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The Secret Of A Slashie ‘Accountant-cum-singer-cum-housewife’—Susan Wong Said, “The Dualism Of Taking Life Easy But Looking Up!”
12-02-2021 Feelings are more complicated than words. There are feelings that we do not know how to express in words. Singers help. They help us speak the words which are the beautiful opposite of silence. We listen to good singers. They release our emotional pain and connect us with their souls. Perhaps, a good singer…
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‘Godmother’ Olivia Yan Offers One last Defence Of Theatre Practitioners Against The Waves Of COVID & Technology: Embrace!
07-10-21 Misfortunes come on wings and depart on foot: Hong Kong had social commotion in 2019, COVID-19 in 2021 and will face economic downturn. Bad situations are like an amorphous mass of mud. Local theatres were devastatingly forced to close again and again. The ‘Godmother’ of theatrical circles Olivia Yan(甄詠蓓)said, “We are down. But, we…
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Be On The Side Of The Dark Angels—They Are Not Bad At All, Our Romantic Moments With Junk-food Snacks
25-02-20 Chinese call snacks ‘small bites’(小食). Snacks bring about powerful emotions. They mean sentimentality and memories, the recollections of buying small bites from the street stands and wheelbarrows, down-at-heel snack shops which are called ‘stores’(士多) in Hong Kong, from vendors doing business under the stairs of an old building and from school tuck shops which…
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Art Tech Theatre—Open Hong Kong Up To A New World? Scholar Expert YUEN Cheuk Wa Elucidated
24-12-20 In 2020, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong said, “The application of technology has extended the horizon of creativity in arts and brought new opportunities for the arts and creative industries. Leveraging the bold and innovative spirit of local artists and the active support of the Government, Art Tech will flourish and thrive in…
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The Mystery Of An Old French Mansion ‘V54’ Owned By Ms Angela Leong In Happy Valley Is The Source Of Good Art For Dennis Chung And Ka Hang LAM
21-01-21 Gladys Knight & The Pips sang: “Why does it always seem the past is better The winters were warmer We look back and think The grass was greener The skies were bluer The smiles were brighter… And if we had the chance to do it all again Tell me Would we? Could we?” But,…
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In The Tender City Of Bangkok At Chinese New Year: The Differences Of Being Alone, Lonely And Lonesome For A Tourist?
01-02-21 It was said that ‘alone’ is just a state, condition or period of time. You travel with family or a group in Bangkok but you may still want to have privacy. While spending time alone, you can reflect, concentrate, turn inward and spiritual. The feeling is important to strengthen your mental health. It was…
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Money Loads The Gun, Joyce Cheng Pulls The Trigger—7 Money Notions On Earth
01-01-21 Lydia Shum(沈殿霞) is the most famous and loved female comedian in the history of Hong Kong. She passed away in 2008 at the age of 62. Her 33-year-old daughter, a popular singer, Joyce Cheng(鄭欣宜) will inherit her huge properties under Lydia’s will when she turns 35 according to newspaper. ‘How will Joyce spend the…
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When A Legend Is Gone, Stories Stay—Music Leader Eddie Chiu Reveals The Myth Of The Godfather Of Hong Kong Pop: Roman Tam
15-12-20 Cantonese Opera dominated the music scene of Hong Kong in the 50s. In the 60s, ‘Cantonese film songs’ sung by popular movie stars replaced the trend, but these pieces were usually old-style and insipid. The glorious days of modern Hong Kong Pop took place in the 1970s when some upbeat and contemporary singers made…
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“International-mindedness Is Central To The Cultural Attributes Of Hong Kong”： Wan Pin Chu Who Scored Music For A Chinese Film Nezha Which Earned 700 Million USD!
7-12-2020 In 2020, China’s population is over 1.4 billion. In 2019, a film composer and Erhu(二胡)music player Wan Pin CHU(朱芸編) in Hong Kong, about 28 years old, scored music for an epic animated film Nezha(哪吒之魔童降世)which had an incredible gross box office over 700 million USD in China. When things impossible in Hong Kong are possible…
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6 Common Mistakes That Actors Make In Hong Kong: Shek Sau (石修)’s Tips For Acting Naturally On Camera
25-11-20 Anthony Hopkins said, “The art of acting is not to act. Once you show them more, what you show them in fact is bad acting.” Dylan Bruce remarked, “I think sometimes soap acting gets an unfair label for being bad… you learned from it what worked and didn’t work, what was bad acting and…