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Sat, September 10, 2005
Healing Hands III Discussion
Some readers saw my performance on tonight's episode of Healing Hands III (strangely enough almost exactly the same time in both Australia and Hong Kong) and requested that I open a discussion 'forum', so here it is. Feel free to chat away.
Please remember that I'll be away from Hong Kong for several days beginning Sunday. Consequently, there may be fewer updates to the blog until I get back.
Copyright 2005 Gregory Charles Rivers 河國榮. All rights reserved.
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Great Performance, I didn't know that you sing sooooooo well!!!
Posted by: Eileen | Sat, September 10, 2005, 01:32 | Respond to this comment
Your voice is really really great and you can sing VERY WELL! Much better than those co-called "singers" in HK. What a big surprise to all of us!
Thanks for your effort in performing so good in last night's episode as well as in other projects! I like watching your performance on the telly.
Posted by: virus | Sat, September 10, 2005, 03:16 | Respond to this comment
Yeah... it is great to c updates. Just woke up. having a cup of coffee and reading this blog. But the scenery of you sing that "carry on till tomorrow' is still vividly locked in my mind.
virus: totally agree, many people called themselves singers but they have no talent at all. The reason they are famous is because all those promotions and the stage effects, like lighting aggects that makes them look kool.
yeah i love the lyric of that song( just post here incase anyone wants them)
Carry On Till Tomorrow
In younger days, I told myself my life would be my own
And I'd leave the place where sunshine never shone
For my life's too short for waiting when I see the rising sun
Then I know again that I must carry on
Carry on till tomorow, there's no reason to look back
Carry on, carry on, carry on
Beyond the shadows of the clouds and onward to the sky
Carry on till I find the rainbow's end
For my life's too short for waiting when I see the rising sun
Then I know again that I must carry on
Carry on till tomorow, there's no reason to look back
Carry on, carry on, carry on
Drifting on the wings of freedom, leave this stormy day
And we'll ride to tomorrow's golden fields
For my life's too short for waiting when I see the rising sun
Then I know again that I must carry on
Carry on, carry on, carry on
And when the heavy journey's done, I'll rest my weary head
For the world and it's colours will be mine
For my life's too short for waiting when I see the setting sun
Then I know again that I must carry on
Carry on till tomorow, there's no reason to look back
Carry on, carry on, carry on
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Greg, i was wondering, will u able to upload ur version in to this blog so we may download it for personal use. Because i try to download this song in BAIDU, but that person's voice is bit disppointing and i still like ur version better.
Any way cay and have fun in Indo...
Regards Yin
Posted by: yinyin | Sat, September 10, 2005, 07:57 | Respond to this comment
sorry people. I don't have a copy of the recording. if I'd known it was coming on last night, I might have tried to set something up. the song was recorded live on set at the Star Ferry pier (with only one day to learn the song and chords). both scenes were filmed on the same night. it was something of a special experience to be doing this on the pier with the public walking past at random intervals.
something to note (too late now of course): the original key for the song was too low for me to sing loudly enough and we had to strap the guitar to lift the key. because we didn't have any guitar accessories with us (TV's guitar's are almost always pitiful), we ended up using a plastic pen and two plastic pull-n-zip straps to hold the pen in place. it really looked good, something you might expect from a wandering musician.
Posted by: 河國榮 | Sat, September 10, 2005, 08:22 | Respond to this comment
I didn't watch this TVB series since I'm not in HK. But I read that some people praise about your great singing skill on she.com. I'm really curious to hear it :)
anyway, have a nice and safe trip!
Posted by: Jess | Sat, September 10, 2005, 09:44 | Respond to this comment
>>Some readers saw my performance on tonight's episode of Healing Hands III (strangely enough almost exactly the same time in both Australia and Hong Kong)
Mr. Ho
FYI, not only HK & Australia, this episode on DVD released here at the same time already. The rental fee is about HKD13 for one disc with 3 episodes. See! Your boss, Uncle 6th really knows how to take good care of the family entertainment for our overseas Chinese. (LOL) I checked with our DVD vendor that from episode 31 to 36 are temporarily out of stock. So we have to wait 2-3 days before we can see your singing performance in episode 35(?).
