The only one that glistens

As of my last update I was on the plane from Tokyo to Singapore. The service continued to be excellent. We arrived 15 minutes ahead of schedule.

Upon my arrival to the airport I was unsure what to expect with Immigration. Things ended up being very simple. I had filled a little card out with my information, they asked how long I was staying and that was it. My biggest worry of this entire ordeal was that my bag would be lost. By the time I finally got my butt to the carousel the first bag I saw happened to be mine, convenient I truly must say. Upon throwing my bag through their x-ray machine not a word was said about the next 2 shots of twinrix in my bag.

The time was now 4 am after all of this. Before I missed my shot I kindly asked one of the stewardess if we could snap a picture together. I was afraid of waking the landlord at such an early hour so figured I would give it another hour before calling. During that time I explored the airport, tried to connect to their wireless and failed and bought a sim card for my phone (new Singapore number).

The cabby that brought me into town was outstanding. He explained that the causeway we were on was reclaimed land (they added dirt to the ocean to build it), talked about the giant Ferris wheel, F1 racing in town, the different districts, etc. He informed me that as handsome white guys don’t go to whatever district it was with the prostitutes. “ They are 200-300 dollars, why would you pay that. For you the ladies should be free” now that’s a direct quote I must add.  After a few minutes of arriving to my new pad I crashed, but not before having a quick conversation with mom, then an hour later with dad. 

I set an alarm for 9:30am and called my agent here. A good first impression is everything and that was my goal. She asked if I could be there in an hour. I showered to which I realized I didn’t have a towel. Then ran down to the train. I bought one of these MRT cards. They are pretty cool, you load them up then you get charged based on the distance you travel by train. You can keep the card in you wallet and just tap you wallet. These trains are incredible as well. This is where it got interesting, as I hopped onto that first train, I realized that in a train stuffed with people, I was the only one sweating. It is incredibly humid here right now.

Upon making it to my agents place, the adventures were about to begin. Here is what the schedule for today looked like:

10:30 Meet with Agents

12:00 Get pictures printed and comp cards made up

2:00 Meet at Nike for a casting

4:00 Meet for a condo casting

That was the plan. When in reality there was, get lost about 10 times tossed in there. But fortunately been tall and white helps a lot when you need directions. I stick out like a sore thumb and everyone has been wonderful helping me. One guy even pulled up his google maps and searched up the walking directions. 

The Nike casting was interesting. As I meandered through the streets of Singapore I bumped into another tall guy, sure enough he was a model. This helped now that we had 2 heads going for the same place. This was also about the same time it started raining. In Calgary you have +15’s in Singapore they have covered sidewalks. I easily walked a KM or two in the rain without getting a drop on me. Unfortunately I was soaked in sweat. Back to the casting, while up there I met a guy from Poland, a few women from Russia and another one from South Africa. The casting was quick which likely means I didn’t get the gig. O well.

After finishing with Nike, I had 2 hours to kill so I found a nice little place to grab a bite. I had grilled chicken with corn on the cob and a house salad + my green tea. The bill was about 9 bucks. I was satisfied with the meal, although the corn was certainly cooked too long. Overall the experience was not bad, pleasant service and very fast, although it was 2:30 in the afternoon.

Last casting for the day was for a Condo development. Back onto the train I jumped. While on the train I received 3 text messages from my agent. A fitting, a job and another casting were all added to my schedule. Lucky for me, only 2 things for tomorrow (Tuesday). I got off at my train station, then tried to orient myself with the map. I had a tap on the shoulder and another model had just come from there. This girl was originally from Hungary, but her family is in Australia. She also just recently moved to Singapore. A few brief directions and I was set on course for the casting. This casting was different as I had to take about 10 or 15 shots with a photographer. The woman was great to talk to and I learned that my getting smaller made me look younger. Which might not be a good thing. Hopefully they have a solid gym around here. 

This brings me to my final thought for the day. Apparently the landlord doesn’t want any major cooking productions going on in the apartment. This is a bit of an issue and for those of you who know me I love cooking. I haven’t met her yet, but I need to gather a full understanding of what is intended. So my stop at Fair Price foods, I purchased canned tuna, buckwheat crackers (odd I couldn’t find rice crackers), some good old peanut butter, snap peas and Asian pears.