Covering for Sabah Talent Star 2014 Finale

by Daniel Chiam

Sabah Talent Star - Keningau Audition

This weekend (March 1-2, 2014) is the semi final and also the final showdown for the Sabah Talent Star 2014 competiton. Organized by Borneo Events Production to search for the talented star in Sabah to be brought up and polish so that the winner can shine brighter in the local entertainment industry.

It was a joy when I get to cover the Keningau's audition and surprisingly the MD of Borneo Events Production, Mr Peter Dicky Lee was really impressed with my work and so, he invited me to cover and make the highlights video for the finale of Sabah Talent Star 2014 this weekend! Woohoo!

I have been upgrading my tools and skills ever since the first video so I hope this time I'll be able to make a much better quality video. I am just super excited and anxious at the same time. Can't wait to see the talents from other districts that made it through the cut.

This is my very first paid event as a freelance blogger ever since I came back to Sabah, and hopefully more will follow after this. Haha, I really felt like a struggling artist here. So please help me out by coming to the final showdown on Sunday at Palm Square, Centre Point, Kota Kinabalu (you know, if you are around) to be the most happening crowd ever!

Tho I'm mainly there for work but it won't stop me from cheering for the representative of Keningau. All the best to Swagger Squad, The Girlky, Gzow and Borneo Soul Breakerz! I really hope all of you will be able to made it to the final!

I''m all ready for work now.

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I Am My Own Supermodel (Sort Of)

by Daniel Chiam

My Sound and Lighting Channel, the current company that I work part time with.

Tho lately I have been busy covering events, making videos and planning for more video projects to come, I still have yet to forget my interest in photography. I just wanted myself to be better at it as I gradually improve my videography skill too. So that's why I decided to take portrait pictures of myself and experimenting with the editing software that my PC can handle.

I have to be honest that I am terribly bad at editing. So I seriously working hard to learn how to take a good picture by default so that I can spend less time in front of the PC doing editing. Taking pictures of my self, I get to learn a lot about angles, lighting and most importantly how to pose.

My brand new Behringer HPX2000 headphone for video and sound editing.

Previously when working with Nuffnang Shutterbugs for Halloween and also CNY photoshoot, I really don't know how to pose the models and more importantly I can't really decide what I want due to the lack of experience. I've learnt a lot since then but I never really have the chance to put it into practice with actual models or any talents at all. So the best is I become my own model and keep in practicing so that my knowledge and skill would not rust so bad xD 

Coffee can reduce 30% the risk of having cancer. Saw that in one of the Korean variety show - Vitamin.

Anyway, I don't really have a big studio nor do I have any proper studio lighting to work with at the moment. So bare with me if some of the pictures have really bad lighting, haha. Do comment and give some pointers on how to improve my photography and editing skills and techniques.

Thank you all in advance!

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The Art of Biàn Liān 变脸 (Face-Changing)

by Daniel Chiam

I was fascinated by the ancient art of Biàn Liān or literally mean face-changing, when I first saw the movie “The King of Masks (1996)” many years ago. I was dumbfounded by how fast the skillful master of Biàn Liān can changes its masks in just split seconds, and I was wondering where he kept all his masks. To me back then, that was pure magic that’s way better than Siegfried and Roy with all their big props and white lion (and white tigers). We don’t have internet back then nor we knew what YouTube is and as the time goes by, my interest in finding out more about the art of Biàn Liān slowly faded. 

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I was extremely excited when I heard that Biàn Liān will be perform during the SM Ken Hwa’s Chap Goh Meh celebration (which I have the privilege to cover for the event) and my expectation sky rocketed cause I finally get to see this art of “magic” from the east to be perform right in front of my eyes. My brains quickly travel back to the moment when I first watched the movie and how mesmerized I was when I first saw it back then. 