Btw, have you packed your bags yet? Excited eh? Will you post us some of your interesting stories via GPRS during your stay in Indonesia?
Here's a list of "things to-do" for your vacation:
1) Switch off from your work
2) Let your hair down
3) Chill out 'n' have gr8, gr8, gr8 FUN
4) LBNL, please don't forget to bring us your souvenir…photos.
Bon Voyage!
Posted by: sapphire | Sat, September 10, 2005, 10:24 | Respond to this comment
Sapphire, GPRS? I'd like to but it depends on the cost. int'l roaming costs an arm and a leg!!!
Posted by: 河國榮 | Sat, September 10, 2005, 12:29 | Respond to this comment
oh kool, sapphire where u from?
Okay, i watch the show via TVBJ channel which cost around 40 dollar AUD a month. For rental it is about $24HKD 3episodes, quite expensive. GPRS, i try to contact my phone to GPRS (SAMSUNG E700) but no matter how i try, it doesnt work.... BLUE T.T
Have a nice and safe Trip!
Cya
YINYIN^_^
Posted by: yinyin | Sat, September 10, 2005, 15:45 | Respond to this comment
hey guys i just did this picture on photoshop qucikly. Im just a beginner at photoshop, please dont laugh.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/1989321/3e5.jpg
Regards;
Yinyin
Posted by: yinyin | Sat, September 10, 2005, 18:55 | Respond to this comment
good song!
Posted by: zoe | Sat, September 10, 2005, 20:11 | Respond to this comment
Hi!
I'm really impressed in your determination to pursue your dream and career in Hong Kong. That "Carry On" song you sang in the Healing Hand II was pretty touching. I was moved.
Posted by: Jane | Sat, September 10, 2005, 21:43 | Respond to this comment
I remember hearing you sing, and I said to my brother "I know that voice....it sounds so familiar. And then the camera panned to the guitar and I was saying "I swear it's gonna be a celeb I know"...and then we saw your hair and at the same time we were like "It's Ho Kwok Wing!". My brother actually woke his wife up to tell her you were on telly singing LOL...she was too tired to get up but the next morning she asked me if I had taped it ;). Brilliant stuff =)
Posted by: Joanne | Sun, September 11, 2005, 01:16 | Respond to this comment
One step closer to Kwok Wing!
Posted by: Arthur Heng | Sun, September 11, 2005, 02:32 | Respond to this comment
Hi! Yin Yin,
>>oh kool, sapphire where u from?
I come from Maple Land. You come from Kangaroo Kingdom eh? …a big hug.
We have Chinese TV channel here as well (Fairchild not TVBJ), but the episodes on TV are not as up-to-date as those on DVD. A handful of Love ( 一屋兩家三姓人) is now being shown on TV. Mr. Ho was among the casting in this episode. Pacino, the piano shop owner and ex-husband of 陳秀珠。
Btw, thanks for watching my online photo album and I saw your photo too. Mr. Ho looked funny in this photo. It’s from the episode“ Chungis Khan”?
Posted by: sapphire | Sun, September 11, 2005, 05:43 | Respond to this comment
it is so weird to hear you people refer to the TVB series by their English names. it's as if you're from another world and time. most of the time, I have no idea which shows you're talking about! "Chungis Khan"???
Posted by: 河國榮 | Sun, September 11, 2005, 06:23 | Respond to this comment
茵茵, I like the montage. where did you get the images from? TV?
Posted by: 河國榮 | Sun, September 11, 2005, 06:35 | Respond to this comment
Sorry Mr. Ho, I think it's Marco Polo in 再生緣。
Of course we have to know the English name of the episode because it's not everyone here knows Chinese. What so weired!
