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Terence Cao
Terence Cao Guohui (born 6 October 1967) is a Singaporean television actor. Biography Cao studied at Anglo-Chinese School for both his primary and secondary education. Cao used to be a flight attendant and joined Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (later MediaCorp) in 1989 after completing the 9th drama training course. Apart from acting in several Channel 8 television drama series, Cao has also performed the theme songs for some of the series he starred in and has also acted in some television films. In 2011, he clinched the ''Best Supporting Actor'' in the Star Awards 2011. Cao has gotten 7 out of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes from 1994, 1998–2001, 2004–2005 respectively. Personal life In November 2012, it was reported in the local media that Cao had an alleged affair with a Shanghainese lady in 2010. The woman went on to bear his child in China and flew to Singapore to look for him. After a DNA test, the rumours were confirmed. Cao is the biological father of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south, the South China Sea to the east, and the Straits of Johor to the north. The country's territory is composed of one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet; the combined area of these has increased by 25% since the country's independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. It has the third highest population density in the world. With a multicultural population and recognising the need to respect cultural identities of the major ethnic groups within the nation, Singapore has four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil. English is the lingua franca and numerous public services are available only in Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stepping Out (Singaporean TV Series)
''Stepping Out'' () is a 1999 Singaporean Mandarin drama series adapted from a historical book, which reran several times like in 2006, 2019 and in 2021. It stars Yvonne Lim , Terence Cao , Cynthia Koh , Xie Shaoguang , Ivy Lee and Tay Ping Hui as the casts of the series. The series focuses on the Chinese immigrant experience in Singapore, and their rough, hard ascent (along with the rest of Singapore) to the present state of wealth and riches that is unprecedented in Singaporean history. The drama begins in China and spans roughly three decades. It was produced following the success of the 1997 period drama ''The Price of Peace''. The story begins at the start of the Chinese Civil War during the 1920s. The chaos and upheaval which entailed caused many Chinese to migrate to Southeast Asia, mainly Malaysia and Singapore, and sets the background for the series. The Hock Lee bus riots and Chinese middle schools riots of the 1950s were referenced and clips of the actual incidents were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switched! (Singaporean TV Series)
Switched! (Simplified Chinese: 幸运星) is a Singaporean Chinese-language drama television series, starring Fann Wong and Jeanette Aw which was broadcast 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 ... from June 26, 2007 to July 23, 2007. It is screened on every weekday night, 9pm. This series consists of 20 episodes. Cast Main cast Supporting cast Synopsis Jiang Pei Xiang is a TCM practitioner who runs a clinic with his wife and assistant Wang An Xiang. The oldest child Xin Yu has a scar and suffers from an inferiority complex as a result. Hence she has been unable to find a boyfriend at age 28. Xin Hui is an actress and enjoys the high life and much attention from potential suitors but has yet to find her "true ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Making Miracles
{{infobox television Making Miracles (Chinese: 奇迹) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which is telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It made its debut on 6 March 2007. The show consists of a total of 20 episodes. The whole theme of this drama is about the lives that doctors and nurses face currently. This drama serial is said to be a drama with high expectations, as it the cast includes one of Singapore's prettiest actress Fann Wong having a disfigured face in this show, and Hong Kong veteran actor David Chiang would also be acting in this show. Other than the cast, the show shows audience many scenes of modernized medical equipment in hospitals. However, the viewership figures proved to be disappointing when the drama was aired. Synopsis Shuyan (Fann Wong) is an optimistic and passionate pediatrician who met with a traffic accident and is disfigured in the process. The accident is caused by plastic surgeon Jieren's (Terence Cao) jealous ex-girlfriend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family Matters (Singaporean TV Series)
Family Matters (Chinese: 法庭俏佳人) is a 2006 Singaporean Mandarin television drama series which was aired on Mediacorp TV Channel 8. Starring Ivy Lee and Thomas Ong, the series depicts the lives of two lawyers who specialise in divorce cases in the Family Court of Singapore, and also their romance which is fraught with troubles. Plot summary As a child, Zhao Shuyang (Ivy Lee) was adopted by Zheng Zhigang (Chen Shucheng) when her parents got separated and remarried. Raised by Zheng, Shuyang grew up to become a promising lawyer, specializing in divorce cases. Having been loved by her adoptive parents and stepbrother, Zheng Weilun (Terence Cao), Shuyang yearns to marry. Her stepbrother, Weilun, tries to woo her but to no avail, because Shuyang is romantically interested in Gao Ming. However, Shuyang is shocked when she finds out the truth about Gao Ming (Thomas Ong), her adoptive father's illegitimate son. To make matters worse, she finds herself falling for the ever-flambo ... [...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] |
