Delon Thamrin

Delon is a Chinese Indonesian singer and runner-up in the hit reality series ''Indonesian Idol''. Delon, the youngest of three boys, grew up in a neighborhood of Mangga Besar.

Prior to Indonesian Idol, Delon never had formal music training. His first encounter with music was when he joined a choir in his parish, the St. Petrus and Paulus Church. Delon's classical tenor voice made him one of leading soloists of this choir.

He got his degree in from the Saint Mary Academy of Foreign Language. After his father died in 2001, he was compelled to work to help finance his family. During this period, he became a door-to-door salesman selling spring-bed and plastic ware. Later on his singing ability opened the door for him to be a wedding singer and an MC. At the time he entered the ''Indonesian Idol'' contest, Delon was a non-managerial employee in a Japanese import-export company. He had to quit the job.

On 9 September 2004, Delon became a runner-up of the first ''Indonesian Idol'' contest after his rival, Joy Destiny Tobing.

Delon's first debut after ''Indonesian Idol'' took place when he opened the act for Blue Concert in Jakarta in October 2004, followed by the Air Supply concert in December 2004. His first album, called ''Bahagiaku'' , sold more than 300,000 copies in just under three months. Recently, Delon was voted as MTV's "Most Favourite Male" 2005. Delon just finished recording a song with Mayumi Itsuwa in Japan and has appeared in several advertisements and releasing his first movie, ''Vina Says Love''.

Delon has recently performed internationally for charity in , Vancouver, and Seattle.

Indonesian Idol performances

* Top 30: ''Bunga Terakhir'' by
* Top 11: ''Rahasia Perempuan'' by Ari Lasso
* Top 9: ''Aku Ingin'' by Indra Lesmana
* Top 8: ''How Do You Heal A Broken Heart?'' by
* Top 7: ''Seperti Yang Kau Minta'' by Chrisye
* Top 6: ''Kasih Tak Sampai'' by Padi
* Top 5: ''Inikah Cinta'' by
* Top 4: ''Seribu Tahun'' by Jikustik
* Top 4: ''Sekali Ini Saja'' by Glenn Fredly
* Top 3: ''Dia'' by Vina Panduwinata
* Top 3: ''Aku Makin Cinta'' by Vina Panduwinata
* Grand Final: ''Karena Cinta'' by Glenn Fredly
* Grand Final: ''Bukan Untukku'' by Rio Febrian
* Grand Final: ''Invisible'' by Clay Aiken

Discography

* Indonesian Idol: Indonesian All-Time Hits Compilation
* Bahagiaku
* Original movie soundtrack
* Songs For Yovie Compilation
* The Sweetest Gift
* Perasaanku
Japan only release:
* Kokoro no Tomo with Mayumi Itsuwa

Chung Thye Phin

Kapitan Chung, Thye Phin, MSC, JP was a wealthy Malayan tin miner of Hakka ancestry who was raised on the island of Penang in the state of the same name in Malaysia, known at that time as British Malaya. He was a member of the Perak Advisory Board and the last ''Kapitan China'' of Perak and .

A Famous Pedigree

Kapitan Chung Keng Quee, Mandarin 2nd Class of the Imperial Chinese Court and leader of the secret society in British Malaya had nine male issue, the 4th and best known of whom was Chung, Thye-phin. Chung Thye Phin's Ch'i Yeh or godfather was Chin Seng Yam , the leader of the Ghee Hin, once the enemy of his father who was leader of the opposing Hai San, both factions fighting for domination of the tin fields of Larut.

A Child of Taiping and Georgetown

Kapitan Chung, Thye Phin was born 28 Sep 1879 in Kota, Taiping, Perak, Malaya. He received his education at the St. Xavier's, Penang. Upon leaving school, he was initiated into his father's business.

