女人我最大 is here!
The successful Taiwanese beauty tv show is finally here in Singapore,
thanks to Starhub Entertainment & Wawa Productions!
I auditioned to be part of the 女人军团,
loosely translated as the female warriors aka bitching girls on the show,
and i'm thrilled that i scored the role!
The team had a good bonding session with the star 藍心湄 herself,
as well as the creme de la creme of the local beauty scene -
Celebrity stylist Keith Png, Makeup artiste Clarence Lee, Hair stylist Ken Hong
& pro- au naturel beauty guru Bryan
Next thing i know i was off to Bangkok for my first ever travel-hosting experience!!!
I felt like i was swept on a whirlwind of action over the 3 days in bkk,
thank god for SingTel Bridge DataRoam,
i was able to share my moments on all my social media platforms,
else i would have totally forgotten what had happened over those 3 crazy days!
Watch the webisode here!
Say hello to my adorable travel partner, Joanne Marie-Sim!
She's been hosting TGIS for a while and it was really a joy having her around to kill time,
especially in between scenes when we are waiting for the cameras to set up!
DAY 1 began with an early morning flight to destination Bangkok!
Took a ride to our hotel upon touchdown!
And helllooo to my comfy bed at Aloft Hotel!
Comfort food next to fuel the rest of our hectic day at shoot!
Though i was kinda disappointed it wasn't the same
tom yum goong and mango sticky rice i had at the old suan lum market...
Post-meal, all made-up and ready to go!
Some highlights of the trip
You'll probably see more footages on the show
but here are some of my fav moments during the 3 crazydays!
but i made sure i had the chance to hit the streets because seriously,
Bangkok is all about the street-side coconut ice-cream, teh-tarik and cheap eats/buys!!!
I was at the all-famous Chatuchak market the previous time,
and this time, we took a stroll down Khao San Road!
Welcome to Khao San,
ang moh paradise ala Holland Village in Singapore..
I posted our picture on fb while making my way through the busy streets of Khao San,
and received a recommendation from a friend to make fake IDs!
so i continued along the streets to find... this!
hahah amazing!
Bargaining can sometimes really be a pain in the ass,
and i was surprised to find the Google Translate app so easy to use!
All i did was to speak into the phone what i wanted to say,
and it was translated into Thai almost instantly!
Some shots taken along the streets..
RCA Go-karting
It was my 2nd time go-karting, first being when i was 12?
So it was fun to kart now that i'm actually a licensed driver,
i knew how to test my speed limits!
The production crew member mounted some cameras on the kart
to capture our excited and adrenaline-filled faces haha
I must be the smallest-sized driver ever.
The suit could fit 2 of me, both horizontally and vertically, i swear!
Alright, maybe it's not so bad? Karting chick much? lol
Come on everyone looks cool with a helmet!
All set and ready to go!
Excuse our oily-matted hair, we needed to put on shower caps
beneath the filthy helmets doused in thousands of karters' sweat.
Yeah all pumped-up!
I admit i didn't dare to bump into others fearing we'll all crash spectacularly, F1 style,
but later Leonard knocked into me and it was really like a bumper-car ride!
I forgot i was actually driving at less than 50kmph hahaa oops..
Go-karting, success!
GraveYard Dining
I really don't like to mess with the netherworld,
so this task was particularly creepy to me.
In auntie fashion, i was prepared with my own spiritual protection,
the crew also prayed to pay respects and avoid stepping on "anyones' toes".
The street-side dining area was actually a wall apart from the graveyard,
but we had to take a scene WITHIN the graveyard.
It was a path laid with grand tombstones on the sides,
i didn't really dare to see them, i just kept talking to joanne,
we were even saying funny ghost stories to distract each other.
Both relieved to make out of that graveyard alive,
we proceeded to a wall apart for a superb meal!
Despite the dirty location with huge geckos on the wall,
this was really my best meal in bangkok for the trip!
HUNGRY!
Evidently, the roasted chicken wings were fab...
Bugs are nutritious, so they say..
I chewed a freaking maggot/silkworm/idontcarewassitcalledit'sGROSS
and i ain't proud of it.
It was this harmless-looking roadside stall,
and we decided to make a go for the out-of-the-ordinary.
Afterall, what's a travel documentary without some fear-factor eating challenge?
How about a platter for your gustatory pleasure?
How much would it take for you to eat something like this?
Ok, these kinda looked like cockroaches,
they were the length of my finger,
and i was later told they are actually insects found in the water..
Whatever they are, i will not for the life of me put this thing in my mouth!!!
I think these are crickets, i'm not sure..
but no, still not for me...
ok maybe a million dollars will seal the deal..
I picked.. these.
They are the least gross in my opinion, and honestly, they looked crunchy....
until i took a bite and was traumatized for the rest of the night
because it turned out to be disgustingly chewy and soft!!!!
So grossed out i couldn't have supper happily like the rest at the end of the night,
cos i couldn't get rid of that feeling in the mouth!!
