This song just had its virgin airing on CRHK tonight (about an hour ago)!!! Joey Yung's latest product!! Double Champion, 雙冠軍. Here is the DJ version download link! Enjoy!! I LOVE THE SONG!!! Love how the song develops from its opening to its chorus! Joey will be releasing another song which is a duet with Sherman Chung later this week. It will be a modified version of Sherman's number 1 chart song, Letter to Myself. Looking forward to it!!
Joey Yung & Sherman Chung duet version Letter to myself (給自己的信)*MOOV Version
I feel that the song is a great song!! But then putting Joey and Sherman's voice together made Sherman's voice sounds vocally not as smooth as Joey's voice. The song could do better with further brush up and harmony. Great lyrics and melody, nevertheless! Good improvisation by adding the monologue in between! Quite true, we should sit down one day quietly and write a letter to ourself and discover what is lying deep down in our hearts!! Waiting for the CD version~~!!
Another song to introduce is Chi Lam & Myolie Wu's new song Once And For All, 一刀了斷 !!! I love this new song too!! And very happy Chi Lam is back again in the music industry!!! Miss his voice!!! Looking forward to his album and also Joey's new EP!! Yeah!
Yeah!!! Beyond The Realm Of Conscience is finally airing tomorrow, 19th October 2009 at 8:30pm!!! The series that I am looking forward to for the year! I hope it will receive good ratings and also hopefully it will not disappoint!! Besides looking forward to Charmaine, Tavia, Michelle and Susanna's character, I am actually quite looking forward to Wai Ying Hung's character because I quite like her in Rosy Business as Pit Ching's (Ron Ng) timid mother.
I honestly feel outdated with TVB series this year. LOL. I only picked on which series to watch based on their ratings, and casts (I'll probably run a marathon during my holidays anyway). Haha. But I'm so not gonna miss this! But sadly, for now I can't watch this yet! Because of exams!! I'm actually stealing some time after dinner to update my blog on this before I have to go back to studying!
Anyway, can't wait for my exams to end and enjoy the long holidays and watching Beyond~! To those lucky people who are going to watch this simultaneously with Hong Kong, ENJOY~!
Part 3 and Yeah! Final part. LOL. Well I didn't update yesterday because I got a presentation to prepare for. Anyway, here is it!
Where did I stop? Oh yea, Brem Mall. So from Brem Mall, I have totally no idea how to go to Station One Desa Aman Puri Branch. Why? Google map does not have it on the map. The GPS does not have such a place existing on its system. And I have no idea of the surrounding area and roads of Kepong. So we all planned to follow each other's car.
(BEFORE THAT, THIS WILL BE A LONG POST AS I HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY. THEY MAY BE JOEY RELATED AND NON-JOEY RELATED)
LOST & FOUND
So from the carpark we followed each other's cars and unfortunately, I missed a turn of the carpark exit!! So then Winnie called PS which is leading the way and told her to wait awhile as we will need time to make a round. So okay, once we reach back the exit, we didn't see any cars!! So I took the turn towards the main road as my instinct told me most likely we have to use the main road to get there. Then Winnie called PS and ask where were they?? And to my horror, PS thought that our car was already following them so they carried on!!....Then there was a CIMB bank on my left so I stopped in front of it and Winnie asked PS if she passed a CIMB bank earlier?? And she said No....Okay..so now we thought we went the wrong way. So after some calculations and stuff, we thought we took the wrong turning earlier. So okay, drove out to the main road again and made a big U-turn back to Brem Mall and took the other turning that we thought PS mentioned.
So into that turning, it felt weird at first. Because it wasn't a main road! It was a housing area! Then Winnie called her friend who lives in Kepong area and he said that that's not the right way. So again, I stopped by the roadside while Winnie tried to get directions to the place (Winnie is exasperated now). While Hilda was trying hard to remember Winnie's directions and Becky being quiet probably because she's afraid....hahaha. (You guys can defend yourself if you don't feel so). So right, another U-turn made. And then Winnie's friend told us the CIMB road was actualy correct. Oh what a waste of time!!!
