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Nether world innate drive intervention
I am Yung Mei Ling . As I joined the Miss Hongkong beauty-pageant, I am not afraid to tell the public my age. I was born on May 7, 1959. I am 5'2", 93 pounds. So I look exquisite( small).
Looking back my childhood, it was not special, but it was still a little bit different from other girls. My father died when I was seven, so my mother and I are mutually dependent for survival. Losing paternal affection inevitably affected my small heart. However, mum loved me dearly, so my childhood was still very happy.
Although I am small, I am active and healthy since I was a kid. I am hard-nosed and emulous. I remembered that once I had a fever. Mum had never seen me getting sick before; she was scared and immediately sent me to the hospital. I was not scared at all even though I was only a few years old, so that it wouldn't be a big burden for mum who has to the role of father and mother.
I look pretty since I was in elementary school. I also love to be beautiful. I have kept the long hair for nearly 20 years. Because of the new play, I had to cut my long hair recently. I was already very sad about it. Even worse, I was scolded by Kent for (being sad). Another character of me is my big eyes and maxillary canine. Since I was a kid, my relatives all said that I am pretty. Many boys were attracted to me and courted me even before I completed my elementary school. They were little and the way they courted me was very old fashion. They either sent me flowers or wrote me love letters. I was heart-whole and was very proud of it, so that I told everything to mum without any reservation. As a result, the first group of boys who courted me was all rejected by mum.
Even though I am the only child in the family and my body is weak, mum did not spoil me. When I just knew the world, I have already left mum and lived in a rented a place near the school. It helped me develop my independence.
I am active but not tomboy. Like most of girls, I like dolls. I am very imaginative, I often imaged I was a doctor and treated the little baby. I pushed a little bead from the bottom of the toll to the belly, I thought that was shooting and taking medicine.
I don't have siblings, my life is inevitable lonely. Probably because of this, when I grew up, I really need care and love from boyfriend. I can't live without love. By the way, I was not always slimmer. You can see from some of my photos, I was a fat girl for a while. Some said that I also look pretty when I am plump.
Although I think I am pretty, I had never wanted and thought to be a TV star. Looking back, when I was about 14 or 15 I completed Form 4 and left for England. I lived in England for 8 years. I studied textile design in college. However, now I don't use what I learned. My dream of becoming weaving -woman is hard to come true. I came back Hong Kong for beauty and pageant just for fun in 1982. However, it changed my life completely. I got to know Kent, it is one of the milestones in my life. But I don't believe the destiny. Is this change (moving to Hong Kong) a blessing or a misfortune? I don't know.I only know that there is a ruler in life...
(thank you Melanie for the translation)
我是翁美玲，由于曾经参选，年龄也不怕公开了，我生于1959年5月7日，五尺二寸高，93磅，是属于小巧玲珑型吧。
回忆我的童年，不算很特别，但亦与一般女孩子不同。我七岁便丧父，与母亲相依为命，女孩子失去父爱，弱小心灵难免受影响，所以我自己知道，我的性格自小便比较任性。不过，妈咪对我什为疼爱，我的童年也算过的开心的。
别看我身材娇小，我从小便是活泼健康的人，而且倔强好胜。记得有一次，我发高烧，妈咪从没见过我生病的，吓得她连忙把我送入医院，当时几岁大的我竟然一点也不怕，也令母兼父职的妈咪的负担不致太大。
我由小学开始，已经长得很美，也很贪靓，????蓄了一把长头发，差不多二十年了。
最近为了拍新剧才剪掉，已经够伤心了，还被阿汤骂了一顿呢。
我的另一特点是大眼睛，假哨牙，自小亲戚朋友都赞我是美人，小学未毕业，已经吸引很多男孩子的追求了。他们年纪小，追求方法亦很老土，不是送花就是写情信。我当时情窦未开，只觉得很得意，竟然毫无保留的向妈咪报告，这样一来，我的第一批追求者都吃了我妈的『猫面』了。
虽然我是独生女，身材也柔弱，但妈咪并不因此而将我溺爱。记得初懂人性时，我已经离开妈咪，到学校附近租地方居住，锻炼了独立生活的能力。
我的性恪活泼，但绝不是男人头，我和一般女孩子一样，喜欢玩洋娃娃。我的想像力丰富，常幻想自己是医生，替娃娃医病，把小珠子由屁股塞入肚内，当是打针吃药。
我没有兄弟姐妹，生活难免寂寞，也许因为如此，长大后我很需要男朋友的爱护，不能没有爱情。顺便一提，我不是自小便很瘦的，看我的旧时照片便知道，我有一段时间是肥妹仔一名，有人说我丰满的样子也很好看呢！
我虽然认为自己生得靓，但却没有想到要做明星，回忆我的十四、五岁念完中四，便到英国定居，在伦敦住了八年，在大学修读的的是纺织设计，谁知道学非所用，难圆织女梦。八二年我偶然回港参加选美玩玩，竟将我一生命运改变，认识了汤镇业，也是我人生的一个里程碑。但我不相信命运，究竟这次人生的转变是祸是福，我不知道，只知人生冥冥中有主宰...