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.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
yucky weekend
too many unpleasant things going on..... so are my dreams.....
recently i had a dream... but a jumble of many episodes.... me and my frens (cant remember who) were like studying in this particular college.... which is like super weird.... I remembered I had to take an open air train (imagine mrt seats without walls and only mere shelter above like those kind of monorail transport u find operating around on the roads in the zoo.) I was abit late and the train started.... i tried to get my luggage up to the 'train'.... but too heavy... And one guy helped by throwing my luggage onto the track, and I quickly grabbed a seat.... actually it doesnt work.... if i were to hold on to my luggage on the track while sitting on the seat, I wld be dragged down to the track due to the luggage's weight. oh nvm, lets continue...
During one of the sch days, duno what happened, both my eyeballs dropped out.... imagine the guy in Pirates of Carribean with the one eye dropping out. Yea.... den somehow i got to pick one and put back on my right eye socket... the thing is both of them has their optical nerves cut off... how issit possible that when i put it back in, i can regain my eyesight? so my next mission is trying to grab back my other eyeball. so sick rite.... there are other weird stuff that i forgot already.
ok back to real life, ever since i realised i have a bulging tummy of fats at my stomach, I had been very upset and trying to get diahorrea in order to 'detox' or 'clear' my stomach and intestines.. but many ppl keep telling me that's not the right way. I tried one slice of papaya with HL banana milk and orange juice one after another. Nothing happened. From this I concluded that I have pretty strong or stubborn stomach .... juz like the rat.... so yesterday I decided to start jogging after 1 year without exercise..... and after I jogged 2 rounds ard the track, rain started to pour. wah lao, thanks man...... eveything juz sux....
and today once i get back to office, my colleagues, happily told me 3 new staff coming in so i had to move back to the isolated junk corner. WTF la. If they sincerely apologise for making me shift again, I would not be so angry. But what's with the f*ish happy face of theirs... what's so happy abt that. happy that i am once again returned to my rightful humble location? wth. and i cant do anything cos the 2 of the new staff coming are perm staff, so they have the status or have the rights to seat at the main office area. watever man, I became very quiet the whole day and I simply cant smile..... so today no one dares to tok to me or tease me.... I had like some sort of black aura ard me.... But by the end of the day, i told myself to look on the bright side and think of the good points at the corner.... I tried to make myself happier and accept things.... but seriously when i told my mum the whole situation right from my 1st day until now, u can see how unfair I had been treated or simply how suay i am. And even my mum agrees that I should have given them some 'colours to see'.... cos though we are interns, we are still year 4 Hons students and should be respected as well and my mum felt quite pissed after hearing my story too. usually my mum is a fair judge and dun believe one sided story. But wat i told her are juz facts....true facts, that's y.
And during the afternoon lunch hour, i travelled all the way to some shop and helped my office to send some files to print and I waited like 2 hours for the prints k.... During this time I walked all the way to Parco Bugis... window shop abit and read some books, and bought waffle and bao for lunch and I sat down at some foyer seats facing the vehicles passing by while eating... I felt super stone.... super melancholy? super miserable.... I tot coming out alone can sort out my tots and collect my emotions before going back office but it made it worse..... oh watever.
argh cant believe this weekend is so sucky. But i believe after a big plunge into the lowest stage of emotions, I will dive up again to move on with life.... cant be too upset at one thing too long. I no longer had that energy and stamina for such anymore. It doesnt mean it will go away totally.... but they juz hung on somewhere in me... until it is stirred again.... I know it's not healthy but cant be help rite? since they cant be totally solved. well, I will move on.......
hm time to take a break lah..want to go out on national day see firework?
Eh.. yesh~ please dun make urself sick to get rid of the tummy~ try doing sit-ups every morning and night? Or consult mich for other better ways~
ask u to eat papaya is not for u to mix it with so many things leh... -_-" but try to exercise a bit instead of trying so many stunts lar...
and wanna come out on national day?? hahaha i jio very long le!! den can take a break from everything and we are there for u to 诉苦~~
Weird dreams you have....
When things are beyond your control, it's useless to brood over it. I always stand by the 'If you have to live with it, then just live with it happily' rule. It's hard, I must agree, but when you get the hang of it you'll find that you'll be way happier. =)