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Chinese billionaire hires porn star Rola Misaki Japanese porn star Takizawa Rola (Rola Misaki) and the mystery businessman (Picture: Getty) Pretty Woman never got paid this much. A rich businessman has reportedly offered a porn star £5million to be ‘exclusive’ to him for the next 15 years, in a move that would have made Richard Gere’s eyes water in the hit 90s movie. We could only remember Edward (Gere) offering Vivian (Julia Roberts) a shopping spree and a couple of thousand dollars (and, of course, his love) but one incognito Chinese millionaire has gone a step further. The porn star in question is 22-year-old Rola Misaki – also known as Takizawa Rola – who is half Russian and half Japanese. Japanese porn star Rola Misaki (Picture: CEN) The pair have recently attended events together in the Chinese capital Beijing, with the man wearing a mask to hide his identity according to reports in the China Record and the Tokyo Reporter. She won’t be seen in films anytime soon (Picture: CEN) The announcement hasn’t gone down well with her fans, who will be sad to see her go. ‘Nooo! She can’t leave us like this,’ said GuangY, one of her 4.8million followers on Sina Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter. Mai86 added: ‘She’s one of the best, a natural. I can’t believe she’s gone off with this man.’ Misaki made her debut in the adult video industry in 2012 with the Prestige Label. And although not finding many fans in Japan she has become a hit in China. Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2015/05/15/businessman-offers-porn-star-5million-to-be-exclusive-to-him-for-15-years-5198964/#ixzz3aSACV2hq

Maybe its good for local tourism? or floodgate to overcrowding? SINGAPORE: From next month, the validity of the Multiple Journey Visas (MJVs) issued to nationals from the People’s Republic of China can be extended up to a maximum of 10 years. In a press release on Friday (May 15), the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said the same facility will also be extended to their spouse and children below the age of 21, if the main applicant is eligible. Chinese nationals with a valid MJV need not apply for a visa each time they visit Singapore. The move will provide greater convenience for Chinese nationals, especially business travellers, who travel often to Singapore, said ICA. The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) welcomed the move and said this will make it easier for tourists from China to visit Singapore, and enhance STB's efforts to increase visitor arrival and tourism spending. Eligible applicants will also be able to use the automated immigration clearance at Singapore’s checkpoints, said ICA, adding that more details will be announced at a later date. - CNA/fs

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/general-election-alan-mak-holds-havant-for-tories-1-6732424 http://www.straitstimes.com/news/world/europe/story/britains-election-first-ethnic-chinese-mp-elected-parliament-20150508 "first ethnic Chinese person to be elected to the House of Commons" congrats Alan lol... portsmouth of all places... i dont remember many chinese there...

From CNA: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/eco...1195857/1/.html Chinese tourists are world's biggest spenders By Yvonne Chan | Posted: 17 April 2012 2248 hrs SINGAPORE: Chinese tourists came out tops again as the world's biggest tax free shoppers in 2011. And they continue to represent the fastest growing group in tax free spending globally, according to the latest intelligence data by financial services company Global Blue. Chinese tourists are welcomed in stores around the world as they generate the biggest tax-free shopping sales globally. Last year, they chalked up more than S$3 billion in tax free shopping transactions. Chinese tourists also represented the highest growth in tax free spending globally year-to-date at 57 per cent, followed by Switzerland with 37 per cent and Taiwan with 34 per cent. Each Chinese shopper's tax-free average spend amounted to more than S$1,341 per person, which is much higher than their Japanese (S$877) and Russian (S$594) counterparts. Singapore also turned out to be their top destination for buying luxury watches and jewellery, with each spending an average of S$8,757 in Singapore, compared to S$7,221 in Italy and S$3,127 in Germany. But that's not all that China tourists spend on. Ravi Thakran, group president of South and Southeast Asia & Middle East at LVMH, said: "The largest business for us in Singapore is the duty free shoppers. We had a PRC customer buying a single bottle of a 62-year-old Dalmore st Claire for S$250,000. This is the highest price paid for a single bottle of whiskey anywhere in the world in a duty free environment. And I'm told that those guys wanted to have their glasses and drink it too. That's the PRC customer for you. Often, we have these customers in our stores and they are certainly now making the highest transaction value per person." Despite the weak economic data and a possible move by the Chinese government to lower import taxes on luxury goods, experts say the spending power of the Chinese shopper remains resilient. Manelik Sfez, vice president of Global Marketing at Global Blue SA, said: "All brands will be able to handle a lower growth base of Chinese travelers because that is the problem today, it's growing so fast. There's so much more people every day to serve so if it were a bit lesser, that wouldn't be a problem. He added: "Their average spending is growing and if they remain at the same level, that would still be more than okay for most brands. I think the emotional drive of traveling abroad and the social positioning that it provides will remain extremely powerful." The Russians used to be the top global spenders but have since been outpaced by the Chinese and this trend is likely to continue, given the rapid population growth and rising affluence in China. Going forward, experts say the top shopping destinations for China citizens will be Singapore, Hong Kong, London and Paris. - CNA/fa

