As a practising Buddhist, this event certainly brings me double joy. Not only do I get to watch Wong He,I also had the privilege of listening to Wong He's master, Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, giving insightful dharma talk on happiness. "Rinpoche" stands for precious guru in English. Rinphoche has a huge following not only in Asia but in the Western communities as well. Among his more well-known followers are Richard Gere and Steven Seagal.
By the time the function started, there wasn't any sitting room left and additional chairs had to be added. Everyone stood up and applauded when Rinpoche and his entourage (including Wong He, two Caucasian guys and a number of young monks) made their entrance. Rinpoche addressed the audience in simple, witty, yet to-the-point English. There was never a dull moment as Rinpoche constantly injects houmour into his talk and also during the dialogue with Ah He. The stuff that Rinpoche preaches are universal - never physical nor mentally harm others, happiness does not come from material pursuits,spread the goodwill around..etc but the difference, I find myself very much engrossed in the talk and was nodding away (eventhough fingers are busy snapping away).
The audience were also giving a chance to throw 3 questions at Rinpoche. Both master and disciple (Rinpoche and He)posed a question to each other, too. Rinpoche wants to know the reason Wong He took up Buddhism and Wong He asked,whether Rinpoche thinks that he would make a better leader if he was the president of the United States and chairman of the Republic of China since he's such a compassionate being. Wanna know the answers? Well, click on the attached video clips then ! Wong He frankly admitted that he still still find happiness when using LV products, getting the best actor award and staying in apartment that he doesn't need to pay for but I believe he's trying to strike a balance between material and spiritual wealth.
Everyone who has been following the corruption scandal involving TVB's ex-GM, Stephen Chan needs no further introduction to probably the most 潮金句 of 2010 - "真的假不了，假的真不了" (what is false cannot be the truth, what is the truth cannot be false). Although I knew that Wong He and Stephen are good friends, I couldn't help but laughed out loud when Wong He uttered Stephen's golden words when he talked about instilling Buddhist values into his line of work, as an actor. All thru' the night, it was pretty obvious that Ah He was like a nervous school boy. He was confident expressing his thoughts in Canto but I suspect he wasn't too comfortable having to converse in English. Nevertheless, his jitteries are uncalled because he managed to carry it off perfectly. My friends (who had been staunch supporters of He for ages) had the word "contentment" plastered all over their faces when the event ended. Once again, Wong He's words of wisdom managed to mesmerize them (as expected !)Ah He is indeed a rare breed of HK celebrity who still upholds dignity,spreading kind and noble deeds in his own little ways, hoping to make a difference in this world. Action speaks louder than word - if you had been following the E-news this year, you would know what a true friend Ah He has been to Stephen, who had been down and out. The media also revealed Ah He's heroic story recently. Ah He was one of the unsung heroes of the HK Police Force before he quit his job to join ATV and subsequently, switched to TVB. See below story (credits to Asian Fanatic Forum for the translation).
I'm no fan of Wong He. But you can count me in as a supporter. I only become a supporter for people that I respect and Wong He definitely makes the grade !
Posted 04 April 2010 - 04:38 AM
Political Situation: Wong He's heroic real life rescue of his police officer colleagues
Saturday April 3, 2010 Hong Kong
Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ http://asianuniverse.net/forums/
Earlier TVB General Manager Stephen Chan was arrested for a corruption case, his good artist friend Wong He has been very supportive of him every since. Wong He helped him buy pomelo leaves, prayed for him and helped maintain his reputation. He is seriously a good friend. To this, as most people know Wong He used to work as a police officer before entering the industry. It turns out that he wasn't just simply a police officer, he was even involved in a case where someone attempted to murder the police, managing to heroicly save two officers in a semi-coma. The police department recently plans to publish a book where they recognize 10 of their heroic colleagues. The book will record the details of the good deeds those 10 officers done, including Wong He's heroic event of saving two officers.
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