Thursday, January 28, 2010

AWT's ratings

 December 28, 2009 – January 23, 2010

The rating for Watchdog's episode 1 was 32 points.


Week Episodes Avg pts  Peak

1
December 28, 2009 - January 1, 2010
1 — 5

30

33


2
January 4 - January 6, 2010
6 — 8

31



3
January 11 - January 15, 2010
9 — 13

32

34


4
January 18 - January 22, 2010
14 — 18

31


January 23, 2010
19 — 20

32

35

  
Next TV Awards (2010) - Won Top 10 TV series (No.8)

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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

2004 CNY

January 26, 2004

Chiu Chow kid Steven Ma's family does not have the tradition of visiting at the new year, so he has always had a lot of freedom at the new year. When he was younger, after eating the family meal on New Year's Eve, his parents would take him to an aunt's to eat 'Ham Cha' (Salty Tea) until this aunt passed away and he was no longer able to eat it any more. However, he has sorely missed this traditional food from his origins.

Last year, when Steven mentioned this story to TVB's hair stylist 'big sister' Tai Kuen, he found out that her sister-in-law knows how to make 'Ham Cha' and offered to make some for him. This year, Steven remembered the recipe to make this dish and tried to prepare it for himself to relive the feeling of the past. As the put a spoonful of Ham Cha into his mouth, he could only say: "I am speechless, it is too delicious!"

As Steven cooked the dish, he seemed very au fait with it and it turns out that his father looks after the cooking at home, but he has managed to absorb some of his skills and cooking is no challenge to him. He still remembers that in the early hours of bygone New Years, his parents would fry up some prawn crackers, but he didn't know the meaning behind it. Also, every year, his father would stew a big pot of squid and pork that they could go and eat at any time during the new year. "My father made a pot this year too, when he went to buy the squid, the stall owner was curious as to what he was making. As well as squid and pork, the other ingredients are winter mushrooms and lettuce." With his father doing the cooking, as well as watching, Steven's other use was to make soup dumplings. His favourite food is savoury soup dumplings that are filled with winter mushrooms, pork and dried shrimp, then put into boiling soup. he feels that this soup is the most delicious.

"In the past, in the morning of the new year when I woke up, I would kneel and present tea to my mother and father to greet them. On the second day, we would eat Muli cake and New Year cake, but now we are all grown up, when we see it at home, we will already go and eat it a few days before the new year." Steven then suddenly adds: "As we are Chiu Chow people, my father would put a cup of strong Kung Fu Tea down to drink, but now he does not do that because they are busy and we have not learned how to do it and the tradition will be lost. However, my father does buy flowers to decorate the home. This year we did not buy any peach blossom because the petals fall all over the floor. We did buy some narcissus and in the past we have bought chrysanthemums and gladioli, but now my family are not interested."

As Steven does not want his father to work too hard, they ordered a 'basin banquet' for the end of year meal together with a couple of extra dishes that his father likes such as chicken and squid. After six months of working away, Steven is happy to be able to spend the occasion in Hong Kong with his family.


Translated by Em @ TVBspace

news 2010 Jan Steven Ma's interview with Paco Wong



Paco's interview of Steven vid link1; vid link2
vid uploaded: 2010/1/25 下午 06:32:05
related material-Paco's Eastweek column
主持:黄栢高
统筹:林永匡 协力:彭燕燕、袁东亮、罗鸥

source: headline news ; hkchannel; SM baidu
破格圍村仔贏民心 住家男節目揭底牌 馬浚偉:我最叻煮中菜
2010年1月25日



※马浚伟在刚播毕的剧集中,一改过往形象,扮演一个不修边幅的围村仔,结果成功得到观众认同;他又在新主持的节目中,大展厨艺,要让大家知道,马浚伟原来是个住家男。 
 ※马浚伟今年再战乐坛,头炮与钟嘉欣合唱剧集主题曲。


 ※马浚伟在《老友狗狗》中,一身短裤加人字拖打扮,非常破格。


※由马浚伟主持的节目《大厨出马》会邀请多位嘉宾分享烹饪心得。



Monday, January 25, 2010

TVBE《范后感》off stage interview



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Saturday, January 23, 2010

Steven Ma as a rich and prosperous Ultraman

Source: Ming Pao 1/22/2010
Steven Ma is a rich and prosperous Ultraman (馬浚偉做富貴超人)
《大廚出馬》, the cooking show hosted by Steven Ma, garnered outstanding ratings. The whole production team was elated by the result.

Steven Ma exuberantly expressed thanks to the program’s guest master chef and guest stars. (Connie Chan Po Chu & her son, Dexter Yeung) He felt that the crew’s effort has finally paid off. He also said that he had benefited considerably from the program. During the filming inside a seafood wholesale store, Steven could not hide his excitement, half way through, he jokingly picked up the abalones to conceal his eyes pretending to be Abalone Ultraman. He quipped: “As an Ultraman, this one sure is rich and prosperous! "

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The food & drink tv program《大廚出馬》hosted by Steven Ma garnered an average rating of 19 points and peaked at 20 points. Its viewership is much higher than the normal average ratings of 15 points for programs of the same time slot, making Steven very happy.

Ma Zai reveals that he loves to cook. Now because of his work, he can surreptitiously learn from observing various master chefs' cooking; it is indeed a very rare opportunity for him. Earlier, he went to a seafood wholesale store to learn how to select abalone and 冬蟲草 (Chinese herb) . He exuberantly picked up the abalones and held them in front of his eyes and chirped: “I'm Abalone Ultraman.