So I drove along that road again and passed CIMB. And we were supposed to go pass Carrefour Kepong. So we drove on and on and can you imagine the sigh of relieve when we saw Carrefour? Because this at least proved that we were taking the first step correctly. So we drove on, with me bombarded with countless instructions from Winnie. LOL. Then next we were supposed to see Mcdonald's. And Yeah!! We saw that too! So we drove on following her friend's instructions on the phone. At a cross junction, we were supposed to take the left junction. So I did as told. Then we drove passed a car selling place. And drove on and again, we felt something was wrong. Because again, it looked like a housing estate and also it was dark. And there was a big signboard with the word 'RAWANG'. WHAT!?? RAWANG??? So we thought that its not right. And Winnie's friend also sort of indicated that we went the wrong way. So again, another U-Turn!!!
So I continue driving and Winnie's passed me her phone so I can talk to her friend. But talking while driving and also added my poor chinese vocabulary, I don't really get what her friend was saying. As what he described didn't tally with where we were! Then I gave my phone back to Winnie because I guess the phone got disconnected. Then I spotted an emergency stop beside the highway so I stopped there. While we were stopping, it was already around 10.15pm. I think Joey reached already. Hahaa. Seriously, I will feel really bad if I couldn't get these friends to see Joey at the last function! So I SMS-ed a friend of mine who was already there. Which is btw, a fellow blog visitor of mine^^ I asked her for the exact address of Station One Cafe and told her I got lost....And thanks for sending me the address FanJ! So I asked Hilda to help me key in the address and search for it using the GPS while Winnie's friend again taught the way.
And after listening to what she said, it seems that actually the RAWANG sign place was correct!!! So I drove on and we were supposed to U-turn AGAIN back there!!! We were worried that there will not be a U-turn nearby as its a highway!! I was praying there was no toll! Because once you see a toll means We're FINISHED! Hahaha. But luckily, there was a U-turn. After that, Winnie was not too sure of her friend's directions!! So I decided to stop at a Caltex station. Then I retried the input on the GPS. And there was a road nearby as what FanJ gave so I take that risk and assume it is the right one. So off we go again~~
And what should I say??? We ended up at the RAWANG sign again!! From there we turned left and moved on....and WTH!!!!! Sorry, can't restrain from shouting out..hahaha...we saw Station One. And they did this big function with many people around actually. You may think this is a good thing at first, but actually we were quite puzzled....I thought Station One was supposed to be a smaller private gathering actually. So BTW, found a parking lot and off the car we went! Phew~~~How relieved I felt. LOL.
Tenth Anniversary Cake~~
ARRIVAL
At the function, there were soooo many people that I don't even know if Joey was there or not??? And people were scattered!! Which I have no idea why!? That time, I just went to where the others were standing and was kind of blur. Hahaha. And I observed around and realise there were many tables below the main stage and people sitting as if a wedding dinner or feast was going on. And there were people who were drinking buckets of beer. Which in my honest opinion should not have happened when a function like this was going on. I advise Station One to not take this risk of serving beer during a night function like this. First, they are already exploiting by making business through this function and now they are taking this risk of having drunkards during a function like this. They should consider the artiste's safety and also safety of fans(mostly underage) who are there for the function and be more socially responsible. If they were to serve alcohol, they should use the inner section for people who are not there for the function but just to grab a meal and a couple of drinks. Instead of having them sitting on tables at the fans area. Although Station One may only be the venue sponsorer and not the event organiser as a whole, but they should also take care of their image and not take such risks as people judge the event as a whole and leaving a bad impression on customer's mind is not what any party wish for to happen.
Anyway, back to Chocho...Finally, I spotted Joey. She was actually at another area of Station One doing a short Q&A session with fans who won the competition. Again, the event area was outdoor, so what's the point of Station One organising the competition at the first place when anyone can have access to it? What a way of exploitation! Not to mention the chaotic scene at that area as people weren't sure of where they were supposed to be.
Making a wish and the two fans her fans gave her~~ Joey was animatedly playing with it during the function. Haha. She later thanked the fans at her Twitter update.
