That’s right! Even though the competition has ended, friendships continue…
Dinner on Saturday night with fellow gorgeous  gals at Canele’s (recommended by Juanni). Although Merry has a ridiculous schedule, she still managed to make time for us! and… she brought us a copy of her book which I’ve read and really is inspiring! I love people who dream big and take risks. We’ve only got one life, make the most of it. What steps are you taking today to make your dreams a reality? I can only say with certainty that God continues to lead the way for me… doors that were once slammed in my face are now opening up for me. OK, so back to the date with my mates! Tres awesome catching up with them and we still haven’t got our laksa or our coffee fix! Another date soon I say =)

It’s been a while. Firstly, CONGRATS to our gorgeous winners Annabel and Adrian!! It’s true, they are stunning and do have the G-factor =) and Adrian tried really hard to pull an Aussie accent, so I will give him some credit for making it sound malaysianish-cockney british.. haha. It was close!

Here are some pics from the night at ZOUK…

The Female staff, stylists, choreographers, stage crew and zouk staff worked extremely hard behind the scenes. Though everyone rocked up, enjoyed the show, had a few drinks and basically had a great time overall, we really owed it to these guys for making it happen. 

Thought this lamp was pretty snazzy…

 Extremely down-to-earth person despite her success and status. Just a beautiful person inside and out

Grace, we still gotta get our coffee fix haha.
Juanni, was it Katong that had great laksa?

Bunch of posers haha. We’re all looking out for our friends in the crowd actually.

Quiz time for the top 5 girls… I had all the “Why do you think you’re gorgeous” and “what do you think gorgeous means to you” kinda questions prepared in my head. The question they asked me was somewhere along the lines of “the differences between Melbourne and Singapore.” HAHA. I could’ve said the way Singapore is so CLEAN, the transport system is so CONVENIENT and it’s a very FINE place indeed. My answer was Singapore’s rich cuisine… and laksa.

The 50 Gorgeous

The GORGEOUS WINNERS: Adrian and Annabel!!

My gorgeous Melbourne Uni gal-pals, Carmen and Dawn.

My super awesome hot cousins, Debbie and Mich. Mich has a baby girl (Janielle) and she’s still so slim and HOT!

Deb and Mich: Here we are at Zouk!
Auds: But I didn’t win anything… =(

My godmother and my dad who came to support despite the “loud music.” Thanks!!

My undying supporters… (I forced them to come haha. jk, they wanted to see hot people)

We later convened for supper at the local hawker centre for prawn noodles (highly recommended by my uncle but he didn’t order it for himself!). I’m the random with stage makeup haha.

It was really fun getting to know everyone and we’re all keeping in contact! Shall post more about our dates with each other outside of the Female fashion shows hehe.

And a special shoutout to my mum (back in Aus) who couldn’t make it due to church commitments, and to my beautiful 91 year old grandma who raised me in my early years, for being my two MOST GORGEOUS persons =)

Blessings xoxo

* Pics courtesy of my aunty’s Canon camera and Female Magazine’s Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/#/femalesingapore?ref=ts)

Anyone been watching Korean dramas on TV recently? Well there’s a new drama on Channel U called “Cruel Temptation” and it premiered last night. It’s actually really really good.

Well I was checking out some DVDs at a store one day and noticed the poster for an autograph session with the male lead of the series, Byun Woo Min. I was curious and haven’t been to an autograph session or “fan meeting” before, so picked up my Canon IXUS 55 camera and headed out to Junction 8.

Here he is!

“Annyung Singapore Ladies!” 

Cools. He looks really familiar. Kinda like this singer I know… 

Byun Woo Min or Wakin Chau??

There were quizzes for the audience about shows he’s appeared in and prizes for each correct answer. Sadly, my brain and arms were not as fast as some of the ‘aunties’ in the crowd. So I didn’t win a DVD prize BUT I was the first to take photos with James Kim (Seoul Raiders) and Lee Seul (Tears) who were hanging around off stage.

Then it was my turn to approach the star of the day, who by the way, speaks pretty awesome English.

Above: With the star himself, talented actor/producer Byun Woo Min.

I also made a friend that day haha. We were both waiting around at the start and planned to help each other take photos cos it was a fast-paced event. She sent me the pics we took at the end. Thanks Beryl! 

Satisfied fans =) haha

 5 days to go till FINALS @ ZOUK!!

I am back in Singapore and will see everyone soon at ZOUK for the finals on the 26th of Nov! I just arrived last night and it’s funny cos Melbourne is actually hotter than Singapore. It was scorching and reached temperatures of 35 degrees Celcius. But here, I had to use a blanket last night!! (with no aircon). Good timing

Thought I might make this a photo post and show you what Melbourne is like. I don’t usually go around Melbourne taking photos just like Singaporeans don’t usually go around taking photos of the Merlion. But this time, I acted the tourist and went to the city to take some shots of well-known attractions to show you guys =)

(All photos [incl photos in my other entries] are by Canon IXUS)

Melbourne Central Shot Tower and the iconic glass cone. It's located inside Melbourne Central Shopping Centre itself but I'm pretty sure there aren't any shops inside apart from the one on ground level.

