Freelancer learning curve, fostering a community support system, building a library of references — M: What did you study in school? K: *laughs* That’s a very Singaporean question. Theatre Studies at NUS. I wanted to be a professional actor, writer. Freelanced since 17; performed, wrote since my early teens too. M: Makeup wasn’t an immediate option. K: I discovered it accidentally. Friends asked me…

Zooming from Bali — For FAs only: discover how to 2X your income without having to learn new sales and marketing techniques, using the Ascend method Follow Darryl Ng’s content M: How did you get started? D: At ~19, I chased girls, gamed, clubbed. My father came back from Malaysia because his English education…

Will fitness remain ubiquitous as the world reopens? — M: How did you get into fitness? K: My unfitness peaked in poly from supper and drinking culture. One day, I tried on clothes. Realised I looked bad. This was a turning point. But I thought NS would bring the change I sought. Past BMT, however, I was still unfit…

Former creative director of MPH Magazines Singapore (BluInc Media), now creative director of Clanhouse and DSTNCT on retaining sanity with success — M: Did you always want to work in fashion? WC: I’m from Malaysia. I studied in New Zealand to be a graphic designer. In 1994, corporate design was booming, but no SG schools offered graphic design degrees. Expats like myself with degrees easily got high-paying jobs.

Genius? — Note: We chatted 29 Jan 2022. M: How’re you coping? T: Life’s different. I was used to doing what I’d been doing for the past 7 months. I’ve had to change, adapt, find different ways of doing things. But it’s life. Things don’t last very long. I’d continue OF if…

Izzraimy chats Covid-19, GRAB delivery, Dior sneakers — At Island Boys, No Boy Is An Island Izzraimy & Gabrielle Teach Me How To LDR Island Boys M: How’s Island Boys? I: Projects have started coming back in. Covid-19 has been a slap to everyone’s faces. For 2 years, everyone was doing events, artistes were coming to Singapore. We were getting…

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With someone who’s worked with Dee Kosh — Read Part 1, read Part 2. This is one person’s opinion. Conversations are not endorsements. Due to sensitivity, please keep in mind “they said” can be different from “they meant”. This conversation happened on the 29 August 2020. Some details have been redacted to ensure the other party’s anonymity. P.S…