The Miner

An enterprising youth with a flair for progress, he later started a number of tin mines of his own, including a deep-shaft mine at Tronoh or Teronoh, adjoining the famous mine of the same name, and the hydraulic mine at Batu Tugoh. Tronoh was the centre of the mining field containing the mine of Chung Thye Phin's Tronoh Mines Company Ltd. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Eastern Smelting Company, Ltd along with Eu Tong Sen, Ng Boo Bee, Ong Hung Chong, Khaw Joo Tok and his nephew Khaw Bian Kee.

Revenue Farmer

He also had vast interests in some of the Government revenue farm monopolies. On 2, July 1903, the public tenders were declared open for the running of the Kedah and Penang Opium Farms. There were eight tenders. The highest tender was made by Chung Thye Phin for the Penang farm at $260,000 a month.

An understanding was reached that: the government cut the Penang opium farm from the $260,000 a month tendered by Chung Thye Phin to $220,000 , and agreed that the syndicate could have both the Penang and Kedah farms at an overall price of $260,000 per month; Gan Ngoh Bee could have half the farm, but the other half should go to Chung Thye Phin, whose tender was the highest; and the government would undertake to secure the Kedah farm on behalf of the Penang syndicate at $40,000 a month with one-to-three months' deposits.

Despite his many business concerns, Chung Thye Phin envinced a lively interest in various philanthropic works, foreign famine funds and local charities.

He donated a fountain to the Penang Turf Club and the Taiping Lake Gardens to the Perak State Government. Both of these still exist today.

This worthy scion of Kapitan Chung, Keng Quee was the recipient of a tasseled "gold medal" from the Government of Indo China for his liberal gifts to the Relief Fund.

He appears in the . He was just 25 years of age at that time.

He was appointed in March 1918, by to be a member of the Federal Council of the Federated Malay States during the temporary absence of the Honourable Mr. Eu Tong Sen.

He also served as a member of the Commission to enquire into and report on the Mining Industry, for which all the members were thanked by Mr. E. L. Brockman, Chief Secretary, F. M. S., for "the thoroughness with which you have gone into the various and important points raised and the clearness with which the conclusion arrived at regarding them have been recorded".

At about this time he was made a Justice of the Peace.

On 24th March 1921, His Highness Iskandar Shah K. C. M. G., the Sultan of Perak, with the advice of Colonel W. J. P. Hume, British Resident, Perak, conferred on him the title of "Kapitan China", in all probability, the last of the Chinese Kapitans in Malaya.

He was installed by the Sultan of Perak in Kuala Kangsar amidst much traditional pomp and pagentry. His appointment was so popular with the community that he was escorted to Kuala Kangsar by the delegates of more than 70 Chinese organisations from Perak.

According to berita.perak.gov.my, Foo Yet Kai, another Perak philanthropist, bought Chung Thye Phin's villa in Ipoh from the family of the late Kapitan and later gave permission for it to be converted into a private hospital, then known as Our Lady's Hospital and run by the Franciscan Sisters from Salzkotten, Germany.

The Sportsman

It is known that he owned expensive cars, prize-winning horses, and even issued his own currency for use in his mines.

Motoring was one of his passions.

Chung Thye Phin was an enthusiastic sportsman and on more than one occasion won the Blue Ribbon of the Straits Turf apart from many lesser events. Among his racing trophies are one for the 1095 Singapore Derby won by one of his horses, Devilment. He was also a good billiards player.

Architectural Memorials

Chung Thye Phin Building, 14 Station Road in Ipoh, Perak is a three-storey corner building from 1907. It originally housed the Medical Hall established by Dr. R.M. Connolly, the Oilfileds Dispensaries Ltd. and more recently the George Town Dispensary. Mr W. Cecil Payne, managing director of the Times of Malaya and a member of the Institute of Incorporated Accountants, had offices in Chung Thye Phin's buildings.

His villa in the heart of Ipoh, was bought by Foo Yet Kai who later allowed its conversion, free of rent, to a private hospital, then known as Our Lady’s Hospital. It was administered by the Sisters of the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood from April 1964 to Jan 1983 but has now been taken over by The Kinta Medical Centre.

