Ocean Au Latest New Album

31 July 2007


It's been a long wait since Ocean Au last released his new Album . That was two years ago in 2005 , the year that he appeared in Padang in a " Meet The Fans ' session jointly organised by Starhub Cable and Play Music where he showed himself and sang a series of songs as well as signed autographs for fans who have bought his Album ...

Since then , fans of Ocean Au have been waiting and waiting to hear of his songs again or see him but there have been no news since . Now , the good news is : The wait is over ! He has released his new Album recently on 23 July 2007 , last Monday and I must say that the 2 years long wait was really worth it ! Cos this new Album of his is really very good ! Excellent ! is the word I would use to describe this new Album ...

It turned out to be better than I initially thought it would be ... It really surprised and stunned me and left me really impressed by his singing ability and his talent ... This Album , I personally feel is much much better than his previous two ( not than the previous two is bad or lousy ) ... It just goes to show that he has indeed improved a lot .It's the Best and is my favourite among those albums of his that I have bought in the past two years ....

So , is this Album really that good ? Or how good is it ? Well , there are some songs of his in this Album that I would like to recommend to u all ... Especially to those who haven't buy or even heard of any of his new songs till now ...

There are a total of 11 songs in this new Album . The first Track is a short intro to his the theme song of this Album which I will go into more details later . In Track 5 我是你的天空 is every girl's favourite type of romantic love song that every girl would like to hear her boyfriend or loved ones sing to her ... The song is so romantic that if the same song is to be sung by her boyfriend or loved ones , I think the girl will go weak in her knees and melt the hearts of the girl the man loves !

* Especially To All Guys : This song is especially useful to be sung if u ever want to woo a girl , so do listen carefully and learn how to sing ! *

Track 6 蒲公英在飞is also a very nice song and especially at the chorus part , u will hear that Ocean has tried to do something he has never done before , which I think he has done it very well and I am quite impressed with the overall outcome of this song ! In Track 7 妈妈的老情歌, at the starting part , u will hear an old woman singing some short verse of a certain Cantonese song , that's his mother ! Yes , that is Ocean Au's mum herself who has also come forward to land her voice and show us her singing ability - her very own way of showing her support to her son latest Album . In The MV itself , u can see both Ocean Au and her mother in person !

Track 8 上花轿, is a fast song with some Cantonese Opera as the song background music - yet another new input that Ocean has tried to do in this Album which I must say it's really a refreshing change from all his previous songs in his Album . The way he sang is like some Chinese male Cantonese style of singing and the song itself is fast as well as gives one somewhat a rather cheeky feeling ....

Track 2 海盗船, is a fast and lively song , which gives one a really very happy feeling ! The Album Theme song is Track 3 101封情书, it's starting part is rather soothing but comes to the chorus part is very romantic ... A very nice song too !

In Track 11 你看得见钻石, is a song specially dedicated and sung to all his faithful fans and supporters of Ocean Au ... His very own way of saying a very Big Thank You to all those who have accompanied him , followed him through his ups and downs , encouraging and supporting him in each and every way that u have done that contributed to him realising his dream being a singer to the well known and popular singer that we all have all come to know of today ! Each and every lyrics of this song goes to represent the heartfeit emotions of Ocean Au , the long hard road to sucess that he has gone through .... A very touching piece of song ! I cried when I heard this song especially the chorus part !

Also Recommended :

Track 4 : 二次感冒 got nothing to do with suffering from flu or anything but rather it talks about a love lost . The girl this particular guy loves has gone and fallen for another girl .... And in Track 9 is 手心手背the starting of this song is rather slow , but when u hear till the chorus part , u will get to hear him singing high pitch range , same as in Track 12 ( the song followed right after Track 11 ended )

Mediacorp Channel 8 Celebrates 25 Years of Drama

30 July 2007

I am sure by now , frequent viewers of Channel 8 programmes will know that this year , the Channel is celebrating it's 25 years of Drama Serial production . For 25 years , the Channel has produced thousands and millions of great Drama Serials that have brought us much laughter to drive our blues away , action and real drama to keep our pulses racing and keeping us glued to the TV sets , suspense and trillers to make us craving for more after each day's Episode ends ...

Yes , 25 years they have been with us , rain or shine , 25 long hard years till now and it's still bringing us even more great new Drama Serials to come our way this year . Among them are Singapore - Malaysia Co -Productions Drama serial as well as a Blockbuster drama Serial currently under filming and will broadcast at this year's end in celebration of it's 25 years anniversary ...

