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New Straits Times
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New Straits Times
#SHOWBIZ: Sabah-born HK actress Petrina Fung makes rare public appearance in KL
KUALA LUMPUR: Veteran Hong Kong actress Petrina Fung Bo-Bo remains a revered figure amongst Cantonese film fans in Malaysia, thanks to her remarkable career spanning four decades. She was dubbed the Shirley Temple of the East as she debuted as a child star in the 1956 film Love Vs Love. Fung, now 70, also found success through movies like Beyond The Sunset (1989), 92 Legendary La Rose Noire (1992), C'est La Vie and Mon Cheri (1994). After retiring from acting in 1994, the Sandakan-born star returned to Malaysia, living a largely private life with only occasional returns to Hong Kong for special events. She was also married to a Malaysian architect from 1997 to 2012. Recently, Fung made headlines with a rare public appearance at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre, where she attended the Cantonese play Left Unsaid, starring Cecilia Yip and Kenny Kwan. The event was particularly meaningful for Fung as it marked a rare reunion with Yip, her co-star from the 1994 film Right Here Waiting. Many netizens were quick to praise her natural beauty, noting that she appeared younger than her years, even with minimal makeup. Dimsum Daily reported that Fung travelled to KL to show her support for the play and reconnect with old friends.
The Star
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
Malaysian-born HK actress Fung Bo-bo makes rare public appearance in KL
Malaysian-born Hong Kong star Petrina Fung Bo-bo has been living a largely private life since retiring from acting in 1994. Photos: China Press Hong Kong actress Petrina Fung Bo-bo remains a cherished figure among Canto-movie fans in Malaysia, thanks to a remarkable career spanning nearly four decades. Since her debut as a child star in the 1956 film Love Vs Love , Fung, 70, has found success through movies like Beyond The Sunset (1989), 92 Legendary La Rose Noire (1992), C'est La Vie, Mon Cheri (1994) and more. After retiring from acting in 1994, the Sandakan-born star moved to Malaysia, living a largely private life with only occasional returns to Hong Kong for special events. She was also married to a Malaysian architect from 1997 to 2012. Recently, Fung made headlines with a rare public appearance at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre, where she attended the Cantonese play Left Unsaid , starring Cecilia Yip and Kenny Kwan. Fung (middle), who's currently living in Penang, was in Kuala Lumpur to reconnect with old friends. The event was particularly meaningful for Fung as it marked a rare reunion with Yip, her co-star from the 1994 film Right Here Waiting . Fung looked radiant and lively at the event. Many netizens were quick to praise her natural beauty, noting that she appeared younger than her years, even with minimal makeup. It's reported that Fung travelled five hours by car to KL to show her support for the play and reconnect with old friends over tea. She's said to own a luxury home in Penang.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
26 Pics That Prove Your Mom Has Always Been Cooler Than You
One of the best parts of getting older is realizing that your mom is a highly impressive, badass woman who was living a rich, interesting life long before you came along. (But hey, bonus points for raising you.) With that in mind, we asked our readers to share their favorite old-school pictures of their moms. They did not disappoint. When your mom is this effortlessly cool, it's an honor and a privilege to be called a chip off the ol' block. Note: Some readers requested that we use only their first names to protect their privacy. Submissions have been edited for style and clarity. Courtesy of Odessa Fields "My mom, Patricia Fields Neubert, was an instructor pilot for the Army at Fort Rucker in Alabama in the 1980s. She had a rule: No cameras in the cockpit. A student of hers took that picture during his flight time. She failed him for the day, but she kept that picture. I love this picture because she still gives me this look! Nobody can say she isn't a badass." -- Odessa Fields Courtesy of Michelle Low "My mom, Fung, giving you Hana-realness back in '83." -- Michelle Low Courtesy of Lisa Vidal "This is my mother Lorraine's high school graduation photo from 1972. I love her hairstyle. She told me it was one of the easiest styles to do. I grew up always seeing my mother as extremely stylish, and this photo only reinforces that she has always taken pride in her look. She is half-black and half-white and French Canadian." -- Lisa Vidal Courtesy of the Wards of Liverpool and the Johanssons of Karlstad "My amazing mum, Ricia, escorting Queen Elizabeth! The photo was taken in Northampton in the late '90s." -- Magnus Courtesy of Fatima "That's my mother, Constansa, on the left. The picture was taken in 1969 in Mexico, when she was about to graduate from nursing school. I love seeing her pictures. They take me back in time whenever I go through them." -- Fatima Courtesy of Thomas Liles "This photo of my mom, Dian Liles, was taken in Weiser, Idaho, at the annual Fiddle Festival in 1973 by a family friend. She would have been 22 years old in this photo, long before I was born. I really like this photo because my mother looks genuinely and completely in the moment. Her smile is great and it reminds me that she was (and is) a truly beautiful woman and not just a mom. And it's nice to be reminded