These trophies, all too familiar to us, yet all too distant at the same time. How many can claim that you have touched the trophies, much less “own” it?
We were the most contented when Rui En dedicated her awards to RBKD, little did we know that it was for real.
We were most shocked when Rui En presented these trophies to RBKD at the mini gathering (the OMY Singapore Entertainment Awards 2011 – Most Popular Local TV Actor 2011 & Star Awards 2011 – Most Favourite Female Character). It was unimaginable.
To Rui En, the rationale was simple enough. These awards are a result of the efforts of fans who voted for her whole-heartedly in the two popularity awards, it is hers as much as it is her fans’.
These trophies are ours, and by “ours” I meant, RBKD & Rui En’s.
It is this bond we share that defines us.
Those untouchable trophies, now belonging to us.
That day, when I brought them home, for fear of dropping them, I hugged the bags containing the trophies, as tightly as I could. It was really heavy, but it was a heavy “burden” I and everyone in RBKD, would hold dear to our hearts.
Ours. Truly ours. But we won’t keep it for forever. The next time we see her, it would be our time to present them back to her. Because it’s ours, her included :)
Signing off,
Xinyi
Club President.
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Jean, Priority Member:
Just sharing a conversation between my Mum and I….
Mum: They are all older than you?
Me: Yup.
Mum: How did you get to know them?
Me: Just get to know lar (I really really didn’t want to elaborate so much on it initially…)
Mum: Fanclub ah?
Me: Yar….
Mum: At least they are of a good influence to you.
Me: Yup, I know
Mum: And your Chinese (in terms of conversing in Chinese) seems to have improved recently…
Me: Yar, I know Have been talking to them recently thats why. You should be happy right?
Mum: Definitely. At least I won’t be hearing you conversing with Chinese and English “here and there”.
This is just my mum I guess… To be honest, I was really surprised but at the same time very happy that she actually said that since she has a serious misconception of me knowing people who are older than me not to mention through the cyber world and a fanclub. She was happy that other then going for events, we are doing something meaningful (I was telling her about the food distribution which we did previously and the reason behind the cans of sardines and packets of bread in our house).
I thought I should share this really short text conversation as well…
Me: Thank you.
Mum: Sorry 4 this morning. Tell yr group keep it up. Gb. Mum learn something from you 2 n let share knowledge n ideal
(My mum ain’t good at texting at all….. )
I quarreled with my mum over the phone just because of the bread and sardines on Saturday morning actually. I have to admit, she was really unhappy about it initially. The reason why I text her “Thank you.” after placing everything in the house was that at least she was understanding and I was really thankful for that. Her reply just made my day even better
This post was first made on 28 March 2011.
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Kahyin, Priority Member:
My mum used to strongly object me of “chasing idol”, or even joining a fanclub. And when she knew tat I’m joining RBKD, she would always say:”U know it’s dangerous to know ppl on the web…” etc etc. -.- But throughout all these year, I think she realised how this fanclub had influence me postively (Of course I didn’t tell her what crazy things we did la, but I think she knows it), all the things we did together (like studying tgt!) and about all these recent charity act through my sis (I didn’t know of this until she told me!), she really come into accepting it and I guess, currently in the process of supporting.
And this is what I always wanted.
This post was first made on 28 March 2011.
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What: Collection of lozenges and yan yan
When: 14th May 2011
Where: Empty space outside Esplanade
Participant(s): Alberton, Berlin, Candice, Celest, Elaine, Eunice Ng, Joanne, Junqi, Li Jia, Lionel, Lydia, Mandy, Michelle, Ming, Peifang, Yamie, Yunxian and Zi Lei
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Elaine & Zi Lei, Priority Member:
We collected our yanyan and picked the lozenges from a bag of them. We grabbed the trophies tightly after it was carefully handed to us, and we took pictures with Rui En’s trophies! They were unexpectedly heavier than we thought and so we were a little shocked. It felt a little weird to have our hands on the trophies.
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Berlin, Priority Member:
Was glad and happy that RE bought lozenges and yanyan for us as she knew that we will most properly lose our voice after star awards 1 & 2. How sweet of her :> it’s very special! I didn’t eat the lozenges yet! It’s still on my table ‘rotting’ hahaha. Whenever I sees it, it reminds me of RE!! really hope that she’s coping well at KL now! God bless!
