《无法克制》at the live venue, and his voice was crisp and confident even when it came to the high notes in the song. It was immaculate! But somehow on television, the power of his vocals failed to come through. In any case, he gave a flawless performance that night and I love it!

JJ Lin performing 《无法克制》on the second day of Star Awards 2010 held at Resort World Singapore, Compass Ballroom.

JJ and I at the post party!

The day of Star Awards happened to fall on my birthday (25 April), so before the whole frenzy began for hair and make-up, I had a sweet surprise backstage.

Winnie and Xing Ni quietly singing a birthday song for me.

Making my wish before cutting the "cake".

Mini-cake/Muffin. Winnie knows I'm cutting sugar so she made a really guilt-free one with no sugar! Aww...so sweet of her!

Me and my home-made "birthday" dinner. My mom cooked everything except for the chicken breast, which is my own salt-free, less oil recipe. I had chicken, egg, brown rice, vegetables and bittergourd beancurd soup. Yummy!

Oops...and everyone else was eating packed dinner provided. It's the company that matters!!

And then the frenzy began. As I was the first out on the red carpet, producers were calling and rushing everyone to standby. Ryan touching up my hair; Jeremy adjusting my outfit; Elaine finishing up with my make-up.

My fan club - Jolliteers

We stole a group photo before making our way to the ballroom. (From left to right) Belinda Lee, Priscelia Chan, Pan Ling Ling, Joanne Peh (me), Cai Peixuan, Jin Yinji, Yvonne Lim and Lin Meijiao.

The not-so-glamourous secret passageway that leads to the ballroom. Pan Ling Ling played my mom in The Little Nyonya, so I never stopped calling her mommy since then, athough Ling Ling is way too young to have me as her daughter. Still I just love her!

While we wait for the rest of our colleagues to come in after the red carpet, we decided to kill some time.

With the cast of YOUR HAND IN MINE, Zhang Yaodong (left) plays the love of my life and Shaun Chen (right) plays a baddie!

Huang Wenyong (left) and Chen Shucheng (right) are also part of YOUR HAND IN MINE.

Pierre Png plays my boyfriend in YOUR HAND IN MINE. Yes, I'm stuck between two guys, and as the drama unfolds, keep watching to see who I end up with. Weekdays, 7pm on Channel 8!

Chen Liping sporting a new haircut for her new drama. I love her image now, it's refreshingly different from her character currently in YOUR HAND IN MINE. This reminds me of Ellen Degeneres!

Some of the men that I have been paired with in dramas throughout my career. (From left to right) Tay Ping Hui, Qi Yuwu, Elvin Ng and Nat Ho.

Announcing the last position for the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award. All my colleagues congratulated me prematurely while the presenters on stage took their time to announce the last name. I was so embarrassed! What if it's not me?!?!

The final 10 of us on stage.

入围亚洲电视大奖 －－ 开心！！

昨天早上上《早安你好》，把整个访谈剪辑成4分钟，感谢我的助理现场帮忙拍摄。希望你们看了能够给我你们对我最后一道问题的意见。

Besides the Press Conference…

好多人都在问我最近忙什么，什么时候能在电视上看到我，现在就跟大家说。
我正在拍摄长剧《想握你的手》。这部剧的拍摄从去年12月开始而将会在明年中结束。不过本剧将会在11月9日，晚上7点播出。播出的当儿呢，我们将会继续拍摄。现在我们已经拍摄到100集以上，还有80集哦，所以还是得花一段时间。

现在就和大家分享前天媒体招待会的幕后情况。

Many people have been asking me what I’ve been busy with lately and when will my next drama be on television. Thank you all for asking!

I am currently still filming the 180-episode long drama YOUR HAND IN MINE. Filming for this drama began last year in December and will end mid next year. Currently, we are done with about 100 episodes, so that leaves another 80 more to go. However, our drama will be coming to your television screens from November 9th onwards, every Mondays to Fridays, at 7 pm on Channel 8. This means that we will be filming while the drama is airing! It’s fun that none of us knows how it’s all going to end!

In the meantime, here’re some pictures taken during our press conference held for the media two days ago…

《想握你的手》主要演员. Cast of YOUR HAND IN MINE.

姚文龙和方展发。播映日期和时间在背后！Yao Wen Long and Pierre Png.

