“A close friend of mine once texted to say that she was there for me—that came at a time when I really needed the encouragement, and it was touching to know that people know and care.”
“I used to be very reserved and quiet back in secondary school, but even though I made a conscious effort to speak up and interact with others more, I still very much identify as an introvert.”
With her husband here on a work trip, Chen Yan tells us they decided to make it a short vacation for the family, which was coincidentally the first visit here for their daughter Zoe.
“Your grades are not all that important, and you should spend more time enjoying life instead of worrying about things that don’t matter, like others’ opinions of you.”
“I’m Thai, and my boyfriend’s Japanese—getting to know each other was a little difficult at first because he was super polite and reserved, but we got along fine.”
“I’d like to open a museum some day. I’m not sure what I want to showcase, but I want it to be a contemporary and alternative space unlike most museums.”