 ” Fact: The cone is 20 storeys high, weighs 490 tonnes and has 92 glass panes. The glass panes are cleaned by a specially designed mechanical system. ”

The Clock. Commonly known as the meeting place for locals, 'meet me under the clock.'

(Canon IXUS Black and White feature )

Given as a gift to Melburnians. This is opposite the shot tower and every hour, a display drops down to show “Australian galahs, cockatoos and two minstrels performing Waltzing Matilda , under the watchful gaze of some koalas.” I tried to make it at both 1 o’clock and 2 o’clock… but er, yeah my tummy was rumbling and I was getting pretty hungry haha. Go to Melb to witness if for yourself!

Common study spot for highschoolers and uni students (both inside and out)

This is where "Yours Truly" will premiere in December this year. (Canon IXUS Colour Accent Feature)

Flinders Station: caught the train here or Melbourne Central for uni.

 Over 110,000 commuters pass through this station. All suburban trains stop here.

Cafes along Flinders Lane

Catchup with Bek (highschool pal) at a cafe on Flinders Lane. Lunch: Spicy Moroccan Chicken with Cuscus. Bek had the meatballs.

Went through 6 years of high school with this girl. From year 7 algebra, to first dates, to stressing for final uni-entrance exams. We were slightly awkward when this photo was taken cos the waiter was kinda creepy haha.

Finally, here’s a combination of my closest church buddies and family in Melbourne. Oh and food =)

NINE DAYS till the FINALS @ ZOUK!!

SINGAPORE TALENTS!

Hi all, thought I’d share with you my latest project before I did all my travelling this year. It’s called Yours Truly and was directed and produced by Singaporeans but filmed all in Melbourne. It’s my first Asian-made film and will premiere this December at Melbourne’s ACMI in Federation Square (I will post some pics of this place later). 

 The film is yet to premiere and so I can only show you a few pics taken by Stills Photographer Paul Tan (Singaporean!) with his Canon DSLR (I want one…).

Writer and Director: Kevin Chan
He has worked with acclaimed Hong Kong director, Tsui Hark, as well as local Singapore projects on Mediacorp with Fann Wong, Joanne Peh and Felicia Chin. He had the whole crew in hysterics whenever he got excited about a camera frame. He’d say “yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes!!!!!!!” (10 yes(s) per second).

Producer: Clyde Cheng
Talented, extremely committed and hardworking producer. Her previous film was an official selection for the Busan International Film Festival. Oh and she speaks darn awesome Korean… fluently. Annyung! Jinjah?

Actor: Desmond Chiam
He’s not just talented, he’s also extremely friendly and down to earth. You may have seen him before since he was the face of eBay China. Or, if you’re an avid youtuber and know famed youtube singer Jennifer Chung, you’d have see him act as her lover in her MV (apparently dubbed the Asian Edward Cullen haha).

More to share (behind the scenes etc).
Blessings xoxo

All throughout high school and uni/college, I’ve been acting. Whether they were plays, skits, musicals or silly videos we made for school or church, it was pretty obvious that I had developed a passion for performing.

So once I started uni, I found myself an agent and got right into it. Yes, I had to start out as an extra- cheering from the sidelines, watching a fight, running away from natural disasters (look like an ant in this frame), passenger waiting in the airport, girl at the cafe etc. We were paid casual rates and I was able to go behind the scenes of some of Australia’s much-loved soapies. They are big in Australia, but even bigger in the UK. I also did bollywood films and TV Commercials. I loved every bit of it; watching the director explain the background story to the actor, the assistant directors telling us extras where and when to walk in front of the lead actor, learning how actors got into character, what they did on their breaks, how the crew interacted… it was just so fun! I learnt a lot from these experiences.

FIRST AUDITION

Soon, it was my turn to do the auditioning and I found myself auditioning for actual characters (no more ‘girl on bicycle’ or ‘takeaway kid’) on some of Australia’s popular crime drama series. On my first audition, I had no idea what an audition would be like AT ALL. I hadn’t done acting classes but I just knew I can prove to them I can do it. Turned out, I didn’t fit the role (overseas student) and they gave it to someone else. Was I upset? YES. I thought I had it. I prepared for it. I thought I was ready. Casting has to do with a certain look and that’s what I had to learn. Apparently, I didn’t look Asian enough!?? Anyway, I got a phonecall from my agent and they decided to give me another role to play instead! (I  jumped up and down for a full 5 minutes in my room after I hung up).

Well, here’s my latest role on yet another crime drama series (we like our police stories).

I played a character called Pearl who was a student lured into being a drug mule. I swallowed balloons of drugs and planned to fly to Singapore (idiot of a character lol).

Here’s an article of me by Divaasia.com… my mum found this for me. They were EXTREMELY generous with their compliments =)

http://www.divaasia.com/article/5956

Article about Auley

Check out the other contestants’ profiles here. Pretty cool stuff =)

ps. I’m not a diva lol.

