Name : Juliana S.Y. Chan
Known as : North Swallow / Hoku Tsubameko. Currently renamed to NS Chan Studio
Occupation:
- Current: Architect
- Others: Freelance graphics designer and Illustrator
Societies:
- Alumni of NUS Students' Comics and Animation Society
- Artists Society of Singapore (ASOS)- Secretary
[Profile in ASOS can be view
here.]
Hobbies:
- Painting
- Drawing
[More Introduction can be viewed at my Official Website
here.]
: Achievements :
Year 2015
- Pencil Drawing “Young Memories” featured in American art magazine, “Strokes of Genius 8”. Oil Painting “Simple. Happiness” exhibited at “SG50 National Day Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition 2015”, organized by Ngee Ann Cultural Centre Ngee Ann Kongsi. Oil Painting “Sri Mariamman Temple in Chinatown, Singapore” selected for “Arising Star” FASS Artists Grand Art SG50 Exhibition, organized by the Federation of Art Societies (Singapore). Oil Paintings "Her Family" and "Still Life No.3 - Together with Joy" selected for "Blossom and Flourish" Singapore National Women's Art Exhibition 2015 (in conjunction with the celebration of SG50), organized by the Federation of Art Societies (Singapore).
Year 2014
- Pencil Drawing “Honesty of Time” featured in American art magazine, “Strokes of Genius 7”.
Year 2012
- Assistant Treasurer of Artists Society of Singapore. Works featured in art publication of Artists Society of Singapore.
Year 2010
- 2nd Prize Winner for Open Character Design Digital Category in Extravaganza - Graphite 2010 competition. Exhibition and Prize Ceremony held with Anime Festival Asia 2010 at Suntec Hall, 14 Nov.
Year 2009
- 2nd Prize Winner for Open Character Design Digital Category in Extravaganza - Graphite 2009 competition. Exhibition and Prize Ceremony held with Anime Festival Asia 09 at Suntec Hall, 21 Nov.
- Thesis project selected for City Exhibition (NUS Architecture Graduation Exhibition- "How does your garden grow?") held at Iluma Urban Entertainment Centre, 13 Jun.
Year 2008
- 2nd Prize Winner for Open Character Design Digital Category in Graphite 2008 competition. Exhibition and Prize Ceremony held with Anime Festival Asia 08 at Suntec Hall, 22 Nov.
- Exhibited individual installation for team exhibition “Site, Situation, Spectator” collaborated among Department of Architecture, University Scholar Programme and NUS Museum. Installation is exhibited in NUS Museum.
Year 2006
- Selected for Student’s Exchange Programme (SEP) to Lund, Sweden.
- Design Projects (Year 3 semester 1 and semester 2) selected for Department exhibition.
Year 2003-4
- Head of Manga Sub-Committee in NUS Students’ Comics and Animation Society.
- Pioneer as Head of 2004 “Graphite” Organising Committee to organise first TERTIARY manga drawing competition for 3 universities: NUS, NTU and SMU.
- Design Project (Year 1 semester 2) selected for Department exhibition.
Year 2001-2
- Assistant Secretary and Head of Publicity of Hwa Chong Junior College Chinese Orchestra (HCCO).
- Won gold medal in team competition (HCCO) in Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) 2001.
- Performed duet in HCCO concert at Victoria Concert Hall 2002.
- Awarded First in comic illustration for competition organised by HCJC’s Comics Club 2002.
Year 1997-2000
- Awarded Best in Art Elective Programme (AEP) subject in 1997, 1998 and 2000.
- GCE O’ Levels: 9 distinctions, includes Higher Art Distinction in AEP, 1997-2000.
- Selected by school NYGH and Ministry of Education to represent Singapore in 1999 to Atlanta, Georgia, USA for overseas summer programme in Atlanta College of Fine Arts.
- 3rd prize winner in Singapore Story – Youth Edition Art competition organised by National Youth Council in 1998.
- Merit Prize winner in Care-for-Nature Spot-Art competition at Sungei Buloh Nature Park in 1998.
Year 1996
- Awarded 2nd position for Lions International Peace Poster Contest in Southeast Asia.
: Career History :
Associate at DP Architects, 2014-Current
Architectural Executive at DP Architects, 2012-2014
Architectural Assistant at DP Architects, 2009-2012
Freelance Graphics Designer, 2008-2011
Internship at K2LD Architects, 2007-2008
- Completed interior project for renovation of apartment at Hillington Green, Singapore.
- Completed interior project for creation of wedding banquet showroom at G-Hotel, Penang.
Internship at DP Architects Pte Ltd, 2006
- Participated in A&A works for Saint Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore.
Internship at The Design Studio of Colin K. Okashimo and Associates, 2005
- Model-making
Freelance Graphics Designer, 2004 - Current
- T-shirt design for NUS Students’ Comics and Animation Society.
- 2 Website Interface designs for NUS Students’ Comics and Animation Society, working with programmer.
- Poster Design for Graphite 2005 Competition.
- Costume designs for University Scholar Programme Rag Day 2004.
- Banner and nametag design for 3rd Great Asian Streets Symposium held in NUS, Department of Architecture.
- Logo and T-shirt design for Hall XI, FOC 2004 “Ignixion”, in Nanyang Technological University.
Multimedia Artist (contract-based), and Graphics Designer (freelance) at AsknLearn.com Pte Ltd, 2003-2004
- Participated in website competition.
- Developed illustrations and digital graphics for website layout or interface design, character design, stories illustrations, logos and icons, brochures, product covers, banners, posters, and simple computer-based animations.