that people can actually get together and enjoy something collectively without recording it for social media. It's just a little slice of life, you know?" -- Thomas Liles Courtesy of Cat "The picture was taken while my mom, Lee, was in business school at the University of Virginia, probably 1987 or 1988. She was celebrating getting passing grades and staying in school! I love that it looks like a John Hughes movie and that we look really similar." -- Cat Courtesy of Cindy Black "This was taken around 1976 at the Ontario Raceway in California. I love it because it includes my mom (to the right) and my soon-to-be husband's mom (to the left). That's me in the middle!" -- Cindy Black GoProDad "This is my mother at her piano back home in Iraq in 1962. Her name is Shamiran Gabriel." -- Ramsin Courtesy of Olivia "The picture is taken right before my mom, Charlotta, and her sister went to a school dance in Västergötland, Sweden, in 1992. She is 20 years old in the picture, the same age I am right now. What I love most about the pic is how happy and beautiful she looks. She's terminally ill with brain cancer at age 45 and only has a few weeks left. I have this photo saved in my phone so I can look at it in the future when I'm sad and remind myself how beautiful and happy she was." -- Olivia Courtesy of Ony Dozie "My superwoman Joy, aka disco queen." -- Ony Dozie Courtesy of Laura Coffman "Here's my family hiking the Porcupine Mountains in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (before it was a hipster retreat). My mom's holding a kid on her back and any other random thing given to her -- a picture of grace and love as dad sips a cold one wearing his 'I'm with stupid' shirt. They've been married 50 years." -- Laura Coffman Courtesy of Alex Whittingham "Me and my mom, Marina Smith." -- Alex Whittingham Courtesy of Anukriti "My mother, Anita, in the early '80s on the day she got her doctorate a year and a half year earlier than her peers. The pic was taken by her very proud parents. She still has the sari saved, and I hope to wear it on the day I finish my doctorate." -- Anukriti Courtesy of Isabella Breen "Here's my mother, Brigid, and her sisters in the summer of 1970. She's on the far left. She was 18 at the time and she's wearing a dress handmade by her own mother in the 1940s. This beautiful woman has worked so hard to provide for me and my own sister, and I'm proud to have such a groovy mom." -- Isabella Breen Courtesy of Josh Inkenbrandt "The photo of my mom, Patricia, was taken in the late '70s or early '80s. I was visiting my parents a couple of summers ago and we were going through old photos, which is where I found this one. I like it because it was before my poor mom got swept up in the fashion of the '80s and '90s! After this, it was all big hair and shoulder pads." -- Josh Inkenbrandt Courtesy of Maddie Wilson "This picture of my mom, Maureen Wilson, was taken around 1974 or '75 by one of her parents. My momma would have been around 20 or 21. I think she is so beautiful. Her hair was down to her mid-back, and I wish I could grow my hair that long! But I'm actually adopted from birth, so I don't have her genes." -- Maddie Wilson Courtesy of Shawna Humphreys "Here's my mom, Jeannie Hester, and my older brother, Derrick Hester. It was taken in Owensboro, Kentucky, in 1976." -- Shawna Humphreys Courtesy of Andrew Moise "This is a photo of my mom, Lisa Grimmonpré Palmer, in 1980 after she won the Miss McHenry County (Illinois, just outside of Chicago) beauty pageant at age 18. This photo hangs at the house of my recently passed grandmother. My mom is my favorite woman on this earth and a great friend." -- Andrew Moise Courtesy of Rachael Williams "The picture was taken in 1976 before my mom Sheila's prom, and I love her radiant smile and, of course, her amazing afro! Growing up seeing her hair natural inspired me to do the same." -- Rachael Williams Courtesy of Alen Forney "The picture was taken of my mom, Karma Forney, somewhere in Casas Grandes, Mexico, in the late '60s. This is probably one of my favorite pictures of her. She fought breast cancer for over seven years. She had an amazing spirit and lived an incredible life." -- Alen Forney Courtesy of Alexandra "My mother, Tiffany, and her Volvo in the summer of 1989." -- Alexandra Courtesy of Elizabeth Mutz "My mom, Lana Wilson, at 24, with our dog Abby in Algonquin, Illinois. I love this picture because it's one of very few pictures of my mom from when she was young, and it's the happiest and only candid of her." -- Elizabeth Mutz Courtesy of Nathan Hawrot "This is my mom Dianna Hawrot's senior high school picture from 1969. It's my favorite one of her. I think she looks like a hair model in an advertisement. She was a great person and this photo does her justice." -- Nathan Hawrot Courtesy of Basma El "Here's my mom, Khadija M., holding my older sister and my dad in 1987." -- Basma El Courtesy of Toby "This is my mom Joyce's high school graduation pic in the '50s in Georgia. She had a crooked finger and when she pointed it at us, we'd move it over so the tip was pointed correctly. She couldn't spank or punish you if you said, 'But I love you mom.' She was the warmest mom to me, my sister Cindy and my brother Tony." -- Toby 17 Pics That Prove Your Parents Were Way Cooler Than You It May Sound Bad, But This Is The 1 Thing That Made Mother's Day Better For Me Don't Panic — These 28 On-Sale Mother's Day Gifts Will Still Get To You In Time
RTHK
02-05-2025
- RTHK
Traffic smooth at East Dam as holiday influx starts
