A fun photoshoot at nebo

We had a shoot yesterday for the NTUC labour day book. It was for a feature on the nebo community, to report on what this whole nebo membership thing is about.

The photographer, Nic was really good..the pics looked great on the laptop.. The lighting plus the color plus our bright outfits.. and the talents in it la... David, Trav Dear and I.. I was the shortest.. despite wearing 1 inch heels...

It was fun, cos it wasn't like those model shoot where you have to pose perfectly and look flawless.. This was more like a lifestyle shoot. The photog had a camera that costs $20 plus K... good stuff!!

Anw, he was to depict us being young entrepreneurs, working together as a team, talking to our staff and chilling out at our cafe. I must say that Nic had a unique but cool way of having us look natural in the pics.

We were really discussing serious matters and chattering away during the shoot. This made things easier for all cos the pics looked real and natural. It was funny when Trav dear had to lean on David (for that perfect angle.... hahah)

Anw, shall post some production shots when I get them from the camera at the cafe tmr..

How to avoid being stopped by insurance and financial agents

No offence to all agents out there who often get clients on the street.

This is just a little observation made from my own experience. I always get approached by such agents on the street, sometimes armed with little surveys asking you how much u save a month, and thereafter an offer for a 5 min chat that always end up becoming 30 min chats.

I've already thrown away countless name cards cos I have my own friends in this industry whom I will work with.
But anyway, here is how I usually not get stopped...

I walk with a laptop bag in hand, looking presentable... then they will think I am one of them and they will not come approach me.. =)

Once again, this is not to ridicule anyone from that industry.. it's just that I don't wanna waste anybody's precious time..especially when sometimes i'm rushing off.... to the mall.....

Rusty Netty

Am dead tired after the 2 hr photoshoot this morning.. Had a nice time...

It has been 1.5 years since I did my last modelling assignent and I'm glad to be back! This morning's shoot was a good warm up for me.. It was for photoclub, where those who want to learn about photography pay for courses.

This morning was a fashion outdoor shoot.There were 8 students and one teacher who guided the students while I posed, posed, and posed while they snapped away.

It sounds easy and fun, but the humid weather made me persipire non-stop... and it wasn't very nice to have the sweat stains showing on my outfits..

Things went ok overall, but I guess I should have just took pains to style my hair instead of putting that hairband.. and minus the humidity which made my hair stick to my back...and minus the stupid button that came off my top even before they could shoot...

Rusty is the word to use... Need to get back on track soon...

Happy Happy Easter everyone!

Happy Easter everyone! Although it isn't widely celebrated by my family, I still like it b'cos it is all about bunnies! My Favourite Bunnies, easter egg chocolates and little chicks chocolate blocks..

Here's proof that I really do love bunnies:

1. The bowl I use to eat with at home

2. Cute little Easter contests that make me smile! Was at Fish and Co with Kian Teck and Rebeca after our shoot.. They gave this nicely printed piece where we have to spot 10 differences between the 2 pictures. The winner gets up to $650 worth of vouchers. Hope we win la.. then in future we can have all our meetings at Fish and Co.. Can eat like 43 meals there!!

(I love the cute bunny pic and the easter eggs... Spring is here! )

3. My love, my little bunny, Fluffy. I play with him almost everyday.. have been with him for 6 years already and he is still soooo cute!! Maybe I can have him with me in my next photoshoot =)

Fluffy was found at the back gate of my house when i was about to go jogging 6 yrs back.. BOOOO to whoever who abandoned him =/

4. I can't resist bunnies!! Went to feed them at the Kid's Kampung

And thanks Trav Dear for buying me this cute little chicky.. Saw it at NTUC the other day..

Oops..... Nette devoured it's head... Couldn't resist...

And soon enough, chicky was gone....

Am gonna ask Trav dear to buy sumore later.. (they will be on offer... clear stock!! )

My God Brother's upcoming wedding

The "wedding dinner age" is coming... I am reaching the age where people close to me are starting to get married..Friends, relatives...

First on the list is my God Brother, Kelvin on 28th MArch. This is one special event cos I get to sit at the VIP table!! This will probably be my only chance.. (My brother will never get married)

I will be the emcee for the wedding dinner that night. I'm quite excited.. it's my first time doing this at an event.. The only other time where I did such things was probably last year at my condo carnival where I announced the winners of the swimming event..

