The good peeps at Sinema Old School have gone out on a limb this time. I mean, who'd wanna see 3 shortfilms in a row featuring...Fish? Prabably a "Char Fish Special" would draw a bigger crowd...or a "Char Kway Teow Special"...
That was the first thought that came to my mind anyway.
Then it hit me. 3 shortfilms, 3 different genres, by 3 different directors and 3 different sets of cast and crew, each with its/his/her own fans and supporters. Lots of reasons to catch the screening other than that fact that i'm in all 3 of them. Where did i get off thinking it was all about me? Gotta stop getting ahead of myself like that... :P
Anyways, the poster is all wrong! i mean, it's not from any of the 3 films. This screen shot is from a telemovie i did in 2006 called "For Sentimental Seasons". There's actually 3 seperate stories in it, linked very tentatively by 1 character from each.
Before i go on, just wanna say "Thank you" for the comments on my last 2 blog entries about my Phuket trip. The pleasure's all mine to be able to share the experience here on AnD. :) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
So, Father's Day. There was a special Father's Day telemovie which aired on local TV on 20 June, in which i played the role of, what else, a gangster. Nah, just kidding lah! Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixbc7EfR-xM
See, when they offered me this role of the father to a young girl, i immediately thought to myself, this could be a chance for me to act alongside Avryl. You know, real life father-daughter in a father-daughter scene on Father's Day? Unfortunately, the daughter role had already been cast.
So that was that. But it reminded me that Avryl and i had, in fact, already 'acted' together earlier...2plus years ago in late 2006. So i did a quick search on youtube and found it: Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Moxw7ZOzB8
Yes, that was us at 0.03, 0.08 and 0.21 of that abalone TVC...pretty sweet already, i'd say :P
Set out, by passenger van, from the hotel at 8am. Took a speed boat to Khai Island at about 9am...
...and swam with the fishes till 3.30pm.
Day 5:
The girls made full use of the hotel pool one last time...
We checked out at noon, loaded our luggage into the hired passenger van and were driven to a seaside restaraunt for lunch.
Next, the Big Buddha
On
our way off the hill, spotted a road side fruit stall. All, except me,
had their fill of durian. Even our driver and guide. I'm not a durain
person...
We then headed to the Big C hypermart in Phuket Town for abit of shopping before reaching the airport at about 7pm.
So that's that. A nice little vacation with family and relatives. Thanx for viewing :)
The weather was bad, raining on and off the entire morning up till about 3pm. The girls spent their day in the hotel's Kids' Club, while we grown-ups basically watched TV. When it eventually cleared up, we 4 grown-ups took a walk...
...and later, we picked up the girls from Kids' Club and took them on the same walk...
The real highlight of the day was a sushi buffet dinner at the hotel... ...we did not make a reservation, so we got seated in the cafe instead, 20m and 2 swing doors away from the buffet spread! Too busy shuttling back and forth to take any pictures of the food...only a couple of parting shots here.
Day 3:
Booked a mini van, guide and driver to take us around.
First stop, Phuket Gateway:
With all that history and culture to learn about, but what caught the girls' interest?
All the girls, except the wife, wanted to feel the rush of water on their backs... ...so began a treacherous exodus... ...but i'd say it was all worth it :)
Then it was time to get dry and move out...
...for a simple seafood lunch, followed by...
...ELEPHANTS!
Next on the itinerary, Kata Viewpoint...
...Promthep, the southern most tip of Phuket...
...another nice vantage point frequented by the locals....
and finally, dinner buffet, all-you-can-eat for 125 baht/adult. Kids get half price. :)
good acting! i like fighting spiders movie. i watch this movie every tuesday. all actors and actresses good action. try going on! I will encourage to be your audience.
In 2003, I stumbled into acting after almost 8 years working in the technical line. I say 'stumbled' because I was actually auditioning to be a singer back then. It's kind of a long story......
In 2003, I stumbled into acting after almost 8 years working in the technical line. I say 'stumbled' because I was actually auditioning to be a singer back then. It's kind of a long story...
Though I had no training or prior experience, I got hooked on acting and I decided that's what I really wanted to do.
I was more than a little overweight at first (and for the most part of my life prior). To make myself visually more versatile, and appealing, I started an exercise-cum-diet regime and managed to shed 9.6 kg in 28 days. Losing weight and keeping it off, in itself, isn't really something to brag about.But, I'd like to think it says a little something about me and my attitude towards my goals...
Til date, I've done my share of short-films, corporate videos, and support roles on local TV and movies. Also, there's the occasional 'live' skits, photo shoots and corporate role-play.
I'm not a pretty-face so I'd like to believe that I've got character instead. I'm looking to test my limits as an actor and not play stereotypical roles all the time. Good roles in Singapore are hard to come by, more so for freelancers like myself. Still, I have walked this path for 6 years now and if the gods are willing, I shall continue to do so....
As for singing I sang the opening number, and then some, in the musical 'Tunnel Through Time'. And I was a soloist in Sound Wave 2006 - the People's Association's annual concert. Singing has been and will always be one of my biggest passions.
I've been married to my wife for a little over 10 years now. We have a lovely 7-year-old girl who is my pride and my joy. To quote Jack Nicolson in 'As Good As It Gets', she makes me wanna be a better man.
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