Dear Friends & Fans

RE: RBKD Annual Giving – Charity (2014)

It all started during our 2nd anniversary.

We were planning a celebration and this started to make sense.

As we count our blessings, we wish to create our little ripple too and spread the love.

So this is our very own thanksgiving, our RBKD Annual Giving – Charity.

For the first time in six years, we are extending this to non-members too.

All donations will be made to ComChest directly (i.e. no money will go through RBKD).

And as part of the Care and Share Movement, the government will match dollar-for-dollar for all donations to ComChest this year. So your $1 becomes $2!

Spread the love :)

(Click on above picture to give)

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Giving Season: Today till 23 November 2015, Sunday

The target of $101 is a symbolic representation of all RBKD members & one Idol.

To donate, proceed to: RBKD-online.com/annualgiving2014

PS: Tweet to us or Insta to us @RBKD and tag #careandshare & #rbkd on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook if you have contributed to this too..

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Regards
Xinyi
President
RBKD – The Official Fan Club of Rui En

Traversing The Road Less Traveled, Lux Veritas.

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Categorised in RBKD, RBKD Annual Giving, RBKD weareone.

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Finally, the main course is served.

So yes, expect answers..

Episode 9 started with a quick flashback of what happened seven years ago and we are quickly drawn into Xueqing’s complex emotions when facing the fact that her father was a murderer.

While investigating the missing female undergraduates, Xueqing, Di Shen & Uncle Gangyi were presented with loopholes in her father’s case.

If you think having two cases concurrently is complicated enough, clearly the writer wanted more fun with a third. Surprisingly, they actually made sense when presented together. (Thank goodness!)

Rui En and Christopher Lee performed to high standards as expected of the two-time Star Awards Best Actress and Best Actor winners. Both of them were required to show off a myriad of complex emotions and struggles, and they did so effortlessly.

Zheng Geping was also convincing in his role as an overly concerned uncle and that brought out giggles in us from time to time~

In Episode 10, we are introduced to the much-awaited band of vigilantes, led by Di Shen seven years ago. One question looms, are they the Shadow Walkers?

Case No. 4 starts proper and we will see how civilised behaviour gave way to primitive desire, screwed thinking and ultimate selfishness in the name of “Love”. While this is an overused idea, the choice of “villains” made it interesting enough.

It is comforting that even before the second commercial break begins, we viewers will be able to deduce the identity of the culprits and what their motives might be. (Phew, no draggy plots!)

But just as you think it is as simple as that, we soon realised that the quick answer was just to give way to the unsolved case from seven years ago. (Huh?? No worries, the intertwining is so seamless you can be forgiven for thinking it is actually one single case only.)

Crowd-pleaser Shadow Walker returns in Episode 11 and all questions from Episodes 9 to 10 will be answered convincingly too.

Something unexpected in this episode will also set stage for a darker plot to come, so be sure to not miss it!

Catch Episodes 9 to 11 of “Against The Tide 逆潮” this coming Monday through Wednesday, at 9pm on Channel 8.

For past episodes, enjoy them in HD now on Xinmsn Catchup here.

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Against The Tide 逆潮 is now airing, Mon-Fri, 9pm on Channel 8.

Categorised in Against The Tide 逆潮, RBKD Reviews.

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Rui En’s “Against The Tide 逆潮” is finally airing tomorrow at 9pm! And we wanna hear your views!

RBKD is organising the “Against The Tide 24-hour Review Challenge” & we have Peng Kaiyi, story writer of “Against The Tide” joining RBKD committee as the judge!

At 10pm tomorrow, we will post a photo on this FB page to kick start the challenge!

Anytime in the 24 hours from 24 Sep, 10pm to 25 Sep, 10pm, you can participate in the challenge!

1. Simply click on “like” & “share” for the pic
2. Share with us on “What do I like about ‘Against The Tide’ Episode 1” in less than 500 words (English/Chinese)
3. Set post privacy of your review to “public”
4. Get at least 20 friends to “like” your post
5. Continue enjoying the show & help us promote it while waiting for the results’ release on Friday (26 Sep)! :)

Two Judges’ Choice Reviewers will each win a Fan Pack sponsored by RBKD consisting of:
– L’Oreal Paris Pouch (designed by Rui En)
– Original Rui En’s《共和国》Album
– iTunes Gift to download Rui En’s《麻木》

Terms & Conditions:
1. By sharing the photo, you give your consent for RBKD to quote/repost your review and/or share your review with external parties but not for profit.
2. This contest is opened to all Singapore residents with a valid Singapore mailing address and email.
3. Fan accounts (using Artistes’ name) are not accepted.
4. Judges’ decision is final.

RBKD: Hope that you will actively participate!

Against The Tide 逆潮 debuts 24 September 2014 9pm on Channel 8.

Categorised in Against The Tide 逆潮, RBKD.

