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Re: Denise Ho Singing Anita's Hit Song as Her Homework

This is being discussed over at:

http://asianfanatics.net/forum/topic/2612-denise-ho-wan-si-%26-20309%3B%26-38907%3B%26-35433%3B/page__st__1920

this link goes directly to page 49, go down to end of page
in the future, this link may not work, in that case try:
http://asianfanatics.net/forum/topic/2612-denise-ho-wan-si-%26-20309%3B%26-38907%3B%26-35433%3B/

look for the page 1 of 49 buttons, click on page 49

links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UFH-NEgXXHk
http://www.56.com/u1...Tc3NDIyMjA.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHys_MXn1Y4&feature=player_embedded#t=46


Re: Denise Ho Singing Anita's Hit Song as Her Homework

FB:

Thank you so much for the links and your reply.
Wow! Is so nice to see your posting again back here.

Makes my day to know that some of us still have Anita in our minds and hearts.
Time flies.
Hard to believe it's been 10 years since her passing ....

Re: Denise Ho Singing Anita's Hit Song as Her Homework

I pre-ordered it and it came yesterday.

There is one brand new song, the rest are Anita's familiar songs. This link to YesAsia has the track list:

http://www.yesasia.com/us/1034194950-0-0-0-en/info.html

I think it is extremely good, a must have. At the bottom of the last page of English credits it says:

"Hocc would like to thank all those who helped in the making of this tremendously emotional album, in particular the Masters from the Mui Era: Eddie Lau, Stanley Kwan, Michael Lai and Anthony Lun...your participation and support in this project helped elevate it to a completely different sentimental level. May her love and passion be with you always. This is a collection of endeared memories, dedicated to my dearest mentor, Anita Mui. The Legacy Lives On."

This statement is absolutely true, there is nothing I could say to add to this. Denise has succeeded in her purpose. The songs have the feeling of a film soundtrack, some songs have bits of other songs folded into them, it's an artistic creation, not karaoke. The first thought I had was that it's like hearing Fantasy Gig for the first time. I'm sure some people won't like all of it right away, but the best music is often like that. It's artistically daring, and she made it work, and it could not have happened without the support of the 'Masters' listed above. Bravo!!

A DVD comes with it, with the MV and a short 'making of...' documentary footage. I suggest watching this first, then listen to the CD in the dark with headphones all the way through. You will get goose bumps and tears.

Re: Denise Ho Singing Anita's Hit Song as Her Homework

FB:

Thank You So much for your posting and for sharing with us your comments/feelings.

Much appreciated.

Re: Denise Ho Singing Anita's Hit Song as Her Homework

From Denise's forum, most recent page:

http://asianfanatics.net/forum/topic/790339-denise-ho-wan-si-%26-20309%3B%26-38907%3B%26-35433%3B-part-2/

Quote post 11:
"Oh, apparently, she has a "Recollections" mini-concert of some sort on the 23rd of Nov in HK, right?"

This.....??

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=753760704639497&set=a.704224459593122.1073741851.300663746615864&type=1&theater

I'd like to hear more about this, hopefully one of you can go to this and give a report.


Re: Denise Ho Singing Anita's Hit Song as Her Homework

This is from HOCC's Asianfanatics page, in Cantonese, so I can't vouch for its relevance:

Recollections Interviews:
http://www.tudou.com...ew/IxuJZLRNi1c/
http://www.tudou.com...ew/02HHtDTnOvg/
http://www.tudou.com...ew/0v7jnHcCYAM/
http://www.tudou.com...ew/EgSeCt3LMVo/

Re: Denise Ho Singing Anita's Hit Song as Her Homework

FB:

Thanks for the links.
I tried to get in there, but can only hear the first 10 seconds of each clip.
The spooling seems to take forever and then won't load up properly.

Seems like it is the press conference for releasing Denise Ho's album.

If and when I do manage to load it and listen to it, I will translate it here.

Does anyone know if there is an alternate link or alternate site that will be easier to listen to?

