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Hello nEbOians!
It’s the holiday season! As we embark on the last months of the year, orange brings you exciting
gossips, flashbacks and little tips on how to end the year with a bang!
This issue, we met up with one of the most prolific male singers in Singapore’s music scene, Derrick Hoh.
Read on to find out what he will be up to during this festive season, and his upcoming plans. Better
yet? Start flipping because Derrick reveals to us 3 fun facts about himself which just might take
everyone by surprise!
2014 has seen the birth of many trends. With selfies being one of the most used words nowadays,
we naturally just had to do a quick recap of the best selfies of the year! We also have a fair share of
awesome movies, and movie watchers have been spoiled with blockbusters after blockbusters this
year that have left them gasping for air. Were you too busy to catch these flicks during the year?
Deepanraj A C Ganesan
It’s also the time of the year to get scrambling about to find your loved ones the perfect gift this
Christmas. Santa Claus may be generous but the same cannot be said about the pricing of gifts,
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Merry Christmas and a happy new year!
With lots of love,
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The orange team
Deepanraj A C Ganesan
Emilia Tan Kening
Shanjayan S/O Muniappa
Pooja Rana
Sara Koh Cui Fang
Simpson Jordon Anthony Jerome
Emilia Tan Kening
Shanjayan S/O Muniappan
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Top Moments of 2014!
by Shanjayan S/O Muniappan and Pooja Rana
2014 has been a blast! With very exciting movies all year round, and the very epic selfies that never seem
to end, we recap our favourite moments of the year!
We selected the top selfies (or wefies - A photo taken in
the same fashion as a selfie, but with 2 or more people making it a “WE-fie) that we like the most!
Our favourite selfie of the year! NTUC Secretary-General
Mr Lim Swee Say, pulled all 12 EXCEL winners of the
Spirit of Youth Awards 2014 for a selfie right on the stage!
That was indeed an award winning moment to remember
for all of us!
Photo Credit: NTUC Care & Share Department
Ellen DeGeneres basically kicked started the selfie trend when she got a few celebrities to come together to take
the famous selfie at 2014 Oscars. Samsung marketer Maurice Levy even says it is worth up to US$1billion because
of its massive sharing on social media!
How Will You Be Spending Your Time
During The Holiday Season?
W Name: Arwa Ezzuddin Age: 21
School: Republic Polytechnic
I plan to go to India to visit my relatives whom I haven’t seen in
over 5 years. Also, I will be playing the role of a babysitter to my
niece who would be arriving from the States during the holidays.
W Dibashini Yen Age: 20
School: Millenia Institue
I will be going for a cruise with
family and then probably do some
part time job in my free time.
W Kane Raynard Goh Age: 20
School: Republic Polytechnic
I would like to visit places that
I have never visited before like
Hong Kong or Australia. I love to
travel because it allows me to see
different parts of the world and get
exposed to different experiences.
2014 seems to be a year of action movies! With the constant stream of
movies that made us go “WE WANT TO WATCH THAT!” We shortlisted our
top 2 favourites!
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Our favourite actors and actresses all gathered onto the big screen at the same time –
Jennifer Lawrence, Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy and Fan Bing Bing. The cast were just
one of many reasons why the movie was the best of the year, but for us, Days of Future
Past was certainly the best in the series of X-Men.
S Anup Shrestha Age: 18
School: Nanyang Polytechnic
I am going to head to the movies, and
play football like every day! I will be
going for a cruise with family, and then
probably get some part time job in my
free time.
S Kulvin Kaur Age: 19
School: Republic Polytechnic
I will be spending my time catching up on my hobbies, such as
volunteering at the SPCA. I am looking forward to spending time
with the animals.
Wolverine is fantastic as usual, but we exceptionally love the brilliant performances of
McAvoy and Lawrence, both playing characters who are full of pain and emotional hurt.
We have always known Professor X as a wise and nurturing leader, and to see Charles, the
younger days of Professor X, as a confused young chap seems to draw us deeper into the
movie. We also love the seemingly 3-sided triangle between Charles Xavier, Erik Lehnsherr
and Raven Darkhölme.
Photo Credit: 20th Century Fox
Transformers:
Trans
sf
Age of Extinction
Th 4thh instalment
The
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of the blockbuster franchise is officially our favourite. No Megan Fox, no Shia
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eo
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u and no Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, but replacing them are Mark Wahlberg, Nicola
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and a rather new faces in the Hollywood scene, Jack Reynor.
We have to admit that the storyline is rather cliché, with the father-daughter issues
W
that ended with a happy ending, but there were many hilarious moments, especially
between Stanley Tucci and China actress Li Bing Bing. We also love the action
scenes between all the transformers, especially with the return of our all-time
favourite villain Megatron. Not forgetting Dinobots - Grimlock and his other Dinobot
counterparts, making their first appearance in the movie and is certainly what most fans
c
of the franchise would be looking out for.
