Browsing “ASOS”

“A flavour of ice cream that describes me best would be salted caramel with rainbow marshmallows—I love salted caramel for its balance of sweet and savoury, and the marshmallows are light and fluffy, which is how I hope for life to be like sometimes.”

“People should care more about environmental issues by taking simple actions like recycling. It really doesn't take a lot of effort to recycle and minimise the use of plastic.”

“I like films like Fight Club and Wes Anderson movies. My favourite director is probably Quentin Tarantino; it might be clichéd but my favourite film of his is Pulp Fiction.”

“Time management is an important life skill that’s rarely taught—if you’re able to allocate time properly and prioritise things accurately, things would go a lot more smoothly.”

“The craziest adventure I’ve had was when I rode a motorcycle in Langkawi, going around to different places like hotels and restaurants, when I got into an accident. I ended up having to get stitches on my knee.”

“I’d tell my younger self to not be afraid to try new things. I wish I’d taken the time to pick up a skill, like learning a new language.”

“I once had a near-death experience on a motorcycle in Thailand—I almost rode off a cliff.”

“I think discipline is a really underrated life skill, and it’s something I wish I’d learned a little earlier in life.”

“If I could change one thing about my past, I’d wish that I had been a more level-headed person—I was very short-tempered and impatient when I was younger.”

“I’d like to learn to speak a few more languages fluently—that’s definitely a goal I’d like to achieve.”

More than just being Shentonista’s resident queen of spicy food, Olivia approaches work and life with a similar fire.

“I read a lot, and I’ve been able to do that a lot more now that I live in Singapore, because I travel by bus more than by bicycle, which gives me more time to read.”