Sky Lin - Ah Beng

We find our big, burly, bespectacled Ah Beng seated on the sidewalk, finishing up a conversation on his pink, limited edition Micky Mouse phone and a pink PSP in his other hand. He grins at us with childlike innocence, making us even more excited to find out what lies beyond this Beng in pink stripes.

Tell us a little about yourself.

I am currently a customer service officer for an outsource company, I love music, playing instruments and singing. I only sing Mandarin, Japanese and Hokkien songs, the only English songs that I sing probably are worship songs. A jack-of-all-trades but master of none. I also love to play the Drum Simulation in the arcade known as Drum Mania because it’s the only time you dun need to co-ordinate with the band and jam!

Have you had past experiences in a musical or drama production?

Not really…. Only been part of a crew as there was some troupe here from UK - a chance to earn some extra cash!

What made you agree to playing the role of Ah Beng in this musical?

Because I am the one and only Ah Beng!

What is the most difficult moment you've encountered since the start of production?

Memorising the script! Sob sob…

Which is the most memorable moment for you since the start of production?

Wah…countless…ok one…sleeping on stage! Check out my snores!!!

If you had the choice of playing the role of another character, who would it be and why?

Wise Man 3…because he has only one line in the script! Ok lah joke joke only lah…its actually Joseph bah. One time can angry angry, then feel cheated, then the other minute can romantic romantic mah…aiya… you people dun understand de lah…. Anyway my ang moh Engrish is way too powderful to be Joseph liao!

How do you prepare yourself before you go on stage to perform?

Sleep, Pray, Read, Play my guitar and sing love songs to the nearest person available (no guys please…) or play my PSP.

Tell us one weird thing about yourself.

Singing on the street OUT LOUD!!! No choice mah…The feeling come, cannot siam…

At this point, Ah Beng breaks into an unfamiliar hokkien song, oblivious to his surroundings, leaving us in complete bewilderment. As a crowd gathers, we 'siam!' in order to avoid being caught in the center of attention.