LOTYEF promo event 2013-12-18

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20131218 粵夜粵娛樂

Steven Ma at 至fit安全駕駛大行動 event (Safe Driving and Health Campaign for Commercial Vehicle Drivers)

CCTV15 music review

cctv15 music review on Steven's Where the legend Begins songs.

goto link for better quality

Happy Birthday Steven - Oct 26th, 2013

MV  SVF Steven Ma Việt Fans SVF Steven Ma Việt Fans

Crystin, good job with the mv - filled with sincerity and love. I also like your pictures choice, especially love the personal touch at the end.

Happy birthday, Steven!  Wishing you happiness, good health, and may all your wishes come true.  


People, do mosey over to wish Steven a most happy birthday!

真愛無悔 (True Love Has No Regrets)

2014 真愛無悔 aka 生命因愛動聽 (life is a miracle) promo

-- announcement--
2013 Respectfully request prayers
Beijing Municipal Bureau of Radio, Film and Television has issued a filming pemit to remake the movie "生命因愛動聽". Will be released in over 4000 theaters in China.

The remake of the movie "生命因愛動聽", adapted from a real life story, will commence filming in August 2013 in Beijing. It will be released in 2014 in theaters across China. To reinforce China's distinguishing feature, the participating artists include Yang Zi Yan, Liu Xi, and Steven Ma. (Per Steven's clothing, this video insert is from an 'old' event this year.)

Paraphase: He says that actually his own mother was a cancer patient who battled cancer for 22 years. So his own family knew how to care for her. As a long term care taker of a chronic patient himself when watching the movie "生命因愛動聽" he  can thoroughly relate to the movie. Besides empathizing the patient's feelings he also understands the feelings of the patient's loved ones. He says just like what Man Fai (文辉) said people will inevitably pass away one day into the Lord's embrace, to the heavenly home, but what they leave behind -image, vocal, and written words will continue to propagate the message.

source: from sm baidu - kelly hui-tudou
TN: Guess female lead Yang Zi Yan has changed 梓 to 紫 in her name.

related material - storyline

Edited: April 6 2014 WE! Talk Channel

eta: Scroll down to the last video for transcript on Steven's conversion to Christianity.
note: From Steven's outfit, this interview is a very outdated interview taken around 2013 Mother's Day event.  Btw, Steven looks really good in vids.  Basically, he is repeating what he said in this 'footprints' radio interview -- except now we have the treat of watching him on video.  Goto youtube link1, link2, link3 to watch him on a hd 1080p resolution.  So envious that Steven's flawless complexion can withstand the scrutiny of extreme close ups - how amazing is that? And he's dressed so colorfully - haha!

WE! Talk 第一集 - 馬浚偉-十年.音樂
about his new music album


第二集 - 馬浚偉-自責.打擊
talks about his mother's last surgery and his lingering guilt that he 'pushed' her to take the surgery.
Similar to this radio interview on his late mother -- Footprints - transcript



WE! Talk 第三集 - 馬浚偉-難關.釋懷  Adversities. Steven's letting go
Segment on sister's Christian faith during SARS and how she dealt with their mother's death.



WE Channel @ youtube

Verbatim transcript

S: At that time I was very angry. I felt no one can help me, only that God was being too much (unfair). She (sister) said  Don’t worry, God will help you. When I heard that I had goose bumps. God gives you such powerful strength? Honestly, it (her speech) did not help me at the time. I did not believe in Christ then. My mother passing away subsequently afflicted me with a mood disorder. A year or so later, my maternal grandmother passed away and then came my younger sister being diagnosed with cancer.  And then my other sister because of pregnancy complications had problems too. So a successive series of problems bombarded me one after another, ultimately making me a total wreck. (tn: his and Sonija Kwok's scandal only added to his accumulated stress)

