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Yes! Here it is finally! A video of the five weeks I spent in India! I used iMovie to make it, and the experience was really painless and quick. I especially loved the customizable video transitions and the globe animation! Amazing stuff! Makes being a home-video editor so much more fun. 
Video geek talk aside. My first trip to India was one that really opened my eyes and has left a profound impression on me. I was deeply humbled, amazed, annoyed, delighted, sadden, shocked and surprised during the journey. The poor, the rich, the food, the culture, and most of all, the experience of IST (Indian Stretchable Time). I think that punctuality is a true rarity in India. Hahhaha!
Towards the end of journey, I spent 10 days in Dharamsala, where I attended 3 days of Buddhist teachings by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Those few days in his presence reminded me of so many Life lessons that you were taught as a kid, but have since forgotten while growing up. Take for example… the importance of Forgiveness.
In the past few years, I realized that I spent a lot of time harboring grudges, or imagining the worst of people who have crossed my path. I now realize how silly it is to do that, when there is so much more freedom in forgiving someone, than with bearing a grudge against them. You spend all your energies filling your mind with angry, afflictive and terrible thoughts that you can’t find peace even when you sleep. So instead of getting angry and upset, isn’t it a lot more constructive to practice forgiveness instead?
Conversely, since coming back to Singapore, I continue to practice this renewed trust in forgiveness. It is not an easy task, and I’ve already been upset with a couple of people. The first person is a young girl whom I have great difficulty communicating with. I find her to be overly-demanding and unappreciative of my efforts and contributions. Still, I am still working on how to get around this, and I suppose that a simple chat should do the trick.
However, the second person whom upset me taught me that anger is really ‘all in your mind’. I spent so much time, thinking the worst of her, or conjuring show-downs in my mind… that I forgot all about forgiveness. Basically, I would get worked up at her, based on my imagination! How silly is that? True enough, reality was quite different when we met again. And I was thankful that I had my eyes and my heart open to see that she was not trying to upset me, but was actually going out of her way to help me. Aaahh… So… I must continue to practice patience and forgiveness. Practice, practice… practice…
The only thing to do on a Thursday night is to run wild with fire loving friends. Starlight Alchemy has been hosting G, who’s here in Singapore for Bornfire 2009. Between rehearsals and costume making, we stumble upon a mind boggling pair of Big Poi! Next thing you know, we’ve got G going wild on the Big Poi, burning up chest hair and all. Ahh… The wonder of Thursday nights…
I have been watching this video over and over again, and it just gets better every time. Thank you Nevisoul (Thomas), may your passion for poi never fade. I hope to see you on the playa and I also hope that you’ll come for Bornfire in Singapore later this year! To find out more about Nevisoul, feel free to check out the blog.
I was kindly invited by the organizers of BLACKOUT to document this amazing event and here’s what I’ve created. What is Blackout? Answer: Watch the video.
My favorite exhibit was definitely Effervescene by Chng Nai Wee. The field of lights were just so mesmerizing that I couldn’t help but gawk at it the first time I saw it. Yes… blinky lights. I’m attracted to that kinda thing, and so were my fellow spinners from Starlight Alliance who are also featured in the video.
Organizer: Salon Projects Director & Editor: Karen Ng aka iamspidermonkey Camera Assistants: Edmond Ng | Eunice Woo Photographers: Eunice Lim | Jason Cho | Noel Yeo
Here’s a great little video of my dearest friend Paul doing a cover of one my favorite songs by Lior – This Old Love. This song brings back so many bittersweet memories of my last year in Melbourne. It was one heck of a rollercoast year in 2005, but in a blink of an eye, its 2009 and so much has changed. Change for the better, change for the worse… nonetheless, it goes to show the impermanence of Life. Meanwhile… please check out some of Paul’s other great videos on his youtube channel. Beware… he loves to sing into a broomstick and wear crazy headgear sometimes. 
Paul: I love the new microphone, the sound is brilliant.
Here’s the music video that I worked on a few months ago. Am incredibly proud that it’s a true misc (Made In Singapore Collective) production, because we really rocked as a team behind the video. Cheryl directed, Yean shot, Mickey on sound, Gen produced, Pam, Sha, Lena and so many others like myself, contributed in what little ways we could. We shot at Raw Kitchen – which is an awesome restaurant (276 Upper Bukit Timah Road) and despite my lack of an R&B groove I still think that the song is really beautiful and fitting with the music video. Once again… it was our dearest friend, Syakirin Samad who stole the show with his amazing motion graphics. Look out Beijing! If you don’t hire him, you’re obviously blind to his talent! As for me… my role on this project was really relaxed… behind-the-scenes photographer. Here are some samples:
This show looks so amazing! I love how his work is simple and straight to the point. The mockery, and the in-your-face provocativeness of the pieces speaks volumes. I especially love the series of caged animals. It so beautifully illustrates how cruel animal testing is and how toxic our food has become. Applause! Applause!
Alrighty! Here’s what I’ve been busy with on the weekends! Editing these little video tutorials to contribute to the worldwide poi community playpoi better! So… here’s No Beat Windmill:
And Shifting Planes – Stall and Cubing:
It’s my favorite season in Singapore! Durian Season! Yummy yum yum! Unfortunately, my dear poifriends don’t seem to agree. Whoops…
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