The fabled Chung Thye Phin Mansion at Gurney Drive on Penang island with its subterranean passageways and chambers was, after his passing, sold and turned into a hotel but was later demolished and on its footprint now stands an imposing condominium . Author Queeny Chang gives an extensive description of the place and her experience of it in her autobiography.

He designed Relau Villa , his holiday resort with a swimming pool ringed by private and other types of rooms. Its derelict structure can still be seen and explored at Taman Metropolitan, Relau in Penang, today. According to family history Kapitan Chung Thye Phin was inspired by the artistic canals of Venice and the enchanting ponds and lakes of China when he designed the swimming-pool, which was constructed by Mr. B. H. Ung, the first Chinese architect who introduced reinforced concrete buildings to the community, notably the Ban Hin Lee Bank.

A commentary by his grand daughter, Oola goes, "Chung Thye Phin had many residences, some of them mansions, in Penang, Ipoh and Taiping. His residence in what is now Persiaran Gurney was the most famous, with its grand entertaining rooms and undersea wing. It was built before there was a Persiaran Gurney or a Gurney Drive, and was therefore right on the shore. His largest residence in Ipoh was in a street that carried his name . This mansion now serves as a hospital. He built a summer house on a large estate near Relau and surrounded it with gardens, orchards and fish ponds. However its most striking feature was the fact that it was built around a swimming pool in the Roman tradition. This house still exists in its ruined state, now surrounded by high rise 21st century flats. There are indeed many stories to be told about Chung Thye Phin."

He also had property on Penang Hill, as was the way with the rich in those days. His was a bungalow named, simply, "Highlands".

Several articles have been published, mentioning these properties and erroneously attributing them to Thye Phin's father, Chung Keng Quee who died in 1901, well before any of these were built.

The Traveller

A widely-travelled Malayan, Kapitan Chung Thye Phin had gone round the world on many a business-cum-pleasure trip. On one occasion, he undertook a perilous trip up the scenic gorges of the Yangtze River at Chungking, China, thus earning for himself the distinction of being the first non-China-born Chinese to have made the venture. It was here that he was enraptured by Nature's inimitable splendour.

A Road In His Honour

In Perak he was honoured with roads named after him. Jalan Chung Thye Phin in Ipoh borders the Kinta Medical Centre. This location is appropriate - the Centre, a private hospital under the administration of the Foo Yet Kai foundation, was formerly the family mansion of Chung Thye Phin. There is another road named in his honour in his birthplace of Taiping.

Well Connected

Chung Thye Phin rubbed shoulders with the rich and powerful including Sultan Iskandar Shah of Perak, a polo lover. A photograph in the National Archives shows him sitting next to the Sultan.

When the Duke and the Duchess of Connaught and Princess Patricia paid an official visit to Penang in Feb. 1907, they were driven by Kapitan Chung Thye Phin in his own private car.

Chung, Thye Phin and Eu, Tong Sen

Eu Tong Sen and Chung Thye Phin were "blood" brothers. They went through Chinese ceremony to become "Keet Bye Heng Tai". When Chung Thye Phin travelled to Hong Kong, he stayed in Eu Tong Sen's villa there and they kept an account of his expenses in the company's account books. Eu Tong Sen's villa in HK was called "Eucliff". It has been torn down. It was built at Repulse Bay, HK, overlooking the sea. The property was huge. It was built with stone like a castle. It included within its walled area a tennis court and also a swimming pool.

