Going behind the scenes More photos from behind the scenes of my short film, Beatnik Sweetheart. Well, it’s not technically my short film lah. I’m just the actress! ;) After receiving my scary ah lian makeup from the makeup artist, I had to stand around with the rest of the crew to wait for the pub owner to open his pub. Remember [...] Almost addicted to smoking Being an actor gives one the license to do all sorts of naughty things. So, that’s gonna be my line the next time someone asks me (for the umpteenth time) why I decided to become an actress. Some of the “naughty” things I’ve done in the name of acting: Push someone into the Singapore River Dance in a graveyard Drink [...] Quite a disastrous shoot if ever there was one Before you read on, please take half a minute to vote for me in the S’pore Blog Awards while you wait for photos to load (tons today)! Thank you for your continued support and daily votes! =================================================== So, I’m going to be brutal today and unglam the glam. Not that I’m saying my films are very glam, but some [...] How some actors amuse themselves Performing a skit at a health exhibition is so much more interesting than performing a skit at an army camp. At an army camp, you don’t get to socialise with giant plasters. I was surprised to find out that plasters are very friendly. Which just goes to show that you should never judge a person or a [...] Anti-smoking actress picks up smoking Yesterday was the most ironic day of my life. I performed an anti-smoking skit at a health fair at Suntec Convention Centre. On the same day, I picked up smoking. Both occurences aren’t related, are isolated, therefore ironic. Well, don’t yell at me just yet. At least finish reading this post, then vote for me, then yell if you [...] Inside the dressing room There is no feeling in the world better than performing in front of a responsive live audience (well, with the exception of savouring a very tasty bbq chicken wing). Gads, I shouldn’t have said that. Now I’m hungry. I shall attempt to distract myself by… Actually, I am very distracted today. I have been attempting to get this [...] Taking on an ugly role For a limited time only, come and watch Sheylara in an ugly role! I’m performing in this 10-minute play called Rats, in which I’m an ugly rat. Sort of. I’ll be dressed kind of like a three-way cross between an old spinster, a dominatrix and a rat (if there’s such a thing as a three-way cross, [...] GGF#2: Age of Conan special edition Oh, gosh, is it Friday already? While people are thanking god it’s Friday, I’m raising the panic alarm for a worrying number of deadlines unmet. Nevertheless, Gamer Girl Friday is still in business, even if I have to sacrifice my Age of Conan game time. In fact, I only had time to play for one [...] Sheylara and the telemarketer I was in a cab today, on my way to the HTC Touch Diamond media launch, making use of the time to frantically memorise as many lines as I could for my play, because first rehearsal was tonight and I was supposed to have all the lines memorised by then. (This is a photo I took [...] OMG the moon is red tonight!!! Look out your window now!!! THE MOON IS RED IN COLOUR!!! Okay, I know this probably isn’t the first time, but I’ve never seen the moon any colour other than what it’s supposed to be, so it is pretty damn amazing to me!! I swear this isn’t photoshopped. I didn’t even adjust the brightness and contrast. This [...] I’m gonna be a rat I accepted an acting job despite being insanely busy. I did that because it’s a theatre performance and I don’t get many of those and the script is funny and the director is great AND I get to play a rat. Well, it’s only a 10-minute play, but one has to start somewhere. Random archived photo I [...] My Sadako look scared all my readers away My blog readership suffered a 35% dip yesterday. I think I scared all my readers away when I posted my “Sadako” photo in the preceding post. I suppose it could also be because I didn’t blog yesterday, but I don’t usually get such a drastic dip from missing a day. I was considering not blogging today because [...] I hate my hair One day, I got really frustrated trying to clip my hair up because it’s too thick and the clip’s too crappy. So I started cursing the clip and my hair, using very imaginative and colourful language. The Goonfather said, “Don’t put clip lah.” I hyperventilated. “Cannot lah!! If I don’t clip my hair I look like this!!” “Nice [...] The impromptu mothers’ day post Sheylara wishes all mothers a happy mothers’ day! Just felt like doing that even though it’s not my usual style. (And also because I’m waiting for the Goonfather to stop playing his silly PS3 game and get ready so we can go out.) Because mothers, although they can be infuriating at times, are really nice people. [...] Paul breaks lvl 30 buffalo wings record!! Yes, that’s him in the video. He is Paul Ong, aka Don Juan de Porko, aka Man of Steel Stomach and Palate. Okay, start loading up this video before you read on because it will take a while. I purposely wrote a long long post and included a lot of rubbish photos so you can be [...] Winners of the Great Hamster Giveaway! I have the results of the Sheylara.com Great Hamster