It is finally here! My take on the Female 50 GP Sneak Preview at ION Orchard… just thought I’d keep it short and let the photos speak for themselves =)

Night before the preview

I spent that night at ION Orchard with Lee Hom (not personally though, darn it!).

I knew I was falling sick but kept playing mind games with myself… that I was fine and well and

1. The sniffles was just the result of my passionate reaction to the Taiwanese popstar (sniff, he’s so cool).
2. The warm forehead was due to the transmission of Lee Hom’s hotness unto us mere mortals. 
3. Me sleeping for only 2 hours the night before Female’s preview was because I was awestruck.

On the day itself…

You know what? I had a BLAST and a HUGE thanks to the Female Team, Anna Sui, Risis and the rest of the 49 gorgeous people for making me forget I was sick

BIG THANKS to my relatives that came to support me! You all made my day

The behind-the-scenes post for the Female 50 Gorgeous People Sneak Preview is definitely coming soon! Sorry for the delay. Just that I’ve been sick for a week (since my LeeHomming weekend).  Right now I’m back in… Aus! For a break and to celebrate my birthday – I turned 22 on Oct 27

I basically spent this week in bed “resting” (youtubing self made musicians and offering them my undyin support). So not much activity this week hehe.

Come on Kite... FLY!!

MARINA BARRAGE

Well, there’s something I’ve been
meaning to post for awhile now anyway.

It was the time I went kite-flying with
my gorgeous niece Janielle (Mich’s baby
daughter) at Marina Barrage.

There were some pretty funky kites there.
Glow in the dark ones, snakes and cuttlefish?! 

Someone brought this massive snake
kite that killed all the other kites in the sky 
by tangling and taking them all down with it.

Hilarious. And tragic.

Mich brought along two types of kites.
A butterly (I think) and a bird.

Woohoohoo! There it goes! (Not bad for a one year old hey?)

Thanks to Aunty Audrey of course;)

LIES! Here is Aunty Audrey's real attempt!

That's for crashing my kite!!

FAIL.

Anyhoo, I was surfing the net and googling on Thursday and decided to look up the events on the ION Orchard website to check if the Female 50 GP would be advertised and sure enough it was. Then I read that the 23rd Oct was the grand opening for ION. And oh my oh my, MTV VJs Utt and Denise Keller were going to be there… and and and and Wang Lee Hom was going to perform!!!! There were also fashion shows from top international brands and dance performances. Messaged my friend Allan immediately and he was up for it.

Friday morning came and I felt the onset of cold symptoms. But nothing was gonna stop me from attending ION’s Grand Opening! I got there early and Allan was still caught up in the office. So I waited around the fans area.

The fans waiting for the event to start.

I didn’t have the best view (unlike the VIPs who were directly in front) and had to settle with the big screens.

Denise and Utt on the big screen

Hohoho. Denise is amused at something. Can't remember what exactly...

Then, as the fashion show began, the gate opened and security allowed 5 of us at a time to go to the moshpit!!

Mossimo Dutti

Mango

Topman

Topshop

and…. our clothing sponsor for Female 50 Gorgeous People 2009…. bebe!!!

bebe woot!!

In fact, some of the outfits were worn by some of us girls for our preview on Saturday. Have a look…

Hot dress from bebe

This outfit should look familiar to you Grace Chan haha. Though it's a rather small pic hmm..

Another sizzling one from bebe

Then President of Singapore S.R. Nathan appears on stage with fellow important people haha to lay the first “lego brick.” They’re going to build some ginormous lego structure of the whole island of Singapore.

President SR Nathan lays the first lego brick

Then we had a dragon dance and the eyes of the dragon were painted to signify the awakening of the dragon’s spirit. In other words, to signify the existence or birth of a new life. HA, Utt should be happy to know that I listened to his explanation

Just dance

Then guess what?? Well, there were more fashion shows! Allan then messaged to say he was on his way and hailing a cab. I forgot to tell him how crowded it was…

Herve Leger

Marc Jacobs (Canon IXUS Sepia)

Marc Jacobs (Canon IXUS Black and White)

Then Denise and Utt come back on stage… the moment you’ve been waiting for…

Who?? Crowd: WANG LEE HOM!!

HERE HE IS>>>>

First song in mandarin. He's cool

With backup dancers - Heroes of the earth

Allan then called me before Lee Hom’s third song to say he was stuck in Tangs due to the crowd…  and where are you?? My reply …I’m next to the platform haha

Up close and personal

WOOT!! Now time for fireworks and celebration…

Yay!!

CONGRATULATIONS ION ORCHARD!

I managed to film short snippets of his performance. You can check them out at www.youtube.com/oddry

Have a great week!

ps. Oh and Allan watched the rest of Lee Hom’s performance outside on the big screen across the street. He managed to get some pretty close up shots of Lee Hom and President SR Nathan inside ION though!