typhoon jangmi

hi everyone,

just want to make sure everyone is taking precautions about the incoming typhoon... i heard that it's supposed to be quite big, according to etaiwannews.com (with information from the Central Weather Bureau):

"At 14:00 a.m. today, Jangmi was centered 80 kilometers on the south-eastern from Taiwan Hualien, packing maximum sustained winds of 280 kilometers per hour and moving northwest at 16-12 kph toward the island, CWB data showed.

The CWB predicted that all of Taiwan will be covered by Jangmi today."

(CWB = Central Weather Bureau)

earlier this afternoon, we were at the office, working, and on the way home, we saw the crazy winds rain blowing around tree branches and debris on the street, even scooters were knocked down by the wind, so everyone please be careful!

even on the way back to taipei last night, we were already feeling the wind, causing turbulence as we approached taoyuan airport... after we landed, i was sitting in my seat, waiting for jessie to meet with me, and i could feel the entire airplane rocking from the gusts of wind!

so, save water, get your candles and flashlights ready, charge your cell phones, make sure you have some food, and do whatever else you can do to prepare! if you don't have to, don't leave the house...

take care, everyone... stay safe!
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大家都知道有個很大的颱風來了，please 大家做好準備，手電筒，蠟燭，水，食物，手機電池，都準備有可能會需要的東西！
在etaiwannews.com 看到報導說:

"At 14:00 a.m. today, Jangmi was centered 80 kilometers on the south-eastern from Taiwan Hualien, packing maximum sustained winds of 280 kilometers per hour and moving northwest at 16-12 kph toward the island, CWB data showed.

The CWB predicted that all of Taiwan will be covered by Jangmi today"

(CWB = 中央氣象局)他 們說最強的風速有280km/hr... 很可怕！ 而且今天下午我們去公司工作就看到了風把樹枝跟其他東西吹來吹去... 還看到機車被吹倒... 連昨晚，飛機要降落時針的蠻晃的，然後連已經降落，我坐在位子等jessie來，我都感覺到整個飛機在晃動... 祝大家平安，安全，不需要出門最好不要...

take care, everyone... stay safe!

heading to chongqing...

hi everyone!
tomorrow, we're heading out in the morning, flying to 重慶 for 2 fan events... on the 25th, we're flying to 杭州, then taking (approximately) a 4 hour car ride to 永康，to attend a concert on 9/25 (k one will also be performing there!) it's just that i heard from someone there's a typhoon tomorrow... hopefully it won't affect anything, so we can still head out as planned! so far, looking at my tentative schedule, i think october and november will take us to korea, 重慶, 廈門，江蘇，vancouver，上海，天津... etc! so latel i've been thinking of myself as superman, flying around... =) i hope that in each location, i can see all of my fans, that way all the traveling will definitely be worth it, if i can see all of you! just a reminder, usually the company only allows us to sign albums (or products released by the company, like photos, books, etc) so please remember to bring your authentic albums/products, (new and old are usually just fine, as long as they're authentic, non-pirated things!) hope to see you all soon, to sing some songs with everyone!
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hi everyone!

明天一大早就要出發往機場，飛去重慶半兩場歌友會...25號就要飛往杭州，在做四小時的車到永康,去參加9/25的晚會(k one 也會來表演！）只是剛剛聽到有說明天有颱風。。。希望不會有影響! 10月＆11月好像會到韓國，重慶，廈門，江蘇，溫哥華，上海，天津...好像還有其他地方! 所以我最近覺得我真的要把自己想成超人(superman),飛來飛去... =) 希望我在每個地方可以看到所有的歌迷朋友！這樣我們飛來飛去是值得的！體醒大家一下, 公司常常規定我們只簽專輯 (或著是公司出的產品，向照片，書，等）記得帶著你們的正版專輯（新舊的通常都可以，只要是正版的東西!) 希望很快可以看到大家，可以跟大家一起唱唱歌! =)

moon festival wishes... (2008-09-16 01:12:30) from my sina blog...

moon festival wishes... (2008-09-16 01:12:30) from my sina blog...

新的layout, 還不是很習慣，所以希望大家能體諒，給我一些時間學會用這blog的新的layout!