HONG KONG (AFP) - Hong Kong's leader said on Tuesday that the government is looking to restrict the number of Chinese tourists entering the city, following a public backlash over the influx of mainland visitors. The announcement came after a leading travel body said official figures showed the volume of mainland visitors over the Lunar New Year period fell for the first time in almost 20 years - attributing the trend to the frosty reception they receive. "We will continue to speak with Chinese authorities about whether or not there is space to tighten the (visitor) scheme to be able to control the natural trend of increasing mainland visitors in Hong Kong," the city's leader Leung Chun Ying said. Leung said the growing number of Chinese visitors has "put pressure on the everyday life of Hong Kong residents". Residents from 49 Chinese cities can currently apply for a multi-entry travel permit to visit Hong Kong. Leung said that scheme would not be expanded and that he would raise the issue at the next meeting of the National People's Congress - China's parliament - at the beginning of March. Hong Kongers have grown increasingly angry at the number of Chinese traders who travel to Hong Kong's border towns to stock up on everything from iPads to milk powder. Protests against the traders have led to violent clashes over recent weekends, with police using pepper spray. The semi-autonomous southern city of seven million people is also a favourite shopping destination for wealthy mainland visitors eager to stock up on Western luxury brands. Mass democracy protests at the end of last year also showed building anti-China sentiment, with tens of thousands protesting against Beijing's restrictions on the vote for Hong Kong's next leader. Negative sentiment has already led to a drop in visitors over the Chinese New Year according to Hong Kong's Travel Industry Council (TIC), which said it was the first decline in 20 years. Numbers fell 1.09 per cent to 842,124 for a six-day period, compared to the same period last year, immigration department figures show. "I think the string of protests is one reason... the news reports about these kinds of activities certainly upsets their mood for travelling to Hong Kong," TIC executive director Joseph Tung told AFP. He called the drop "alarming" and said Chinese visitors were travelling to other destinations which were more welcoming. But democratic lawmaker Kwok Ka Ki said further curbs were needed. He said an increased number of mainland visitors had "severely hampered" the city's transpiration system and it was harder for people to shop for daily necessities as stores focused on the needs of mainland tourists. "If Hong Kong is unable to accommodate the requests or to change the policy a bit to alleviate the grievances, this could easily turn into more violent incidents like in the past few weeks," Kwok said. - See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/east-asia/story/hong-kong-mulls-restrictions-chinese-tourists-following-public-backlash-20#xtor=CS1-10

Blessed Lunar New Year to everybody in this year of the lamb. Have you ever noticed, that the chinese word for righteousness - 義 - is a lamb over a person? Why is this so? Why did the chinese written language, invented approximately 4,500 years ago and said to be the first written language in the world, use these pictures to symbolize righteousness? From my view, since I am a believer, I agree with the explanations given by this person in the following video. Video on Chinese Word - 義 - Righteousness Even more interesting is the explanation for the word - 福. Video on Chinese word - 福 - Blessings Well, this is just my sharing on the first Sunday of March, in 2015. Go do your own research and come to your own conclusions. Peace.

CNY is coming, bound to see more woman wearing cheongsam. But i have a question, why are chinese no longer wearing the hanfu which is the original han chinese clothing instead of "non chinese cheongsam" which originate from the manchus. http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B1%89%E6%9C%8D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-M1rZAYMM0 Directed by Yasmin Ahmad. Dunno if we should hack this with words of the son asking his mom to go stay in JB. Damn! This clip is too good to hack. I would feel guilty.

think Taiwan and Japan have this practice every year... which Chinese character (汉字) can represent Singapore 2014? some that i can think of.... 漲 inflation - everything also go up, despite oil prices plunge 罚 fine - stiffer fines imposed, to motorists and to oppositions 騙 scam - 2 biggest scam sagas in YY and Jover 挤 crowded - crowded in MRT, crowded in shopping malls, crowded everywhere can anyone think of a positive word instead?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSraR9AEF6o

A lot of crazy people around. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-28641008

is this legal?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/chinese-couples-rush-to-get-pregnant-before-dreaded-year-of-the-sheep/2014/05/08/e9f4adbc-d529-11e3-8a78-8fe50322a72c_story.html wah will next year's baby gifts offset this?

