Entertainer

Yip's Rainbow Calligraphy

2009-12-15T00:05:00.005+08:00

Went Chinatown looking for some feng shui stuffs for my Chinese New Year and came across Dorby Yip and Angela's booth at Pagoda Street today.Up to today, in my view, they still the best and unique Chinese Rainbow Calligrapher in Singapore's market.

Chinese Magic Mask with Fire Blowing!

2009-12-13T19:28:00.008+08:00

That was interesting I can across an event that with Chinese Magic Mask with Fire Blowing!I can see many Chinese Magic Mask changing performance but this is my first time seeing the Chinese Magic Mask master doing Fire Blowing in the event. I like their ‘gong fu’ posing style, especially the female master’s posing was really different and nice.Met Ravi in the event, he was really talented, can sing very well in Malay songs and many Mandarin, Hokien song s as well! He had sang ‘Ai Pia Jiu Hui Yeah’ today! (Chinese Hokien song)This Senior guest in his age 93 had sang a nice Malay song in this event! Whao!Snake Charmer Sabum Miya! Sabu Miya was 20 year in the event industry,one of the most popular Snake Charmer in Singapore.This is not food, this is Sabu's snake! ( I know I always like eat snake (try to be lazy and not working hard) but in this photo is snake! Heehee!)This is my favourite 'Mee Siam' breakfast!and my favourite Asahi sets!!!!! Ngiak ngiak ngiak!

Event at Wild Wild Wet, Downtown East Singapore

2009-12-13T00:05:00.004+08:00

Did event at Downtown East today.Great to met Richard Lim in the event!My 'Teriyaki Chicken' breakfast.

Private Function at Marina Barrage

2009-12-11T23:58:00.010+08:00

Just did a private function at Marina Barrage Singapore.
It really a 'Private Function'! Heehee!Met Rae Muthu doing airbrush tattoo in the event. Rae Muthu is a professional make up artist other than doing airbrush tattoo, face painting and henna art. You can see her at tomorrow's 'Zoukout 2009 Singapore' event at Sentosa (sat 12 dec 09). There were live band in the event.There are not Chinese, but they can sing lots mandarin and hokkien song other than standard English songs.My dinner of the day ;p

Simple Feng Shui Reading

2009-12-09T03:24:00.008+08:00

Just did a simple feng shui reading with my limited feng shui knowledge for a friend’s new house in Malaysia today.I got a treat before the reading with my favorite high cholesterol food! Hiak hiak!This is my third time in this restaurant at Johore, Jalan Rentaka. I really love their food!
Seems they were very famous in JB (Johore, Malaysia).I just realized they only operate until 3pm! Whoa!Let me tell you the exact location as per photo.

Event at Square2

2009-12-05T00:39:00.006+08:00

Did an event at Square 2 Shopping Centre under event company's arrangement, and didn't know my drawing samples was in the promotion poster! heehee!One of my guest.Bro don't like that la, you must say:"Wah! You really improve a lot!" heehee!

Ruoshi Ye's Work!

2009-12-05T00:09:00.006+08:00

After went Fu Lu Shou Shopping Mall bought some fengshui stuffs for my house ane took a walk in Bugis Street's illuma Shopping mall, I really 'came across' Nayang Acedamy Fine Art Lecturer and also International Accredited Caricaturists Mr Kamal Dollah's wife-- Ruoshi Ye's work displayed in one of the display area!Finally I got a chance see the real artworks of Ruoshi, I like the strong color and the character, the drawing style and the composition! Thought both of them are really talented!

Just mentioned Mr Kamal Dollah 's invention last week and now I saw his wife Ruoshi Ye's work! The world really small! Heehee!

Do you think I am so fake? Don't believe then you go to illuma shopping mall take a look la! A real professional should always appreciate other artist's works, I am a professional, so do you! Heehee!

Very famous Singapore artists Kamal Dollah and his wife Ruoshi Ye was in Singapore's TV/ newspaper/ magazine media very often and they are the most enthusiastic Singapore born artists, they really producing high class and quality works!

If you wanted to know what kind of artwork I am doing, I tell you, this in my 'artwork' that I really enjoying! Hiak hiak!
Just quickly took a quick blur pix, not sure this is Mr Kamal Dollah's work or not.

Caricature at Orchid Country Club

2009-11-29T22:17:00.006+08:00

Did caricature for pre-event today.Edwin Tan from Pho Leng Lion Dance Instruction Centre was doing Chinese Calligraphy in the event.Mohammed F.B.I doing his snake chaming!