In celebration of it's 25 years anniversary , Channel 8 has been bringing u re-runs and repeat telecast of the most popular Drama Serial watched by viewers in the past ... and it will be bringing u even more re-runs come the month of August onwards as well as brand new Serials ... Check this out !

Encore (Repeat ) Drama Serials :

August

The Legends of Ji Gong 济公活佛on 5 August 2007 ( Sunday ) onwards , every weekends at 7am

Room In My Heart 真心蜜语 on 21 August 2007 ( Tuesday ) onwards , every weekdays at 5.30pm .

*Click on the following link for it's Synopsis * :

http://ch8.mediacorptv.com/shows/drama/view/453/1/.html


Chronicles of Life 缘尽今生 on 10 August 2007 ( Friday ) onwards , every weekdays at 10am .

Four Walls And A Ceiling 我爱黄金屋 on 15 August 2007 onwards , every weekdays at 11am .


*Beyond The Axis Of Truth 1 法医X档案I

begins on 1 July 2007 and ends on 29 July 2007 , every Sundays at 11pm .


*The Sequel -Beyond The Axis Of Truth II 法医X档案II

will continue immediately on 5 August 2007 ( Sunday ) at 11pm on every Sundays .

*Click on the following link for it's Synopsis * :

http://ch8.mediacorptv.com/shows/drama/view/653/1/.html



Power of Love 甜蜜风暴 2 August 2007 ( Thursday ) onwards at 5am .


Heaven's Will 天机风云 on 25 August 2007 , 4am


The Invincible Squad 迷幻特警 starting 9 August 2007 on every Thursdays & Fridays at 2am .

*Click on the following link for it's Synopsis * :

http://www2.ch8.mediacorptv.com/dra...uad/stories.htm


*The Royal Monk is currently showing on every Sundays at 1am .


*The Return Of The Royal Monk 真命小和尚之十二蚠人 begins on 12 August 2007 onwards , every Sundays at 1am .

Beautiful Connection will be shown starting on 29 August 2007 , Mondays & Tuesdays at 10.30pm & on Wednesdays at 11pm .

Currently Showing :

Timeless Gift 遗情未了 on weekdays at 5.30pm . Click on the following link for it's Synopsis :
http://ch8.mediacorptv.com/shows/drama/view/488/1/.html

The Legendary Swordsman on Thursdays at 12am .

Mystery 1 on Wednesdays at 1.30am .

Innocently Guilty - A Singapore - Hongkong co -production starring Edmund Chen , Yvonne Lim and together with some Hongkong Actors & Actresses on weekdays at 11am .

Home in 168 on weekdays at 10am .

Must Watch Drama Serial Of The Year - ' Honour And Passion ' Debuts Tonight !

24 July 2007

Handsome hunks & Pretty Babes in Smart No.4 , miltary training and it's lifestyle etc ... This is what u are expected to see in the Drama Serial which makes it's debut tonight at the 9pm Primetime slot ! Fancy seeing your favourite TV male celebrities like Tay Ping Hui , Bryan Wong , Vincent Ng , Huang Wen Yong undergoing miltary training as well as the chance to see Felicia Chin in the No.4 Uniform , and Hong Huifang in No.3 ?

Then , don't miss, Honour And Passion - A 20 Episode Drama Serial specially produced by Mediacorp and sponsored by Mindef , in celebration of SAF 40 Years Anniversary as it depicts the various types of miltary training and exercises that the men had to go through as well as the close friendships made within their In Camp Training ( ICT ) , to the latest and most advanced ammunition and weapons that the SAF have to defend our country . An insight to how powerful these weapons are and how ready our army are to defend our nation ...

Watching this Drama Serial will give one the essential knowlege and a greater understanding to the SAF for men and girls alike , a very rare educational journey for the whole family where one can get to enjoy the show as well as to learn something from each day's episode to boost our general knowlege about the important men that's defending our country and it's organisation ( SAF ) ...

Take this opportunity to watch and learn as much as u can cos I don't think there will be another production about the SAF that is going to come any better than this one ! As Singaporeans , we should feel proud of our country and the boys in SAF !

If young boys going to NS feels that having to serve NS is a chore , after watching this Drama Serial will just change your perception and make one feel it's a real Honour to be able to defend and want to serve our country with much more Passion !

