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Just In Singapore
Just in Singapore (simplified Chinese: 一房半厅一水缸, literally "One Room, Half a Living Room, and a Water Basin") is a Singaporean Chinese modern comedic drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 25 February 2008 and ended on 4 April 2008. This drama serial consists of 30 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. The series was repeated at 2 am on Sundays. Cast Main cast *Chen Liping as Nancy *Huang Wenyong as Lin Bang (Francis) *Fiona Xie as Lin Xiu Ming *Kang Cheng Xi as Su Ding Yi *Li Yinzhu as Zi Dong Sao ("Automatic Auntie") Supporting Cast * Jimmy Nah (MC King) as San Wan ''(Actor died during period of filming)'' * Apple Hong as Qian Qian * Paige Chua as Lin Xiu Zhen * Hong Huifang as Wang Jiao * Adam Chen as Ma Zhi Gang * Patricia Mok as Ma Li (Mary) * Nelson Chia as Luo Ba (Robert) * Liang Tian as Kopi Shu * He Bing as Kopi Sao * Ong Ai Leng as Shu Min * Rayson Tan as Jian H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Liping
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Ong Ai Leng
Ong Ai Leng (; born 2 November 1978) is a Malaysian actress based in Singapore. Career & Personal life Ong was high school classmates with Zen Chong. Ong made her acting debut in Malaysia in 2002 before moving to Singapore. She has acted in both English and Chinese language dramas and in Singapore-Malaysia co-productions. Ong collaborated with fellow Mediacorp artistes Jeff Wang and Apple Hong in opening a chain of Taiwanese street snack shops across Singapore calledXiao Bar Wang 小霸王 owned by Wang. She also owns several freelance businesses in Malaysia. Ong left the entertainment industry after opted not to renew her contract with Mediacorp Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and stylised as mediacorp, is a media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media prope ... in 2010. Filmography References External linksProfileon xin.msn.com {{DEF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Awards For Best Theme Song
The Star Awards for Best Theme Song is an award presented annually at the Star Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1994. The category was introduced in 1997, at the 4th Star Awards ceremony; Sebastian Tan received the award for his theme song, 《和平的代价》 in ''The Price of Peace'' and it is given in honour of a theme song in a Mediacorp drama serial which has delivered an outstanding overall performance. The nominees are determined by a team of judges employed by Mediacorp. Prior to 2014, winners are selected by a majority vote from the entire judging panel. This rule was amended from 2014 onwards such that winners are selected by a majority vote from both the entire judging panel and the public via online voting. Since its inception, the award has been given to 15 performers or performer groups. Jocie Guo was the most recent winners in this category for their theme song, 《温习》 in ''My Star Bride''. Since the ceremony held in 2016, ''The Dream Makers'' is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Awards For Best Drama Serial
The Star Awards for Best Drama Serial is an award presented annually at the Star Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1994. The category was only introduced in 1996, at the 3rd Star Awards ceremony; ''Tofu Street'' received the award and it is given in honour of a Mediacorp drama serial which has delivered an outstanding overall performance. The nominees are determined by a team of judges employed by Mediacorp; winners are selected by a majority vote from the entire judging panel. Since its inception, the award has been given to 25 drama serials. ''My Star Bride'' was the most recent winner in this category. ''My Star Bride'' was the most recent winner in this category. Since the ceremony held in 2016, ''The Dream Makers'' is also the only drama serial to win in this category twice. In addition, ''C.L.I.F. ''C.L.I.F.'' (''Courage, Loyalty, Integrity, Fairness'', or 警徽天职, commonly pronounced as cliff) is a police procedural series produced by Mediacorp Singapore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Awards For Young Talent
The Star Awards (Chinese: 红星大奖) are awards for artistic and technical merit in the media organisation Mediacorp of Singapore where Mediacorp recognises entertainers under their employment for outstanding performances of the year. The awards are given annually in a ceremony. The various category winners are awarded a trophy, with initial designs featuring various star shapes. The star was subsequently removed and the trophy is designed as a S shaped column, depicting the star. History The 1st Star Awards presentation was held on 26 February 1994, took place at the Caldecott Broadcast Centre, MediaCorp TV Theatre with an audience of about 500 people. There have no other pre-show and post-awards ceremony held in that year. Winners were announced during the presentation of the ceremony, the ceremony also presented a popularity contest, with Li Nanxing, Chew Chor Meng and Zoe Tay winning the Most Popular Actor and Actress award, respectively. The first Best Drama Serial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Awards For Best Actress
The Star Awards for Best Actress is an award presented annually at the Star Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1994. The category was introduced in 1995, at the 2nd Star Awards ceremony; Fann Wong received the award for her role in ''Chronicle of Life'' and it is given in honour of a Mediacorp actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. The nominees are determined by a team of judges employed by Mediacorp; winners are selected by a majority vote from the entire judging panel. Since its inception, the award has been given to 13 actresses. Huang Biren is the most recent winner in this category for her role in ''Recipe of Life''. Since the ceremony held in 2022, Huang and Zoe Tay remain as the only actresses to win in this category four times, surpassing Chen Liping and Ivy Lee who have three wins each. Tay has also been nominated on 14 occasions, more than any other actress. Jeanette Aw holds the record for the most nominations without a win, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Awards For Best Actor