Eu Tong Sen and Chung Thye Phin had common interests – motorcars, racehorses, country houses, etc. 1903 when the Ipoh Gymkhana Club was founded, both of them decided to enter their thoroughbreds regularly in the Ipoh races. They jointly built a weekend retreat, “Forest Lodge”, at Gopeng Road with a large stable. In April 1912 Eu Tong Sen was appointed the permanent Chinese Member of the Federal Council, the seat having fallen vacant on the demise of Leong Fee. Chung Thye Phin sold his half-share to Eu Tong Sen who desired grander accommodations following the latter's elevation in status. Chung Thye Phin in turn bought Drummond’s Hill in Taiping, a 50-acre estate and the former Residency of Sir Hugh Low. In 1908, together with Chung Thye Phin he built a large Chinese theatre in the important mining town of Kampar near Ipoh. He also played an important role in the administration of the country, as he was not only a State Councillor but also a Federal Councillor. He was a member of the Perak State Advisory Board and the last Kapitan China of Perak and . In 1900 he replaced his father as member of the Perak State Council, a position held by Chung Keng Quee since the council was first formed in 1877. On March 24, 1921, His Highness K. C. M. G., the Sultan of Perak, conferred on him the title of "Kapitan China".

Personal life

He was the son of Kapitan Chung Keng Quee an immigrant from China. He had 7 wives but was survived by 6 of them who gave him 10 sons and 7 daughters. Chung Thye Phin was born in 1879 in Taiping, lived most of his life in Penang and passed on in 1935.

Sons:

Chung, Kok Soon

Chung, Kok Ching

Chung, Kok Heng

Chung, Kok Tong

Chung, Kok Choy

Chung, Kok Choon

Chung, Kok Khen

Chung, Kok En

Chung, Kok Leong

Chung, Kok Chuan



Daughters:

Chung, Yuet See

Chung, Yuet Kuen

Chung, Guat Hooi

Chung, Guat Hong

Chung, Guat Kheng

Chung, Yuet Wah

Chung, Yuet Fong

Notes / Sources

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#The Singapore and Straits Directory and the F.M.S. Directory under Eu Tong Sen.
#Mr Koh, Keng We co author of Chinese Enterprise in Colonial Malaya: the Case of Eu Tong Sen
#THE KAPITAN SYSTEM - XI Sunday Gazette, June 19, 1960, By Wu Liu
#A gallery of Chinese kapitans. by Mr. C. S. Wong/Wong, Choon Sang; Published in Singapore: Ministry of Culture, 1963. 114p.
#Twentieth Century impressions of British Malaya: its history, people, commerce, industries, and resources, by Arnold Wright, Published 1908 - Page 130, 203, 252, 262, 508, 509, 568
#Record of Meritous Deeds of the Chung Family, op. cit., pp. 9-12
# K. L. F. M. S. Correspondence Ref: No 3663-1917 dated 20th March 1918
# K. L., F. M. S. Correspondence Ref: No. 508-1919 dated 29th Jan., 1920
#"Miscellaneous Chronicles of Penang", Kuang, Kuo-hsiang op. cit., pp. 112-113
#The Case of the Chinese in Penang, 1890s-1910s | SHINOZAKI Kaori, Ph.D. student
#200 years of the Hakkas in Penang By the Federation of Hakka Associations of Malaysia
#Reveal the True Face of Secret Societies Written by Guo Rende Published by the Malaysian Chinese Cultural Center
#"The Luxuriant Tree" and "Chung Keng Kwee, the Hakka Kapitan" by CHUNG Yoon-Ngan
#The installation of Chung Thye Phin as Capitan in 1921. G.1784 National Archives of Malaysia.
#List of Qualified Jurors, Penang, 1904 transcribed from the Straits Settlements Government Gazette, December 23, 1904.
#Heritage Road named in honour of Chung Thye Phin by Sita Ram, Stories Of Yesteryear, The Ipoh Echo 16 March - 31 March 2006
#Timothy Tye who has been researching Chung Keng Quee for AsiaExplorers and historian Khoo Salma Nasution
#The Tin Resources of the British Empire by Norman Mosley Penzer, published by W. Rider in 1921, page 90 of 716 pages.
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#Chinese Architecture in the Straits Settlements and Western Malaya: Temples, Kongsis, and Houses By David Kohl - Originally published as the author's thesis - Published by Heinemann Asia, 1984. ISBN 9679250660, ISBN 9789679250664



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Charlie Soong

Charles Jones Soong , courtesy name Yaoru , was a Hakka who achieved prominence as a missionary and businessman. His children become some of the most prominent people in the early Republic of China. Originally, he romanized his to be Soon.

