Coffee Forum @ Berjaya University College of Hospitality...

6/27

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source: on.cc


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blogs:
Coffee in Malaysia
weechuan.com - A Malaysian Coffee Rockstar

clips:
by wchuan11 @ YouTube: I, II, III

comments:
they're so lucky!!!
love those posters/flyers hanging... such great pics... i wonder why TVB didn't share it with the public... keeping all the goodies to themselves..? hahaha..?
you have to read the comments under the entry too... pretty interesting stuff there too...

note: always remember to credit bloggers..!

moses in the star online (7/5)...

The pursuit of happiness

By ELAINE DONG

The much-in-demand Hong Kong star waxes lyrical about life, work and coffee. Get your espresso cup ready!

AS the press conference ends and the PR girls are busy setting up the interview area for my one-on-one with Moses Chan, I hear a friendly hello. I turn around and it is Chan himself, proffering his hand and smiling. He appears casual in a white button-down shirt, jeans and sneakers.

Despite his gruelling schedule for the day (he has been in one press conference after another since that morning and his day has been scheduled right up till 11pm), he seems relaxed and unhurried.

He has no airs about him, no entourage to brief me on what to ask and what not to ask, no personal assistants to hiss in my ear to please keep to my allotted time slot, or protocols to introduction that are expected from a star of his stature.

Moses Chan, or simply Chan Ho (his Chinese name) to most of his fans, has played the gamut of characters – the unattainable playboy Terrence on The Gem of Life, the charming punter Ka on Moonlight Resonance, the gullible and kind Dak Dak Dei in Heart of Greed (a role for which he won the coveted TVB best actor and most favourite male character in a drama awards in 2007), the stoic palace guard Hong Mou in War and Beauty (one of the most successful TVB dramas of all time), the misguided Emperor Chou Pei in Where the Legend Begins and more.

Chan, whose shows are regularly broadcast on local television, has also endeared himself to Malaysian viewers. For that, he’s swept a slew of awards at the annual Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Awards between 2006 and 2008, for his roles in Love Bond, The Gentle Crackdown, Land of Wealth and Heart of Greed.

His track record is pretty impressive for an actor who only started working on television 10 years ago. Granted, his acting career goes way back to 1994, when he appeared in a few nondescript movies until he got involved in television. He began by playing bit parts and secondary characters on the tube that were mostly forgettable.

It wasn’t until he took on the role of Emperor Chou Pei in Where the Legend Begins in 2002 that the industry started taking notice of this versatile actor with rugged good looks. Incidentally, this drama holds a special place in his heart, probably because it won him the Most Improved Actor trophy at the TVB Anniversary Awards.

“Chou Pei is my favourite character to play,” he says during the interview at KL Hilton about a week ago when he is in town to promote Coffee Confidential, the TV series he hosts and which currently airs on Astro. “Some people like to see me in funny characters, some in serious roles, but I like myself best in period dramas,” he remarks in fluent English.

After Where the Legend Begins, his next big-budget period drama, War and Beauty, came in 2004. He starred amongst a stellar ensemble cast comprising heavyweights Gigi Lai, Bowie Lam, Charmaine Sheh and Sheren Tang. His depiction of palace guard Hong Mou earned him a loyal legion of fans, and sealed his seat among the hottest A-list television stars in Hong Kong.

The charming hunk has also been linked with several A-list actresses, and rumour mills are going wild that he is about to marry his alleged girlfriend, actress and TVB colleague Bernice Liu (check out story “No Boundaries” on Liu in today’s Clove, CV6).

As he good-naturedly deflects my question about marriage and kids, saying that he “can’t tell me” and that “yes, I am happy”, we move on to talk about his work on the small screen.

Thus far this year, the 38-year-old has finished five dramas. Hong Kong actors are among the most hard-working in the world and Chan fulfills that description as a triple-threat actor, host and singer (he has sung a number of theme songs from shows he stars in).

“For the past 11 months, I have been doing dramas,” he says. His working hours are long, from 6am to 5pm for the day shift, and 5pm to 4am for the night shift.

