While You Were _________.

June 17, 2015

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Josiah Ng

Here’s a creative challenge that I love to give myself:

 

Every morning, I would replace the last word of my social initiative’s name, “While You Were Sleeping”, with other verbs as I people-watch. Many variations came about – While You Were Waiting, While You Were Eatin...

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Tribute to Heroes of the Sabah Quake

June 7, 2015

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Josiah Ng

My heart is broken by the news that one of my guides, Mr. Valerian Joannes, was killed on the mountain. 

Mr. Joannes taught and instructed my brother and me to scale the Feratta on one of the Mountain's walls. His patience made me feel safe and confident and his ca...

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Tonight I Pray

June 5, 2015

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Josiah Ng

There were two pieces of news reported this evening.
Both took turns on my social media feed.
Both in succession.
Both elicited an emotional response.
 
The first, news about the head of state that declared the nation still not ready for homosexuality. They say it take...

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Don’t you dare call yourself a Filmmaker, a Musician, an Actor, an Artist, until this happens

June 5, 2015

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Josiah Ng

Recently, during an interview, the writer of a magazine asked about what my designation in the article should be.

 

“Should it read, Josiah Ng, 27, Filmmaker? I heard you were a filmmaker?”

 

I paused and surprised even myself when I couldn’t respond. I was dumbstruck beca...

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The Honesty Of Artists

June 2, 2015

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Josiah Ng

 

Watercolor portrait by Henrietta Harris

 

 

During a catch up lunch with Anthony Chen (Ilo Ilo), he stared at me for a good ten seconds before saying,

 

 

“It’s about coming to a place where you feel bare-naked… it’s scary, you’re vulnerable now… but that’s how all good scr...

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