Chinese characters for "YOUR HAND IN MINE"。

媒体招待会还没开始之前，演员们在干什么呢？哈哈， 当然是拍照啊！

Before the cast goes on stage to meet the press, how do we pass time? It’s got to be massive photo-taking.

我好喜欢这个手镯。它很独特，而且色彩鲜艳！I love this bangle! Actually it is made up of 2 bangles and the multi-coloured skulls add a dash of fun to the otherwise typical design.

让你再看清楚一点：这是莫小玲的私家货。Take a closer look at this private stash that belongs to actress Patricia Mok.

在等待媒体招待会的当儿，我们就 “无聊” 起来。。。Nothing else better to do, we start photographing our expensive shoes.

还加入了不同款式。。。猜猜谁是谁？And we have additions to the family! Guess who's wearing what?

李心钰，莫小玲，白薇秀 (我），林湘萍，蔡佩璇 （左到右）。Belinda Lee, Patricia Mok, Joanne Peh (me), Yvonne Lim and Cai Peixuan. (left to right).

拍了鞋子，就低镜头拍脸，哈哈，我不小心按了 zoom 所以三人好挤。Bored with the shoes, we started experimenting with unflattering low angle shots. I accidentally hit the zoom button, that's why it's so tight.

莫小玲拍我在拍我们。哈哈！ Mok taking a photo of me taking a photo of us.

闹完自拍就拍别人。。。Done with self-portraits, I started playing paparazzi...

夫妻潘玲玲和黄世南。Married couple Pan Lingling and Huang Shinan.

还没有机会和大家拍照就得进场了。台上访问结束后，就和几位记者朋友私下聊了一点。随后就赶去录些预告片。一个人录没意思，所以就跟戏里面的情人搭档啦！

Before I had a chance to snap pictures of everyone, it was time to be on stage. We have a huge cast, so the interviews took some time. After which, I spoke privately with a couple of reporters quickly and had to proceed to shoot some trailers and interstitial. I was paired up with none other than my lover in the show!

张耀栋。Zhang Yaodong.

我们在为《想握你的手》录预告片，你们一定要留意收看。我们没有剧本，也没有台词，不过感觉很好。不是我老王卖瓜，而是耀栋和我在一起拍了这么长的时间，默契十足。题材原创于我们，蛮好玩，希望大家会喜欢。We are doing a trailer for YOUR HAND IN MINE. It's unscripted but after filming together for so long, we've got good chemistry. It's original material from us, so I hope all of you will like it. Stay tuned!

导演在向我们解释他的概念。The producer is explaining the premise of the trailer.

我们还录了中文的圣诞祝语，说了一堆无里头的话，哈哈哈！We also recorded a Christmas trailer in Mandarin so look out for it!

抢先看《想握你的手》

《想握你的手》

Your Hand In Mine

大家如果想抢先看《想握你的手》的预告片，记得明天（8月 9 日），晚上9点45分，锁定八频道哦！

If you’d like to catch a first glimpse of “Your Hand In Mine”, remember to tune in at 9.45 pm, tomorrow (9 August) on Channel 8!

台庆当晚的三个男人

坦白说，我对早期的电视节目不太熟悉，所以很多台庆上播出的影片，除了近期的电视剧，很多我都印象模糊。小时候的我不爱看电视，所以加入这行也从来不是我小时候所有过的梦想。回想起童年，觉得自己当初的想像力很丰富，喜欢编故事，喜欢写作，喜欢幻想。现在的我，正是步入了成年，开始理智，开始剖解，也就渐渐失去了当年敢于想像的勇气。

台庆除了让我更了解自己，也给我机会盛装出席。哈哈，那晚的光彩多亏三个男人。

Jeremy 是我的stylist. 服装、首饰、发型和化妆都是由他决定的。那漂亮的礼服是他帮我找的，是明年CK盛夏的服装。我很幸运在这个时候有机会穿哦！

Ryan帮我梳的造型。

Bryan 是我的化妆师。这是从他的Facebook 偷来的照片。因为那天他忙，所以我没有机会和他拍照。

我最喜欢压轴项目。因为服装，灯光，音乐都很壮观，尤其是当湘萍飞起来的时候，真的很漂亮！

阿姐的雨。。。

汉伟的雷。。。

湘萍的风。。。

斌辉的火。。。