Zaobao weekly - 2014 Personality of the Year They may not be famous people in the limelight, But yet each in their chosen work field give out their own light and heat and leave behind beautiful imprints in 2014 There is a Western proverb “The devil is in the details”, which means that it is in the details which spell success These six personalities selected by Zaobao Now are chosen especially for their insightful analysis and acute observation, taking care of the whole situation, yet not leaving out the smallest details to ensure success for their endeavours They are : Two relatively unknown “amateur archaeologists” brothers Raymond Goh and Charles Goh who started to find old tombs to return back history. In this rapidly growing city of ours, they search for old tombs and uncover lost history. They also bring people to cemeteries to search for their roots and let the light shine once more upon the hidden tombs in the forest, bringing history back to life Artist Ong Keng Seng who revamped the Singapore Arts Festival to reach out to a wider audience. His 12 chosen pieces of international art pieces attracted widespread discussion Chef Julien Royer from Swissotel Stamford Jaan restaurant for his passon in the culinary arts and for winning multiple culinary awards, and let foreigners look at Singapore food scene Photographer Sim Chi Yin. Originally an ST correspondent based in Bejing, she give up journalism for photography, and use her passion for the lens to reflect Chinese mainstream society in China. In July this year She became the only Asian photographer to join the Internationally renowned VII Photo Agency. In Oct she was selected by Her World magazine as this year Young Woman Achiever Christopher Lee Meng Soon for beig the first non-Taiwanese to win the Best Actor Award in the 49th Golden Bell Awards. His win means that the top awards coming from Taiwan for the Cinema, Music and TV all have been won by our local artistes, and mean that here we do have internationally recognized acting talents. JJ Lin for winning the 25th Golden Melody Awards for best mandarin male singer. He also won two local awards from the Singapore Lyrics Association for best singer for the 6th consecutive time and best song lyrics composer for the 4th time
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 00:29:06 +0000
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