Wow. what a challenging but rewarding week it has been in organising LAUNCH. After troubleshooting server issues for  The Launch Block website over 4 days and then the new server issues, tickets for the event finally went LIVE on Tuesday.  The brilliant final design for the event courtesy of the very talented Jill from Blabbering Chilly Jilly Design also got completed.  It was also very exciting to finally get the registration and ticketing system set up through Eventbrite.  A super cool tool that has lots of great functionality to streamline any rsvp-ing or events ticketing.

I have to say before finally settling on a date, I communicated with many many people, to find out the feasiblity of putting on such an event in Singapore.  There were many different opinions – many supporters and also many naysayers.  So it has definitely been very exciting seeing the buzz grow for this event and gratifying to know that the event is being very well supported and that there are already over 20 Production companies attending, as well as many established artists, agencies, actors and directors.   Its shaping up to be a great evening.

Besides the design, and ticketing system and letting people know about the event, I’ve also been very busy organising printing of materials and some other finishing touches to ensure the evening has a quality touch will report on these after the event:).

I’m also very grateful for a group of friends who have been very supportive and have assisted me with getting the word out! Thank-you to each of you!!

Almost everything has been organised and I can’t wait for everybody to have a fantastic enjoyable evening in good company with the prospect of forging some new bonds and the beginnings of some great creative works!  If you still would like to attend you can click on this link to register and save $5 by using the Coupon Code “Launch2010″

Hope to see you there!

Derrick

Exclusive Networking Evening for Creative Artists

I’m very excited to announce that a networking event I’ve been thinking about organising in the last couple of months for the Film / TV / Theatre industry is happening!! Its been a busy couple of weeks developing the concept and coming up with the name. but now its done. Its going to be a great night connecting with colleagues and meeting new people, and some very cool things are coming together for the event, which I will be revealing in the next few days.

Anyway here is the blurb on Launch:

LAUNCH
Exclusive Networking Evening for Creative Professionals
in the Film, TV and Theatre Industry.

Don’t miss Singapore’s Exclusive Networking Evening for Creative Artists, providing a platform for minds to mingle and a springboard for future projects and collaborations.

Date: Tuesday 2nd February
Time: 7.00pm-10.00pm
Venue: To be Revealed.

To register your interest in attending this event and getting priority registration. please send an email to: derrick@derricksiu.com and write in the SUBJECT –

1. Launch Registration
2. Your Name
3. Your Title (eg : Actor, Agent, Producer, Director, Writer, Model, etc)

More details will be coming on the 25th Jan 2010.

I’m very happy to say that I’ll be making my debut as an actor on Singapore’s Mediacorp Channel 5 tonight (Thursday 14th January 2010) as part of a 4 part Docu-Drama Lost Chapters. I had the great pleasure and opportunity to play one of the Peranakan leaders of Singapore – Sir Song Ong Siang who lobbied in the early 1900’s to form the first Volunteer Force. – What one may consider the beginnings of the Singapore Armed Forces today.

Here is the Promo clip that was running on Channel 5 Yesterday:

Here is the program summary I copied from the website:

Tomorrow Night 7.30pm Channel 5:
Lost Chapters The Forgotten Soldiers
(Part 1) (Chinese Subtitles)The Forgotten Soldiers is about Singapore’s first soldiers. A forgotten story of brave men, who answered a call to arms when many had yet to call Singapore home. In Episode 3 of Lost Chapters, we look at the story of Song Ong Siang and Lim Book Keng, two stalwarts in the Peranakan society who lobbied in the early 1900s to form the first local volunteer force. In this lesser known story, we reveal a story of patriotism, loyalty and willingness to fight and die for Singapore. In During that time, the mettle of the first company of soldiers is tested during the Sepoy Mutiny and World War 1. The story transits to World War 2 when a new breed of volunteers lead by Captain Yap Pheng Geck, fights for Singapore.

Happy New Year! I wish you a grand 2010! Personally I got off to a rocky start with some Holiday drama, but thats behind me now, and I’m back and ready to rock it in 2010:)

Now, I know I have been very slack on my blog, but I have made a New Year Resolution to update happenings at least weekly for 2010. You see, since the History Auditions last October, things have been extremely crazy busy with Radio Courses, Short Films, Acting workshops with Word and Drama Lab (TISCH School of the Arts) and various other film projects, so have had very little time for my blog, but have definitely decided to make it a priority this year.

Anyway being my first post for 2010, I thought I it would be a good idea to put down a few of my major goals I wanna kick for this year: (and use for reflection at the end of the year – hopefully a happy reflection:)

1. Be in a short film that is selected for a Film Festival
2. Master Basic Conversational Mandarin
3. Learn to Sing and Join a Choir
4. Learn Wushu and finally get a 6 Pack (hmm. .I think this may prove to be the most challenging!:)
5. Visit SE Asia countries esp – HK, Thailand and Taiwan

Finally Its been 3 months since my last post, so one of my last resolutions/ goals is to do retrospective blog entries for the major happenings for me here in Singapore for those 3 months.

So Stay Tuned for my retro entries and my new weekly entries here on my Blog. Love to hear your thoughts – post your comments below and share your resolutions or goals for 2010!