Soong, born Han Jiaozhun in Hainan as the third son of Han Hongyi , changed his surname after a sonless uncle adopted him while he worked in Boston since twelve. He converted to Christianity at fifteen, started studying Christian theology at sixteen or eighteen, and became a Methodist missionary in 1885. He became the first international student at Trinity College where he was enrolled from 1880-1881 but later transferred to Vanderbilt University where he received his degree. In January 1886, he moved to Shanghai, and married Ni Kwei-tseng later that year.

Early life

Charlie Soong was born as Han Chiao-Shun sometime between 1863 and 1866 in the Hainan region of China. At the age of 15 he sailed with his uncle to Boston in the United States and became a migrant worker. After working for his uncle for some time, he left on his own and was soon taken in by a group of Methodist missionaries. He quickly after this converted to the Christian faith and was baptized Charlie Jones Soon - Charlie Soon was probably an Anglicized version of the first character of his given name Chiao-Shun, but there is more confusion towards from where he got his middle name Jones. It was not until years later that he added the extra letter to his surname, spelling it Soong.

The Methodists arranged for Charlie Soong to live with the industrialist and philanthropist Julian Carr in North Carolina. Carr had been a great contributor to Trinity College and was subsequently able to get his Chinese protégé into the school even though he met none of the qualifications for entry to university. The prospect of having a native Chinese as a missionary in China thrilled some of the pastors around him, and thus the focus of his studies were mastering the English language and study of the bible. In 1886 he was sent to Shanghai on a mission after spending almost half of his life to that point abroad.

Children

* Soong Ai-ling, the eldest of the Soong sisters, wife of H.H. Kung, the richest man in China, Finance Minister, and Premier of the Republic of China
* Soong Ch'ing-ling, second of the Soong sisters, , Chairman of China, and President of the People's Republic of China; wife of Sun Yat-sen
* T. V. Soong , businessman and prominent leader in the Kuomintang
* Soong May-ling, youngest Soong sister, prominent Chinese Nationalist political leader; wife and political partner of Chiang Kai-shek
* T. L. Soong , a New York businessman
* T. A. Soong , the chairman of the Bank of Canton, Hong Kong. He died of apoplexy in Hong Kong on February 25, 1969.

Charlie Soong resigned his missionary position at 26 and started doing business in cigarettes and cotton. He served as an English translator for the Fou Foong Flour Company , the largest flour mill in Asia, founded by the Sun family of Shouxian, Anhui. He was the owner of a printing firm: Meihua Printing Press , which printed Chinese Bibles.

After meeting and befriending Sun Yat-sen and Lu Hao-tung in summer 1894 in Shanghai, Soong donated over 20,000 dollars to the Tongmenghui led by Sun. He also secretly published anti- revolutionary material along with his Bibles.

Soong died of stomach cancer.

Annette Lu

Annette Lu , a politician, is a former Vice President of the Republic of China and member of the Democratic Progressive Party. Lu is a prominent feminist activist and became the first female vice president in 2000. She announced her intentions to run for president on March 6, 2007, but withdrew her ambitions to rally behind DPP presidential nominee, Frank Hsieh.

