Balloon Sculpturing @ MBS Sky Park on 25th and 26th December 2010

Christmas mood is in the air. I can almost smell it. =) Apart from the heavy rain on Christmas day that didn't stop from 8pm till 10pm, everything else was perfect! =D

Close-up magician, Sam likes my balloon santa hat better. =p

Some decoration for the sound system and the system's 'babysitter' =)

Balloon Sculpturing @ MBS Sky Park on 18th and 19th December 2010

18th December
The grand opening of skating rink at Marina Bay Sands Shoppe. =) To bring in the Christmas mood and also to draw crowd to the new playground, I did balloon sculpturing near the new food court at B2. The crowd was fantastic. My first few kids happened to be performing figure skating for the opening. Young aspiring kids who could be medal winners in time to come.

The queue was crazily long and it didn't stop till the performance started at 2pm. During the balloon sculpturing, it was mad speed for me. I just did the requests as fast as i could so that the kids do not have to wait too long. Happy to see their smiling faces before i said "Merry Christmas" and they went back in time to catch the action on the rink.

May i also comment that Michelle Kwan, the guest star for figure skating who has won numerous gold medals was fantastic! In fact i think fantastic is still an understatement. She's inspirational, even to a not-figure skater me. =)

Back at the skypark was a busy day too. There were so many kids wanting their balloons that when the first few formed a queue, everyone just followed, including grandpas and grandmas. They were such nice and understanding bunch of people. Though tiring but i were delighted to make their day.

19th December
Super tiring day... As expected, the skating rink was crowded. The moment I started with the balloons, the queue forms. Had a breather for a short 10 minutes when the performance started. After being approached by one kid, it was back to twisting again. As the group gets bigger, I brought them down to basement one and got them to queue in a straight line. It was flowers and guns and animals non-stop till 3.30pm. Phew! Thanks to the lady who was my last customer, i managed to finish about 3.30pm. She did a good job informing new people who joined the queue that she's the last person already.

At Skypark, I met some adorable kids. Those that dance to the music and enjoying themselves and the ones that you will be looking at and you will say "awww....". =P Met this parent from Penang asking me if balloonist travels around to other countries to work. I hope i get to do that soon. Haven't been to Penang yet. =)

The magnificent Michelle Kwan! =)

Christmas caroling for the holiday mood

Adorable baby who loves the red flower so much that she eventually broke it. =P

Annabelle 

Balloon sculpturing @ Fernville Court, Seng Kang on 12th December 2010

Balloon sculpturing at MBS Skypark is a great training for stamina. This 3-hour gig was a breeze for me. Though the queue gets long sometimes, it wasn't tough to make the residents feel that the wait was worth it.  It was surprising for me in a way, the kids here likes green colour, even the girls! =)

All the kids who came got a one/two balloon creation from me. The parents and even some elder kids were appreciative of the speed of my balloon making. It was fast so they didn't have to wait too long before they get their hands on a balloon sculpture.

In my favourite costume at Fernville Court

Special thanks to Queenie. She had me doing balloons near the fan so that it won't be so warm for me. =) So thoughtful of her!

Laters,
Annabelle

Balloon Sculpturing @ MBS Sky Park on 11th December 2010

This Elmo earrings reminded kids what balloons they want. LOL

Many parents requested for an Elmo balloon for their child when they saw this earring. I ended up fulfilling the requests of 3 parents. Mentioned to them that it's not the time and balloon used but more so that i do not want to disappoint other kids who probably likes Elmo too. There's just too many kids this December up on the 56th level to see the beautiful skyline of Singapore.

Apart from Elmo, i think i gave a few princesses to pretty little girls to make their day. Like the guests reminded me, they will remember Sky Park cause' of the beautiful balloons they got from me. =)

That's all. For now..

