Browsing “Teacher”

“Last year, I picked up the courage to make a career switch to Early Childhood Education after five years in Pharmaceuticals. The change was really tough on me at first, but thankfully I had guidance along the way. One of my students even said I’m their favourite teacher, which made me really happy!”

“I was inspired to be a teacher by my former secondary school teacher, who, in spite of my quiet and reserved nature, believed in my capability to be a student leader. I hope to be that teacher for my students—to identify their potential and help them grow in their own unique way.”

“To me, writing is so fun because it’s as if you become other people, and it is an opportunity to live different lives. It helps me live and experience more. You can tell stories, you can get people concerned with social issues, and they can get involved in political themes, all in the same novel.”

"I teach writing in university and write novels on the side. What I like most about writing is that it’s my world that I’m creating. I'm engulfed in this world, and everything is up to me.”

“Indian food is always my number one. Literally all of it I love, because I’m a vegetarian, so I tend to go for dishes like paneer butter masala, any of the naans, or prata. I really like mala as well. I just love spicy foods.”

“I’m interested in languages, so I started to learn Chinese during the pandemic. It’s very difficult, especially the reading and writing of the language. I’m very amazed by Singaporeans who can speak another language on top of English.”

“I have many memories attached to songs from my growing up days, especially the ones by Jay Chou.”

“I read voraciously as a young girl because we didn’t have a TV: I loved reading about dinosaurs, space, and ancient civilisations.”

“If I could be someone else for a day, I’d like to be a farmer living in a small town in the mountains.”

“I’m an elementary school teacher. Once, a student passed me a note saying that I was the most stylish teacher they’d ever met.”

“I like the fact that there’re no creative limits when it comes to creating music.”

“I once spent the whole day outside the Tate Modern in London, on the grass, watching people and just chilling. It’s something that isn’t common for me to do, because I constantly have to move. And that was the only city that could slow me down.”