And he proudly shares it on facebook... https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=555315377912494&id=266048183505883

First of all, who will donate?!? Second, would you dare to take the sperm of the donor who used this machine? [laugh]

10 Old School Chinese Songs Singaporean Will Continue to Sing In 2014 For The Hidden Meaning 1. 那些年 by 胡夏 ( trying to be young song ) This song bring Singaporean back to their University, JC or Secondary life. Singaporean sing this to remind them of that “someone” whom they wish to “jio” ( woo ) by “cannot jio until” (not possible to woo due to various reasons ) Best Lyrics: 那天晚上满天星星 That night, when the sky was full of stars 平行时空下的约定 In parallel time and space, we made a promise 再一次相遇我会紧紧抱着你 If we meet again, I’ll hug you tightly 紧紧抱着你 Hug you tightly 2. 新不了情 by 蕭敬騰 ( trying to impress song ) One of the most challenging song for Singaporean male to impress his ideal girl in KTV. Singaporean male who is able to sing this with applause at the end of the song should really consider to stop studying/career and pursued a singing career Best Lyrics: 回忆过去 Reviewing the past 痛苦的相思忘不了 The painful memories are unforgettable 为何你还来 Why do you come then 拨动我心跳 To make my heart race 3. 祝我生日快樂 by 溫嵐 ( Pre – birthday breakup song ) One of the most popular song for Singaporean teenager girl who just suffer from a break up with her boyfriend. So Singaporean guy, if you happen to be in this KTV room with this girl, don’t put up too much hope on her. She is still living in her past Best Lyrics: 一個人坐在空盪包廂裡面 Sitting alone within an empty booth 手機　讓它休息一夜 My cellphone, I will let it rest for the night 難　像切割切掉回憶的畫面 It’s hard, like cutting until the edges of my memory drop away 眼淚不能流過十二點 The tears can’t keep going past 12 o’clock 4. 我不配 by 周杰倫 ( Not good enough song ) All Singaporean be it male, female or in – between will definitely sing Jay Chou songs when they go for their KTV session. One of the most familiar and popular song will be this. Not worthy to the opposite sex happen all the time, Best Lyrics: Oh 這感覺已經不對 Oh this feeling isn’t right anymore 我最後才了解 It wasn’t until afterwards that I finally understood 一頁頁不忍翻閱的情結妳好累 While flipping through unbearable pages realizing how tired you were 妳莫背為我掉過幾次淚多憔悴 Burdened, you cried yourself dry because of me so many times 而我心碎妳受罪 And I was heart broken that you endured so much 妳的美 我不配 I’m not worthy of your beauty 5. 我可以 by 蔡旻佑 ( Can be done song ) Before this post become a “Emo” (Emotional) post. There many other “happy” songs that you will hear a Singaporean sings in KTV. Most of the time this fellow is already in a relationship which make “us” really really sad. Best Lyrics: 我可以 陪你去看星星 I can take you to see the stars 不用再多說明 There’s no need to say more. 我就要和你在一起 I only want to be with you 我不想 又再一次和你分離 I don’t want to be apart from you once again 我多麼想每一次的美麗 All the good things I’m thinking everytime 是因為你 are all about you 6. 擦肩而過 by 李聖傑 ( Gotten friend – zone song ) One of the most familiar friend zone songs your Singaporean guy friend will select to sing. Best Lyrics: 他 不 会 是 个 好 男 人 He’s not a good man 也 不 会 是 个 好 情 人 and is not a good lover either 你 对 我 说 You told me 我 们 只 是 擦 肩 而 过 We are just had a brief encounter 好 的 男 人 有 那 么 多 There are so many good men out there 少 了 他 的 日 子 也 能 过 without him, life will still go on 7. 專屬天使 by Tank ( going to ask for steady song ) Most of the time this song is being requested from the Singaporean girls in the KTV room. Not really appreciating the male vocalist but be able to see Wu Zhu in the MV. Best Lyrics: 沒有誰能取代妳在我心上 There is no one who can take you away from my side 擁有一個專屬天使 my very own, my angel 我哪裡還需要別的願望 there is nothing else that I desire 要不是妳出現　Without your appearance 我一定還在沉睡　I would still be asleep 絕望的以為 convinced that 生命只有黑夜 this life is full of darkness 8. 暫時的男朋友 by 嚴爵 ( Deeply in love song ) Any Singaporean male who has select this to sing, most probability he already got himself “Gong Tao” (black magic) by the girl. He is allowing himself to be into friend – zone category and continuing to take care of that girl as a rebound Best Lyrics: 我願意當妳的籃板球 I am willing to be your rebound 當一個暫時的男朋友 Be your temporary boyfriend 只要妳需要我陪妳過 If only you need me to help you through 不怕別人怎麼看怎麼說我 this I don’t care how others see or talk about me 不讓妳有一秒鐘寂寞 Not letting you have a second of loneliness 我要填滿妳的現在不排除 今後 I want to fill your today onwards 9 . 當我知道你們相愛 by 何維健 ( just realise crush got into relationship ) Okay readers cheer up this Singaporean who select this song to sing in KTV. He or She has been Friend – Zone just get to know it. Most likely this person had just saw his/her crush status change from single into “relationship”. No. 10 song I hope you can use it to cheer yourself up in KTV. Best Lyrics: 当我知道你们相爱 When I realise you two are in love 有了开始有了未来 With a start and a future 在我心里放不下的也该释怀 Those feeling i can’t let out 收拾好把它掩埋 Pack it up and bury it 10. 沒那麼簡單 by 黃小琥 ( Move forward song ) A move on song which can sung by any relationship problem conditional Best Lyrics: 相爱没有那么容易 it’s not that simple to fall in love 每个人有他的脾气 everyone has their temper 过了爱作梦的年纪 I am past the age of being a dreamer 轰轰烈烈不如平静 excitement is not as good as tranquility 幸福没有那么容易 Happiness is not that simple 才会特别让人着迷 that’s also why it’s that fascinating

