My Birthday Appreciation

A lot has changed in the past year or so, for better and worse. Change has touched every aspect of my life, from family and friends, to where I live and work. It’s been a year of loss, anger, sadness, fear and pain; but it’s also been a year of new beginnings, happiness and love. I’ve discovered that life isn’t fair ~ bad things happen to good people, and sometimes a lot of bad things happen at once. There will be times when we feel like the whole world is against us, and things can’t possibly get any worse, then they will. But, the thing is, there’s always someone, somewhere, who is worse off than we are, as hard as that may be to believe. Putting things in perspective is incredibly powerful.

All of this change has caused me to change as well. I’ve learned that we have 2 choices when it comes to facing life’s obstacles ~ let them defeat you, or take the opportunity to learn and grow. Although I didn’t realize it at the time, the most difficult experiences of the past year have taught me a lot about myself and made me appreciate all that I have.

Life is a precious gift indeed. It is beautiful and fulfilling, frustrating and exciting, but it is also unpredictable. So, make every moment count, and don’t take anything or anyone for granted. Stop making excuses. Say things like ‘thank you,’ ‘I love you,’ ‘I appreciate your hard work,’ and ‘You mean so much to me.’ Appreciation is something that should be part of our everyday lives. It’s not just for special days like birthdays, and it shouldn’t take a tragic event to motivate us to take a step back and be grateful.

When I close my eyes and prepare to blow out the candles on my birthday cake, I won’t just be making a wish. I’ll be taking a moment to appreciate my life, and all of the wonderful, beautiful, people and things that make it all worthwhile.

猛龙过江，龙年发龙威

大马第一届《金视奖》双料视帝谢佳见的海外处男作《龙众舞》即将于2012年1月19日在新加坡隆重起舞。正所谓＂不是猛龙不过江＂，看来这过江龙要在龙年发龙威咯！《龙众舞》唸起来其实就是福建话所说的＂什么都有＂，一部以生肖＂龙＂为题材的新加坡爆笑喜剧贺岁档电影。





昨晚好荣幸受邀出席《龙众舞》的首映礼，除了可以抢先走进电影院观赏这部电影，演员们也现身现场叙述一些拍摄的趣事和分享他们对《龙众舞》的期待，当然主要还是为了捧好友谢佳见的场。





谢佳见曾在访问时表示很想拿新人奖，结果不久后就以舞台剧初哥的身份名正言顺问鼎第9届《戏炬奖》最佳男新人。就连评审都称赞他的背影也会演戏，谢佳见当然不负众望，把新人奖收入囊中。自此，他也与＂新人＂结下不解之缘。




2011年，谢佳见演而优则唱，进军台湾当乐坛新人，除了首支单曲《谢谢寂寞》外，影相集《你好·谢谢》也收录了同名的微电影DVD和一本100页的＂时间与表情＂相册。随后，谢佳见也参与《祝您年年SUPER好》新年贺岁专辑，演唱《新年回家》及《新年快乐》。这两首新年歌是非买品，只随SUPER福袋附送，而且是限量版发售；此外，也是电影《龙众舞》的片中曲。配上电影的画面，听起来有很多的感触，百般滋味在心头，和MV中的感动不一样。








谢佳见出道9年，但鲜少在新加坡的＂公仔箱＂亮相，对新加坡的观众而言，他是张陌生的脸孔；所以新加坡的媒体都以『谢佳见＂视帝＂变新人？』、『最犀利菜鸟』等为标题；然而这些称号却引来他部份粉丝的不满，指有贬义之嫌。是褒是贬，我们暂且勿论，但从首映礼的反应看来，谢佳见的人气也不是盖的咯！昨晚，他一从电影院走出就立即被＂围攻＂，粉丝们纷纷要求合照和签名，而且还从6楼一直追到底层，受欢迎程度真的不亚于王禄江、周崇庆、钟琴等阿哥阿姐。冠上『最犀利人气王』这美誉肯定有过之而不及。





后记：电影≪龙众舞≫，真的是一部适合一家大小买票进电影院观赏的贺岁片。在次，我极力推荐这部有笑、有泪、有感动的电影给大家；也祝愿大家：龙年行大运＂龙众舞＂