Roving Caricature Job

2009-11-29T16:10:00.008+08:00

Did event yesterday night at Zouk.That was a nice place!One of my friend was caught using the roving caricature gear exactly same as Mr Kamal Dollah's gear set! Heehee!I think that was a good idea that using such gear that originally invent by Mr Kamal Dollah (if I am not guess wrongly), he is one of Singapore's famous and International Accredited top rated caricaturist. I believe you can really safe lots energy by using it. But I think for those who drive, is quiet good to carry this gear.

For my case, I do not drive, so I still prefer using my drawing board that support by my fat stomach whenever I do roving caricature! Heehee! ...and hope using my fat stomach to support my drawing board can help to burn more fat! Hiahiahia!

Just my dinner with friends!

Sewing Machine Demo Class

2009-11-25T00:12:00.004+08:00

Bought the Brother Sewing and attended the free demo class!Sewing is fun! And I will try doing it as I am free although I do not have much time for this hobby.Yeah! I did this under the great assist and guidance of the instructress!

Great Dinner

2009-11-23T23:04:00.003+08:00

Passing by Toa Payoh Lor 4 Blk 95 and had my delicious Chicken Chop here!
This is my first time eating in this restaurant, seems the price is reasonable and I like the food!

Dance Show at UCC Theatre NUS

2009-11-21T00:40:00.003+08:00

That was real great to attend the ‘DAP 08/09 Graduation Show’ to support some of my dancers friends.I like to dance but seem I hardly join the dance classes due to my working time always fall on Friday and Saturday. I like to watch contemporary dance, ballet and jazz, seem I hardly go for that as well, due to my working time frame.
I managed attend it tonight! Heehee!
That was great managed to take a picture with professional dancer Miss Zee! Yeah!

Taxi Driver Who Did Not Know The Road

2009-11-20T23:25:00.006+08:00

I am not sure whether I don't have luck to take the right taxi, that was very high chances the taxi I took always who do not know the road and drive to the wrong place.

Due to my job, I need to take taxi often, so based past bad experiences, I always have my map with me and recently I even bought the Navigator device.

Unfortunately, many lousy taxi driver who seems not living in Singapore always drive to the wrong place or told me never heard the road name before, that was really a Big Big shame of them.

If you say I might having poor expression or bad conversation, then if I SHOW THE PRINTED MAP + NAVIGATOR WITH VOICE ASSISTS, can they still unable to drive to the destination?

It happened to night! This taxi driver told me he stay in Clementi, while I tole him I wanted to go Kent Ridge Crescent and go in by Clementi Road, but he drove me to west coast road, he insist not look at my map and the Navigator's guide, end up went to the wrong place again and again!

It really 'impress' the tourists who came to Singapore, a world class and famous branded Singapore!

I hope the related firm should do something about this.
Hardly understand what wrong with these group taxi driver who do not know the road.

The real professional I ever met which he really tried his best call up his friend or colleagues to guide him how to drive to the destination I required, unfortunately I had not met the second one who do this since 2 years ago.

Just Some Christmas Deco

2009-11-19T23:31:00.003+08:00

Just for a view.

Asahi Black!

2009-11-16T23:55:00.004+08:00

Passing by Carrefour and found Asahi Black Beer! Yahoo!As imported beer, thought only limited places selling Asahi beer in Singapore, moreover, it is another flavor of this brand.

Bigger!

2009-11-15T16:43:00.002+08:00

Today I have a bigger Asahi beer! Ngiak! ngiak! ngiak!

Ops! Job Cancelled.

2009-11-14T20:46:00.005+08:00

Ouchi! Thought I can happily do a pre-event booking to night, but unfortunately the job had been canceled very last minute! Yup, it might be happened in the events industry, you got to prepare for this as an event artist.
Just having my Asahi beer now ;pMy dinner in a food court just now.

A Cold Rainy Day

2009-11-13T19:58:00.002+08:00

Due to the current economy status and many other reasons, thought the booking of event artists / entertainers was cut down in November and December; it could be due to maybe many companies having their dinner and dance in smaller budgets, hence the pre-events activities was cut down, thus in this year’s November (or December) many entertainers / event artist not fully booked over every weekend.This is just our quick view after chit chatting with each other within our entertainer and event artist circle. Basically, this is a little bit strange for all of us but it did happened so far.

Caricature for APEC Related Event

2009-11-12T23:56:00.005+08:00

Yahoo! I got a change to do caricature in one of APEC related event in Swissotel Singapore to night!The singer and dancer doing their rehearsalThat was really cool I managed to enjoy as the guests in the event go get these ‘Blue Screen’ photo taken ;p Don't play play! Hiak! Hiak! Hiak!