So Joey then went over and again started . I actually pity Joey...she must've been really blur as to what was happening, in addition to feeling exhausted. Hahaha. So then we went up to get autographs. I took out my last album to let Joey sign, "Lonely Portrait". And to my horror, the woman guarding the stage didn't want to let me get it signed!! What!!??? She said Joey only will sign new albums....Yeah Right....Luckily, earlier at Brem Mall, Joey signed the inner layer of my ATFU. So I took out my ATFU and showed it to that woman. And she looked at it...at first she didn't believe its a new album...and I went..what!!??? Its new Okay? Then only she let me pass...Up stage, I passed my album to Joey (both) and she signed both. And Joey saw its me again and started talking...hahaha..this is kinda fun...because I realise I didn't have to talk at all and instead she kept initiating the conversation. Joey asked me, "Nei Chim Sai mei ya?? Di Cheung Pin?? Chim ng Chim dak sai ya?"(Have I signed all your albums for you? Did you managed to get all signed?) Then I answered her, "Chim Sai lor! Ng Goi Sai!"(Signed all! Thank You!)
After that we went down and waited for everyone to finish signing. Then went back up stage to present Joey with some gifts! For this, the video will explain everything!
Gifts From Fans
I was creeping behind Joey...LOL.....at first I was afraid my camera will swipe her back....LOL. Because I used my Sony camera which lousily couldn't zoom in or out once the video starts. And Joey was very much a sport and very interactive and scrutinizing which left a very good impression and enhanced her Down To Earth personality!
After that, we took a group photo.... which I have no idea where they are as I can't remember if any of us took besides the reporters. After that, Joey left and said goodbye to us!! And we all actually planned to have a drink at Station One and consume the cake. But then I received a call from my mum telling me that my brother forgot to take his set of keys so I had to go home and get the door open for them because they were stuck outside the house. Too bad can't have that drink with the other fans..But I believe we will have many more chances in the future!!
My sin for having contributed to the pain on her wrist~~
Anyway, in conclusion, it was a very enjoyable, entertaining, some parts frightening experience! The joy from these events are not solely placed on the ableness to see Joey (although she is the reason that brought us together) but also the interaction we had among fans and time spent with lots of laughter and fun. Looking forward to another event like this again and this time, I will make sure I don't get lost!! HAHAHAHA~~~ I stick on with my remarks, Joey Yung is very Down To Earth and something new I learned, she is also very approachable and puts much interest in her fans.
Hope you enjoyed the 3 parts of the posts!! Its been some time since I wrote so much I guess. And hope my star-chasing skills is not too rusty...hahaha. I'm getting old okay..LOL...so thanks to those who grew up with me!
Thank You Joey for the Sweet Memories!
"A picture of Joey Yung with Editor-In-Chief, author, photographer, Person-In-Charge, Owner.........of Joey Yung Malaysia Promo 2009 write-up!" (I know, I'm such a self-praising freak...haha anyway just for laughs~! Still waiting for the picture that we both are looking at the camera though!)
Alright, Part 2!! After we left from My Honeymoon, we followed on to Brem Mall which was about 10 minutes away from My Honeymoon. It was still early, so we decided to eat first because most of us haven't had any food for the whole day! But before that, a picture of the event stage!! Can't help but to take a picture of the stage because the poster at the background is just too lovely! Hahaha.....
While eating, we listened to Joey's song playing at the background. So after dinner, around 6.30pm we saw there were already many people standing around the stage and the media section for the press to sit was already quite full. I was then looking for people selling 'Very Busy' album because I need to purchase another copy for reasons I will inform later^^ So we finally spotted some people taking out boxes of albums at the right hand side of the stage so we went there to have a look. And owh...I realise they are selling a variety of Joey's albums and they even come in package! There was the Very Busy + A Time For Us album for Rm50 and also RM100 for 10 different albums(excluding ATFU and VB)...so I suggested that we group together and total up everything that we want to purchase and get the package deal. At first it was so complicated as to remember what albums to purchase and luckily, HYLim gave me her diary and a pen to record down everything!! Hahaha...and now thinking back, feel so bad for scribbling all over her diary!! But thanks HYLim!! So I ended up buying Very Busy, Glow and Close Up. Now thinking back, I guess I should have bought more....Hahaha..although most of the rest such as Starlight, Teresa Teng Tribute Concert and Metro Concert etc I already own one of them.
So after that, I then met up with my mum because she wanted to see Joey too. She's also a Joey fan. Haha. So I gave her my Glow and gave my brother the Close Up album so that they could go up later and get a close up look at Joey! While I took Very Busy and also ATFU for Joey to sign. After passing them the album, I went back together to the fanclub and we went in to the special section for us fanclub members to stand. And the normal thing happens, parents complaining that we blocked their kid's viewWell, carry your kid on your shoulders then...we already compromise by not carrying banners above our heads!
