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Contributed By: Tud Translated By: C Monster Maggie Siu: Boyfriend's Influence Some Deep Soul Searching Maggie Siu's indifferent and carefree spirit which makes her stand apart from the hustle and bustle of daily living is admired by a lot of folks. She has commented directly that it's not something she does intentionally or even thought to give people that kind of impression. "Actually, on a subconscious level, I've always had this feeling of being lost. Sometimes, to the point that I feel I'm wandering aimlessly not sure of what I want or desire." She was 18 years old when she came into the acting business. Her main goal for life was to concentrate and do the best she can in her work. Besides work, she rarely cared about the other things happening in the outside world. "If something big happened in the community, I would know. But I wouldn't understand or know much about the details. My comprehension on the complexities of important social issues are not that high. Gradually, this unawareness cuts me off from the rest of society." "There has been a lot of my friends who have warned me about this. While I think unlocking these doors of ignorance is important, if the time doesn't come, whatever people say doesn't matter." The reporter agree with her point of view. Also, a person's life goes through many various phases. Each phase, there are different needs to be satisfied. So long as whatever you do won't hurt anyone and you can go on living happily ever after, isn't that good enough! The Maggie today is ready for new challenges. She found out she has changed. �I start to care about the society. I hope to know more, no matter if it is about the government or the society.� �Before I have no interest in the Olympic but at least now I know who are the gold mentalists and know more about the sports through the shows. All of these things are very fresh to me.� Maggie admits that she doesn�t know much. Her old VCR, she only knows two control keys. She doesn�t know the functions but through her determination and hard work, she studies all the functions of every possible control keys. Reporter asked, "Is there a reason for this change?" She said, "I believe that besides my need to know more has increased, Ekin has had some influence on me. For example when it comes to computers, he started out not knowing anything to becoming an expert on them. I admire him for his patience, intelligence and this thirst for knowledge. To see him so intent and involved naturally raised my own curiosity to learn what the fuss was all about that and what it's attraction was." Knowing her determination and stubbornness, it's easy to assume that while she might still have a long way to go before becoming an expert, she now knows enough to understand how to use it effectively and efficiently. From ignorance to knowledge, she has come a long way. Maggie Siu has said that once she considers a someone a true friend, her attitude and way of thinking might be influenced by that person. However, she has very high standards when it comes to selecting friends. "There are only a few who I think of as my confidants. And out of these good buddies, only Sheren Teng is in this business. Our thinking are similar. A lot of times we share the same views. Therefore, we understand each other even better." Recently, they were talking about their careers and had initially thought about going into business together. But it was determined that this did not mean that neither of them were going to give up their acting careers. On the contrary, they are even more committed to acting than ever. "Because an actor's life is very narrow. There's very little opportunity to meet people outside the business to know the real world and understand what's actually happening in the world at large. Besides going out on the street and observe the environment intently, there's no other way to get in touch with society." "However, if we can open a business that draws people together, during the process we can see more and understand more. Eventually, this firsthand contact would help us a lot in our acting." She and Sheren and talked about going in the eating business, because Hong Kongers love to eat and they do too. "But eating doesn't have to be abalone or shark fin's soup. Even if it's just a piece of oven-hot bread spread with a dab of butter, that can be a delicious delicacy. Besides not everyone is in search of things extraordinary. As long as it is healthy and nutritious, plainness has it's value." Only those who can find others who share and admire similar views would see the rest of the journey in life paved with flowers and not with weeds and the heart would know about the mystery to happiness. "But the business plan won't happen anytime soon. Probably in two years or so!" by: Siu Ka Wei

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