With Jacky’s concert ending next month (final stop in HK on May 23rd), there will inevitably be fewer opportunities to read news about Jacky – I know that I will definitely miss ‘following’ all the updates about his concert shows (I feel as though I’ve traveled with Jacky all around the world this past year and a half..LOL)! Therefore, might as well enjoy these articles while they last!
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Jacky Cheung ½ Century Concert – Chengdu stop: Jacky recalls his love story with wife May Lo
Article published April 11th, 2012
Source: Chengdu News
Translated by: llwy12
Picture credit as listed
“From the moment I had that ‘electrifying’ feeling, I knew that we would be together.” These are the same words that both Jacky Cheung (張學友) and May Lo (羅美薇) coincidentally happened to say when giving separate interviews to reporters. Sometimes, that’s the way love is – a chance encounter that turns into love at first sight.
On May 4th, Jacky Cheung will be returning to Chengdu [China] to serenade audiences with one signature love song after another – it will be as though he is recounting his own romantic love story with his wife May Lo for his many fans.
Jacky states: “Years ago, there were many times when, with tears in her eyes, May would try to persuade me to quit drinking – she would even buy all sorts of special teas and candies to help me kick the habit, but unfortunately none of it worked. Every time I got drunk, she would prepare tea for me, put a warm towel on my forehead, clean up the vomit in the bathroom….at that time, not only would I not be moved by her actions, sometimes I would even act like a lunatic, holding a wine bottle in one hand and waving erratically at her with the other hand, telling her to get out!”
He continues: “Back then, aside from my own family, there was only one other person who cared so much about my well-being -- that person was May Lo.” At that time, out of desperation, May told Jacky that she was breaking up with him in the hopes of ‘provoking’ him into getting out of his rut and back onto his feet, however this caused his mood to become worse – seeing Jacky in this condition was painful for May and her heart ached for him. She had one of their mutual friends bring him a message: if he would resolve to quit drinking, then she would return to his side. These words were like a light at the end of a dark tunnel for Jacky and from that moment on, he was determined to quit drinking. In October of 1988, May returned to Jacky’s side.
Jacky recounts: “In order to properly handle marriage and family relationships for a lifetime, there are so many things that one must learn.” Nowadays, Jacky always puts his family ahead of all else – in fact, he has even considered sacrificing his own career and interests for his family. Jacky states: “I feel that up to this point, as a husband I would give myself a 60 and as a father I would give myself only a 70 [out of 100]; therefore, I decided to put my family at the center of my life [to continue working on being a good husband and father] – if anyone tried to interfere with these plans, I wouldn’t have any second thoughts about leaving the entertainment industry.”
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Chinese version:
张学友来蓉讲爱的故事
2012-04-11 05:49四川新闻网-成都商报
成都商报讯（记者 任宏伟）“从那刻有触电的感觉开始，我就知道我们会一起。”这是张学友和罗美薇在接受采访时不约而同谈到的一句话。有时候，爱情就是这样不期而遇，一见钟情。在5月4日的晚上，张学友这位好男人将在成体中心深情演唱一首首动人情歌，就像给蓉城歌迷讲述自己和妻子罗美薇的浪漫故事一般。
张学友说，“好多次，罗美薇泪眼模糊地劝我戒酒，甚至买来各种戒酒茶、戒酒糖果，但都无效。每次喝醉了，罗美薇总是泡茶、敷热毛巾、清理卫生间里的呕吐物……可我不仅不感动，有时还会像疯子一样，一手拿着酒瓶，一手挥舞着让她滚蛋。”
张学友说，“当时除了自己的亲人，还有一个人关心着我，那就是罗美薇。”当初宣布分手，也许不过是个“激将法”，想刺激他积极进取，谁知张学友却越发消沉，罗美薇看在眼里，痛在心头。她只好委托好友传话给张学友：如果他下决心戒酒，她会考虑回到他的身边。听到此话，张学友恍若在黑暗中见到曙光，一口答应坚决戒酒。1988年10月，罗美薇回到了张学友身边。
张学友说，“一生一世处理好家庭与婚姻关系，不知要学多少东西。”张学友永远把家庭放在第一位，甚至想到为家人牺牲自己的事业与兴趣。张学友对外宣称“我觉得到目前为止，做罗美薇的老公，我只能打60分，做爸爸能打70分，所以我决定将重心放在家庭，假如再有人干扰我的计划，我会义无反顾地退出演艺圈。”
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aw, jacky was so lucky to have such a supportive and understanding gf (now wife), and may was well rewarded for her loyalty cos jacky is also a great catch.
ReplyDeletethis is off topic but i remember reading about how tony leung chiu wai used to go out on drinking benders back in the early 90s as well. no wonder he and jacky became such good pals. they must've been drinking buddies.
@bebeC: Exactly -- goes to show that true love can conquer all! Both Jacky and May are definitely lucky to have found each other!
ReplyDeleteIt's likely that Tony and Jacky could have been drinking buddies at one point because they've known each other for a long time, since back in the 80s (through their mutual friend Anita Mui)....but in terms of timeline, if they were drinking buddies, it most likely occured in the 80s, since Jacky stopped drinking after 1989...