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Sarah Lian
Sarah Lian (simplified Chinese: 连丽婷, born 12 May 1983), is a Chinese Malaysian actress and television personality based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She was born in Taiping, Perak Malaysia but mainly grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Lian is an actor versatile in film, television and theatre. Currently, her entertainment career spans across North America and Asia. Lian gained fame when she was voted FHM Malaysia's No. 1 Most Wanted Woman on their Top 100 list. Personal life Of Chinese heritage; both parents being Chinese Malaysian, Lian is the third of four children in her family. Living in a multilingual country and moving abroad, it is no surprise that she speaks a variety of languages. While proficient in English, Lian also speaks Hokkien, Cantonese, Mandarin, Malay, French and a smattering of Japanese. Lian has lived in California, Hong Kong, Vancouver, and Toronto before moving to Kuala Lumpur in 2008. Lian holds an undergraduate Bachelor of Design d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiping, Perak
Taiping (, Jawi: ; zh, t=太平, , Hokkien: Thài-pêng; ta, தைப்பிங்) is a town located in Larut, Matang and Selama District, Perak, Malaysia. It is located approximately northwest of Ipoh, the capital of Perak, and southeast of George Town, Penang. With a population of 245,182 (in 2013), it is the second largest town in Perak after Ipoh, the state capital. Taiping took over Kuala Kangsar's role as the state capital from 1876 to 1937, but was then replaced by Ipoh. Its growth slowed after that, but in recent years the town has been developing rapidly again. Perak State Museum is located in the town. Taiping also receives some limelight for being the wettest town in Peninsular Malaysia. The average annual rainfall is about 4,000mm in Taiping while the peninsula's average is 2,000mm – 2,500mm. Its unusual rainfall has also led to a fertile collection of flora and century-old rain trees in the Taiping Lake Gardens. Taiping was ranked Top 3 Susta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Victoria
The University of Victoria (UVic or Victoria) is a public research university located in the municipalities of Oak Bay and Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. The university traces its roots to Victoria College, the first post-secondary institution established in the province of British Columbia in 1903. It was reincorporated as the University of Victoria in 1963. UVic hosts Ocean Networks Canada's deep-water seafloor research observatories VENUS and NEPTUNE, the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, and two Environment Canada labs: the Canadian Center for Climate Modelling and Analysis and the Water and Climate Impacts Research Centre. The Ocean Climate Building housed at the Queenswood location is dedicated solely to ocean and climate research. The Institute of Integrated Energy Systems is a leading center for research on sustainable energy solutions and alternative energy sources. The University of Victoria is also home to Canada's first and only Indigenous Law degree p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machi (hip Hop Group)
Machi () is a Taiwanese hip hop group that has nine active members, with two additional members on a hiatus from group activities. Members Current * Jeff, Huang Li Cheng () * Stan, Huang Li Xing () * Jae Chong * Andrew, Zhou Li Ming () * Nicky, Li Jiu Zhe () * Edward, Huang Li Quan () * Mel, Yang Yun He () * Luke, Cui Wei Kai () * Suffa, Fei Luu Feng () * Don P, Hong Jian Jun () Former or inactive * Steven, Lin Zhi Wen * Kenny, Zhou Yi Ming * Gabe, Lan Jun Tian () Founders * Bobby Sheng * Jae Chong * Jeffery Huang International collaborations MACHI collaborated with well-known hip-hop artist Missy Elliott after meeting in New York. Missy Elliott was impressed by Taiwanese rap and remixed her well-known song " Work It" with Machi's '' Jump 2003''; resulting in the debut crossover Work it, Jump 2003. Producer Floss P, from Dr. Dre's Aftermath music label, also produced a track " You Can't Do It" for MACHI on their second album ''2nd Opus'' in July 2004. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The D
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The D may refer to: * A nickname for the city of Detroit * Tenacious D, an American rock band composed of Jack Black and Kyle Gass * The D Las Vegas, a hotel and casino in Nevada * A slang term for dick See also * D (other) D is the fourth letter of the Latin alphabet. D or d may also refer to: Places * D River, in Oregon, US * Detroit, US (nickname "D") People with the name * D, the bass player for Australian band Testeagles * "D!" or "Dee!", names of Detlef So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shayne Ward
Shayne Thomas Ward (born 16 October 1984) is an English actor and singer. He rose to fame as the winner of The X Factor (British series 2), the second series of ''The X Factor (British TV series), The X Factor''. His debut single, "That's My Goal", was released in the United Kingdom on 21 December 2005 and reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and was that year's List of UK Singles Chart Christmas number ones, Christmas number one. It sold 313,000 copies on its first day of sales, making it the third-fastest-selling single of all time in the UK, behind Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997" and Will Young's "Evergreen (Westlife song), Evergreen", which sold 685,000 and 400,000 copies in their first days of sale, respectively. Ward was the first ''X Factor'' winner to release an original song as his winner's single. His prize, as winner, was a recording contract with Simon Cowell's Syco Music, Syco record label, which is co-owned by Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Music. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ning Baizura
Ning Baizura binti Sheikh Hamzah (born 28 June 1975), better known by her stage name Ning Baizura, is a Malaysian pop and R&B singer, actress who sings in Malay, English, Japanese, Italian, French, Mandarin and Cantonese. Early life She was born in Kajang, Malaysia from parents of Arab, Malay, Dutch, Indian, Chinese and Javanese ancestry. She is an alumnus of Convent Kajang Secondary School. Career Ning crossed into the commercial scene in 1992 and became a recording artiste under various international labels, including (Sony, BMG, AMS Records Japan and Warner Music Group. From September 2008, she has recorded songs in the genres of pop, soul and R&B for her own music label, HappeNings Records. Her discography includes ten full studio albums (three of which are full English albums), as well as numerous compilations. Personal life Baizura is married to Omar Shariff Christopher Layton Dalton who is English. They first met at Ning's best friend's wedding in Bali, Indonesia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fasha Sandha