Posted by: sapphire | Sun, September 11, 2005, 07:22 | Respond to this comment
Thanks Greg,
but i dont like the way u look in this photo, it likes odd.This photo is from heaven sword and the dragon sabre which produced in 2000. i could have done better if i have better picture and heaven dvd is the only set of dvd i could find. Probably i go and rent healing hands and make a picture from that. By the way. the photo that u put on the homepage wearing white shirt that is the best photo i seen of you! ^_^
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Saphhire, sorry i suck at geo, where is maple island?
haha, kangeroo island is another name for Australia///
Posted by: yinyin | Sun, September 11, 2005, 08:32 | Respond to this comment
That song was amazing! I'm so impressed!
Saphhire, I like the new names you've used for our countries... I'm from Maple Land too!
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Yin Yin - Maple Land is another name for Canada :)
Have a good weekend everyone! :)
Posted by: Winnie | Sun, September 11, 2005, 12:17 | Respond to this comment
>>This photo is from heaven sword and the dragon sabre which produced in 2000
河生：
"heaven sword and the dragon sabre" 係"倚天屠龍記"呀！今次無一頭霧水啦！
Posted by: Sapphire | Sun, September 11, 2005, 12:36 | Respond to this comment
I've extracted the audio for the singing parts of the episode if anybody wants it. In the first part I cut it off when Paul began talking, but in the second part I didn't cut it off because if I did it would have ended at "I will"...so we've got Henry shouting "Sarah!" while Kwok Wing is singing "carry on...". I don't think...I've broken any kind of copyright laws.
Hope you don't mind me doing this 河先生 ;)
First: http://savefile.com/files.php?fid=4659041
Second:
http://savefile.com/files.php?fid=3713839
I think it expires in 14 days. If anybody wants it after that, will upload again.
Posted by: Joanne | Sun, September 11, 2005, 13:45 | Respond to this comment
Joanne:
thank you so so so much!
I love it.... Thanks you so much!
Love Ya....
Regards Yin^_^
Posted by: yinyin | Sun, September 11, 2005, 13:55 | Respond to this comment
oh, sorry greg, i didnt really answer your question. i have the 倚天屠龍記 dvd set at home, what i did is is play the dvd use PowerDvd and click on save pictures which is one of the funaction located on the below the timeline.
Posted by: yinyin | Sun, September 11, 2005, 14:32 | Respond to this comment
Joanne,
thanks for uploading it :) Mr. Ho is truely a great singer :)
Maybe he's on the plane right now?? =]
Posted by: Jess | Sun, September 11, 2005, 15:19 | Respond to this comment
Sorry people! I am a bit out of the loop. Can someone tell me in which episode of Healing Hands III did Greg appear? Thanks.
Posted by: Corona | Sun, September 11, 2005, 20:40 | Respond to this comment
Joanne, Good job!
Corona, I think episode 35.
For you guys info. except this song, actually Mr. Ho has got another 2 nos. of beautiful songs on MoShow this week. How am I supposed to live without you and when I look at you. And he played piano too.
Except using Ipod and Mobil phone, you can simply play these songs on your computer too. I think this site will be updated by another new stuff by coming Thursday. Please hurry up!
http://moshow.mocasting.com/
Posted by: sapphire | Mon, September 12, 2005, 00:01 | Respond to this comment
非常喜欢看你演的戏。我是住在大陆的一个普通观众，但是真的从小就看你的电视，虽然最近很久没看到有关于的你电视剧播出了，但是一样支持，你是最好的演员。希望你以后能拍更多好看的电视剧或者电影给我们！！
Posted by: kam | Mon, September 12, 2005, 00:23 | Respond to this comment
hey sapphire how do i download them?
I try to play them but they dont work!
Wil u able to teach me how!
Thanks
Posted by: yinyin | Mon, September 12, 2005, 09:23 | Respond to this comment
Yin Yin
Go down to MoShow Recommends:
There are 5 songs there. The first two sung by Mr. Ho.
