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Michael Tao and Kenix Kwok were the classic on-screen couple of 1997. From 1995-1997, Michael and Kenix started their fate from the 100 episode Detective Investigation Files (DIF I,II&III) franchise. Earlier when "Dai Yung" Michael met "Ko Jit" Kenix again at Timmy Hung's wedding, he posted their photo on Weibo and made a large group of fans reminiscing on this golden pair. This pair of "old lovers", exposed back then, they were just one step away from developing a relationship. Kenix joked Michael wasn't proactive enough.

M: Michael Tao
K: Kenix Kwok

Latest photo together madly circulated online

M: Seeing you again after so many years, you're still so pretty and now there is even an additional maturity piece in you! We met again at Timmy's wedding, very surprising!

K: You haven't changed either, still optimistic with a wide smile! In fact, last time we had pictures together were just requests from the media and with all the fans discussing, it madly circulated! Back then when I was shooting the DIF franchise, I was a newcomer, and this series was also the turning point in my career!

M: A white piece of paper can absorb the most! Your portrayal of "Ko Jit" was very natural!

K: Actually my debut Glittering Moments was with you too. I gave my first time to you! Then, we had three seasons of DIF together. The first one I was the foolish one and the second was the one a lot of audience demanded for a redo because at the time, people were unhappy after watching the ending and sent complaint letters to K-100. At the time, producer Poon Ka Tak especially came up with the ending...he wrote that I lost my memory and had to leave. At the airport, "Ko Jit" turns around and stares at "Dai Yung".....then it ends there. Audience were heartbroken!

M: The producer is very clever, with that kind of ending, then they can make a third installment! On the third season, we went to Beijing to shoot. I remember it was miserable for you...vomiting and diarrhea! At the time, the temperatures were some 10 degrees below zero. You had to do two roles too, every scene had you in it! I felt bad for you, but I couldn't do anything to help.

K: You helped me stop the vomitting and diarrhea! I remember one morning, you had to go for outdoor shooting, but I was still having diarrhea, you knocked on my door and asked me if I'm still feeling unwell...but, I still made it through.

M: All that difficulty is worth it. Ten years later, when you're back working in Mainland, many people still remember "Dai Yung" and "Ko Jit", the classic couple!

Classic on-screen couple, rare they match so well

K: We are definitely a classic couple, you're my classic partner! Our type of 'match', it's not just beautiful people, actually there are a lot of beautiful people in this industry, but there aren't many that match really well. You and I pairing up was really well-received! My first impression on you, I already had that feel, that big brother feel because you were really patient to teach me. That is what's called a big star!

M: Big star? Are you serious? I think I was more like stupid back then!

K: How could that be? You have already been in the industry for some time and you are the most memorable male co-star I had. You simply grew up with me!

M: I've been through the "white paper" times too, but Kenix, you are very smart, digested fast and have strong ability for competition. You are a person without a temper! One time, you cried in front of me and I know you're not a person that can easily cry. This just proves you trust me!

K: Yes! I'm very stubborn! I remember back then when I was accused of tardiness, actually I would admit if I'm wrong. But that time, it is when our relationship deepened.

M: Many people asked, we see each other day and night, will there be 'sparks'?

K: Technically, yes! Haha.... I still remember we had rumors too, since we were an on-screen couple, and that time neither of us were married, but after all we didn't spark. I think because, at the time, I was too focused on work and busy studying the script. I didn't even have the time to fix my makeup, so I wasn't aware of this great man besides me, and missed out! But, I guess you did daydream about me right?

After Movie Date, No Development

M: When you were still 'crispy', how can I not daydream about you! Perhaps we were both too busy, and didn't get to take it a step further. Maybe we were just missing that one step!

K: We just missed that one little bit....but, in my memory we met up for the movies! When we were shooting Glittering Moments, we watched Jurassic Park! That time, I asked you out...why did you agree to go?

M: If nothing special, I usually agree! Going to the movies doesn't mean much, we just watch the movie and say Bye Bye, that's it! But I remember when we were shooting Shine on You, there was one kitchen scene, I asked you, back then (referring to the DIF period), if I courted you, what do you think would have happened?

K: I remember too.... when shooting DIF, you asked me that same question, but at the time I was dating Frankie Lam and we weren't public yet, I remember you still asked me, if Frankie didn't appear, would you have had a chance?

M: How did you reply then?