Portrait Of Home
''Portrait of Home'' () is a Chinese language drama serial which was filmed for and broadcast on Singapore's Mediacorp TV Channel 8 in 2005. It stars Adrian Pang, Xiang Yun, Louise Lee, Richard Low, Pierre Png and Felicia Chin as the casts of the series. It is shown on weekdays at 7pm. The show has 100 episodes telecast in two segments, the first with 60 episodes and the second with 40 episodes. Part 1 was aired from 16 May 2005 to 15 August 2005 while part 2 was aired from 11 October 2005 to 5 December 2005. Cast * Louise Lee as Li Tian (李甜), the wife of Zhou Dong who subsequently remarried to Lin Shitou. * Richard Low as Lin Shitou (林石头), the second husband of Li Tian. * Chen Shucheng as Zhou Dong (周东) and Zhang Guangyang (张光杨), Zhou is the owner of Tong Xin Yuan who disappeared after a kidnap attempt went wrong; Zhang is a good friend of Zhou and impersonates as him as he looks like Zhou. * Xiang Yun as Zhang Xiuhua (张绣花), a staff of Tong Xin Yuan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Are The One (Singaporean TV Series)
You Are The One (½缘分) is a 25 episode Singaporean Chinese drama series aired on MediaCorp TV Channel 8. The show stars Hong Kong actress Adia Chan, Chew Chor Meng, Jacelyn Tay, Christopher Lee, Rui En, Terence Cao and Richard Low. Plot The drama is about 3 daughters and their father. Hao Meili is the second sister and the ugliest and wishes to find a boyfriend, Yukiko Hao Meide is the youngest and is the prettiest. She has plenty of suitors but won't settle down. Hao Meiman is the eldest. She is a career-minded woman and has an arch rival, Raymond See. In the end, Hao Meiman married Raymond See and was pregnant when Hao Meili married Simon See and Hao Meide married An Zhengxi. Cast * Adia Chan as Hao Meiman * Jacelyn Tay as Hao Meili * Rui En as Yukiko Hao Meide * Richard Low as Hao Shunli * Chew Chor Meng as Raymond See * Christopher Lee as Simon See * Terence Cao Terence Cao Guohui (born 6 October 1967) is a Singaporean television actor. Biography Cao studied at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Ode To Life
An Ode To Life () is a 40-episode blockbuster Chinese drama aired in Singapore. It was telecast in August 2004. The show is set in the 1970s and goes through history all the way to the modern days of the 2000s. The drama achieved the highest viewership rate in Year 2004 (17%) despite being broadcast at the 7pm slot (which is generally perceived to have lower viewership figures), defeating other popular dramas in the same year such as Spice Siblings, Double Happiness and A Child's Hope 2. The production team includes award-winning writer and producer Ang Eng Tee who wrote for '' Holland V'' and Rebecca Leow of ''I Not Stupid Too'' fame. It is currently showing on Sun - Mon at 4am, succeeding Sealed With A Kiss. The challenging role of Ah Zhi is seen as a "tailor-made" role for Huang Bi Ren. This drama was aired on China's largest broadcast network CCTV-8 CCTV-8 is the television drama channel of the CCTV Closed-circuit television (CCTV), also known as video surveill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lobang King
Lobang King (我是Lobang King) is a Singaporean comedy drama which aired on Channel 8 in 2003. It is a spin-off of the popular long-running series ''Don't Worry, Be Happy'' (敢敢做个开心人), which had just ended its sixth and final season. on mediacorp.sg , and Tracer Wong remain from the original series. Irene Ang of "Phua Chu Kang" fame and former finali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel 5 (Singapore)
Channel 5 (Chinese: 五頻道) is a free-to-air, English-language television channel in Singapore. Owned by state broadcaster Mediacorp, it broadcasts general entertainment, news, and sports programming. The channel's logo is a big white number 5 superimposed on a blue bar. History At 6:00pm SGT on 15 February 1963, Channel 5 was launched as its first pilot television service as "TV Singapura". The channel operated 1-hour and 40-minutes monochrome service on black and white during its daily test transmissions from 6:00pm to 7:40pm SGT. After the image of the state flag and the playing of the national anthem, ''Majulah Singapura'', Minister for Culture, S. Rajaratnam, became the first person to appear on Singapore Television, announcing that "Tonight might well mark the start of a social and cultural revolution in our lives." Following his speech, the first television programme in Singapore was a 15-minute documentary produced by Television Singapura called ''TV Looks at Singapo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh Carol!
{{Infobox television , runtime = 21-22 min (per episode) , creator = Ng Say YongNgin Chiang MengEmida Natalaray , starring = Carol ChengVernetta Lopez (2003-2004)KumarAdelina OngDarren SeahTerence CaoUtt PanichkulNatalie FayeKaren Lim(2002) , country = Singapore , network = MediaCorp TV Channel 5 , first_aired = {{start date, 2002, 8, 6 , last_aired = {{end date, 2004, 3, 23 , num_seasons = 2 , num_episodes = 26 ''Oh Carol!'' is a Singaporean sitcom produced by local TV station Mediacorp. It aired on Tuesdays 8.30pm (Season 1) and on Wednesdays 8.30pm (Season 2). Cast *Carol Cheng as Carol Chong *Karen Lim as Mrs Chong (2002) *Vernetta Lopez as Vivian Chong (2003-2004) *Kumar as Sam *Adelina Ong as Wendy *Darren Seah as Jack Chong *Terence Cao as Henry Toh *Natalie Faye as Fiona *Utt Panichkul Greg Uttsada Panichkul ( th, อัษฎ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |