Comics and blog by Evangeline Neo, Singapore comic artist.
Channel 8 news feature about my Mr Lee Kuan Yew tribute drawing
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After my Mr. Lee Kuan Yew tribute drawing went viral last month (with around 828,000 people reached, 31,000 likes and 3,500 shares), I was contacted to appear on Channel 8 news because they wanted to do a feature about the social media response towards Mr. Lee's passing.
We were supposed to shoot from 10am but the camera crew was delayed and we could not find each other (there were... two bridges...). So we ended up shooting around 10.45am when it was starting to get pretty hot.
They requested for a demo so I tried to replicate again.
A few NG were taken because either the face was off or the camera moved.
We finally finished the shoot in 40min time although screen time was only 40 secs! It's good I didn't try to be a youtuber because I stammered so much! Luckily my answer to the last question was a lot better and made it to the final cut (WHEW!). We also had difficulty shooting that famous photo of my drawing in front and shophouses behind because the wind was very strong. We had to use tape in the end to stick it down.
I felt like a roasted chicken by noon but managed to get a selfie with the pretty reporter Khai Yan!
I was on my way back from my KL book signing so I missed the live telecast on Sunday April 12th! But my friends helped me recorded through their handphones:
Because my photo of the markers received so many shares, I realised that many artists are interested about the markers and perhaps want to know where to buy them from. Hence I wrote this guide for artists to shop in COPIC heaven aka Tokyo. ★ UPDATE NOV 2017: Please refer to my new article for latest updates on COPIC marker shopping! >>> Ultimate Guide to Copic marker shopping in Tokyo, Japan
This post has nothing to do with Japan, except that I have the tendency to fall sick during long Japanese holidays like year end and golden week. So with weak Japanese medicine not working, and even with kiwis and lemon honey drink all failing, I resorted to my friend's advice: coke and ginger . It sounded unusual so I googled and found the recipe. Amazingly, many people swear that it works wonder to cure their coughs and sore throats, so I decided to try out of desperation because I had already been coughing for four days and four nights. Preparation: Put a can of coke (around 350ml) and sliced ginger into a pot and bring to boil, simmer for 10 mins. You can either add lemon when it was simmering or squeezed lemon juice after you pour into your mug. *I couldn't get old ginger from my Japanese supermarket so I used young ginger that was not so spicy. Verdict: I couldn't believe it, but it tasted rather good! Even my friend who disliked ginger said this remedy taste...
Because my previous guide "Where to buy COPIC markers in Tokyo", was an all-time hit with 30,000 page views, I decided to do an updated version for all illustrators who are planning to buy COPIC markers in Tokyo.
Eva-san, very famous and on TV. Very proud of You.
ReplyDeleteHe-he, You are such a beauty :)
ewww...
Haha thank you eeew :)
DeleteI still owe you a postcard and drawing! Will get that done next week before mailing to you :3
Eva-san, please, do not worry about it. Please, stay focused on Your projrcts, which are more important. :)
Deleteewww ...
You are so nice Ewww! But I promise to do next month because I have 2 top-tier patrons now! (assuming he stay on till end of the month)
DeleteCongratulations
ReplyDeleteHi Eva
ReplyDeletelove the picture you have drawn. it has so much meaning, esp along th SG river where Mr and Mrs lee will go to talk their walks :)