Beautiful Sammi
Strength in Numbers
How true this phrase is...I would have been too scared to do such crazy things in the past, but now I have ‘kakis’ and it was fun going around in a group. It didn’t feel silly; instead it was very satisfying.
Beautiful Sammi
Sammi looks so beautiful in real life! As Viineon said, the pictures in the newspapers didn’t do justice to her wonderful skin and radiant looks. It was so different from just seeing her afar at concerts. It helped that she seemed to be in a very good mood, obliging with smiles and waving to us often.
The strange thing is that I had never thought of her as being pretty at first. When I first bought her album, what attracted me were the songs and her voice. Even after I became a fan, I was taken by her singing, dancing and stage charisma. I think it was only as late as 5, 6 years ago that the word ‘pretty’ came into the picture. I guess the fact that she has lost weight and coupled with better make-up skills and fashion sense help a lot.
Seeing Sammi
So we met her at the airport. We were undeterred by strong, rock-like bodyguards and piggy managed to pass our green cake to Elinor. (A little gift from piggy, b0bble and me!)
We tried to go to the press conference to see her but failed to gain entry. But we chatted with huayz (we later found out from her that the 'Mi' leaving messages in SBS is really Sammi! In other words that post from 'Mi' to me was really from Sammi!!) and others, and amused ourselves by taking pictures of us at the hotel!!
We joined the “Women in Cinema” forum at the National Library to be in the same room as her and director Stanley Kwan for one short hour. This bit was great cos piggy had the brilliant idea of doing a makeshift ‘SBS sign’ which we waved at her. Having caught her attention and cheeky smile acknowledging our presence, we waved periodically and were rewarded with smiles and nods from her. Wenzi even mustered up enough courage to ask a question during the Q&A session. Sometimes I felt a little sorry for Stanley, cos most of the attention was on Sammi so he must have felt very neglected. But he answered all the questions very well and obviously knew his stuff. His Mandarin is very good!
We then rushed to the movie premiere at Lido to catch a glimpse of her even though we couldn’t get tickets. But it was luck that we didn’t have tickets! Cos Sammi didn’t stay to watch the movie. We were just debating whether to go grab some dinner when she surprised us by walking rapidly out of the cinema hall! We were too stunned and didn’t have time to take pictures. But we recovered by calling her name and waving and were reciprocated when she turned round to wave back, halfway up the escalator already, flashing a beaming smile. We were rewarded again moments later when we spotted her van leaving the carpark. She was on the phone but saw us waving at her so she waved back.
Seeing her off at the airport was another good experience. If she was tired she didn’t let it show. Instead it was more smiles. I was also fortunate to meet a fellow fan, R, who offered me a ride from the airport.
Another good thing that happened was meeting up with someone who had been angry with me some time ago. I'm glad we have now buried the hatchet :)
Re-discovering Sammi
Just one day and I had re-discovered my love for Sammi, that no one (not even hocc) could ever replace. Previously I had wondered and even suspected that I was beginning to like hocc better than her, but no longer am I in doubt. I regretted not doing such so-called ‘silly’ things much earlier. But as Sammi says (refer to her 3rd album, 1992), it’s NEVER TOO LATE.
Renewed Respect
After this, I have a renewed respect for Elinor, assistant of Sammi. I mean, previously we all know that the job of an assistant to a major star is not easy, though many fans not in the know would have thought it was the ideal job. I saw Elinor struggling with loads of luggage, gifts and the mandatory pandan cakes; filming Sammi’s interviews/performances etc; calling out to fans who couldn’t manage to squeeze their way to give their presents, to pass them to her instead so that she can give to Sammi later. Having witnessed it all myself, I realised what a tough job it is.
Aftermath
Over the weekend, I listened to the two ‘first’ albums - “An Eye For An Eye” (1993), the first Sammi album that I bought, and “Sammi”, her debut album (1990). I dug out her “捨不捨得” VCD and "Modern Love Story" boxset (which I hadn't opened yet despite having bought it for so long!) for viewing. Sammi was so young! Then, I went out and bought five Sammi magazines. Maybe, as Viineon correctly predicted, my house is really becoming a magz warehouse!
My first Sammi album
Sammi’s first album
Modern Love Story
How true this phrase is...I would have been too scared to do such crazy things in the past, but now I have ‘kakis’ and it was fun going around in a group. It didn’t feel silly; instead it was very satisfying.