My older sister(s) (jie jie) and younger sister (mui) are Christians. At the time I was surprised at how differently they handled their problems vs mine. At the time, I said: (tn: to God)  ‘What’s wrong with you? (yao mou gau co?) You (God) don’t have to oppress me this much wo?’  But whether it’s my younger sister, (she herself has cancer but is still very positive) or my jie jie, she’s literally being poisoned (tn: edema?); there she was lying unconsciousness, her body swelled up as if being pumped full with air, and then her unborn child suddenly lost audible heat beats so immediately had to do a cesarean surgery to get the baby out. I collapsed. (tn: her son subsequently born mentally impaired)

And I still had to film a series at the same time. I was filled with rage;  I felt no one could help me; that God was being so unjust. And then came SARS (2003) when God gave me the first signal. My 2nd sister is a nurse. During the SARS period, the medical field workers were worried and their families also worried for them, and maybe they themselves were also feeling the stress so many of them declined to work.  Even watching the TV news made me scared too. So I said to my sister, why not skip work? What if you were infected, what would you do? But my sister said this to me: “Steven, think what if you or father suddenly got infected with SARS, but us nurses and doctors all fled, who’s going to treat you?" I was struck dumb. I did not know how to counter her. And then she said:  "Don’t worry, God will watch over me. He will give me strength." When I heard it I immediately had goose bumps. I thought to myself, God gave such powerful strength to you? How come you can always tell me that God would do this and God would do that. Even when my mother died my 2nd sister though of course was heartbroken was calm, she comforted me that mother was now in the heavenly home. I told her don’t talk to me of such things. This incident (SARS) was a big breakthrough, and thereafter I began to see God’s hands on little things.

But it wasn’t until 5 years ago (2007?) that I truly opened up my heart to Him. But since 2003 SARS henceforth there were many little things, be they family or outside, that there were many little angels were by my side.  Christ’s most profound power was changing my attitude and my mindset. What He gradually instilled in me was this sense of comfort. Henceforth, whatever problems or setbacks or adversity, I like to treat them as a blessing in disguise. I persistently tell myself or those with me when confronted with a problem, or a challenge, or a setback, or a hurt; I would treat it as a blessing in disguise. Tested, went through, subsequently it’s a xxx (?3:53)

First off, I also like this one aspect of Christ whereby on that day He forgave us, He said: "Just treat it like they did not know they were wrong; they did not know they did wrong." So in real life, would I point out a person’s transgression to him/her, I would. View from a different perspective, maybe that person is facing problems that I don’t know about, I apply the message of Christ that most touched me - that He forgave us and took over the burden on our behalves because we did not know we were wrong. Of course there’s no way I can do it as well as Christ but I’ll lean towards this perspective to view the situation. Actually even before I became a Christian, I had hoped that there were less extreme or negative dissemination of messages (tn: in films?). But as actor, one shouldn’t be that way. But as to how it (Christian) affects my acting career I’m truly grateful to Christ for this one thing which is, I can slowly let go; no more burdens. Actually not having burdens to me is very important. So this is a very big blessing from Christ so that I can be very relax and very professional in expressing what I want to express myself as an actor, a singer, or any stage performances. Success or failure, gains or losses, truly don’t think about it. Even releasing this album: wai, are you worried about your songs, or maybe when my series is airing, ai, what’s there to worry about? Put everything in God’s hands. So long you did the proper process, that’s enough. It all depends on how serious you were during the process, and that you did your best during the process; don’t worry about the result. Something when God wants you to do you will willingly do it. Something that God does not want you to do as to even arrange very inexplicable happenings xxxx (5:50) so instead I become light-hearted.

Property Protector promo trailer

Promo Trailer at 2013 Beijing series and film expo
The trailer looks exciting -- 3rd master Poon Ka Yong's dilemma -- romantic love vs family business




Incidentally, many of the on location mainland scenes edited into this 2013 Beijing Films & TV Series Expo promo trailer are actually filmed just a day or two prior; the event Steven missed because of health problem.


