Browsing “Charles & Keith”

"I run a little fashion business with my friends, designing modern qipaos, contemporary tops, and everyday wear using Chinese silk, but I’m also planning to start blogging and documenting my travel adventures."

“One of my favourite books is The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. It’s a heart-wrenching retelling of a Greek mythology about two best friends. Once, my mum got woken up by me crying when I was reading it at 3 in the morning, and she was like, “What’s wrong with my child?”.”

“I’m currently working as an Account Manager, but if I wasn’t in this particular field, I would love to be a dog sitter so I can be around dogs all the time! Or professionally dressing Barbie dolls—I’ve heard that’s a thing.”

“As a creative, I like to go all out with my ideas, then reel them back in when things get too crazy, and I believe in trusting my eye for design. Although I can be very meticulous, I try to let the smaller things go.”

“I got my love for cooking from my mum, who never fails to make my favourite dishes like chicken curry on special occasions. She actually passed on her recipe to me, but I tried it one time and it tasted so off! But my mum tried to be nice about it and fixed it for me in the end.”

“My parents are moving back to Thailand for good, while I’m still working in Singapore, so I’ll finally be living that independent girl life! I’m really excited, but also super anxious about having to deal with insects, especially geckos. The mere thought of them gives me goosebumps!”

"I wake up at 7AM everyday when I travel because I want to try everything and make the most out of each day. Most of my family and friends don’t feel the same though, so I usually enjoy sightseeing and exploring on my own in the early mornings.”

“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.”