My voice was too mousy that it couldnt be heard on the central mic. It was me!! Cos uncle Johnny tested his voice on the same mic and it was thunderous.. =(

I guess I will be heard at the wedding, since it is inside the ballroom.. Yay I get to dress up and doll up and look pretty!! (The bimbo in Nette is speaking again)

I'd better get some voice lessons from David soon.. He said he would teach me how to project my voice... cos I am making him deaf from always speaking like a little mouse..

Trav Dear's Funny dream

I used to like analyzing my dreams, cos after all, they tell you what's on your mind..

Trav dear had a funny dream last nite. Since I love to analyze dreams, here it goes:


We were both stranded in the mountains. We were hungry and I was starving, so he had to cut off his fingers for me to eat. He said he cut off just the top area, above the knuckles so that he still can grab things, so that they were still of use.

I couldn't stop laughing after hearing it..I said it was more likely that he starve before I do.. probably he had eaten both my legs even before I could finish off his fingers.

It was nice to know that he cares so much for me. I would do the same.. let him eat my legs since he is like 100 times greedier..

A reminisce of the modelling and pageant days

Sometimes I just like to reminisce the past..especially the modelling days.. For the record, I officially began modelling in Sept 2004. I was offered a contract with Linsan Models, under the model division of Electra Management.. Was contracted with them for 2 years, afterwhich I didn't extend it as I preferred to be freelancing.

It has been almost a year and a half since I've stopped modelling.. it was partly due to my graduation from bizad, where I had to spend more time developing my businesses..then, it was my body that got a lil flabby in 2007.. (ok, I'm glad it's gotten lean again).. I lost lots of confidence and drive back last year..
Even though I was offered jobs and representation by agencies, I just felt that it wasnt just right.. Maybe it is just the perfectionist in me, cos I just did not want to be seen asunprofessional..in the sense that, if I wasnt in the right condition to model, I rather not risk my reputation...

Anyway,looking back at how I got started...

1. In 2004..I was selected to represent my block at the Eusoff Hall DnD pageant. It was my first stint..Before the pageant, I already had thoughts of modelling, but did not have the courage and confidence to do so..

We had a dance item in this oriental looking top on the night of the pageant. I was against all the hall dancers. Being the only sporty one with no dance background among the lot, it was really tough looking like I could dance well next to the other 4 girls.

I didn't win.. just got a consolation prize of a huge Redken hair product hamper. The amount of products in it lasted me like a year?? I still have one tube of shampoo unused..Oh and I remember the gown was from Daniel Yam. We didn't even have a fitting and my skirt was too small. I did not zip it up all the way..Kinda wierd that I do remember such random stuff..

My pageant partner, Kim Liang won! Damn I looked so old.. I was only 20 then.. I think I looked more like a Mrs Something pageant contestant.. The hair-do is so aunty..

2. Not long after the pageant, I joined Linsan Models and was groomed by Colin and Renee. I have them to thank actually, for the catwalk lessons. It was then that I began modelling..

Had my first portfolio shoot in Oct 2004 with some other girls. It was fun, but looking back at the pics, I just had to laugh at myself. I will never post them anyway.. These two are the nicer ones among the lot of portfolio pics.

My hair and make-up was done by Renee. I didn't know much about make-up or how to style my hair (I still don't today).. It was through these 4 years of having my make-up done by make-up artists where I learnt abit here and there..

I did not want to attend those make up schools. No Point.. to me, make-up is an art, and there is no fixed way of doing it. You'll just have to dare to try, make mistakes and learn. I learnt how to accentuate my best feature and got better at it..Shall post more about make-up techniques nxt time.

Another shot from my 1st portfolio shoot. The pics were very much photoshoped..At least that's what I feel.. Anw, all models pics are edited.. it's just a matter of how much is done to perfect that look.

I was looking through all the portfolio pics the other day.. It would be a shame to use them at all...I didn't know how to pose, how to look natural and nice for the camera.. Just soooo off...


3. After a few months with Linsan, Colin called for a second portfolio shoot cos I was to be moved to the models division in Electra Management. So Anne, another model, and I did this shoot together..

I liked the whole set-up. The background, the plant, the oriental look. Even Colin was pleased with his work. We made a new comp card with the new pics and I started using them for the rest of my castings with Electra Management. I learnt alot in the 2 years I was with the agency. Did events, lots of bridal shows,product lauches and stuff. It was a great expereience.