Most of my pictures were taken and edited on instagram,
then instantly shared on my social media platforms!
No i didn't use data roaming (that would've costed me a bomb),
i was using SingTel Bridge DataRoam applied with My SingTel Account app,
and it costs only $15/day for unlimited usage!
I admit i'm pretty much a social media slave and SingTel Bridge DataRoam
allowed me stay socially connected, sharing moments while on the road!
Being connected also made our BKK trip a breeze
(e.g Google translate for easier communication, google maps for easier navigation)
Best of all, i received plenty of 'live' recommendations from my social network on facebook
when i posted our photo at Khao San!
Those great recommendations saved me plenty of trouble on researching beforehand,
a great plus for busy city people like us who doesn't have time for much planning!
Travelling soon? Apply now, it's really easy!
To set up Singtel Bridge DataRoam in SG using My SingTel Account app,
Just last month, I was told to submit my personal story to a PR company,
about my road to pursuing my passion.
So i did,
and I'm proud to say that i've been selected as Singapore's representative
for Toshiba's Satellite Star Campaign!
Some of you might already have seen this video on my facebook (:
Finding my Voice - Be a Satellite Star
BE A SATELLITE STAR CAMPAIGN
This clip was launched together with the all-new Toshiba Satellite M840
(as can be seen, my gleaming gold blaze laptop on the right-hand lower corner of the youtube still),
with the aim of reaching out to youths in the South East Asia (:
"Be a Satellite Star" campaign encourages youths to share their stories,
and gives them an opportunity to celebrate and showcase their passions, interests & inspirations!
My story was the first to launch,
followed by story of Adina, a traditional Indonesian dancer,
and lastly Nattaphon, an art teacher in Chiang Mai who draws to touch lives of the less fortunate.
From now till 31 July, anyone can submit their stories to http://58.65.23.50/contest/,
Selected entries will have their stories produced and featured, just like mine!
More on how to enter the contest in my next blogpost (:
THE MAKING-OF
I had a blast filming with the professional crew from Upside Down concepts,
they did a great job in ensuring that my filming goes well,
i was afterall an onscreen virgin!
Everything in the video is a true reflection of what i've been doing during the past few months,
they shot at places where i perform/compose music,
even at my humble abode!
One fine morning,
the crew came to house for some scenes..
Nathan the director/producer giving me a lowdown on
what i'm supposed to do in this scene.
Giving myself a look of conviction/reassurance
while dressed in "on my way to gig" outfit.
Conviction to me meant, just SMILE (:
Here's a shot of me typing my lyrics in on the toshiba laptop,
which btw was really the lyrics of my new English original "One-Way Train".
Zoom a little further out and here's nathan hard at work,
shining the light on me.
Now you know that what you get on screen didn't come easy..
Salute to behind-the-scenes heroes!
The upward shot
Hanging with the filming crew & folks from Sparkfury in my living room.
Here i was supposed to pack my stuff up
(shown during the ending of video),
with a "i'm-going-out-for-a-gig happy face" *quote nathan lol
Typing my "resignation letter" in my corporate outfit.
I dare say the real-life resignation was more daunting than this,
and a disclaimer i don't usually look so made-up at work.
My ex-colleagues would know how wretched i look with my specs
in the wee hours of the morning.
i'm just not a morning person!
We had a couple more outdoor scenes at the CBD area,
CD shop at Great World City and even at Switch where i perform every Thurs with alfred (:
The last scene ended off with a shoot at Thunder Rock School,
my usual song-writing hideout with Deon.
For weeks, we actually hung out in one of the rooms,
writing hooks and melodies,
I swear Deon is a songwriting saviour!
So i decided to rope him in the shoot,
to let people better understand how we usually do it.
Preparing for shoot at Thunder Rock School
A mock scene of how we usually song-write,
minus all the crap/nonsense/burps that Deon usually spouts during our songwriting session,
i was definitely not used to his seriousness during the shoot,
thus the smirk. lol.
Yay it's a wrap!
Deon looks like a girl here, you're so pretty!
The day ended with me recording the voice-over for the video,
yes that was my voice!
A few shoutouts/thankyous i would like to make..
To folks at Sparkfury, thank you
Lizhen for being so patient and tolerant with my requests. You're really nice to work with and not to mention completely understanding (:
Felicia for being the cutest thing, and also for being similarly patient with my requests!
Alf, Mabel, Dave & Frankie for ensuring that all goes well and that i'm comfortable with the content of the shoot,
ex-jc mate kerrin kua, for the awesome recommendation!
To the folks at Upside Down Concepts, thank you
Nathan for your guidance during the shoot
Huiwen for all the coordination work and chats we had about music, diving etc.
Lawrence also for being ever so accommodating, and being the senior i never had back at in nanhua secondary! (:
To Toshiba,
thank you for the awesome opportunity to help share my story with others!
Time to share you stories people!
Stay tuned on how to join the contest (:
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