Traffic smooth at East Dam as holiday influx starts A minibus operator in Sai Kung says it put on 30 vehicles to cope with the expected influx of visitors for the Golden Week holiday. File photo: RTHK A minibus operator in Sai Kung said on Friday traffic was smooth on the first day of the Labour Day Golden Week holiday amid an influx of mainland visitors to High Island Reservoir East Dam. The spot has turned into a tourist hotspot after mainland visitors recommended the attraction on social media platforms. Speaking on an RTHK radio programme, Stephen Fung, general manager at Sai Kung PLB (Maxicab), said his company had arranged for 30 minibuses to operate during the holiday between Pak Tam Chung and East Dam – half of which were rented from other operators – and that services began an hour earlier than usual. He pointed out that a round trip took only 40 minutes. "The situation was better than we expected," Fung said. "Back on March 22 [which saw an unexpected influx of visitors], traffic was very heavy and a round trip took about an hour and a half," "But on May 1, given that there were more minibuses and journey times were shorter, we achieved our goal of having our minibuses there wait for passengers to get on most of the time." Fung went on to say that the smoother traffic situation was also due to the completion of road resurfacing and the expansion of passing bays or lay-bys on one-way roads. The number of visitors were 20 to 30 percent short of estimates, he added, adding that he suspected this was due to traffic concerns on the part of visitors. But Fung believes the enhancement of traffic arrangements will make more tourists less hesitant to come to the area over the next couple of days. He added that the company plans to stick to similar arrangements of putting on extra minibuses and manpower for the National Day Golden Week holiday in October. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department wrote on its social media page that it would offer latest updates about people flows through East Dam when necessary to enable people to plan their trip as soon as possible. Sai Kung district councillor Christine Fong told the same programme that given that signal reception for mobile network coverage in the area is relatively weak, she suggested authorities also offer updates on the flow of travellers through border checkpoints so as to allow tourists to better plan their itineraries.
South China Morning Post
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
‘Chiikawa' anime captures hearts with relatable themes and cute characters
After a long day at school, something small and cute can help distract us from the stress. Lately, for many in Hong Kong, this comes in the form of a cute character called Chiikawa. A Japanese artist named Nagano created this character. It went viral as a web comic in 2017. In 2022, it was adapted into an anime, called Chiikawa. Its name means 'something small and cute'. This show and its characters have become popular in Japan and other parts of Asia. In Hong Kong, Chiikawa fan accounts have tens of thousands of followers on Instagram. Ken Fung is a clinical psychologist at Jadis Blurton Family Development Centre in Hong Kong. He says the show is popular because it looks cute and has themes that young people understand. It often talks about fear and failure. 'At first glance, Chiikawa's appearance is cute ... but the episodes are far deeper than that,' Fung said. Why is this character so popular? In the series, Chiikawa and his friends need to work hard to earn money for the things they need. Their jobs are not exciting or fun; they need to hunt monsters, remove weeds and put stickers on fruits. These tasks are similar to what many students do every day. Chiikawa's friend, Hachiware, once complained: 'I wish the stuff we wanted would just pop out of the ground.' Even though they face many challenges, Fung said the characters openly talked about their sadness and fear of failure. He shared the example of how Hachiware admitted he did not know the answers to a test, so he just guessed. Chiikawa was relieved because he had done the same. 'The show ... helps [us] understand that these emotions are normal parts of life,' Fung said. Happiness in the small things The anime also shows the small moments of joy in life when yummy food magically appears or when Chiikawa has a meal with his friends. 'They really enjoy simple things like spending time together, even if it's doing nothing special and just eating together,' Fung said. 'These scenes show us that even ordinary, everyday life can be beautiful, and we often forget that.' The show's message about showing support for friends is also important for young people. 'I really like how the characters' relationships show that in a world filled with challenges, kindness can help them overcome even the toughest obstacles,' Fung said. Use the puzzle below to test your knowledge of the vocabulary words in the story. Suggested answers Before you read: Answers will vary. Stop and think: Fung says that this show can introduce kids to real and difficult topics such as sadness and failure. Even though it is a kids' show, it is not always happy. He also says the show highlights simple joys in life. It proves that everyday like is still fun. Consider: Chiikawa has to do boring and ordinary things throughout the day, such as pulling weeds and putting stickers on fruits. Students also sometimes have to complete boring tasks. Chiikawa also has a problem where he guesses answers on a test and feels bad about it, something students can relate to.
