Embracing 2013!

Bid farewell to a fulfilling 2012!

Delegated to SCAPE Countdown Youth Party 2013 - SMASHDOWN for videographing. The party was designed and planned similar as of a real clubbing room, except without alcohol. Haha...

Standing among the hot-blooded and youngsters gave me a feelings that I'd grown old. All bursting with energies while I couldn't catch up the fun with my breath. :x

In the past 365 days, I had developed myself into a better and stronger person. Despite all the lows and obstacles that had brought a good deal of depression and disappointments upon me, these are challenges that I'd successfully overcame by substantial and equivalent amount of effort and changed me for better.

It was a significant turning point of my life. The intense pain, sorrow, happiness, anger all came to unite with one another in 2012, the only special year. Contributing a great motivation for me to bravely move forward. I shall no longer be afraid of any obstacles ahead, as I'd defeated those in 2012, what else shall I be fear of in 2013? :D

Planning my 2013 goals. Update soon!

Pain

No matter how much stress I have to shoulder, how much pain or fear I had inside my heart, they will always be hidden and untold of.

It is not like I'm bottling it up, but I see no point of imprinting those negative feelings or memories any deeper by verbally convey it.

It is not like I don't trust my closed ones, but I don't want them to worry and feel my agony.

I know I usually look happy on the outside, because I'd come to a point where I could hide my feelings so well. My past was such a mess I'm forced to or eventually become so positive that hardly anything could affect me.

If one had gone through the worst, the worse means nothing. I'd gained the power to turn the negatives to the positives. What an average person perceives to be big issue and brood over it, to me it is only a minor or neutral thing that I will continue to move on the next second.

I always remind myself to smile, inside out, no matter how tough life is. And I did.

Be positive. This is probably my greatest achievement of the year 2012, and it will be the life-long possessing skill for the rest of my life.

:)

Wrap Up!

辛苦了！谢谢大家！

Baptism

Baptized 12 December 2012, mid-afternoon. This marks the day where I shall be reborn, as a daughter and a believer of the Holy Father.

Mark 16:15,16 - "He Who Believes and Is Baptized Will Be Saved."

Romans 6:17,18 - "To be made free from sin, we must obey God from the heart. Service to God is not acceptable if we are just going through outward motions. We must understand and sincerely mean what we do. This principle can be illustrated by other works of service to God."

Acts 15:29 - "You are to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell." 

Thank you, Father, for bringing me to you. 

Ahem.

First day of vocal training

Tough but happy! Learnt of my pros and cons in vocal skills.

So far my main problem is breathing technique. My vocal teacher Shirley and my considerably skilful classmates are very particular about minor details in the tone and rhythm too! Glad to have people of high expectations around me so as to guide me along the path.

对症下药 很重要!

And I realized, warming up your vocal cords before singing can help to lessen or prevent soreness in the throat. Relaxing your shoulders assist in your singing too!

Returned home right away focusing and fixing my weaknesses. Saw the effects immediately after utilizing the new methods! :)

My homework for today:

Further Tips: http://www.360doc.com/content/11/0811/20/7478159_139710087.shtml

Hope I'm doing good. Looking forward to the next lesson!

It's the Audition, Stupid!

Holidays are meant for recharging, replenishing, relaxing... Case seems a little different here! I'd been working the hell out of me these days! Hahaha.. Enjoying every busy moment though.

After 2 weeks of hectic schedule, finally a considerably rest day for me except for a wardrobe fitting session this afternoon. I chilled myself in one of my favorite hangouts - finding some peace and comfort in the book village.

Grabbing some books and laying back on the coach. Happened to came by this easy-to-follow book which can be quite useful for any inspiring actors who want to be better in castings.

"It's the Audition, Stupid!"

Content Page

The outstanding factor of this book? It helps you gain insights of what the casting wants from you! While many probably teaches you on preparing oneself for audition, knowing the expectations from the client or director is even more crucial in landing you a role.

Simple rules. Utilize them to your advantages!

Food for thought, ladies.

Exams are over. Once again, I’m back to the camera sets and reunite with my entertainment colleagues and friends. Coincidentally, fate has brought us together, for some of them we happened to meet coincidentally on the same shooting a number of times despite after a considerably long time not seeing each other.

The past few days had been the most fulfilling ones. Being kind of estranged from acting due to my hectic schoolwork and other goals in life, even though I still continuously acted in TV projects and rejected some reluctantly without much choices/compromises, getting back to the corporation film setting still gives me a sense of surprise and freshness. My interest continues to keep me going… after 2 years (on and off) being in here, it is probably now then I started to gain some realisations and reality check about what’s really going on here.

I had heard too much about agency spams and exaggerations, both by word-of-mouth and personal experiences. Especially the second half of this year, I had been approached by and met up 5 entertainment agencies with 2 of them specialising in modelling and the rest artistes, with 2 being portfolio fee scam which I never ever will fork out money to, as I always hold on to my belief that an agency which truly recognised you for your potentials will never need to resort to such. I never approve of having a representative agency as I have always been coping well on my own. I don’t need a manager to run my life too.

