SHENTONISTA

“I’ve recently started bringing my own lunchbox around. I’m trying to reduce the amount of waste I create, but that’s also a big part of vintage and secondhand fashion which is something I love.”

More than just being Shentonista’s resident queen of spicy food, Olivia approaches work and life with a similar fire.

“I’d like to see a world where people are mindful of the finite nature of resources, and change their lifestyles accordingly.”

“If a crow could speak, it would probably have many dark, morbid things to say!”

“I was previously working in entertainment, but now I’m working in e-commerce. It’s been a while and I wanted to try something new. so I figured it was time for a change.”

“I work as a legal counsel, but on weekends I give tuition to children from low-income families, as part of a program organised by my church.”

“If I had a theme song that played every time I entered a room, it’d be Omen by Disclosure and Sam Smith—I feel like dancing every time I hear it.”

Plain, sensible pumps and sneakers are wardrobe staples, of course, but if the occasion calls and your mood needs a pick-me-up, have some fun with footwear that will help you stand out in all the right ways.

“I like a peaceful life, but I always feel the need to change things up every now and then because I get bored. I’m trying to work on projects around the world, so I can move somewhere new every two years or so.”

“I really like colours and patterns in my dressing, and if I could choose to be a pattern I’d be stripes—I’m a very organised and neat person, so I feel like it puts my OCD at ease.”

“I’ve lived in Singapore for 15 years now, and it’s changed so much and so quickly. There’s an amazing coffee culture and food and bar scene, but a lot of it has really only developed in the last five years.”

“It’s clichéd, but my role model in life is my mum. She’s a working mother, a teacher in a kindergarten and a secondary school, and now she’s working with children with dyslexia—she’s the most inspiring person I know.”