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fun in SF

Friday, Nov 9, 2007 6:53AM / Standard Entry

I absolutely LOVE San Francisco!!! It is such a great city to be in! I have had such a wonderful time with my sister, Jen...brother-in-law, Jon and lit brother, Harry. I arrived at about 7:30am on Sunday and already did so much that day. Went for a nice breakfast, rock climbing, free food tasting at a festival like event, shopping, played volleyball, trained with Harry, got my new macbook, shopped more (though I really shouldn't) through Berkeley, had my baskin robbins mint chip and watched a DVD with Jen and Jon, rode the ferry, rode bike from one side of the city to the other, rode bikes through SF park, walked through Japanese Tea Garden, watched "Lust, Caution" LOVED IT!!!! walked around Haight St.....and tonight I'm going with Jen, Jon, and Harry to watch a play called "The Rainmaker". This trip as definitely been fully packed and productive!!! Oh...and of course, I've been to Whole Food's TWICE!!! I just love the shops here!!! That's what I miss about the states....though....it is much cheaper in Shanghai....I guess it's a give and take type of thing. My head has been hurting a bit and my nose area is a bit congested...I think I might have gotten a cold from bike riding....because it is so cold here....I would get sweaty and hot up hill...then downhill...I'd start to get cold.....well...I know that I'll get over it soon..esp since I'll be having a show soon at JZ. I'm planned for Dec 3rd to have a little concert....it's going to be another fusion concert with my cousin and great jazz guitarist, Lawrence Ku!! And I'm VERY VERY excited about it.....but, first...gotta get rid of this cold.....

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Figuring it out

Thursday, Nov 1, 2007 10:08PM / Standard Entry

Hmmm...not much going on right now. I'm trying to figure out what my future is going to be here in Shanghai. I've been feeling a bit anti social since Musical Moments. I had such a great time doing the show with everyone..that it seemed too fast for it to all end. It's always sooo hard for me to say good-bye. I'm a bit confused about my future...I know what I'm aiming for...but, at the same time...I feel too anxious. I know I should have more faith...and I should believe that everything will fall into place....but, it's hard sometimes when it feels a bit lonely....and well, the anti social part doesn't do me any good. I just don't want to meet people casually.....I'd rather build a real friendship with someone and feel comfortable and not fake....and, it takes me so long before I can feel that way with most people.

Last Sat was my first day teaching the little kids dance at JZ school. I've been gone for the first 2 weeks...so, it was a bit hard to get into the swing of things..plus, the electricity wasn't working for more than half of the class. The kids are all VERY cute. I'm working with little 6 year olds! 2 of them are my beautiful nieces Wen and Mei. I've never worked with such young kids...so, I think that the routine I made was a little too demanding. I'll have to tone it down...They are doing "Alladin" and I'll have to help them with the "Prince Ali" routine this coming Sat. Hopefully, it will be a better class than last week!

Other than teaching I've been taking many many classes...it is so much cheaper to learn things in Shanghai..and well....my whole purpose of coming here was so that I could learn more things. I've been taking some mandarin classes, as well as wu shu, and piano/theory...and the other day I took a master class for jazz vocal. It was a great class. The singers name was Sinne. She is a very good singer!

OH, and today I finally met up with Li Tong and Robert for lunch! It was good to see them since I haven't seen them since Musical Moments.

Other projects are in the negotiating period...and I should be giving a little concert soon at the JZ Club...and hoping to have a cabaret in HK next year....we'll see what happens!

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Best New Singer TVB 8

Thursday, Oct 25, 2007 2:00PM / Standard Entry

Hello Everyone...I just wanted to write a quick blog to ask for your votes. I'm nominated for this years best new singer on TVB 8. please go to http://club.tvb.com/vote2007/index2.html to vote for me!!! thanks!!! Here are directions for those of you who can't read chinese...

http://club.tvb.com/vote2007/index2.html

go to this website above

then go to the 7th category, which looks like this 最佳新人 and vote for
the first person which is me....原子鏸-只為您 make sure I'm the first one
you choose for that category. You can only choose me once...the other
2 below are votes for 2nd and 3rd place. You have to vote for each
category and make sure each one is different..just make sure that one
box has my name in it!!!

at the very bottom you will see 2 bars where you can select
things...go to the right side one and select the country that you come
from..whatever applies. Then for the 2 blanks..the left side is for
your id number (I think drivers license is ok or if you have an id
number, passport?) Then the second bar on the right is for your email
address. Once you filled out those there are 3 little boxes on the
lower right side....click onto the first box on the left...this means
vote.

I hope this makes sense!!! Thanks for your support!!!

