A Flashback: BookFest@Singapore 2006 – 2009
2008
2008 being a challenging year for us all, the focus of BookFest@Singapore 2008 was on achieving success through an upgrading of skills. At the fair, POPULAR Chairman Mr. Chou Cheng Ngok expressed this sentiment when he said, “When times are good, we read for leisure and enjoyment; when times are challenging, we read for solutions. Books are not luxury products. They are out life.”
The stage also promoted local authors including the launch of Heirloom Recipes, a joint collaboration between Popular and MediaCorp News, while the crowds cheered on our very own JJ Lin and Rui En.
精彩回顾： 新加坡海外华文书市 （2006年至2009年）
2008
2008年是个充满挑战的一年，而第三届海外华文书市的重点在于提升技能以取得成功。大众集团主席周曾锷先生在书市的开幕仪式上致辞时也阐明了这一点。他说：“世道好的时候，我们把阅读当成休闲和享受，当遇上充满挑战的时刻，我们以阅读来寻找解决方案。书不是奢侈品。他们是我们的生命。”
当然也少不过本地作家和艺人的精彩表演。大众书局和新传媒新闻再次合作，推出《家传菜》一书，而林俊杰和瑞恩的现场表演吸引了几千名粉丝前来支持。
管大马娱乐制作有限公司 出版 | 管雪梅著 | Page 126
瑞恩
在本地演员、歌手双身份的女歌手中，瑞恩是非常优质的一位，她不但戏好，歌也好，身上散发出来的特殊气息与众不同，只是她为人很低调，不爱宣传，因此，见报曝光机会少。
曾修读”银行业与金融管理”的瑞恩，曾出版专辑《芮恩RuIen》、《芮恩RuiEn同名专辑》，专辑完整地收录了瑞恩出道至今的心情点滴，及对人与事各式各样的想法，她也曾在专辑中亲自写了8首歌词，微妙且带点另类的文字充满著这位新新女生新鲜自主的想法。
瑞恩拍摄过的电视剧也很多，像《不凡的爱》、《书包太重》、《最火搭档》、《吃吃面包谈谈情》、《二分之一缘份》、《法医X档案II》、《爱情零度C》、《宝家卫国》、《破茧而出》和《过好年》等等；也多次获观众投选为”十大最受欢迎女艺人”。
瑞恩还曾担任周杰伦《八度空间》中《暗号》里头的MV女主角，她曾经是 ‘J女郎’ 之一。
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Categorised in CH, Rui ∑n vol. 01, 共和國.
1. Cover Story Pages 36 – 42:
绝境突破！
“如果自己没准备好，给你演一部商业巨片，自己又演不好，全世界都看到你的失败，不是更糟吗？”
“我向来不会看重成绩，比较着重过程。去年我回到基本而拍《过好年》让我找到很大的满足感，终于明白自己为何要当演员，以前自己会比较迷失，现在每天都期待开工。不过我不喜欢’突破’这个字眼。突破和做得好是两回事。”
2. Starbuzz Page 29
本月29日即将迈入29岁的瑞恩，提前一星期与粉丝会庆生。酷妹体恤粉丝，特别吩咐他们别花钱买礼物给她，粉丝们于是动手制作卡片和”纪事”簿给她。看偶像看得那么仔细投入，粉丝们应该觉得值得了！
3. TV Page 100
揭！09本地收市最强
8频道戏剧Top 10
1. 小娘惹 (最后4集)
2. 主妇的假期
3. 团圆饭
4. 乒乓圆
5. 书包太重
6. 未来不是梦
7. 企鹅爸爸
8. 心花朵朵开II (最后27集)
9. 双子星
10. 当我们同在一起 (前24集)
4. 电视MSN
Extract:
芭芭拉姬: 是咯，丁冬真的几可爱的，我看恩恩一直装酷妹都看到腻了，幸好这次她换pattern。
随便小姐: 恩恩和我一样嘛，酷久也闷，cute cute扮笨多好。
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Hype Records artiste Rui En reverted to using her original name recently. Despite it being only a slight change in the Chinese character “Rui”, she felt more at eased than before.
Rui En, though known to many as a straightforward and opinionated artiste, seems to have her reservations too.
When she first entered the industry, her company in Taiwan gave her an artiste name; she did not like it, but neither did she voice out nor ask for the reason.
“Nothing special that happened that made me want to change back to my original name. I don’t know how to explain in words, it’s just an uncomfortable feeling towards my previous artiste name. I don’t feel that I’m being my natural self,” Rui En added, “I have never asked if they had seek a fortune teller’s advice when they decided to give me an artiste name, but I do not really believe in fortune telling, or to change names for better luck. I feel that being natural, being me is the best.”
Despite Rui En being more fluent in and comfortable with the English language, the company wanted her to start her singing career with Mandarin pop. Rui En agreed without expressing her own opinions and feelings at that point in time.
“Though I speak English most of the time, I have not considered singing any English songs yet. I think the English music industry in Singapore is very small,” Rui En explained.
She denied that commercial considerations stopped her from singing English songs.
“The company wanted me to sing Mandarin songs from the very start. That’s the way it is. But I do hope that I can record one or two English songs in the future.”
