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.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Dreams
Recently no matter what time I sleep, I was only awake by 2 or 3 in the afternoon next day. Many times woke up at 11am or 12 noon, but somehow dreams capture my mind and body and off to sleep again....
Recently having many clippings of dreams happing in each single night.... There are many interesting ones but i did not write down here and the next day I have forgotten, overwritten by new dreams. This time before I forget, I shall share my dreams that I juz had last night to this morning (erhem* early noon as well...)
I dreamt that I was trying to practice motorcycling at my neighbourhood.... u guys should have known i have painstakingly learnt cycling in 2006 before going to Sweden and during Sweden days.... I do not know why it is motobiking here in my dreamscape but I know motorbikes are pretty cool (still, i prefer having a car ahaha). In my dreams, I was rushing to go for class... somewhere near the place I had primary sch tuition few blks away... And my childhood fren was downstairs waiting. And he said he's motorbiking over, it's faster. I had this huge motorbike given by someone but I havent use it for some time but hearing my fren, I decided to ride it again. And so I was frantically trying to unlock it and getting the helmet... And I felt sian to wear it cos I had my hair half tied up...... :(
The next moment or next episode I was at home when mom called home from somewhere else to say that she lacked salt. She was cooking at the moment and she needed it now. So I decided to buy salt from some store downstairs, so I got out of house and pushed along my bike (or bicycle?) along the corridors and passed by some neighbour, a lady whom needed to buy salt too). When I got down to the void deck below, I saw the lady coming back and told me she shouldnt have bought it. I decided to buy from her, it costs $4.50. However I have no handphone or money with me, so I assured her that I would pay after I return, and asking her for address... and telling her mine in case she thinks I am going to get away without paying. And also mentioning names of neighbours who are close with us. But i was paiseh to get something without paying first but I was running late... and being frustrated, I woke up and saw the time close to 2 pm.... haiz.... wat is this....
This week I have been missing breakfast and proper lunch due to waking up late.... And maybe cos compared to internship days, I ate less and snacked less, so that's why I lost 2.5 kg.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Southern Ridges
Saturday some of us sixoneders: jov, mei, gab and me, and bf (who contributed the 2nd photo) went to climb southern ridges.... luckily we skipped the walk at the front part, that is, from west coast park to hortpark. The day before, newspaper had an article reported that an NUS gal was sexually assualted in Clementi Woods Park at ard 10pm.... realised alot of 'ppl' are actually hidding there..... and it's part of the southern ridges walk.....
I like the timber decking and design of Henderson Waves. Finally something organic, something sculptural, something of art and structure..... to be enjoyed by public in singapore. Pretty successful as it is seen with many ppl crowding ard, jogging ard.... with families bringing children around to play. The bridge captures the sunlight during the evening, casting long shadows behind people, that compliments the running of timber strips to give a perspective depth, like how guitar to the singing voice. Nice.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Impressions
It is how one can have extreme impressions on different grps of frens/ppl. In mandarin, "some ppl treat u like a treasure; some ppl treat u like grass". U heard before this chinese proverb?
After I saw mich's entry on moleosophy about her, I went to check it out for mine....
(
Large) (
round) mole: (goodness in people), (need to work hard).
(
Front) of (
neck): (unexpected good fortune), (sometimes unlucky, others make u fool).
on (
wrist): Frugal, ingenious, dependable
(
right) (
chest): laziness will affect family life. Love to travel, to live in comfort and luxury.
I dunno how true it is, but seems half of it are true now.... looks like i have to work hard.... and hopefully some goodiness befalls me. There's nothing in this world that is free.
Today went for this dinner party organised by SPACE furniture at their Poliform showroom. It is specially for my office, so I went~. Nice food! There's this thai chef who taught us 3 delicious thai dishes at the end of the party. Now i know how to make tom yam soup and more importantly, MANGO GLUTINOUS RICE!!! It's soooooooooo yummy!!! hehehe~
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Ge Tais
For this whole week, my neighbourhood is plunged into an orchestra of different 'music'. Once, it was 5 at a time during the weekend... Liondance/Dragon dance was taking place at the temple, and juz a stone throw away was Chinese Opera, den less than 100m away was a huge tent for Ge Tai for the community centre ppl. At the same time, mum was watching her Liao Zai drama serial on channel 8, den I was trying hard to watch my XingGuang Da Dao aka Taiwanese Singing Compeitition online.... hahahaha wat do u think?
Now the chinese opera troupe is gone but the stage was redecorated for Ge Tai. this time was facing my block cause they wanna use the new pavilions as part of the sitting area, thus they angled towards it. So it was so much nearer to my block and I can get to see the full stage too!! I am lazy to go down to feed mosquitos.....
Realised since young, I havent really went to see a ge tai Live near the stage :( my deprived childhood lol.
Monday, June 09, 2008
Growing Up
As ppl getting married, finding apartments, etc etc. I suddenly I feel that I have finally come to the stage to meet adult society and also turning one myself. And the terrible thing is how much I fall behind at certain things, and how much I didnt know. About ppl, about myself, about society.