*Honour & Passion Debuts Tonight , Mondays to Fridays at 9pm on Channel 8 ! *

Check out the following related links!

Synopsis of ' Honour & Passion ' :

http://40years.ns.sg/portal/ns/events_calendar/army_drama_series/

Forums & Viewers Discussions on ' Honour & Passion ' :

http://www.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=267508

Viewers' Blog :

http://themovieclub.blogspot.com/2007/07/honour-and-passion.html

Channel 8 Must Watch Drama Serial Of The Year - ' Honour & Passion ' !

21 July 2007

This July , be ready to learn how to defend our country with not only pride , but with Passion & Honour as well , as Mediacorp Channel 8 brings u the Must Watch Drama Serial of The Year - ' Honour & Passion ' 宝家为国 ' starting this coming Tuesday onwards on every weeknights , Mondays to Fridays at Primetime slot of 9pm .

Starring Felicia Chin , Tay Ping Hui , Huang Wen Yong , Bryan Wong , Rui En , Pierre Peng , this 20 Episodes Mindef sponsored big scale production Drama Serial will show u the army lifestyle that the men go through in training as well as the various weapons and ammunition available to defend our country . It aims to portray the army lifestyle as real life as possible to give u an actual feel of what the real thing is like .

Viewers of all ages and gender are welcome to watch this show . It's a Drama Serial for the whole family to watch , learn and enjoy as they will be able to learn a thing or two , especially for the females , while the men while watching this show will surely bring back fond memories of their army days ... It's one Drama Serial that all men MUST watch , whether u are currently an NSman still serving NS or have already ORD , it's a Must watch Serial for all guys .

For the gals and ladies , it's a rare chance for u to be equipped with some general knowledge of what the guys go through in their army days and lifestyle as well as learn a thing or two in the process . Of course , as always for all Drama Serials , there will also be love stories involved and this time is a messy love triangle as Felicia Chin is caught between two guys - Tay Ping Hui & Bryan Wong ...

For the Synopsis of this Drama serial , click on the link below :

http://40years.ns.sg/portal/ns/events_calendar/army_drama_series/

*Catch "Honour & Passion starting 24 July 2007 , Mondays to Fridays at 9pm On Channel 8 ! *

Catch NDP Parade 2007 FIRST on Channel 8 Tonight !

21 July 2007

Today is 21 July 2007 , Racial Harmony Day and in a few weeks time , the whole nation will unite together once again and celebrate the country's 42 years of independence ! And for the first time this year on National Day , the parade will not be held at the National Stadium which will make way for a brand new Sports Hub in 2010 .

Neither will it be held at the Padang or Jalan Besar Stadium ... If u still haven't known yet , u must have been living on Planet Mars , as for the very first time this year , it will be held at Marina Bay . Yes , that's right ! For a refreshing change , the annual nation's birthday party will be held at Marina Bay and the performers will be performing on a floating stage instead ! Sounds cool and exciting , huh ?

Well , if u simply can't wait to see the actual parade on the big day itself or can't make it for the pre-parade , don't be sad and disappointed ! For the first time ever in the history of National Day Parade celebrations , Mediacorp will take u to an insight of what's to come and what u can expect to see on the big day itself as host Daniel Ong takes u on a one hour sneek peek Special of 'The Making of NDP 2007 " !

So , u can still be contented and u will still get to enjoy all the fun and excitement of this year's National Day Parade FIRST ! So , be sure not to miss this one time golden opportunity .... ! It's on tonight at 10.30pm to 11.30pm on Mediacorp Channel 8 !

Synopsis of Channel 8 Year End Mega Blockbuster Drama Serial - 'Path of Gold'

17 July 2007

Although it's still a long way yet till December when this Drama Serial will be shown , here's a sneak peek of what's in store for us in this Mega Year End Blockbuster Drama Serial !

Synopsis of 'Path of Gold ' - 黄金路 :

The story begins in the 1980s. An optimistic young widow, Xiao-gu, juggles bringing up her brood of three young children along with managing a roadside tze-char stall Fortunate Eatery. Fate gets her acquainted with Ah-jin, an outwardly upright man with two children, but who is in fact a robber.

On the day Xiao-gu is supposed to be married to Ah-jin, he is killed in the cross-fire during a police round-up. It was Xiao-gu’s second son (resenting the remarriage), who had tipped the police off about Ah-jin’s whereabouts.

