By Ming Lee “Ooh, look! How handsome! I hope some day I can find a prince charming just like him,” said a lovely woman sweetly, showing a newspaper to her closest friend. Who is this mysterious person? Wang Lee-hom (王力宏)? No. Edison Chan? (陳冠希) No. He is Taipei City Mayor Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九). You can disagree with his views on some issues, but you must not deny that his dashing good looks appeal to lots of people. During his visit to Hong Kong in February, people constantly greeted him with “Hi,little brother Ma!” (小馬哥,你好!). How wonderful his charisma is! I’ll bet you would be impressed, too, if you met him some day. Ma Ying-jeou started his tour in Hong Kong on February 11. He immediately extended his hand to the crowd and said, “How do you do? I am Ma Ying-jeou.” His courtesy instantly gave the people a good impression. During his five-day visit, Ma was like a movie star: people on every corner welcomed him and were crazy in love with him. Most people know that Ma likes to take exercise every morning in Taipei. Even though he had many meetings throughout the day, you could still find him jogging every day at dawn – slowly, in front of the burning media spotlight. He waved his hands to those who saw him and called out his name. An old woman in Hong Kong Park said excitedly, “How nice he is, and always smiling. What a wonderful man!” On the second day of his visit, Ma delivered a speech at Hong Kong University, full of humor. When he spoke in Cantonese, laughter and applause filled the hall. On top of that, many college students were absolutely passionate about him, lining up for hours just to hear him speak, and just to take a picture and get an autograph of their idol. Even Hong Kong movie stars like him. Ladies constantly went up to him to shake his hand and give him roses. Ma courteously smiled and nodded his head in thanks. Even on Valentine’s Day he received many admiring gifts. Before he left, Ma took the subway to visit some places like Mongkok (旺角) and Kowloon Tong (九龍塘). His visit ended on February 15, but people’s insatiable appetite continued even after that. Days later, they were still talking about him in the streets and over dinner tables. Surely everyone is waiting for him to come again soon! #Volume 6 Issue 3
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