K: I said: "I don't know?" But in the end, you didn't pursue me, that means you didn't fight for the chance! You know what my personality is like, we are both the same. If we were together, it would be like Mars hitting Earth (not get along). If we really did get together, I believe we wouldn't end happily!

M: Today we have this harmonious relationship, proves that my decision back then was corrrect. Otherwise, we may be on bad terms now! Nowadays when we meet again, we can think of our past struggles together, our 'best partnership' award together, these are beautiful memories!

Frankie Lam and Kenix Kwok's daughter Tania Lam, celebrated her 2nd birthday on January 14th. Aside from giving their daughter a ferris wheel birthday cake, Dad and Mom also gave her a kiss on each side. Kenix posted the birthday photo Weibo and showed off her happiness. 2 year old Jeun Jeun (Tania's nickname) was holding a toy microphone and pretended to sing. Kenix teased her daughter that she was hogging the mic and made all the adults so happy.

Frankie Lam and Kenix Kwok’s precious daughter Tania (nicknamed ‘Little Jun Jun’) was born on January 14th of last year – with the blink of an eye, the little one is already 18 months old. Recently, Frankie and Kenix traveled with their daughter to Singapore for vacation and also to celebrate her 18 month birthday.

Yesterday, Kenix uploaded vacation pictures of the family of three on her Weibo – one of the pictures shows the couple in the pool lifting their daughter in the air, while another picture shows Kenix and Tania in twin mother-daughter outfits. A third picture shows Frankie holding his daughter, both laughing happily. It’s obvious from the pictures that for this happy couple, having their precious daughter is enough for them.

Winter Solstice and Christmas is near, Kenix Kwok and her husband Frankie Lam lately have been troubled with rumors, but did not affect their relationship. Last night, the couple went out dining with their daughter, celebrating the holidays early. The family of 3 sat in a 7-seater van and had their driver take them to the Fook Lam Moon restaurant for dinner. During the time, 24/7 father Frankie carried their daughter, while Kenix carried an orange colored brand name handbag. Asked the Kenix in a great mood if they are celebrating the Winter Solstice? She answered kindly: "Yes!"

Yesterday Kenix Kwok was a guest for the Active Baby Contest. She did not bring her 9 month old daughter with her though. Kenix said that 3 months ago, when her daughter saw a stranger, she would scream in fear, but now she has learned to have more courage and her eyes are always rolling around looking at people. She laughed: "She is learning how to talk. She first learned how to say mom, and made her dad (Frankie Lam) jealous. She also is learning how to walk, and loves the mom and dad turns into 'human robots game'. I also built more arm muscles from carrying her daughter to play 'fly'." Kenix hopes to have another baby boy, but she already rested for 9 months and will wait a little longer for her body to recover.

Earlier it was reported that she's swept properties? Kenix expressed that she was just looking at the houses on the marker for an eye-opener, the prices are constantly rising, if there is a reasonable price she does plan to purchase one. Speaking of her husband Frankie Lam and Mainland actress taking a head-touch-head photo? She said: "I know Frankie too well and knows about that issue. It is someone who's trying to stir something up. We have taken legal action already, hope the person can restart a new life."

Yesterday Kenix Kwok attended a children singing contest. She reveals that her 7 month year old daughter often loves to laugh, every time Kenix wakes up and sees her, she would be really happy. Kenix frankly said that she doesn't want to miss her daughter's stages of growth, so she does not know when she'll make her comeback. However, if she encounters a good script, she will consider filming a series again. She said her husband Frankie Lam is often flying every where for work, but once he has free time he'll spend it with their daughter. When will her daughter get a brother or sister? She said: "Will do some researches, wait another 2-3 years!"

Kenix expressed that the couple both started planning courses that her daughter might want to take. Asked if she'll accept jobs for her daughter? She said that her daughter is still too young, in the future when she starts going to school, her studies will always been the most important. However, if her daughter really likes it and the time is managed well, she won't oppose. Does she hope that her family of 3 can shoot an advertisement together? Kenix frankly said that she'll have to look at the style of the advertisement before deciding.

After Kenix Kwok had her daughter with Frankie Lam earlier this year, she has been overjoyed ever since. Her focus has been on beloved daughter Tania (affectionately referred to as Taniababy) so much that she actually forgot about herself being a mother. Therefore, this year, she only remembered to reserve a table to have dinner with her own mother, but did not think anything about celebrating the event for herself – her mother had to remind her that she has been ‘elevated’ to mother status now. Kenix is happy that this year that she is able to bring her daughter and Frankie to have dinner with both her mother and grandmother in celebration of Mother’s Day, thereby having ‘three generations’ celebrating together.