Nur Fasha Sandha Hassan (born 28 March 1984) is a Malaysian actress who has appeared in films, television shows, and commercials. Life and career She was born in Johor Bahru but moved to Penang later. She then transferred to Kuala Lumpur, and later to Perlis due to her father's work. She was married to Rizal Ashram. They have two children together. Since graduating from the Kuala Lumpur-based Institut Kebudayaan Negara in 2002, she has appeared in movies ''Black Maria'', ''Bujang Senang'', ''Gong'' and ''Cicak Man''. Sandha was named most popular new actress in the 2005 Anugerah Bintang Popular for her performance on television drama ''Natasya''. She won again 2011 Anugerah Bintang Popular for her outstanding acting in ''Chinta(TV Series)'' beating the other nominees, Tiz Zaqyah and Lisa Surihani. She is also famous for her best-selling novel, ''Sumpahan Fasha'' (''Fasha's Curse''). In 2007, she was appointed as the Maybelline ambassador, succeeding Siti Nurhaliza. Personal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maya Karin
Maya Karin Roelcke (born 29 October 1979) is a Malaysian film actress, television host and singer, known for ''Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam'', '' Anak Halal'', ''Ombak Rindu'' and ''Munafik 2''. She holds the Malaysia Film Festival record for the actress with most nominations in the category of Best Actress Award (11), and is among the few actresses who have won the award twice. She is also the first of only two Malaysian actresses to have won the prestigious Best Actress Award at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival. Early life Roelcke was born in October 1979 in Bayreuth, Bavaria, West Germany. She is of German, Malay, Chinese and Indian Muslim descent. Her father is from Germany and her mother is from Penang, Malaysia. She lived most of her teenage years in different parts of Indonesia, finally ending up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia when she was 17. She is the oldest of three siblings. She graduated from Limkokwing University of Creative Technology Kuala Lumpur in Media and Marketin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Media Prima
Media Prima Berhad, doing business as Media Prima and stylised as media prima, is a Malaysian media company based in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. It is Malaysia's largest media and entertainment conglomerate with business interests in television, print, radio, out-of-home advertising, content creation and digital media. The Group operates five television channels — TV3, DidikTV KPM, 8TV, TV9 and Wow Shop and also five radio stations – Buletin FM, Fly FM, 8FM, Hot FM and Molek FM. Media Prima is also the owner of New Straits Times Press, Malaysia's largest newspaper publisher with five national news brands – ''New Straits Times'', ''Berita Harian'', ''Harian Metro'', ''Sin Chew Daily'' and '' Guang Ming Daily''. The company was formed in 2003 out of the demerger of Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) media assets, namely Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad (which runs TV3) and The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad, which the latter held since 1993. The Group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The University Of Western Ontario
The University of Western Ontario (UWO), also known as Western University or Western, is a public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thames River bisecting the campus's eastern portion. The university operates twelve academic faculties and schools. It is a member of the U15, a group of research-intensive universities in Canada. The university was founded on 7 March 1878 by Bishop Isaac Hellmuth of the Anglican Diocese of Huron as the Western University of London, Ontario. It incorporated Huron College, which had been founded in 1863. The first four faculties were Arts, Divinity, Law and Medicine. The university became non-denominational in 1908. Beginning in 1919, the university had affiliated with several denominational colleges. The university grew substantially in the post-World War II era, and a number of faculties and schools were added. Western is a co-educational univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York University
York University (french: Université York), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's fourth-largest university, and it has approximately 55,700 students, 7,000 faculty and staff, and over 325,000 alumni worldwide. It has 11 faculties, including the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, Faculty of Science, Lassonde School of Engineering, Schulich School of Business, Osgoode Hall Law School, Glendon College, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Health, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, Faculty of Graduate Studies, School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design, and 28 research centres. York University was established in 1959 as a non-denominational institution by the ''York University Act'', which received royal assent in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on 26 March of that year. Its first class was held in September 1960 in Falconer Hall on the University of Toronto campu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilfrid Laurier University
Wilfrid Laurier University (commonly referred to as WLU or simply Laurier) is a public university in Ontario, Canada, with campuses in Waterloo, Brantford and Milton. The newer Brantford and Milton campuses are not considered satellite campuses of the original Waterloo campus, instead the university describes itself as a "multi-campus multi-community university". The university also operates offices in Kitchener, Toronto, and Yellowknife. It is named in honour of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the seventh Prime Minister of Canada. The university offers undergraduate and graduate programs in a variety of fields, with over 17,000 full-time undergraduate students, over 1000 full-time graduate students, and nearly 4,000 part-time students as of fall 2019. Laurier's varsity teams, known as the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, compete in the West Conference of the Ontario University Athletics, affiliated to the U Sports. History In 1910, the Lutheran Synod established a seminary, which opened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
