A Blast from the Past: "Movie Buff Championship (Sr. 2)" Episode 22

Bobby Au Yeung, Esther Kwan, John Tang, Vivian Lee, Julian Cheung, Almen Wong, Joh Yung, and Michael Tong were the guests on this episode, which aired on October 22, 1997.

Personal Note: Ha ha.... Bobby and Esther were always good at the toast game! :D

Funny how Bobby stopped to see whether Joh Yung chose the correct door before running through it himself! :D

TVB Anniversary Skits (2000-2011)

阿SIR密令II (2000)

勇敢的香港人 (2001)

台慶做得到 (2002)

輝煌成就 高瞻遠矚 (2003)

奀枝慾孽 (2004)

隆重一叮 (2005)

翡翠紅人館 (2006)

翡翠40星光廊 (2007)

家好月圓之店長招募 (2008)

超級巨B (2009)

超級無敵美容院 (2010)

登登登對獎門人 (2011)

Personal Note: Too bad myTV didn't post the skits from the '90s, as those were much better.

*Credits to Albrechtsen

A Blast from the Past: Flora Chan 《Can Love》

Release Date: October 21, 2002

01. Afraid of You Being Afraid of Me Being Afraid (The Love We Make)

02. Can Love

03. Spiderman

04. Others

05. Suffer the Consequences of One's Actions

06. Think You Are Too Good

07. Painless Breakup

08. Warm Current

09. Fated Person

10. Mud Doll

11. Good Medicine Tastes Bitter

12. Tightly Hug the Person in Front of You

Track List:
01. 怕你怕我怕 (The Love We Make) Afraid of You Being Afraid of Me Being Afraid (The Love We Make)
02. 愛得起 Can Love
03. 蜘蛛俠 Spiderman
04. 別人 Others
05. 自作自受 Suffer the Consequences of One's Actions
06. 嫌你太好 Think You Are Too Good
07. 無痛分手 Painless Breakup
08. 暖流 (《絕世好爸》 主題曲) (陳慧珊/蘇永康) Warm Current ft. William So
09. 有緣人 (《絕世好爸》 插曲) Fated Person
10. 泥公仔 (《絕世好爸》 插曲) Mud Doll
11. 苦口良藥 (《情牽百子櫃》 主題曲) (陳慧珊/許志安) Good Medicine Tastes Bitter ft. Andy Hui
12. 抱緊眼前人 Tightly Hug the Person in Front of You

A Blast from the Past: Flora Chan 《Free》

Release Date: June 7, 2001

01. I Still Remember Who I Am

02. Superstitious

03. Satan and Angel

04. Believe in Intuition

05. Model Student

06. Sadness or Not

07. Water Made Me

08. Stare at Me

09. Not Mine

10. Free

11. Only Know That It Is Difficult for Me to Avoid (Bonus Track)

Track List:
01. 我還記得我是誰 I Still Remember Who I Am
02. 迷信 Superstitious
03. 撒旦與天使 Satan and Angel
04. 相信直覺 Believe in Intuition
05. 模範生 Model Student
06. 悲哀不悲哀 Sadness or Not
07. 水造了我 Water Made Me
08. 望住我 Stare at Me
09. 不是我的 Not Mine
10. 自在 Free
11. 只知我難避開 (Bonus Track) Only Know That It Is Difficult for Me to Avoid

A Blast from the Past: Flora Chan 《Flora Chan》

Release Date: June 1, 2000

01. Even If I Have Done Wrong

02. Straightforward

03. Destined Partner

04. Who Are You

05. Bad Man

06. Red and Green Lights

07. It's Her

08. Care Too Much for You

09. Even If I Have Done Wrong (Remix)

Track List:
01. 就算我做錯 Even If I Have Done Wrong
02. 乾脆 Straightforward
03. 固定伴侶 (《大喜之家》 主題曲) (陳慧珊/蘇永康) Destined Partner ft. William So
04. 你是誰 Who Are You
05. 壞男人 Bad Man
06. 紅綠燈 Red and Green Lights
07. 就是她 It's Her
08. 對你太在乎 (Live Version) (陳慧珊/吳國敬) Care Too Much for You (Live Version) ft. Eddie Ng
09. 就算我做錯 (Remix) Even If I Have Done Wrong (Remix)

A Blast from the Past: 1998 ATV Anniversary Cook-Off

"ATV Anniversary 1998"

Here are some clips from ATV's anniversary cook-off (1998), which was hosted by Stephen Au and Kristy Yang.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Kenneth Chan & Thomas Lam vs. Alice Chan & Belinda Hamnett

Funny how Stephen thought that Thomas knew how to cook; however, Thomas later explained that that wasn't the case! :P Stephen also said that he had tried Alice's cooking before, and he also praised her cooking skills! :)

Kenneth didn't really have to cook. He was only required to make the sauce for the crab legs, which didn't work out. :P

Gilbert Lam, Andrew Yuen & Thomas Lam vs. Joey Meng, Annie Man & Alice Chan

Joey had great knife skills! Even Stephen said that it only took Joey one lesson to learn that skill. :) Ha ha.... Funny how she cut off the lettuce ribs! :D

Quite funny watching Annie 'saw' the chicken thigh! :P

Alice said that she learned how to cook after marriage; however, her cooking skills can be seen in this show. :)

Didn't like how Gilbert ripped the tails off the shrimps....