think he abit Kept on wanting to board the double decker bus, in the end damaged the wiper too...and stop another car beside the bus despite being pulled by 2 good samaritans to the side... Too many people nowadays liao...will SBS Transit ask him to pay for damages? https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=638142909590913&set=vb.289564517782089&type=2&theater

Source: http://therealsingapore.com/content/video-dear-trs-prcs-are-now-trying-steal-cars-singapore I used brackets (PRC?) in the topic because this is not confirmed, and writer shouldn't have jumped to conclusions. Also, I am wondering why the car alarm did not trigger if someone is trying to pry open the door?

Fifth Season Tangra Chinese from Kolkata – A true fusion of India, China and Tibet. Indian Chinese cuisine was born in Tangra, located on the east of Kolkata, the only China Town in India. The Chinese of Kolkata were best known for mainly leather shoe manufacturers, beauty parlor owners and dentists. Thousands of Hakka Chinese focused their business mainly in leather tanneries at Tangra. Hardworking and ambitious, they would not spare any field, so, why food? Influenced by local culture and taste, they opened restaurants for Bengalis by spicing the bland sauces with hot fresh green chillies. As Bengalis love to eat and explore anything new, they found a new and addictive taste with a perfect balance of hot, sweet and sourness in the dishes. With this identity the Indian Chinese food spread to almost all street corners in Kolkata. Within a short span of time it spread to the whole of India with its regional influence of food habits. The green chillies in Kolkata’s chilli chicken might have got replaced by dry red chilli in Delhi’s chilli chicken, but the Indian Chinese food fever did not spare any Indian from great grandson to great grandfather. You may find Indians not knowing about many regionally popular Indian dishes but you cannot find an Indian not knowing about Hakka Chowmein, Chilli Chicken and Gobi Manchurian. Indian Chinese food transformed into a complete cuisine when thousands of Tibetans migrated to India and added delicacies like thukpa (spicy noodle soup) and momos (special dumpling) which is also the winner of the title ‘Best dish of the year 2009′ by Fifth Season at the Singapore Food Festival 2009. This unique fusion of flavors of India, China and Tibet is brought to you in Singapore by Fifth Season, located within 1 minute of Little India MRT. Unlike the four seasons, which come and go, Fifth Season remains open throughout the year with the same love and passion to serve the best of Indian Chinese cuisine. Deepali Ray is Founder & director of Fifth Season Tangra Chinese. Deepali Ray is a qualified Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant and Masters in Commerce from India who has served various multinationals and Government entities in India as well as in Singapore in her long career. After serving an IT Industry for almost 7 years in Singapore she realized that this true love fusion food would probably be her best contribution to Singapore’s multi ethnic culture. She named her restaurant ‘Fifth Season- Tangra Chinese’ which means a season of love throughout the year serving this true fusion of India, China & Tibet from West Bengal in India, demonstrating that love does not care boundaries. Fifth Season Launches Its New Website With Online Order. Fifth Season Tangra Chinese restaurant launches a fresh new website. Now you can make an advance order online for take away and home delivery. Advance features for Menu & product display and an advance slide show ,with online table booking application as well as a integrated Facebook fan page. A site which is fully compatible with all leading browsers and mobile phone. Fifth Season 3rd Party Home Delivery Services Home Delivery service is brought to you in association with Roomservice and Hungrygowhere food Delivery. For home delivery near central area (no desserts) please call Roomservice @ 65360065 Or Visit RoomService For home delivery island wide (includes desserts) please call HungryGoWhere @ 63522622 Or Visit HungryGoWhere Lunch : 11:30 AM - 03:00 PM Dinner : 06:30 PM - 10:30 PM Fifth Season Address: 28 Race Course Road Singapore 218550 Phone: 62934842 Mobile: 91557645 Website: www.fifthseason.com.sg

