Jialat dot Com

So Singapore got it! Congratulation to Singapore! More good years ahead

Nowadays people are fast! Guess what, this link is from Channel News Asia! But, it looks like he just read out script prepared by the company. Like the previous one, no emotion one.

Enjoy
http://video2.channelnewsasia.com/cnavideos/…edison.flv

Edison Chen is back in HK. A media conference has just been hosted in HK about 1 hour ago. In the conference, Edison admitted that all the sex photos are taken by him. However, he did not leak out the photos intentionally. All the photos were stolen from his laptop, and later on, spread all over the net.

He also decided that after finishing all the jobs on hand, he will quit entertainment industry temporary. He did not set a date of return, just said “無限期退出娛樂圈”.

As for now, we shall wait for more photos, and video of the conference to be presented by all the media.

Updated: The conference video clip (view in IE) - http://hichannel.hinet.net/free_tv/index.jsp?id=37

Source (in Chinese):
Yahoo Hongkong
Omy.sg

Transcript of his speech:

今天我回香港，我不会逃脱责任。我承认很多照片都是我拍的，但这些都是很隐私的，这些照片是被偷出去的。整个社会都被此影响，我对此感到很悲伤。我向所有的女士以及他们的家庭抱歉。我也向父母抱歉。最重要的，我要向所有香港人民道歉。我希望这件事成为一件教训，成为所有年轻人的教训，不要像我这样做。
我将决定退出香港娱乐圈，我要给自己一段时间恢复。我将永久退出香港娱乐圈，没有限期的。我将帮助警方调查此案，我借此机会，谢谢警方。谢谢！

No no no, not Edison Chen this time, though his sex scandals saga is not over yet. This time, it is a American rock band veteran named Gene Simmons. Seriously, this is the 1st time I heard of him because I am not a rock fans and he is 58 years old this year. But thanks for his sex tape, I know him now. Not, I did not watch the tape because it seems that it is only available from the site http://www.genessecret.com/, and one has to pay to watch Gene’s performance on stage bed with the girl half of his age named Elsa. Worst thing now is I could not even access the site! Damn!

For whose, like me, who know nuts about Gene Simmons, and his rock band KISS, the followings are some info from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Simmons
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_(band)

Taken from TransWorldNews:

Gene Simmons Sex Tape Surfaces on GenesSecret.com

Atlanta, GA 2/20/2008 06:43 PM GMT (FINDITT)

KISS bassist Gene Simmons is in an alleged sex tape, which was posted on the Internet Wednesday on GenesSecret.com

The footage appears to be Simmons in several different positions with an Australian model named Elsa, who is a spokesperson for Frank’s Energy Drink, a product which Simmons also reportedly endorses.

Simmons claims that he has had sex with over 4,600 women.

Simmons lives with longtime girlfriend and former Playboy Playmate Shannon Tweed, who is the mother of his two children: Nicholas, 19, and Sophie, 15.

GenesSecret.com charges $9.95 to view the video. The website announces that they contain Gene’s “secret” and looks as if the site is attempting to blackmail or sully his name.

Elsa

For those who love Taiwanese band Sodagreen, there is a good news for you. Sodagreen is coming to Singapore again this week. On 22nd Feb, this coming Friday, there will be an autograph session at Chinatown Point at 1830PM. Also, they will be the performing guests in Jam On!, which will be held on 23rd Feb, Saturday, at Botanical Garden at 1730PM. Ngak and the Ang Moh Pais from Funkie Monkies Production will be performing also.

Source from OMy (in Chinese): http://www.omy.sg/showbiz/enews/200802/20080218_004_sodagreen.html

Jam On! is part of SPH Gift of Music project, for detail of this coming Jam On!, please visit: http://www.sph.com.sg/news/latest/press_080220_001.html

Yes, Microsoft is giving out software FREE! This is a project by Microsoft called DreamSpark. They are giving out developer softwares to universities students. Currently, only students from 11 countries are eligible to enroll into this programme. The countries are United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, China, Germany, France, Finland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Belgium. Why no Singapore? But in the homepage, they did say they will add onto the list from time to time.

DreamSpark download page

Taken from MSDN blog:

Microsoft Giving Away Free Developer Software To Students

Microsoft announced today, DreamSpark, a new program that gives free developer, designer and related software to college students in 11 countries. DreamSpark goes live today in Belgium, China, Finland, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States, and gives away free stuff like Visual Studio, Expression Studio, and even Windows Server.