Andrew's pastry shell didn't look appealing, especially compared to the prepared version.... :P

A Blast from the Past: Siu Sangs Compete for Prizes @ 1998 TVB Anniversary

This was a segment from 1998's TVB Anniversary in which members of the drama team were competing for the last spot for a chance to win anniversary prizes. The male artistes initially played musical chairs, and then the final four (Nick Cheung, Bobby Au Yeung, Roger Kwok, and Lawrence Ng) ate spicy noodles to see who would be the one to advance.

After Roger advanced, he ended up winning the second-place prize, which was a car (in the following anniversary, Roger also ended up winning a flat). Joyce Chan won the top prize (which was a flat), while Wong Man Biu won the third-place prize.

Personal Note: Really miss the siu sangs and fa dans from those years!

A Blast from the Past: Rain Lau's Incredible Memory

This was a segment from "The Super Trio Mega Show 1999", where Rain Lau, Elvina Kong, and Louisa So's memory skills were tested.

Personal Note: "Super Trio" is still my favourite game show of all time! :D

A Blast from the Past: TVB 2005 Christmas Ad

Merry Christmas!

Narration: Wong Cho Lam
Vocals: Linda Chung & Fala Chen

"My Only Wish (This Year)"

Linda Chung: Santa can you hear me?
I have been so good this year

Fala Chen: And all I want is one thing
Tell me my true love is near

Linda Chung & Fala Chen: He's all I want just for me
Underneath my Christmas tree
I'll be waiting here
Santa that's my only wish this year

FYI: Britney Spears is the original singer of "My Only Wish (This Year)".

Personal Note: Will be away from the 25th to the 28th. Merry Christmas, everyone! :)

*Credits to roncafes

Ruco Chan in "A Kindred Spirit"

Ruco Chan and Hawick Lau both graduated from TVB's 1994 Acting Class. The first series that I watched Ruco in was "To Love with Love", where he played Nadia Chan's younger brother.

In "A Kindred Spirit", Ruco played Hawick's friend, who went on a trip with him. When Hawick's character, On Jai, first appeared in the sixth episode of the series, I initially thought that Ruco was the one who was playing Cha Siu Bing's youngest son. Later, I found out that Lau Dan and Hawick are father and son in real life.

Steven Ma & Esther Kwan @ "Super Trio" 1999

Steven and Esther were paired up for the Bom Cha Cha skit on "Super Trio" 1999.

Steven: Can you not walk back and forth?
Esther: What?! You're not saying anything. I'm bored! I have to walk around.
Steven: That's enough!

(Dancing to Aaron Kwok's 對你愛不完)

Steven: There isn't anything I dare not to say, but you are so mean. I'm scared.
Esther: I can be meaner I tell you!
Steven: Hey! Don't bug me! No! I don't want it!

(Dancing to cancan music)

Esther: Are you going to talk now!
Steven: Please, I beg you. Don't be so mean.
Esther: I have not seen a cop like you before.
Steven: Don't take my glasses. I can't see.
Esther: Fine, fine! I'll give it back to you!
Steven: Well, it's my first day at work. I don't know what kind of questions to ask you. You were very bold to steal that old man's underwear. And it wasn't even washed.
Esther: Do you have one in there?

(Dancing to Vivian Chow, Linda Wong, and Karen Tong's 美少女戰士)

Steven: I'll ask you for the last time. Do you admit to this crime?
Esther: Hmph!
Steven: Answer me!
Esther: Hey! Do you have to be so mean?

Personal Note: I swear Mainland likes airing this season of "Super Trio".

A Blast from the Past: Johnson Lee Imitates Heavenly Four Kings

Johnson Lee imitates Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok, and Leon Lai @ 1998年度叱吒樂壇流行榜頒獎典禮.

You'll be surprised at how many people not knowing this was from 1998's 叱吒 music awards (presented in January 1999).

Johnson was invited as a guest because of his voice imitation talents. Johnson later became a singer in 2000.

