Day 86- Honest sCrap Award

When I was in Bangkok, Jayne gave me the Honest Scrap Award which I seriously read as the Honest Crap Award.

Jayne's post was really funny and that last bit about her on the toilet when she felt the earth moved was probably why I thought this award is about Honest Crap.

The rule is to reveal 10 honest things that people don't know about me so here they are:

I was on the cover of an obscure magazine called Accent. The date is on the cover. Yep, it was a long long time ago. This magazine was so obscure, no one I know had read it or even heard of it except my ex-boss, (magazine was for some Visa Gold Membership Club, I think) who passed me this issue. I tore out the cover, put it in a nice frame and it has been sitting on my bedside table for the last 20 years. Happy anniversary, Cover!

The picture was taken when I was a '60s cabaret girl (chorus) in a musical called "Beauty World" . It was a big deal because this was the 1st musical in Singapore . I believe the picture was taken during a performance, so no, I didn't pose for it. Back then, none of the actors were acting full time because it didn't pay enough. I got S$300, I think, for the whole run which lasted 2-3 months including rehearsals. There were 4 re-runs between 1988-1998 and I was in everyone. We toured 4 cities in Japan in 1992.

I could dance but not sing. My audition song was Karen Carpenter's "A Song For You", which I practised a million times. I got the role because they did not have enough dancers.

As you can see, I am not Indian. Nor am I from India. I am a Singaporean Chinese.


I was 24 in that picture. Sometimes when I look at myself in the mirror without my glasses, I fancy I still look that way. But then I can also look like a shabby grandma in paparazi shots (ie photos of me taken when I was unaware). I guess I have a versatile face, depending on your eyesight.

I skipped my own "engagement" party when I was 27. Today, my "fiance", who now has a steady boyfriend, and I still laugh about it. He was also in "Beauty World" with me.

I have never wanted to be in the entertainment or story telling business. Before the start of this blog, the last time I wrote stories for leisure (and they were all tragedies) was when I was 13 or 14.

Unlike most of my "cabaret" friends, I have never liked miniatures as home decor items because I thought they were tacky. I still feel the same way. Yet I now own thousands of them, sigh...

A year ago, I found out that my nephew ,who got into law school and is now in the top 10 percentile, has ever only read "Bambi". Since then, I only read children's stories (and the covers of Visa magazine) but no, I have not read any of the Harry Potter's.

And lastly, I don't like talking about myself. And I bet you didn't even know that!

And now, for those of you below, this one's for you (this one is hard so do as you please with it):

Texas Belle of Myrtlewood Manor, Rosanna of la casa rossa, Mary of Miz Mary's Minis, Jean Day of Jean Day Miniatures and Mdm Ang.