寫上一偏的時候還剛到威海的第一天… 現在表演已經結束，我們也回到北京了，所以寫新偏好了…

大家的中秋節過的如何？開心嗎？我們在中秋節當然（你們也知道吧）是有工作，可是當天的表演也很順利，而且有看到很多歌迷和觀眾也很開心！=) 因為那天彩排有一些狀況，有一片玻璃地板破了，一個舞者不小心踩進去，希望他沒事，沒受傷！很棒的是到表演的時候地板的玻璃已經被換成新的，所以舞台是安全的… 只是當然還是希望那位舞者ok!

我最近蠻擔心這個颱風（在台灣附近）和颶風（靠近德州的東南部）的事情。讓我擔心很多朋友和家人，特別是德州那邊… 因為我爸爸現在一個人在houston, 而我很難連絡到他。因為這幾天他那邊停電和水，所以我打不通家裡的電話，我爸也可能為了省電池所以把手機關機…我只能傳簡訊給他，等他開電話回我。希望颱風和颶風地區的人都可以是安全的，健康的等颶風颱風過去。
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how was everyone’s mid-autumn moon festival? happy? we, of course, had to work, as you all know, but the performance went quite smoothly, and i got to see a lot of fans and happy audience members, so i was happy! the day of rehearsal, a piece of the glass stage broke, and one of the dancers accidentally stepped/fell into that piece. i didn’t see what happened, but when i exited the stage after rehearsal, i saw that the piece of glass had a hole in the center, with large shards of glass sticking up around and out of the hole… anyways, i hope that dancer is ok, didn’t get injured! the cool things was, that by the time we performed, the broken piece had been replaced with a new piece, so the stage was totally safe.

lately i have been worried about the typhoon and hurricane. the typhoon around taiwan, and hurricane ike, which has been affecting southeast texas and parts of louisiana. i’ve been worried about my friends and family, especially in texas… bc my dad is alone in houston now, and it’s really hard to reach him. these few days i heard he hasn’t had any power or water running, so i can’t call the house phone, i think the line is down, and i’m guessing he’s trying to conserve his cell phone battery, so he keeps his cell phone turned off. i can only sms him and wait for him to turn on his cell and reply to me. anyways, i hope everyone in the affected areas are safe and healthy, and i hope you all online can help me send some good wishes and prayers to them, as we wait for the storms to pass.

back in taipei, heading to malaysia next!

真對不起！我們這裡有個小錯誤...馬來西亞的活動是8月的事情，並不是這月！抱歉！
oops... sorry everyone! someone over here made a mistake... the malaysia event is in august, not this month! sorry for the misinformation!
[7/28/2008 23:06pm]
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hi everyone,

these past 2 weeks have been pretty busy for me, with doing a cameo with will for his new 戲, doing autograph concerts in taipei, taoyuan, and tainan, and performances in guangzhou, changsha, and jinan... now that we're back in taipei for work today, we're leaving almost right away (7/29) for a performance in kuala lumpur on the 30th... afterwards, we'll be heading back to taipei for an event (8/1), and to guangzhou right after that event, i think?

anyways, although sometimes tiring, it's still been great to see everyone in different cities, to work with "superstar handsome will", who's always funny and fun to work with, and to be able to see k one, (i always love to see their live performances, bc no matter how many times i see them on tv or their mvs, i still think seeing them live is the best!), and especially my wonderful 慧欣e校, who try to show up to support me wherever i am! the support you all have given me has really helped me to get past many trials and tribulations! (like... slipping and ALMOST falling down on stage, while wearing a short dress, not only once, but TWICE! @.@) haha...

and now, something i am hoping you guys will help me with, someone sent me this link, for an amazing new take on the swan lake ballet by chinese performers... but i would really love to know who the performers are, as in the name of their dance group or ballet/performing arts school... does anyone know?

http://www.sonnyradio.com/swanlake_0001.swf
i hope i haven't infringed on any copyrights or whatever by putting the photo and link here; if i have, pls let me know and i will take it down as soon as possible! just wondering if any of you happen to have seen this performance or know more information about it... thanks everyone!

~eVonne.