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The other day, at a tv talk show 《范後感》Steven said: "When I first debut as singer, the promo slogan offended many people, and I was booed. I was so upset I cried.  I was thinking of leaving the industry when my contract ended but the producer invited me to portray Emperor Kangxi in Duke of Mt. Deer 1998 《鹿鼎記》. I accepted but did not have expectations, but unexpectedly the reception was positive and so I stayed on. " link ; another link


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Monday, January 11, 2010

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Stephen Chan's Latest Favorite? - March of Million People

Steven as part of tvb group participated in march of million people. Since he walked alongside Stephan Chan during the march, in an interview with Steven, reporters asked if he is Stephen Chan's latest favorite.

Steven: There's a connection in that? They had all lined up already, nothing to do with me. (They especially left that spot for you) Nah, I guess it's because Watchdog is airing right now. Really it had nothing to do with being favored or not. What I'm most happy about is not whether being favored or not but that TVB is gradually fulfilling its contractual promises to me. Such as the cooking show and the preparation of my new album. So I'm very grateful to the management.

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Friday, January 8, 2010

Steven Ma Gave Tavia Yeung Lingerie.

Reposted from AF#1991: 2009/12/21 news
Tavia's news video: Tavia spills the beans on Steven's gift.
Hyn05 news + video

Steven Ma helps Tavia Yeung buy bras.
Today Tavia and Liz and Bambi were at a bras promotional event at Causeway Bay. Tavia, dressed quite sexily, expounded her experience in purchasing underwears. In the past, because of being influenced by her mother’s teachings when young: can not be too sexy, cannot expose her underwear, most of her underwears were flesh color. Only when she entered the industry did she start buying different kinds. (Q: Any males given you bras? ) She has only asked one male friend help her buy bras and that person is Steven Ma, reason being she and Ma Zai are very close friends, who addressed each other as god-brother and god-sister. Once when Steven went to US (sic Canada) for a stage performance, she requested bras as a souvenir gift from him. Tavia said: “Only big brother Steven Ma when he went to US (sic Canada) for performance. He bought me a whole bunch. (sic: not a whole bunch but one set only.) Very fitting.”  When asked if she has ever received any bras from boyfriends, Tavia said: “It’s ok if he accompanies me to buy underwear, but can’t give me bras.”

Note: Steven only bought Tavia bras per her request as 'souvenir' gift, not out of the blue as implied by some news snippets.

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Tavia Yeung Asked Steven Ma to Buy Lingerie for Her
credit source to hyn05
12/21/2009

Tavia Yeung was at a promotional event for a lingerie store yesterday. Tavia expressed that when she was younger, her mother would teach her how to pick the right bra. It must not be sexy, and it must have great support. (Have you received any lingerie gifts from a boyfriend before?) Tavia expressed no, but laughingly said that she had received lingerie from Steven Ma as a souvenir present. Tavia laughingly said, "The only guy who had bought me lingerie was Steven Ma. We are very acquainted, and we have always referred to each other as god-brother and god-sister. There was a time when he went to the US, so I told him to buy lingerie for me as a souvenir present. I only told him medium size, and he ended up buying me an entire bag full of skin products, such as hand cream, and there was also leopard print lingerie in the bag as well".

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Transcripts reposted from AF 04 January 2010

Steven clarifies the story behind him giving Tavia lingerie. Steven is queried about that intriguing report alleging him of giving Tavia lingerie as souvenirs. Steven clarifies the incident.

Loose paraphrase transcript:
SM: That Tavia! It was the time I was to go to Canada for work so in the make-up room I said: " Wei, I'm going to Canada for work."

Tavia exclaims: "Yay! Buy some souvenirs!"

"What do you want? Say!"

She mentions some boutique store I wasn't familiar with. But she says just go in and buy something there.

Myolie Wu is there then, she pipes, "Are you really going to go in there?"

 "What does it sell?" I ask.

Myolie: "She's pulling your leg. It sells feminine stuff!"

Later, Tavia texted me with what to buy, perfumes and such...(?) When I got to Canada, I really found that store. There were all kinds of bras displayed all over the store and of myriad colors too. It also had other products like skin-care products and lingerie. But I refused to go in there. (So who bought the pair of bras?) Louise Lee Sze Kei's daughter, Yip Qing, went into the store to get the bra. (She was one who picked the leopard print bra?) I suggested that. Tavia was so naughty, so I picked that leopard print bra for her, daring her to wear to it!


       
Steven clarifies the leopard bra incident starting 3:41                                  
Jan 2010 VIP Today A Watchdog's Tale on TY's lingerie

Jan 2010 VIP Today A Watchdog's Tale




Thursday, January 7, 2010

Steven as narrator for 2010 TVB variety show

Tudou video playlist (complete 13 videos) Since 1967 由1967开始
youtube video partial playlist (8 videos) 

Steven was the narrator for a documentary program, “Since 1967” 《由1967开始》. This program was previously aired on Mondays at 7 pm. Usually, the ratings for this kind of programs never get passed 20 points but the average ratings for that program was around 23 points. Even Kara Hui praised Steven highly for his pleasing voice. “Initially, I wasn’t aware that it was his voice. It was so pleasant to listen; moreover, it was also able to engage the audience’s emotion. news excerpt

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