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Jimmy Nah
Jimmy Nah(; (13 April 1967 – 4 January 2008), better known by his nickname "MC King", was a Singaporean comedian and actor. He died of heart and lung failure at the age of 40. Early life and career Nah entered the entertainment industry in 1990 after completing the SBC drama training course. He made his debut in a drama series titled ''Friends Next Door''. He played a character who was perennially on leave, thus earning him his nickname. Nah also hosted ''Comedy Nite'' along with Jack Neo, Moses Lim and Mark Lee, and acted in a couple of local movies, including Jack Neo's ''I Not Stupid'', ''Homerun'' and ''I Not Stupid Too'', as well as a number of local drama serials. He was also a guest star in ''Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd'' as Angel 1. Death On the morning of 4 January 2008, Nah was rushed to hospital after he experienced breathing difficulties while at home near Old Airport Road. He died at around 13:00 hours at Tan Tock Seng Hospital at the age of 40. A MediaCorp repo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandai Crematorium And Columbarium
Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium is a crematorium and columbarium complex located at Mandai Road in Mandai, Singapore. The complex is operated by the Government of Singapore under the National Environment Agency. It is one of two government crematoria in Singapore, the other being the Choa Chu Kang Columbarium. Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium is located not far from Yishun New Town. This complex is one of the final resting places for many Singaporeans because of the new technology and limited spaces to host cemeteries for the dead. History With Mount Vernon Crematorium, the only government crematorium reaching its maximum capacity in the late 1970s, a need for a second crematorium arose. The Government chose a plot of land at Mandai to build Singapore's second crematorium. Completed in 1982, it consists of 4 big cremators and 4 small cremators, and 1200 niches. Shortly after its opening, it was designated to cremate exhumed remains from closed down cemeteries in Singapore. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Not Stupid Too
''I Not Stupid Too'' () is a 2006 Singaporean satirical comedy film and the sequel to the 2002 film, ''I Not Stupid''. A satirical comedy, ''I Not Stupid Too'' portrays the lives, struggles and adventures of three Singaporean youths—8-year-old Jerry, his 15-year-old brother Tom and their 15-year-old friend Chengcai—who have a strained relationship with their parents. The film explores the issue of poor parent-child communication. The director and screenwriter, Jack Neo, was inspired to make the film by a book about appreciation education. The movie was produced by MediaCorp Raintree Pictures on a budget of S$1.5 million. It stars Ashley Leong, Shawn Lee, Joshua Ang, Xiang Yun, Jack Neo and Huang Yiliang. Filming took place at several Singaporean schools in June 2005. ''I Not Stupid Too'' was released in cinemas on 26 January 2006, and earned over S$4 million in total. The film became the second-highest grossing Singaporean film in history, with only ''Money No Enough'' gross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Again (TV Series)
''Live Again'' () is a 2007 Singaporean Mandarin drama series which was telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. The serial debuted on 13 November 2007. It consists of 20 episodes, and was originally screened on every weekday night at 9 pm. It stars Ivy Lee , Phyllis Quek , Shaun Chen , Vivian Lai & Chen Shucheng as the casts of this series. The serial portrays the psychological and physical trauma experienced by victims of domestic violence. It was broadcast again on 5 July 2008 from 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm every weekend (Saturday and Sunday). Cast * Ivy Lee as Han Qi Zhen * Shaun Chen as Du Xiang Yi * Edmund Chen as Chen Hai Ming * Phyllis Quek as Xie Si Ru * Chen Shucheng as Zhang Bo * Belinda Lee as Coco Chen * Vivian Lai as Jenny * Jin Yinji as Mummy Chen * Ye Shi Pin as Da Tou Cai * Huang Shi Nan as Nelson Teo * Nelson Chia as Sayang Synopsis One night, in his drunken state once again, Du Xiangyi beats up his wife, Han Qizhen. He becomes more and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honour And Passion
