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.

Wang Deshun Proves That Age Is Not The Limit

83-year-old Wang Deshun (王德顺) first making headlines for his stint on the runway in 2015. He shot to fame and was dubbed China’s hottest grandpa.

With a physique like a Renaissance sculpture and hipster beard, he looks better than most men much younger than him. So how exactly did he do it? Is it the food he eats or the exercise regime that he follows?

Wang Deshun first joined a local gym at the age of 50 and determined to set aside time each day to exercise in a bid to fight mental and physical stagnation. He exercises up to four hours a day, a fitness regime not all of us can follow.

Wang Deshun proves to the world that we don’t have to age with weaken body and mind. All of us have the same capacity to take in every moment available to us to live a positive and healthy lifestyle.

现年83岁的王德顺于2015年首次登上时尚走秀之后一炮而红，被誉为中国最帅的爷爷。

他的身型像文艺复兴时期的雕塑，留着时髦的胡须，大多数比他年轻的男人还不够他帅。那他到底是怎么做到的呢？是他吃的食物还是他遵循的运动方式？

王德顺50岁时首次加入当地一家健身房，并下定决心每天必须抽出时间来锻炼身体，以抗击身心停滞及老化。他每天锻炼大约四个小时，并非所有人都能遵循这样的健身方式。

王德顺以行动向世界证明，我们不必因衰弱的身心而衰老。我们每个人都有相同的能力来过个积极健康的生活。

正能量翻唱 [春夏秋冬] ~ 原唱: 張國榮

Donnie Yen vs. Wu Jing At CNY

First time watched Donnie Yen and Wu Jung (Jacky Wu) in their epic battle was in the movie SPL (2005) also known as Kill Zone. Both were in their prime and put on quite an extreme fight with fast moving and hard hitting moves.

15 years later, the duo once again collide, this time in a performance for the Chinese New Year Eve celebration.

Although there is none of the violence that we see in the movie, their performance were equally entertaining with speed, intensity and poetic moves.

第一次看到甄子丹和吴京（Jacky Wu）决斗是在电影［杀破狼］（2005）中。当时年他们俩都处于巅峰状态，并以快速的武打招数和激烈的动作来一场生死之战。

15年后，两人再次有机会切磋，但这次是在中国除夕庆祝活动中。

两人表演无论在速度，强度和诗意的移动方面同样令人着迷。果然宝刀未老！

Andy Lau's Social Media Presence Is A Hit

Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau has broken record by getting over 50 million followers on Douyin (China’s video-sharing social networking service）in less than a week’s time after opening the account.

Prior to this, Lau had never been active on social media. Not too sure what made him changed his mind recently to open his first Douyin account.

Within 24 hours after setting up the account, Andy Lau was followed by more than 24 million followers! With the rate he is going, he could become one of the most followed individuals on Douyin ever. 

Andy Lau had posted five videos since 27^th January 2021 and has received a total of 87 million likes.

Andy Lau is one of the old-school superstar who previously said he won’t spend time on online communications. “Only using text creates no warmth, I don’t know how to communicate with others by that means,” he was previously quoted as saying.

So what makes him changes his mind? Just like traditional retails chose to have online shopping platform to survive, it looks like the show business is not spared from the devastation caused by Covid-19. It is not hard to understand that it is now more than before that celebrity needs to have online presence in order to stay relevant and not forgotten by their fans.

In his 40-year career in showbiz, Andy Lau has acted in more than 160 films, made nearly 80 music records and invested in about 30 film projects.

开户后不到一周的时间，香港巨星及四大天王之一的刘德华（Andy Lau）打破了纪录，在斗音（中国的视频共享社交网络平台）上吸引了超过5,000万名粉丝。

在此之前，Lau从未活跃于社交媒体上。开设帐户后的24小时内，刘德华的关注者超过2400万！以这个速度计算的话，他可能会成为有史以来最多追随者的人之一。

自2021年1月27日以来，刘德华（Andy Lau）发布了一共五个视频，总共吸引到了8,700万个赞。

刘德华（Andy Lau）是属于老派的超级巨星之一，他以前曾表示他不会浪费时间在网络交流。他曾说过：“我不知道该如何仅使用文字与他人交流，因为这种沟通方式缺乏亲切感。”

在娱乐圈40年的职业生涯中，刘德华（Andy Lau）演过160多部电影，制作了近80张音乐唱片，并投资了约30个电影项目。

Goh Chok Tong Stays Positive

Former Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong noted on social media that “Every day is a bonus,” despite suffering from radiation dermatitis from the treatment sessions that he finished last week.

