My Feature on MediaCorp’s Soul Sisters Documentary

Hey everyone! :D Last year June, I was contacted to be part of MediaCorp’s documentary, Soul Sisters, which is about inspiring women taking unconventional paths in life. For those who don’t live in Singapore, MediaCorp is the single largest TV and media broadcaster in Singapore, with 7 television channels and 13 radio channels under its belt!

I’m proud to say that I’ve been profiled as one of the inspiring women on the show! :D The filming was done over two days in June and July last year as the filming crew followed me around in my daily activities. My episode (episode #3) was aired last year, December 30, on Toggle, Eve Channel.

I received the DVD copy in my mail earlier this year, and I’ve finally gotten around to uploading to my YouTube channel today. You can now watch it below! :D

My episode is about 10 minutes long and is quite a good sum-up of my journey so far — who I am and what I do, how I came to pursue this journey, what I do on a day-to-day basis in my work, me celebrating my 29th birthday with the Singapore PE readers last year, and a special section where I carried out my hugging challenge during the lunch-hour at the Central Business District (which I preluded in my blog post last year: The Day I Went Around Giving Free Hugs to Strangers)!

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Behind-the-Scenes Photos

Check out the behind-the-scenes photos from the shoots!

Blogging @ Cafe

The first scene we filmed was of me blogging at a cafe

Me and videographer Ben. Ben was originally from Australia and he is the founder of Abundant Productions, the studio producing Soul Sisters.

Here, we were filming candid shots of me walking to the cafe. (The filming wasn’t done in sequence but simply what was a best match for our schedules.)

Multiple takes to get the perfect shot. In case you are wondering who was helping me take the photos, it was Ken! Thanks Gougou! ♥

PE Readers Meetup + My 29th Birthday Celebration

What is my work without all of you? :) I also invited the crew to join us in the 2013 Singapore PE readers meetup. This meetup was a special one as it was to celebrate my 29th birthday too. Here, the attendees mingled while the crew filmed in the background.

Singing the birthday song. :D I think the director wanted a very precise take so we wound up doing this scene at least what, four times? :oops:

Ben and Sha calling the shots

As part of the documentary, the crew also did short interviews with some PE readers. Here, they interviewed Sam, one of the meetup attendees, as part of the documentary. Thanks Sam and Dolly for accepting the interview! :D

Interview @ My Home + Online Course Filming

After the meetup, we promptly headed to my house for more filming. It was an agenda-packed day! Here, the crew busied with the equipment setup for the interview with me.

Me chatting with them as they did their setup.

Lights, camera, action! Lee (the director) interviewing me — about my job as a life coach, how I discovered my passion, and more.

A closeup.

After the interview, I headed straight online to conduct Module 3 of the Anti-Procrastination Program, where the crew proceeded to film the process. (Check out all my PE courses here: Personal Excellence Courses.)

Lee sneaking shots of my wardrobe for the episode. (Watch my video tutorial on creating your inspirational room: Create Your Inspirational Room) 

My 1-to-1 Coaching

Second day of filming! One of the key scenes we did was of my one-to-one coaching. Here, PE reader Roxanne agreed to have our coaching session filmed. She’s a really sweet girl: only in her early 20s but full of ambition, drive, and ideals about the world! It is my joy to have worked with her.

Coaching underway. No disruptions allowed! The crew listened quietly as they filmed in the background.

Deep into the coaching session

Ken, me, and sweet Roxanne ♥. (Ken was there to support me during the filming ♥.)

Finale: My Hugging Challenge

The “finale” of the documentary was of me doing my hugging challenge at one of Singapore’s busiest places during lunch hour: the Central Business District at Raffles Place. I’ve already written about it here: The Day I Went Around Giving Free Hugs to Strangers.

Thank You!

I’d like to thank everyone for helping to make this production possible. :D Thank you to:

• Roxanne, for agreeing to let our coaching session be filmed ♥
• Dolly and Sam, for agreeing to be interviewed on the show
• All PE readers for coming to the Singapore PE readers’ meetup for last year and celebrating my 29th birthday with me!
• Ken, for taking many of the behind-the-scenes photos for me
• Everyone who took last year’s Anti-Procrastination Program — the course was featured in parts in the episode!
• Lee, Sha, Ben, and everyone at Abundant Productions for creating such a wonderful episode
• MediaCorp for inviting me to be part of the show

Thank you, thank you, and thank you!! I’ll continue to work hard and build PE into a better community and resource for all of us!