Entertainer

Shrink Art Caricature for Chinese New Year Event

2012-01-26T13:25:00.007+08:00

Did another shrink art caricature during this Chinese New Year period.That was always great to meet some old friends during this event.
Met Mohamad,a Traditional Malay Batik Art master in the event as well. I found Mohamad was very talented and he was presented his art professionally. I would say, I love his Batik Art! See http://www.senikraf.com/events.htm for more photos about his work.

Shrink Art Caricature at Park Cityhall Hotel

2012-01-20T02:37:00.004+08:00

Did shrink art caricature yesterday.Just do a Chinese character writing on the shrink plastic ;pMet Angela Yip doing Rainbow calligraphy in the event.

Event at Illuma

2012-01-07T01:30:00.008+08:00

Did Chinese Paper Cutting for Tuas Power Event.Met my event Kakis (bodies) in this event, that's real great!
Chuan was doing his fortune telling. Poor thing for him, many guests queuing for his reading, see the signboard behind him : "No Resting" told the story! Heehee!Just mentioned about rainbow calligrapher Mr Lim (or Mr Lam) and met him in the event next day! He got new image now! Haahaa!Another Kaki: Dragon Beard Master: Jason Yeo (See: http://www.talentsdata.8m.com/dongbeidragonbeard.htm).Wendy and her husband was doing Dough Figurine.(See: http://talentsdata.8m.com/wendylim.htm)Cyril was the Emcee in this event! Big show, will see him! One of the best Emcee I met often ;p A customised backdrop for the guests to take photos.

Chinese Rainbow Calligrapher

2012-01-05T23:02:00.008+08:00

Looking for Chinese Rainbow Calligrapher? Below are three rainbow calligrapher i often met in the event:

Yip's Rainbow Calligraphy
I know Dorby Yip and Angela Yip many years, ther were from Hong Kong, and they are doing Rainbow calligraphy since their Grandparent's generation, and they are having siblings that station at Japan, Dubai and India besides in Honh Kong, I am very sure they are the best Chinese Rainbow Calligrapher in my 21 year's entertainer life so far. Their unique writing pattern and their standard A5 size art pieces became many new comer's copying tarhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifget. Their website is: www.yipsrainbow.8m.com

Lim's Rainbow Calligraphy
I met My Lim many times in the event, Mr Lim was from China and had been in Singapore more then 15 years if not wrong, he had been doing his Rainbow Calligraphy in Clark Quay many years (He had moved out after Clark Quay's mayor renovation)
See: http://talentsdata.8m.com/limcalligraphy.htm

Ren Yin Yin
Had been about 6 years or more who do event and have a store in China town.

If all of them booked, then you have to go China Town to look for those who have a store down there, all of them from China.

New Year Event

2012-01-02T18:07:00.006+08:00

Just completed an event for a condo's new year celebrations.Ah! My station was well prepared! In case you don't like my drawing, just dump the drawing in the dustbin behind me! Very convenience! Haahaaaa!One of my"sofa pose" drawing.There were candy frost, ice-cream, instant photo shooting and airbrush tattoo in the event.

The Earlier Coming Chinese New Year in 2012

2011-12-31T00:50:00.005+08:00

That will be many events activities and promotions during Chinese New Year period, especially the weeks before Chinese New Year.

The 2012's Chinese New Year was happened in a really early date, which at 23th January 2012 (first of Chinese New Year) instead of every years' about 4th-6th February for first day of Chinese New year.

Meanwhile, there were really less than a month for and Chinese New Year related commercial activities to be held. If look around around, you will noticed that on the 2nd day of the Christmas Day, you starting to hear many shopping mall playing Chinese New Year related theme songs and the decoration worker was rushing to put on Chinese New Year related decorations.

We only got about 21 days left for related Chinese New Year theme stuffs promotion since 2012's Chinese New Year Eve fall on 22nd January 2012. It became very tight schedule for all the related event set up.

Many event companies was really busy planning and preparing for Chinese New Year related event at least few weeks ago before Christmas Day I guests.

Just Some Food I Ate Recently

2011-12-30T23:47:00.006+08:00

Adobe !!!

2011-12-22T23:01:00.003+08:00

Adobe Photoshop? Adobe PDF Reader?
\Nope! It's Adobe Red Wine!!! ;p
Just came across this red wine in 'Adobe' Branded, and this red wine not from United States but from Chile!!! Haahaa! Adobe Red Wine ;p

Event at Orchard Road Area

2011-12-20T01:11:00.006+08:00

Did Caricature for dinner and dance at Orchard area last week. That was really crowded at Orchard due to so many people going to see the decoration at Orchard and feel the atmosphere or the Christmas Season at Orchard Road.A busker playing his music instrument.Some of my works during the event.

Entertainer Who perform using only Microphone: Comedian and Music Instrument Performance using Special Skill

2011-12-14T01:27:00.011+08:00

Beside Emcee and singers who using their talking/ conversations or speech skills during the events, I met 2 special entertainers recently, they are using their special skill to present their talent through microphone; the first one I like to highlight is Charles Beatboxer.

Charles, is an entertainer who able to create many different sound of music instrument by using his mouth through the microphone.

I had seen Charles performing in Orchard road many times and met him so many times in many events but no chance to see his stage performance due to always rushing for other shows or appointment after the job done for the event booking.

I had seen Charles' performing in Orchard few times, then few years later, which I met him during a company's Xmas party weeks ago, I found his skill really improved a lot and having fantastic performance.