Honour and Passion () was a Singaporean Chinese television drama series that aired on Mediacorp's Channel 8, and was sponsored by the Singapore Ministry of Defence. This series consisted of 20 episodes, and ran from 24 July 2007 to 20 August 2007. Meaning of title The series's Chinese title ("宝家卫国" meaning " hePoh family defends the country") is a play on the idiom " 保家卫国", which translates to "protect one's family, defend one's country". It is an apt description of the entire series, for every single male within the series's main family (the Po family) has served or is serving in the Singaporean military. The only member in the family who has not served in the military in Poh Wenwei, who, as a female, is exempt from mandatory National Service duties. The last characters of the four Poh children (精忠卫国 ''jing zhong wei guo''), when combined, denote loyalty to one's country. Cast The Po Family The family's surname appears as Bao (the standard Pinyin tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Like Father, Like Daughter
''Like Father, Like Daughter'' () is a Singaporean Chinese drama which is being telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It made its debut on 21 August 2007 and ended its run on 17 September 2007. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night, 9pm. Cast * Joanne Peh as Dai Chunchun * Zheng Geping as Jin Gang aka King Kong * Kang Cheng Xi as Chris Li Kaizhe Plot Zhigang aka Jingang (Zheng Geping), a well-built but simple-minded father has an intelligent and vivacious daughter Chunchun. Unfortunately, Jingang who is always between jobs, does not know how to bring up or educate his rebellious daughter. In the end, Chunchun has to be transferred from school to school as a result of disciplinary problems. Nevertheless, Jingang still has high hopes that she will embark on a successful career, either as a doctor or lawyer. Implicated by his cronies, Jingang is jailed. With her only family member behind bars, Chunchun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happily Ever After (2007 TV Series)
Happily Ever After (Chinese: 凡间新仙人) is a 20-episode Singaporean Chinese drama which is telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It made its debut on 6 February 2007 and ended on 5 March 2007. This show is unique as it starts off seeming like a period drama but later evolves into a modern setting. There are many references to figures and stories from Chinese mythology and folk tales such as Cowherd and Weaver Girl, Journey to the West and the Eight Immortals. The first episode drew some controversy as it had a scene in which Wu Gang (Zhang Yaodong) and Erlang (Yao Wenlong) faced off in the nude with their private parts blurred on screen. Synopsis The series is based on characters and gods from well-known Chinese folk tales and legends and is set in modern times with the mythological characters taking on human incarnations. The legendary lovers, Cowherd and Weaving Maiden have become lovesick and unable to bear with the pain of seeing each ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let It Shine (2007 TV Series)
Let It Shine (Simplified Chinese: 萤火虫的梦) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8 Channel 8 ( zh, 8頻道) is a Singaporean free-to-air television channel, airing in Mandarin Chinese. It was created by Television Singapura on 31 August 1963 with experimental broadcasts, before going official on 23 November that year. The ch .... It made its debut on 16 January 2007 and ended its 20-episode run on 12 February 2007. The show achieved pretty low viewership rates for a local drama serial in Singapore. Less than 250,000 viewers tuned into the premiere episode, making it one of the more least-watched Singaporean television dramas. In fact, the figures was the lowest for all Singapore Chinese Dramas in the year of 2007. Despite this show being a teenage idol drama, 23.5% of the viewers were actually housewives, while only about 14.5% were students and teenagers. Viewership Rating Cast Main Cast Othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women Of Times