Giveaway! There are 17 winners! Congratulations to you all! I’m really pleased with the response to this contest. The only regret I have is that I don’t have enough prizes to give to everyone who participated. Not to fret, though. I will be holding more contests in [...] The ninja squad strikes fear into your heart The Goonfather tells me that kunoichi (female ninja) always have hair dangling down the sides of their faces. So, for yesterday’s ninja patrol, I let down one side of my hair. I know the hair clip is a little unglam but my hair refuses to stay up otherwise. Then again, who says hair clips are unglam? [...] A lesson in retribution Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Orange Boy, because he was wearing an orange t-shirt. One day, Orange Mum took Orange Boy to Ikea. While she was having a meal at the cafeteria, she allowed Orange Boy to go into the playpen to play with the other kids. Meanwhile, a boy named [...] The ninja patrol tourist attraction pose squad I guess you guys will be disappointed to learn that my Ninja Gaiden II costume looks nothing like the one worn by Sonia, who is the new NG femme fatale. This is Sonia: But don’t compare us, okay. We’re not even meant to be Sonia. We’re meant to be flyer-distributing generic ninja girls (which Moralis kindly pointed [...] Google filters itself as spam. Haha! I recently signed up for this service called Google Alerts, which sends me the latest results of my specified search terms. I’ve set it up so I get an e-mail when a site links to sheylara.com. It’s not 100% because I know some sites linked to me recently and I didn’t get an alert. But that’s [...] How the Goonfather foiled a telemarketer for a makeover studio Telemarketer: Hello, I’m calling from XYZ photo studio. The Goonfather: Yes? Telemarketer: I’m very happy to announce that you’ve been specially selected to come for a photoshoot. We will give you two photos, valued at $480, to take home. The Goonfather: Are you paying me? Telemarketer: No, sir, we’re giving you the photos free. You don’t have to pay [...] The devil got me I sold my soul to the devil today, when I swore never to do it again. I’m speaking metaphorically lah, what is wrong with you? I mean, what is wrong with me. Sorry. The devil has a three-letter name. Its name is J.O.B. And I don’t mean a job like an acting job or a writing job or a [...] Daily Banner Contest starts now! The Daily Banner Contest portion of the Sheylara.com Great Hamster Giveaway has started! If you don’t see the new banner on the right, please do a full refresh on this page. (Press the Shift key and F5 key together.) Remember to check back once every 24 hours to get the new question. Send me all [...] How to watch NSFW videos without getting caught My mouth literally dropped when I saw this. And then I couldn’t stop laughing. This is at the same time the smartest and stupidest invention anyone’s come up with. Behold! Isn’t this just jaw-droppingly stunning? Haha. The purpose of this invention is to provide “privacy, warmth, and concentration in public spaces”. I can’t believe these people are serious. [...] I played Ninja Gaiden 2 in Microsoft’s office Ninja Gaiden fanboys are probably gonna want my blood for this, but I hope they will wait patiently for the game’s release in June. That game’s gonna satisfy all bloodlust, I assure you! Here’s a photo of me playing Ninja Gaiden 2 on the Xbox 360 in a small office room in Microsoft: Well… That’s all I can [...] Do you dare take the buffalo wings challenge? My friends and I did a really crazy thing last Saturday. We went to Sunset Grill & Pub and ordered the level 10 buffalo wings. If you’ve never heard of the famous spicy buffalo wings at Sunset Grill, you really need to do some soul searching!! Okay, I’m kidding. I’ve actually never heard of it myself until [...] Money is dirty Stupid conversation between the Goonfather and myself. We were in the car, driving out to dinner, when he asked for a piece of tissue paper. In my usual clumsy way, I accidentally pulled out two pieces instead of one. I blamed him because it’s fun to blame the Goonfather. “See lah!! You made me pull out two [...] Sheylara.com Great Hamster Giveaway I’m not giving away hamsters, of course. What I’m giving away are my hamster stuff because I don’t have time to keep hamsters anymore. So I’m doing a giveaway contest for everyone to have fun and win stuff! Let’s have a look at the prizes. The Prizes They are mostly brand new. Some have never been used. Those [...] Tender chicken and juicy sotong balls The best time to write a food post is when you’re hungry. Drool over your own photos, salivate at your words, die of hunger at your own hands. Totally evil and masochistic. So, today, I’m drooling over something which was already famous before I was born. (Really.) It’s the Clementi Road Paper-Wrapped Chicken! It doesn’t look very appetising in [...] The Goonfather goes to the ballet Like, I should never have brought the Goonfather to the ballet. More accurately, I should not have let Morte come along, too. When the two of them get together, it’s like the Morning Express on Class 95 on crack. Sure, sometimes it’s very entertaining. But sometimes you just want to clobber them senseless with a [...]