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Sad to say good-bye

Wednesday, Oct 24, 2007 3:25AM / Standard Entry

It's always the hardest thing for me to say good-bye to friends after finishing a gig. It's strange, even though I've done Musical Moments for the 3rd year...it seems more sad this year to say good-bye to everyone. I guess it's because I don't live in Hong Kong anymore....I'm going to miss my teacher, David and his wife Jovita. They have been so helpful and supportive of me....it makes me sad to not be able to see them every week when I'd go to take lessons....I'll miss Stanley because he has been the one who believed in my singing abilities...and of course, Mary who is the cutest little wife! hahaha....I'm going to miss Robert and Li Tong....even though they live in Shanghai.....hahaha....I'll miss working with them....it was a lot of fun this year because I felt that everyone was so close to each other....and I'll miss Howard who has taught me so much during this show....and I definitely want to work with him again!!! I hope you are reading this Howard! And...how can I forget..Joanna....I will really miss her and miss hearing her amazing voice....it makes me sad sometimes to make new friends and just as I'm getting to know them...I have to say good-bye...oh well...at least when I do move to London, I'll have a really good friend there! And...I'll miss Phil too!!!! What a sweetheart!!! Ok..time for ice cream...it's our little celebration before everyone goes on their way!!!!

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Highs and Lows

Friday, Oct 19, 2007 8:07AM / Standard Entry

Ok, so...we all have our highs and lows....last night...for some reason I wasn't feeling too high. I had a great dance rehearsal in the morning...learned the new tap steps with my friend Karen......and got to catch up with her afterwards at lunch....then, I got to rest a bit before going to rehearsal with the rest of the Musical Moments cast. And we had a good rehearsal...all the singers are amazing! It's so nice to work with such talented people. It's strange to think that I'm where I'm at right now. I remember being in high school...playing the "Miss Saigon" and "Les Mis" CD's...and singing along to it. I remember dreaming that one day I would be the one on stage touching people's hearts. I knew that singing and performing was going to be my career...well, It's been a long time since then. And here I am, singing with people who have actually lived that dream....people who I can look up to and learn from. Well...with that....comes the doubt inside of me...and I know I'm supposed to think positively...but...those feelings can sometimes over power me....I know I put too much pressure on myself and my expectations are always too high. But....sometimes...not being able to do certain things with my voice can really make me upset. But....I'll throw away that thought....I'm supposed to be a new me...believing that I can sing anything and I can do anything.....

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Marsha Yuan

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Marsha is a well rounded artist who was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and studied musical theatre at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in Manhattan, New York...
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Marsha is a well rounded artist who was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and studied musical theatre at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in Manhattan, New York. While attending AMDA, she trained in singing, acting, and various types of dance including jazz, tap, and ballet. After graduation, Marsha decided to pursue her career in Hong Kong.

She began as a model for Elite Modeling Agency. Then, when she unexpectedly entered in the 1999 Miss Hong Kong Pageant, she received 1st runner-up and continued on to represent Hong Kong and China in the 1999 Miss World Pageant in London. Marsha’s acting career began with the hit TVB sitcom “War of the Genders”. Her character in the sitcom brought her recognition throughout Hong Kong and parts of China. After working for TVB for 1 year, she decided to venture outside of Television and start working in film.

Marsha began her film career in action and martial arts movies for which she had to undergo rigorous training. The hard work paid off as she is now known for her martial arts abilities and it has become one of her many strengths. Marsha also starred in the legendary comedy “Men Suddenly in Black” as well as its sequel. “Men Suddenly in Black 2” has become a box office hit in Hong Kong and her performance in this film has been well received by viewers.

Though Marsha is recognized as a beauty pageant icon and known for her roles as the innocent, naïve girl next door, it wasn’t until later when the public heard her sing. She participated in many musicals in Hong Kong including “Sound of Music”, “Annie”, “Hong Kong Nocturne” and “Musical Moments”. More recently, Marsha was invited to perform in the “Andrew Lloyd Webber Gala” in Estonia along with top vocalists from New York, London, Norway, and Germany. Her voice has been described as being “unique, sweet, and angelic.” Many have called her “the best singer in Hong Kong!” It’s no wonder that many people have been trying to convince Marsha to release her own album.

Well, the persistence has paid off. The sound of her first album is definitely like no other in the world. It is a cross between theatrical/sweet vocals in mandarin mixed with beautifully arranged jazz instrumentals. Now, as a new vocal artist in Hong Kong, Marsha hopes to have more opportunity to do what she loves best… to perform!

“I love to perform it’s my passion in life. I want to sing, dance, and touch people’s hearts with my passion…”

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Occupation: Singer , Theater , Actor
Gender: Female
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