Charles had combine some songs in his "Music instrument playing simulated by mouth", meanwhile he was singing and play the "music instrument by mouth" at the same time! The was gorgeous! I believe he had a real bright future ;p

Another great Comedian i came across just few days ago was this Caucasian (ang mo) who performing at "The Loof" for a company's annual dinner.

His great stunning skill was he can speak so many local language like Hokien, Mandarin, Thai Language and etc. If you hear him speak Thai without seeing his face, you might though just a thaiees speaking, if you hear him speaking indian language without seeing his face, you can;t believe he is an "Ang mo"! ...that kind of level! Haahaa! What a talent!

Some Christmas Deco Photos

2011-12-12T23:50:00.006+08:00

Just some Christmas Decoration photos.

Event Booking Hot Day

2011-12-07T14:52:00.004+08:00

Up to today (7 Dec) still having many people inquire caricaturist for 9th December Friday 6.30pm-7.30pm event like dinner and dance or Christmas Party. 9 Dec really a super hot date for events fringe art activities!

I repeat again: Many event companies had asking the same item same timing and same day since early October, so that will be very difficult to get caricaturist since November i guess, unless they managed to get art students to do fulfill the requirement.

An experienced caricaturist who doing commercial events like dinner and dance and dance, the quantities to be produce at least 12-20pcs drawing within an hour's booking, other than that, he or she should know how to bring in the entertainment atmosphere to the event as well as know how to handle the crowd.

Based the past experiences on the below hot date of booking caricaturists and silhouette artists, the event peoples and whoever who like to hire such fringe activities, seems they have to make decision fast enough, else just try avoid this hot date.

Last few years' hot Friday of December for caricaturists and silhouette cutting artist booking on 6.00pm-7.00pm or 6.30pm - 7.30pm:
Friday, 09 Dec 2011
Friday, 10 Dec 2010
Friday, 11 Dec 2009
Friday, 12 Dec 2008
Friday, 07 Dec 2007
Friday, 08 Dec 2006

Meanwhile, all of us should be take note for the future "Hot Friday on Second Week of December" for booking caricaturists and silhouette cutting artist:
Friday, 13 Dec 2012
Friday, 13 Dec 2013
Friday, 12 Dec 2014
....and etc

Tablet PC Symptom

2011-12-01T03:31:00.004+08:00

Due to the popularity of tablet PC, more and more people using it as a communication tools, due it many of the tablet PC unable to use as a phone that allow it to perform sending SMS like normal mobile phone, it made more people communicate with each other through email; this is my observation and experience within the pass 6 months.

Seems is was a trend that change many people's behavior in communication.

In my view, seems anyone of us who had not have any tablet PC yet, should try our best to check our email as often as possible to avoid any job taken delay and related stuffs that cause us having an unexpected "slow reaction" to reply our clients or friends in such circumstances.

Thought the popularity usage of tablet PC is because it was very easy to use especially for those who no computer literacy (especially for elder group) and also due to the light weight of this device.

Stone Balancing Art

2011-11-24T22:21:00.007+08:00

I had heard about stone balancing art from the TV News. An i just luckily to have a chance seeing a stone balancing artist arrange by the event organizer all the way from United Kingdom to perform his stone balancing art.

I saw him spend about 30 second to put this round big stone on the tip of the big stone and that is!!! That was amazing!

Hmm...maybe I should try to learn Stone Balancing Art..Heehee!

Hot Day for Dinner and Dance: 25 Nov & 9 Dec

2011-11-22T17:37:00.010+08:00

There are many event companies was keep asking caricaturist for their event on 25 Nov and 9 Dec since early October, and up to now still having people asking for these 2 dates for 6.30pm-7.30pm's event.

All of us wish can take as many job as possible but unfortunately, it only happened 6.30pm-7.30pm or 6.00pm-7.00pm, so that is so call had dates hot times, it only happened once in each year.

I checked my past postings, seems most of the hot date was fall on 7-11th of December for past few years.

See my posing on:
http://sg-entertainer.blogspot.com/2010/11/10th-december-friday-630pm-730pm.html
http://sg-entertainer.blogspot.com/search/label/event caricaturist day.html
http://sg-entertainer.blogspot.com/2007/12/hot-booking-day-for-caricaturists-and.html

Some Food Photos

2011-11-17T15:39:00.005+08:00

This soup is called: "Buddha Jump Over The Wall" !

Hanlin Woodcarving Exhibition Nov 06th-10th 2011

2011-11-07T15:41:00.005+08:00

Went to my friend's woodcarving exhibition yesterday and met many senior Singapore artists in the exhibition as well.Met Singapre's famous artist in the event as well ;pOne of the great work.

My Artist Friend on Newspaper

2011-11-05T21:57:00.004+08:00

Great to see my wood carving friend Cheh Kai Hon or Han Lin announce his exhibition tomorrow at Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry 10am-7pm.Thought tomorrow I must go to his exhibition ;p

Fortune Telling for Halloween Event

2011-11-02T21:02:00.005+08:00

Did palm reading at Downtown East's Halloween Event last week, there were many people went to this event.With guests ;p

Just A Day

2011-10-25T00:13:00.008+08:00

Went City Square Johor Bahru (J.B.), Malaysia and saw this nice Depavaali Deco.Seems it done by sort of sand material.Some hollow ween deco.My favourite Nasi Lemak!

Caricature at Sentosa

2011-10-24T21:24:00.006+08:00

Did caricature for Barclay Bank's family last week at Sentosa.Met William doing Wire craft in the event.

