Browsing “Charles & Keith”

“My English name, Cherrie, was given to me by my dad, and there's a funny story behind it. When he was younger, he saw a cherry pie while travelling in France and he just really liked the sound of it. But regardless, he doesn’t call me by either of my names, just ‘daughter’.”

“I find that many Gen Z’s like myself are very insecure about their local identity because we’ve been Westernised and cannot speak our own dialects or mother tongue. But for me, being Singaporean is about carving out a space that we belong to right here.”

“I’m a single mum of two teenagers aged 14 and 19. They may be older now, but parenting never ends. The time I physically spend with then is decreasing over the years as they start to have lives of their own, but I know this is an organic process of growing up.”

“I’ve been in the travel sector for 13 years and I love it as I get to travel around the world for both work and leisure. As a new mum though, I prefer all-inclusive resort vacations now since everything has to be kid-friendly.”

“My interest in mermaid performance started six years ago and I’ve been pursuing it professionally for two years. I hope to be able to do mermaid performances around the world and then maybe find a prince to sail away with just like Ariel from The Little Mermaid.”

“My family and I love Bukit Brown. Not very many people know about it, but it's actually a Chinese cemetery. It's beautiful, and it was our saving grace during COVID. We took the kids to the cemetery on a regular basis, because it’s so peaceful and quiet, and near where we live.”

"I entered law school because I’ve always wanted to be an international human rights lawyer, so that’s my long-term goal. Now I’m trying to take small steps towards this goal, and get to a point where I don’t need a well-paying job and can just help people.”

“To maintain a work-life balance, I really try to limit my phone time. Everything is about social media right now, and I used to use it indiscriminately and just posted whatever I wanted, because I thought “It’s my life what, who cares?”. But now I think there needs to be some thought behind it.”

“I have two sisters, and we’re very close. I’m the middle child—my eldest sister is three years older, and the youngest is six years younger. Although our age gap is very big, we can really vibe.”

“You can have professional ambitions and also be a good mother. I don’t see why they need to be mutually exclusive.”

“My mom is my biggest inspiration in life. She is in her 50’s now, but she still gets through each day like she's in her 30’s. She inspires me to live in the moment and not let age or health define me.”

“When I think of home, I think of my family and the different seasons!”