
That was the main factor of why I down-PES. It only happens once in a while, like when I sleep very late.

I never sought treatment for it, and it slowly fizzled out. So I have to struggle to get out of it.īack then, I coped with it by leaving the lights on before I went to sleep. I really don't know the cause of it, but when it happens, I can open my eyes and see whatever is around me, but then my whole body is restricted - cannot move, and there's this vibrating feeling. Sleep paralysis - that's when you're paralysed just as you enter the sleep process. Would you be willing to share the reason? Yes, we saw from your IG post that you were PES Unfit. From the get-go, I was assigned to be in an admin role already. What was NS like for you?Ĭontrary to my role as Max, I wasn't in a combat unit. I don't really like to "make public", and say, "Oh, I'm doing this and this." In Max, you play a guy who has an attitude- and life-changing experience as he goes through national service. Then I get to be in the army for the second time! When I came to class, I had to immediately wear a cap, and my friend was like, "Why you wear cap? Are you bald?" I was like, "Yeah." But when they asked me why I shaved, I just kept quiet. Oh, yes, yes, yes! I thought it would be quite fun also lah. Ī post shared by Gary Tan You knew your role in Max called for you to shave your head, right?

I portrayed the son of one of the main characters played by Taiwanese actor Yen Hsing-Su. After talks and auditions, I made by debut in a 2004 drama called The Champion. After completing that course, we got approached by a producer. My mother wanted my brother, sister and me to have an enriching childhood, so she sent all of us to an acting course.

It started when I was around four or five years old. We speak to the 24-year-old about how he got started, a sleep paralysis condition, and his own meaningful NS experience serving in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Counselling Centre. The Singapore University of Social Sciences undergraduate (pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Finance degree) is exceedingly polite, and very much the opposite of the brash, kiam pah characters he often portrays. In a new short film, Max, directed by JD Chua, Gary plays a young man whose life, bad attitude (yes, again) and outlook are changed for the better as he goes through national service (NS) - transforming from Ah Boy to man in nine minutes, if you will. A post shared by Gary Tan character has an altercation with veteran actors Zhu Houren and Kym Ng in Reach For The Skies.