For gamers and game designers, an exciting inclusion in the program is the XNA Game Studio 2.0 software (as opposed to the free Express Edition), as well as a 12-month free membership in the XNA Creators Club, which means free running of XNA games on the Xbox 360.

The full list of free software:

* Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition
* Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition
* XNA Game Studio 2.0
* 12-month free membership in the XNA Creators Club
* Expression Studio, which includes Expression Web, Expression Blend, Expression Design and Expression Media
* SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition
* Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
* Sql Server Developer Edition
* Virtual PC 2007
* Visual Basic 2005
* Visual C++ 2005
* Visual C# 2005
* Visual J# 2005
* Visual Web Developer 2005

We’re talking over $2,000 in free software, just for being a college student. We’re talking a huge gift to students, letting classes teach this stuff without software costs, lettings students develop software without these costs, and letting any student pick up some stuff to play around with without a monetary commitment.

Students will go to Microsoft’s Channel 8 site to download any of the software, following a third-party authentication process to verify they are a current student.

DreamSpark is live now at downloads.channel8.msdn.com

This interesting challenge is suggested by Pastor Paul Wirth of the Relevant Church, US, to help combat America’s rising divorce rate.

Taken from NBC6.net:

Pastor Prescribes 30-Day Sex Challenge For Married Couples

Pastor Paul Wirth of the Relevant Church said he believes the 30 Day Sex Challenge will help combat America’s rising divorce rate.

“We wanted to be able to help couples, both married and single, to really refocus their sex lives around what God’s principles are,” Wirth said.

Wirth said he came up with the idea because so many people have told him that they have no time for sex.

Single people also have a challenge: They will have to abstain from sex.

“We’re asking the single people to … take a break from sex, maybe take a sex detox for 30 days,” Wirth said.

Pastor Wirth said that while the challenge should rekindle passion and affection in married couples, it will also teach singles to appreciate themselves and their partners without sex.

The details of the ideal of this challenge are listed here: http://www.relevantchurch.com/.
Allso, can download the 30 Days Sex Challenge guide HERE.
Visit their blog here: http://blog.relevantchurch.com/

Not I anyhow said one OK, it is on OMy now, the interview, you can read it here (in Chinese):
http://www.omy.sg/showbiz/enews/200802/20080219_011_jackneo.html

The 5 points he pointed out to support his claim that <<CJ7>> copied his ideas are:

1. Kid from poor family wore shoes that were worn out. In <<CJ7>>, Stephen had to sew and patch the shoes for his son, while in his <<跑吧! 孩子>>, the shoes the main character wore were also sewn and patched.

1. 穷孩子穿破鞋子：《长江》中的父亲(周星驰)为儿子缝补鞋子，凸显家庭环境贫困；《跑吧！孩子》为突出主角家境，男主角李创锐脚下的鞋子也是缝缝补补；

2. Kid brought result book to hospital. <<I Not Stupid>> got this part also.

2. 拿成绩单到医院：《长江》 中的儿子拿着成绩单到医院找父亲，证明自己能考到好成绩；《小孩不笨》中的主角也是拿着成绩单到医院… …

3. Kid was punished to stand in school. <<跑吧！孩子>> had the same part.

3. 学校罚站：小主角因为鞋子太破旧学校罚站，《跑吧！孩子》中也有罚站镜头；

4. Fatal accident. Stephen Chow died in accident in <<CJ7>>, while <<I Not Stupid>>, the father also died in accident.

4. 父亲出意外：父亲周星驰在《长江七号》因工业意外跌死，《小孩不笨2》中黄奕良也是意外身亡；

5. Alien sacrificed itself to save the owner. In one of his movie <<再见阳光>>, the same idea was used.

5. 外星人(狗)拼死救主：《长江七号》里的”外星狗”为救小主人元气耗尽，智强声言，他有一部电视电影《再见阳光》，也有一个”外星人拯救人类，却牺牲自己”的桥段！

He said all these to defense his new movie, <<Ah Long Pte Ltd>>, since the reviews have been very very bad.

He also said that, he is confident that <<Ah Long Pte Ltd>> can beat <<CJ7>> in turnover locally. And he can proudly claim that he has beaten Stephen Chow when he ventures into China.

I have to apologize that my translation is bad, but I think the meaning is there……

Do you agree with him? I found all those points very lame…