acting is a complicated business.

“It’s when you have to dig into aspects of yourself

to develop a character. Because every human being is capable

of a myriad of actions, thoughts & feelings,

but we cut a lot of that off because of who we are &

what society expects of us. But at least in acting, you can actually

escape from all that & move into somebody who you think

is not like you. But then, if you are to be believable,

how do you dredge that up from yourself? It...Read more

first award for CUBIK.

Cubik is one of my favourite projects to date – from an incredible cast to a brilliant crew – we came from Singapore, USA, Australia, Germany & Thailand to film this ambitious 32-minute crime drama in tiny Singapore. I was honoured to be chosen as the lead – “Alex” – for this project and for the opportunity to work with this team of passionate filmmakers.

It’s been a long journey, but I remember gathering at the director’s house more than 2 weeks prior to the start of p...Read more

the ride home.

I filmed Incredible Tales 6: “The Ride Home” 18 months ago, and it finally got its air-time on Channel 5 last Saturday, 10 Apr. This was one of my first projects when I started out on my professional acting career, so it is my “baby”, so to speak. I remember staying on Pulau Ubin overnight till 5a.m. before I shot my scene. That was pretty memorable.

I also found a few industry friends through this shoot. An introduction to the circle, of sorts. But, basically Incredible Tales is a collection of s...Read more

of change & cubik.

I’ve been wanting to change my hairstyle for quite some time now. A few weeks ago, a director friend asked me, “Why don’t you change your hairstyle?” And that gave me the impetus to finally DO IT. I nearly went out the next day to the hair salon, but caught myself just in time – I had a shoot the following week that required continuity, and I think the production company would have “murdered” me if I’d changed my hair.

Anyway, I finally got it done on Thursday, 8 Apr. Wanted to cut my hair to shoulder lengt...Read more

bill pepper’s voice workshops.

As an actor, I aim to make full use of my whole self to portray different characters, situations, and live different lives. My whole self – physical, mental, emotional, spiritual – is used in Acting. As those close to me know, I believe it is important to continually work on the acting muscle, so that we can continually grow as actors. In the same way, we should also work on our physical selves, so as to enhance our flexibility & ability to mold into different characters.

That is why I’m very excited about the upcom...Read more

makan drama festival.

I was invited to watch the Makan Drama Festival on Wednesday, 24 Mar, by friends who are performing during the festival.“Makan”, which means“eat” in Malay, is a central love of all Singaporeans. The Festival, held at Read more

“earth” by ho tzu nyen. HKIFF.

“Earth” is a medium-length film d...Read more

love story.

On the last day of 2009, the day after I touched down from HK, I ended the year with a stroll on the beautiful beach at East Coast Park. Taking photos which would be made into a photo-story by Ying Ying, a Ngee Ann Poly friend. It was a beautiful way to end a year, and a decade. Back to nature.

These are a selection of photos from that collection: LOVE STORY.

Photos by Ng Ying Ying

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