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5·12汶川大地震两周年祭

May 12th, 2010
By Samuel Ma
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5·12汶川大地震是所有四川人心中永远的痛。

以下三首抗震救灾歌曲的MV是我于2009年1月某一天凌晨在成都录制的，今天上传到网上来纪念5·12汶川大地震两周年。我衷心希望那些无辜死亡的人能早日安息，也希望生者要向前看。

许美静 -阳光总在风雨后

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群星 – 永远垮不掉

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群星 – 手牵手

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Blazing The Trail – 99 Days to Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games Countdown Party

May 8th, 2010
By Samuel Ma
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The countdown party was held at *scape Youth Park yesterday. It commenced at 6pm and ended at about 9pm. Some of the activities include:

Presentation of Singapore 2010 uniforms for the first YOG
Carnival featuring Olympic Sports and more
Celebration Concert featuring gravity-defying Parkour act and heart-thumping drum beats
Music by Singapore Idols – Taufik Batisah and Hady Mirza, and pop rock and indie band, Electrico
Appearance of Singapore 2010 Mascots, Lyo and Merly
Sale of limited edition Singapore 2010 Merchandise and Souvenirs

I brought my Canon EOS 500D along, busy taking photographs and videos. Many reporters were there, and I was very surprised, indeed glad to find two reporters from China Central Television (CCTV) as well. This shows the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games is gradually attracting attention from Mainland Chinese media, so much so that the national TV network has decided to send reporters to Singapore to cover this inaugural historic event.

Previously, I had taken advantage of my connections with Mainland Chinese media friends from all over the country, informing them about the media accreditation procedures of Singapore 2010 and inviting them to come to Singapore in August. However, the responses I received were utterly disappointing, if not shocking. A female journalist from Chengdu Commercial Daily, for instance, asked me if meals, accommodation and air ticket expenses would be provided for journalists, free-of-charge. Yet another news anchor from a certain provincial satellite channel turned down my invitation politely and told me that “As you know, Chongqing isn’t a city that emphasises sports. Hence, I don’t think our TV station leaders will be willing enough to sponsor us to come to Singapore.”

It was my first time meeting celebrities Taufik, Hady and Electrico face to face. Their spectacular performance was so well-received by fans. ‘Screams’ could always be heard as they performed.

Distinguished guests like Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and SYOGOC officials were also present at the event.

2010新加坡青年奥运会99天倒数派对

倒数派对于昨天下午6时至9时在乌节路的*scape青年公园举行。这场派对的主要亮点有：

公布2010新加坡青年奥运会制服设计方案
奥林匹克运动嘉年华
庆功演唱会
新加坡偶像Taufik Batisah、Hady Mirza以及本土摇滚乐队Electrico的表演
青奥会吉祥物Lyo和Merly亮相
出售限量版青奥会特许商品及纪念品

我也带上了我的Canon EOS 500D单反相机，忙着拍摄照片和视频。现场也来了许多记者，而我也很惊讶地发现忠殃电视台也派来了2名记者采访报道昨天的活动。这说明，2010新加坡青年奥运会越来越受到中国大陆媒体的关注，以至于国家电视台都派记者来采访这一颇具历史意义的体育盛事了，这是我非常喜闻乐见的。

前段时间，我曾经向中国大陆的一些媒体界的朋友们介绍了青奥会媒体注册的步骤，并邀请他们在8月来新加坡报道青奥会。不过，我得到的一些回复异常冷淡，让人感到失望，甚至雷人。一位来自《成都商报》的女记者同志问我到青奥会采访是否可以包住宿、机票、餐饮等费用，如果不包的话她们就来不了。另一位来自某省级卫视的某新闻主播更直接了当地告诉我，他们的城市不是一个重视体育的城市，所以他们单位领导应该不愿意让他们去采访青奥会。

这场派对让我首次亲眼见到了新加坡偶像Taufik和Hady，以及乐队Electrico。他们的震撼表演充分点燃了粉丝们的激情，尖叫声几乎每时每刻都能够听见。

李显龙总理以及其他贵宾、新加坡青年奥运会组委会的几位主要成员也在现场。

I have uploaded the photos onto Flickr for you to enjoy. If you are in China and cannot see the flash slideshow below due to some strange reasons (you know what I mean), you may view the photos on Sichuan News Portal.

我拍摄的照片已经上传到Flickr供大家欣赏。如果你在中国而且因为一些奇怪的原因（你知道我是什么意思）而无法看到下面的Flash幻灯放映，也可以在四川新闻网上查看照片。

There is also a video of the celebrities’ performances, filmed and compiled by me. Enjoy.

此外，我也摄制了一个艺人们演出的视频，希望大家喜欢。

Click here if the above video doesn’t load | 如果上面的视频无法播放，请点击这里观看

To find out more about the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games, log on to http://www.singapore2010.sg. Here, you can find my photo taken on the very instant when the countdown clock to Singapore 2010 displayed exactly 100 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes and 0 seconds. It was chosen by SYOGOC as the first “Photo of the Day” yesterday. As it is the first “Picture of the Day”, the SYOGOC is also giving me a limited edition 99 days countdown pin. Yay!

欲了解更多关于2010新加坡青年奥运会的资讯，欢迎上网http://www.singapore2010.sg查询。在首页上”Photo of the Day”处还可以看到我在青奥会倒数整100天0时0分0秒那一瞬间拍摄的摄影作品。此作品昨天被新加坡青年奥运会组委会选定为首张“今日照片”，并刊在青奥会首页上。由于是首张被选中作为“今日照片”的作品，奥组委也将送给我一枚限量版的99天倒数徽章作为纪念。