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Wed, Mar 11, 2009
ST, AsiaOne

THIS year’s Singapore Day will be celebrated on a bigger scale despite the economic downturn.

In fact, the one-day event to be held on April 25 at Hampton Court Palace, southwest of Central London, will cost more than double that of last year’s in Melbourne.
‘We asked ourselves whether we should continue with organising this event given the economic downturn. We went through the analyses, assessment, videos and feedback of overseas Singaporeans and we felt the firm response is yes we need to go ahead,’ said Ms Quah Ley Hoon, Director, Overseas Singaporean Unit (OSU), at a media briefing on Wednesday.

With the theme of “Relook, Refresh & Reconnect”, overseas Singaporeans will experience a slice of home through Singaporean sights, sounds and tastes.
Creative Director for Singapore Day 2009, Mr Eric Khoo, said: “I want to create a happy fun-filled environment that overseas Singaporeans could connect to – local icons re-fashioned in a pop art sort of way. And for the entertainment, I could not resist pulling in some of Singapore’s finest artistes.”

They will be able to enjoy homegrown humour by local artistes like Dim Sum Dollies, Hossan Leong, Jack Neo and blogger Mr Brown, and sway to songs by singer Rui En and Singapore Idol Taufik Batisah.

Authentic local delights such as chicken rice, roti prata, char kway teow and satay will be specially prepared by hawkers chosen by Makansutra.
About Singapore Day

Singapore Day is a signature event to engage Overseas Singaporeans and help them stay connected with one another and with Singapore. It is organised in cities with a significant number of Overseas Singaporeans. The inaugural Singapore Day held in New York in 2007 attracted 6,000 attendees, while the second in Melbourne in 2008 had 11,000 participants. There are an estimated 40,000 Singaporeans in the United Kingdom.

For more information and to register for entry, go to www.SingaporeDay.sg

Source: AsiaOne News

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Source: 联合晚报 7th March 2009

Source: 星洲日报 7th March 2009 (Malaysia)

Categorised in My School Daze 书包太重, Sin Chow, Wanbao.

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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

Categorised in 共和國, Yahoo.sg.

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新传媒新闻报道，目前在八频道播出的电视剧《未来不是梦》，引起了国际媒体的注意。这部戏在我国播映时，碰上了经济不景气，英国广播电台访问前来我国，了解这部由经济发展局赞助的电视剧所发挥的激励作用。

《未来不是梦》讲述四名在不同领域的工程师，在事业上追逐梦想。英国广播电台对电视剧主题感兴趣，访问了经济发展局，了解它赞助这类节目的用意。

英国广播电台Asia Business Report 编导兼主持Sharanjit Leyl说：“这类电视剧很少有，它获经济发展局赞助是有贸易机构参与筹划的节目，而且又展示新加坡一些最大的企业，特许半导体，新航工程。”

这部电视剧的筹划其实从前年就开始，播映时碰上全球经济陷入衰退，似乎有助于传达重要的信息。

他还表示：“我们对电视剧的课题感兴趣，比如加班人们要合作，团结精神的重要等主题。”

剧中编审、演员甚至支持者，都接受英国广播电台访问，编审也谈到写这出戏的困难度。
《未来不是梦编审陈耀说：“最大的挑战就是了解工程这个事业，还有就是技术名词，怎么把这些工程的工作，技术名词带到戏剧里头，而让观众浅而易懂。”

这一系列的报道，将在英国广播电视台《今日亚洲》的节目中播出。

Source: xin.sg

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Quoted from The Dream-Catchers Facebook page:

“Rui En and Elvin as well as the storyplanner will be interviewed by the BBC tomorrow. Channel 8 news will be carrying this news so watch out for it!”

Source: TDC’s FB

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