Click on the “play button” on left-hand side OR
Click on the “r” on right-hand side… then connecting & loading shown on signal bar
The song is after the introduction by a female DJ.
I can play the song on my computer only…unable to download to my hard drive.
P.S. have you got real player on your computer?
Posted by: sapphire | Mon, September 12, 2005, 10:49 | Respond to this comment
T.T
It still did work. Yeah probably the song can only be play by real one coz im at skool when i try to load the songs and the computer dont have real player.
I cannot listen to it at home since i having a very very slow internet connection... So... To bad....
But i very wanna to listen to it...
T.T/////
Not fair....//// i want ADSL....////
Stupid going crazy yin.... dont flood the blog....
Posted by: yinyin | Mon, September 12, 2005, 16:24 | Respond to this comment
Your voice is very nice and sing very great. I'd love to watch your act. Hope to watch as many as episode you act. Have a nice trip! ^o^
Posted by: Ty | Mon, September 12, 2005, 17:27 | Respond to this comment
what's new here? i saw u sing at the healing hand III epi 35. Whao . so cool. your singing is better than other HK famous singers.XDXD keep going mate. Do ur 'BEST'
Posted by: Paul | Mon, September 12, 2005, 20:43 | Respond to this comment
Thanks, I can hear the moshow now!
and Thanks for uploading the clips =)
Posted by: Eileen | Mon, September 12, 2005, 21:56 | Respond to this comment
Yin Yin!
>>I cannot listen to it at home since i having a very very slow internet connection... So... To bad....But i very wanna to listen to it...
Good news 4U! I think I can send you “something” by email. All you have to do just play them with real player. You don’t have to download anything with your slow Internet.
2 files are 73 bytes x 2. I think your email system can handle it eh? Please don’t ask me post “something” here other than comments; I’m afraid Mr. Ho will strangle me.
Let me know if you want me to do so.
Btw, your email address is…( the one attached here is real?)
Posted by: sapphire | Tue, September 13, 2005, 04:14 | Respond to this comment
Dear All,
This is Vivien fro moShow. If you have difficulties downloading the show, please use iTunes and you would be able to search for our show. Also if you would like to listen to it through online streaming, I advise you to download realplayer. If your browser automatcially associate the file with realplayer then the show can be played online.
Please leave us comments so we can improve our programme.
There is still one episode featuring Ho Kwok Wing which would be uploaded this Thursday evening. Stay tuned!
Posted by: Vivien | Tue, September 13, 2005, 04:29 | Respond to this comment
Hey Vivien, for the iTune, what is that? Is that something to do with the mac computer? my computer is window xp. Can the file play by window media player?
Thanks
Regards Yin
Posted by: yinyin | Tue, September 13, 2005, 14:36 | Respond to this comment
Hi,
Actually, if you have realplayer, you can play it on the web. Seems like Win Media Player doesn't automatically play when you go to our site.
itunes is a software for ipod users. But you can also use it even if you don't have ipod. Just go to www.apple.com to download and you can have it sort out all the music on your computer, as well as download and search for the podcast you like. You should be able to search moshow in the cantonese or chinese podcast category.
Thanks!
Posted by: Vivien | Tue, September 13, 2005, 20:50 | Respond to this comment
Thanks Joanne for the captures. Great singing, I'll have to go and rent this episode just to watch Mr Rivers sing! Actually I have heard you sing before during your 'Superman' interview and I was suitably impressed at the time as well.
Haha - all these 'alternative' names for countries... I think all you Kangaroos refer to my country as 'Pommie Island'...
Posted by: Aiwah | Wed, September 14, 2005, 09:01 | Respond to this comment
yeah, i install the real player to my usb drive and took it to school and it works. But still dont have a chance to listen to all of them since my teacher is right next to me. Yeah i will try to download the iTune program next time when i have computing and hopefully i will find a way!
