Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin Hot For Life PM Magazine August 2004

Large male children attract attention, is it their special concentration on things that gives them a serious appearance, except for the things hidden you are not able to see. Ekin loves to play and is passionate about water activities. The outward appearance is serious and cool, but inside his heart he is still a passionate big kid.

Ekin loves to play, as everyone knows he is especially passionate about water activities. Regardless of whether in a foreign place or Hong Kong he still has opportunities to go to the ocean side.

"I like water activities, especially in the summer, of course I try to arrange things. Regardless of whether is ride boat, water ski, or maybe dive, I like them all."

Many people think that only in foreign countries can you dive to the ocean floor and see another world, but Ekin however says,

"In fact in Hong Kong can dive the same, especially if ride a boat to go out on the ocean. Then can dive to the ocean floor and see the scenery things most clearly."

Ekin is able to grasp every opportunity to go out on the ocean to have fun. When work is busy maybe in between have two days rest. At home he is unable to go out on the street to take a walk, it is then he goes out on the ocean. But because work is very busy he hasn't too much time to go and have fun. So he says he thirsts to be happy, and that causes him to have motivation in his work.

Although Ekin says that in Hong Kong water activities can satisfy his "going out on the ocean" passion, but in fact there are many places he very much would like to go.

"There are some countries I have never been before. If I have the opportunity I certainly want to experience them. I also want to ride in a helicopter. In documentaries or on the Discovery Channel you can often see islands where life has returned. I want to see these mysterious places."

Apart from this Ekin also very much hopes it will be a year that will allow him to go into outer-space. he wants to look at the earth to see what it looks like, whether or not it is beautiful.

There are people who like to put on a backpack and go traveling. Ekin certainly isn't that type of person. He likes with a group of friends to go and have fun.

"The number of people need not number very many, 6 or 7 already enough. A group of people traveling together has a number of advantages. For example, when you eat can order several more dishes, also can try some other styles of food."

Besides Ekin often chooses to ask friends of the same profession, no matter which place choose all are happy.

" It's like the year before last when I went to Urmuqi to film an advertisement. I worked with some colleagues from my former record company. This time it was like working together with old friends and it caused me to recollect many memories."

Ekin said just because in the last few years his experiences have become a little better this causes him to even more feel the importance of friends and to cherish the opportunities he has to spend time with them.

Ekin loves to have fun, he loves the ocean, but ideally is to have work continue that enjoyment. His role as the Ocean Ambassador for The World Wildlife Fund does just that. He hopes this work will completely reveal the ocean ecology's separate strengths. Another role Ekin would very much like to try is that of a dolphin trainer. Can spend the whole day in the water playing with dolphins, the most ideal type of work. There is one other career that Ekin would like to try. That is to wash the windows of big buildings. When you listen to what he says really not understand why he would want to do this. He explains that there is entertainment in it.

"When you rest up high, you can see all the scenery. Photographs of such scenes are not very good, so the reason is I wish to see 'So that's how it is!'"

Following the last two years, once again hear Ekin's new songs, "he's back" is the writer's first feelings, it is a familiar voice. "Xin Zhao" when it appeared was for fans a long time since they had supported him that heard his voice in a new song.

"This time again record an album and concentrate on it's compilation. The feeling resembles an old film. Once again with Chen Guangrong together make music. At the start of the year Chen Guangrong and Ekin traveled together in Kyoto to appreciate the cherry blossoms, because we were traveling the mood was relaxed and therefore wrote "xin zhao" melody with a brisk rhythm. This song during our travels evolved the melody and the words. Then when we returned home recorded it. This meant felt even more part of the compilation and even more control. There are very many kinds of singers. I know myself am not part of the natural good singer throat kind of singer. Therefore I even more hope to rely on giving full play to the melody to achieve resonance and give everyone a similar feeling."