Chinese Paper Cutting Preparation

2011-10-20T02:00:00.004+08:00

As per next year's Chinese New Year is coming earlier at 22nd January Sunday as Chinese New Year Eve, there were some event companies start to inquiry some related fringe arts activities, including my Chinese paper cutting. Seems I have to work harder to prepare the time consuming Chinese paper pre-cut zodiac and related designs.Due to usually Chinese new year fall on 2nd-14th Feb, year of 2012's Chinese new year came quite early, hence there are shorter time for event companies to arrange Chinese New Year's activities, therefore many event management was asking related stuffs start from this month.

Just Some Food I Ate Recently

2011-10-17T20:41:00.004+08:00

Japanese Food at Raffles City's Food court
Nasi Bryani Chicken at Funan Centre
Crocodile meat essence soup at Sengkang, Compass Point Shoping Mall's food court

My Entertainer Friend on Newspaper

2011-10-10T20:45:00.006+08:00

Great to see my entertainer/artist friend's photo on last Sunday's The Strait Times and Zaobao. She is Body art specialist Katherine Mah from Little Crystal Paint, she is the most beautiful body art professional I cam across during my event life so far.

Katherine was doing Pebble art.

Are You A Professional?

2011-10-10T02:08:00.003+08:00

One of my entertainer friend which known about 15 years long recommend my caricature service to this world class and very famous boutique company for their coming charity event in Paragon Singapore recently.

I had emailed my works and photos of drawing with Singapore's past president and current Singapore's President, I had went to their office at Orchard Road to show do a live drawing and had interviewed by them; thought everything week before last last week and thought everything was fine since they told me the final approval have to be decide by Italy's main branch.

Whether I been selected or not, not important to me.

Last Thursday afternoon, one lady called my while I still in Bangkok waiting my flight back to Singapore, claimed she from this company (which their company name start with "G", a real world class boutique company!).

She told me I have to wear black attire in their charity event on 12 Oct, and I have to do roving caricature and must use black color drawing board. I wonder how come she called me for this since I already being told about all these while I had been interview by their Communication Manager who in charge Malaysia and Singapore branches at about 28th or 29th September.

She had questioned me some very insulting and unprofessional question:

"Are your attire look professional?" , "The drawing board you are using must be black color", "What bag you are using to put your drawing pens? Is it looks professional? It must look very professional!"

I found that was REALLY INSULTING QUESTION!!! Because I had emailed my related data to indicated that I had been doing my caricature drawing since 1990!

That was really strange that this world class boutique company had someone called me up to ask my such a question even if I already sent my job records and interviewed by their regional manager!!!!!!

Thought I might reflect this incident to their main branch which located at Italy!!!

The lady who called me was can't be understood! What's wrong with her that totally never deal with her colleagues before she call me?

Fortune Telling for Private Event

2011-10-02T22:50:00.004+08:00

Did palm reading for a private event at One On Th Bund Fullerton Singapore yesterday and met Dorby Yip doing Chinese Rainbow Calligraphy for the guests.Nice scene of Marina Bay Sand which at the opposite.

Caricature at Orchard Hotel

2011-10-01T00:47:00.004+08:00

Did caricature at Orchard Hotel Singapore for a dinner and dance.There are airbrush tatto in the event as well.A very new concept: Musician performing in a "Bubble".Just some Orchard Road scene.

Just Some Food I Ate Recently

2011-09-29T22:35:00.003+08:00

Roving Caricature for F1 related Event

2011-09-24T01:31:00.005+08:00

Great I have a chance do caricature in one of the F1 event in Raffles Hotel.

Mid Autumn Festival

2011-09-13T02:28:00.004+08:00

Some Food Photos

2011-09-06T10:59:00.004+08:00

2-3minutes Caricature

2011-09-05T13:09:00.004+08:00

Did quick caricature at at Church's anniversary yesterday.For live caricature drawing, 2-3minutes or 3-5 minutes to produce a drawing is possible, it depend how you draw and what drawing medium you are using.

Just Some Food I Ate Recently

2011-09-04T08:16:00.005+08:00

Ops! Not My Day!

2011-08-30T14:34:00.006+08:00

Taken about 4 hours to do this A3 size and waited 1 and half hour to pass to client, but unable to keep waiting due to rushing to another appointment.Spend one hour to reach the place to pass to client again, guess what? The was not want client wanted!!! She totally dont know what she wanted either!!..hmmm.....maybe totally doesn't look like ast all as well. Haahaa!

Really wasted lots of my time to do such a rubbish!!!!!
Yup, ..it definite became RUBBISH then! Haahaa!Your works could be worth for something or either not even more than a rubbish!

A Special Drawing Session

2011-08-28T21:33:00.009+08:00

Just dig my old data in year of 2000 or even older data, and realized I had did a caricature for Singapore's New President in 2011! Heehee! The world is really unexpected ;p

In my memory, Dr Tony Tan was a very friendly and kind person. During that time I do not have camera and did not even think about taking picture together with him as well. The event company had taken this picture for me, as the time my hair still had not dropped yet. Haahaa!

Caricature Drawing for Product Launch

2011-08-21T20:53:00.004+08:00

Did roving caricature for a product launch at Red Dot Museum on Friday.

Caricature Drawing for National Day Related Event

2011-08-15T13:03:00.004+08:00

Did caricature for Singapore's National Day Event last week.My trademark posing: Sofa pose.

Product Launch Event

2011-08-15T12:46:00.008+08:00

Great I had a chance to in charge caricature drawing for Cosmopolitan Magazine's 1st launch in Singapore version last week.Met Renae Chan doing numerology fortune telling for the guests.One of my work.

