I know I am late and I talked about why I didn't upload any last 2 episode of The Wednesday Thing. I talk about feeling incomplete about going to a doctor and how she reacted when i told her that I have a headache. I talk about how I feel about the Live podcast recording and how I was worried about how things turned out before the Live podcast recording starts. I talked about my gigs in Singapore lately. Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast...
Jul 18, 2019•30 min
Ciaran Mullally, an Irish theatre director based currently in Singapore. We talk about him coming from rural area in Ireland and how he got became an actor in the first place before becoming a director. He tells me how he became the got involved in the second largest sartrical news site, Waterford Whispers News and the difference between Ireland and Singapore culturally. He shares this story how he became a director in Singapore and get involved with the Stageclub while sharing his insecurities ...
Jul 13, 2019•1 hr 19 min
In this first ever Singapore and Not Again Podcast Live Recording, I am joined by Keren Bala Devan, Jacky Ng and Sam See. In this historical moment in Singapore, we try to get Milo sponsorship when Nathan Hartono left the room after the podcast before it gets started. Jacky shows the Banana Skin slipping on a man when I try to bring in the topic of Banana Leaf. Sam brought up the minions movies and Jacky tries to explain the movie Boss Baby. Keren explains why he regretted coming to Singapore to...
Jul 06, 2019•1 hr 2 min
Brendan De Cruz a well respected singer-songwriter in the Malaysia music scene explains why he had got used to talk to people when he first started his music career and the reason why he still plays covers from time to time during gigs. He analyse how he get a following and the country music scene in Malaysia. Brendan look back the time when he first started writing his first original music and his experience trying to produce his first album. He explains his song "Stupid Woman" and "You Wouldn'...
Jun 29, 2019•54 min
I talk about going to a Hari Raya Open House and I try to show my appreciation to all the familiar faces in all the parties that I have been to. I try to understand the confrontation that I met in my last job interview and feeling like the lack of time in life. I also shares what is going to happen for the podcast in the month of July. Not Again Podcast Live show: https://notagainpod.peatix.com/ Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast website:...
Jun 27, 2019•31 min
Gurmit Singh drops by this Podcast! We discuss the disappointments when it comes to do an interview. I ask how his most iconic character Phua Chu Kang in Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, came about and he admits the fear of doing stand up over acting. He reminisce the days how he got into acting from the days in Haw Par Villa to the job of standing in front of national TV, the need to have dream and ambition and trying to be positive in the social media. Gurmit also shares the story of his parents had met...
Jun 22, 2019•1 hr 23 min
I talked about my conflicting feeling about doing my taxes and the very patriotic older lady I meet. I worried about sending drunk text but kinda happy what kind of drunk person that I am. I end of talking about the infection that I had get on my eyebrow and having the talk to my dad about homophobia. Not Again Podcast Live show: https://notagainpod.peatix.com/ Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast website: https://www.notagainpodcast.com No...
Jun 20, 2019•35 min
Shamaine and I looked back at the time that we did improv in our own different groups and how it had helped her in getting her back into acting. Shamaine is curious about the difference in the censorship in both countries Singapore and Malaysia since culturally we are from the same place while we talk about the racism that we have in our individual countries as well with the different generations, She also at the end opens up with how her dad, Othman Hafsham, had dealt with being the most sought...
Jun 15, 2019•1 hr 10 min
Adam the Motivational Speaker dropped by. I talked about the paranoia that I have after going back to my dad's work place. I looked back to my 2015 New Year Resolution. I am contemplating if that I should call out a conference for its guest speakers. I talked about doing a live show and my fear. I recount the story again to clarify the story for episode 100 Not Again Podcast Live show: https://notagainpod.peatix.com/ Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not ...
Jun 13, 2019•39 min
Neal Brennan the co-creator of Chapelle show and his Netflix special, 3 mics, was in Singapore and he talks about fame, initial reaction for his special and why Chris Rock finds the middle mic is too funny. He recounted the early days of Chapelle shows, the rejection from Hollywood and the time that Chapelle Show had ended. He talks about being dismissive, using that sensibility as a tool for decision making and why it is not personal. He also shares one of the joke that he had added a tag, the ...
Jun 08, 2019•1 hr 31 min
I work through my confusion between Hari Raya Puasa and Eid Mubarak. I talk through myself doing a live show and wonders how do I get an interview with Japan Airlines as an Air Stewart and I am encouraged to do so. I had quarrel with my mum and she becomes a stereotype in a TV Show and how that will help in one's life. Not Again Podcast Live show: https://notagainpodlive.peatix.com/ Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast website: https://www....
Jun 05, 2019•35 min
Neo Swee Lin has been a theatre actress and have starred in many roles such has Ah Ma in Phua Chu Kang. We tried to analyse the pros and cons of having gatekeepers in the industry. She tells me that how big deal it is that she had went to law school and being the first in the family to be able to go to university. She also shares her love for travel and how she made the transition from being a stagehand to being on stage as an actress. We agree the beauty of just enough. She recollects the time ...
Jun 01, 2019•1 hr 10 min
I just came back from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I talked about hanging out with the Malaysian stand up comedians, the food and how I acted like a little kid when I saw the bigger version of my favourite drink. I also talked about going for more interviews and my fear for an interview I went. I talked about the reason why I shaved my head and how it feels for the person touching my head. Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast website: https://ww...
May 29, 2019•31 min
Phil Nichol, being a live act, talks about buying followers and the whole ethics for marketing. He tells us the competition that he had with a fellow comic the amount of countries that he had did comedy in and the story that how he close a show in a show in Japan when he doesn't speak Japanese. Phil confess that he wanted to be an actor before being a stand up comic, the reason why he wanted to be an actor and the difference between an actor for TV and a live theatre actor. Phil analysed the ide...
May 25, 2019•1 hr 2 min
Now in Kuala Lumpur, I ramble about finishing my job and getting unemployed. I talk about my first job interview, the guilt about having advertisement in the podcast and the excitement for episode 100 Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast website: https://www.notagainpodcast.com Not Again Podcast iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/sg/podcast/not-again-podcast/id1243363815?mt=2 Not Again Podcast Spotify page: https://open.spotify.com/show/...
May 23, 2019•26 min
Kevin Gildea a travelling stand-up comic, talks about getting a job as a comedian and getting audience into the things that we are doing. We discuss about the medium of doing a fringe act and putting it up online while trying to dissect the patterns of videos that is online. When Kevin shares about his idea of comedy specifically dark comedy and I asked him about hack dark comedy. I try to figure out how much to put myself on stage. Kevin Gildea ask about how much I can see him when he is on sta...
May 19, 2019•1 hr 23 min
Shayne Hunter shared his "20 pingers theory" and tells me his theory of being an Alpha and the ability to control the shame. We talked about climbing the social ladder while analysing how it affects the current stage in the political spectrum. We discuss about the motivational speaker effect and how motivational speaker can get you to do certain things for a couple of days and it fades away after that. We also talk about having real happiness. Shayne Hunter: https://www.facebook.com/ShayneHunter...
May 11, 2019•1 hr 3 min
I talk about getting my fortune telling and seeing my job to end this coming week. What are my plans after my project ends? I complained about Avenger's Endgame as well and how my dad had helped me spicing up the effect for watching Avengers Endgame. I ranted about the new bill that passed by the Singapore Government had passed that deals with Online Falsehood POFMA. Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast website: https://www.notagainpodcast....
May 09, 2019•35 min
Suffian Hakim wrote his latest book "The Minorities" as a love letter to his Grandmother. He talks about how does the characters in the book became to be and how the idea of loss become the theme of the book. He talks about processing the guilt and grief that he had. He shares about not being able to fit in the early parts of his life and while able to find solace and escape the world of books. He shares about the sketch that had propelled him into becoming a writer. Suffian Hakim: https://suffi...
Apr 27, 2019•1 hr 10 min
Here is a long Wednesday Thing Episode. I talked about how getting fart in the face became thee icing on the cake getting fired and my experience with Neal Brennan both having him on the podcast and doing a spot in his show. I have updated my own little Grab saga and the job that I got back which it felt really weird. I talked a little bit about the handling of a case of unlawful voyeurism in Singapore. Please la guys. Stop all this sexual criminal activity cases la. A bit hard to justify for me...