At his death, Ah-jin entrusts his children in Xiao-gu’s care, a responsibility Xiao-gu bears silently and willingly.

Together with the transition of Chinatown, Xiao-gu’s business flourishes. The five children grow up together, embroiled in conflicts of interest, webs of deceit, love, hatred and vengeance, which would lead to the ultimate climax of the story.

Mediacorp Channel 8 25 Years of Drama Year End Mega Blockbuster Drama Serial - ' Path of Gold '

17 July 2007

In celebration of Ch 8 Mediacorp 25 years of Drama , Channel 8 is currently filming a Mega Blockbuster Drama Serial ' Path of Gold -黄金路 a 30 Episode Drama Serial featuring many of your favourite and famous actors and actresses in this Mega production . Path of Gold - 黄金路 is a 30-episode blockbuster Drama Serial that is set in the 1980s and spans 25 years to tell the story of a family embroiled in conflicts of interests , webs of deceit , love, hatred and vengeance.

Boosting a stellar star studded cast of Chen Li Ping , Li Nanxing , Tay Ping Hui , Chew Chor Meng , Joanne Peh , Felicia Chin , Huang Wen Yong , Zheng Ge Ping , Tang Yu Shu and Pricella Chan etc ... This highly anticipated Drama Serial is scheduled to broadcast in December this year .

In the Drama Serial , Chew Chor Meng plays Chen Li Ping's son with Li Nanxing and Zheng Ping Hui as his two brothers. Chow Chor Meng's character is a down to earth and is a very good , caring doctor . Things took a change for the worst when he discovered his brother , Ping Hui has done lots of evil things but do not dare to expose his evildoings . He ends up keeping this 'dark secret' all by himself till he eventually suffers from schripzora .

Ping Hui who feared Chew Chor Meng may one day report him to the police , kept feeding him medicine excessively , causing his illness to detertorie even further. Chor Meng's character in the Serial does not have much love scenes with female actresses. If any , the closest it came was a scene showing him having a crush on Priscella Chan during his younger days as a student . But , unfortunately , they were not meant to be together as Priscella already had a boyfriend at that time . So, until when he eventually suffers schripzora , he still have the impression and thinks that Priscella is still by his side ... A very sorry and sad character in the show ...*

Also , in the Serial , u can also get to see the soon to be married couple of Tang Yu Shu and Pricella Chan getting married in the show (right till the end part of the Serial ) ! Speaking to the media yesterday , Pricella felt that this arrangement could be partly because they are due to get married in real life ( Oct 6 this year ) , that they have this scene in the show ! This will also be the couple's last Drama Serial before they get married .

Felicia Chin , Li Nanxing and Tay Ping Hui will be involved in a love triangle in ' Path of Gold Drama ' Serial . This will be Felicia's second time acting together with Li Nanxing , their first together was last year's ' A Million Treasure ' and second consecutively time that she and Ping Hui are paired up to act as a couple after the soon to aired Drama Serial - ' For Passion & Honour ' .

In this Drama Serial , Ping Hui will play as a villian who does lots of evil things in order to win the heart of the girl he loves , including harming his own brother ( Chew Chor Meng ) ! When asked of what he thinks of having worked with some of the 'Seven Princesses' ( Felicia Chin , Joanne Peh , Ou Xuan ) he commented that they are a group of people who are really serious and did their homework very well before coming for the shoot. It's really important that they really did do that considering that they are still 'new' and still have so much to learn ' .

Chew Chor Meng , speaking to the Media revealed that in his 17 years as an actor , this is his first time having to portray a mentally unsound character , which he sees as a challenge. It's not really a breakthrough , he says but he will still try his best to portray this character well . He hopes this character can let him and his viewers see an improvement in him and he feels he is up to the task .

On him acting as Nanxing's brother , he says that he does not feel being disadvantaged in any way , considering he is much younger than the latter in real life . He joked saying that it's the same as with Chen Li Ping having to act as his son when she is just a little older than himself .

*Latest Updated !

Felicia Chin plays a rich lady who comes from a rich family in this Series . But sadly , life is not to be a bed of roses for her as it should be as heaven plays a cruel sport on her when she eventually suffers from a terminally ill disease who has very few months to live . After learning of the sad truth , she becames very sad and desponent , feeling meaningless in life . In her remaining days , she became a changed person , living a life completely different from before . In her bid to numb herself to forget about her sad life , she frequents night clubs and pubs ....