Rise in politics

Lu was born in , in northern Taiwan. After graduating from Taipei First Girls' High School, she studied law at the National Taiwan University. Graduating in 1967, she went on to gain a master's degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and another degree from Harvard University. During the 1970s she established herself as a prominent advocate of feminist ideas in Taiwan, which included writing of ''New Feminism'' or ''Xin Nüxing Zhuyi'' . She renounced her prior KMT membership also joined the Tangwai movement and worked on the staff of ''''. Surviving in 1974, she spoke at the rally that precipitated the Kaohsiung Incident and was subsequently sentenced to 12 years for sedition. She served five years and four months before being given a medical parole due to thyroid cancer. Due to the male-dominated culture and combative nature of Taiwan politics, Lu, like several other female politicians subsequently, was nicknamed a "small chili pepper." She was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1993. In 1997 she won an election to be a magistrate in Taoyuan, replacing her predecessor, who was murdered.

Vice Presidency, 20002008

On March 18, 2000, Lu was Vice President. She was awarded the World Peace Corps Mission's World Peace Prize in 2001. Controversy erupted over this in Taiwan, with Lu's political opponents accusing her of vastly overstating the significance and value of that award. She was also the ROC's first elected vice president to adopt a Western first name.

In the months leading to the ROC presidential election, 2004 there was intense speculation as to whether she would be again chosen Chen's running mate, as party leaders had pressured him to choose someone else, presumably less controversial and outspoken to appeal to voters. But on December 11, 2003, Chen officially nominated Lu to run for a second term as he could not find a suitable partner.

Lu was a contender for the ; she announced her candidacy on March 6 and faced Yu Shyi-Kun , Frank Hsieh , and Su Tseng-Chang for the nomination.

After receiving only 6.16% of the votes cast in the DPP primary, Vice President Lu withdrew from the race.

Assassination attempt

On March 19, 2004, Lu was shot in the right kneecap during a campaign trip to . Chen was shot in the abdomen at the same event. Both survived the shooting and left Chi-mei Hospital on the same day. The Pan-Blue Coalition suggested that the shooting was not an assassination attempt but that it was staged to a self-inflicted wound in order to gain sympathy votes. The Chen/Lu ticket won the election on the following day with a 0.228% margin, a figure significant to those who related it the assassination incident.

After the election, she continued to make statements which contributed to a public impression that she was too conversational and tactless. In a June 2004 meeting with expatriates in San Francisco, she proposed to officially rename her country "Taiwan Republic of China" to pacify domestic disputes over Taiwan's identity. However, this drew heat from both sides, ranging from those who wanted to drop the "Republic of China" completely and those who pointed out that her proposal violated the . Lu was careful to state that this was just her personal opinion and not an official proposal. She drew more controversy after flooding in Taiwan, in which she made statements which were portrayed as an attack on Taiwanese aborigines for living in flood prone areas.

Political positions

She has been notably more outspoken in favor of Taiwan independence than President Chen Shui-bian, and as such has been more heavily attacked than Chen both by the government of the People's Republic of China as well as by supporters of Chinese reunification on Taiwan.

She has often appeared at odds with Chen, particularly in regard to . While Chen initially sent conciliatory signals, Lu has consistently made inflammatory comments to the media. Her confrontational remarks has led state newspapers in mainland China to accuse her of provoking "animosity between the people on both sides of the Taiwan Straits". PRC state media has also labeled Lu as "insane" and a "scum of the earth" in reportings.

Alleged charges

On September 21, 2007, Vice President Lu was indicted on charges of corruption by the Supreme Prosecutor's Office of Taiwan. Lu faces charges of embezzlement and of using false receipts to write-off expenses totalling over US$165,000 from a special governmental account. Yu Shyi-Kun was also indicted on the same day and immediately resigned his chairmanship of the Democratic Progressive Party, he promised he would resign if indicted. On the same day, DPP member and National Security Office Secretary-General Mark Chen was also indicted on corruption charges.

Alan Yau

Alan Yau , is a restaurateur who launched the Wagamama food chain in the United Kingdom. He was born in Sha Tau Kok, Hong Kong and moved to King's Lynn, Norfolk at the age of 12 with his family, barely able to speak a word of English.