3-month old Tania has definitely been well taken care of, as she currently weighs 18 pounds and with her chubby arms and legs, is extremely cute. As for her face, Kenix says that her daughter’s facial expressions are different every day, so in order not to miss any opportunity to capture the different expressions, she has a camera with her at all times. Kenix says: “My daughter isn’t considered extremely chubby; after she eats, she goes to sleep, then when she gets up, she eats again – plus she sleeps through the night, so I haven’t had to get up and feed her in the middle of the night. Therefore, taking care of her hasn’t been too difficult, since I am able to get enough sleep as well.” (So since you have been able to recover pretty well, will you have another baby soon?) “We will, but we’re not in a rush right now. We’ll let the heavens arrange it.”

Since today is Mother’s Day, the reporter asked Kenix what type of gift she would like to receive from her daughter? She expressed: “As long as she is healthy, then I am happy. It’s too early to talk about schooling right now, however I will choose some ‘pre-schooling’ activities for her when she is ready – though I wouldn’t want her to take on too many activities at once.” (Is Tania very energetic and active?) “She is very sensitive to sound and light and really likes to ‘talk’ – every time I talk to her, she makes a lot of little noises, like she is trying very hard to communicate back. Right now, I talk to her in Cantonese, however I also try to teach her simple English words such as ‘bird’ or ‘bus’ so that she is exposed to it early, which would be easier for her to remember it in the future. In my opinion, learning languages is important, but I also really want her to learn to play the piano because when I was little, I really liked piano, but never got a chance to learn it.”

Since becoming parents in January of this year, Frankie Lam and Kenix Kwok have focused all of their attention on their newborn daughter. Yesterday, Frankie accepted an interview with Eileen Cha’s radio show. He revealed that he and his wife have already decided on the Chinese name 「林天若」 for their daughter: “It’s taken from the Chinese phrase ‘天若有情’ [TN: translated as ‘supposing there is love in Heaven’]. I feel that the name sounds very gentle and pleasing to the ears, plus there aren’t a lot of people with this name.”

Frankie admits that he is the ‘benevolent father’ type of parent and can’t bear to see his daughter cry, so whenever she does, he does everything he can to calm / appease her. Frankie says: “Day before yesterday, I had gone out briefly and when I returned home, Kenix told me that our daughter was fussy and cried for 45 minutes. She told me not to be heart-broken when I heard about it.” (Seeing how much you love your daughter, are you afraid Kenix will be jealous?) “No, she won’t – both of them are my treasures.” Frankie smiled and said that one day, he told his daughter that when she grows up and attends a Christmas Party, she needs to let him know where she is going – he won’t go disturb her, but he will observe from afar to make sure she is safe. (When Kenix heard this, did she say that you are crazy?) Frankie replied: “I just want to make sure my daughter doesn’t get bullied.”

Kelly Chan once said that she would encourage her son Chace (nicknamed ‘Little Shrimp Dumpling’) to pursue Frankie’s daughter when they grow up. To this, Frankie replied: “We want to give the next generation some amount of freedom when it comes to future relationships. Little Chace is definitely very cute – when they grow up and have the opportunity to interact with each other, then we’ll know whether it will blossom into a ‘Tian Ruo/Shrimp Dumpling’ romance!”

This loving father is also a very considerate husband – when Kenix was still in the hospital after having the baby, she had to stay in bed and wasn’t able to get up, even to shower. Everyday, Frankie would go to the hospital to help his wife bathe and sometimes would even squat on the floor to help wash her feet. For Frankie, the joy of becoming a father is a priceless treasure – now, every time he drives outside, he notices how beautiful the world is.

Frankie has described his wife Kenix as becoming “an entirely different person” since the birth of their daughter. In order to breastfeed the baby, Kenix gets up every morning at 6am – when holding the baby in her arms and looking straight into her eyes, she happily smiles and laughs. In the past, whenever Kenix saw a little kid, she would only say “how cute!” then walk away, however now, she puts her daughter ahead of everything else. Though her daughter is not even 1 month old yet, she has already expressed her desire to have a 2nd or even 3rd child.