Annabelle

Balloon Sculpturing at Marina Bay Sands SkyPark on 4th and 5th December 2010



This cute boy is delighted cause' he caught a fish on the 56th level! =D

 Just a backdate for 4th and 5th December. Finally find some time to blog. It's a busy busy December and we are all happy about it.

Laters,
Annabelle

Standard Chartered Marathon 5th December 2010

Truly a fruitful experience for "ONE" Balloon Artist Bryan along with his 2 supporting Balloon Twisters Jocelyn and Nicholas as they spent the entire morning entertaining the crowd at Standard Chartered Marathon! While the daddies were out running, the mummies and children headed to the kids corner where they had their fair share of fun! Balloon twisting was an instant hit among the crowd and "ONE" Balloon Artist were often engaged with large groups of audience at any given time. To the surprise of many, "ONE" Balloon Artist Bryan even went on stage to conduct a Balloon Show giving prized sculptures away to 6 lucky children! Check out the photos!

"ONE" Balloon Artist Nicholas and Bryan

"ONE" Balloon Artist Bryan and Jocelyn

Balloon sculpturing @ NUS 1st Dec

I was doing the balloon event @ NUS hall in the morning. It was for the
staff . All the adults turn into kids today. ;) I had many of them asking for balloons and flowers and bracelet were the most popular request . My presence was so popular that the event in charge had to extend my service time to have more people to have my balloon. It was like I had twist the most number and fastest balloon for all of them, I think I can beat the record. :)

Balloon Sculpturing @ MBS Sky Park on 27th and 28th November 2010

The number of guests, especially children has increased tremendously recently probably due to school holidays. Every time when i finish a group of children and finally get the chance to drink some water, I realized that 2 hours had gone by! =O

The kids love the T-Rex done, inspired by Mr Balloon Man. The photo wasn't well-taken but i believe you can see the head of the dinosaur and the smile of the boy. =)

That's all folks! Till next week...

Annabelle

Balloon Sculpturing @ MBS Sky Park on 20th and 21st November 2010

Another action-packed weekend at MBS Sky Park for "ONE" Balloonist Bryan Tan as he dazzled all the guests with a stunning array of fine balloon art, showmanship and entertainment. With his unique style of attracting attention through the use of visual techniques such as swinging and swishing balloons in the air, he was more than capable of creating a fun and memorable experience for all. Check it out!

With the sun glaring down on me, sunglasses is a MUST!

Cheers to the Happy Couple

"ONE" Balloonist Bryan makes an adorable butterfly for this young Korean boy,

who comes back 30 mins later with a special sticker just for him.
Small things like this certainly have a BIG impact on us <3

Now thats truly entertainment. Wouldn't you wanna catch him in action? 

If you do, drop by the Sky Park at Marina Bay Sands during the weekends and you might just catch a glimpse of him.

See you there!

Bryan Tan

"ONE" Balloon Artist

Balloon sculpturing at Expo Hall 4 on 20 & 21 Nov 2010

Balloon give aways for a company promoting Rainbow vacuum services and products to attract crowd to their booth. I think i did my fair bit. =)

Took photos with the mascots =) They are super friendly!

Signing off,
Annabelle

Balloon Sculpturing & Face Painting at Still Road 13th and 14th November 2010

"ONE" balloonist Bryan was allocated to do balloon sculpturing for 2 days at Still Road. Owner was doing a house warming and the semi-d house seem to be a rebuilt. :P . "ONE face-painter LY was allocated on 13th November slot while "ONE" face-painter Wyn did the 14th November slot.

Magic Show for SICCI Diwali Nite 13th November 2010

After PA 50th Anniversary Show, headed down to Singapore Cricket Club for stage magic show. The event was called Diwali Nite for the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

Signed off with the last show of the day,

Calvin "The Mage"

Close-Up Magic @ Resort World Sentosa Ballroom for PA 50th Anniversary Staff Appreciation Dinner 13th November 2010

I was performing close-up magic at the PA 50th Anniversary Dinner for staff. The whole reception area outside the ballroom was packed with PA staff. Was doing table hopping and strolling magic.