PP youtube link
 kuangaitvb weibo 8/22/2013 9:59
other tvb series on youtube

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Hunan tv channel's promo ad on Steven

子聪大师首播马浚伟搞笑宣传广告
tudou link to tv promo ad on Steven's two series Yuan Yang Pei and Kublai Khan monopolizing Hunan tv channel from midday to late night. (tn: the ad missed out Kublai Khan's reruns at 8:30 am in the morning) In the afternoon at 1:30 pm is airing re-reuns of YYP until 7 pm where Kublai takes over the night with 5 episodes till midnight. There is also a brief intro in Steven included. Steven is fiery hot on the channel. lol!

And Monk Zi Cong is really cool and handsome, too!

Steven Ma Remembering mother, Teary-Eyed at concert

sources:
Mingpao 7-16-2013 馬浚偉憶亡母眼濕濕
singpao 7-16-2013  音樂分享會 掀動觀眾情緒
wenweipo 7-16-2013 開音樂分享會傳遞正能量 馬浚偉克服死穴憶忘母
videos: tudou link

Earlier when filming the TVB new series, Property Protector, Steven’s acting partner accidentally hit his (Steven's) nose and eye with a prop gun causing him to almost become a one-eyed person, and had his nose fractured and swollen so bad that even sneezing could impede his recovery progress. Steven was once worried that he might not be able to sing, thus affecting his concert.  Because Steven was also busy filming his resting time was lacking but on stage he was full of life and vitality, sang well and danced well.

Regardless in the sharing segment or singing fast songs segment, he successfully engaged and stirred the audience’s emotion, especially during the sharing session whereby sounds of tissues being used could be heard from time to time in the auditorium, so moved by Steven’s true feelings the audience tear up.  His stage presence and his ability to hold the stage greatly impressed the audience, bringing it home to them that Steven is not only an actor but that he actually debuted as a singer.  Even Catherine Tsang with her rigorous high standards and frugal praises went backstage after the show to praise Steven for his performance and his great improvement in singing, making the latter relieved.

Actually in the two consecutive night concert, Steven displayed both the emotional side and the sunny side of himself.  He first shared his vulnerable side through his songs in his sharing session. He recalled the day his mother passed away.  He was six years old when his mother was first diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer, and thereafter he accompanied his mother in her battle against cancer for twenty odd years.  (tn: 22 years)  She was about 40 something (tn: 48 years) when she passed away; so very young. Steven was so inconsolable at her passing that he had depression.  He said describing his late mother’s story was his Achilles heel.  Even now in his sharing, Steven looked teary-eyed.   He said: “Both while driving to the hospital and later sitting inside a taxi after my mom passed away, in different vehicles, from different radio stations, they all played this song sang by Gigi Leung, “Today”.   Steven then proceeded to sing “Today”.  In the past Steven found it difficult to control his emotion singing Today but this time he was able to restrain it, but still could see his eyes bright with unshed tears.

Today

After completing "Today", Steven went on to sing his late mother's favorite song, Deanie Ip's  (葉德嫻) "Weary" (倦).

Weary

When done singing “Weary” Steven continued his mother’s story.  He said: “Now that I’m done singing Deanie Ip’s "Weary" I want to share some more with everybody this one experience of my mother's passing.  Because my mother loved this song, even at the terminal phase of her cancer when she had lost both her senses of taste and hearing, she still loved to turn on the cassette tape player to listen to  “Weary”，so recently I composed this song dedicated to her:  “For Mother,  Weary”《給媽媽的『倦』》.  Actually what made me feel so guilty conscience strickened that I sank into deep depression was that I was the one who signed the consent paper for my mother’s surgery whereby an aperture would be surgically made in her stomach so that a feeding tube bringing nourishment could be inserted through it into her stomach to feed her. At the time the doctor said if nothing was done she would survive at most two weeks. At the time my mother did not want to do it, she even said to me that I was pushing her to die.  But we all did not want her to leave and so I made the decision. Even though the surgery was successful she caught post-surgery infection and in less than a day she left me. "