Okay so we waited and waited and waited.....until we complain our legs went numb and cramp. Haha. And then the MC informed us that Joey got stuck in traffic jam for about an hour already!!! So the MC started the event with some games with fans and giving out posters to lighten up the mood. Joey finally arrived around 8.20pm and the atmosphere turned into cheers and screams from the audience. Joey supressed her exhaustment perfectly. She still appear cheery and smiley and started greeting all the audience at the mall. Waving from front, to left, to right, to back and to top...LOL...until the MC had to stop for a full minute for her to finish greeting the audience. Joey didn't waste much time and quickly introduced her album and started singing 这就是爱吗？(Is This Love?)
Is This Love?
You can hear us singing together in this video...LOL. And sorry for the shakiness when we were singing...because I didn't realise also...Hahaha. Anyway, Joey was happy to see her fans singing together with her. After that, they went into games session. So Joey had to pick 5 fans from the audience to pay a game with her. So this is the selection process.
Joey's Selection Process
It was funny when Joey said she wants to look for Super Gorgeous guys to play with her. Hahaha. And after that, when she couldn't make up her mind she joked, "Why the standard so low only here?" Hahahaa....Joey has weird taste in guys all these while. To her, gorgeous guy is Sean Lau Ching Wan (her long time idol)....hahaha. The game required each fan on stage to give 2 wishes for Joey and Joey will then judge which wish she likes the most. I personally wasn't impressed with the fans' wishes such as hoping she get best female singer award every year etc., and Joey wasn't too impressed with their answers too. LOL. Except one where a fan wished that she has more time to rest and spend time with family. In the end, Joey didn't want to be the bad person so she said she will face the audience, and 5 of them stand beside her in a line. Whoever standing in 3 of the number she picks is the winner! LOL.
Besides playing games, Joey also talked about collaborating with JJ Lin and also about her album cover. And one of her remarks left us all laughing as she said the dress is too revealing! And she felt really uncomfortable to reveal her two 'flesh' at the back and she even do the gestures with her hand to indicate her bottom. LOL. When she was asked if the next time she comes to Malaysia will she wear that dress?? Joey said that she don't think people would want to see her dress that way and Malaysia has its regulations so the authorities would prefer her to dress more decently, which is a safer option (Oh man...how famous is Malaysia with this issue) Joey also promoted her song 'Wu Zei' and adviced people not to smoke and how she dislikes smoke. She then sang another song, which I had been dying to hear her sing, Very Busy '很忙'.
Very Busy
I always admire Joey's passion in singing and putting all her heart and soul into each and every performance she does. Just like this simple shopping mall promotion, when she sang 'Very Busy', once the music starts, you can see her closing her eyes and putting all emotion into the song once the music starts playing. She put so much feelings into singing the song that throughout the song, the whole place was silent admiring her singing. Only when she ended the song that everyone started clapping and cheering. Joey then said, "thank you for putting so much attention and heart into listening to the song" as a feedback to the silent crowd while she sang. LOL. Don't worry Joey, we really enjoyed the song and your vocals so much for the reason to being so silent. If only the PA system of the mall had been better. The performance would have been much much greater
Joey then had photos taken with the organisers from Brem Mall and received a giant Brem Mall Bear from them. Haha. And after that, Joey took a big group photo and this is the first time I see an artiste so silly when taking group photo. Usually an artiste will just squat down, do the peace sign and ask her fans to raise the boards etc. But instead, Joey started doing funny pose such as posing as if she is singing very loudly with the mic(she even produced that aaaaaaaaaaahhhhh...sound while she pose)......These pictures explain what I meant(and I just spotted myself in the picture)!!