But thank you vivien and Sapphire for helping me!!!
Thanks ^_^
Regards YinYin
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Hey Greg.
It's your 4th day on ur trip, how do u find it? I just fininsh my history assessment, god it is so confusing, all those day when each event occurs and esp. the kokoda track in papua new Guinea, and it is right next to indo, i wish that is not how indo look like right?
How do u find the trip so far? So far so good?
Anyway, enjoy ur trip and i still have to strive through my assessments that are coming up and cant wait for the holiday....
Cya
Regards Yin^+^
Posted by: yinyin | Wed, September 14, 2005, 14:22 | Respond to this comment
Yeah! so glad to see this forum!
After I heard Greg's singing last time, I have been thinking of this song these several days. This song just keep replaying in my mind.
I am desperate to know any Greg's fans can upload it on internet, so other Greg's fans can download it and listen to it.
Greg, if you can see this, why don't you record some songs and put it on your homepage. I really love listening your singing.
When I saw Greg singing on TV, I felt so happy. The reason is that TVB episodes have great influence to people and it's a really good chance to let everybody knows that Greg can sing.
I hope more good chances will approach Greg soon, and his talent can be known by all HK people. I hope people will not just recognize him as a Cantonese-speaking Gwai Lo.
Posted by: Vanesse | Wed, September 14, 2005, 21:00 | Respond to this comment
Greg, you sounds great when you performed "Carry On till tomorrow"..
I also checked out the Mo Show site.
I must says that your did a brilliant job on "How am I Supposed to Live Without You", and "When I Look at You"..
My goodness.., for god's sake, you have such a magnificent talent, but, what a waste..!!
Posted by: Ian Lim | Thu, September 15, 2005, 21:35 | Respond to this comment
THX Joanne!
Hi 鬼佬情歌皇子 (your alias on mo-Show),
I was really moved by your version of "When I look at you"!
Nowadays, HK people begin to appreciate the artists who can SING. Look at the popularity of those singers from the 80's, like 林憶蓮, 草蜢 and 許冠傑.
You dont have to sing new songs. Just like Patrizio Buanne, thou most of his songs are oldies, he's very popular now. So, Greg, why not give it a shot? You might want to use the title like "河國榮出道廿週年紀念精選情歌" for your 1st album, ha ha ^^!
BTW, could you put your singing on your blog? Gees, I wish I could have watched that episode of Healing Hands III......
Posted by: 木子 | Fri, September 16, 2005, 00:50 | Respond to this comment
Wow thanks people for downloading moShow. The new episode is up tonight and it's the last session we have with Greg this time. Please come and support!
Vivien
Posted by: Vivien | Fri, September 16, 2005, 01:36 | Respond to this comment
hi guys.
I'm still here in Indonesia. this is the first time I've had access to the internet since being here and I was surprised to see so many comments here. thank you all very much for the support. it's great.
I'll be back in HK on Monday night; Sept 19. I have some photos to share and a few articles about my stay here in Indonesia which I'll upload to the blog gradually over the coming week or so. I hope you like them.
take care people. I'll chat to you all again soon.
Posted by: 河國榮 | Fri, September 16, 2005, 23:05 | Respond to this comment
Wow!Wow!wow!
So glad to see your reply across the miles. Cutting-edge technology is shrinking our world eh?
Posted by: sapphire | Fri, September 16, 2005, 23:42 | Respond to this comment
wow... the first thing in saturday morning is check the blog.... Yeah Yeah Yeah.... great to see replies.... happy!! ^_^
Cant wait to c the articles and the pics....
Take care....
yeah... Technology....