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What: Rare Day Out at Istana
When: 1st May 2011
Where: Istana
Participant(s): Alberton, Celest, Jean, Jiamin, Miaoting, Phyllis, Vyvyan, Xinyi and Yanling
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Miaoting, Participant:
9 of us went to the Istana on Labour Day not really sure what to expect because to the majority, it was our very first trip. At the Istana, a rather ‘friendly’ tree caught our attention. Why friendly, because it was just right the height for us to try climbing. Not too threatening (just enough for a tinge of excitement) and stable enough for 6 :)
Spent 2 hours chatting at a grass field and we witnessed the handover of guard duties at the entrance of the Istana. Had a group photo with the guards and our very own SG crest before we went off for Part 2 of the outing – steamboat buffet for dinner!
For the record, the 9 of us used 15.5 pairs of chopsticks because everyone (esp Jiamin) kept on dropping chopsticks. Whenever we needed a clean pair, we will conveniently pick one up from the table behind and what we soon realize was that there were 8 sets of utensils (WITHOUT chopsticks) on that table. Oh yes, we (Jiamin, Vyvyan, Alberton, Phyllis and me) had 9 plates of dong fen! Buffet restaurants must really really love people like us man!
Isn’t it nice to actually find a group of people that likes the same thing, and of all things, dongfen? So often we hang out with certain group of people so regularly but it is only when we sit down and do something so simple like satisfying out needy tummy that we find out such things. Mundane stuff, but we can feel strangely happy just eating that.
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Jean, Participant:
Definitely my first time entering the Istana legally. First thought that came into my mind, is it because the place is opened 5 times a year or is it because they really maintain the place really really well. So well that the grass in Istana seems to be the greenest grass I have ever seen in Singapore, till date of course. Haha! The trees seems different too. Maybe because it is Istanaaaaa~.
Climbing a tree in Istana? Definitely “Jiazhen-inspired”. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! She had safety ropes/cables and goggles while we only had our bare hands and legs to bring ourselves up the tree. I admit, the tree wasn’t that tall but being our first time climbing a tree, not to mention a tree in Istana, definitely something fun to do. We were still joking about accidentally breaking the branch of the tree and appearing on the newspaper headlines the next day. Tree climbing was fun, “chasing” after the guards was fun as well for it seems like we were chasing after someone. Why did we chase after the guards? We wanted to see the process of them “changing duties”. Took group photos with the guards and the gate and off we went for food!!!
Steamboat buffet at Bugis was nice because there is food! As long as there is food, I am happy:) Our table was fishballs, meat and “bamboos” while the table beside us was cellophane noodles, cellophane noodles and moreeeeeee cellophane noodles. HAHAHA! When they mean plates of cellophane noodles, it isn’t really the case. What I saw was a mountain of cellophane noodles on some of the plates. We kept dropping our chopsticks till we kept taking chopsticks from the table behind us. Before we left the place, we have already cleared the table behind us of all the chopsticks. Great company and still-can-make-it food! Did I mention, going home was fun as well, Bishan-yooooo~ HAHAHAHA!
P/S I survived the whole day with just 35 cents in my wallet:) Haha!
Jiazhen-inspired?
With the guard and SG crest
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What: Mini Gathering with Rui En
When: 30th April 2011
Where: Function room at Serangoon
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The RBKD Limited Edition Cupcakes.
Priceless Expressions =DÂ (popping the champagne)
Speech of Appreciation.
Appreciation from the bottom of our hearts.
Smile!!! (Mind thinking: These trophies are real heavy!!!)
‘Hmmm, I wonder how does our hard-earned trophies taste like?’
CHICKEN RICE!!!!!!!
Presenting to you – The Committee of RBKD!!
What: House Cleaning the Henderson Uncle’s House
When: 30 April 2011
Where: Henderson Road (Blk 93)
Participant(s): Jean, Shirley and Xinyi
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Xinyi, Participant:
30 April was not the best day to volunteer; personal commitments and an evening gathering with Rui En meant that we could hardly spare time. But gut feeling tells me that they did not have sufficient volunteers so we decided we should go. Just as well since we have been contemplating with volunteering our time to express our gratitude for Rui En’s Best Actress win on 24 April. So this was a chance.