The Wagamama chain is acclaimed with re-inventing the Japanese food industry in the United Kingdom by improving traditional recipes with modern techniques. Alan Yau was awarded the OBE in the 2006 New Year Honour's List for services to the restaurant industry.

Alan Yau is also the man behind the leading London Chinese restaurants Hakkasan and more recently Yauatcha, which have each been awarded a Star.

In April 2008, the British magazine '''' unveiled its sixth annual global ranking of the in which Hakkasan was rated 18th.

Alan Yau is also a director of Thai restaurant Busaba Eathai, which has three branches in central London. His latest restaurant is Chinese noodle bar Cha Cha Moon, which opened in mid-2008.

Adrian Pang

Adrian Pang is a Singaporean Chinese actor who trained at the ARTTS International in Bubwith, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Born in Singapore, he was educated at Anglo-Chinese School, and in the United Kingdom. Although he studied law at Keele University, he has not practised since. He worked for a number of years in British theatre and television before returning to his native Singapore. While he was based in Britain, he would occasionally return to Singapore for stage work where he first caught the eye of Singaporeans when he starred in the Singaporean movie comedy Forever Fever .

Homecoming

Upon returning home, he joined MediaCorp TV. He later switched to SPH MediaWorks as a producer-presenter when the new company was established in 2001. It was around this time in 2001 that he moved back permanently to Singapore with his family. He quickly established himself as a household name through his work on . A versatile talent, he excelled in hosting as well as acting, such as in the comedy ''Durian King'' and the main actor in the channel's final production, Six Weeks, before its impending merger with MediaCorp in 2005. An original idea of his, Adrian co-wrote Six Weeks and was part of the creative process from start to finish.

Post MediaWorks

Re-employed by MediaCorp TV after the merger, he went on to appear in Chinese dramas on MediaCorp TV Channel 8, such as the blockbuster drama Portrait of Home in 2005. His portrayal of the eccentric Dadi earned him a Best Actor nomination in Star Awards 2005. He achieved this accolade despite the fact that he is much more comfortable speaking in English than in Mandarin . Indeed, he admitted he had much difficulty acting in the show. He even describes himself as a 'kentang', a term, to describe someone who is very Westernised.

He also starred in Jack Neo's romantic comedy I Do I Do with Sharon Au. He also appears on Makan King on Channel U, Nine Lives on Arts Central and Maggi & Me on . In March 2007, he clinched the coveted Best Actor award at the national Life! Theater Awards for 2006.

He has also appeared in various theatrical performances such as Forbidden City: Portrait of An Empress , A Twist of Fate , and The Dresser, The Odd Couple and many others.

Adrian's humour makes him one of the more sought-after hosts in Singaporean media. He was the host for The Arena aired on . And he played the male lead in the series Parental Guidance opposite Hong Kong actress, Jessica Hsuen. He has also helped to host the National Day Parade Celebrations in Singapore as well as Miss Singapore Universe.

He is now hosting the Singaporean version of Deal or No Deal .

Personal life

He is married to Tracie Howitt. They have two sons, Zack and Xander. Pang is recognised as a devoted father who spends most of his free time outside acting with his family.

Li Ronfar

Li Ronfar , eminent military leader of the Taiping Rebellion, and known during his military tenure as the King of Zhong second (means loyalty because he is the Li Xiucheng‘s second son. He led Taiping forces to many military victories. He was a few of alives Taiping‘ kings of general till war ended.

Wins

Second rout the Army Group Jiangnan

The Army Group Jiangnan were Qing military encircle the Nanjing in strategy, It has two times, the second encircle that Qing military putin 200,000 soldiers from March 1858, but it had been routed by Li Xiucheng in May 1860 and occupied rich Jiangsu Province all except shanghai.

Li Ronfar followed and obeyed his father involved this battle, then he just was 14 years, but he was the youngest general and use two pistols very smart on raning horse.

Battle of Shanghai ?

Sources

Tiān Guó Zwi