''Women of Times'' (Chinese: 至尊红颜) is a 30-episode Chinese drama telecast in Singapore in 2006. Cast *Fann Wong as Marissa Wang Xiyi 王曦怡 *Edmund Chen as Justin Jia Zengtu 贾增土 *Chen Hanwei as Ding Hanzhe 丁瀚哲 * Cheng Pei-pei as Mrs. Jia-She Huijun 贾佘蕙君 *Huang Wenyong as Andrew Jia Zengmu 贾增木 *Lin Meijiao as Wang Guiying 王贵莺 *Aileen Tan as Cynthia Jia Zengyue 贾增悦 *Huang Yiliang as Kuang Qicai 邝奇才 Supporting and minor roles *Paul Chong 张向晖 as Kuang Yuqi 邝玉其 *Julian Hee as Michael Jia Ruoqi 贾若其 *Felicia Chin as Ou Xiangyun 欧湘芸 *Jesseca Liu as Jia Wanqi 贾宛其 *Terence Cao as Du Zhongxian (Ryan) 杜仲贤 *Candyce Toh as Lin You'er 林悠儿 *Joey Swee as Wang Fengyi 王风仪 *Chen Shucheng as Chen Tianfa 陈添发 *Jimmy Nah as Hong Hai 洪海 *Eelyn Kok as Yabin 雅斌 *May Phua as Jessie *Zen Chong as Bruce * 潘煌盛 as Jia Yi 贾义 Awards {, class="wikitable" , - ! Accolades !! Award !! Nomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police & Thief
''Police & Thief'' (also spelled as ''Police and Thief'') () is a 2004 Singaporean sitcom that aired on MediaCorp Channel 5 between 2004 and 2010. Synopsis Sgt Dollah Abu Bakar is a single-father and police officer whose neighbour Lee Tok Kong is an ex-gangster. The two constantly bicker but sometimes help each other's families out. There is also slight friction between their children who attend the same school. In season 2, Sgt Dollah remarries Haslindah. The sitcom had its 6th and final season aired in March 2010. Cast *Suhaimi Yusof as Sgt Dollah Abu Bakar * Mark Lee as Lee Tok Kong * Margaret Lee (Seasons 1-5) as Mrs Lily Lee **Sharon Wong (Season 6) *Era Farida as Haslindah *Mohd Hafiz as Rudy *Noriff Danial Ashriq as Rafi *Glenn Wong as Lee Xiao Long *Ang Ching Hui as Lee Xiao Yun Guest cast ;Season 6 *Chew Chor Meng * Henry Thia *Moses Lim *Richard Low * Andrea Fonseka *Marcus Chin *Patricia Mok Patricia Mok (born 17 October 1971) is a Chinese Singaporean actress, be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spice Siblings
Spice Siblings (辣兄辣妹) is a Chinese show in Singapore, aired in 2004 starring Tay Ping Hui, Jeanette Aw, Cynthia Koh, Andrew Seow and Le Yao. This show is also very well known to the Channel 8 viewer's community as the show with the "hot kiss" by Tay Ping Hui and Jeanette Aw. This series repeated on Tue - Sat at 12am, succeeding Hainan Kopi Tales. Synopsis {{plot, date=September 2015 Tay Ping Hui plays Wen He, a man who returns to Singapore with his daughter after spending some years in America, having contracted bone cancer. On his first day back, he bumps into Wen Qing, played by Jeanette Aw Jeanette Aw Ee-Ping (born 28 June 1979), better known by her stage name Ou Xuan (), is a Singaporean actress, filmmaker, businesswoman and writer. Aw was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006, after which she achieved wide ..., who shouts at him angrily. Later, he sees an advertisement for a laksa eating competition. He decides to go as he was brought up eat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rayson Tan
Rayson Tan (; born 12 January 1965) is a Singaporean actor. Career Before joining MediaCorp, Tan worked as a flight attendant with Singapore Airlines. In 1990, he emerged as the 2nd Runner-Up in Singapore's Star Search Singapore talent competition. He has worked on many different roles and hosted many TV programmes, including the role of Singaporean war hero Lim Bo Seng in the 1997 WWII drama series ''The Price of Peace'' and the host for ''PSC Night'' in 2006. Tan has also been nominated multiple times in the annual Star Awards, especially for the "Best Supporting Actor" award category. He has wrapped up a long form drama, Life Less Ordinary. Tan has gotten 1 out of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes from 1997 respectively. Personal life Tan married fellow MediaCorp actress Chen Liping in 1998. They have a son named Xavier, who was born in 2002. Tan and his wife are Christian. Slim 10 saga In 2003, Tan was sued by fellow actress Andrea De Cruz in the Slim 10 Slim 10 ... [...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] |
