“I’ve been doing MMA and Muay Thai for four years now. I’m mainly there for the people. I’ve actually made a lot of my closer friends through MMA and Muay Thai.”
“Family is very important to me. I was very close to my mum before she passed away three years ago—she raised my sister and I as a single parent. Now, my sister has three young sons, and even though I don’t normally like kids, I love being an aunt to my nephews!”
“I’ve been a cabin crew for five years and I still find jet lag quite tough to deal with, but I just have to tahan (endure)! That said, I do enjoy long haul flights as I get to spend time with my crew mates. The longest flight I’ve been on was from Singapore to New York, which takes about 18 hours on average.”
“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.”
“Durian actually smells amazing to me, but I was so disappointed because it just tastes like a mix of creamy garlic and onion! I guess it’s an acquired because we have some food in Barbados that may seem weird to others like a savoury porridge made from okra and cornmeal, and a really bitter drink made from tree bark.”
“My children are now 17 and 21. It used to be just us three spending time together but now I hardly see them around. I’m asleep by the time they come home and they’re still in bed when I leave for work, so it gets quite lonely sometimes.”