The Star Awards for Best Actor is an award presented annually at the Star Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1994. The category was introduced in 1995, at the 2nd Star Awards ceremony; Li Nanxing received the award for his role in ''Wounded Tracks'' and it is given in honour of a Mediacorp actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. The nominees are determined by a team of judges employed by Mediacorp; winners are selected by a majority vote from the entire judging panel. Since its inception, the award has been given to 11 actors. Chen Hanwei is the most recent winner in this category for his role in ''Recipe of Life''. Since the ceremony held in 2022, Chen remains as the only actor to win in this category seven times, surpassing Xie Shaoguang who has five wins. Chen and Christopher Lee have been nominated on 14 occasions, more than any other actor. Tay Ping Hui holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with eight (he eventually wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Awards 2009
Star Awards 2009 (Chinese: 红星大奖 2009) was a television award ceremony held in Singapore. It was part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for its Chinese language division ( Channel 8 and Channel U). The awards took place at 26 April 2009 starting at 7pm at MediaCorp Studios, followed by a post-show party airing on Channel U after the ceremony ended. The nominations were announced on 24 February 2009, and the popularity awards later on 27 March. As like previous years, most technical category awards were presented outside the ceremony. The Best Info-Ed Programme Host award was introduced to recognise infotainment show hosts. The nomination lists for the main categories were announced on 24 February 2009. Nominations for the popularity awards (''Top 10 Most Popular Male and Female Artistes'') were announced on 27 March 2009. In contrast of previous ''Star Awards'' ceremonies which were held at the end of the year (month of December), a change in the eligibilit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mediacorp
Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and stylised as mediacorp, is a media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media properties in the country. Mediacorp forms one half of the Mass media in Singapore, mass media duopoly in the country, alongside SPH Media Trust. Its logo is the geometric M with rainbow palette. History 1925–1965: Pre-independence era Radio broadcasting The history of radio broadcasting in Singapore began with the formation of the Amateur Wireless Society of Malaya (AWSM) in April 1925, which launched shortwave transmission from a studio in the Union Building at Collyer Quay using a 100-watt transmitter lent by the Marconi Company under callsign 1SE (One Singapore Experimental). The transmissions could be received from as far as Penang, albeit with atmospheric interferences at times. In 1930, Sir Earl from the Singapore Port Authority com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sotheby's
Sotheby's () is a British-founded American multinational corporation with headquarters in New York City. It is one of the world's largest brokers of fine and decorative art, jewellery, and collectibles. It has 80 locations in 40 countries, and maintains a significant presence in the UK. Sotheby's was established on 11 March 1744 in London by Samuel Baker, a bookseller. In 1767 the firm became Baker & Leigh, after George Leigh became a partner, and was renamed to Leigh and Sotheby in 1778 after Baker's death when Leigh's nephew, John Sotheby, inherited Leigh's share. Other former names include: Leigh, Sotheby and Wilkinson; Sotheby, Wilkinson and Hodge (1864–1924); Sotheby and Company (1924–83); Mssrs Sotheby; Sotheby & Wilkinson; Sotheby Mak van Waay; and Sotheby's & Co. The American holding company was initially incorporated in August 1983 in Michigan as Sotheby's Holdings, Inc. In June 2006, it was reincorporated in the State of Delaware and was renamed Sotheby's. In Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Getai
A getai (literally song stage) (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: 歌台) is a usually boisterous live stage performance held during the Ghost Festival commonly held in Singapore, Malaysia and some parts of Indonesia (mainly in Riau, Riau Islands and North Sumatra), in contrast to the generally solemn mood of the festival. However the performance is also routinely played at other Chinese festivals. The stage setup is usually composed of temporary structures and situated in the suburbs of the city in any empty field or even in parking spaces or housing estate. In the past, live performances at festivals were usually of Chinese operas or puppet shows. The performances are meant to be for the spirits but also for people during the seventh month. With the decline of Chinese opera and traditional puppet shows as popular entertainment, these public performances evolved to become what is known today as Getai. The backdrop of the stage is usually made of cardboard and cloth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Housing And Development Board
The Housing & Development Board (HDB) (; ms, Lembaga Perumahan dan Pembangunan; ta, வீடமைப்பு வளர்ச்சிக் கழகம்) or often referred to as the Housing Board, is a statutory board under the Ministry of National Development responsible for Singapore's public housing. Founded in 1960 as a result of efforts in the late 1950s to set up an authority to take over the Singapore Improvement Trust's (SIT) public housing responsibilities, the HDB focused on the construction of emergency housing and the resettlement of kampong residents into public housing in the first few years of its existence. This focus shifted from the late 1960s, with the HDB building flats with improved fittings and offering them for sale. From the 1970s, it initiated efforts to improve community cohesion in its estates and solicit resident feedback. In the 1990s and 2000s, the HDB introduced upgrading and redevelopment schemes for mature estates, as well as new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