“How long I work depends on how involved I am in the drama,” he explains. “If I am in 90% of the show, then I’ll be working round the clock, with three to four hours of sleep.”

This is likely to be the norm now that he is cast as the lead in most, if not all, productions. But the Hong Kong-born actor, who grew up in Sydney, Australia, is always seeking a balance in work and life.

“I don’t think it is a good thing for an actor to be in 90% of the show,” he laughs. “We’re human, we need to have a break.”

He talks about enjoying the pleasures of life, of how growing up in Australia, instead of Hong Kong, has given him a different perspective on life.

“Work is work,” he says. “You’ve got to know life is formulated with different parts – friends, family, love, pleasure, alone time, your business, your dream. All these things make you who you are. Yes, I work very hard, which is why it is even more important to take time off to enjoy life.”

He admits that fame has opened a lot of doors for him. “It makes things easier,” he says candidly. “If people like you, they want to get involved with you, they give you sponsorships and hire you for commercials. You get a lot of different opportunities.”

Coffee Confidential, a travel show that centres on the brew, is one such opportunity.

Why coffee?

“Well, I like coffee. It is my escape from work. While working on dramas this year, I also managed to put together a book on cafes in Hong Kong with my brother, the photographer for the project. We went to about 40 to 50 cafes, tasting their coffee. Now everyone comes to ask me where to go for good coffee,” he laughs.

He denies being an expert, saying he is still chasing his coffee dream. For this little hobby of his, Chan brings the focus and attention to detail that has served him well in his career.

To him, knowledge is the key to everything. “You have to know what coffee is before you can appreciate it. This is what I am trying to do. I am an artiste with an established media company. I have the means to bring this knowledge to people, so I proposed the idea of this show.

“In Hong Kong, people are slowly starting to accept the culture, and a lot of cafes are popping up. But the culture is still new there.”

His passion for the beverage has an Australian connection. “I went back to Sydney recently and visited a lot of different cafes. There, coffee is synonymous with enjoying life. People don’t sit at cafes to discuss business, or hang out with friends. They go to enjoy a really good cup of coffee.

“On the show, I bring the audience through the whole coffee process. I start from the plantation in Kenya, learn about the strength of the beans, the extraction, the roast, how different processes add to the flavour of the final product and how to get the perfect expression.

“Then I travel to Taiwan to see the cafes, to Italy for the rich coffee history, to Copenhagen (Denmark). I am doing my part to put out a programme for coffee lovers in Asia.”

Just as much as the laid-back Australian lifestyle has influenced Chan’s view on life, the pull of the go-getter pace of Hong Kong features equally on his psyche. He doesn’t foresee a regurgitation of the current show’s formula for a second season.

“We have to move on. (The next season) cannot just be about coffee. We will tell you the more technical aspects of everything, like setting up a cafe, possibly. I have a lot of ideas, actually, so we shall wait and see,” he grins.

As for taking a break from television to do movies, Chan welcomes the opportunity. “I have been doing television for so long now, I want to see what it is like to work on the big screen again. In movies, the director takes a lot of credit. He has the power to manipulate your character and turn you into a different person.

“In television, actors get a lot more acting space. You are entirely dependent on yourself. You get out of it exactly what you put in. What you see is what you get. So they’re both very different. I like doing movies, but I enjoy television work.”

Despite the recognition he’s earned for his work in an array of TV series, Chan says he is still in search of his magnum opus. “Every character that I have played has a little part of me. But like all actors, I am still seeking the ultimate role,” he smiles.

So he continues to focus on the work at hand, whether it’s hosting Coffee Confidential or working crazy hours shooting a drama. For now, fame and all its trappings are a bonus.

“Acting is part of my life, but not entirely. I’ll keep doing it for as long as I can. The fame that comes with it, I’ll enjoy, but I’ll never count on it.”


Fame has opened many doors for Moses Chan. – RAYMOND OOI / The Star


Favourite Lead Actor Moses Chan and his female counterpart Louise Lee at Astro Wah Lai Toi Awards 2008 in Genting Highlands.