Thank you in advance.

Re: Denise Ho Singing Anita's Hit Song as Her Homework

Sorry, apparently copy/pasting the links doesn't work. Try going to:

http://asianfanatics.net/forum/topic/790339-denise-ho-wan-si-%26-20309%3B%26-38907%3B%26-35433%3B-part-2/page__st__40

and going 3/4 of the way down the page to Post #61 where it says "Recollections Interviews" with 4 links which can be clicked on directly. This works for me.

FB

Re: Denise Ho Singing Anita's Hit Song as Her Homework

FB:

Thanks for the tip.
Yes, I can get the links and into the corresponding clips, but I had a loading or streaming problem. So may be the site was too busy on the weekend or a network congestion problem.

I will try again later on and translate it if I can listen to it.

THANKS AGAIN for posting.

Re: Denise Ho Singing Anita's Hit Song as Her Homework

First part of the radio interview translated:

After the post-concert celebration dinner, the hostess said she has not heard from Denise at all and she does not want to bother her.
Denise said she went on a vacation for the first time in about 6 years. This was the first true vacation in which she really did not need to worry about any projects or work.

She had not been back to Canada for a long time and could not decide where to go, whether to go to some new places, or back to Montreal. In the end she chose to go to Montreal
because 2013 was a very important year in terms of her personal development. So to go back to her starting point at this time would feel really different, so she ended up going to Montreal.
"Turns out I have made the correct choice."

Hostess said, as a music creator, that's very important, to have that break and get recharged.
Denise said she really did not think of anything during her time off, but in her head, the sound track of "Montreal" (she has a song with this name) kept on playing, along with the lyrics because this song is about the city of Montreal.

In terms of psychological barrier, my mindset at work, all have been very special this year. In the upcoming year, I can foresee a new chapter opening up when it comes to creativity of my work.

Hostess said that the holidays my have supplied a lot of nutrients to Denise, such that once work starts, those nourishment would come into effect. That's a good thing and she is happy to see her this way.

Denise said this is the way it should be, always progressing forward and not to be stagnant staying at the same place.
Hostess said sometimes looking back, certain things just cannot be planned. Even though one may need to face with certain hardships, challenges, but in the end, one could actually gain so much from those experiences.

Denise: "Yes, just like this concert which is named 'Momento'. It is about reminiscence, about how to become a better person after experiencing failures. I have faced challenges at work and everyday lives. There have been peaks and valleys.
Now I cherish every episode of hardship. With each set of challenges, that's the time I need to think of how to refine myself. When is time to face the next hardship, I will not make the same type of mistakes that I have made in the past."
.... To be continued ......

Re: Denise Ho Singing Anita's Hit Song as Her Homework

.....Continue from last week.....

Denise: "I feel that I am very different now. Whether is the way I think, the way I deal with people or different situaion.... is different from before-- the very stubborn Taurus."

Hostess: " Are you different from 6 months ago, or from 2 years ago?"

Denise:" Continuously evolving. Even now is different from 6 months ago. Whether is looking at myself or other people/things, is in different perspectives now."

Hostess: "How would you describe the current Denise Ho?"

Denise: "Just before doing the show, I was saying that 'yes, I am more relaxed/carefree now.' Looking back, I think I still had some barriers back then, that I had not quite overcome.
This concert and this CD has made me face a lot of psychological hardships which I used to hide away from. For example, ...."

Hostess interrupted: "you never sang your C-Fu's (teacher's) songs before......"

Denise: "Correct. The subject of my C-Fu has been a psychological hardship. From the time I started my career, till becoming her disciple, I actually tried to shy away ( from this barrier). I was not too conscious of it before. I thought at first that it felt okay to be her disciple, was not too stressful. Then I slowly realized that did give me stress. That made me intentionally do something else. It was a whole process. I tried to be different from her in terms of the types of songs I sang. I tried to be creative, grabbed a guitar...

All these things, were all because I tried to set out my own pathway."
....... to be continued later.

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