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By Hon Jing Yi

RBKD: In a 2-page article, TODAY interviews RBKD, Michelle Chong, Shane Pow, Sora Ma & Noon Talk Media, on the relevancy of fan clubs to artistes’ career.

Do you agree or do you not?

Shoutout to TODAY: We think Rui En rocks & yes, she is excellent in her job, that’s why we are here in RBKD! :)

Clarification: Rui En has been winning Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste consecutively since 2005, before RBKD’s inception in 2008.

For the full article, click on the link below.

Source: TODAY

Categorised in EN, RBKD, TODAY.

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07/07/2014

Text: Rui En

I recently read an article about how sham doctor filler injection led to double amputation for a lady. Her arms are emputated from the forearm down. Yet it was her message that struck a deep chord.

“We are enough and we were made to be enough.

I’ll never forget this sentence till the day I die.

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Click here to reply/comment to this post in RBKD’s forum.

Source: RBKD

Categorised in Bridge, Life is Beautiful 初一的心愿, RBKD.

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By Eugene Quek

INTERVIEW EXCLUSIVE: I pick the beauty brains of the fabulously forthright Singapore actress and new L’Oréal Paris face Rui En, who spills the tea on everything from her ‘auntie’ aspirations and the secret behind a camera-ready complexion to her shall we say, disposition for drag queen diva-dom

“Let’s be real, we’re all drag queens in this business.”

Bam, right off the bat, just like that. This chat is shaping up to be a good one.

Let’s pull back a sec and set the scene for that rip-roaring zinger of a pull quote, shall we. Singapore small screen princess Rui En is holding court at celeb haunt Hairloom Salon, flanked by a flurrying scrum of face painters and stylists; it’s bustle and bedlam everywhere.

Meanwhile, the subject of this story is swathed in a slinky satin halterneck for the occasion, looking regal as hell and cool as a cucumber in the sultry Saturday sun.

And as for yours truly? I’m seriously sweating bullets at meeting my girl crush in the flesh, but more on that later.

If you’re late to the party, here’s a brisk little dossier on the woman of the hour: 33-years-old at time of writing; multiple Best Actress champ at the annual Singapore Star Awards; reigning Queen Regent of Caldecott Hill (given Fann Wong’s burgeoning bun in the oven); and one truly fabulous “drag queen” in the making.

Ah yes, let’s circle back to the cold opening. Rui En’s risque rejoinder comes in response to my rather sly remark on the sooty eyes and sexy scarlet smackers she’s rocking at four in the afternoon – all very lady of the night, if you will, but you’ve got to hand it to the good-natured lass for being able to laugh at herself.

Which brings us very nicely indeed to the whys and wherefores of my crush on the woman. You have her admirable chutzpah, for one – incredibly rare in this age of micro-managed stardom. You also have to factor in the nostalgia. Rui En’s someone most of us early millennials grew up ogling on the boob tube; indeed, she’s pretty much the only local post-Fann actress I have any affinity for, really.

Then there’s the skin situation. Having inspected her mug up close for a good half-hour, I’m happy to report that Rui En’s complexion is well-nigh flawless. Having a mien that’s molded from porcelain comes in very handy indeed when you’re the first Singaporean face for L’Oréal Paris’ Youth Code range of rejuvenating elixirs.

Obligatory sponsors’ plug: Use Youth Code Boosting Serum and look like Rui En! (All jesting aside, the product’s an exquisite entry-level anti-ager that’s great to have on your vanity table.)

Oh, and Rui En has a super stylin’ sense sense of fashion. Noticing my splashy fish-embossed Spring 2014 sweater (not worn with the runway’s white eyeliner, more’s the pity), the actress looks me in the eye and smiles: “You’re big on Kenzo, I see.”

See what I mean when I say she’s the ultimate girl crush? Read on for more beauty bits and bytes from the Best Actress Ever:

1. The camera makes you 10 pounds heavier and 10 facial blotter sheets oilier.

ere’s a nifty selfie-taking tip. Rui En says most filmographers she’s worked with are leery of the dewy K-Beauty finish: “The lens really emphasises everything, so skin that’s perfectly matte in real life will appear as having a sheen on screen.”

Of course, that’s small change when weighed against the apocryphal 10 pounds the camera adds to one’s frame: “I’ve grown used to the aunties, bless them, who always tell me I’m not as fat as I appear on the tellie. Part of the job, I guess!”

In any case, Rui En appears to enjoy getting wet for laughs: “My complexion’s usually a little more ‘wet’ than what most TV people are used to from other artistes, but that’s just the way I like it.”

Rui En credits her longtime partner-in-crime and face painter Sam for shoving her onto the K-Beauty bandwagon: “Thanks to him, I’m quite comfortable with highlighting fluids and illuminating pens; besides, when your face is too matte, it can read as flat and two-dimensional.” Future directors, now you know who to blame for your leading lady’s gorgeous glow!