The Coffee Confidential host in Italy, where it all began.

original: the star online - eCentral

comments:
great article...
we finally get some more information on his upcoming book... mo & his brother working together = awww!!! haha... makes me even more excited...
another season of Coffee Confidential..! they should film him setting up his own cafe... that would be so cool... just the idea makes me happy...
movie movie movie!!! i really hope he's still in 73 Tenants...

華麗星星會 (A Date with Wah Lai Toi Starz) [news]...

news translation/summary:
...

his comment on the passing of MJ:

他是天生的表演者，史無前例。他和麥當娜都是帶領潮流的人，他有自己的風格，是個創作者，才藝無法被取代。所以當聽到消息時，我都感到很震驚、失望和遺憾。

我還很記得他有次在唱《Man In The Mirror》時唱到跪地……本來不久后大家就可再看到他，但現在他的歌聲只能在腦海中回憶。

source: ChinaPress.Com

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source: on.cc, sinchew-i.com, HKHeadline




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Eddie Guyuno's photostream - 華麗星星會

clips:
sinchew-i.com
swlee512 BLOG video
阳光天空 video

comments:
@_@ <= my expression when i saw his pictures... -o- <= this one too... haha... before he left for australia it actually looks like he lost some weight... BUT now that he's back it looks like he gained some... shirt looks like it's for Heart... hehehe...

it's still great to see him back though..! yay yay!!! i want to hug him...
and there's DJ vivian!!! awww, i like her... she makes me think of: "dato 阿mo!!!"
here's what she wrote in one of her tweets (@VivianTok):

今天又见Dato ah Mo~ 他胖了点呢~~~ (blush)

hahaha... she's hilarious!!! gotta love her...

clip comments:
sinchew-i.com
love how he's laughing so much!!! hehe...
did you notice how they put his name when wayne was speaking... that made me laugh...
wayne always makes me laugh... humble to a point that he has a shy & awkward expression on his face... reminds me of moses... awww...
opening a cafe in malaysia?!! i will totally go to malaysia for that... meet up with some malaysia mo fans... that should be fun...

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that's all i've found so far... will definitely update when i find more goodies...
i still have to read the news articles...

品味咖啡 (coffee confidential) thoughts...

watch episode 9 [end] (uploaded by 陈豪吧视频小编)

comments:
first i want to mention how he wore a different outfit throughout the whole episode... sexy outfits... hehehe... i like the one with the white dress shirt and white sneakers... and also the checkered maroon-ish dress shirt with the converses... you know what, i like all of them... haha...

1st cafe... i love the art!!! it's so cute... hehe...
fiona got skills!!!
my sis would like the cat very much... and bunny too...
the bear is awesome!!!
should've done a dog for wifey... hahaha..!

2nd cafe that's a boutique... i think it's a cool idea 'cause imagine you accidentally spill coffee on yourself and need a new shirt or pants... haha... i'm crazy...
i want to try the affogato... yummm..!

the cafe in the street... wow, coffee was expensive back then... rich people drink...
i wonder if TVB can film a series about coffee, but nothing like Coffee Prince...

coffee workshop upstairs... felix is cool... hehe...
moses and his latte art cracks me up... 小心 is so cute... and then his own creation was wowie... he's such a dork... and he called it "atom bomb"... seriously, he's such a dork... love love love his smile afterward... it was too cute!!!
felix is so cool and nice... all the coffee lovers he met is super nice... i like them all!!! and they're all so nice to our giant BB...

the part when he rubbed the lamp and talked about the coffee genie was adorable... he's so creative...

when he went to taiwan to learn about coffee i was totally lost... had no idea what the teacher was saying... oops... hahaha...
moses mentioned he has a lot of masters/teachers... he sure does...
and then his "slow" english: "所以we'll see my cup of coffee"... hehe...

last visit!!! coffee fortunetelling... it was freakishly cool... haha... freaky because the pattern really does look like what betty was saying... i'm amazed...

moses' question: i want to open a cafe, will i succeed or fail?

