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a Dior function, a robot, and super-powered t-shirts...
( 繁 | 简 | 日 )Thursday, Aug 7, 2008 3:17PM / Standard Entry / Members only
A Dior Superstar
A couple of days ago, I was invited by Race and Rozy to a Dior function that featured our friendly-neighborhood Race-a-roni as one of the poster-girls for their new cosmetics campaign.
Standing for press photos…
Press photo...
My super-duper-star-sister from another mister, Race-a-roni, takes center-stage...
Being a member of a soon-to-be-famous boy band has its advantages. Now I finally understand what it feels like to be in a rap video.
What the heck? I was just mentioning that Race looked better in pictures...
My Personal Toy Story - Kotetsushin Jeeg: The Politest Robot I’ve Ever Met
Last week, Bandai released their Soul of Chogokin verion of Kotetsushin Jeeg (the successor of one of my all time favorite Go Nagai creations, Kotetsu Jeeg). I had already missed out on the Bandai’s re-release of the Soul of Chogokin God Mars (these figures are released limitedly in Hong Kong, and I was out of town working when God Mars was available), so I made sure I got my Jeeg the very first day it arrived in stores. The thing that surprised me most about my new chogokin buddy was not in the amount of fine detail imbued upon his figure but how incredibly polite he was when I popped him out of his box.
True happiness...
Was it my imagination or is this the most well-mannered robot I’ve ever met?
Superfriends
As illustrated in my previous entries, putting on an Ng Family Chinese Martial Arts Association T-shirt will give the wearer incredible (and sometimes dangerous) powers. Last week we happily acquired a new member into our Superfriends team.
This t-shirt pretty much gave Nic the ability of nigh-invulnerability. By the way, please notice the hat he's wearing. That’s as much proof as I can give (without violating any privacy laws), so don't ask me if that is the real Nicholas Tse on alivenotdead.com ever again.
Lesson of the Day
If everyone would treat each other with the same kindness and respect that Kotetsushin Jeeg had treated me with, then the world would be a step closer to heaven.
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A True Professional…
( 繁 | 简 | 日 )Thursday, Jul 31, 2008 8:04PM / Standard Entry / Members only
To boost her popularity and create higher projected sales for her upcoming debut album, my good friend, Linda Chung, requested that I'd be the co-star (by that, I mean "real-star") in the music video for her new single, "二人世界" (roughly translated as “Two Person's World”). This was my first time performing in a music video and I was EXCITED, but as usual people on set mistook my excitement (and my innate professionalism) as annoying irritation…
I was simply letting Calvin (my good friend and hairstylist) understand the urgency of attaining instant handsomeness and making my hair beautifully radiant.
Looking back, I guess Calvin had every right to be a tiny bit annoyed, but I think plunging the back of his comb into my eye (minutes before I was required on set) was a bit over-zealous on his part...
I needed to lay down some ground rules before the cameras began rolling...
I don't remember teaching her that; she must have stolen an Ng Family Chinese Martial Arts Association t-shirt from me.
I really didn't have the guts to say anything after she landed that well-placed left hook to my jaw the first time around, but that doesn't stop me from superimposing a thought-balloon onto this picture.
Finally, it was my turn to show Linda what it means to be a professional.
The director was pretty demanding...
I'm pretty sure this shot wasn't included in the director’s storyboards...
But all the abuse I took was worth it! I took my pay check and immediately spent it on Soul Calibur IV!!!
In All Seriousness
In all seriousness, I like to give a big thank you to Linda and her record company for giving me an opportunity to appear in her music video. Please pick up her debut album when it hits the stores next month, because if I can convince her and her record company that my presence in music videos are crucial to increased album sales, then I can acquire more sweet gigs like this one and be able afford both Street Fighter IV and Resident Evil 5 when they get released for my Xbox 360!
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Hold in your tears...
( 繁 | 简 | 日 )Monday, Jul 28, 2008 2:55AM / Standard Entry / Members only
Nic called me last night complaining about how his injured finger is preventing him from fully enjoying Monster Hunter Freedom 2. Being the loyal, good-looking, and extremely humble friend that I am, I woke up at the break of
I’ve witnessed Nic performing dangerous stunts over and over again on the set without a single complaint, so what happened at the clinic was surprising and embarrassing at the exact same time.
I’ve never seen a grown man cry and whimper like that before. However, as soon as I whipped out my camera, his tears of weakness instantly disappeared from his cheeks.
He immediately went into his “tough-guy-act” without knowing that I can superimpose speech and thought bubbles onto any photograph with ease using photoshop.
Notice Nic continuing to hold in his tears while I hold in my laughter.
