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令自己開心，似乎是宣萱與生俱來的特長。
宣萱的一顰一笑，令筆者憶起當年粵語長片紅極一時的女星 – 林鳳；永遠都是一副簡簡單單、開開心心的模樣，說起話來快快趣趣兼且表情多多，不期然把人深深的迷住。
「我其實唔覺得自己樣靚，屬於 OK 啦，但我反而覺得自己個樣有性格。」宣萱一邊咬手上的大塊朱古力曲奇餅，一邊輕輕鬆鬆地說。宣萱其實亦十分佩服自己 – 食極都唔怕肥！此言非虛，尤其在娛樂圈工作，最是

數哩！宣萱似乎對食情有獨鍾，幾乎可以放進嘴裏吃的食物，都能令她產生興趣！ ]

除了饞嘴外，宣萱更是個健談的甜姐兒。「我的伴侶必須做到少說話，多思想；他千萬不可跟我爭住說話 … … 」宣萱笑眯眯說。誠如她所說，自出道以來，她都是走運的；而她亦已找到了上述那種特性的男士。在她心目中，他思想成熟，人又淡定，而且又不會跟她爭幵說話，對她呵護備至。宣萱很珍惜身邊的一切，但若問到佢對愛情的看法，她覺得一切隨緣，合則來，不合則分，最好不要拖泥帶水。
幸運史多籮籮細數自己幸運史，宣萱如數家珍。但她亦是一個識時務的人，絕對不會恃寵生嬌，反而懂得跟別人交往。「我相信自己他日都會是個好媽媽，因為我很幸運，有一對識教仔女的父母；好媽媽除了要供給仔女基本條件外，一定不能寵壞自己的孩子，否則就不是好媽媽。」宣萱放下手上的曲奇，侃侃而談。筆者立時見到從未如此正經過的宣萱。
「就以我媽媽為例，她對我很好，但她從不寵我。我想要的東西，她亦會供給，但她會以她的一套方法提供。當年父母送我去英國讀書，我很感激，但出發前聲明，我去到那邊就要認真讀書，如果留班的話，他們就不會替我再付學費！我覺得這個 deal 很合理！
「讀完書之後，我跟父母說想要一部車，父母答應付首期，我自己則要找工作繼續供款，日後就算因沒錢付而給人拖走，他們也不負責！這個 deal 我也十分贊成。」
筆者聽過宣萱此番話後，委實覺得她和她的父母都是幸運兒，可不是嗎？你敬我一尺，我敬你一丈。今時今日，子女永遠是父母寵愛的對象，而子女於是就越來越過分，追索不盡。
宣萱個性率真，在圈中應不乏知心友。「娛樂圈的確很難找知己好友，我有時就是衰多口，可能講者冇心，但聽者有意，於是乎得罪左人都唔知；但我真的一世夠運，終於都給我找到一些！」宣萱喜孜孜地說。「妳知嗎？我的強項就是逗人開心，即使是處於陌生環境對住陌生人，我也有本事搞氣氛！」
宣萱不承認自己是女強人，她認為陳方安生才配稱，因為她夠淡定，臨危不亂又唔會騰雞。另一位她心目中的女強人就是她的偶像蕭芳，宣萱覺得她有魄力又肯學，永遠都唔會 give up ，所以很欣賞她。
後記 : 跟宣萱做得成這次的訪問，筆者亦覺很幸運。因為只是在很短促的時間約她，但她還是爽快的答應了。訪問是分開幾個環節進行，但宣萱一直都表現得非常合作而專業，對攝影師的要求，盡量做到最好，實在值得一讚。
二月中，宣萱隨同無線一班工作人員及十多位歌手，參予溫哥華中僑互相會二十五周年籌款演出。宣萱對筆者表示，她是第一次以歌手身份演出，算是一個新的開始，日後她亦會唱多點好歌給她的知音者。據筆者觀乎宣萱當晚的表現，在新人中可謂挺好的了；再拍合「撈家」良的演出，更能看到他倆演出的默契。
早在宣萱未踏足娛樂圈前，她曾替一隻朱古力賣廣告，當年筆者看幵廣告片中的她，經已歎為觀止；鏡頭內的宣萱，一舉手一投足，盡顯新時代女性瀟洒魅力，加上她獨有的佻皮本色，令人留下深刻印象。
撰文：施然

"Thank you Mom and Dad for not Spoiling Me"

