When local actor Desmond Tan was told during a production meeting that he would be travelling to Alor Setar, Malaysia, to film his new Mediacorp drama All That Glitters, he was confused at first.

"What star?" he wondered, thinking that the production team had mispronounced the location name.

Speaking to AsiaOne at the press conference for the drama recently, the 37-year-old recounted his filming experiences overseas: "Alor Setar is a town that I have never heard of and the whole experience was new to me."