Apr 25, 2019•40 min
I just got fired. Did I talk about that for 23 mins? I did. I talked about how my life had finally went down hill and navigate my workplace. I admit about my work speed or not I am not sure and if you want to know how to get a job as a researcher, the secret is inside. Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast website: https://www.notagainpodcast.com Not Again Podcast iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/sg/podcast/not-again-podcast/id124336381...
Apr 17, 2019•23 min
After confessing that I have never been into a drag show, Mona Kee Kee had explained the idea of drag as an art form. She talks about being open with her art form. I asked her about the etiquette of a drag show and talks about the roots of a drag show. She was in awe with the drag show in manila and explains what is the drag show like in manila and tells how her parents are supportive of the art form. I asked her how she got into it and if being rich or famous affects the artist and what she thi...
Apr 13, 2019•55 min
I talked about my job and not wanting to be a misogynist in my current workplace. I look back about my Grab saga and finally the incident that I was part of a local news story but not being in the local news as well. Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast website: https://www.notagainpodcast.com Not Again Podcast iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/sg/podcast/not-again-podcast/id1243363815?mt=2 Not Again Podcast Spotify page: https://open.s...
Apr 10, 2019•30 min
I confessed that the most surprising place to have stand up is Poland after we started finding out the weird places that Trevor thought never thought there will be comedy. Trevor breaks down the reason why he stopped doing standup comedy full time. He explained the reason why he went back to get a job. He talks about being a cog in the machine in the craft if one's good at and how to break out of it. He talks about having no goal, having no structure in being on the arts or even life. Trevor als...
Apr 06, 2019•1 hr 35 min
I talked about my new job, the frustration of how a story can't get through. I am excited for the fact it is year 2 for the podcast and reveal that there might be changes to the podcast. I am excited that I had impressed the one who gave me my first gig and I am annoyed by a ruling by the Singapore Government which I thought it infringed freedom. By the way, I am also a guest of someone else's podcast! keep a look out! Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ No...
Apr 03, 2019•37 min
Danielle West being the author of her own biography, "Girls Can't Be in the Mafia", reveals the secret about surviving middle age and dealing with suicide. We discuss about how to spite our enemies at the end of the day. Danielle shares the story that wasn’t in the book and figuring out her sister. Danielle also talks about learning how to understand her parents, getting through foster care and the nervousness while raising her daughter. After I have divulge my fear of losing control, she is rea...
Mar 23, 2019•53 min
Being exposed to stand up comedy, Azeem and I tells how stand up comedy got exposed to India and how it affected his conversation about faith and politics in his own home and country. He tells me how the Indian Government plays a part in the internet trolls and how to identify them. Azeem shares the history of India and the politics of Northeast India. He opens up how he changed from his career move from wanting to being a game designer to being a full-time stand up comic. I mention about my exp...
Mar 17, 2019•1 hr 9 min
I talked about my time in reservist. I am annoyed by Physical Proficient Test. I reveals the fear of my new job and a job etiquette. It seems like I fear about being really happy and looking for the nice things in my life to crash. I talked about the show "Gary's Getting Drunk". I also talked about failures in lower point in life. Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast website: https://www.notagainpodcast.com Not Again Podcast iTunes Page: ht...
Mar 15, 2019•25 min
After moving to Singapore at age 13, Kane share how he deals with grief of losing his father and the love letter to his grandmother when he does an interview with the local comedians. He shares the cultural difference growing up south of London and in the heartlands of Singapore. He reminisce the time he had with his parents, telling how his upbringing and education from his parents shape his idea of parenting. We discuss about putting oneself out there and knowing when to quit. He also shares t...
Mar 09, 2019•1 hr 26 min
Starting her standup career in Brisbane, Australia, Ting Lim and I discuss about the different things that the audience laughs at in Singapore and Brisbane. Ting tells me why she dropped out of school in Singapore and her pet peeves while studying in Brisbane. She tells me the line that she draws when people giving advice and bookers telling her what she can do or cannot do on stage. Ting shares her experience on running a comedy show. We also discuss about dealing with mental illness. I try to ...
Mar 02, 2019•1 hr 34 min