Radiation dermatitis, or radiation rash or burns, is one of the most common side effects of cancer treatment radiotherapy.

It happens when the outer layers of a person’s skin is affected by radiation therapy.

About 95 per cent of those who undergo radiation therapy experience some form of dermatitis, such as redness, skin dryness, or skin peeling.

Most of these symptoms can be treated at home with skin creams applied onto affected areas for soothing effect.

The 79-year-old Mr Goh continue to live life positively, saying that he will get the Covid vaccine when his turn comes.

Goh Chok Tong is also looking forward to the release of the second part of his authorised biography, “Standing Tall.” His intention is to launch the book in late April or early May of this year, just in time for his 80th birthday.

The former Prime Minister also wrote that the book has been read by PM Lee Hsien Loong and another friend, who described it as “enjoyable.”

The first volume of his biography, ‘Tall Order: The Goh Chok Tong Story’, was released late in 2019 and covered his life until he became Singapore’s second Prime Minister in 1990.

The second volume is expected to cover the years of his premiership from 1990 to 2004.

Goh Chok Tong had a big shoe to fill in when he took over from the legendary Lee Kuan Yew. Most didn’t expect him to do well especially when they use Lee Kuan Yew as the benchmark. Goh Chok Tong would went on to prove his critics wrong by leading Singapore for 14 years through recessions, terrorist attacks, electoral setbacks and the epidemic of a virus.

新加坡前总理吴作栋最近在社交媒体上指出，“每天都要感恩”，尽管他上周结束癌症治疗过后皮肤敏感。

79岁的吴先生继续过着积极的生活，他补充说当轮到他时将愿意接种Covid疫苗。

吴作栋也期待发行他传记的第二部分“，，Standing Tall”。他的打算是在今年四月下旬或五月初，在他80岁生日时发行这本书。

前总理还写道，李显龙总理和另一位朋友已经读过这本书，他们形容这本书“很有趣”。

吴作栋从传奇的李光耀手中接棒时不被大多数人看好，尤其是他们将他与李光耀为做比较。吴作栋以成绩证明他的真正实力，他执政新加坡十四年，经济增长迅速成为亚洲四小虎之一。

Uncle Roger Clarifies His Position

Uncle Roger's favourite expression: "Haiyaa!"

Internet celebrity Uncle Roger recently got himself into trouble after his video featured another YouTube star who has been vocal in his criticism of the Chinese government. Uncle Roger subsequently remove the video from the internet.

Critics had accused Uncle Roger – he is a Malaysian comedian and his real name is Nigel Ng, of bowing down to pressure from China last week after a video he made with vlogger Mike Chen from the Strictly Dumpling channel was removed from his YouTube channel.

The video with Mike Chen that got Uncle Roger into trouble.

In a new video posted to YouTube on January 16, Uncle Roger clarified: "I hate drama ... I just want to make funny vigeos (he means videos).”

"I don't want to be involved in anything else - no politics, no drama. Uncle Roger love making people laugh. It's about entertaining people, no matter where they come from, and respecting everyone's culture.”

"For the record, Uncle Roger make zero dollars from Chinese social media so to see my nieces and nephews say I like RMB more than MSG really break Uncle Roger’s heart." RMB is an acronym for renminbi, China's currency - also called the yuan.

Uncle Roger also addressed his critics on Instagram, posting: "I'm not bowing down to anyone. Especially not to all the hate comments I'm getting. So if you're thinking of sending me nasty things, save your time and just hit the unfollow button."

The whole drama began last week when a video entitled "Uncle Roger Reviews Ugliest Dumpling Ever" was removed by Uncle Roger himself, who said was not aware of Mike Chen's political leanings nor his previous criticism about the Chinese government when he collaborated with the food vlogger. He admitted on Weibo - China's Twitter - that the video had created a "bad social impact".

"My staff and I would like to express our sincerest apologies to everyone," Nigel Ng said. "Considering the seriousness of this issue and the negative impact of the video itself, we discussed internally and decided to take it down from all platforms."

Nigel Ng ~ the man behind the alter ego Uncle Roger

Nigel Ng shot to fame last year when a video he posted to YouTube criticising a BBC recipe for egg fried rice went viral. It was the right timing as the entire world went into lock down when Covid-19 pandemic hit.