there have been times when I felt like starting some kind of actors' organization, a coalition, mainly to address the problem of fee stagnation. To begin with, each member would have to be committed to long-term sustainability, and I mean really really committed as opposed to "acting is my passion, not my bread & butter." I mean, if it isn't,where then would one find the conviction to stand firm? It has been that general lack of conviction which has facilitated the stagnation, and indeed regression, over the past decade and more...but as I look ...Read more

since when did $150 become "standard price" for a half-day shoot? i'm not some newbie to be cowered by your so-called "standards", so please do your homework before trying to 'smoke' people. you're damn lucky i didn't quite catch your company name ...how did you get my number in the first place?

Happy Sweet 13

Decided to go ahead w a nice dinner for her b-day

her birthday last year at Momiji, City Sqaure

Today my girl turns 13 but her final exams end in 2 days, so that's when we'll celebrate.

Progress

Anyone in sengkang or punggol area free to la kopi now?

It's been a while...

to me, $4k starting salary is actually a fair expectation. in Jul 2001, i graduated from NUS after 4 yrs of parttime study, with a 2nd lower honours degree in engineering. the junior engineer position i worked as from Dec 2001, paid $2.5k. if we do the maths, that amount of $2.5k starting pay would need to increase by just 3.68% annually, to reach $4k in 2015. is it really so unreasonable for the fresh grads nowadays to expect $4k starting pay? not at all. the problem is with our economy. despite all the reported "growth" over the years, salaries had remain ...Read more