台北，桃園，台南

hi everyone!

i am really excited about tomorrow's 簽唱會s in taipei and tao-yuan, and the following 簽唱會 in tainan... it really seems like a while since i've done promo for a new album in these cities, so i'm really looking forward to these 簽唱會s! hope you haven't all forgotten about me!

欣的記憶 簽唱會 approx. schedule
7/19 (sat) 1300: taipei - k-mall
7/19 (sat) 1600: taoyuan - 遠百
7/20 (sun) 1600: tainan - 遠百

hope to see you all there!

as far as i know, i will be allowed to sign older albums/books, as long as they are all authentic, and provided you are also carrying a new album onto the stage, so please feel free to bring those as well! as for 欣的記憶, i think we will be signing the lyrics booklet, but i'm not sure, so please bring the whole thing, just in case! if you want me to write your name, my company has requested that you please write it down clearly on a piece of paper to keep things moving as smoothly as possible! =) i'm not sure if we will be signing posters this time, but there is a possibility... and i'm not sure what the weather will be like tomorrow and the day after, but please protect yourself as appropriate to the weather and traveling, and stay safe! have a happy day, and see you tomorrow!

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eVonne.

my ep is out today!

yay! my ep is finally out (in taiwan) today! it seems like i've been waiting for quite a while for this ep to come out! anyways, let me tell you a little bit about it...

it's called 欣的記憶...
there are 3 new songs, and 15 MVs (3 new song MVs + 12 MVs from previous albums)
and we're starting events tomorrow!
tomorrow morning, i'm heading to 苗栗 first to participate in a transportation safety event (where i will sing a couple songs,) and then to 高雄 for our first 簽唱會!
the day after, we are leaving early in the morning to perform in an awards ceremony (k one will also be there) in 廣州, but i'll be heading back to taipei the day after that...
as far as i know right now, the taipei and taoyuan 簽唱會 will be 7/19, and 7/20 will be in tainan.

hope to see you all soon!

i don't know when the release date will be for mchina, hk, singapore, & malaysia, but for updates in schedules, please go to www.mnwingman.com for more information!

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sneezy-me

hi everyone...

strange, i've been here in taipei for several summers now, but for some reason this past couple weeks or so, i have had a bout of hay fever! the day before going to beijing last time, i had a sneezing attack that lasted all night, and was accompanied by a nose that was constantly runny. it was unbelievable, i don't know if i have ever sneezed so many times in the span of 1 night before, i was sneezing so much i couldn't fall asleep! so i do have to explain, at 遠東百貨, at the "2008 i love school 寶貝入學愛心大集合" event, a reporter had asked if i had caught a cold, but don't worry, it's just allergies, so please excuse my red, peeling nose if you saw me those couple days! anyways, i went to see a doctor, got some allergy medicine, and headed to beijing. the doctor had said bc of taipei's humid climate, my allergies would probably be more intense in taipei, but should be much better in a drier climate. so i actually felt so much better in beijing, (stopped sneezing, nose almost stopped running) which was really nice, bc i sang in a charity concert, and i got to see some really touching, inspirational performances, and even got to meet some of the earthquake survivors... although i really wanted to stay longer in beijing, but we still had a lot of work to do in taipei, so upon coming back to taipei, i think my allergies are starting up again! not as bad now, bc i'm taking allergy medicine, but my nose is definitely not as clear as when i was in beijing, haha... =p

so now i'm home from the concert in ban-chiao, it was really nice to be able to sing with ivy and k one! usually our schedules don't coincide very often, so this time i was really looking forward to this event. anyways, home now, tired and want to just lie down and close my eyes for a bit, but in a rush to pack, as k one and i are leaving for nanjing early early in the morning! hope everything goes smoothly, see all you nanjing fans soon...

