Keep Calm and Keep Listening. I am leaving the morning show.
27 February 2013 Wednesday | 18:54 | Pass Me the Mic, White-Collar WOOHOO!

This is an announcement. I will leave the morning show on 1 March.

People ask why I chose Radio. I didn’t. Radio chose me.

The magic of Radio manifested in the form of a little portable orange receiver when I was five. I was intrigued and hooked right from the beginning.

I wanted to be in the hot seat because it was something I thought I would enjoy doing. I aced the audition right after my ‘O’ Levels. As a teenager who wanted a future career in Radio, I tried not to do stupid stuff which would make people tune out. By the time I left the army, the job was waiting for me. Everything was incredibly smooth sailing. No one bullied me, or denied me of any opportunities. I know the tale would sound more compelling if there was some evidence of hardship, but there simply wasn’t any.

I worked hard. I didn’t want to screw up. I didn’t want to be a disgrace. I didn’t compare myself to any of my peers or predecessors. I just did what I enjoy and what I thought would work. I listened carefully to constructive criticism and I smiled stiffly at patronising compliments. I didn’t buy the idea that fame and calibre always went hand in hand. I didn’t have to be a popular radio personality, but I was determined to be a good presenter.

There were accolades in the form of glamourous trophies and sweet emails, but what mattered most was the fact that I had inexplicably entered the lives of listeners around the island and made some of you look forward to waking up in the mornings. Everything else would have been redundant if my mum was the only person listening. The sheer joy and satisfaction — from playing you your favourite songs, trading jokes and stories on air and yes, counting down to Fridays — is priceless. Nothing — and I really mean NOTHING — can come close to the exhilaratingly awesome experience I had on air in the last seventeen years.

I have been given a new name card. And one of the first decisions I made was to take myself off the flagship morning show. Jiafa will take over next Monday. I wear size ten, so I am sure he will have no trouble filling those shoes. We will just have to make sure he gets his java fix at six in the morning.

I will be back on air on 18 March with a new show in a different time slot. Do wish me luck in the meantime — I have much to learn. And please continue to give my team and I your utmost support.

Y.E.S.!

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27 Feb — Announcement
26 February 2013 Tuesday | 14:50 | Pass Me the Mic

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恭喜 恭喜
23 February 2013 Saturday | 1:00 | Play

過年過節
媒體人總是異常忙碌
今年的農曆新年假期
933第一次呈獻音樂特備
除了例常音樂節目
也播出幾個大型典禮和演唱會音頻
謝謝海外合作單位

家人出國
所以在小年夜提前吃團圓飯
沒有家人的陪伴也無須工作
讓我有生以來第一次在除夕夜手足無措

年初一在朋友家渡過
我堅持過年要吃好的
雖然一年當中粗茶淡飯的機率也不太高

六個人撈魚生
開了兩罐鮑魚
小年夜上網訂盆菜
要求年初一傍晚送到
整個過程太太太順利了
謝謝Jessie Catering
以及所有在過年期間辛勤工作的朋友
這個世界因為有你們才能繼續轉動

連續幾天都在打麻將
不同的人有不同的規矩
驚歎於自己伸縮自如
五台上限或是無上限
有飛無飛門清與否
我都無所謂
除了某一晚意外失手
幾乎都是把把贏錢
感謝各位
哈哈

年初二朋友提議合買多多
我隨波逐流
也沒在意彩票上的號碼
還沒來得及給錢
就被告知中獎了

太旺了吧

闊別一年多
再次踏進賭場
信用卡隔天無法順利使用
朋友瞪大眼睛
該不會像預防嗜賭廣告說的那樣
把錢都賭光了吧
呸呸呸
是人家的機器有問題

按慣例看了生肖運程
不同大師有不同說法
屬羊的人到底大凶還是大吉
我至今沒有定論

幾乎年年出席華藝節
今年只看了一部舞台劇
癡情司
太好聽了

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陶子. 太委屈. 太聰明.
21 February 2013 Thursday | 19:25 | -

一杯思樂冰要6.28新元
一份普通SIZE的凱薩沙拉要37.68新元
一包香菸要25.12新元
一杯最小杯的咖啡要5新元

要是整個澳大利亞只有數家小店開出這樣的價碼
我肯定氣爆
也肯定飆髒話
可那不是一間兩間三間店面的獨特情況
澳大利亞整體的零售價格的確比亞洲幾個主要城市還要高
拿國外的物價跟自己家裡的價格相比
恐怕欠缺公平吧

陶子的言論引來澳大利亞議員的回應
還有業者申訴
這段怨言對當地旅遊業造成極大的傷害

正當陶子猶豫是否要澄清道歉
她赫然發現自己的全家福被登了出來
她準備採取法律行動

我是愛陶子的
看到這篇文字還蠻意外的
天后級人馬
竟然也有失手的時候

這起事件讓我們領悟了兩件事
出國旅遊要調整心態
你千萬別去土耳其嚷著要買LV
或是去新西蘭堅持要吃道地的烤鴨
也別到倫敦要求辣椒醬
或到新德里找鐵觀音

到澳大利亞的旅遊景點
也幾乎不可能
或不容易找到廉價的吃喝玩樂
有的只是最低工資制延伸出來的高額消費

或許
也許
她自己也想收回以上的言論

今早的一篇文字瞬間將焦點徹底改變
提供照片者的缺德行為突然成為重點
原本被罵的人成了罵人的人

高招

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PETRONAS CNY 2013
5 February 2013 Tuesday | 19:07 | -

PETRONAS’ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts are highly admirable. The series of videos produced for Chinese New Year, Hari Raya and Deepavalli are very well received.

The central theme of this year’s story “revolves around having the grit and determination in facing challenges, sticking together through life’s highs and lows, and keeping our hope alive for a better future, and is conveyed through an enduring love story of a couple who met over a bowl of beancurd.

It’s really heartwarming, though some might prefer the tearjerkers from previous years focusing on filial piety.


2013 “Tau Fu Fah”


2006 “Old Folks”

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