1: there is a figure of a person... she said something about the waist that i don't understand... but this means that he will succeed and will do very well in this area... (moses' reaction is priceless!!!)
2: smiley face, which means he will have a partner... (wifey anybody..? haha!!!)
3: she gave him an idea... she said for his cafe's name he could use a "E" as a representative... i think it's probably a "M" and not "E"... i mean it can be a "M" if you look at it from a different direction... his name does start with a "M" so it makes more sense... haha...
4: she asked him if he's christian and he said no (i'm surprised)... then she asked him if he believes that there are angels because there's an angel with wings... looks like a girl who's very sweet, standing there, and you can definitely see her smiling... which might mean it [cafe] will be very well liked/popular... moses did say he always feels that he's being protected (must be his daddy... RIP..!)

he can totally do it!!! moses加油啊!!! hehe...

wow, they finally brought back "mo's coffee"... haha... really missed that sexy white dress shirt with apron look...
he looked so cute when pressing on the coffee...
a GaBee cup!!!

and then the show ends with moses' very own quote... awww..! *tear
it's so meaningful...

平衡，就是最好的咖啡味道，
最舒服的咖啡感覺！
品味平衡的咖啡， 品味平衡的生活，
快樂原是這樣簡單！

balance is the best coffee taste,
most comfortable coffee feeling!
balanced taste coffee, balanced taste living,
happiness is just that simple!

- Moses Chan

overall, this show was cool... you really get to know moses and his love for coffee... damn, does he love coffee... haha... if he could he'd probably marry it... hoho!!!
and it's good to know that other than acting he's also very knowledgeable about other things... he's amazing like that... my IDOL...
i really hope he gets to open his cafe soon... fulfill his dream... the best to him!!! hehe... and when he does i'm going to go to HK to try some... yum..!

can't believe it's the last episode!!! nooo!!! this is sad... no more moses until..?
hopefully "tong bai cool" airs soon...

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watch episode 8 (uploaded by 陈豪吧视频小编)

comments:
first part making latte art with luigi... i gotta say luigi is so nice..! awww, i like him... hehe... he's so nice to the giant BB... encouraging him and all... so sweet... and the way he said "moses" is sexy... heee..!
and wow the way moses was speaking english... sexiness... he always speaks so slowly and softly... yea, that's sexy...
it's fun watching him make the latte art... his face was hysterical throughout that whole part...
and luigi gave him the apron!!! awww... he's so nice...
and moses cracked me up bad with the whole certificate thing... haha... he didn't have such facial expression/reaction when he won the "best actor" award... hahaha!!! i'm dead serious... this shows how much he loves coffee... and then he mentioned his mommy again... that sweet giant BB... love...

second part tasting with troels... troels seems like a cool guy... cute... haha...
moses looked so sexy in that black jacket... i wonder if he got to take it home...
the whole tasting part with the peanut comment was too funny... moses had that blank expression with his eyes wide open and then he shook his head... then they both cracked up... aw man, that was too cute... someone in the back was clapping... haha...

i like the intermission thingy where they had the giraffe drinking from the red cup... haha...

third part with GaBee... GaBee kind of reminds me of kanye west... heee... they kind of look a like...
anyways... back to the coffee... the way the coffee drinks were made looks so cool...
loved moses' reaction after he drank the last one... he was drunk even before he got to the alcohol... hahaha!!!

fourth part with izuru mikami...
loved it when moses picked up the filter cups and did the eye thing... silly...
he looked really tired in this part... he had like red eyes, but he's still so energetic...
90pts!!! whee!!! hehe...

last part kenyan coffee with john... john is also very nice... actually everyone we've seen is nice to moses... haha...
moses and his sexy english again...
and cuteness when he was startled by john's sucking noise...
i think i know why john's is louder... it's 'cause he sucks it through his teeth... and moses uses his lips...
ROFLMAO at:
john: suck it...
moses: suck it... i did...
it's too funny...
and then moses did the whole starring at camcorder and blinking... cute!!!

this was a good episode...

episode 9 next week..! last episode... nooo!!!

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watch episode 7 (uploaded by 陈豪吧视频小编)

comments:
there was only one very cute scene... moses was making the coffee with that huge machine and he was like: "use a spoon, cut it off..! go away..! yes..!" his voice was so cute... haha...
another one would be when he was playing with the robots... the fly one looks familiar... old school!!!
but let's not forget that one second when he puffed his cheeks... we always like that...

i love the ice cream!!!
moses was trying so hard to speak italian... i wonder if he really understands... haha... oh it's so entertaining...

