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

I'm back! Temporarily that is. Came back for a break and to celebrate my birthday. Unfortunately, I caught a cold just before I left Singapore. It's one day after my birthday and I'm still lying in bed :( But I still have my laptop, so that keeps me entertained haha.

So here it is: Female 50 Gorgeous People
http://www.female50gp.com/2009/

and you can check out my blog here at http://www.female50gp.com/2009/blog/author/audrey/

and vote for me here>> http://www.female50gp.com/2009/vote.php and my name is Audrey Yong lol.

What I got up to in Singapore........

• Job Interview at global PR Firm
• Cousin's wedding at Swissotel (during the F1! Twas awesome)
• Female Magazine's photoshoot for the November issue
• Mediacorp Audition
• Met up with MTV Asia's Talent Management
• Female 50 Gorgeous People Sneak Preview at ORCHARD ION. This is where we hop onto stage and pose for the cameras and audience.
• WANG LEE HOM performed at ORCHARD ION for their grand opening, with MTV VJs Utt and Denise Keller. Woot!! Got some videos and photos of him. Uploaded it onto youtube. My account is Oddry. surprise, surprise haha. So go check it out! They're very very short snippets cos my camera kept saying "memory card full" and i was deleting all my old videos on the spot just for Lee Hom!!! (www.youtube.com/oddry)

Right now, I think I should rest but please check out the Female blog and lend me your support!!

xoxo

Audrey (Oddry)