(a special thanks to my elder kung fu brother, To Siu-Chun, for specially opening his clinic on Sunday and enduring our buffoonery while he was hard at work fixing Nic’s hand)
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Paparazzi Fun!
( 繁 | 简 | 日 )Saturday, Jul 19, 2008 6:43AM / Standard Entry / Members only
Swarovski event featuring our brother from another mother, Vanness Wu Jin-Hao
Chilling with the R's (Race and Rozy) and our buddies at the Swarovski event to support V…
The very next day the press publicly annouced that I was making Race laugh (left) and talking to her (right) at the function. Yes, I admit it. I was indeed talking to Race and making her laugh at the event. In fact, I must also confess that I had also spoken to Terry, Rozy, Van, Daph, and several other individuals that evening, and I am almost 98% certain that I had said something to make those people chuckle as well.
UNDERCOVER 3rd Anniversary event
Enjoying a fine evening with some new and old friends at the UNDERCOVER event (clockwise from top left) Jin, Rozy, Siu-Lung, Jaycee, and Andrew...
What a surprise, Race complaining about something. To be perfectly honest, I have absolutely no idea what she was yapping about since I was too busy reminiscing about a magically delectable lotus-seed bun that I had ingested for dessert several days prior.
Lo and behold, our faces turn up in the next day’s paper! Utilizing a few random and blurry images taken at the event to fashion a story, the author of this particular fantasy asserts that Rozy and I have something extra-platonic going on.
After sixteen minutes of hard thinking, I came to the conclusion that paparazzi logic must rely solely upon their mysterious assumption that artistes are NOT human-beings, thus any artiste seen within any proximity of anything of the opposite gender automatically implies that they are romantically involved. My theory might or might not be 98% correct but something trivial like that should never stop anyone from publicly stating that their hypotheses as the truth.
BATMAN - DARK KNIGHT premiere
Rozy and I standing for publicity photos at the premiere. Look at my face... I couldn't be any more anxious to run inside the movie house and watch Batman kick someone IN DA FACE!!!
One of the blessing about my job is that not only do I get to watch movies for free, I get super-duper-movie-themed-souvenirs! Being the nerdy fan-boy that I'll always be, this Batman stuff given to us at the premiere pretty much made my entire week.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYzMhk68UAw
In the clip above, I am shown replying to the inquiry of who I am currently dating or not dating. Actually, I wish they would've asked me how I felt as I was minutes away from watching Batman's newest onscreen adventure. I would have answered honestly that, "I really should utilize the facilities before entering the movie house as the pure-awesomeness of Batman kicking face might induce me to automatically release any liquid still stored in my bladder."
Instead of dwelling on idioms like, "eat salted-fish if you can endure the following thirst", spend your time wisely by pondering upon more important questions like, "what the f--- is juice?"
"I want that purple stuff."
(and a thank you to both Rozy and Michelle for pictures and links)
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All Around is Awesomeness...
( 繁 | 简 | 日 )Monday, Jun 16, 2008 9:34PM / Standard Entry / Members only
Whenever I travel abroad for work, I always release a sigh of homesickness stemming from my uncomfortableness of being away from my friends and family for an extended period of time. I'm a creature of habit, and for someone in my business, I'm actually quite happy with regular-ass-familiarity. As the fun with my homies in
A tinge of wistfulness courses over my skin as I finish my phone conversation and take my seat on the plane to begin shifting my focus towards the project ahead. As my mind drifts through different sentiments, I turn my head and was relieved when I saw that God is everywhere.
A glimpse of heaven...
My home-base in
On my return trip to Hong Kong, the pilot of my plane fell ill and the flight was delayed for another six hours (just about as long as it takes to fly to back to Hong Kong). Instead of giving in to negativity, I was blessed by the making of new friends at airport to make my extra six hours in
Having a couple beers during my extended stay at Mumbai's international airport with my new friends, Mr. Wadhwa and his lovely family...
Then through a mesh of transparent white appeared my home...
I've been pretty silent about the project that I'm currently working on at the moment, but since information regarding this film was released at
Courtesy of "Hands of the Dragon". Photography by Joy Datta.
Last but not least, I like to give a shout-out to my pops... Happy Father's Day!
Thanks pops for teaching me how to take a punch... IN DA FACE!!!
P.S. Kagoloco posted a link to alivenotdead.com/philipng in a recent blog entry on her official site! Thanks Kago-san!
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- Philip Ng is a Hong Kong actor who is also a master in the martial arts. Trained in Ving Tsun Kung Fu under the late Sifu Wong Shun-Leung. Philip is also a 6th generation disciple of Choy Lay Fut Kung...
- Occupation: Actor , Action Director , Martial arts
- Gender: Male
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