2. About that “drag queen” business …

No, Rui En is most emphatically not using the epithet in a derogatory way.

Some context is in order. When quizzed on her favourite type of look when swishing down the Star Awards red carpet, this is what the starlet had to say, and I quote verbatim: “Falsies, liner, the whole works. We’re all drag queens in this business.”

Well, colour me surprised. I didn’t know gents like say, George Young were secret burlesque performers, but whatever you say, Rui En.

3. You have L’Oréal Paris foundie to thank for Rui En’s acting accolades. Sort of, maybe.

Get this, for all of her relative youth and socially reticent schtick, Rui En’s a bona fide thespian, a really big fish in a tiny red pond.

To wit: She’s swiped three consecutive biggies from 2011 through 2013 (two Best Actress trophies at the Star Awards and Best Actress in a Leading Role at the Asian Television Awards 2012) and says beauty plays a plum role in prompting her to get into the psyche of a character: “Most people perceive makeup as just a cosmetic prop, but if I were playing say, a go-getting professional, I’ll ask for a really lovely sheer base, something like L’Oréal Paris True Match, for instance, to help me look and feel polished for the part.”

Oh, and Rui En’s one of those touchy-feely types for whom scents mean more than the sum total of its molecules, in a manner of speaking. Let her explain: “Once filming has ended, I find myself unable to use the same perfume from the role again. Once it’s done, it’s done. I want to leave it behind.”

(Somewhat interesting aside: I’ve noticed that creative individuals tend to have the same sort of visceral emotional reaction to scents – just ask Amy Adams, who very politely but pointedly declined to reveal the smells which could conceivably make her weep.)

4. She’s really looking forward to becoming an auntie … and swears she’ll never go under the knife, ever. No kidding.

When asked for her personal style heroine, Rui En says she’s all about the cigarette pants, tailored tuxedos and defiant sense of ease about the First Lady of Cinema: “I’d love to be like Katharine Hepburn in the future – she allowed herself to age with dignity on screen; one might even refer to Kate in her later days as an ‘auntie’ in local-speak, you know.”

Rui En transitioning from bright-eyed ingenue to red-hot star and full-blown national treasure? You best believe it.

Now, while we’re on the topic, I’ll note that catty industry commentators have long murmured about the provenance of Rui En’s eggshell-smooth forehead, but the actress (she’s only 33, for mascara’s sake!) insists she’s a proponent of “natural” beauty.

Indeed, Rui En makes a pretty impassioned and eloquent case against the entertainment industry’s fetishisation of youth. In her own words: “I really, really hate ageism and the pervasive notion in the regional celeb scene that being young and thin are the only barometers of beauty.”

“So no, I don’t think I’ll ever go down that route [of plastic surgery], simply because it’s a neverending cycle. So you might start with a little lipo here and then you’ll start seeing other bits of yourself you’ll want to fix, and then the next … I don’t want to tumble down that rabbithole.”

Now, saying that they have no qualms with aesthetic augmentations has almost become a stock answer for celebs – the more cynical among us might read it as a fallback plan in case they’re ever caught having work done in future – but I can only speak for myself when I say that I do take her at (non-Botoxed) face value.

5. Rui En fans, here’s how to pay lip service to your idol, so to speak.

Favourite shade and brand of lipstick?

Rabid Rui En supporters, drumroll please – she absolutely adores L’Oréal Paris Color Riche Moist Matte in P502 Cherry Crush, although she’ll have you know that she’s still very much an eye girl. “I’m more of an eye person, really; most of my fans will know that my signature look involves lots of liner.”

And she does indeed have a fascinatingly fanatical fanbase, the most fervent of which must surely be the “official” one. RBKD, short for “Ruì Bù Kě Dāng”, is a registered fan club with its punny monicker playing on a popular Chinese proverb to mean – and no groans, now – “Rui En is unstoppable”. I’m counting on your page clicks, RBKD guys and girls!

Wrapping up now. When I compliment Rui En on her choice of lipstick, she smiles and hands it over like a queen bestowing a spare jewel to her jester. That half-used L’Oréal lippie is still squirrelled away in my weekender. Guys, you know what to do. The tube goes to the highest bidder!

Source: Her World

Categorised in EN, Her World, L’Oréal Paris, RBKD, Star Awards, Star Awards 2011, Star Awards 2012, Star Awards 2013.

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Text: Joanna Goh

RBKD: Xinmsn reported that Yahui will be working with Rui En in an upcoming drama, Life is Beautiful which is scheduled to air March 2015.

Source: Xinmsn

Categorised in A Tale of 2 Cities 乐在双城, EN, Happy Family 过好年, Life is Beautiful 初一的心愿, RBKD, xinmsn.

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Awesome awesome!! Half-a-million likes for Rui En on Facebook! Thank you for your love & support for Rui En! <3 Like this page if you have not :)

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RBKD’s Instagram account hits #10K followers!

Thanks for supporting & continue loving Rui En!

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