The 28 year-old artiste described herself as someone who “gives a very distant feeling”. Some adore her personality; others simply hate her for that aloof look.
While some artiste managers will take the extra effort to “package” their artistes and cover up the non-media-friendly side of their artistes, Rui En’s boss, Ken Lim, encouraged her to be her real self.
Rui En shared, “Ken has never had objections to anything. He has never said things like ‘we can’t be like that because of fans or public opinions. He gave me the courage to be who I really am. Going back to be one true self needs a lot of courage, especially in the entertainment industry. Everyone has already pre-determined an image or a certain personality for you.”
Rui En admitted that there are many different sides of her; most artistes portray a happy and bubbly image in front of the camera to create entertainment effects, but are actually quiet and solemn in their personal lives; Rui En is a complete opposite. In front of the media, she is like an “ice princess”; but tends to be more jovial when she is around her family members and friends.
Her latest album “United Nations” is a merger of both sides of her character.
“I believe that all of us will tend to behave differently in different situations or when we meet different people. I hope to bring all the different sides of myself and merge them into a “united nation”. I am bubbly in front of my family members and friends but I don’t find the need to give a fake reaction in front of the audiences,” Rui En said.
Recently, Rui En’s account in Facebook surfaced, surprisingly, and is open to public. She, who prides her personal life as highly private and confidential, explained that the account was set up in conjunction with a magazine’s promotional event; it is now purely an advertising tool and she does not have a private account separately.
“I was quite against the idea initially. However, I continued using it to thank my fans and provide them with updates on my work or album. But I would definitely not post up anything personal!” she exclaimed.
Source: Yahoo! Singapore News
Rui En’s United Nations Album Review
Source: Teenage
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《共和國》United Nations Album was given a 3-star rating in March’09 Issue of
- Teenage Magazine’s Music Reviews (Page 76)
- teens Magazine’s Music Reviews (Page 66)
Categorised in Teenage, teens, 共和國.
18 February 2009 | 庄庆宁
从“芮恩”改回瑞恩，没有特别原因，只想做回自己。虽然瑞恩给人感觉是直来直往、有话就说，但却让人意外发现她其实还是有所保留的。
刚出道时，台湾公司为她取了艺名“芮恩”，她虽然不喜欢，却不说，也不曾过问为什么要取艺名；自己虽然比较擅长说英语，但是公司让她以华语歌出道，她也不曾表达过自己的意见。
很多艺人都会找人为他们算事业运，有必要的话就会取艺名。瑞恩当年也懵懵懂懂地让台湾公司为她取了艺名。
“我从来没有问过。我不懂他们是不是算出来。可是我不大相信这种算命的东西，或是用名字转运，所以自然比较好。（是不是有发生什么事或是什么人让你把名字换回本名？）我不知道怎么解释，但是一直觉得之前那个艺名不舒服就对了，不是最自然的我。没有发生什么东西，就是觉得很不舒服。”
“虽然比较习惯讲英语，但是没有考虑过录英文歌。一开始就唱华文歌，我也知道说在新加坡英文音乐市场也是比较小。（是因为商业考量？）也不是，只是一开始公司就是要我唱华文歌，所以就是这样，可是希望接下来可以录一两首。”
瑞恩形容自己的性格是让人“有距离感”的；这样的性格是有人酷爱、有人憎恨。有些经理人会特别包装艺人，掩饰他们比较不media-friendly的一面，但是Ken Lim却鼓励瑞恩展现最真实的自己。
“他从来没有反对过任何东西，从来没有说：可能我们不要这样，为了fans、或是为了public opinion。他真的给我勇气做回自己，因为真的做回自己是个需要勇气的事情，尤其在娱乐圈，大家会为你设定一个光环、一种形象。”
瑞恩说自己是多面的。一般艺人通常为了娱乐效果，他们需要在镜头前面带笑容，私底下却沉默寡言；瑞恩则在媒体和公共面前教冷酷，在家人和朋友面前反而比较开朗。新专辑《共和国》就是想把这两面的自己结合一体。
“相信每一个人都会发现在不一样的场面或是在不同人面前，会有不一样的你。其实专辑中的《穿反》也是有这个idea，就是带一个面具。《共和国》是希望把各种各样不一样的我变成一个共和国。穿反就是把那个面具脱下来。在朋友家人面前，我会比较开朗，但是面对观众可能我觉得没有必要装一个反应出来。”
一向强力掌控自己隐私权的瑞恩最近在社交网站Facebook上开了户口，原来只是配合杂志的活动而搞的，现在则纯属宣传工具，自己也没有另外开设一个私人户口。
“刚开始有点抗拒，但是后来觉得说为了报答我的fans，我就继续开这个account。因为有些东西要给他们updates，或是专辑的东西，可是当然我不会把一些私人或是personal的东西放上去啦。就把它当作是一个宣传管道。”
Source: Xin.sg
Cover Page:
1. 瑞恩 雪地初体验 Pages 32-34.
2. 生日有[恩] Page 86.
Categorised in I-Weekly, The Dream-Catchers 未来不是梦, 共和國.
