Editorial: a recent candid photo

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A belated unearthing of a July 28covertly taken candid photo of Steven by a random weiboan. As she was leaving Starbucks at Macau Ferry Terminal suddenly in walked a handsome guy who was no other than Steven himself. What a lucky chance meeting for her.  See how his male assistant (intentionally or not) shielded Steven from prying eyes? lol!

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Steven's new hairdo

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Steven as celebrity performer together with Shirley Yeung and Bob Lam (林盛斌) (MCs),  Akina Hong and Catherine Chau (周家怡) at this July 27th 2014 birthday celebratory banquet from someone. From browsing Bob's weibo I guess this banquet was for this Macao big shot (尹國駒 -Wan Kuok-koi).  Don't know who is the girl in the 2nd pix.

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Gosh, the invasion of privacy by the ubiquitous cellphone cameras is terrible, but Steven looks so good.

A belated unearthing of a July 28 covertly taken candid photo of Steven by a random weiboan. As she was leaving Starbucks at Macau Ferry Terminal suddenly in walked a handsome guy who was no other than Steven himself. What a lucky chance meeting for her.  See how his male assistant (intentionally or not) shielded Steven from prying eyes? lol!

source:  7月28日 10:09

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July 28th 2014

 



Hmm! Wonder why Steven had his company signboard at Hing Sang Hong event?

Isn't it amazing how hair style can effectively change a person's look?  So, what do you think of Steven's bare forehead swept up hairdo?

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Edited Mar 23 2014 Steven - contrasts

Steven's chameleon look has been a puzzle to me since way back when.

ETA to my AF 2010 commentary at the bottom. 

Me bemoaning -- And his hair, his hair, oh, his hair.  How I loathe his present hairstyle with the bangs cut straight high across his forehead.  I don't dislike bangs on man, just dislike how it is cut straight across way up on his forehead. How can he not see that hairstyle is just so unbecoming on an adult male?  Some weibo fans have already advised him to stylishly gell up his bangs. Honestly, I literally winced when I first saw the below photos just like how I cringed when I saw the same hairstyle (at different length) in Apprentice Chef 1 and when he was guest in TVB Book of Words (1).  How his whole look can change from looking urbane to provincial with just a different hairstyle.  In the now defunct steven-ma.org, some of us there used to bemoan Steven's unbecoming hairstyles he sported over the years, and the bowl-shape-high-straight-bangs-across-forehead hairstyle was the consensus worst SM's hairstyle.  And it's back! Urgh!

2014 March -- ahhh!! Hair pulling angst!

Bangs are ok if stylishly swept to the side and not cut bowl-shape high on the forehead like the above photos. In fact, Steven looks pretty good in bangs in the pictures below:

 

RE: my 2010 commentary
My 1st inkling of Steven's contradictory traits was from this 1999 news report.

"Steven in real life has set high standards for himself. Whatever he does, it has to be done well. He says he has a dual personality. During the day under the bright sunlight, he is lively and outgoing. But come nightfall, under the darkened sky, he likes to be alone with his thoughts, quietly meditating on stuff."

Steven is a person of contrasts/contradictory traits  – he has a boyish look but possesses a deep, booming masculine voice. His looks changes constantly: in some pictures he looks youthful and boyish; in others, he looks haggard and older. His eyes sometimes single lidded, other times double lidded. His eye bags come and go. On screen he always presents a sunny and cheerful personality; in writings, he shows a more somber personality. On tv he is always surrounded by people or entertaining others; but in his writing he seems so solitary and very private, striving to look for equilibrium in his life. To me, Steven is most true to himself when he is writing. In his recent book, he left a piece of himself in it, generously inviting his readers to get to know him better.




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weibo: even shorter hair

9月28日 15:17  Another hair cut!

If Steven cuts his hair any shorter he will be bald soon.  Maybe the cutting away of hair is symbolic gesture of Steven shedding his problems for a fresh start.
But I don't like his new haircut or dyed hair.

weibo 7/21 pineapple look-a-like

7/21 19:44  Attended TVB commercial awards ceremony as presenter to leading actress. Colleague snapped me looking like a pineapple in this shot! Haha!

TN: Steven, please fix your hair style, that short bangs is really unbecoming. Distracted your good looks. 

weibo 6/26 -6/27 collection

6/27 20:30 As a badminton fanatic, I.....am truly ecstatic, truly overjoyed!

6/27  16:13  Wholeheartedly admire the yesteryear me for having such courage to sport such a hair style, even I can't help but sigh with admiration: "Wah! len zai do ah....! " (wah,so handsome ah....)  Steven being self-deprecating.    

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6/26  15:57  Conducting self in the society is like looking into the mirror.  Whatever expression you give to others, they will reciprocate in kind to you.