From there, I joined the new paper new face in 2005 and learnt invaluable lessons. Lost the pics though..The finals was held at ngee ann city.. nice long stage and a great crowd..

After the newpaper new face, I decided to join MSU for more exposure and experience.

4. I still remember the auditions at mediacorp. All the girls were freezing in their bikinis while waiting for their turn. It wasn't cold.. it was just our nerves. I met Jade then.. we were childhood pen-pals but we lost touch after a while.. This world is just so small..

I was glad to be in the finals. We went through loads of training, photoshoots, videoshoots, public appearances and stuff. I was happy to have so many people supporting me.. My family, Trav Dear, friends at school, old friends from primary and sec sch..

It was just so nice whenever I get a sms or message from someone cos the pressure during that 2.5 mths was just too much for us girls. We had to juggle school/work and the pageant stuff, handle the bad mouths of the public and worse of all, we were the mockery of some people of the public who jsut like to say: "Aiyo.. lidat oso can be Miss Singapore ar?? "

Come on, how can you judge a person from just a photo, or from hearsay and gossip..I was quite lucky cos I did not receive much of such. Some girls had so much comments and gossips, about how they used to be the exgf of XXX and she dumped XXX for YYY...

I just hope someday,people will start to say: Hey let's applaud these girls for their courage, for daring to be on national TV in a teeny weeny bikini, answering random questions when their minds are drained from the lack of sleep and hours of rehearsals. You'll never know what we girls go through until you are in it yourself.

OMG... Me with shorter hair back then..fairer and skinner too..

One of our many videoshoots. Prancing around in our bikinis became a norm. Getting scrutinized by the public also became a norm. All of us just had fun and dismissed whatever bad comments we had. That's the spirit of us MSU girls!!

hahahaha... OMG.... The dreaded QnA Session for the top 10 girls. OK, I screwed up.. Pls don't ask me what I said that day...(XXXXXX CEnsored XXXX)

The bikini we wore in the finals was cool.. too bad we did not get to keep them. Having the pageant live on TV made everything more stressful for us all.. Timing, getting ready on time.. One mistake made is irreversible and not erasable.. That's how it is...

The evening gown walk was memorable. We all had our mums escort us down the stage. The mums were the most nervous among us all. I remember my mummy working out regularly, for the 1ST time ever!!!! She was really cute la...everyone remembered her that night.

Finally, the night was over! Joanne Peh was one of the judges.. She looked great too! Winning did not matter to me.. It was the lessons I took home that mattered more. After the entire MSU experience, I realised that every dream can become reality.

That was when I began to work on my dreams.. like starting out my own business after Graduation, being a role model and inspiration to others, sharing my experiences with others.. and I'm glad to day I've fufilled most of the dreams I had then.

Now, I have new dreams, new aspirations waiting to be turned into reality.


5. After MSU, I took part in Miss Earth. I joined cos it was a different kind of thing altogether. This one had a different cause. It was a low key event.. lesser publicity and less pressure anw.

This was a special runway show done during the Miss Earth period. We were at the helipad of Westin..It was a party. The music was great, the pple were great. The view was breathtaking!! I could see Singapore at night, in all directions. I hope to get back soon..

We had a pre-event party at KM8. It wasn't a good day for me.. I still remember.. Don't wana talk about it..

Coronation night. This was the finals where we had the usual bikini round and evening wear section for judging. There was also pre-judging where we all were not allowed to hae makeup on. (Well, some girls just didnt get it then.. No make-up means no mascara and stuff...)

I chose this blue, Arabic looking gown. It was from Yvonne's Creative. She has really nice gowns as compared to the rest of the bridal shops I've seen.

(Credits to TNP for the pic)


6. Some bridal shows

This was the last bridal show I did before my contact ended..

Being the model manager of Crossroads Models has also given me the chance to interact with some of the other girls. I'm glad that some of the new girls look up to me and respect me for my advice. I love this job!

I miss modelling alot.. it's not for the $. It's the passion, the friends I meet and the never-ending experience I get each time.

I will be back.. slowly, but surely...

I've decided to blog here now...

Well, it's time for me to familiarize myself with blogspot before our blogstore opens..

So goodbye friendster blog, and hello blogspot!!

Hmmm, is there no way to like transfer everthing from my old blog to this one??

Well.. wadeva.. I shall just just post the link to my old friendster blog..
http://nettybum.blogs.friendster.com/my_blog/

Lotsa stuff and nice memories over there...