- Participated in computer animated e-Learning softwares for educational uses.
: Qualifications/Education :
- Registered Architect - Qualified Person (QP) from 2012 - current.
- University Scholar's Programme, NUS, Singapore, 2009.
- Master Degree in Architecture, NUS, Singapore, 2009.
- Bachelor (Honours) Degree in Architecture, NUS, Singapore, 2003-2007.
Sunday, May 07, 2006
bdae parties 2
yesterday celebrated an anime fren's bdae at his house. bbq and cakes again! yum~ lol guess wat. today's my dad's bdae too. omg, 3 bdae celebrations and 3 cakes to eat on 3 consecutive days! my stomach is bulging. i love all the cakes, however for yesterday's one, i feel pity for the cake cos it's a haagen daz cake! and becos there's no space in the freezer, it was put at the bottom part of fridge, and it melted really fast after taken out. so in the end, it's quite a sad sight to see. but everyone quickly scoop from it together... wah, like having 'earthquake'* together. (*earthquake is made of several scoops of ice cream, found on swensen's menu)
Yesterday something funny happened at clementi central when i'm on my way to take mrt. There's pasar malam all over and i was trying to get into main lane. Suddenly a man said "hello" behind and I heck care, thinking he wasnt refering to me. Later he went up to my side and said "hello" again. I looked up from the floor and leaned back in shock. It was an early 3o's looking guy. He looked up at me for a while and said in mandarin "where are u from?" aka "你是哪里人？" I was so puzzled and gave him a sad frown and stare and without saying anything, I walked away quickly, and i had to walk on the horrible concrete tiles with holes outside the shelter. Imagine walking on those with heels.... it's irritating. He's so weird, asking me where i'm from.... dun tell me he's from places like china etc and hoping to find his hometown mates here. crazy. whatever the case, i think he's embarrassed for having ppl like me to bo chup him. The people in front and at the back heard him lor cos they turned to look at him and me.... so i guess he will feel paiseh. Sorry ar, cant be helped. I dun tok to strangers. This reminded me of the airport incident where this late 30's -40's big tall businessman-looking guy chasing after me.
Anyway reached my fren's place at near 6pm... and almost everyone was there already... I was supposed to come earlier but ... haiz, actually i am pretty confident in finding his block but never did i realise i will take the wrong direction instead.... haiz. Anyway, I reached there and whoa bbq smoke greeted me and already filled the whole corridor. haha~~ I saw some of his fren's whom I juz get to know beforehand during his gf's bdae last year... so ok la, I dun feel too out. Cos the rest are his pri, sec, JC frens. I am the only odd one out besides his gf. only me and gf is same gang actually but u know la, she is the gf ma... so I am the only lone figure lor. muahahah~~ (qh, dun wack me ar, i kidding). But his frens are really nice, esp. liting and mich cos though they already have own cliques, they never left me out and accompany me. And becos of their positive feedback, I am able to have stuff to talk to them and present myself naturally. We talked alot alot of things. And there are times we go into deeper issues, hence we are not simply having superficial communication. This is amazing. They are really nice and sociable people and they let me have the opportunity once again to be myself and back to that anything-oso-can-talk person who used to be very energetic and hip!
Probably becos we are still new to each other, maybe tt's why we are still polite and considerate. I dunno but we simply have fair share of communication. In most cases when ppl already have close frens or own cliques, they tend to talk more among themselves. But in this case, ppl like liting and mich never did that. I think I am very grateful for that. It has been a long time since ppl appreciate my presence. And actually because they also give positive feedback (response) and sharing us stuff too, that's y i am able to respond back and share stuff as well. I think it is very important in HR (human relations) to have that kind of communication. Remember the Johari window theory? yea. Sometimes, when the other person couldnt give me any feedback, I also have nothing to say. Or maybe when our interests and level of topics or understandings are no longer matched. Anyway, Liting said I have the charisma or in chinese, 气质，and I felt so touched. It has been a long time i hear those words again. I guess only them will see this side of me now. Thanks girls, actually u all are the ones that made me release that side of myself again.
It raked my past memories.. when I lived through the days of hell since late pri school. From that day I no longer understand my worth of presence until I found it through getting good grades. To have ppl appreciate my presence, it seems to work if i have good grades. (this happened in pri, sec sch) so i worked damn hard and top with the rest of the snobbish ppl who used to mock at me. And to find my presence for myself, I found it by drawing, hoping ppl to hear my voices within them. Hence I drew and practised like hell to make sure I can convey thru good drawings. Therefore it built up my days from young.... And going thru so much until now, it made me the way I am today. In some parts of me, I am like a child who has stopped growing after these started. The details have faded in my memories after so many years but the cuts that left behind are still so clear. I still wish ppl will appreciate my presence, like a child wishing to know his/her worth in the society and begging for ppl to hear his/her inner worlds and thoughts. Therefore, whenever ppl stop to hear me speak, I am grateful for every single moments of that. I didnt take that for granted, do u know that? I never did. Some ppl may be too used to ppl hearing them all the time that they simply forget to give chance to others or simply take those moments for granted. It doesnt harm for them anyway, so why they care?
Whatever it is, there's still this child who in the end fought for so many years, and still unable to have ppl stop by to actually listen. But the child's still beam with happiness whenever someone stopped by occasionally to greet and hear the child. The child only listens to the murmurs and keep silent, and sees the blurry motions of the lost time and reaches those who really wans to hear not for superficial reasons.