Songs:

Andy Lau 《笨小孩》
Aaron Kwok 《驚變》
Aaron Kwok 《一變傾城》
Leon Lai 《我這樣愛你》
Aaron Kwok 《唱這歌》

Personal Note: Johnson was so young! He was turning 25 that year. I remember watching his MV for "Cyber Love 2000". It was very cheesy! Ha ha.... :)

Anyway, out of all the people who imitate the 'Four Heavenly Kings', I think Johnson's imitation of Leon's vocals is the closest. Leon's voice is very difficult to imitate because no one has his singing voice. Not even Fung Man Lok from "Minutes to Fame" can imitate Leon's voice. :)

A Blast from the Past: Steven Ma's Crush on Ada Choi

Steven was on an episode of "Jade Solid Gold" in 1999 to plug his new song, "Rose and Ka Ming". At that time, his crush for Ada Choi had just surfaced.

In the blink of an eye, this incident had happened 10 years ago, and Ada is now happily married. I always get a tickle listening to what Steven's friends had to say about his crush. Ha ha.... :D

Steven's friends commenting on his crush.

Jessica Hsuan: Me guess? It is only news. You must laugh after reading it. But if he should have a crush on someone, he should have a crush on me. I think I'm pretty good!

Florence Kwok: I heard that the person he has a crush on already has a boyfriend. But when I film with him, I feel that he has a crush on me. I tell him, "I'm your older sister. You have no chance".

Flora Chan: Does Steven have a crush on anyone? Doesn't Steven have a crush on me? I remember the first time filming a music video with him, "Honey", and we had to film a kiss scene. Did you ever hear of kissing in music videos? Seriously! After that kiss, I knew he started to have a crush on me. Also, I know that he has a crush on my best friend, Ada. Is it true? Is it true? Steven, you answer me.

"Honey" MV

"Should Not Have Happened" MV

He he.... Funny how Flora said that Steven liked Taiwan girls because his current girlfriend is Taiwanese. :)

*Credits to www.loveflorachan.com

A Blast from the Past: Angela Tong as Dee Dee

http://www.crazyabouttv.com/dexterslaboratory.html

Angela Tong was one of the early voices for Dee Dee in "Dexter's Laboratory".

The first episode "Dee Deemensional" was aired on April 28, 1996.

Angela also lent her voice out in the movies "Turn Left, Turn Right" and "My Lucky Star".

A Blast from the Past: Tongue Twisters @ EYT

TVB 歡樂今宵 - 女司儀急口令大串燒 (TVB Channel)

Long Version
TVB 歡樂今宵 5000次 - 女子群星急口令 (TVB Channel)

Featuring Lydia Shum, Carol Cheng, Tsang Hing Yu, Rebecca Chan, Yu Man Si, Liza Wang, Deborah Lee, and Ho Sau Sun.

Personal Note: Very funny! Now, that is clear Cantonese without lazy sounds! The new generation cannot compare to that!

*Credits to tvb

A Blast from the Past: Flora Chan Returns to TVB

Here is a clip of Flora Chan returning to TVB after leaving to rest in the states for three months. It should be around late February or early March because she left on November 18, 1999. (This is where it doesn't make sense. Flora waved goodbye to the camera on November 18, 1999, but she was at TVB's 32nd Anniversary, and she won 'My Favourite Couple' with Gallen Lo for "Feminine Masculinity".)

The clip was very warm and touching. Flora was so big that TVB held a press conference for her return. Gallen Lo, Bowie Lam, Nick Cheung, Ada Choi, Liza Wang, and Kenix Kwok were very happy to see Flora. The cast of "At the Threshold of an Era" was still filming the second half of the series. Nick was filming "The Legendary Four Aces" because he was still in costume, while Bowie was filming "The Green Hope". This clip reminds me of Flora's win at TVB's 35th Anniversary.

Flora likes to touch the other person's face after she hugs them. Ha ha....

This is why Flora is my favourite! She is so loved by her friends and colleagues! Her down-to-earth personality and her grace are just too awesome for me to come up with other words to describe, so I'm going to just go with 'awesome'.

A Blast from the Past: 1997 TVB Chinese New Year MV

Artistes: Gallen Lo, Jessica Hsuan, Gordon Lam, Mariane Chan, Michael Tao, Esther Kwan, Winnie Yeung, Louis Koo, Maggie Cheung, Sunny Chan, Felix Wong, and Astrid Chan.

Personal Note: For some reason, Maggie didn't have a solo part in singing. The girls were horrible! Jessica sounded the best amongst all the girls. Ha ha.... Louis and Sunny were bad, too.

A Blast from the Past: Wong He & Bowie Lam

This picture was from 1999 or 2001, and He and Bowie seemed liked friends back then. He and Bowie were rumoured to have had disagreements with each other while hosting TVB's variety programme 《江山美人》 in 2006.

