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Part two of The Year That Was – My 2009

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Part two of The Year That Was – My 2009

I meant to include all 12 months in one post, but if you had seen Part 1 of My 2009 – The Year That Was, you’d have noticed that it was imposible. Well, not impossible per se but it took a lot of time and well, it’s also a lot for you to read.

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Yes, I’m plugging The Swimming Instructor again

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I know, I know. For one, I haven’t been consistently updating my blog. Secondly, I’ve been plugging this show way too many times. Well, that’s because I’m proud of it. I really am enjoying myself with this play – and I believe it is one of the more fulfilling pieces I’ve done. We’ve done four [...]

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The Bangsar Boy: Swim swim The Swimming Instructor

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This morning, mum told me: I remember the name already. It’s Thomas Chia. Thomas Chia was the name of my childhood swimming instructor. Mum mentioned him because just a few days ago, as I was writing this article for today’s The Bangsar Boy, I asked my parents if they remembered his name. We were sure [...]

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Come watch The Swimming Instructor, featuring Davina Goh, Michael Chen and Niki Cheong

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You’ve probably read my references to The Swimming Instructor by now, or seen the Facebook invites. The theatre performance, directed by Chris Ling and written by acclaimed Singaporean playwright Desmond Sim, will feature Davina Goh, Michael Chen and myself. Yup, it’s a three-actor play. The show opens next week (Dec 3-13) so we’re in the [...]

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I am not The Swimming Instructor

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I have, in the past, made references to my rehearsals. It is also the reason why I am probably going to miss (actually, it’s almost a certainty but I am keeping my finger’s crossed) the premier of Michael Jackson’s This Is It tomorrow and turning down invitations to one event or another. This is a [...]

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