today went past just like any other day...

I wanted to take a walk in town, watch a movie or something.

i put on my contact lenses, washe my face and put on a nice outfit.

then i plonked my butt right in front of the computer and then, I didnt go out after all...

;(

maybe tomorrow i will..

Gong Xi Gong Xi!!!

TO everyone,
May your NIU Year be properous,
your love life be sweet,
your career be scaling the heights
& your health be robust!!!!!!

Happy New Year!!!

HUAT ah!!!!!!!!!!!

hahahah

Love,
Eelyn... =)

Nonya has ended...

do you have Little Nonya Withdrawal Syndrome? Hehe...
some frens tell me they do miss rushing home after work and turning couch potato for at least 1 hr every weekday night jus to catch this drama... !!!

well i personally was attached to my TV set too for those 30 days

Not because I wanna watch my own performance lah, but to see the whole complete production. I know roughly how my scenes were gonna be like but have no idea how the other scenes would be like, and when I started watching I became totally hooked!

I love the lighting which totally puts the tv viewers into that 50s era in a flash and the many eye catching details of the set, costumes and background.

I suppose many of u have your own fave Little Nonya characters in your hearts right?

I do too!!

My Fave is Uncle ChengSheng (played by Piere Png.

TOtally think his acting rocks, hehe and could see the improvement in his Mandarin (compared to those days when we acted in Shining Stars)!! And I love it when he goes 'tri la li lala baba, tri la li lala nonya...'

This is truly a good drama whom many people have put their efforts into, kudos to the ppl behind the scenes especially!! This project took months n months to prepare!! :D Cheers, to the entire crew!

Little Nonya Compass Point Roadshow!

whether you came to 'beo' the poor thing Yuzhu, or to see if Charlie Zhang & Huang Zhenzhu are really that evil, or to see if poor Yueniang & Chen Xi will be together, we'd like to thank you all for your support for the show... the turnout was AMAZING!

When we left and arrived, all 4 floors of the mall were occupied, even the escalators were turned off because people were standing on them to see the Little Nonya roadshow. It was overwhelming; I mean, I knew the ratings for the show is very high but I didnt expect that it would draw soooo many people to the roadshow!! :)

took this pic when i was standing on stage... but it's not enough to see the full force of the event! :)

Yummy Peranakan FOOD!!

after watching Little Nonya, do you get tempted by the array of peranakan dishes on the table when we had tok panjang (long table feast)? I'm sure the Peranakan restaurants all over the island are experiencing a new flurry of activity in their businesses these days! Hehe...

you know what, once you get started on it, YOU NEVER STOP WANTING TO HAVE IT!!

that's what happened to me!

in the show playing Huang Zhenzhu, I had absolutely no interest in cooking or following whatever Peranakan traditions. However, in real, as Eelyn Kok, I couldn't wait to try making those lovely cuisine myself!!

at 1st I dabbled with the spices myself after filming the scene where i was pounding them furiously. I pounded the spices by hand and after half a day of doing that, besides getting a well toned right arm and my hands dyeda beautiful yellow due to the tumeric, I managed to whip out a decent Chicken Buah Keluak. And man, the taste was jus awesome!

Next I went on to try the Ayam Lemak (chicken curry), Babi Ponteh (pork) and also assam chicken.

I have cravings for Peranakan food every week ever since!! I have also tried a few great Peranakan restaurants... (those interested to try can leave your email, and I'll mail u some reccomendations)

I think the Peranakan women in those days were culinary geniuses in putting different spices together and getting such a savoury, delicate taste to their food!

*will post pics of the food i cooked soon! ;)

Zhenzhu in Little Nonya

was finally able to watch this show 2 nights ago, after the busy peak of filming for Dreams Come True came to a slowdown...

frankly, my curiosity was piqued when colleagues arond me started saying how evil i was i the show, and said i slapped Yueniang so many times... Seriously, i cant remember how many times i slapped her!!! That's why I decided to go recap by watching the show! =P

then again, I must admit that initially I was upset when most ppl seemed to concentrate on saying how evil Zhenzhu is; seemed to me that the little touches I added into the role was disregarded and I do feel a lil disappointed...

still, I am thankful, and proud that I did this role. In fact, I think I put in a lot of effort and it came out well. :)

45th aniversary celebrations! Glam, Glam, Glam!! :)

pictures taken then...

we were all so busy with preparations there was hardly time to take pictures but we sneaked some time in between waiting to do so...

more to come...

Brother & Sisters!

Me & Dawn

Me & 4 handsome guys--lucky me! =P

Weisong Laoshi & moi


Zzen & me

Ben & me

with Nat

and Belinda