SHENTONISTA

"My dad, by example, taught me to not fear anything or anyone. This is vastly different from being a rebel and instead allows you to be your best you without fearing what others may think."

“My favourite Singlish phrases are: wah lao, siao liao, and bo bian leh. I can interact with taxi drivers!”

Films to keep you inspired for the rest of the year.

“Growing up in a family that loves music, my dad never really forced us to be in the music industry, but it was a natural progression for me.”

“Entrepreneurship’s nothing like what you imagine it to be. It always looks nice on the outside, but that’s after you’ve figured out the whole backend of the business.”

“My best decision ever was to go to Mexico for an exchange programme. I like immersing myself in another culture but I don't think I’m well-travelled, so that was an opportunity for me to see a place and culture that I’d otherwise never be able to experience.”

“I’d love to learn the art of cooking hokkien mee. It was the only local dish that I missed and craved when I was studying overseas. There’re no recipes online, and it seems that it’ll take a lot of skill, patience and craft to master cooking it.”

“I’m a mother of two kids, and it’s not easy juggling work and kids because my kids are quite young—my daughters are turning five and one and a half, but I’ve got good family support.”

“If I had all the time in the world to do anything, I’d I want to go to Africa, because I think it’s different and that it’ll be a nice place to relax.”

Whether it’s a designer or bespoke piece, just a little something you picked up on your travels, or a playful, affordable alternative, the possibilities, like everyone’s personalties, are limitless.

“If I had a superpower, I’d want to manipulate time, ‘cause there's never enough time in a day!”

“My friends and I were always stopped to ask where we got our clothes from, so we decided to get together to make clothes and create our own clothing line.”