Signed Off,
Calvin "The Mage"

Balloon sculpturing at MBS Skypark 13 - 14th November 2010

I heard from Kairul that I missed this group of Japanese anime girls on Friday. It's a shame indeed. =( If they came on Saturday or Sunday, I would have made pretty balloons for them and take a picture of them together so that you get some eye candy here.

Nevertheless, here's one kawaii Japanese girl with her balloon flower. Am sure she will be a pretty girl 15 years from now. =)

It's a rainy weekend. Due to this, there were lesser kids around and I managed to make more elaborate designs like princesses, Elmo, Barneys, etc for the crowd.
I made a panda for Lynn today, my own version.

Till next week,
Annabelle the Creative

Balloon Arch Decoration for Palmsville RC HIP Launch 13th Nov 2010

After morning session @ MBS, went to MBS with Bryan to do up the Balloon Arch @ Tampines Palmsville RC. The "ONE" Team set up the Arch within 45mins time was a good achievement given Bryan was still undergoing training on decoration job.

Signed off,
Calvin "The Mage"

Close-Up Magic @ Marina Bay Sands Skypark 6th Nov and 7th Nov 2010

It was once of those rare days to have 2 "ONE" entertainers @ MBS skypark, Annabelle was there for balloon sculpturing and I am the standing in for close-up magician for 2 days David Lai couldn't make it to Singapore for this 2 days due to some reasons. It was fun entertaining with magic up 56th Storey high Skypark. I was in my full new outlook of closeup magician. Well, those who know me well know i like to stand out among the crowd. So with my striking black vest and my tall hat, I starting going around to do my roving magic. Most of the guests were very impressive and stun by my last routine which is the unscrewing of the bolt and nut from a capped up bottle without touching it. That's the power of the mind :P.

Signed off,

Calvin "The Mage"

Balloon Sculpturing & Game organising @ The Watten Estate Condo 6th Nov 2010

After Fengshan event, was a balloon sculpturing cum game organising for a birthday boy @ Watten Estate Condo. The party was held at the poolside. It was fun twisting for those Caucasian kids, i made many bows and arrows for the boys and even the girls were requesting them as they fired those arrows even inside the pool. I played some games with them and host the cake cutting for the birthday boy. One of the game was play inside the pool and i was surprise all of them can swim pretty well. It was a sudden idea i had when i saw the pool and decide to have a game that will utilised it. The pool is not shallow though, 2.4m deep if i did not remember wrongly. The party went extremely well and i can see the kids all enjoyed themselves very much.
I had to head down straight to Marina Bay Sands Skypark to do the Close-up Magic.

Balloon Race - Who the fastest of all to bring the balloon across the pool?

Signed off,

Calvin "The Mage"



Clean and Green 2010 @ Fengshan 6th Nov 2010

Early in the morning, before 8.30am my sound system guy got to be ready for the event @ Fengshan, Blk 184 Bedok North for a Clean and Green Event. The event consist of students from various nearby schools doing some recyling projects and tree planting. I started the magic show before the arrival of the GOH. Fringe event include my balloon twister Bryan who enjoyed himself and got so popular with the young secondary school girls. :P

Bryan having fun twisting balloons

Signed off,

Calvin "The Mage"

Balloon sculpturing and Close-up magic at MBS Skypark on 06 Nov 10

A rare chance... Hubby at MBS Skypark doing close-up magic while I do balloon sculpturing. Call for a picture for memory!

