Oh, and even though I'm kind of late, I still want to wish Michael and Jamie a Happy 22nd Wedding Anniversary!!! :-)
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Original article published January 14th, 2012
Source: Mingpao Weekly, Issue 2253
Translated by: llwy12
Michael Miu gets reminder from Jamie Chik about 22nd Wedding Anniversary
How many 30 years are there in a lifetime? As one of the HK entertainment industry’s model couples, actor Michael Miu (苗僑偉) and his wife [former actress] Jamie Chik (戚美珍) fell in love back in 1982 while filming the TVB series “You Only Live Twice” 《飛越十八層》-- January 9th marks the 22nd wedding anniversary for this ‘golden’ couple who has remained together through thick and think for the past 30 years [TN: they dated for 8 years before getting married in 1990]. Even though Michael is currently filming in Xiamen [China], he does not have to worry about feeling lonely, as his wife Jamie flew over to visit him on set this week. On their anniversary day, the couple celebrated the occasion by having dinner with the filming crew, with Michael giving Jamie the anniversary gift he had prepared for her -- a bouquet of flowers. This loving couple is truly the envy of those around them!
Every year for the past 22 years, Michael has always given Jamie a bouquet of flowers on their wedding anniversary – though this year was no different in that aspect, Jamie pointed out that there actually was one thing different from previous years: “In the past, every year of our wedding anniversary, we would have a celebratory dinner with a few of our close ‘couple’ friends in HK, however this year, we celebrated with a group of young friends in Xiamen. Actually, Michael is pretty good about remembering our anniversary every year – but even if he were to forget, I would surely ‘remind’ him! Like this year for example – one night, on impulse, I wrote the number ‘22’ on a piece of paper and handed it to him with the intention of ‘reminding’ him about our 22nd wedding anniversary. He took one look at the paper and asked me ‘What?’ – then he turned the paper over, looked at it, and asked me again ‘What?’ When he saw me smiling without answering, he then said: ‘Oh! Hey, I remember – you don’t need to remind me!’ See, Michael never forgets our anniversary!” Asked whether she purposefully flew to Xiamen to celebrate with Michael, Jamie replied: “In HK, I don’t have any work obligations currently and there isn’t anyone to keep me company anyway, so I figured why not go to Xiamen and take care of Michael – plus it’s a way of enjoying life!”
Even though they have already been married for 22 years, Michael and Jamie’s deep affection and love for one another is akin to that of a newlywed couple. Towards this, Jamie expressed that their relationship really isn’t much different from ordinary couples – when they were young, they would argue a lot, but after being together for so long, they grew to understand that the key to a lasting relationship involves mutually accommodating one another, being tolerant and accepting of one another, and also respect: “During our youth, when we were dating, we worked together and we also managed a business together. Now our kids [TN: daughter Phoebe is 20 and son Murphy is 18] are all grown up and continuing their schooling abroad, so all that’s left is the two of us to keep each other company. We rely on each other mutually, as we will be accompanying each other on the long road ahead and into the future.”
In their 30 years together, Michael and Jamie have never run out of things to talk about. Towards this, Jamie smiled and expressed that because she and Michael talk about everything under the sun -- even pointless, silly things – they never have to worry about growing distant from each other: “Some married couples who’ve been together for a long time end up running out of things to say to each other – after all, being together for so many years, you’ve pretty much said everything you want to say – so it’s no surprise that the relationship eventually grows distant. But Michael and I are different in that we talk about everything, even unimportant silly things – even with things like TV series and movies, we could go on and on about it! Actually, I feel that this helps to enliven and enhance our relationship as a married couple.”
Currently, Michael is rushing to complete his work in the Mainland and it is anticipated that filming will wrap prior to Chinese New Year. After that, the couple has plans for a trip to the U.S. and Canada to visit their children and will return to HK after the CNY holiday.
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Chinese version:
戚美珍兩個二字提醒 苗僑偉結婚周年指定動作
人生有幾多個三十年呢？被視為圈中模範夫妻的三哥苗僑偉跟三嫂戚美珍，在八二年拍電視劇《飛越十八層》定情，由拍拖至今共處三十載，周一（九日）是二人結婚廿二周年，正身處廈門拍劇的三哥，當然不愁寂寞，因為三嫂早已飛到當地探班；當晚他們與工作人員食飯慶祝結婚周年紀念，席間三哥特別為三嫂準備一束鮮花，二人恩愛如昔，羨煞旁人。
原來廿二年來，苗僑偉都會在結婚周年向三嫂送上鮮花，不過戚美珍指今年有別於以往，「因為往年我們會在香港約幾對好朋友一起食飯慶祝，今年在廈門同一班後生仔女吃飯。其實每年三哥都會記得這個重要日子，就算不記得，我也會給他暗示，好像今年，我有晚突然在紙上寫了兩個二字給他，提他廿二周年，他看了一看，反問我『做咩？』翻轉張紙看看之後又問我『做咩？』我笑笑口沒有答他，他就話『唓！我記得呀，使乜提我喎！』所以三哥不會忘記慶祝結婚周年。」問到三嫂今次是否專誠到廈門陪三哥過結婚周年？她說：「我在香港沒有工作在身，我不陪他，我都沒有人陪，不如到廈門照顧他，這也是生活樂趣。」
不知不覺已踏入結婚廿二周年，但三哥三嫂感情儼如新婚夫婦，對此三嫂認為他們相處，跟一般情人一樣，後生時會多些拗撬，但相處久了，明白相處之道在於互相遷就、互相包容及尊重，「後生我們拍拖時一起工作，一起做生意，現時小朋友都長大出外讀書，剩下他陪我，我陪他，我倆互相依賴，將來大家伴隨的日子還有很久。」
從沒有隔膜
三十年來他們無所不談，三嫂笑稱無厘頭的話題，令他們沒有隔膜，「有些夫妻相處太久會沒有話題，對得太多年要講的都講完，所以漸生隔膜，但我跟三哥就比較無厘頭，東南西北什麼都講，連電視劇、電影都講一餐，這樣其實可以點綴夫妻間感情。」現時三哥正在趕戲，預計農曆年前煞科，之後他們會到美加探望子女，過年後才返港。
Thank you so much for the article! Made part of my day!
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