Wide Angle Productions

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This is a video that Andrew, one of the Wide Angle Production staff did about the vision of using video and stories to reach out.

1st month at Singapore Campus Crusade for Christ

Wow. Time sure flies fast. It's officially been a month since 1 started at SCCC on 15th July. It's been interesting time. Attended the U.S. conference, then came back a week ago, and right now settling into the office and starting work planning for a Creative Communications dinner later this month. Also doing some serious strategic thinking about what possible steps to take ahead for the group.

What a trip!! CSU-SF-Vancouver part 4

After the adventure going across the bay from Oakland to SF, we dropped Eeleen and Evon off at a restaurant with their relatives in the Richmond district. Finally having some legroom, we drove to another part of Richmond for dinner at a restaurant my friend recommended called Yet Wah. It took us a very long time to find a parking space. We went round and round the blocks but couldn't find a place (which is pretty common in this part of SF). I was also concerned about the bags in the car if we parked it in a remote place. Finally we remembered to pray.... and not 2 minutes later, we saw someone getting out from a spot. After we pulled in, we realised that it was right in front of the restaurant!! Praise God for His miracles!! We even got a table in full view of the car.

The dinner was nice.... at last... good Chinese food.... The crowd was interesting too. Quite a mixed race crowd, and strangely only a few Chinese people for this part of SF.

Went back to church dorms for the night. I had mass media training the next day, Sara took a drive into the city by herself and Carl was so tired he slept in until noon. We had a nice Vietnamese lunch meeting with Phil to talk about media and music ministries. The evening, Carl and Sara took a walking "Vampire" tour of SF's Nob Hill area. The next day, they left for Mountain View and then to Monterey to continue their drive to LA.

Off to the US and Canada

Leaving this afternoon for about 20 days to the US and Canada. Will be passing through San Francisco, then heading to Fort Collins, CO for Campus Crusade U.S. Staff conference, back to SF, then to Vancouver to visit my sister who just gave birth. Most likely will be my only trip to the US this year, so making the best of it.

Starting my STINT with SCCC

Wow. Finally had my interview today for STINT and was accepted into the 1 year STINT with Creative Communications of Singapore Campus Crusade for Christ for the next year. I officially start on 15th July. In the mean time, I'll be off to the US on Friday 13th July. San Francisco stopover, Fort Collins, CO for the U.S, CCC staff conference and then to Vancouver to visit my youngest sister Julia and husband Adrian and to see their new baby and my newest niece, Natalie.
Will be away until 6th August.

Looking forward to interesting times in the year ahead.

Strange experience

Today I went to the Mandai Crematorium for the first time. It's such a surreal place. Almost reminds me of an airport except where you're sending people off to is forever. In Singapore's efficient manner, everything is laid out in such a way that your path from the bus or carpark is carefully planned so that it facilitates good human traffic flow. It reminds me of how it is like in Disneyland.... what a strange experience. You take an escalator up to the top, enter the assigned hall and walk down the steps to a seat for the service. Then the door in front opens automatically and silently and someone pushes the coffin in using a motorised pallet truck. The service is held, then everyone comes forward to say their last goodbyes. Then the same door silently opens and they wheel the coffin back out. A side door opens and all the people are ushered to another hallway into another room with a view of the place where they cremate the body. Unlike the old Mount Vernon crematorium, there is no one that pushes the body into the furnace. Instead, the automated forklift with the coffin automatically goes along rails hidden in the floor towards one of 3 furnaces. A set of wooden doors automatically open, the coffin goes in, the forklift lifts the coffin up, the furnace door opens, the forklift pushes the coffin in, and then the wooden doors close obscuring your view of what happens next. That's how you say good bye to your family or friend.
It all felt so cold and efficient.
The only thing different about this place from Disneyland is that it is not handicapped friendly. Considering that many people who die of old age have friends and family of that age, there is no provision of ramps for wheelchairs. There sure are lots of steps.

Parable Project

I spent a good part of the last 3 weeks teaching at the Parable Project.
The Parable Project is a 3 week training course on making short films for 14 students from Singapore Campus Crusade for Christ. The showing was on Friday 15 Jun 2007 at the SubStation which I missed as I was away in Malacca for church camp.
Below are the 3 videos. A Sticky Affair was shot by the staff as a demonstration shoot.

Showhand

A Sticky Affair

Shoes Anonymous

Soul 2 Soul performances

I'm currently helping with sound and video for Forerunner's new band Soul2Soul. Soul2Soul is a band that plays pop music from the 80s and 90s talking about love. It's fronted by Sharon Mah. Forerunner is Singapore Campus Crusade for Christ's music ministry. For more info, see
http://www.forerunner.org.sg
http://s2sonline.multiply.com