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watch episode 6 (uploaded by 陈豪吧视频小编)

comments:
another great episode...
in this one you really get to see how moses is so lovable... everyone he talks to seems to like him... you can see it in their eyes and smile... haha... i like that...
too many cute & funny scenes in this episode...
my most favorite is when moses ate the coffee + lime treat... his sour face is too cute... and when he pretended to cry he said, "ma..." such a giant BB... hehehe... love him... i also heard someone in the back laughing at him...
there's just a lot of short cute scenes in this episode... you'll love it...
one part that i found cute that you may not agree with is when he was in kenya sitting in the cafe and eating that flat bread... looked just like a little school boy... haha...

i liked all that stuff in the beginning... the passion>me, coffee sphere, and coffee caviar... good stuff..!

i'm going to guess his favorite moka (coffee maker) is "cour di moka"... heee..!

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watch episode 5 (uploaded by 陈豪吧视频小编)

comments:
coffee food!!! yum!!! i want to try all of it... that duck breast... i want that one... haha... and the chicken too... yea, i love my meat... mmm...

favorite part is when he took the hourglass... looked like he was stealing it, but obviously wasn't... the expressions he made were priceless... too cute... too too too cute... i can watch that scene a trillion +1 times... haha... oh, he's such a goofball...

i like how people stare at him with the "who is this sexy weird dude?" look... it's funny... like that guy who was teaching him about the french press... hehehe...

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watch episode 4 (uploaded by 陈豪吧视频小编)

comments:
i have such bad memory... only watched it once so there's not much to say... hehe...
he's just really cute and funny in this episode...
all the candy, cookies, and cake look so yummy... 3 layered chocolate cake... mmm...
i would like to try that orzo coffee... haha...
and the "TVB exclusive" thing is so cute!!! so sweet...

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watch episode 3 (uploaded by 陈豪吧视频小编)

comments:
finished watching the show a while ago... and still giggle thinking about certain parts of this episode...
like the part when he was sad 'cause he got yelled at and the part when he planted his baby and the part when he told the man in taiwan to use force to sip the coffee... major dork attack..! haha...
i really do love that sad face of his... it's just cute... i don't know how to describe it... and it's funny how TVB did that replay thing in the corner... good job, TVB...
oh and not to forget when he was going to plant his baby, he had a machete in his hand and it looked like a scene from a TVB series... good job again, TVB...
moses told his baby: "daddy is leaving, be good... don't be like that, a lot of people are watching, be good..." haha!!! he kills me...
and then the last part when he drank the flat white and ate his cookie... he looked so lonely... it's probably just me...

the coffee is starting to look like chocolate to me... mmm... chocolate milk... haha...

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watch episode 2 (uploaded by 陈豪吧视频小编)

comments:
i have a hangover from the 紅星會 show... hahaha... it truly is the best mo variety show...
ok it's time to go back to the coffee... he's looking good as usual...
there's just one thing to talk about... his english... sometimes it's just so sexy... and then it becomes extremely dorky... it's the way he says things... sounds so comical... hahaha...
loved when he was playing the piano... too bad the show isn't about him playing instruments... heee!
the cups are so pretty... moses should "design" some and then sell it... i'll totally buy it... to drink tea... hoho...
he's going to africa next..? so excited!!!

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watch episode 1 (uploaded by 陈豪吧视频小编)

comments:
episode 1...
oh my moses!!! it was so good...
i learned a lot... about coffee and about moses...
and he sure does make the coffee look yummy...
[sigh] i want a cup of irish coffee... hehe...

and moses is such a good host... he sounds so smart... the guy knows what he's talking about... and he's so charming!!! and once in a while you get that cute giant BB stuff that makes you go: awww!!! and giggle...
his broken english + usual cuteness makes him 100x cuter... heiheihei...

i'm going to rewatch it now... whee!!!