天阿... tragedy... devastation and destruction

天阿... tragedy... devastation and destruction

the past few days, winnie and i have been so busy with work, that we were pretty much secluded from the outside world, on a plane or car, in a recording studio or a film studio, and didn't have any time to read a newspaper or watch tv or even catch up on any news. so yesterday, when 小刀 called me from beijing, and said there was a "超大的地震" over there, it didn't occur to me that something really devastating had happened. i've been so tired lately, i get dizzy and sleepy, and i wasn't thinking very clearly, just remember thinking that it was strange, i have never experienced an earthquake in any city in mchina. i asked, are you ok? is everyone there (at the mnwingman office in beijing) ok? and he replied, yeah we're fine, so i just assumed it was like the ones that i have experienced before. it wasn't until this morning, when i was on the car on the way to work, when our makeup artist said, "妳們有看到新聞嗎? 四川那邊有很嚴重的大地震..." that i found out it was so serious. i remember when 9/21 happened, i was still in school in texas then, and many of us students hosted and attended events to donate money and supplies to send to taiwan to help the victims of the earthquake, bc we were so affected by what had happened, and were hoping to help. when my makeup artist said that this earthquake was 3 times worse than 9/21 and that the death toll was 10,000, i started tearing up, i was so shocked and devastated. i then called 小刀 to first ask him why he didn't tell me it was so serious and then more importantly to ask him what we can do to help those affected by the earthquake. i was scheduled to go back to mchina the day after tomorrow, and we're supposed to be traveling/working from city to city. some of these events will still continue, as we have already agreed to them, and it is up to the tv station/hosts to decide if they want to continue as planned or delay/cancel, but there is also the possibility that some of the events will be altered due to what has occurred, and also so that hopefully, we can do something to help those in need. please see the company website (www.mnwingman.com) for the latest updates. i know that we will all be praying and wishing that all of you and your loved ones are safe and well, and hoping that 大家會一起團結, 發出我們的愛心, 希望我們可以幫助. 大家保重, 保佑, 一起家油...! send them our love...


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eVonne.

guestbook suggestions?

hi everyone,

i was thinking about adding a guestbook to this blog, and was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for good guestbooks? i'm not super website/html savvy, but i'd like to have one that i can choose the fields, filter/edit out offensive words or spam, that looks nice (maybe has different skins/templates/color schemes to choose from...) and hopeful wouldn't have too many ads that are obtrusive or too distracting. any suggestions?


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stay safe, everyone!

hi everyone,

i received this as a forward from my sister... just wanted to pass along the knowledge and hope it will help to keep you all safe! i don't know from whom this actually originated, but i think it is important enough for all of us to appreciate that she took the time to share her experience.

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Please take 3 minutes and read this...then pass it on.... When I think about it, I probably would have believed him and opened the door.....

RAPIST TRICK
Know what money you are carrying. You will see why as you read. Be sure every woman is aware of this M. O. Share it with your wife and daughters. This was the first I have e heard of a scheme like this and I wanted to pass it along. Be safe!
Criminals are coming up with craftier, less threatening methods of attack, so we have to be extra cautious. Read on...

I live in Alexandria, VA, but I often work in Lafayette, LA, staying with friends when I'm there. As you know from America's Most Wanted TV program, as well as the news media, there is a serial killer in the Lafayette area. I just want to let you know about an "incident" that happened to me a few weeks ago, and could have been deadly.

At first I didn't go to the police or anyone with it because I didn't realize how serious this encounter was. But since I work in a jail and I told a few people about it, it wasn't long before I was paraded into Internal Affairs to tell them my story. It was approximately 5:15 a.m. in Opelousas, LA. I had stayed with a friend there and was on my way to work. I stopped at the Exxon/Blimpie Pie station to get gas. I got $10 gas and a Diet Coke. I took into the store two $5 bills and one $1 bill (just enough to get my stuff).

As I pulled away from the store, a man approached my truck from the back side of the store (an unlit are a). He was an "approachable-looking" man (clean cut, clean-shaven, dressed well, etc). He walked up to my window and knocked. Since I'm very paranoid and "always looking for the rapist or killer," I didn't open the window.

I asked what he wanted. He raised a $5 bill to my window and said, "You dropped this. " Since I knew I had gone into the store with a certain amount of money, I knew I didn't drop it. When I told him it wasn't mine, he began hitting the window and door, screaming at me to open my door, and insisting that I had dropped the money! At that point, I just drove away as fast as I could.