And for the first time in 5 months, Skypark had to close due to heavy rain. This inspired a boy to request an umbrella from me. He wants, he gets! =p

Another long day later,
Annabelle

Face Painting at MBS Orchid Ballroom on 5th October 2010

A dinner & dance at guess what... MBS again! =)

This event is for a Hong Kong company and their theme is Safari Night. To match this, I got myself an animal-printed dress from Dorothy Perkins. Had to admit, I love how I look today. =P

Many of the guests who got themselves painted just wanted their hands to be coloured. I gladly obliged. From the attire they wore, I painted similar skin patterns on their arms or hands. A couple of them who were more daring went for a full-face painting. I were satisfied with my leopard and a snake on a female attender's arm. One guest, who loves how my butterflies looked, asked for that (though it didn't really go along with their theme, I still went ahead and she was overjoyed with the end product).

Very happy that I got to know Suzy, the event organizer for this D&D and Dominic, a guy who rears and provide animals and reptiles for events today.

Till then,
Annabelle

Balloon Sculpturing at Marina Bay Sands SkyPark on 29th August 2010

Another Sunday at MBS, saw some YOG team members from other countries but didn't managed to catch any photos with them. Attached a picture taken on the day, a girl requesting for a blue dolphin. A auntie requesting something for her daughter 21st birthday - Guess what? I made a big key for her. :P

During my break, i went to the sky park shop and took some cute pictures there.

A picture taken with the Sky Park crew

I made 3 characters for a group of kids. And lastly my last sculpture of the day for a Sky Park staff.

My favourite Doraemon.

Sign Off,
Calvin "The Mage"

Balloon Sculpturing at Marina Bay Sands SkyPark on 28th August 2010

I weren't feeling my best but lucky me, the weather was kind to me. Though hot and sunny, there was wind. =)
While twisting balloons, I saw a really cute baby. After making a poddle for her, her mum and aunties requested for something too. Really happy that they liked the flower bracelets. Before they left, they mentioned that they don't see such designs in Taiwan . *sweet =D

A lady caught my attention here. She was sitting on the floor, pen in one hand, concentrated and drawing the scenery. She requested for a balloon hat and that was what i gave her, except that it was bigger and more colourful than she had expected.

Apart from the usual designs, many boys were practicing archery after my demonstration of the balloon bow and arrow. They love it and were thrilled at the distance the arrow flew. =P A pretty birthday girl got the Elmo she want. =) Some pictures to mark the half day here.

The lady who drew so well, just for interest. =)

Flower power from my Taiwanese guests

Balloon Sculpturing and Magic Show at DXO Disco 28th August 2010

A special event organized for the kids at DXO beside the Esplanade. The kids and parents enjoyed a afternoon of disco session there. I was engaged by Michael for the balloon sculpturing and a Magic show to end the afternoon event.
Head over to Marina Bay Sands to take over Annabelle after the event.

Sign Off,
Calvin "The Mage"

SAM Anniversary Dinner on 25th August 2010 at Roland Restaurant

Singapore Association of Magicians (SAM) celebrated its annual dinner at Roland restaurants. Singapore magicians and guest attended the function. ONE sponser the balloon decoration for the evening. The night is filled with magic performances by a number of magicians. Emcee for the evening was Jeremy Tan and Mystifying Imran. Performers include Edward Ooi, Roger Lim, Andrew Kong, Jeremy Pei, Joe Yu and our special guest Pamudi, Jeff Leong from Malaysia and Iron Will.

Decoration was assisted by Chia Meng Choon and Michael Liew.

Reported by,
Calvin The Mage

22 August 2010 at MBS Skypark

Overjoyed boy with his lollipop

This boy made me wonder why he was so happy when i made a balloon lollipop. His parents explained that he don't get to eat sweets and therefore even a fake one gets him spiked up!

A group of guests staying at the hotel requested for a number of balloons including his son's favourite, Thomas the train. Though that character was my first attempt, I was delighted that she loves it. =)

Balloons aren't always for the young. See the photo and you will understand what i mean. Even the matures appreciates nice sculptures when they see one.

My first attempt. Glad she likes it! =D

Special request from staff for her friend's birthday

Balloons fit for the mature crowd

That's all for now, folks! =P