Goodness. We had visited many one-room flats across various estates but never one as packed as this. The uncle had kept so many “treasures†that we could not even see the flooring! The stuff we cleared from the living room alone could easily fill the whole corridor (or maybe two), no joke. And the fridge was so dirty I think that would be the last place we will want to keep any food in.
Due to other commitments, we had to leave in the afternoon, we only managed to clear the living room and scrub the dirty fridge; luckily, other volunteers started to stream in after 2pm. However, we left our hearts there.
Thankfully, Apex took photos and shared with us, so here’s some to share with you too. Look at the thick layer of dust on our fingers O.O
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Touch on his “treasures” and dust is what you get on your fingers!
Before.
During.
After.
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What: Star Awards 2011 Ceremony 2 @ RWS
When: 24 April 2011
Where: Resorts World Singapore
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Bengyan, Priority Member:
I think no one can forget how excited/ crazy/ bonkers we were on that day. Its nothing else beside screaming screaming and more screaming. The feeling is just SO different when we were all there for the same reason.
The very moment we saw her face on the screen for the most crucial award, the thrill inside us can never be describable.
Dazed is the word.
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What: Star Awards 2011 Red Carpet @ RWS
When: 24 April 2011
Where: Resorts World Singapore
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Kahyin, Priority Member:
“HOT!” is the best to describe the whole red carpet. Why? Because we managed to see HOT stars (especially RUI EN!!!) at that super-HOT place! Throughout the whole live telecast of the red carpet, you can see us all holding boards and shouting our lungs out for Rui En but actually, we were all suffering there! Covered with sweat from our head to our hands! And holding the super big R-U-I-E-N board was so so tiring at that place! But even so, we were still enjoying ourselves there!! :DD Because that’s RBKD! Fun in midst of everything we do! The shoulder ache and sweat were thus worth it because all the boards were seen so clearly and neatly on tv!!
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Miaoting, Priority Member:
As we complain about the warm weather, we willingly stand inside a humid carpark for two hours. As we try our best to make sure we are clearly seen on screen (the boards), we try as hard to hide ourselves from the TV (our faces). That’s us – strange, some call us crazy, often confused – but yet absolutely clear about what we are doing all these for.
“Red Carpet” truly sounded like a super-glamorous event when it was being constantly advertised on TV for weeks following up to the actual event. But behind those scenes, for those ‘behind the stars’, it was 2 hours of sweat, muscle aches, anticipation, screaming and more. A good warm-up to the actual event of the day where we shake RWS with our powerful screams, together as one with RBKD.
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What: Star Awards 2011 Ceremony 1
When: 17 April 2011
Where: MediaCorp Singapore
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Lionel, Priority Member:
“Yang Xiao Dong! Yang Xiao Dong! Yang Xiao Dong!â€
That’s our battle cry for the Stars Awards Show 1, where our dearest idol has two nominations, one of which is for the Favourite Female Character, Yang Xiao Dong in the drama serial Happy Family.
It being my first time to Mediacorp Studios, it was really an eye opener to a ‘skuaku’ (read country bumpkin) like me. Apart from being ‘surprised’ about the long walk to Caldecott Hill, I am surprised at how the whole show was being broadcasted and screened on national television. I have never seen so many stars before (except when I looked up at the night sky of Pulau Ubin. Then again, we are talking about different stars here.) Of course, the brightest star whom we are all looking out for has to be Rui En, the reason why we (RBKD) exist.
As the show progresses, when awards were given after awards, we start to feel really anxious about whether our devotion to online nomination for Rui En was sufficient. The time ticked by, getting nearer and nearer, and our fans starts to post on facebook and twitter calling and urging people who hasn’t voted to go online and do so to make our votes count and do our last for Rui En.
And finally, it’s time for the winner to be announced for the Favourite Female Character. Heartbeats raced, fist clenched, anxious of the results, and yet nervous about what would the outcome be. Will our efforts be vindicated? Will it be recognised?
When the presenter Chen Hanwei called for his ‘wife’, we were all delirious! Everyone went crazy and kept cheering, waving the billboards we brought along, showing off the prized possession – Happy Family Poster and screaming our lungs out! Finally, the time has come, for everyone of us to know that our hardwork has finally paid off and we managed to secure what we wanted for her, and recorded a breakthrough to be pen down in the history books of RBKD. (Only to be surpassed by another equally dazzling record in Show 2 – where we would see stars both figuratively and literally)
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