After talking to the Internal Affairs Department and describing the man I saw, and the way he escalated from calm and polite to angry and volatile...it was determined that I could have possibly encountered the serial killer myself. Up to this point, it had been unclear as to how he had gained access to his victims, since there has been no evidence of forced entry into victim 's homes, cars, etc. And the fact that he has been attacking in the daytime, when women are less likely to have their guard up, means he is pretty BOLD.

So think about it...what gesture is nicer than returning money to someone that dropped it???? How many times would you have opened your window (or door) to get your money and say thank you.... because if the person is kind enough to return something to you, then he can't really be a threat....can he????

Please be cautious! This might not have been the serial killer... but anyone that gets that angry over someone not accepting money from them can't have honorable intentions. The most important thing to note is that his reaction was NOT WHAT I EXPECTED! A total surprise! But what might have happened if I had opened my door? I shudder to think!

Forward this to everyone you know...maybe they can be as fortunate as I was!

P. S. Ladies, really DO forward this to EVERYONE you know even if this man wasn't a serial killer, he looked nice, he seemed polite, he was apparently doing an act of kindness, but HE WAS NOT A NICE PERSON!!!

Men, send it to all the women in your life. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. Make it a good one! Please forward to anyone you think might benefit from this story.
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for 中文翻譯by cloud, 請看 "comments" =)

billy and the kid

i just love stories like this! i saw this news in a magazine, and it was so sweet, i wanted to share it with everyone, so the following was found on the daily mail site at www.dailymail.co.uk :

A paternal dog has adopted an abandoned baby goat as his surrogate child.

Billy the boxer has become the constant companion of the 12-day old kid called Lilly. He sleeps with the goat, licks her clean, and protects her from any dangers at Pennywell Farm wildlife centre at Buckfastleigh, near Totnes, Devon.

The kid was abandoned by her mother when she was only a few hours old and adopted by paternal Billy when his owner Elizabeth Tozer began hand rearing the goat.

The unusual bond has developed over the last month and the pair are now inseparable.

Elizabeth said: "Lilly follows Billy around which is really quite amusing to watch and Billy sleeps with the goat and cleans her mouth after she feeds."

Lilly was the smallest of a litter of three kids and her mother abandoned her because she could only care for the two stronger ones. The pair have attracted quite a crowd at the animal centre and the staff are keen to see how their relationship will develop.
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translation by cloud (e-school) billy and the kid 我很愛這類個故事!我在雜誌上看到一個報導，是如此窩心，我想要和大家分享，以下的內容來自dail mail site這個網站上www.dailymail.co.uk : Link 父親般的狗收養被遺棄小山羊，如同是他的小孩一般 拳師狗Billy成為一個12天大的孩子Lilly固定的看護者，他和這隻山羊睡在一起，幫她清潔，在Buckfastleigh(鄰近Totness，Devon）的Pennywell Farm 野生對物中心，保護她遠離各種危險。 這個孩子在她出生後幾個小時被她的母親遺棄，就在Billy的主人Elizabeth Tozer開始飼養這隻山羊後，Billy成為她的麼養父。 這種不尋常的組合從幾個月前開始發展，現在這對已經是形影不離。 Elizabeth說:『看到Lilly整天跟著Billy真的相當有趣，Billy和山羊一起睡，以及在她餵食後清理她的嘴。』 Lilly是那窩三個小孩中最瘦小的一個，她的母親遺棄她因為她只能照顧較強壯的兩個，這對相當受到動物中心人們的注意，全體工作人員都很期待他們的關係會如何發展。

hi!

hi everyone!

i actually got to go back to the US for a few days, and visit some family and friends... now that i am back, i am still suffering from major jet lag, even though we started work the day after i arrived! i'm tired all the time, yawning and falling asleep during the day, and then i can't sleep at night! yesterday when i got home from work, the oscars were still showing on tv, and i tried to watch, but i fell asleep for 2 hours, only to be unable to sleep after getting ready for bed! haha... well, thankfully i will have a couple days to rest interspersed between work, so hopefully i will be able to catch up on sleep so i don't pass out during a photo shoot or something! =p thank you to those who sent me valentine's day messages, i hope you all had a lovely valentine's day as well! i myself spent valentine's day traveling on a crowded plane, but still happy bc i did get to see someone i love, and i got to go home for a little while.

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