After that, time for again!!! Again we lined up after all the others. This time, I'm signing ATFU and another copy of VB which I bought earlier. Before my turn, was Helen, another friend from FC signing. And she told Joey her camera has flash and when Joey heard that, she posed for Helen's camera and then very cutely squeezed her eyes tightly shut!!! Hahaha. Then Helen said, 'Mou gam la..." (don't do that) Then Joey laughed and posed nicely for her with her eyes wide open. Haha. Then after that I came over and told Joey my name is Ivy. Then Joey looked and me and asked me again as she didn't hear it clearly, so I said, "Ivy." And she went..."Oh Ivy!" Then she wanted to write on an album but that album was not mine!! So we stopped her in time! Hahaha. Then after that she wrote my name for me and then helped me signed. Then I passed her my VB album and she signed on it while I asked her, "Cho Yee, ho ng ho yi se di ye bei ngo ah?" (Joey can you write something for me?) Then she nodded and said, "yiu se me ah?" (what do you want me to write?) And I told her, "Happy Birthday!" And then she listened and gave a little, "har?" reaction. LOL. I think she didn't expect me to ask her to write that. LOL. Then I told her, "Happy Birthday....hai yiu sung bei pang yau ge." (Happy Birthday...I'm giving this as a present for my friend). Then Joey smiled and nodded and wrote for me "HAPPY B-DAY" on the album! So I thank her and walked away then suddenly I heard her shouting more words to me...so I turned around looking confused and she said it again. But then, Okay...I have totally no idea what was she telling me!!! Hahahaa. Its either I am half deaf from being too nervous or her cantonese is too deep...the sentence she used made no sense to me!! LOL. Just proves how bad my cantonese is. So anyway I just gave her a smile and left. I hope she wasn't asking me a question and hope I didn't just looked like I ignored her!!
So anyway, after that we hung around below stage and waited until Joey finish signing and left before we head off to the next stop, which IMO, is the most horrifying stop of the three....which you will find out why very soon......
Anyway, if you are interested to have a look at the Happy Bday album Joey signed and also the subplot of how cheeky Ivy tricked and surprised my friend with the present......hahahaa then visit her blog http://karenflair.blogspot.com/
Alright, stay tuned for part 3 which will be filled with lots of tension, fear and some stuff soon.....HEHEHE....
Alright! I am updating at last! Well, its not that long of a delay right? Okay, anyway where should I start? Let me start from where my memory takes me then.....On Sunday afternoon I arrived at Puduraya Station to pick up a few JY fans and also to meet up with another fan because I actually have no idea where is the event venue (Kepong). LOL. Skip all the waiting part and finally I managed to load 3 more 'Digi-men' (4 including me) because we were all wearing yellow, into my car and met up with the other fan who lead us to My Honeymoon, Kepong.
Kepong is very foreign to me....and I still wonder why they would want to pick this place for Joey to come. Anyway, we finally arrived at My Honeymoon around 2.30pm and it is still early that they haven't even set up anything. Except that we could hear 'very busy' album songs playing in the shop. So we have nothing to do instead to wait...and interact with each other and wait for other fan club fans to arrive. The fact that the sun is scorching hot is not helping us at all! We were feeling as if we were being BBQ-ed waiting outside the shop. And that is when the Law of Demand works. Not long, a truck selling drinks stopped right in front of the shop and started selling drinks. Which to fans' delight, rushed to purchase some can drinks. One remark from my friend Winnie that I remember is that she said we were becoming 'Fans-fries' instead of french fries. Haha. by around 3.30pm the place was really really packed already.
Joey finally arrived at around 4.10pm and we spotted her white big van approaching the shop. Joey was sitting with her back facing the driver looking down probably at her phone. And Joey obviously did not realise that she already reached the event venue when the van was parking because she was looking down at her phone. That was when Phaik, the fan club leader shouted 'Chooo Yeee' and blew the whistle and we all called her together. Then Joey suddenly straightened up and turned around to realise she has arrived. The door of the van opened and Joey's mum came out...wow...Joey's mum looked really young and pretty. And she was wearing a very simple black t-shirt. Then some other people came down and finally Joey came down. Joey was smiling and waving at everyone and she seemed so blur with all the crowd around her and she has to squeeze through the crowd to enter the venue. Once she entered, she was lost from our vicinity. Hahaha. We don't even know where is she because the crowd was blocking. So we just waited for others to get their autograph before we line up.
