Sunday, May 27, 2018

TVB Big Big Channel Meet and Greet -包美丽.好.钧弘 big big 明星市集游乐团- (Elena Kong 江美仪, Joyce Tang 滕丽名, Evergreen Mak 麦长青, Hubert Wu 胡鸿钧, Fred Cheng 郑俊弘) Berjaya Times Square (May 26 2018)


























































As predicted, TVB’s new blue-eyed boy, Hubert Wu, is the main crowd puller. Fred came in a close second, with majority of ‘em flying all the way from HK. Fred certainly has a bunch of devoted HK advocates as they seem to show up for all his appearances in Malaysia. And I thought that his popularity took a hit after his much publicized romance with Stephanie Ho.  Oh, yes, we have the “Bao-Mei-Lai” trio too, comprising Evergreen Mak, Joyce Tang and Elena Kong. Back in early May, they shot “Bazaar Carnival” in Penang’s wet markets and the quest continues in KL. 
Berjaya Times Square is an ideal venue for public events but obviously Astro didn’t put on their thinking cap when they decided to hold it at the boulevard. Common sense is obviously not common ! Hello! You don’t do that during rainy season !  When it finally pours and with barely half an hour to go before the function, Astro’s staff were still undecided about the seats and stage arrangement. Astro has also assigned a noob emcee to host the meet & greet session. I get that he is still inexperienced but his continuous jabbering really tortures my ears and explaining Chinese idiom to the BaoMeiLi folks ? Seriously? That’s insulting, dude. I’m not surprised at all that Astro’s subscriptions suffered and there were even talks of selling the company after their share price came tumbling down in the stock market. Let’s not forget the recent newsflash about its customers data being leaked on-line. And don’t get me started about their sister company, telco Maxis’ deplorable service but that’s a story for another day.


Fred’s supporters are decked in red attires while Hubert’s fans are in yellow. From afar, it looks like a sea of Bersih supporter vs UMNO’s red shirts (those familiar with Malaysia politics should know what I am talking about).  The crowd were treated to Hubert’s new track (see video clip) and of course, the popular 到此一 (from “The Exorcist’s Meter” series). Fred did the same thing. There was also in auction in progress, from fresh veggies, fruits, “Bazaar Carnival” autographed recycle bags, Ruco’s sunglasses, Fred’s concert dvd boxset and etc. Proceeds from the auction and charity sale went to UNICEF (if memory serves me right). Out of curiosity, I bought Sharon Chan’s Blesscuit cookies and pleasantly surprised that they were tasty ! During the Q&A, Joyce and Elena professed that Malaysia is their second home. Joyce claims that she is a “Durian monster”.  Joyce could chow down tons of durian non-stop. The Baomeili trio really jazz up the otherwise dull event. On a side note, it appears that Astro has decided to continue with the fifth season of “Wellness On The Go”. I recalled they announced in 2016 that it would be the last season.