Maria O Maria

Remember her?
She always played the dumb maid, Maria in HK movies.
Tat was years ago, of cos.
For those of u who rmb,
these comedies were usually aired by TV3.
Those were the days. =)

She was more commonly known as "Fei Ma".
(translation: Fat Mum)
Its no so much of an insult, considering her slightly hefty weight back then.
It was more like a pet name the audiences likes to call her.

SO anyway,
She is now the spokersperson kinda thing for Hong Kong Tourism Board.

She made an appearance in favor of HK in the recent MATTA Fair.
Surprisingly,
she had sooooo many fans. WOw.
She is now into cooking as well.



Back to the main topic.
Had dinner wit her, together wit dad and mum.
It was a more business hingy actually,
but I was invited to join since I was in chage of the HK booth during MATTA Fair. (Yay!)

She is indeed a real friendly person,
and her way of talking was soo interesting (nuthin at all like a 60 yo).
Oh btw, she has two husbands, seven children, and eleven grandchildren.

Sadly,
time was limited as her day was filled wit cooking demonstrations and stuff.
Only one pic was taken. =(


A close up of me n her. XD


Her perspective towards life opened up many possibilities I had never tot of.
Worth noting was how she started out in a poor family,
constantly suffering from hunger and poverty.

Somehow,
when u see successful ppl like this,
u can't help but think,
how life can be so diffcult yet miraculous at times.
How suffering can sometimes lead straight to success,
and how effort is always needed to achieve a better future.

One dinner,
So many thoughts to be pondered upon.

Exoh.