To all the MCF bros who are still single here, listen up!! The only word(s) I remember from his rant is "f-*-c-k-e-d-u-p".

Chinese auto giant Wanxiang wins Fisker bid By Katie Fehrenbacher Summary: Chinese auto parts giant Wanxiang has won a bid for electric car maker Fisker for $149 million, and a judge has approved it. Will they restart production of the Karma and make the Atlantic soon? A Delaware judge approved the sale of bankrupt electric car maker Fisker and its assets to Chinese auto parts giant Wanxiang, according to local reports on Tuesday. Wanxiang, which also bought up bankrupt battery maker A123 Systems in late 2012, won the bid over Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li’s company Hybrid Technology, and the auction occurred over the end of last week. As Quartz put it, the auction had “pitted two Chinese billionaires against one another: Wanxiang’s Lu Guanqiu vs. Hong Kong telecoms titan Richard Li.” Wanxiang bid $149 million for Fisker, which is substantially larger than some earlier prices that had been offered, but just a fraction of Fisker’s valuation at one time. Lu’s advantages were that Wanxiang owns A123 — which made the batteries for Fisker’s Karma car — and also that he appeared to be willing to bail out unsecured creditors. Ray Lane’s Fisker Karma Wanxiang has said if it wins the bid it can soon restart production on Fisker’s first electric car, the Karma, and it can start providing parts and services for current Karmas on the roads. It will also resume development of the second car, the Atlantic. Only about 2,000 Karmas were sold before Fisker stopped production. Wanxiang’s U.S. division, based in Elgin, Illinois, has 6,000 workers in the U.S. and $2.5 billion in annual revenue. The Chinese company has a total of $13 billion in revenue and 45,000 employees across the world. The head of Wanxiang America, Pin Li, called cleantech “the new frontier for civilization,” in an interview with me a couple years ago. The company is involved in all types of clean technology, from electric cars, to solar, to wind farms, to batteries. Wanxiang has also invested $420 million into GreatPoint Energy, a company based in Cambridge, Mass. that converts coal into cleaner-burning natural gas. At the time that deal was described by the Wall Street Journal as “the largest ever by a Chinese corporation into a venture-capital-funded U.S. company.” Wanxiang also invested in another struggling company electric car company Smith Electric Vehicles. As with Wanxiang’s deal with A123, controversy will follow the realization that a Chinese conglomerate will likely be taking over an electric car maker that got substantial funding from the U.S. government. But as I reported yesterday, there’s money coming from Asia for some of these hard to fund cleantech innovations. Is the world ready for more Karmas? The car received weak reviews and the brand has been tarnished substantially. But clearly there’s been high demand for Tesla and its cars, so if a revived Fisker can overcome its past problems, it could find a market for its cars.

Coffee shop operator Kelvin Ling of 128 Choices Eating House at Toa Payoh Lorong 1 will keep his eateries open over the festive period to attract people who will be visiting their relatives nearby. Chinese New Year is typically a time for shop owners and their staff to rest, but some businesses will remain open as they see this as a perfect opportunity to reap profits. Supermarket chains, coffee shops and even foodcourts have chosen to stay open in recent years, with many citing increases in daily takings of up to 30 per cent, compared with an average day. Even 12 out of the 18 malls along the Orchard Road shopping belt will remain open this year, said the Orchard Road Business Association (Orba). They include Ion Orchard, Orchard Central, Paragon, Wisma Atria and The Centrepoint. Coffee shop operator Kelvin Ling, 35, said he noted a 50 per cent increase in patronage over the Chinese New Year holiday period last year at his two coffee shops. He runs 128 Choices Eating House at Toa Payoh Lorong 1 and HG 106 Food Place at Hougang Avenue 1. Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/more-shops-staying-open-over-festive-chinese-new-year-period-20140131

Very warm and nice greeting.

Hi mcfers Can anyone recommend me some of the shop that sell grocery from China..... I need a lot of Chinese ( from China ) ingredient for some cooking...... thanks if anyone can share, prefer with address.TIA