(tn: the following paragraph is confusing to me cos the report from Singpao differs from wenweipo. Was this Steven's comment to the reporter (Wenweipo) or did he say it to the audience? (singpao)

Steven had to frequently take deep breaths to temper his emotions.  The sound of tissues being used could be heard  throughout the auditorium. Steven continued: “Frankly whenever I came to this part I honestly could not hold my tears but I don’t want to cry because I still have to sing, so don’t want to have my vocal affected.  So I’m going to stop myself right here from continuing. I don’t even dare to look down stage at where my father and my sisters sit because I may not be able to resist my tears.  But I’m very grateful that today before you all I could share my mother’s story; that I can face it with courage. 

"I’m dismay every time I read/heard about children actually killed their parents over money, or be rebellious or troublesome to their parents.   Not everybody has the opportunity to be filial to their parents.  I hope this concert can appeal to everybody to cherish your family, to be filial to your parents; that’s one reason why I held this ‘music sharing’ concert.  Also, I hope everybody can absorb more positive energy from this sharing, and not be so negative.  For that I chose these more inspiring songs,  《前程錦繡》、《漫步人生路》、《念親恩》、《摘星》. I feel that we should radiate more positive energy so that there will be more harmony among people.

《漫步人生路》

As to elicited Catherine Tsang's praise, Steven said: "Very happy, because for a year I continuously practised my singing in secret. Moreover, the past few days I made time to rehearse diligently. Being able to elicite mentor's approval proved that my efforts were not wasted.  After this concert, turn out all these years I had never given up on music, and even now still love it. So these days besides filming series, I will put more time into music, whether in producing album or music related area."   

Aside, the first batch of his new album 《Cherish》has sold out and he is presently preparing to produce the 2nd batch.  Guess his next concert is just around the corner.


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The opening song-Lucky to have met you

The closing song - Understanding

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related links: sm baidu thread; tudou video cache ; youtube cache
jaynestars; macao daily 7/15/2013 21:45

Interview

Interview 馬浚偉 by godplatform part3

Steven relates how believing in Christ has helped him be more at peace with himself and with the world.
Except while driving by himself, Steven does not swear nor use profanity.
Steven has a strong social conscience, cares deeply of society condition
Steven talks about today's young generation, how internet and cyber networking have greatly stunted their social skills to communicate with other people in real life.

Steven talks about how deeply he cares about the society he lives in.  

Steven is asked how his generation differs from today's generation.  Steven says that today's generation is different from his because they are shaped by the society they grow up in, especially the existence of internet and the iphone with lots of apps functions to occupy their time and mold their thinking.  Nowadays the young people are slowly losing the interpersonal skill to communicate face to face with other people because of the internet and iphone app culture.   I totally agree with Steven's sentiment.

updated 8/17/2013 Steven's song, Protect

tudou: Steven's 2nd Mandarin song, Protect (守護)

I like As Wished better



Song dedicated to cancer patients/survivors

uploader: sandylau

ET news: Steven Ma returns to PP

source: scoop 2013-7-03

Outward the wound looks heal but it still hurts inside. Doctor told Steven not to sneeze so he gave Steven a sneeze preventive medicine and Steven says it truly worked cos' he has not sneezed so far. (touch wood)  Also, the doctor told Steven not to sing too intensely -- how to do that?  Steven says that after a prolonged singing rehearsal he had sinus pain. The eye is still a bit swollen.  And looking at the close up tv on his nose profile, there is indeed a slight bump on his nose ridge.   Poor Steven!  

on cc news report: TVB arranged a tv news group to interview Steven on PP site. Steven's eye is still slightly swollen. Producer Leung gave Steven a new packet for good luck and Tavia even treated Steven to lunch to welcome him back.

From a previously straight nose ridge, now there is this irregular slight bump on it, the crookedness flawed an otherwise perfect straight nose ridge. Haiz! And Steven says he is most proud of his straight, high nose. And yes, the outcome could be worse but still so unnecessary as all accidents are. But what's worrisome is that the inside of the nose still causes him pain.