During this past 1 year..... I felt as if I somehow forced to grow up within this period of time. Alot of information rushing to me and I was overwhelmed. I saw how the society is like. How ugly and unfair the world can be, how and where one can stand and should behave. I saw how naive and gullible at things and realised you are betrayed within you knowing until the end. I saw how ppl are smurking or laughing at you secretly behind and it wasnt noticed til the end.... I saw how little I know abt myself, my mind, my heart, my body. I saw how little I know about people when I tot I do. I saw .... I saw.....
I am like having some compressedlearning and training for this 1 whole year. Most of my views and mindset have changed. I saw things turning uglier and uglier. Uglier others, uglier self. But on the other hand, the wonders of man and workings of nature. Too many delicate tasks to handle, whether I am up to it, I already made my first big step. Learning that I would not proceed/advance if I keep insisting on protecting myself against harm from people.
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Last time when I heard sentences like "爱一个人是没有理由的"，"爱不是占有的" etc etc, I tot it is crap or it is impossible. But after going through it and having done them, I believe now that they are true, though sometimes the process hurts like hell and you are simply helpless.
^^ I have changed from a pessimistic cautious person to someone willing to look things in more optimistic view. I am glad about my own change.
June time
Yay, jovie is coming back, and hopefully ed too... and ah ba coming back next year.
It's very scary how the time flies this year again. It's June! And what have I done, what have we done! I felt as if my birthday is just last month away....
It's very scary 2 more months later we are going back into the archiTorture cirriculum again and ordeal will last 1 year.... It's very scary how I impossible I felt that I can complete my dissertation within this period of time. It's scary how there are so many things I wanted to do in this hols and I cant find time to do them...
omg..... stress.....
Friday, June 06, 2008
Superband~
haha trying to get use to the new haircut. i think u can ignore the photos i took and posted in previous entry. cos after i washed my hair, it looks SO DIFFERENT from those photos. I retook.... suddenly decided to make a new msn pic out of it.
WHY?
Cos SUPERBAND coming!! yea i wanna get on par with the heat of the upcoming Superband which is making debut on tv on 16th June. which is next next Mon!!! yipppeeee!!
Yea and my hairstyle is like more rockkkkeeerrrr type? hehe or u can call it octopus haircut. now i have to be more careful how to blend in with the more feminine clothes I have.....
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
My new hairstyle
lol 2nd post for the day, due to ying's and ch's requests, I've took photos of my new hairstyle. Sorry i did it in a rush before I went to bathe cos the battery was running flat. Paiseh for the messy hairstyle. It will be better when it is nicely and slightly gelled and twirled abit at the ends and crunching the hair at the back to add some volume. Yea as i stated in previous entry, I'm going for more 'pong' style now. lol....
My Goooooodness!!!
Wah lao... on sunday i realised that my laptop died on me!!! I couldnt switch it on.... i suspected to do with "Fan error". Thinking that changing fan is not too exp, i wasnt too pissed yet.
Yesterday went to cut and rebond my hair as usual as i did every year. BUT this time different. it's soft rebond cos i decided not to have the super straight hair, and i want some volume. And i have a different hair cut. I looked like one of those jappy and korean hairstyles tat their gals go for. more bubbly kind. now my face looks bigger and rounder, not long liao.... But erm the fringe and all.... I am taking some time getting used to it. and the cost increased from last year's $200 to now $250!! Actually i wanted to try some highlighting as well but that will add another $150. ok, forget it.
Today, went to simlim to find my usual repairer cum seller guy whom i bought most of my comp stuff from. they were saying that most prob is motherboard failure cos 5 years liao... so it seemed time up...... :( that would mean getting new laptop which i will use for 1 year for sch work..... sob. but now i sent it for checking... costed me 30 bucks though to find out the problem. pray that it is not the motherboard that died. pls pls, let it be that the button spoil or watever small small trival issue.....
But i did walk ard to look at laptops in case.... choy! anyway i saw 1 Hp one, quite nice leh... but 2699 wor.... :( now every model is made from the same... manufacturer liao.... so have to see closely at the price, specs and progam, not jus brand....
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Am I that scary?
This evening went to watch Indiana Jones with Ch, al, ros and uncle and. Steven Spielberg film so u will expect some ET looking design/concept involved. Lame ending but the process is fun.
On my way walking home, a late 30s guy kept turning his head back and looking at me. Feeling strange, I slowed my pace significantly but that didnt stop him from turning back still. No one else between us and no one ard....Later at overhead bridge, a young guy came from a busstop and started climbing the stairs. and he turned to look at me.... why? maybe wondering why this lady walking so slow ba? so in the end he only turned to see like 3-4 times. When I reached the top of bridge, the previous guy was on the far end and yet he still kept turning to look whether i am still behind. WOOT! what's wrong with my face or what else? huh.....
