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08/12/2005
Michelle Yip Suen: Lady with GUTS
Anyone who knows me well enough knows that I am a big fan of TVB shows. And I no longer spend time ogling men instead of appreciating the value and quality of the show. I spend a lot of time admiring the actors and actresses too. Being creative in nature, I like anything that’s beautiful…and to me, Michelle Yip is beautiful.
It’s got more to do with her style, her behavior and character…rather than just her looks alone. Michelle Yip Suen is her full name. She was born on Valentine’s Day (something I’ve stopped celebrating since college days…strange, isn’t it?). Michelle Yip was born in China (don’t know where) in 1980. That makes her about 7 years younger than me. Michelle Yip Suen cart wheeled into the HK entertainment circle when she won the coveted Miss Chinese International title. There were other more conventionally more beautiful women contesting at that time and her win was a surprise for almost everyone. She had a smile that won hearts and eyes that electrified. She won because she was smart and outwitted others. Her smile is genuine and her speech clear and concise. Her personality is fun-loving, cute and kind.
And THAT won her the title.
After entering the HK entertainment business, she’s improved a whole lot. I remember first seeing her act in her first TVB series….to say the least, I was disgusted. I thought to myself, “Heck, isn’t the singing industry already bad enough? Now, they have terribly actresses who look half good on camera who can’t act even if you had a knife to their throats” But through the years, Michelle Yip challenged opinions like mine and have developed and thrived as a budding actress.
Today, she is quite formidable in her portrayals as different characters in series and movies. Currently (2005) she released her new series with Patrick Tse and also a new movie with Leon Lai.
This 5’5” actress, Michelle Yip is from a broken marriage. I guess you could say that her independence changed my view of her. Her parents divorced when she was very young. She neither lived her mom or her dad. She was raised by a relative in China and she was independent most of the time. This is not a sad story she cooked up to win hearts over. As I can see from her personality and character (I don’t know her personally, but I read a lot, remember that and I am extremely resourceful on the Internet with videos and published articles), because of her childhood, she’s learnt how to survive the entertainment industry. Even when others called her ‘power house’ (cause she was thought to be constantly on a prowl for men), she didn’t respond and persisted with her career. Even when people say she can’t act, she did her best to change their minds. Through many difficulties (even today), she forges on with her career.
Michelle Yip is not afraid to make changes in her life. When she thought that TVB wasn’t giving her much credit for her work and that they did not appreciate her talents, Michelle made a very controversial decision – she left TVB, leaving behind her good friends (three of them being Rain Lau, Raymond Lam and Myolie Wu) and decided to create another career for herself.
While many others satback and wait for the axe to fall or wait for TVB to change their minds, Michelle Yip took it in her stride and changed direction. She’s not one to wait for things to happen – she MADE things happen.
So, today, she’s got a contract with ATV and also have started entering the BIG screen instead of the small screen.
To me, Michelle Yip is a go-getter. A very different kind of actress who is proactive and very energetic. I have seen videos of her sick with eye problems, fever, sorethroat and even an ankle injury…and yet she persisted with her work.
Discipline and dedication is the very core of Michelle Yip. And I have to say that I admire her…but not because she’s beautiful (she is…but) but because she’s gutsy!
Note: this is just a personal opinion, nobody has to agree with me and everyone have their own favorites.
marsha
www.marshamaung.com
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YES I AGREE SHE IS A GO GETTER BUT ALSO AN OBVIOUS GOLD DIGGER. ALOT KNOW HER PERSONALLY BIT FROM WHAT I SEE, SHE LOOKS FAKE AND FULL OF HERSELF. I'M SORRY, YOU'VE BEEN FOOLED. YOU SOUND NAIVE, HOW OLD ARE YOU? YOU STILL SOUND LIKE A CHILD LOOKING THRU ROSEY PEACH GLASSES. OPEN YOUR EYES, PPL ON SCREEN HAVE TO PROJECT A PERSONA. MANY ARE NOT WHAT THEY APPEAR TO BE. THEY ARE "ACTORS"
Posted by: LILY | 25/03/2006
YES I AGREE SHE IS A GO GETTER BUT ALSO AN OBVIOUS GOLD DIGGER. ALOT KNOW HER PERSONALLY BIT FROM WHAT I SEE, SHE LOOKS FAKE AND FULL OF HERSELF. I'M SORRY, YOU'VE BEEN FOOLED. YOU SOUND NAIVE, HOW OLD ARE YOU? YOU STILL SOUND LIKE A CHILD LOOKING THRU ROSEY PEACH GLASSES. OPEN YOUR EYES, PPL ON SCREEN HAVE TO PROJECT A PERSONA. MANY ARE NOT WHAT THEY APPEAR TO BE. THEY ARE "ACTORS"
Posted by: LILY | 25/03/2006
I DIDT MEAN TO POST TWICE
Posted by: LILY | 25/03/2006
i mess up in the previous post. i wanted to add is that i knew ppl who knew her back in Dewey HS and they all think that she was conceited and "choon" (translated as inch) and yes she was a go getter, ass kisser back then. i believe there's some truth to it since these were first hand sources. yes i do agree that she probably has the 'gutsy' quality that you admired her and the drive to be successful. but i'm afraid she would do anything to get to the top including sleeping with old men. To keep you informed, she has recently hooked up with an old rich dude. now i don't think she's with him for his companionship and vice versa. i'll leave that to your imagination. i feel the need to post this long message because i just want to set you straight.
Posted by: lily | 25/03/2006
Despite of numerous rumours of Michelle being popular for her gold digger attitude and sleeping around with men, I still admire her very much, not only her beauty, personality but her determination and perseverance to succeed in whatever she wants in life.
Posted by: Gucci | 02/08/2006
So what if she is a gold digger and sleeps around with men? I don't give a hood and will continue to admire and support her!!!
Posted by: 12345 | 21/08/2006
thu huynh email diep tuyen goi hinh
Posted by: thuhuynh | 31/08/2006
I Love Diep Tuyen
Posted by: tracy | 29/10/2006
whoa, Lily!!! You've really got it bad about Michelle Ye. You're entitled to your own opinion and I cant stop you from hating her. But at the same time, you can't go around calling her fans stupid. That's childish.
although it was probably meant as an insult, I take it as a compliment that you asked me how old I am! I am older than you think, let's just put it that way.
on how she wants to live her life, it's her business and that's for her to decide. if she wants to create a good future for herself, then it's prerogative, lily. you don't call people names and hate them just because their method is different from yours.
while i am not going to use her method of achieving success as a template for my future decisions, i do admire her spirit and the way her mind works.
and that's that, I say.
Posted by: marsha | 12/02/2007
I don't really care about her personal life but I love her shows. I can't stop dreaming about the smiles and the way she looks. All of the emotions that she displayed in the shows must stand for something within her. I don't know, something about her moves me.
But given that, I am not so sure I would marry her if I had a chance b/c I'll spend sleepless nights worrying. I guess my talents are nothing if any compare to hers.
Posted by: Bad Dude | 26/01/2008