He started to change the dialogue in the scripts since his first series, "Nothing to Declare". He first discusses it with the director or the producer; if they "okay" it, then the script is changed. However, He stopped his habit from "Fathers and Sons" and on.

I don't know, but Virginia Lok referred to He as 'troublesome' (麻煩) when they had only met once.

麻煩 or not, I still think He changes the script for the better.

P.S. He and Bowie's foreheads were very shiny! Ha ha....

TVB 'Four Dong Ka Fa Dan' Songs

Listen to TVB's 'Four Dong Ka Fa Dan' in their first solo song!
Flora Chan's live version of "Colours of the Wind".
In 1999, Kenix Kwok and Ada Choi released an EP called 《愛在今天》, along with Noel Leung Siu Bing, and Francis Ng.
Jessica Hsuan's song was from 1997's TVB anniversary series "A Recipe from the Heart".

*Maggie Cheung never had a solo song in TVB.

Colours of the Wind (Live Version) - Flora Chan

You think you own whatever land you land on
The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim
But I know every rock and tree and creature
Has a life, has a spirit, has a name
Thinking only people who are people
Are the people who look and think like you
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
You'll learn things you never knew you never knew

Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
Or let the Eagle tell where he's been?
Can you paint with all the voices of the mountains?
Can you paint with all the colours of the wind?
Can you paint with all the colours of the wind?

Upon the hidden pine trails of the forest
Come taste the sun sweet berries of the Earth
Come roll in all the riches all around us
And for once, never wonder what they're worth

The rainstorm and the river are our brothers
The heron and the otters are my friends
And we are all connected to each other
In a circle, in a hoop that never ends

Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
Or let the Eagle tell where he's been?
Can you paint with all the voices of the mountain
Can you paint with all the colours of the wind
Can you paint with all the colours of the wind

How high does the sycamore grow?
If you cut it down, then you'll never know
And you'll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon

For whether we are white or copper skinned
We need to paint with all the voices of the mountains
We need to paint with all the colours of the wind

You can own the Earth and still
All you'll own is Earth until
You can paint with all the colours of the wind

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有你已經足夠 - 郭可盈

作曲: 海洋
填詞: 郭可盈/海洋

看天空飛鳥　斜陽仍在閃照一切已得到了　已得到了
抱著你是此刻最缺少

*心中的所有　有你陪伴傾訴一切也放鬆了　也放低了
愛是每日不可以缺少只想你接收真的愛和所有

#時光會逝去　潮水會漸退年月不知不覺已消失去
成敗得失息間化灰煙裏感激你仍願意伴隨
人總會逝去　人總要別去惟獨此愛一世永不捨去
能在天天即使片刻相對不須名利厚　有你已經感到足夠

Repeat *##

有你已經感到足夠

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其實我很簡單 - 蔡少芬

每事求簡單　我櫃裡衣衫
有大概三種色彩　黑與白藍
愛情求簡單　怕又過三關
要直接　不想兜一個彎

*情若繁複　即使絢爛　我怕又是煩
人若離去　別來又返　真不慣

#承認是我相當簡單　只慨歎
太多前車可鑒
男士令女人多麼悲慘　哭出了那對淚眼
常強調是愛必須簡單　怎麼可以濫
每位熱戀一晚
我不需戀愛像　偶陣煙花璀璨

我從來不爭　有用意的揀
盼覓到真心　即使他較平凡
盼望「對先生」　進入我空間
對待我的真　不可退減

Repeat *##

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迷魂陣 - 宣萱

心上人　查實倜黨英俊罧死人
我望著望著一身肌膚都過敏
令人熱血沸騰呢個男人
你想飛都飛唔出我迷魂陣 Woo Ho

*點解輕易得手　點解得你係咁笨
你醒番之後呢生呢世就變更
有我沉魚落雁做你呢世嘅女人
講句真　查實你都算好運

#心上人　你乖乖俾我睇多(陣)
我望著望著呢鋪諗起過癮
鬼叫你成日辜負我一片真心
惟有擺下呢個迷魂陣 Woo Ho

Repeat *#

A Blast from the Past: "Triumph in the Skies"

Thankfully, Stephen Wong was in the series, or else I wouldn't have found these pictures of "Triumph in the Skies". The good 'S4' days! Look! Ma Ming is standing beside Nancy! Ha ha....

These pictures were taken during filming in 2002. Back then, Sammul and Bosco were very good friends. They didn't seem as though they were friends during the filming of "The Price of Greed". I guess Sammul was upset that one of the 'Six Olympic Stars' smeared him behind his back. It is quite evident that it was Bosco. It's not Lai Lok Yi, and it is not Raymond, Ron, or Ma Ming. Sammul had a great time filming "The Four".

*Credits to wongkalok.net