Browsing “Cotton On”

“I played the piano as a kid, then I picked up the trumpet in school. I also played drums and violin for a while. Now, I play the bass guitar, but I’m not that great yet!”

“When I was busking, this lady came up and told me one of my original songs made her cry. That was crazy, but also touching. It’s a good reminder for me to keep going!”

“I started collecting vinyls during COVID. For my first vinyl, I think I got a Tame Impala or Arctic Monkeys one, but my favourite one that I have now is Jamie XX’s In Colour.”

“As a pastry chef, I try to taste new desserts every now and then to gather inspiration. I enjoy working with sweet and spicy flavours, like chocolate and chilli padi, or florals.”

“My wife is pregnant with our first child, and I can’t wait to be a dad! Last year, my wife suffered a miscarriage, so we’re trying not to be too stressed, and to live our lives better.”

“Whenever people ask me if there's a quote I live by or what my life motto is, I always say, “I want to be sexy, free, and single.” That's all, that's my life motto!”

“I started collecting bird feathers a few years back when I found a huge feather in a park—it was so beautiful with its intricate lining, and I just felt a connection with it, so since then, I’ve been looking out for fallen feathers on my walks in the park.”

“I’ve been working in Singapore for two years, and life here is so different from back home in Japan. I like that there’s so much greenery in the city, and I also enjoy eating laksa and bak kut teh, but rental is so expensive and I miss the cold weather! So now that my contract's ended, I'm headed home!”

“As a 23-year-old, I’ve been told many times not to worry about rushing into a career since I’m still young, so I decided to heed this advice and put a pause on work to do some solo travelling around Asia for a year. Indonesia, Singapore, Ho Chi Minh, and Taipei are what’s on my list so far.”

“Since getting married and moving out of my parents’ place, I’ve been missing my childhood bedroom more and more. It was a source of comfort for the homebody in me growing up, and even got me through the whole lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic!”

“After attending a course on the habits of highly effective people, I’ve come to realise that it’s important to work on ourselves first before anything else, so this year I’m hoping to prioritise personal growth and my wants and needs as a form of self-care.”

“Being a mum of two is a challenging job! I’m learning to find a balance between the push and the pull as they grow older, and becoming more of a friend than a mum to my kids. But it’s also really rewarding, especially when I see my children happy. They have become my biggest motivation in life.”