Always staying cheerful and happy is what Jessica does best!
(This article is told from the perspective of the writer/author)
*** Jessica's smile and gestures remind the writer of a very famous actress of the 60s, Lam Fang- always a simple, cheerful demeanour, speaking very quickly and yet full of expressions, captivating their audience deeply.
*** "Actually, I don't consider myself "pretty," I guess I am "ok" looking. But I do think that my look has "character," Jessica speaks in her usual, carefree manner while munching on a big chocolate cookie. Jessica is quite content with her body- she can eat as much as she wants and not gain any weight! Jessica is indeed lucky that she can eat all she wants and not gain weight, especially in show business where appearence is so important. Jessica loves to eat; almost anything she can fit into her mouth she likes.
*** Jessica is a very talkative, "sweet" girl. "My companion/boyfriend must be the non-talkative, quiet type. He needs to be a thinker instead of a talker. He absolutely can't out-talk me..." Jessica smiles sweetly when speaking about her boyfriend. Jessica has been pretty lucky since she joined show business. Besides finding success as an actress, she has also found her ideal boyfriend. To Jessica, her boyfriend is mature, quiet, stable, and he doesn't out-talk her. Her boyfriend is very caring toward her. Jessica values their relationship greatly. But when asked about her outlook on relationships, she feels it is best to let things happen themselves; if the couple are compatible then they should be together, if the couple aren't compatible then they shouldn't drag on the relationship.
*** Jessica is not a spoiled person, on the contrary she is very good about getting along with people. Jessica has great "people" skills. "I believe I will be a good mother someday because I was lucky to have parents who know how to discipline their children...Besides providing her children with basic necessities, a good mother shouldn't spoil her kids," Jessica puts down her cookie and talks in a serious manner. The writer hasn't seen Jessica this serious before. "Look at my mom for example. She loves me and treats me very well but she doesn't spoil me... If I want something, she will help me get it in her own ways. When my parents sent me to England to study, I was very grateful. Before I left, my parents told me that I need to take my studying seriously and if I fail classes, they would stop paying my tuition... I thought that was a good and reasonable deal." "After I finished school, I told my parents I wanted a car. They promised to pay the down-payment only. I would need to find a job to pay for the monthly car payments. If my car was taken away for lack of monthy payments, then that would be my problem. I thought that was a great deal, too." After listening to Jessica talked about her parents, the writer realizes that respect is a two way street with Jessica and her parents. Jessica respects her parents, and her parents respect her. It is kind of hard not to spoil children nowaday because ultimately parents love their children and they want to give their children the best. But when kids are spoiled like that, they would want more and more and never feeling satisfied or content with what they have...
*** Jessica has an open, straight-forward and honest personality. She shouldn't have much trouble finding close friends in show business. "It is hard to find close friends in show biz... One of my weaknesses is I talk too much. Sometimes I might have offended someone without knowing I have. Although I didn't mean any harm when I said something, other people might have taken it the wrong way. But I feel pretty lucky because I have found some close friends in the business." Jessica cheerfully tells the writer: "Guess what? My strong point is my ability to make people happy. I can create a happy and fun atmosphere even if I am in a new and unfamiliar situation with strangers..."
*** Jessica doesn't consider herself a "strong" woman. She thinks Chan Fong Anson (a famous business woman/leader in HK) is a strong woman. Anson always manages to stay calm during crisis or emergency situations. Another strong woman in Jessica's mind is her idol, Siu Fong Fong. Jessica admires Siu Fong Fong for her appealing personality and her continuing quest for learning, never giving up (Siu Fong Fong went back to school and received her college degree recently from a university in California).
*** The writer feels lucky that he had the opportunity to interview Jessica. The interview was booked in a hurry, but Jessica quickly agreed to it. The interview was arranged in several phases, and Jessica was very cooperative and professional during the entire interview. Jessica always tried to do her best with the photographer's demands. The writer compliments Jessica for her professionalism.
*** In the middle of February, Jessica, other artists from TVB, and a group of singers, participated in Vancouver's Charity Show. Jessica tells the writer that the Vancouver show was the first time she appeared as a singer. Her appearance as a singer marked a new beginning for Jessica. In the future, Jessica plans to sing more songs for her fans to enjoy. The writer considers Jessica's performance at the Vancouver Show to be good for a newcomer (a singer). Jessica was paired with Gallen Lo again and they both shared a "connection" with each other when performing.
*** Before Jessica joined show business, she made a commercial for a chocolate candy. The writer remembers seeing Jessica in that commercial years ago. The writer was captivated by Jessica's presence in the commerical. Jessica embodied the essence of a modern woman in the commercial. The camera captured Jessica's every move as the embodiment of a modern, "cool" woman. Along with her modern image, the camera also captured her cuteness/naughtiness. Jessica's image from that commercial left a deep impression with the audience...
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