Steven Ma: "Jia Bao Yu's" Happy Life

马浚伟：“贾宝玉”的幸福生活
2004-01-03 23:55 　　

The Ma Family has 7 children, and Steven is the fourth child. Because he is the only son and from young possessed a stalwart and honest look, his parents naturally spoiled him more.

Every time Steven talked about his being spoiled when young he had on this facial expression: "Every time my parents went out for an outing they always brought me along but my sisters were not that lucky. They had to wait for their turn."  

Steven was also given a larger share of stuff to eat than his sisters as part of his parents' favoritism towards him.  Even though Steven seems to have a "Jia Bao Yu's" status in his family he was no Jia Bao Yu.  For a period of time Steven was extremely introverted and often kept to himself in his bedroom. His behavior greatly alarmed his family that he might have a withdrawal disorder.

Steven’s father is a former public bus driver, who was frequently away from home. During this period Steven had the freedom to escape the cabin fever of being stuck with his sisters at home.  Even in his middle school years, Steven was already very independent, and he often roamed the streets with his schoolmates having fun together. That was Steven’s childhood most favorite activity. Besides that he also liked to play video games for entertainment. The whole neighborhood knew he was a video game expert. It was because of these two activities that Steven gradually became more cheerful and not become a withdrawn person.

Despite his elevated status at home Steven did not abuse his preferential treatment as to bully his sisters. On the contrary, he was very protective of them. If faced with a problem, just a word to Steven and he would help them in every possible way, moreover, he would also think through a situation for them. Like how his younger sister had wanted to participate in “Miss Hong Kong” contest but Steven had strongly opposed that idea. He even used their familial relationship to dissuade her: “If you consider me your older brother then don’t participate.” His strong tone finally persuaded her to heed his advice.  Although his action was very chauvinistic Steven strongly believed that his younger sister’s character and naivety would not be suited to an entertainment career. He did what he did because he did not want his younger sister to get hurt.

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---more in Chinese---
马家共有七个孩子，马浚伟排行第四，由于是独子，而且一生下来就长得虎头虎脑，自然受到父母宠爱多些。每每说起自己小时候的优越感马浚伟都是一脸神气。“每次父母带出去玩都会有我的份，而姐妹们则没有这么幸运，要一个一个轮流去。”吃东西的时候，马浚伟他得也会比别人你一点，这些都是他的“特权”。虽然在家里，马浚伟就好像是贾宝玉的地位，但他并不是贾宝玉，所以整屋子的女生中，马浚伟有一段时间显得相当沉默，常常一个人在家里呆着，一声也不出，让人不禁怀疑他得了自闭症。 　　

马浚伟的爸爸是巴士司机，经常要外出工作，这种时候马浚伟就得到了充分自由，摆脱掉和姐妹们共处的烦恼。读中学时，马浚伟已经很独立了，常常约同学一起步行逛街，路程多姿多彩，这是马浚伟童年时代最喜欢的活动了。除此之外，打游戏机也是他的娱乐节目，邻里之间都知道他是打机专家，正因为有了这两样活动，马浚伟才会渐渐开朗，没有成为一个内向的人。 　　

即使在家里的地位不一般，马浚伟也没有行使他的“特权”去欺负姐妹们，反而对她们十分照顾，有什么困难，只要一说，马浚伟就会帮忙，而且凡事都会为他们考虑到。就像妹妹当初要参加“香港小姐”的竞选，马浚伟就极力反对，并且以亲情要胁她；“如果当我是哥哥，就不要参加。”强制的口吻让妹妹最终还是听从了他的意见。这么做虽然很大男人主义，但马浚伟深知妹妹的性格，清楚她是个单纯的人，不适合在娱乐圈发展，他这么做只是为了让妹妹少受些伤害。