I also feel lucky that I had been  discovered and truly recognised of my potentials. I really do. But in the process, I also do find out that there are something needed to be sacrificed. Of course, Singapore entertainment industry is small and thus tend to be very much decent compared to the outside world. Still, instead of going to that extent, I had witnessed some less-decent ones who hope you could loosen up a little, bare some and shoot. There are also some who exaggerate about how they will groom you which are obviously empty promises which is hard to even listen up and taken in seriously.  In fact, for the former 2 requirements, many local agencies see this as a norm. Wearing bikinis, lingeries seem to be what the general modelling is about – a norm, which I think the actual meaning of modelling is greatly distorted. And definitely, the exploitation of a woman’s body and linking it to the socially-abused word ‘sexiness’. It makes me think whether most girls or women had ever thought about this issue, why do we have to bare in order to live up with the name of being ‘sexy’? For me, sexy is not about the amount of skin exposed. It is the attitude, the mind and the expressions you deliver in front of the camera or to the audience.

In which, in my opinions, many females especially young ladies have fallen prey into this so-called ‘normal’  trap. Can we put a stop to this social abuse and indecent expectations? Ladies, a food for thought.

My daily exercise routine

Some people wonder how I maintain a good body curve despite being such a huge glutton. Of course, every achievements comes with constant effort and perseverance.

Besides my relatively high metabolism, I do simple exercise every nights to keep myself fit. Below are my personal tips.

Daily exercise routine:
500 skipping ropes reps |1| |2| (variation: jogging style)
10 push ups (min.)
15 sit-ups
20 ab crunches |1|

Apart from the above, I also go for outdoor sports at least once a week like jogging or swimming. This also assists in blood circulation and keep your mind more awake and physically less exhausted.

Yet, this is not enough.
Watch over your diet too!

Though I didn't specially pay attention to mine, my food preference are generally healthier and simpler than an average individual. My sense of taste is quite sensitive so that kind of results in me being quite picky in my eating choices and sometimes a food critic. ( ^ ^")

I know many people have bad diets like eating snacks, ice-cream, soda drinks and many more. For the sake of your health, substitute those to something else.

For example, change...

Ice-cream/cakes → Plain yoghurt
Soda drinks → Green Tea, Fruit Juices (often avocado milkshake or real orange juice)
Potato chips → Baked products
Bar Chocolate → calbury hot chocolate package drink (if really cannot tahan!)

That's roughly about it. You may leave a comment below if you wish to know more tips! :)
Hope it helps!

Wise words for Entrepreneurship

"Start young, when you are full of curiosity and energy."

"The more older the more experiences you get working under others, the harder you can break away from the shell."

NUS Ice-Cream Giveaway!

Some sneak peeks at my event coverage for NUSSU Welfare Ice-cream giveaway!

Everyone are smiling happily queuing up for free ice-creams in such a warm day.

At the same time, have you forgotten to show a sense of appreciation to the noble man working hard under the hot sun distributing this source of happiness? :)

During my filming, about every 1 out of 2 students forget to say thank. Despite his injury and the unappreciative attitudes expressed by some of students, he continued to smile and thank everyone sincerely who queued for his ice-cream. 

His positive and undefeatable spirit is admirable.

A little act of kindness can make someone's day. 

Never take things for granted, never forget to say 'thank you'.

Re-considering my career path

Was having dinner with my former superior last night. 

He rang a bell in my head, my passion for filming and acting that I been doing for the past few years, but why did I not keep a record or portfolio of all the achievements and credits of what I had done. 

I replied naively, "Cos' I do not want fame, I only do them for the sake of hobbies and monetary benefits."

It stroke me. 

How am I able to get introduce to jobs and earn more without my talents being recognized?

I know, I'm lucky to possess them. 

Suddenly I felt ashamed. All my efforts go down to the drain. 

Fame is like flame, it will burn and I can't handle it well for sure. 

Time to create my portfolio. Take one step at a time. 

DIY Eyebrow Trimming

Brush, trim, pluck and shave...

Tadaaaa~!

Anyway, this is my first attempt doing this! Not so bad... *giggle*

I will like to share a detailed and easy DIY instructional video on creating neat eyebrows!

 

Achievement of the day: Save 10 bucks! Most importantly, gained a new skill! ;)

The Passerbys

Life is short and fragile. People always come and go.

I did not understand the meaning behind this saying until several things happened in my life this year. I'd learn to see things differently, optimistically, coming from a rather painful and struggling way. 

Not everyone is as emotionally attached as how I feel towards others. I should have known all along but I never learn. In addition to the craziest words a man ever told me, "I love you more than you love me." 

Recalling this statement, I feel that this is the most ridiculous joke ever. What did you use to measure love? 

In addition, one after another spoiled my whole birthday mood. The worst birthday I'd ever experienced. 

One who really love and appreciate you will never abandon you no matter how pain it is. A true friend or lover will never leave you no matter what happened. 

I will like to thank all those who passed by my life and had imprinted their footsteps, leaving great memories behind.

I'm much happier without some 'redundant' people. Holding zero hatred. 

I'm more than glad to discover something precious. That I'm such a kind and optimistic woman.