Behind the Scenes of MV Shoot - 可不可以﹗

the MV is the brainchild of Cheong H.H, and the team from Playhouse Pictures,
my kindred spirit based in Kuala Lumpur ^_^

he's been a super supportive friend, always full of ideas to shoot for my songs, always willing to help,
and he and his team has always been involved with big-scale productions and commercials,
so i'm truly blessed that he was so excited about shooting my MV for me!



we left everything in their good hands,
the concept, the storyboard, the planning,
and it was only the day before that i heard about...
a potential FIRE scene!

what???
still, i didn't ask much, we went ahead because i trusted them completely that it would be rockin. :)


we set off from Singapore at midnight,
reaching KL at about 430am,
and headed straight to the location at 6am.

it was an outdoor location in a seriously ULU place!


and the best part was the rain rain rain...
which rained out the entire area and turned it into a mudslide.

we waited and slept in the van for about 2 hours...
it was a major CRISIS and they had to decide if they wanted to abandon the location and shoot indoors instead....

in the end they braved it out and bought as many pair of BOOTS they could find for the crew and everyone else!!!



we had to figure out the best way to drive in,
and behold the view.....



this is honestly an mud/sand/grit excavation spot for construction purposes,
so kudos to the location manager!

the most amazing thing is that this place is probably no longer around in this world,
since after more excavation it would look entirely different.



already posing for my next emo album cover shot.





my hairstylist Comb takes a shot at it.



setting up tentage!





that is ME in the tent... my portable toilet!!!
running off to a corner to pee....

i had to hide in a tent cuz there were guys ontop of the cliff in charge of the power generator...
throwing down electric cables...



my garang executive producer Jacie leading me to my spot



Cheong gets ready for the 1st shot...



the smoke throwers get ready...



the wind machine gets ready...





one thing i learnt from MV shooting -
wind and hair and lipgloss DO NOT go together!!!

to add on to the misty, smoky effect,
they add flour to the wind...
creating this beautiful martian landscape effect on the mud!



my team baking in the sun with me... supporting me in spirit and in action!!!



faint from heat!



this is the final scene where i walk away...



they really went all out... lying on pieces of styrofoam


they broke a brand new snowglobe... T_T




i love these flowers! or plants! or whatever!


shading from the sun...





atop a hill








end of Part 1 (mountain scene)!

you HAVE TO check back on the Fire scenes next... Part 2 coming up soon!!!

夜。上海。

i've been going to Shanghai mainly for tours,
and the funny thing about touring is you develop a routine of going to rehearsals, soundchecks, and dropping by the same restaurants
that you lose your tourist instinct or drive to do anything different.


this time round with 3 Shanghai newbies I happily took the lead to bring them around!


the usual suspects, you should be familiar with :)
my buddy Einein (keyboard) and Wah Yong (bass), from KEEP! days :)


this is Dean, my manager, revealed!
He has to constantly endure my insecurities and is always asking me to relax and not to worry...
he is Mr Nice Guy #1.
when you see him on the streets please help me thank him :)


admittedly it was the 1st time I visited the Bund at night!
it was tourist rush all over again and we were soaking in the perfect chilly weather and drinking in the sights...





old-school grandeur on one shore, and shimmering skyscrapers across the waters...


too many good things on this trip -
we had a spread of a dinner by my old friend Kevin


as modelled by Wah Yong


and some spectacular seafood extravaganza soup with Hairy Crab!!!
yummmzzzz




many thanks to Kevin who also brought about .....

FREE SHOES!!!


Myself and Ein Ein sporting brand new leather boots from 达芙妮Daphne!

We were sponsored a pair each, so we could pick any pair from the shop! ^_^
ended picking the same pair in different colours! haha!


thanks to 达芙妮Daphne and Kevin!

we also had to check the tourist spot of 城隍庙


and queue for the authentic 南翔小笼包







好美的夜景啊﹗

okay back to work back to work...
the real reason for this Shanghai trip was that it was my first 海外商演﹗

it was for Singapore Tourism Board







喜歡這個等待的表情。。。


very happy to be singing for this event :)


thanks to everyone who made this possible!!

my 2010

2010 was a year of action for me.
After years of touring as backup vocalist, I finally released something to call my own.

The 1st half of 2010,


I launched KEEP! with Einein,
an independently produced/marketed/sold EP (1000 copies) that was only available through mail-order (which we handled ourselves entirely),
created our own website in a few days,
and held a mini-tour in Hong Kong (Backstage), KL (No Black Tie), Taipei (Riverside Cafe), Kending (Spring Scream Festival) and Singapore (K-Union).



We met our idol Khalil Fong (who came to our show in Hong Kong!!!) and were invited to PK for SuperIdol in Taiwan...



We filmed our MV in Bangkok, with the help of Cheong from Playhouse Pictures, who volunteered his services, inspired by our passion and fired up to work with people who were like himself.




We sold out all our copies, with about 20 copies left at Crazy World Cafe.
We've moved to digital mp3 sales at CDBaby and iTunes.


We were just 2 girls who decided to do something for ourselves, supported by our fans and Youtube viewers, who were generous in dispensing super supportive comments, who were genuinely inspired by our passion for sharing our music, for keeping up with our videos and updates.

When we decided to launch an EP, we had to muster all the resources we had,
to design and print the EPs,
to arrange and record the tracks,
to deliver the product through mass media (radio, magazines, press)

We have to thank everyone who helped us along the way, who believed in us,
who joined the ride for an amazing chapter that KEEP! had achieved.


it was so much fun, i really want to do it all over again.


The 2nd half of 2010,
i took my recording career one step further,
by releasing a full-length album, distributed regionally.


my album preview concert was my first ticketed show,
and it was held at the Esplanade Recital Studio,
sold-out to loyal fans who have followed my career thus far

the album was launched with much support from the superstars i've worked with,

i sang a duet with Christian Bautista



received Best Local New Artiste - Media's Choice by Singapore Hit Awards

promoted the album everywhere I could



collaborated with the Philharmonic Winds


and again with Playhouse Pictures and Cheong for my first solo MV "可不可以 (This Too Shall Pass)"



I have to thank all of you reading this,
for being kind towards me and my big dreams,
and for all your Youtube views, Facebook likes & comments, spreading the word about my music, for every single little thing you have done which ennobled my 2010.



This year,
my resolution is to Action on all my words.