SHENTONISTA

Our task for Changinista: to tell the stories of nine individuals as they made their way through Changi Airport, some for the first time.

We caught Pern just before he was about to fly off for a five-day work trip.

“If I could do anything other than what I’m doing now, I’d open a tea house."

“If you are a career-driven parent, never give up and don’t take too long of a hiatus because it’s tough to get back into the game and find something that motivates you.”

"I had a secret crush on Aaron Kwok when I was 12. I'm still a little embarrassed about it.”

A look behind the scenes of our #ShentonistaOfTheYear 2016 photoshoot.

"I’ve always believed that no trouble is too big.”

“I’m vegetarian, and have been so pretty much my whole life. I stopped for a little while when I was a kid because all of our school trips had McDonald’s.”

“If there’s something I could do more of, if I could, it would be music, lah!"

“People don't know this but I’m quite a perfectionist. I place quite high expectations on myself, even down to the small details.”

"I know it’s hard to believe that I’m an introvert but it’s really because of all my years in PR when I was out talking to people."

“We’ve got a lot of whisky stuff back home in Scotland. You can go on whisky tours, go to different whisky shops, and try whiskies all day.”