P.S.
moses always uses this red cup... i'm guessing it's the TVB cup... haha...

updated:

the reason why we love momo so much:



the cutest 37 year old dork...
he does the dumbest things sometimes, but we love him... hehe...
he's adorable!!!

品味咖啡 (coffee confidential) [promotion 2]...

news translation/summary:
talks about bernice... heee..!

pictures:
source: Oriental Daily, Appledaily, Apple Action News, HK Yahoo News - Sing Tao Daily, takungpao.com, on.cc, mingpao.com, wenweipo.com





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more pictures:
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clips:
Scoop

picture comments:
the heart photo is so cute!!!
ummm, those working pants again... haha...!
he lost weight!!! the last time he wore that leather jacket it was about to pop...

clip comments:
all i have to say is sandra ng is awesome!!!
and the giant BB seems to know his wifey very well... haha... duh..!

品味咖啡 (coffee confidential) [Scoop 1/30/08]...

click here to watch (uploaded by 陈豪吧视频小编)

comments:
moses looking sexy in his outfit...
"coffee prince"?!! no no, he's the coffee king... haha... and let's not forget who the coffee queen is... hehehe...
one question: when was this filmed..? before or after CNY..? 'cause he looks really good...
in the middle he made the big fat heart... BB needs to stop reminding us that he's in love because we already know... heee..!
he still wants to open his cafe... i read that rain (bi) is planning to open one too... someone is trying to steal BB's idea... just kidding...
and last thing... moses and his coffee bean eyes... so pretty..!

品味咖啡 (coffee confidential) [promotion 1]...

news translation/summary:
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pictures:
source: wenweipo.com, Oriental Daily, The Sun, on.cc, takungpao.com, Apple Action News



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clips:
Moses Chan TVB Artistes Blog
Scoop

picture comments:
love love love the pea coat... men wearing pea coat=extremely sexy...
ok, the hair is scary... it looks alive... haha!!!
everything about his 飛女正傳 "look" is ok except for the hair...
maybe it would look better if it were black..? ummm... no, i doubt it... hehehe!!!
but we still love moses... no doubt about that...

clip comments:
Scoop:
oh my moses!!! i wonder how he got the "master" to give him the apron... moses and his charm... hehe...
and the whole thing about the "first time"... that was hysterical... moses is so freakin' perverted... but i find that very cute... i'm sorry, but i love everything about him... haha!!!

品味咖啡 (coffee confidential) [news]...

news sites/papers are finally talking about it!!!

pictures:
source: Appledaily, Headline Daily, on.cc




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entnM!

comments:
just a few more days... i can smell the coffee... haha...
why does he always sit like that??? always so model like... sexy..!
the cow likes moses... or maybe it's smelling his shoes and wondering: "is that leather?!!" hahaha!!!
i wonder if that's the cat poop (heheee...) coffee that he mentioned in the E-Buzz interview... ummm...
really looking forward to this show... and of course the new year... i didn't forget... haha...

MO's E-Buzz Interview (9/11/08)...

interview about Moonlight...
he also talks about his coffee show... giant BB loves coffee too much...
and his interviewer is astrid!!!

new nickname for moses: 怕醜草 (mimosa)

update again:

click to download the full high quality version (edited & uploaded by uchino)
uchino took a long time to make it what it is... thank you so much!!!
love ya for always sharing goodies with us... hehe...

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moses is too too too cute... so lovable... especially in high quality videos... haha...
imagine seeing him in reality... i don't even know what will happen... hehe...
that last part when he was imitating astrid was the cutest thing ever... i watched it and went: "awww!!!" and giggled like crazy...



aw man, i love him so much that it's getting a little scary... hoho!!!

品味咖啡 (coffee confidential) [trailers]...

first one i've seen...



click to watch

comments:
when i saw him on that bike i screamed so loud (in my head)... haha!!!
nothing sexier than a guy all dressed up and riding a bike... i'm on cloud nine... seriously, i'm going crazy...

moses in U Magazine Issue 160...

scanned by uchino @ 狂爱TVB
if posted elsewhere please credit uchino...






comments:
awww man... moses probably had to speak a whole lot of english... so freakin' excited!!! i'm so hyper!!!