News Steven as VC fan and nose injury

2013-06-27

2013-06-26  Steven as Vivian Chow fan

source2: 2013-06-27 Steven's hurt

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Elaborate on music album

馬浚偉[Cherish]的故事...（官方簡介）
在過去那漫長日子裡，馬仔養精蓄銳，腦海裏滿是音符和大計，正好為今次大碟作準備。大碟共灌錄 10 首全新創作歌曲，由馬浚偉親自作曲填詞的佔五首，更天大面子請來新加坡著名音樂人梁文福老師，為馬浚偉度身訂造全新歌曲。所有歌曲分別邀請到香港及美國洛杉磯的頂尖樂手以真樂器直接演奏錄音，人聲部份不經電腦插件處理及壓縮，及採用美國純手工製造 Audio Beans 超高端發燒錄音器材完成，為求令音場定位更準確，後期混音為全模擬式 (Analog) 混音，而母帶更由 HI-FI 發燒界極負盛名的德國 Stockfisch 「老虎魚」的母帶工程師 Hans-Jörg Maucksch 親自用 DSD 直接數字流母帶 DDP 輸出處理，最後為求令音質更細膩動人，力臻完美，CD 日本印製。

source: channel J

Updated 6-27-2013 Steven Ma Injured on set filming Property Protector

Steven Ma Injured from Accident During Filming, Grateful Didn't Go Blind
Wednesday June 26, 2013 Hong Kong
Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ http://asianuniverse.net

Last night when Steven Ma was filming for TVB series Property Protector, he got hit in between his eyes by a flying fake gun that accidentally slipped out of his on-screen partner's hand. He started bleeding instantly. Producer Leung Choi Yuen sent Steven to the hospital immediately. Once Steven was treated, he was discharged and the producer helped him into the taxi to go home for rest. Steven will get back to filming as soon as his wound heals and his eye stops swelling.

Reporters later contacted Steven for details, he frankly expressed the left side of his nose bridge had a bone fracture and because he had previously injured his left eye before, it is now swollen. He said: "Last night, my left nostril felt stuffed because I had a nose bleed before and there are some damage inside. At the time of the accident, I felt a little dizzy and sat there for a long time before my spirit came back. There really was a lot of blood gushing out Ten minutes later, I called my assistant to bring a mirror over. But that moment when the accident happened, I felt so sweet at heart because Tavia Yeung helped me wipe away my sweat and blood. Raymond Cho gave me a glass of water. They were so anxious."

When asked who was the "culprit"? Steven frankly expressed it was not his partner's fault. "The scene was about my partner pointing the gun at me, then I kick the gun out of his hand with my right foot, and then he throws a punch at me. At the time, my kick was pretty powerful, his finger was still hooked on the gun and the gun ends up flying at me!" Steven gratefully said its fortunate his left eye was injured, otherwise if it was his right eye, he may have ended up blind. "Because when I was shooting A Change of Destiny in 2006, a horse kicked me in the eye and the retina in my right eye came loose. If the accident had happened on my right eye again, my retina can easily fall out and I'll definitely go blind then."

As to when he'll be getting back to work, it depends on his condition in the next 5 days. Steven will need lots of rest and cannot move around too much. He has to be extra careful when sleeping at night: "I was going to attend Pastor Enoch Lam's show this Saturday, but this impacted my singing luck, I may not be able to do a singing performance and can just be there to support him."

Steven posted a photo of his injury on Weibo and told everyone to relax, he joked: "The scar isn't that deep, it's quite cool (ying) actually!"

Steven Ma's Nose Injured While Filming, stops work .

Below are some English translations from other sites.

jaynestars- sm injured on pp set
jaynestars - sm in good spirits despite nose fracture
asianuniverse - sm njured from Accident During Filming, Grateful Didn't Go Blind

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