Some Thia Food with Friends

2011-08-07T14:30:00.003+08:00

Tough Job for Chinese Paper Cutting

2011-08-07T14:18:00.004+08:00

Finally completed a tough artwork for Chinese Mid Autumn Festival. It took me about 3 hours to complete this 5pcs stacked cutting for this design.It take quite some times to produce the design as well. Because it required relevant research and design what should be give and take while come to produce this cutting be hand cutting. Ouchii ;p

Just A quick Tour to JB

2011-08-05T23:57:00.002+08:00

When City Square for a quick tour and took some photos.Interesting roof top.

Just for Fun

2011-07-28T13:53:00.005+08:00

Did some fried meat and long bean for the day.And have some Asahi Beer! Yahoo ;pJust realised that I had biggest stomach now!
Reggie, Kamal Dollah, Jit totally can not fight with me at all! Hiak! Hiak! Hiak!
I mean if talking about who has the biggest stomach. Heehee!

Chinese Paper Cutting for Mid Autumn Festival

2011-07-27T00:55:00.003+08:00

Completed a Chinese Paper Cutting for Mid Autumn Festival, I had spend 2 hours to complete this design, ouchi ;p

Caricature Drawing on Mini T-Shirt

2011-07-18T19:43:00.009+08:00

Caricature on Mini T-Shirt is a unique item for event's fringe arts activity, and great that I had a chance to do it last weekend at Bottle Tree Park.

I just do the caricature drawing and not providing the Mini T-shirt because the Mini T-shirt only able to be import from oversea and it provided by the event company.There are varnishing food like "Ting Ting" candy, "Dragon bread" candy and "Muah Chee" which made by China new immigrant,and the Candy Frost done by China New immigrant as well.Jason Lee was the event Emcee.

Singapore Zoo - How to get there from Ang Mo Kio

2011-07-13T23:30:00.013+08:00

At a resident near Ang Mo Kio MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) station, I met at least one tourist per week who wait at the wrong bus station while they wanted to go Singapore Zoo.

Everyone of them thought whatever bus stop they found immediately outside Ang Mo Kio MRT is the right one to take 138 to Singapore Zoo.

Thought as First World Country, Bus number 138 which going to Singapore Zoo, is actually located in a fully air-conditioned bus interchange, which inside AMK HUB, which a red color building shopping mall just next to Ang Mo Kio Mrt (Mass Rapid Transit).

Remember to look at your left hand side before you step out from the MRT train you sure can see this red color building.Take note that once you came out from the MRT gate, you will see an escalator that link to AMK Hub and Ang Mo Kio Interchange. This is the right way to go.

Just A Portrait Drawing and A Group Caricature

2011-07-13T12:57:00.003+08:00

And a color caricature ;p

Caricature for Event

2011-07-05T21:04:00.009+08:00

Did caricature at Swissotel for Airtel'e event.Met Desmond Ng doing caricature in the event as well, and his latest name now is Anthony after using Kent Ng, then Andrew Ng and now his name is Anthony Ng, not sure what will be his latest name ;p

Desmond Ng Cheng Eng, which had been in the event industry as caricaturist about 15 years long, I remember I met him about my fifth year doing event which about year 1995, in Neptune theater Singapore, which a very common place for dinner and dance. Neptune theater became Fullerton One nowadays.

I can remember so well because Desmond Ng Cheng Eng given me a strong impression on the very first time I met him, because he is having a very unique character that easily made people having unforgettable memory, basically he he very well known in the event industry. Haahaa!This client is one of the sponsor of F1, so there were some models getting ready to take photo with the arriving guests.There are lion dans performance and accompanied with special "Big Head Doll"

Just some works with guests

2011-06-22T02:19:00.005+08:00

Some children guests. All done within 3-5 minutes. It could be more detail if having more time, but usually I have to handle big crowd in most of my event, so I have to do it by "Maximum quality within minimum time frame" ;pThe "Sofa pose" which originally create be me, my copy right ;p.

Just Keep Eating Recently

2011-06-20T21:33:00.005+08:00

Caricature at Peranakan Museum Event

2011-06-18T23:02:00.009+08:00

Did caricature at Peranakan Museum Event today.Meet Katherine Mah and her husband doing body painting in the event.Just quickly take a photo with Katherine before show startSome of my worksMy favourite "Sofa pose", my copy right posing ;p

A Trip to Chiang Mai Thailand II

2011-06-14T00:37:00.010+08:00

I felt very happy to have a breakfast in a morning wake up in my guest house in my Chiang Mai trip.Chiang Mai was having many temples, and I think worth to visit as many temple as possible; as an artist, I felt great to have a chance to take a look of these beautiful artistic decorated temple, whether you are Buddhism or not, that was not an issue, just take a look of these unique "Artwork" in Chiang Mai, Thailand.Wat Bupparam

A Trip to Chiang Mai Thailand

2011-06-13T23:29:00.009+08:00

That was so lucky due to having a chance to do event at Chiang Mai Thailand, I had quickly take a short trip walking around in this northern area of Thailand; this my very first time come to this city.
A nice traditional decorated doorPrae Gate, a very unique place in Chiang Mai CityBehind Prae GateSome nearby photos.

2-3minutes Caricature for Car Showroom Event

2011-06-05T01:01:00.004+08:00

Just caricature drawing for a new car launching event and very lucky met Miss Singapore 2011 Finalist!Zai and Azizah was doing their airbrush tatto in the event.Daisy was dong her balloon twisting for the guests.

2-3minutes Caricature at Resort World Event

2011-06-04T09:51:00.007+08:00

Did caricatures for a dinner and dance yesterday at Resort World Sentosa.That was a very big crowd, I just managed to take 10 of my artworks quickly because to ensure not spend any extra time in taking my own photos, I do not have any friend can follow me to the event to take photos, and most guests being drawn do not like their real face put on the net due to privacy reason.

9 more drawings shown as below:Vivien was doing keychain string.Shela doing Digital Shrink Art Key Chain.

Just a Color Drawing

2011-06-03T01:44:00.001+08:00

Did a color drawing as requested be client ;p

Orchard Road Scene

2011-05-30T02:50:00.009+08:00

Passing by Orchard Road last Saturday and seen this men doing his performance. He had been doing it for more than 5 years in Orchard Road if I am not wrong.Seems his crowd was being attracted by the Percussion performance which just next to him.There are China artist doing portrait and Chinese Rainbow Calligraphy, do not seen any License from National Art Council, as I know local resident who do busking must have a valid license, but seems this guy having an exception.Orchard Central.Some interesting sculpture.My favorite Korean food for lunch at the food court in Concord Hotel (the ex Meridien Hotel);p

Quick Portrait at Resort World Event

2011-05-29T21:43:00.009+08:00

Did quick portrait sketch for NATAS dinner and dance last week.Quick portrait drawing was required to sketch the likeness of the guest being drawn as close as possible, but it will take longer time. Not like caricature drawing, you can't exaggerate the drawing.
Ivan & Lee Lee was doing their Wire Craft in the event.Had dinner which treated by Ivan & Lee Lee after our show ;p

Event at Shangri-La Rasa Sentosa

2011-05-23T17:11:00.007+08:00

Thought from ending of April to May was quite month for caricature booking due to Singapore's General Election 2011,. I managed to get a booking last week.Mr Yong was doing his Chinese Fan Calligraphy in the event.

Dinner and Dance Pre-Event Activities Items

2011-05-15T00:24:00.040+08:00

In Singapore, most of the dinner and dance which handle by event management companies, mostly having pre-events or fringe art activities before the arrived guests go in to the ballroom.

Entertainers
For dinner and dance pre-events or fringe art activities, common items presently including:
Airbrush temporary tattoo, Balloonist(while the event known having many children), Body Art (Glitter Tattoo, Henna painting, Face Painting), Caricature drawing, Caricature on Key Chain Shrink Art, Fortune Telling (Tarot Card, Poker Card Fortune Telling, Palm Reading, Numerology, Face Reading, Indian Parrot Fortune Telling, Hand Writing Character Analysis), Fun Button Making (which either draw something or write the guests' name and make it on the round badges as souvenir), Hand Phone Glitters, Instant printing of Glamour Shot, Roving Close-up magician, Silhouette Cutting, Sue's Wax Hand Making, Wire Crafts to make the guests' names, Writing the guests names on the stone (Pebble Art), Mini T-Shirt Name writing using airbrush

Based on the theme, what I came across including:
- Chinese Theme/Shanghai Theme: Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese Paper Cutting (mostly during Chinese New Year period), Rainbow Calligraphy, Chinese Calligraphy on Chinese Fans, Chinese Knotting Demo, Fortune Telling (Mostly palm reading or Face Reading), Chinese Dough Figurine Making Demo.

- Cultural Theme: Malay Ketupak making Demo, Malay Kite Making Demo, Indian's florist ring making for welcoming guests, Chinese cultural stuffs as per mentioned, Indian's Unique Fortune telling which the Fortune Card picking by Perot.

Quick Hairdo and Makeover could be one of the item especially in Retro Theme Dinner and Dance. It could be dancers or models roving around just to create some fun (all depend on client's budget allocation)

- For Casino Theme / Secret Agent Theme, there will be some game setting, either in-charge by the event staffs or by the costumed Models.

Some items rarely seen in pre-events or fringe art activities items that I ever came across including:
Stilt Walker, Fire Eater, Juggler, Snake Charmer, Roving Models or Costumed Models to serve drinks for the guests, "Rice Art" (which write the guests' name on the rise and then frame in a small container then bind to the key chain), Bean Art (using bean stick on about A5 size card or board to combine as a painting, and write some artistic words).

Musician
Sometimes we can see roving Guitarists playing music and songs, or stationary type of 3-4 Jazz Band around within the standard 1 hour dinner and dance pre-events or fringe art activities.

Varnishing Food
Pop Corn making on the spot booth is one of the items during dinner and dance pre-events or fringe art activities especially in "Movie Night" or Hollywood Night related Themes.

"Ting Ting" candy, Malt candy, Chinese Dragon Beard candy could be seen in the event as well. (Can be seen during Chinese New Year Event /Shanghai Theme/ Cultural Theme)

"Teh Tarik" and "Kacang Putih" which represent Indian culture or engaged under Movie Themes.

Caricature Shrink Art Key Chain

2011-05-07T21:00:00.007+08:00

Did Caricature Shrink Art Key Chain at Swissotel for SMC's dinner and dance to night.William Lee's sister was doing pebble calligraphy in the event.Another fringe activity was Hand Phone Crystal Art in this event.
Thought all the guests sure had done their voting before they came to the dinner and dance in today's 7th May 2011, Singapore's General Election Day.

I just realized that down the street and many shopping mall and food court was having not much crowd, thought most of the resident was either stay at home, coffee shop or related venues to wait for the polling result which will be announced 10.00pm or later.

Live Caricature for Event

2011-05-02T02:25:00.006+08:00

I do live caricature for event since 1990, our event booking and rate was based on hourly basis, hence we should be produce as many drawing within each hour's booking.My favorite medium for my caricature job was using wax pen or we called "China Graph" which belonging to crayon material.You can see my pencil box always having so many drawing pens, this is because I usually like to produce as many drawings within every hours' booking, which I need not do any shading of my drawing pens, hence I can produce about 20-25 drawings within an hour.

There are many caricaturists in the market using marker to do the drawing; I think nothing about good or bad, it depend on the how good the and how fast the drawing to be produce within the booking hours.

I would like to say, the technique in live drawing was very different from drawing in the studio.

Caricature Drawing for a Block Party

2011-05-01T22:29:00.005+08:00

Did caricature for a block party yesterday.

Singapore's General Election Season

2011-04-29T22:12:00.005+08:00

Time flies as arrow, the Singapore's General Election Season is coming, you can see the related election ads everywhere.and the related party's moving promotion was around in the resident district area.

Just Enjoy Food in Shenzhen ;p

2011-04-28T00:57:00.003+08:00

Most of the time we just enjoy nice food during our Shenzhen trip ;p

Shenzhen, China Trip

2011-04-27T21:13:00.007+08:00

Due to the available time schedule of my friends and I, we just arranged the weekend and go Shenzhen, China from Hong Kong.This was my very first time landing in Hong Kong and I found that Hong Kong was a country surrounding my many mountains.It was very interesting that our taxi driver having so many hand phone in his taxi! I just curious and asked him, and he told us that were his walkie talkie! Very interesting!The weather of Shenzhen was very cold for me (about 22 degree) on the day we arrived.

2 Hands Caricature drawing for event

2011-04-17T14:19:00.004+08:00

Just did caricature drawing for a morning event.Kelvin was doning balloon in this event.Interesting stuffs for children.

Food Treat by Friends

2011-04-14T09:41:00.008+08:00

Just had a dinner with friends and treated by them recently ;p

How to go Singapore Zoo from Ang Mo Kio MRT Station

2011-04-06T11:17:00.013+08:00

I stay at Ang Mo Kio and I took MRT everyday, so I often met many tourist was taking MRT to Ang Mo Kio MRT Station and wanted to go to the bus interchange to take bus no. 138 to Singapore Zoo.

I realized that many tourist was thinking once arrived Ang Mo Kio MRT station, just go straight out and take bus to Singapore Zoo by bus station just at the left hand side of the exit of Ang Mo Kio MRT Station, that was totally wrong!

The right way to take bus to the Singapore Zoo, is at the bus interchange, which you need to go to the red color building, which is AMK HUB, the bus interchange in inside this red color building. I think most of the tourist first time to Singapore, they never know Singapore having many "Bus Interchange inside the building with aircon"!
You would not find any sign board in the MRT station or any nearby place indicate "This way to Singapore Zoo", I had emailed this ,matter to Singapore Tourism Board and Singapore Zoo, but no news so far, Haahaa! Maybe they think let the tourist explore themselves is much more fun ;p

For tourists, once you arrive Ang Mo Kio MRT station, once you came out from the MRT gate, you need to go by the escalator just at the right hand side, passing by the underpass and take the longest escalator at the other side to go up the bus interchange, which inside AMK HUB, or the red color building you seen from the MRT station.This is Bus number 138 queuing area.Hope my information will help.

Roving Caricature in Dim Light Environment

2011-04-04T02:13:00.010+08:00

Grete to have a roving caricature job in Zouk recently.
As a professional event entertainer, a caricaturist, you must be able to work in a dim lighting environment, especially doing it in a roving way.
Doing live caricature in a dim light environment, due to having limited timing to observe the guests being drawn because the lighting in the pub, the basic drawing technique and experiences was required; how good of the drawing being produced, was depend on how experience you are.

"Diversed Attentions" group was performing in the event. Their performance was real great!
Jeremy Pei was in the event as well!

2 Hands Caricature drawing for event

2011-04-03T18:19:00.008+08:00

Just did caricature for a morning event yesterday.Mr Goh was doing his Chinese Calligraphy on Chinese fan in the event.Cute stilt walker.Cheerleader performance (from www.astroscheer.com)!Shela was doing her shrink art.

Round Stage Screen

2011-03-31T00:32:00.006+08:00

At the first time I was unable figure out what is this while the time I arrive to the event venue in Thailand recently. It looks like the movie "Stargate", which is a special entrance to another space. Haahaa!While I go to the front stage, I realised it is a round big stage screen! It was really new to me because I never ever seen such screen in Singapore before, thought nobody using it in and event at Singapore so far!Look! The round screen is hugh!The effect at the showtime was real nice! That was amazing!
This rectangular screen was one of the sub screen for the event.Effect testing on rectangular screen.

2 Hands Caricature at Floating Point of Marina Square

2011-03-27T22:30:00.007+08:00

Did my 2 hands ambidextrous drawing in an event at Marina Square.Nice event location!Outdoor time.

Cute Deco in Orchard Road ION last week

2011-03-25T23:39:00.005+08:00

Passing by Orchard Road last week and taken some cute photos at outside ION building.Thought all young ladies love this ;p

Bangkok Short Trip II

2011-03-12T01:03:00.005+08:00

Just some great food I ate in Bangkok ;p

Bangkok Short Trip

2011-03-11T00:10:00.006+08:00

Just had one day short trip at Bangkok on last Sunday, after an event at Hua Hin last Saturday. I went to a Thai temple which is Wat Hua Lamphong at Rama 4 Bangrak, which just opposite Chamchuri Square.This is my very first time visit a Thai temple. I found Thai temple was real amazing, I love the decoration, especially the sculpture deco of the temple. It was really unique in the world.Real solid sculpture art.
Chamchuri Square

Portrait Drawing For Event

2011-03-01T16:14:00.010+08:00

Did life portrait drawing last weekend for a dinner and dance.There was a tarot card reader in the event. (Hmm..his glasses looks like swimming googles. Heehee!)Ivan and Lee Lee (http://sg-airbrushtattoo.blogspot.com/search/label/Mini T-Shirt)was doing their Airbrush Name Printing on Mini T-Shirt! Real Mini-T shirt, not those paper cut-out shape of T-Shirt you know.Lily was doing her balloon twisting in the event!Met Dorby and Angela (http://yipsrainbow.blogspot.com/)doing their Rainbow Calligraphy at our next door's event!Mat Tokang and his partner was doing caricature drawing in this event!Beautiful Babe!Great food treated by Ivan & Lee Lee ;p

Ivan and Lee Lee's Name Printing on T-shirt by Airbrush

2011-02-26T03:15:00.003+08:00

If I am not wrong,one of the very new item for event's pre-activity fringe art was "Print you name on Mini T-shirt by Airbrush". Thought Ivan and Lee Lee was the first persons provide this service in event market.

Caricature at Swissotel for a Dinner and Dance

2011-02-25T23:03:00.005+08:00

Did caricature at Swissotel Hotel for a dinner and dance.Met this airbrush tattoo from China in this event.

Caricature Shrink Art for Road Show

2011-02-20T21:37:00.005+08:00

Did caricature shrink art key chain fora road show at Nex Serangoon Mall.Shrink art caricature, is do the caricature drawing in a special shrink plastic, and then put in the toast oven to shrink it down and then bind to the key chain.One of our cute guest ;p

Caricature at Shangri La Hotel Singapore

2011-02-14T15:28:00.006+08:00

Did caricature for MediaCorp's Chinese New Year Luncheon Event at Shangri-La Hotel last week, just wear Chinese suit since is Chinese New Year event.Met Dragon Beard master Jackson of Dong Bei Dragon Beard doing his Dragon Beard Demo in the event.

Chinese New Year Event at Sheraton Tower

2011-02-10T00:41:00.004+08:00

Did caricature at Sheraton Tower and found that the props for the event was real nice.Rainbow Calligrapher Dorby Yip was in the event.

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2011-02-09T03:53:00.001+08:00

Just a photo with Tom Cruise!

Nice Food at Friend's House

2011-02-05T03:41:00.001+08:00

Just had some nice food at friend's house!

Chinese New Year Event

2011-02-01T13:22:00.003+08:00

Finally I felt a little bit relax after completed a Chinese New Year Zodiac Fortune Introduction last week.I seldom give talk because I really need lots time to prepare the data, especially the closer weeks near to Chinese New Year period, everyone was busy doing other event like calligraphy and i usually have palm reading jobs.

Frances's First Book!

2011-01-31T23:14:00.006+08:00

Passing by MPH bookshop and came across Frances New book about her real ghosts stories ant the "New Age" session. I just quickly grab one for my personal reading, collection of friend's work and show my support as well.I knew Frances many years and she is a real expert in Poker Card Fortune Telling, which had been doing full time for at least 20 years long! You may like to contact her for a reading session, I would say her reading was very accurate. You might contact her at her website: www.francescardreading.8m.com

Palm Reading for Private Event

2011-01-26T23:33:00.004+08:00

Completed a palm reading booking for a private event at Sentosa yesterday.I had been arranged by the organizer as "Roving Palmist" which do my reading in an impromptu to the guests. Hmm...I don't asked to do roving but seems most of the event i do was having high chances being arranged to do in a roving way, please do not blame me to made the rest of the specialists or caricaturists being asked to work in roving way! haahaa! I don't have such power to change the world. Heehee!
Chuan and Pat doing palm reading in the event as well ;p

Peacock at Sentosa

2011-01-24T21:48:00.006+08:00

Passing by Sentosa and luckily saw this Peacock showing its beautiful feathers.This Peacock and the baby posing for me to take photo ;p

Roving Job in Shopping Central

2011-01-23T02:56:00.005+08:00

Just andother doing roving caricature for Chinese New Year related event in a shopping central ;pOne of my favorite: Curry Chicken Noodle as my dinner for the day.Calvin was doing his balloonist twisting while I doing my roving caricature.Seems everyone was doing roving. I got an idea in my mind suddenly: May be we should have airbrush tattoo artist work in roving style, wire craft artist artist work in roving style and airbrush Mini T-shirt work in roving style? Haahaa!

Roving Caricaturist

2011-01-21T23:58:00.008+08:00

Studio caricaturist which work in studio or art workshop or gallery, it totally different from an event caricaturist. Because in the studio, the caricaturist only serving individual customer in live drawing or draw from photos. They can use whatever tools like easel or table and sit in a comfortable way as they like while working on the drawing.

Event caricaturist, which work as an artist who need to entertain immediate and unpredictable crowd in the event like family day, dinner and dance, product launch and etc.

As an event caricaturist, sometime we unable to know whether the event we are doing surely having proper setting like providing table and chairs for us or not; I had experience many times that the event venue totally do not have any proper setting, it forcing us do our caricature drawing in a roving way.

Sometime you have to start to do your caricature drawing in the indicated time frame to meet the schedule of the event or it could be because you have to finished your drawing session on the dot which allow you to rush to another event booking, it made you having no choice to start your drawing in a roving way as well.

Some venue, like some pub do not have suitable table and chairs for you to set your drawing corner, or the organizer want all artists entertain the guests in a dynamic way, that also part of the reason that caused us do our caricature in a roving way. As a experienced and professional event caricaturist, you have to know how to handle such unpredictable situation, thus, you must be able to be flexible and having proper tools to handle it.

Am I right to say : A professional event caricaturist, should be able to handle any or many difference kind of situation to make the event or our program run smoothly?

Hence, can I say: "A Professional Caricaturist" is totally different from "A Professional Event Caricaturist"?

Because "A Professional Caricaturist" or a caricaturist who work in studio or gallery, never ever need to handle or facing such problem at all.

Roving Caricature Drawing

2011-01-20T14:50:00.004+08:00

One of the common request for roving caricature drawing was during special event like Valentine day. We usually been arranged roving around the restaurant or the dining area, After the violin musician or guitarist play the music or song to the guests table, that will be our turn to entertain the guests.

Hence, as long as you are doing live caricature or portrait drawing for event, you are belonging to entertainer, you are required to serve the guests.

Sometimes,we roam around with stilt walkers, close magicians, roving balloonist at the same time, we work as group performing artists or entertainers; meanwhile we are here to create the fun atmosphere for the event, you definitely no longer made the crowd only comes to you because we are sharing the pride as group entertainers.

Charcoal Portrait Drawing For Event

2011-01-19T14:59:00.006+08:00

Did charcoal portrait drawing for a dinner and dance in Mandarin Hotel last week.There are not much portrait artist doing live drawing for event because portrat drawing need a strong fine art base and live drawing for event really need to be done in a limited time frame.
Ivan was doing wire craft in this event.Nice door prob design.

Bangkok Trip III

2011-01-17T00:29:00.006+08:00

Just keep eating in Bangkok ;p
Great food arranged by friend's Thailand friend Kelly at her stall.
All of us love this Spicy Salad with Mixed Meat "Yam Ruam Mit" (ยำรวมมิตร) very much!Big size prawn!Fried Fish with sea salt and the shells was real delicious as well.Some snacks: fish balls, small fried fish ans fried fish skin.This KFC rice set was very delicious, but it was super spicy for me.Nich food at Hui Khwang Terrace!

Roving Caricature Drawing for Event

2011-01-16T01:50:00.006+08:00

Did roving caricature in a shopping center today. Talking about roving caricature drawing, it seems to be a trend nowadays.Thought many event organizers tried to make caricature drawing in a dynamic way, make this item as a lively fringe art as roving close up magician, roving balloonists, still walkers and so ford.Thought due to globalization reason and roving caricaturists was very common in oversea, it caused roving caricature drawing getting highly demand and popular in many Singapore's event as well.

Bangkok Trip II

2011-01-15T00:08:00.006+08:00

We went to Chinatown at Chakkrawat, Samphanthawong, Bangkok, that was a very interesting place.Chinese New Year is coming, you can see some Chinese decorations and some shops selling Chinese New Year deco stuffs as well.There are a Chinese temple inside the street.Some food stalls and interesting stuffs.

Bangkok Trip

2011-01-14T13:45:00.007+08:00

Just back from Thailand, Bangkok trip yesterday, and I was really enjoy this trip because it was my really first proper tour in Bangkok with friends.We just met the "Red Shirt" people seized some main road while we on the way to our hotel. We were quite scared but it is actually a peaceful new year party gathering for them and only happeded on last Sunday 9th Jan, one only, phew..!.There are some stalls selling red shirt, photos and food as well during this big gathering, we did not ever think about we are passing between them during this holiday occasion ;p My first time taking "Tuk Tuk" Taxi,they can drive very fast and squeeze between the gabs of 2 vehicles to keep driving to the destination, you will feel a bit dangerous if you are first time taking it, but you will found it quite interesting after a while. Thought it was safer than taking "Motorcite" which is mean Motorcycle Taxi.

Caricature at Shangri La Hotel Singapore

2011-01-08T01:28:00.006+08:00

Did a dinner and dance at Shangri-La La Hotel Singapore. The Theme is Shanghai night, so i was trying my best to draw the guests in their Shanghai theme dress.Nice trishaw decorationReal high class stuffs ;p

Crocodile Dish!

2011-01-04T16:39:00.003+08:00

According Chinese food curing method, crocodile meat can help on curing the coughing, so I just bought some frozen crocodile meat and cook as my lunch and dinner as well for today.
The traditional way usually using the crocodile meat to cook the soup with Chinese herbs. But I just fried it with ginger and onion, and added with Chinese "Hua Diao" cooking wine, sesame oil, soy sauce and Teriyaki sauce.

Happy 2011 New Year!

2011-01-02T10:42:00.007+08:00

Happy New Year to Everybody! Time flies as arrow, this is my going to number 21 year work as event artist! Haahaa! I start to draw caricature from many hair until all my hair dropped! Haa haahaa!I would like to said Thank You for all the people and event companies who giving me many job in the past, and whoever supported and appreciated my art ;p and whoever to given me comments to help me to improving my events handling and drawing skill levels. I will keep do in my best whenever I at work ;p
Just found that my very 1st show is not doing caricature, but is start for a company's stage performance.
Of course, I started to draw during event at the same year after that show ;p
Thought the pioneer caricaturists during that period was including Einstien, Syed and Eric Ng who always wear a red artist hat during the event.

Fry Chicken With Olive Oil

2010-12-27T02:02:00.002+08:00

Just have some fry chicken with olive oil today ;p

Shrink Art Key Chain At Marina Bay Sand

2010-12-20T20:51:00.005+08:00

Did caricature on shrink art key chain last week at Marina Bay Sand private Party, in a dim light ballroom.Caricature on Key chain, is one of the interesting item for event fringe art activities. We draw the caricature of the guests on a special shrink art plastic, and then the helper will put it in the toast oven, within few minutes, this plastic will shrink in a thick and hard form, and then bind with a key chain, became a cute and interesting personal souvenir.