The ancient art of Biàn Liān which originated from China, was like a family’s most valuable treasure. A skills and techniques that its secrets can only be known by the sons in the family and never to be told nor to be pass down to others outside of the family. Of course with time passes, human’s flaw and what’s not, the art of Biàn Liān has finally been leaked out and learned not only by the other people from the oriental world but also by the people from the west.

It was really a privilege for me to be able to witness a local magician and performer, Mr. Kevin Lee, performing the ancient art of Biàn Liān that is a great pride of the Sichuan opera from China. I really hope that I could do a story on this amazing art with Mr. Kevin in the future, and hopefully do my part to spread the art to the younger generation, especially to the Sabahan community, and to make sure that it would not be forgotten as the times goes by.

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Get Me Back Into the Dating Game!

by Daniel Chiam

It’s just a figure of speech, it’s not really a game for me, and I’m dead serious when it comes to dating. I’m turning 29 this year, so logically I don’t have time for games anymore, haha. I truly can’t remember when was the last time I dated any girls at all. I did went out with a few but I’m not sure was it dating or not since my focus then was not really trying to get a girlfriend. I guess it was my loss.

          I can’t really help it because I have set this standard for myself about when is the right time for me to get a girlfriend, but since things don’t really work out so well for me at the moment, and its getting too lonely for me to face the world alone, I figure a companion at this moment doesn’t sound like a bad idea at all. So what’s the standard that I have set for myself you asked? Well, even though you didn’t ask, I’m still going to let you know anyway.

          I believe a man should be able to first support himself and his family before having another person in his life. Well, if that was not possible at the beginning, a man should at least have a dream that he is really determine and passionate about for his future career. A man should know and have a clear direction of where they are heading in their life. This is important as no girls want to be with a man who is uncertain of anything about his life. In many ways, it’s also a sense of security that you are offering for any girls that you wish can be the right one for you. 

        That’s what I truly believe a man should be in either position first before starting a relationship with a girl. Sadly, I’m not in either position at all at the moment. So dating someone was out of the question for me for a very long time till today. Perhaps I should bend the rule this time, and maybe dating someone will actually help me to get back on the right track and will somehow force me to actually work something out in order to make the relationship last long. Well, to be honest, that was just my naive thoughts.

         It was just an excuse to look for someone who could spend some money on me and perhaps help me out to start some business or get me somewhere in the social ladder, haha. Yeah, a sugar mummy perhaps, but then again I don’t think I have the right figure or youth that’s appealing to anyone of them out there. So one way or another, I guess I still end up in a hopeless avenue of dream.

         Okay all jokes aside, I do wish to go out on a date with a girl in the near future. Right now, I just don’t believe I have what it takes to have that confidence in asking anyone out for a date. I just need the time to set my life right first and I believe it was far more important than having someone for late night telephone call, brunch, holding hands and whatever couples does these days.

Happy Valentine's day to all you love birds out there! Play save and be happy :D

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FoodSocial Malaysia

by Daniel Chiam 

FoodSocial Malaysia is a new foodie social network that just started recently and I happened to know someone that knows someone from FoodSocial Malaysia, and got myself a chance to actually appear in one of their promo video. 

The first thing that came to mind when I saw some of the footage that was taken was, I need to lose more weight! Indeed its true that you'll appear 10 times fatter in video, haha. Oh gosh, I really need to step up my training after this T_T

Kay Kastum the awesome director.

Oh and Kay was the director, he’s the only one that’s willing to use me for any of his video, haha. Plus, it’s the first time that I get to work beside a beautiful young lady for a video and too bad for her that I’m no Daniel Craig nor Daniel Wu but its all hallelujah for me that I get to work with an angel for a change. If you have watched the video, that's the best 27 seconds intro in my acting career so far, haha.

The lovely Amanda

Enough with the flattering, it’s not like I can get anywhere with her even if I wanted to. So do checkout the video, give it a thumb up, comment for support and most importantly share it on your social network if you enjoyed it. Do also checkout FoodSocial Malaysia on Facebook and find out what are they all about or you’ll missed out all the good deals for your favorite food!

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