Posted by: yinyin | Sat, September 17, 2005, 09:34 | Respond to this comment
Ｇｒｅｇ，中秋節快樂！
Posted by: Eileen | Sun, September 18, 2005, 01:54 | Respond to this comment
oh yeah, it is the moon festival today!
happy moon festival and enjoy enjoying moon cake!
regards Yin YIn
Posted by: yinyin | Sun, September 18, 2005, 08:58 | Respond to this comment
I finally had a chance to watch healing hands III (ep#35) on DVD. Glad to see your new challenge as a busker in that episode. Your performance’s so life-like. It’s not surprising that your talent in music has become the focal point for discussion on this forum recently.
Posted by: sapphire | Mon, September 19, 2005, 08:47 | Respond to this comment
haha go Sapphire, that singing was so good... haha even now i still remembers the flow of the scenes. :D
Acting like an idiot!
hey Gregery, have a safe trip back to hk and waiting to c new diary entries.
Cya
Regards YinYin ^_^
Posted by: yinyin | Mon, September 19, 2005, 15:04 | Respond to this comment
saw you on "刑事偵緝檔案" tonight, surprised to have found that you look younger now =P
Posted by: Eileen | Tue, September 20, 2005, 02:17 | Respond to this comment
河生
可否麻煩你告訴我你曾唱過那首 "When I look at you" 誰是原唱人/作者？或是這首歌是私人珍藏作品，從來都沒有在市場上發行出售過？
因我不單只第一次聽這歌，很奇怪地連上網去 Google 找它的資料及問朋友同事，幾個星期來甚麼也找不到。
我自問聽歌都聽得很"濫"，由 Andrea Bocelli, Michael Bolton 到基仔及祖兒；由 Popera 到 Canton Pop，只要好歌，甚麼都聽。但今次竟然毫無頭緒。
可否告訴我？Tnxe6.
Posted by: sapphire | Thu, October 6, 2005, 09:55 | Respond to this comment
Sapphire, the song "When I look at you" is from a Broadway stage musical called "The Scarlet Pimpernel". the song was written by Frank Wildhorn and Nan Knighton. I fell in love with the version sung by Linda Eder.
Posted by: 河國榮 | Sun, October 30, 2005, 11:12 | Respond to this comment
你唱歌好正!
Posted by: donT | Wed, November 16, 2005, 08:23 | Respond to this comment
我終於有機會聽到 Linda Eder 唱的那首 "When I look at you" 的版本啦！因為有個朋友送了她的 CD "Story Book" 給我做聖誕禮物。
我覺得 Linda 的歌路有些和 Sarah Brightman 相近；那位跟 José Carreras 唱 "Amigos Para Siempre" (Friends for life) 的女歌手呢，林子祥有一首舊歌 "友愛長存" 都是改自 "Amigos" 這首很好聽的名曲。
但 Linda Eder 的樣子比 Celine Dion 還要漂亮呢，難怪你 fell in love with Linda's version 啦！哈.........
Posted by: sapphire | Sun, January 1, 2006, 12:11 | Respond to this comment
i really love the song, and i didnt know you were an aussie GOOD GOD! hahaa do you know who sang the song?
Posted by: david mai | Wed, February 22, 2006, 20:11 | Respond to this comment
Hi Greg,
I am glad to see this blog of yours where I can get to understand the life of an actor in HK. I was a big fan of HK drama since younng was very impressed by your determination in the acting career. All the best! Best of all, Your blog is COOL!!! Cheers
Posted by: Jean | Wed, March 29, 2006, 13:22 | Respond to this comment
i read some interviews about you and i realised you are brilliant actor. i think if you have some "golden managers", your talent would be brought into full play!! Dont give up and work hard!! Man!
Posted by: Kenny | Sun, April 30, 2006, 23:46 | Respond to this comment
Hey Greg,
I'm from Vancouver, BC, Canada. Healing Hands III was just aired recently (as you probably know we're a bit behind here) and man, you have a gorgeous voice.
I've always enjoyed watching your stuff, especially your appearances as a hard-nosed police superintendent in the old days...you're da man Greg!
Cheers,
Byran
Posted by: Byran Lee | Thu, November 30, 2006, 13:50 | Respond to this comment