With nothing much to do while waiting for Hanie to finish auditioning, I decided to go around to snap some more pictures…most of the auditioneers (if that is a word) were doing either one of these 3:

Don’t know whether I mentioned this earlier, but the place of the auditions was the rooftop of Lot 10 - best known for having Rootz, Teeq & The Actors Studio. You can also see Celebrity Fitness visible from the rooftop garden. Very picturesque place indeed with lots of greenery.

Not pictured here are also two Hitz.FM deejays (JJ and Rudy dropped by), as well as someone who requested I not post her picture because she took leave for the day, and doesn’t want her colleagues/boss to know, ahaha!

Here’s a collage of some of the many interesting people I met/snapped.

I also met this year’s Miss Malaysia, but no photos. The conversation went something like this.

Me: Hey, I know I’ve seen you before. FHM Girl Next Door? Some Pageant? Where ah?
Thanuja: Mm, probably not there…
Me: Oh, yes! Not I remember, at the Veuve Clicquot champagne  party a couple of months ago! Hmm, but where do I know you from?
Thanuja: Well, I’m this year’s Miss Malaysia.
Me: Oh cool! Sorry about that. embarassed. Er, can I have a picture?
Thanuja: Pageant rules say no pictures, sorry. *

* Got such a thing mer? Not that I know of…

Anyway…that aside…

Lastly, the cutest outfit award goes to this petite lass, Sarah Hildebrand! She wasn’t auditioning, but she dropped by to support a friend. I couldn’t find my lighter, (because I smoke, duh) and got a light from her (because she was smoking…hot. Ahaha.) She’s Pan-Asian, and I think she has an interesting eyebrow pattern. You can follow her on Twitter here: @SarahHildebrand

Turns out she’s as talkative and bubbly as she looks…apparently she recently came back to Malaysia recently from the States, and this is one of her favourite hoodies (and presumably her favourite sports team). Nice to meet you, Sarah!

Here’s another pic of Sarah. Remember what I said about the eyebrows?

And as a special surprise, here’s a very different picture of Sarah (yes, it’s her in a rather Lady Gaga-esque photo shoot). Goes to show that you don’t have to be tall and lanky to be stunning:

And another:

Okay, that’s all! For more you can visit Hanie’s blog (I used her camera to take the pics here).

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Continuing the special report on the E! News Asia audition…here are some of the people I met there and had a chance to talk to.

Josiah & Natacha are people I somehow met on Facebook before I met in real life, and make for a ridiculously good looking couple. Josiah Mizukami is a rare breed. First off, he’s a male model who is straight. Ahaha. He’s half Caucasian, half Japanese, and was born in Hawaii. Natacha Meuneir is from Paris, France. I think she’s half Asian. I would guess Chinese/French, but I’ve gotta check with her.

So he’s from Hawaii. She from France. And they both met halfway around the world while on assignment in Thailand. Their kids are gonna be so good looking, ahahah. Here are some pics of Josiah (girls, don’t say I never think of you all as well…):

I am so jealous of his abs.

Where you’ve seen him: Hosting Miss Malaysia World, Dashing Cologne TVC, Female’s 50 Most Gorgeous People.

Yes, Josiah is a pimp daddy. Check out his Youtube channel here, and his ModelMayhem profile here.

Tiong Sue Lynn, Josiah Mizukami, Natacha Meunier

Special for Josh.my Readers: Josiah’s throwing a party with models at a secret location end of this month (he owns a modelling agency as well). If you’re reading this, tweet/DM/FB/e-mail me and I can arrange passes. Selected bloggers only. It helps if you have a DSLR and know how to party

And now…Natacha Meunier. Where you’ve seen her: Female Magazine cover, TVCs for American Express/Maybank, HSBC, Pizza Hut & more…

My head is huge! OMG!

and more…

Yup…

You can close your jaw now, or check out her reel:

And now for a local celeb…Juliana Evans! I really like how this shot turned out. It was achieved by partially blocking the camera flash with my hand.

Juliana Sophie Evans is a fast rising star in the Malay entertainment industry. You probably first saw her in KAMI:

Also, she was at the recent Revive Isotonic Rev Up Party at Euphoria, Ministry of Sound.

She was joined at the audition by her friends Bernice and Hanie:

Here are a few more shots of her:

She is currently dating a rockstar (Sam from Bunkface - yes, those guys who sang “Through My Window, the Everyone Connects / TM Streamyx thing”, so you guys have no chance la!

Okay that’s it for now! More in part 3!

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Recently went for the E! Asia News audition…no, not to try out but to support a friend. Spotted a familiar face there, among many others!

Yes, none other than Yvonne Sim, FHM Girl Next Door 2010 winner. And yes, you saw Yvonne here first.

Trivia: Did you know that Yvonne Sim was the last to audition for the FHM Girl Next Door search? And that I sent her to the audition? Congratulations girl, you made the petrol/trip worth it! Good luck with this round too.

Update: Here’s a picture of Yvonne on the cover of the latest issue of FHM. Thank me for sending her there if not you don’t get to see her here okay

Moving on…

This dimpled beauty is of mixed Filipino/Chinese heritage. She has an awesome tattoo and she told me the meaning, but I won’t tell you She’s looking into expanding her horizons in the entertainment field, currently she works as a personal assistant, but who knows, in time she’ll have her own PA.

I really like the way the colors and lighting turned out on this shot. It’s mostly unretouched except for contrast adjustment. And yes, the lens flare is real.

Aly is a radio DJ on Red FM and a food blogger with two blogs. Check out Aly’s blog here and here. It was nice to put a face to the voice. She’s tall with model-like proportions. You wonder why she’s hidden behind a DJ console, she should be out there. 

Speaking of food bloggers, the Bangsar Babe, Tiong Sue Lynn was also there! Earlier on in the day, I actually went with her to check out a new place together with other bloggers (in where else, Bangsar of course) called El Meson. You can check out Rebecca’s review of El Meson. A little pricey, but worth it.

That’s Amelia Chen with an appropriately designed folder. We were from the same secondary school. She’s done quite a few short films and plays and is making a name for herself. Read more about her here on the Malay Mail Online. I envy her as she’s managed to pursue her acting ambition, something I hadn’t had the time to do. (I did two plays, and a couple of TVCs before I got too fat/busy. Oh well…)

Okay that’s it for now, more to come in this coming week!

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