and the following's frm TNP
Skinny Suns working out...
Stefs been jogging and working out in the gym for up to three
hours a day...
BY CHANG MAY CHOON
Jan 26, 2002
EVERY time Stefanie Sun meets the local press, someone is sure to
ask whether she has lost weight.
The singing dynamo is just so skinny that we worry about her being
blown away by the wind, like a kite.
Yesterday, at a press conference at Fullerton Hotel, it was a fan
who asked the familiar question.
Stefanie, you look like youve lost weight, she said, presenting
a beaming Stefanie a bouquet of flowers and a cake with four other
girls.
That was to celebrate her nomination in the category Favourite
Music Artiste - Singapore in the MTV Asia Awards next
Saturday.
They pleaded: Please take care of yourself or else well be
heartbroken.
Stefanies record label, however, is more concerned about her
stamina, especially since shes set to do a series of concerts in
Singapore and Taiwan from April onwards.
Theyre worried I might faint in the midst of the concert! she
joked, dressed in a flaming red blouse and snug jeans.
But the reality is that shes been training hard with a personal
coach to build up her stamina - jogging and working out in the gym
for up to three hours a day.
She even flexed her tiny muscles to carry the 1kg cake her four
fans bought her.
And gasped: Wow, this is like carrying weights.
Stefanie is 1.58m tall and tips the scales at 40kg, but can be
quite a glutton.
I remember staring in amazement as she munched on mee goreng and
finger food - after wolfing down a heavy lunch - during one
interview last July.
Yesterday, her eyes widened when she was handed a giant bowl of red
olives symbolising good luck - on top of a $168 hongbao - and
promptly popped one into her mouth.
The rest of the press conference was centred on Stefanies new
album, Start, which has sold a whopping 20,000 copies here within a
week of release.
Its a collection of Mandarin and English songs by singers she
admires, like A-mei, Faye Wong, the Beatles and Alanis
Morissette.
Also included is a self-penned English song titled Someone, written
during her days at Nanyang Technological University.
When asked if that someone was her first love, she quickly
refuted with a laugh: No, its not about love.
Instead, its a reflection on life, the impish 23-year-old
added.
Sometimes, people around you let you down, or unintentionally
deceive you. Its just something that Ive realised.
For a moment, her usual sunny smile disappeared, and she lowered
her head.
So I asked if she had had a bad experience.
After a moment of hesitation, she said: Sometimes, friends act in
a certain manner that disappoints you, but thats because you have
expectations.
So now I stick with old pals. Sometimes, they touch you with
little gestures that you never expect.
Maybe someone has hurt her before, but now she can seek solace in
her newfound fame and fans.
In fact, her work schedule is packed all the way to 2004, she
said.
I used to wonder why human beings have to slog so hard, but now I
think, we must work hard while were still young
