An Artist's Philosophy On Life

Renowned Taiwanese artist Chiang Hsun (蒋勋) thinks that Taiwan during the 70s and 80s has put too much emphasis on economic development. Almost all students during that time went into science stream education. At the back of the economic miracle is the less known cost of loneliness and anxiety. If materialistic elements were to be taken away from this group of people, suddenly they find themselves without any meaningful thing to cling onto. This leads to an anxious and stressful outlook on life. Chiang suggests that we should all slow down to appreciate the bigger picture of life. After all, life isn't just made up of dollar and cents. 

当蒋勋跟一般理工大学生讲艺术时他感觉到他们根本就听不下去。他觉得把我们大多数的时间都寄托在职场上是非常不值得的，因为这会毁掉了珍贵的人际关系。只在乎经济指数是一件多么可悲的事情啊！放掉外面喧闹和奢侈的东西，回到家后就要退下来享受丰富的生命。

Getaway To Kaohsiung by Namewee Won Award

Malaysian talented musician/ singer Namewee has won a fifth award for his Getaway to Kaohsiung music video at the Arpa International Film Festival.

That same video has last won two awards at the 41st Annual Telly Awards last year.

Namewee (his real name is Wee Meng Chee) said this was the fifth award received by the video.

During the Telly Awards, the video bagged the Gold Winner under the Online — General Music Video category, and Silver Winner under the Television — General Music Video category.

Tourism Malaysia’s video, Discover Breathtaking Malaysia, had won the silver award for Non-Broadcast under the Travel/Tourism category.

Namewee posted on his Facebook page and described it as his best Chinese New Year gift.

“This is the fifth award received by the video. Initially when I did this song, I just wanted to help promote Kaohsiung’s tourism. It did not cross my mind that it would garner such a huge response.”

The music in this video is somewhat different from Namewee’s usual provocative style. Instead it has soothing melody with creative shooting of his journey at the back of a truck passing through some of Kaohsiung’s iconic streetscape. It is simply a beautiful video suitable for the entire family to watch.

Arpa International Film Festival is dedicated to cultivating cultural understanding and global empathy by creating a dynamic forum for international cinema.

Last year, Namewee’s film Babi received nominations at the Berlin International Film Festival, Bangkok International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and the Golden Horse Award.

Jay Chou Concert Postponed

 

Taiwanese superstar Jay Chou's Carnival World Tour — Kuala Lumpur has been postponed indefinitely.

In a post via its official Facebook page, TicketCharge said the concert that was slated for January 16 next year at Bukit Jalil National Stadium will be rescheduled following government regulations and travel restrictions.

It stated that the new date will be announced in early January 2021.

The concert was originally scheduled for February 29 but was later pushed to August due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Responding to queries from fans, the company said refund details will be updated early next month.

Carnival World Tour is Chou's eighth concert tour to celebrate the multi award-winning singer’s 20 years in the music business.

Chou last performed in Malaysia in January 2018, before returning again in October to accompany his wife Hannah Quinlivan, who was shooting a movie on location here.

Source: MSN

Ben Wu Is Handsome No. 1

(Taipei June 12, 2016) Young singer Ben Wu attended the autograph-signing event to promote his 2nd album “Hide and Seek” today.

Two years after the release of his 1st album, Ben was even more popular and drew a great fan crowd to the event. 

Having worked with him in a play before, Allison Lin showed up with a board with the inscription “Handsome No. 1” to compliment on his potential in play and music.

Ben’s bosses Blackie Chen and Andy also arrived to wish him success and improvement. 

While Blackie said that he sacrificed a family holiday to came and show his support for Ben, Ben revealed that Blackie visited him too often probably because Blackie needed some recreation in addition to taking care of his twin babies.

Then in the laughter of the audience, Ben teased himself as the “No. 4” of Blackie’s family.

Source: MSN

Humble Ming Dao

Successful Taiwanese actor and model Ming Dao earns over S$21 million a year but still stays humble.

According to The Star, the hunk was spotted in Banqiao Market in New Taipei City squatting at his mother's stall and helping her sell potatotes.

He was dressed in a T-shirt, shorts and slippers, an image that conveyed that there were no airs about him.

The 36-year-old is a filial son and started helping his mother when he was in Year Five.

Since then, he has been the one supporting his family after achieving fame and success as an actor and model.

Before netizens attack him for still making his mother work, she actually stopped working after he became famous but returned to selling potatoes because she was bored at home.

Being the great guy that he is, he supported her decision and even helps out when he can.

Not many celebrities can go down to the streets as normal people especially after achieving fame and success. Qualities exhibited by Ming Dao are truly honorable and deserved great admiration.

Jay Chou Vs Show Luo

At the 2016 Hito Music Awards, Jay chou won the Most Popular Global Chinese singer award while Show Luo walked away with the Most Popular Male Singer award.

The two went head to head on stage to prove who had the better hosting skills and started throwing questions at each other.

An awkward moment occurred between them when Jay suddenly out of nowhere asked when Show is planning to be dad.

The question caught Show off where he just laughed and walked off the stage.