One thing nice of the event is that we were allowed to sign on posters, Very Busy album and A Time For Us Album. But anyway, as if Joey would mind...LOL..because I saw many people who ended up signing Starlight, Give Love A Break and other albums etc...hahaha. I think even if you ask Joey to sign on your hand she wouldn't mind. Haha. So we fanclub members finally lined up and for this stop, I plan to sign a poster and also my 'Very Busy' album. So when finally reached my turn, I pass her the poster and album and she started signing while I took the above picture and the one below.
If you can see, her skin is soooo flawless!! Hahaha. No wonder she said that the part of her body she is most satisfied with is her skin. While signing, Joey suddenly looked up at me so I stopped taking pictures. Then unexpectedly she asked me, "Nei hai ng hai kei ta....ge dou wooi hui ya? Kam yat?" (Will you be going to the others(function) too, today?) I was quite nervous that time actually...hahaha. Then I answered, 'Hai ya...wooi ya." (Yes, I will). Then she continued, "Nei hai ng hai chuen yat dou bei sai ngoh ya?" (Are you giving up your whole day today for me?) And I further answered, "hai ya...bei jor lei ge la" (Yes the day is yours). Then she smiled and nodded and said "hou la"(Alright). So she handed me back my album and poster then I told her, "yat jan gan kin la!" (see you later) and started walking away and Joey replied from my back...LOL "hou ya! jan kan kin!" (Alright, see you later!).
After walking back out to the shop and meeting back with other fans we were saying how our hands were shaking and can't take a good picture. Hahaha. And seriously, my hand was still shaking after that...LOL. And I have to say, I did not expect Joey to be sooo approachable. Its almost like talking to a friend!! Soon after, a lady ushered us to go to the upper level of the shop for a 'Meet the Fans' Session with Joey. I went up and sat at like the 3rd row then the lady told us to think of a question and ask Joey later. What!!?? Think of a question to ask her?? But nothing much to worry lar..there's so many of us...that will not really happen eventually. After waiting for another 15-20 minutes, Joey finally came up!
Joey's Entree
Joey looks silly here when we all expected her to sit on the sofa but instead she went to the back probably to check on her make-up and hair etc. LOL.
Then, the session started. And the video clip I will be posting below are parts of what we did. Which was sort of a chance for us to ask Joey questions. And also there was a Q&A game session and I answered one! Haha. The question was 'What is the title of the song that Joey sang for her mother in the album 'Very Busy'?" And I raised my hand and Joey picked me! Hahaha. So I answered in mandarin "yong yuan de ai ren" (Forever Lover). And then OMG~~ so nervous. Went up shook hands with Joey and she started smiling at me I guess she remembered me from just now Then she passed me the bag of gifts and I thanked her. Then she shoved me over to her side for a photograph together. And this made me even more nervous as she put her hands over my shoulder and when we took photos together (as there were many cameras from reporters etc) so I could hear her teaching me by my side, "mong zhong gan, mong zhong gan"(look to the center, look to the center) while tapping my shoulders. To be honest, I don't even know how to differentiate center, left or right....too nervous already! Besides what she said in the clips below, she also answered questions such as which singer does she think is the hardest to work with...and she said she's quite afraid of the coming collaboration with Eason and said that Eason said she looks like a frog. So she retaliated by saying that to her, Eason is like a mosquito. When asked why, Joey said because frogs has those long tongues to snap on mosquitoes right? Haha... so Eason has to be careful and not underestimate me because I'm a frog and I can eat this mosquito like that (shows gesture of the long tongue snapping on a mosquito)! Hahahaha. And here is the videos I took. Another funny part was toward the ending when asked for a photoshoot with My Honeymoon crew who worked hard to make sure the event was a sucess, 3 crew members came up to take pictures with Joey. Then Joey suddenly said, "Har!? Whole shop 3 crew members only!?" Which left all the audience laughing. Hahaha.
My Honeymoon: Meet the Fans and singing McD Commercial song (acoustic)
Joey and the three crew members
After that Joey left, and next stop! Kepong Brem Mall!! I shall combine function two and three in another post then. Meanwhile, enjoy some pictures I took from the first stop! And the picture with the pink tulips (Joey's favourite). When she reeived it she said "yeah that's my favourite and look at it! Waited so long for me until the tulips are all open up already!" Hahaha...silly her! She later that night took a picture of the bouquet and posted at her twitter!
Well, carry your kid on your shoulders then...we already compromise by not carrying banners above our heads!
