Everyone's greatest holiday nightmare happened to the actor during his recent trip to Bali: he was robbed and his handphone was stolen. Fortunately, Desmond himself is safe, and he urged his friends and followers (via this post which was shared using his friend’s phone) to let him know if they happen to “receive any unusual messages” from his old number. Poor guy.

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Our inner Marie Kondo would be appalled at the thought of finding something from the early noughties in the house, but hey, when it’s a cover of you and your then-two-year-old son, you can bet that it sparks a lot of joy.

P.S. Biren aged really well, didn’t she?

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According to the actress, her friend needed three tries before getting the answer right. And it looks like her colleagues are confused too: while some think she’s the one in the top left corner, others are saying she's at the top right instead, which is where we’re placing our bets as well. What do you think?

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Here’s another throwback pic. According to the hunkle, his mentor sent him this screenshot from an old drama (he asked his followers to guess which show it is, and we’re pretty sure it’s Return of the Condor Heroes, which aired in 1998 and not 1997 like Geping said), which prompted him to do a bit of self-reflecting. P/S: That's former Ch 8 actor Liang Weidong in the background. 

“It was a very challenging character to portray physically & mentally. I spent so much time doing research, to enrich the character. If I have a chance to do it again, will do it in a very different perspective. Ha, am also at the right age for this character now (sic),” he wrote. 

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Here’s one more old photo, but this time, there’s a clear reason behind why it was shared. On Friday, the Bruneian hunk posted this major #throwback pic of himself and his wife Lin Liying from 24 years ago. In his caption, he shared that while they have been through so much together, one of his biggest regrets is not having a proper wedding ceremony and he really wants to make up for it.

Now, he finally has his chance. Not only will they be having a wedding ceremony, but they will be documenting the entire process with their very own reality show, 21 Days Before the Wedding. 

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Earlier this week, the famously adventurous actor began an epic motorcycle journey from Singapore to Laos, which will cover 7,000km over 23 days. He’s been giving little updates along the way during his stopovers, the most recent of which was in Nakhon Sawan, Thailand, about a third of the way to his final destination.

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Awww, doesn’t Momo look utterly excited to be a big brother? Kewei, whose second child is due in June, showed off her baby bump during a recent family staycation.

“I think I’m definitely bigger than I was for my 1st pregnancy, at #23weeks! (sic)” she wrote, adding that the baby’s “kicks are getting stronger and more frequent each day”. The singer also said that while she did not have any stretch marks when she was expecting Momo, they have started to appear around her belly button and the thinning skin has started to hurt. “My legs are also littered with scratch scars from extremely dry skin, been spamming oils and creams nightly to ease the itch! Would welcome any advice!”

Yikes. Having a bun in the oven is tough. We hope Kewei managed to get the help she needs.

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The Hongkong Heavenly King’s mum passed away early last month at the age of 90, and she was laid to rest on March 4. On March 5, the usually fiercely private singer-actor shared a sweet photo of himself and his mum on Instagram, along with a lengthy caption thanking his friends, relatives, staff, and the media for their love, help, and support during this heartbreaking time.

“From today, my mother will live in my heart and continue to watch me live and work hard,” he declared.

Rest in peace, Aaron’s mum.

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On Thursday, Rainie Yang, Michelle Chen, Ariel Lin, and Joe Cheng found time to have a “rare gathering” (as Rainie put it), where they ate and talked all afternoon. However, what netizens — including G.E.M — seemed to love the most was the reunion between Yuan Xiang Qin and Jiang Zhi Shu, Ariel’s and Joe’s respective characters in classic Taiwanese drama It Started with a Kiss.

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The veteran actress’ grandma broke a few bones after suffering a bad fall (yikes), but don’t worry, she is fine now.

Despite suffering from kidney, lung, and heart issues, Lingling’s grandma bravely decided to go ahead with a high-risk operation. Thankfully, everything went well and she is back on her feet and trying to walk by herself again. No wonder Lingling called her grandma a “role model”. We think the word “warrior” is also appropriate.

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The former Project SuperStar finalist recently managed to lose 4kg and 4.4 per cent of her body fat in just a month and a half. How did she do it? Unfortunately, there are no shortcuts, only the good old-fashioned way of eating clean, eating healthy, and exercising. 

Although Candyce admitted that she is still far from her goal of looking lean and fit, she's very proud of her progress, and reminded everybody that change takes time. Jiayou, Candyce! Must show off your new hot bod, okay?

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The perks of having the reformed — or not? — bad boy as your dad. After holding her very own art exhibition (this kid is certainly going places), little Alaia’s parents brought her to Disneyland for her birthday.

As it turns out, Donnie Yen and his family were also at the art exhibition and Disneyland, where they checked out the brand new Star Wars theme park. What makes it extra cool is that Donnie is actually part of Star Wars lore, having starred in Rogue One.

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Who knew that even an established model like Sheila, 35, would feel that her body is not good enough. 

“As a child, as a teenager, as [a] young adult, I’ve always felt insecure [about] myself, my body, my worth,” she wrote, adding that modelling could have possibly worsened her insecurities as her physical features were “always under such tough scrutiny”.

She even admitted to eating only one green apple a day during her first two weeks of modelling, but stopped after she passed out. After that, she began working out obsessively and at her lightest, the 1.74m-tall star weighed only 47kg. “I was literally skin and bones. Still, [I] felt insufficient and less than good enough.”

Thankfully, she is much happier with herself now, even with “more wrinkles, less energy and more pigments”. “I acknowledge my flaws and accept them as part of me. I’ve learnt to be compassionate not only to those around me, but especially towards me.”

Hopefully Sheila’s message will inspire anyone who needed to hear it.

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