The Not-So-Glamourous Life of Acting

Appearing as Dulcie Doily, one of four characters I portrayed in Matt Cameron's 'Ruby Moon', directed by Christopher Ling and staged at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre in 2013. Photo: Shi P'ng Ch'ng @ shipng.com

I AM typing this on location of a shoot for a series of web commercials. I am playing a Malaysian banshee, wearing false nails that hinder my typing, draped in unwashed robes and a heavy wig that are clinging to my skin in jungle humidity, and getting sucked dry by mosquitoes. It is the fifteenth hour on set for the third day in a row, with another day to go tomorrow. I am hungry and falling asleep in between takes, even while the makeup artist paints my face.

Yet, I would not want to trade my position with anyone for anything.