Caricature at Pan Pacific Hotel Singapore

2009-11-10T23:45:00.004+08:00

Did dinner and dance caricature for pre-event. Snake Charmer Mohammed F.B.I. was in the event, he is one of the 3 only snake charmer in Singapore besides Sabu Miya and Yusof.Passing by Marina Shopping Mall and found American President Mr. ‘Obama’ was outside this restaurant.My dinner.

Just for Visual

2009-11-10T23:14:00.005+08:00

I found this Christmas deco looks a little bit like Chinese New Year'r red.
Took few Christmas decoration photo for your visual fun.

Fortune Teller for Events

2009-11-03T00:45:00.012+08:00

Fortune telling is one of the popular pre event booking items.
Basically, it can be categorized in 2 types:
which more belonging Western type or either Eastern type.

For western type, Numerology, Tarot Card reading, Crystal, Crystal stone reading is commonly seen. Tea leaf fortune telling as you seen in Harry Potter movie which I had ever seen was done by Angela Yip so far.

Renae's tarot card and numerology fortune telling.Paul's Crystal stone reading.
Graphology, which commonly known as Hand writing Character Analysis is one item that people thought it belonging to fortune telling category but it actually not, it belonging to statistic type of human character analysis according the graphologist, it is Science, claimed by them.

For eastern type, Palm reading is of the common item.
The latest eastern type fortune telling which I seen in recent years including ‘Yi Jing’ or ‘E Jing’ (易经）fortune telling, Chinese poker card reading during pre events, as I know, specialist who doing event is rare, not because having rare master, but related master who can speaking English is rare due to conversation in English is essential during the event booking.

Most of the eastern type fortune telling was commonly seen in the ‘Shanghai Theme’, “Eastern Theme’, Chinese Culture theme and Chinese New Year period.

One of the unique eastern type can be seen is the Indian Parrot‘s Card ‘fortune telling, which the Indian master will get his Parrot pick one of the pre-written fortune telling card on the table to the Indian master (its owner), the card being picked was your fortune of the day ;p

Event Caricaturist Day!

2009-11-02T23:05:00.001+08:00

6.30pm – 7.30pm, 11th, December, Friday, 2009!
6.30pm – 7.30pm, 18th, December, Friday, 2009!

That was many event companies asking for caricaturist to do their dinner and dance since 2 months ago, as per usual, the above date and timing is the hot date for caricaturists’ pre-event booking.

Does it mean the economy of the market had picked up?
I don’t think so, because is just happened the whole Singapore island’s related companies having dinner and dance from 6.oo pm onwards.

Train 500 caricaturists to meet the ‘Caricaturists Day’ to meet the market’s need?
Wrong question! From my experiences, it only occurs 1 to 3 times within each year so far.

There are up and down period within the year, it could happened that continuously no events caricaturists demand or having super low demand, for example like the period that having H1N1 cases, many caricaturists will try to look for job and trying hard to check which competitor is undercutting them. Haahaa!

6.30pm – 7.30pm, 11th, December, Friday, 2009, can do pre-event caricature?
6.30pm – 7.30pm, 18th, December, Friday, 2009, can do pre-event caricature?

As an event caricaturist, please ask yourself how many places you can go in above mentioned time frame?

Clone 50 of you so made the 50 cloned ‘you’ grab the entire job?
Nope! Because the 50 cloned you already a real human, ‘they’ need to use the money to survive (just like eat, drink, clothing and related expenses)

My idea is getting 50 ‘Surrogates’ of me (a robot which made exactly like me, see Bruce Willis’s movie), so after the 50 ‘Me’ done the entire job, just back home and past me the earned $, and then all of them go back to the cupboard and sleep (or charging electricity)!

Hia hia!

Earlier Christmas Decoration for APEC Singapore 2009

2009-11-02T22:25:00.005+08:00

Went Artfriends today to buy some art stuffs and seeing everyway was busying doing the street decoration for Christmas. According the news, the related firm decided make the Christmas Decoration earlier is to make the coming APEC 2009 (8 Nov – 15 Nov)meeting much more interesting

Caricature at Jurong Bird Park

2009-11-01T20:02:00.005+08:00

Just did a caricature for a dinner and dance’s fringe activity at Jurong Bird Park yesterday. I almost lost after struggling finding the actual event venue. I saw my friend doing their rehearsal in this amphitheater, I thought my booking venue is here; luckily I call up the event company who hired me and found out the right place. Phew!I managed to take some bird photos.