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“Some of my favourite Singlish phrases are “can, can”, “wait lah”, and “alamak”!”

“I like that getting things done here is convenient and that people are straightforward. In Beijing you have to deal with a lot of bureaucracy and inefficient processes, and it can be very frustrating.”

“If I could change one thing about my past, I would have given up plastics a long time ago.”

“When you’re aligned with your values, everything that you do and say will have purpose and meaning because it comes from a congruent space.”

“If I could time travel, I’d like to experience the 1940s, specifically during World War 2. I want to understand what war is really like and the cruelty that happened during that time.”

“I like films like Fight Club and Wes Anderson movies. My favourite director is probably Quentin Tarantino; it might be clichéd but my favourite film of his is Pulp Fiction.”

Films all about change and the new.

“I’d like to see more acceptance in the world, and less of people forcing their views or beliefs onto others.”

“What I like about Singlish is the feeling of saying “ya lah”, especially when you’re frustrated.”

“Cuba’s the most memorable place I’ve travelled to—it was still very much a Communist society with ration windows distributing bread, sugar and other staples, and it was like nothing I’ve ever seen.”

“If I were a crayon I’d be black, although I’m all dressed in light colours. It’s very versatile and easy to match with most things, and I’d like to think I’m like that too.”