Beautiful Sammi
Sammi looks so beautiful in real life! As Viineon said, the pictures in the newspapers didn’t do justice to her wonderful skin and radiant looks. It was so different from just seeing her afar at concerts. It helped that she seemed to be in a very good mood, obliging with smiles and waving to us often.
The strange thing is that I had never thought of her as being pretty at first. When I first bought her album, what attracted me were the songs and her voice. Even after I became a fan, I was taken by her singing, dancing and stage charisma. I think it was only as late as 5, 6 years ago that the word ‘pretty’ came into the picture. I guess the fact that she has lost weight and coupled with better make-up skills and fashion sense help a lot.
Seeing Sammi
So we met her at the airport. We were undeterred by strong, rock-like bodyguards and piggy managed to pass our green cake to Elinor. (A little gift from piggy, b0bble and me!)
We tried to go to the press conference to see her but failed to gain entry. But we chatted with huayz (we later found out from her that the 'Mi' leaving messages in SBS is really Sammi! In other words that post from 'Mi' to me was really from Sammi!!) and others, and amused ourselves by taking pictures of us at the hotel!!
We joined the “Women in Cinema” forum at the National Library to be in the same room as her and director Stanley Kwan for one short hour. This bit was great cos piggy had the brilliant idea of doing a makeshift ‘SBS sign’ which we waved at her. Having caught her attention and cheeky smile acknowledging our presence, we waved periodically and were rewarded with smiles and nods from her. Wenzi even mustered up enough courage to ask a question during the Q&A session. Sometimes I felt a little sorry for Stanley, cos most of the attention was on Sammi so he must have felt very neglected. But he answered all the questions very well and obviously knew his stuff. His Mandarin is very good!
We then rushed to the movie premiere at Lido to catch a glimpse of her even though we couldn’t get tickets. But it was luck that we didn’t have tickets! Cos Sammi didn’t stay to watch the movie. We were just debating whether to go grab some dinner when she surprised us by walking rapidly out of the cinema hall! We were too stunned and didn’t have time to take pictures. But we recovered by calling her name and waving and were reciprocated when she turned round to wave back, halfway up the escalator already, flashing a beaming smile. We were rewarded again moments later when we spotted her van leaving the carpark. She was on the phone but saw us waving at her so she waved back.
Seeing her off at the airport was another good experience. If she was tired she didn’t let it show. Instead it was more smiles. I was also fortunate to meet a fellow fan, R, who offered me a ride from the airport.
Another good thing that happened was meeting up with someone who had been angry with me some time ago. I'm glad we have now buried the hatchet :)
Re-discovering Sammi
Just one day and I had re-discovered my love for Sammi, that no one (not even hocc) could ever replace. Previously I had wondered and even suspected that I was beginning to like hocc better than her, but no longer am I in doubt. I regretted not doing such so-called ‘silly’ things much earlier. But as Sammi says (refer to her 3rd album, 1992), it’s NEVER TOO LATE.
Renewed Respect
After this, I have a renewed respect for Elinor, assistant of Sammi. I mean, previously we all know that the job of an assistant to a major star is not easy, though many fans not in the know would have thought it was the ideal job. I saw Elinor struggling with loads of luggage, gifts and the mandatory pandan cakes; filming Sammi’s interviews/performances etc; calling out to fans who couldn’t manage to squeeze their way to give their presents, to pass them to her instead so that she can give to Sammi later. Having witnessed it all myself, I realised what a tough job it is.
Aftermath
Over the weekend, I listened to the two ‘first’ albums - “An Eye For An Eye” (1993), the first Sammi album that I bought, and “Sammi”, her debut album (1990). I dug out her “捨不捨得” VCD and "Modern Love Story" boxset (which I hadn't opened yet despite having bought it for so long!) for viewing. Sammi was so young! Then, I went out and bought five Sammi magazines. Maybe, as Viineon correctly predicted, my house is really becoming a magz warehouse!
My first Sammi album
Sammi’s first album
Modern Love Story
posted by yung | 7:25 pm
2 Comments:
oh...i dunno why i din appreciate her beauty earlier...
i think Sammi looks very sweet on her first album cover...but hmmm, some of her early clothes like quite 'auntie'!
I agree she's looking gorgeous now, good skin, better fashion sense and all!
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