CNY and prepping for a show don't mix.

Did my first school show yesterday, 11 Feb 2008. Although, after almost 5 years acting on TV, movies, short films, corporate videos, etc...I must admit, it's a little late to start. 

All this time I've done mainly 'screen' work and not much 'live' acting. It's not that I shun 'live' acting or stage or theater roles. But more due to 'prac...Read more

Leaving an impression

Picture this.

You wanna impress some people you've never met 'cos in doing so they would; have you flown over, put you up in first class accommodations, feed you, drive you around, have people see to all your needs....And at the end of the whole shabang, you might just walk away with a huge (and I mean literally huge) cheque.

So what would you do?

I could tell you what I had done for those very same prospects....or I could show you :P Video: Read more

Dream Role

As an actor, there's one question that's bound to come up at some point in your career.

"WHAT WOULD BE  YOUR DREAM ROLE?" The first time I got asked this question, I was at a loss for words. Fact is, it hadn't crossed my mind. It's not like I have choice now, if you know what I mean.

Let's face it, most actors don't really have a say in such matters. It's either ...Read more

"Inspector X and the Eternal City" - excerpts

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIGCsGTlJQ8

Actor Workshop @ NYU Tisch Asia

Today I attended what  I had initially thought to be an audition, at the campus of NYU Tisch Asia.  Though it turned out to be much more than expected.

See, it wasn't  a conventional audition. It was in fact a directing class for the graduate students of NYU. And the lesson, pertaining to the effective directing of actors during an audition, was conducted by award-winning Hollywood Director Rob Schmidt.

Rob and I have already met some months back when I acted for 2 of the NYU's student short films. On...Read more

"AXN Macau Xtreme Ep 6" - excerpt

For those of you who have never heard of AXN Macau Xtreme, it was a reality game show shot in Aug 2006 which combined elements of Fear Factor, The Amazing Race and Survivor, albeit on a smaller scale.

We started off with 8 contestants:

1) Ching -Taiwan

2) Marianne - Hong Kong

3) Michelle - Philipines

4) Naho - Japan

5) Alberto - Macau

6) Jonny - China

7) Min - Korea

8) Me - Singapore

We were split into 2 teams, with 2 guys and 2 gals e...Read more

"For Sentimental Reasons" - excerpts pt3

...and so at the end of his first day of freedom, Ah Kiat  finds himself back at the starting point. Was his act of sacrifice so many years ago a mistake?

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KbmGvhAzpE

"For sentimental Reasons" - excerpt pt2

....but things change and people change. Ah Kiat finds that the world no longer had a place for him...

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V43Lvl6_WNU

"For Sentimental Reasons" - excerpt pt1

"For Sentimental Reasons"  is a tele-movie,  1 of 5 in the first "Love Anthology Series" aired on local TV in 2006.

It actually comprised of 4 separate stories, tenuously link to one another.  I play the role of Ah Kiat ( Ah Jie or Ah Kit in Mandarin or Cantonese), who upon his release from jail, seeks out his childhood buddy...

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMyzjpT__7U

"Old Times" - excerpt

"Old Times" is a multi award winning short film with an unusual subject...love in the twilight years.

http://www.sinema.sg/2006/11/28/canon-dv-festival-2006-awards/

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrldYYg7twM