Remark Became Kinda Denunciation - "Do You Know Who I Am?" Makes Waves

Now, I hardly write about people; much less anyone in the local scene.

However, this “cross-over” TV artiste, who’d also sang, was seen getting considerable attention of both media and public. In the space of a few weeks, Rui En managed to hit the news twice, at least.

With a bit of WittyCulus insight, it appeared that her misgivings — to use a polite word — could have been divined. If one considers “the writing was on the wall” (see meaning of this idiom here), then it would seem to have somehow foretold recent events. How uncanny!

Here’s the possible explanation…

“RBKD” is the name of the artiste’s fan club. An acronym derived from Chinese pinyin (see screengrab), which itself is a play on an idiom — she’d replaced the “锐” character with her signature — that means “unstoppable”. Sure sounds neat for the ambitious and come-as-I-may person.

And so that 4-letter acronym adorns her fan page. That’s the “writing” I mentioned earlier. These letters kinda suggest what could have been coming up for her: the car park accident and Star Awards upset.

That is if you take them seriously, as spelled out below:

*Find out who threw the shade at her in this event report posted on the fan site.

(RBKDs were first shared on Facebook when inspiration came knocking… you can read the post over here.)

In case you are living under a shell, her now-infamous line “Do you know who I am?” was uttered after the accident. The affected party had tried to stop her from apparently leaving the scene — it turned out her intentions were misunderstood — before she said it.

Strong words, those were! Quite possibly said with a wrong tone while she was flustered. But inspiring enough to be woven into a song – I teased about it in this FB post earlier.

Yes, I wrote a parody of a Chinese song with it, as WittyCulus inspiration is unstoppable when it hits. “RBKD” is in there too, in Chinese (see line with **), but with a twist 🙂

So, I’m dedicating these lyrics to the star and her loyal fans. They speak of Rui En’s ill-fortune and subsequent change of heart to emerge stronger as a more matured person. Can’t ask for more, really!

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Wow, that sure was a lot of Chinese words. I think I’m improving with each challenge I’d taken to compose in this second language. What would my secondary school Chinese teacher think now if she sees this? I think I should be moved at least one notch up from a B4 grade 🙂

“下一个永远” is sung by Jeff Chang, better known as the Prince of Chinese ballads: 情歌王子 － 张信哲. It’s from his 27th album of the same name.

The piano and strings are just mesmerizing in this song — just watch and listen to this Youtube video: