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 =)

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 full 5 minutes in my room after I hung up).

Here's the latest one I did for RUSH.

Working on this set was awesome. There were so many stunts involved such as car-chases, getting run over by a car, grabbing a driver by his neck while the car is in motion, falling from a building... Yeah well, I didn't do those things. I got injured cos the guy kidnapping me slammed the car door on my ankle as I was entering the car. niceeee. So anti-climatic haha.

Okie dokes, will post more again soon. I'm sorta concurrently updating both my Female blog (www.female50gp.com/2009/blog/author/audrey) and this blog. Remember to vote guys! Appreciate it!

xoxo
Audrey