As of today, 4th November 2006, I am officially 34 years of age...

Looking back at some old childhood photos, I couldn't help but wonder how I ever grew up from a terribly timid boy into what I am today...

Of course, being a Scorpio as well as a Water Rat, I am still very much the same, but I am more sociable and open hearted and willing to take on more adventures and risks...

That said, I have my quiet hermit moments too, where I will disappear for a while to find myself within. And birthdays are such moments for me...

So pardon me if I am unavailable for any parties or gatherings today. I'm taking some time off to visit my beloved parents at their temple altars, thank them for bringing me into this current life, and ask for some blessings at the same time. Will be right back...

And of course, thank you all in advance for your generous well wishes, blessings, greetings, and gifts...

HUGS!!!

Since I mentioned my childhood photos, I have decided to post some of them here, kind of serving as a visual reminder for myself too...

Just don't laugh ok?

(Click Here For More Of My Childhood Photos...)

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(My Projects This Year...)

[ Feeling... * working * ]
[ Reading... * Paulo Coelho's "Like The Flowing River" * ]

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Oops, Constanthing of IllustrationFriday.com just tagged me and so here're my 20 random facts for whoever cares to know...

1. My fave food is anything spicy and preferably with egg and/or luncheon meat...
2. From five to twelve years old, my lazy eye problem got so bad nobody really knows who I was looking at when speaking to them... 
3. I endured scary eye operations to correct that problem at age twelve and thirteen...
4. Because of that, during my teens, I *saw* a lot of strange and bizarre *things* and so-called *ghosts*...
5. I am very good with all word puzzles and games, but please spare me any mathematic problems...
   
6. My primary school tuition teacher called me a *slow coach* due to my often belated response and submission of homework...
7. I am still a huge procrastinator, as some things never change...
8. But I am faster than most people when I walk...
   
9. I finish every last crumb on my plate during meals, as every morsel of food is a blessing...
10. I have *seen* and *re-experienced* several of my past lives through regression...
11. I entered the world of acting and show business to experience being in the shoes of other contrasting characters and personality of my roles...
    
12. I am a Reiki Tummo Level 3a Practitioner and actively channel the universal energies around us for healing and protection...
13. I joined Sunday Schools in my childhood because I loved all the singing and dancing involved...
14. I can sing convincingly almost all the vocal parts in any choir, from Bass to Soprano...
15. My first feature film debut was as a part-time extra in the movie flop "Medium Rare" in 1991...
16. My first major public musical debut was "Kampong Amber" in 1994...
17. I carry my digital camera wherever I go, and I am VERY trigger happy...
    
18. Although both my parents have passed on, I still *talk* to them whenever I am home and feel like it...
19. Everytime I need a taxi or bus urgently, I would call upon the *angels* for help, and they always do (everyone should try it!)...
20. I look forward to a happy life of leisure in Southern Australia, with a loving partner and a thriving coffee shop business, and still find time to sing and act whenever I feel like it...
    

I've never been tagged before, so I am just rambling out what comes to mind, and not really sure what next...

Since it took me only five minutes (without counting spell checks), I shall tag another five persons (running out of *untagged* folks that I would love to know 20 random facts about though)...

Anyway, I tag the following fellow illustrators: Wynlen, Loobylu, Binny, Sketchdump and Shyue Chou...

Have fun!

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While on the topic of singing, I often had incidences where I lost my voice prior to recording, mostly due to stress and lack of discipline in my diet...

During the 1999 production of "Chang & Eng - The Musical", I was to replace Robin as "Eng" in that season's extended run, for a month. After a week of intensive understudying and singing at his key, as well as performing in my own ensemble roles, I finally lost my voice, just before my very first appearance as "Eng"!!

I wasn't the only one suffering this condition, a few of the cast members also had overworked their vocals. So the director, Ekachai, drove me to this Man Foong Loong Medical Hall at the block of flats next to Kreta Ayer Market...

The uncle at the shop asked me what's wrong, and as I rattled out my list of ailments, he proceeded to pour and mix some herbal brews from various clay pots on a shelf into a bowl and made me drink it all in one go...

It tasted worse than vomit...

But since I am a sucker for Chinese herbal brews (I have loved the bitterness of the herbs ever since I was a kid), I was able to finish the entire bowl without having to take the preserved plums offered to change the taste... 

I bought a bottle of the same brew to take away, which cost S$10. It had better work...

And sure it did!

By showtime, I had my voice back to its original condition and was able to perform in my very first leading role on stage!

And the rest is history...

  (Me & RJ Rosales as the Siamese Twins)

So now, everytime someone needs a health boost or is not feeling well, or loses his/her voice (as Siying did during the recording for "Yum Sing!" ), I'll recommend this shop...

But first, you must be able to stomach the "vomit"-tasting brew for it to work...

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