Speaking to the media yesterday , she said that she is not a person who will visit night clubs or pubs . The number of times she has gone to such places can be counted by the numbers of fingers in one hand . The last time she has been to such places was last year when she was with her group of friends celebrating the new year . And ... she was only there for ten minutes before she left the place !

She says that she dislikes the smell of cigrattes and she does not drink ( beer , that is ) in real life ! So , that explains why she seldom go to pubs and night clubs !

But , due to her having to film this role , she has no choice but to visit night clubs to observe how those girls dress and behave . Once , she even has an Causcian asking her for a drink , she revealed .

Filming for this role is really a challenge as in one scene , she has to dress quite sexily and pretend to be a prostitute in order to make Li Nanxing appear ... And for this scene alone , she went to the pubs in Geylang to see how those 'professionals' do it !

* Reports Extracted and translated from Shin Min Daily News !

EARTH Fest This Weekend !

7 July 2007

*6 more hours to the BIGGEST Concert Event of The Year ! LIVE EARTH Concert 2007 ! *

Starting tonight at 7pm , Channel 5 will bring u a 24 hour round the clock Mega Concert featuring several popular singers from around the world in a never like before performance extravengza to promote and create awareness about Global Warming and it's harmful effects .

Channel 5 is the first and only Channel to bring u this Mega Concert round the clock non-stop across seven continents in nine countries LIVE till tomorrow evening at 7pm . And that's not all !

When the Concert ends at 7pm tomorrow night , catch Channel 5 TV Premiere Mega Blockbuster Movie ' The Core ' from 7pm to 9.30pm . Also , in conjunction with the LIVE Earth Event , at 1pm today at One Fullerton , there is a Earth Fest Event where admission is FREE !

So , let's all GO GREEN this weekend and help do our part and save the earth ! Where on EARTH will u be tonight this evening ? What on EARTH will u be doing at that time ? Watching LIVE EARTH Concert ...?

More On LIVE Earth Concert 2007 - Chinese Version

6 July 2007

「Live Earth」是一场跨国界的环保运动，而这场横跨五大洲、号召百余位世界及顶尖巨星的 24 小时全球演唱会－「Live Earth」，以史无前例的规模于 7 月 7 日在美国、巴西、上海、东京、伦敦、雪梨、约翰尼斯堡及德国汉堡马拉松式展开。八度空间将现场同步直播于上海举办的Live Earth气候危机上海演唱会，马来西亚观众可透过八度空间，同步响应抗暖化运动。

Live Earth气候危机上海演唱会，150位来自不同国家的知名歌手现场演绎，其中包括国际巨星莎拉布莱曼、香港及台湾地区的知名艺人陈奕迅、容祖儿、许慧欣、辛晓琪、黄耀明、Solar，以及中国当红艺人女子十二乐坊、黄晓明等都将云集此场演唱会。同时，在上海地区极具人气的两档选秀节目《加油，好男儿!》和《我型我SHOW》中脱颖而出的新晋艺人也将参与其中。值得一提的是，所有艺人都是义务参加演出，用各自的表演和行动支持LIVE EARTH的倡议。

同一天，Live Earth也将在全球五大洲的其他7个城市进行现场演唱会，届时，澳大利亚的悉尼演唱会将拉开本次活动的序幕，而日本东京、中国上海、南非约翰内斯堡、土耳其伊斯坦布尔、德国 汉堡、英国伦敦、巴西里约热内卢这七个城市也将陆续登场，最后以美国纽约作为本次24小时，覆盖七大洲、横跨东西半球的全球性盛会。

Live Earth是由2005年Live 8系列演唱会全球执行制片人Kevin Wall（凯文•沃）创立。Live Earth成立的目标是旨在以演唱会这种形式唤醒所有地球居民对所赖以生存的地球环境的关注，让人们不仅从日常生活中开始良好的环保行为，并且开始积极响应和参与政府及职能部门开展的环保工作，以及那些具有公益性 的企业发起的让全球关注的环保活动，来共同努力来应对全球变暖的趋势。

* U can also catch the Shanghai Leg of the LIVE Earth Concert at 9.30pm tomorrow on Channel U !*

*( story from Malaysia's 8TV website ) *