Wh
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All I Want Is Derrick Hoh
Deepanraj A C Ganesan and Emilia Tan Kening
Beyoncé, Shakira, Pitbull and Singapore’s very own Derrick Hoh. Believe it or not, four of these superstars share
something in common - they have made a name for themselves by belting out hits in not one but two languages.
Derrick Hoh, better known as 何維健 (He Weijian), caught the eyes of the public when he first auditioned for Project
SuperStar 2005, a nationwide singing talent search competition organised by Mediacorp.
His good looks and singing chops earned recognition from not only the judges but also loyal and supportive fans who
setup his very own fan club called the Derrick Hoh International Fan Club. From then on, it was the road to success
and fame for the prolific singer.
Having established himself in the Mandopop market, Derrick sprung a pleasant surprise in 2012. He released his
debut English-language single, “Forever”, which proved to be a sweet entry into the international music scene as he
successfully became the first Singaporean to hit the No. 1 spot on the iTunes Singles Chart.
Off his latest English EP release titled “All I Want” included collaborations with Shakira’s producer as well as writers
who have penned numerous hits for Christina Aguilera, Derrick dazzled his fans yet again.
Derrick took time off to chat with nEbO’s writers, Deepanraj Ganesan
n and
Emilia Tan, on how he celebrates his holidays despite his busy schedule
dule
and reminisces on how he spent his holidays when he was still a student.
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Look out for exclusive ‘about-me’ facts from the mandopop star that
perhaps even the most fanatic fan of his would not be aware of.
With your busy schedule, how do
you take time off to have fun and
celebrate Christmas and New
Year?
I do take time off. I think
everyone needs to relax at
some point. Even when
w
I
have to perform during
u
uring
the holiday season,, I
am in fact just having
n
ng
fun and sharing joyy
with the crowd I’m
performing for.
How different
does the
holiday
season feel
to you now
as opposed to
how it was when
n
you were a student?
It used to be a time when you spend it
with your closest people. Now that I have
to spend it away from home most of the
time, it has become more about keeping
in touch with my closest ones and
having a good time with the good people
around me at the same time.
As a student, what did you do
during the holidays?
I used to work during some of
myy holid
holidays. There was once
I worked
workke all summer to save
enough
enoug
gh to enrol myself into
a mus
music
sic course, only to be
served
serve
d a notice that I had to
get a la
laptop for my tertiary
education.
edu
ca
I spent everything
on that
th laptop, and never got
to take
ta up that course.
To you, what is the
id
ideal way to spend
a holiday?
To experience life
away from home,
experience
e
different
cultures, not just
cu
visit places as
a a
e
eally
tourist but to really
experience life like
o
ou
a local when you
att with
visit. Doing that
u love
the people you
o the
just adds on to
experience.
If you have a choice, what are top
3 holiday destinations that you will
want to go to?
Iceland, Silicon Valley and North Korea.
Are there any plans to release
a single/album for the holiday
season i.e. Christmas Covers?
That is not a bad idea! But I think a
dance single for the Chinese New Year
might be much more interesting!
W know that you have recently
We
re
release an English EP – All I Want.
W
What was the inspiration to release
a
an English EP?
I wanted to try something new,
experiment a little and see where we
e
can go from there. It has turned out to
c
be a great learning experience for me
b
musically!
m
H
How
different is the English song
industry from the Chinese one? Is
in
it harder to make it in the English
In
Industry?
It depends on how you define ‘making it’
I guess. I am happy enough when people
come to me and leave a message saying
c
th
that they love my songs. The great result
w
we have achieved for this EP is a huge
b
bonus for me and my team. At the end of
th
the day, it’s just about making songs that
p
people enjoy, no matter which language I
u
use to put my tunes across.
What are your future
plans as an artiste?
I hope I can get back to
completing my mandarin
album really soon. It’s been
a long time coming and
I can’t wait to introduce
more new songs to my
fans.
For teenagers
aspiring to make it in
the Music Industry,
what advice would
you give them?
It’s a time when any
budding musician
can make their songss
known through the free
e a
ee
and
nd
effective social media,
a, so
o
if you are procrastinating
t g
ting
about showing your own
o
e to
music, there’s no time
o
waste. You only live once
– it’s about time you
put it out there.
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- Jackson Low, 25
Management
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through two auditions. I occasionally
perform at events. I got into top 8
SAFRA PK challenge 2011 and top 10
for The Ultimate Voice 2013.
- Astrid Wong, 22
Nanyang Technological University
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