I was a bit nervous before interviewing Adi. He is a professional host with his own TV show, master of ceremonies for international events and this year, he even appeared on the big screen in Pascal. His humility and generosity rendered my worries useless. Adi’s life is like a great book consists of the cycle…
When I heard Ca-ryn spoke about how she recovered from mild depression and burnout in a local art fringe event, I was moved and relieved to know that I wasn’t the only one who went through that kind of darkness. That lead us to having this conversation to talk about the elephant in the room…
Everyone told me that Derek is an amazingly ‘crazy’ guy when I met him over a dinner gathering. “He has been visiting homes consistently for 10 years without fail, 10 years!” When I got to know more about his story, I learned that he had been juggling between a fulltime job and social work since…
When I met Ken last year, I never knew that he would entrust me with his book project, later became a friend, mentor, and most recently, a trekking mate. In a meeting after our Everest Base Camp trek, I told Ken about my ‘existential void’ in making sense of the gap between two different worlds.…
My eyes lighted up when I heard about Kevin’s woodworking workshop. In the wave of digitalization and speed, it is counter-intuitive to venture into a business that encourages people to build things with their hands. Woodwork is close to Kevin’s heart because it is a craft he inherited from his grandfather. Even though he is…
I thought Elaine was a reserved and quiet person the first time I met her over a dinner gathering. When I discovered that she gave up a career in Germany to pursue art in Malaysia, I was intrigued to find out more about her story. Even though she told me about her nerve before we…
As a ‘creative misfit’ who has transitioned from corporate to coffee and creative industry, I was mesmerized that Karfei found his passion in coaching when he was a teen and build his career in the industry wholeheartedly ever since that. While we approach life and career differently, we share the common belief in creating and…
Interviewing Jayshen for ‘Own Your Story’ podcast was a fun experience that awakened the geek in me. From the intention to replace formal learning with video games to propelling human civilization, it was fascinating to pick this ‘out-of-the-box’ brain and learn his thought process. In his current position as a ‘business psychiatrist’ for start-ups, Jay…
It is rare to meet a wine maker in a tropical country like Malaysia, let alone a financial consultant who turned into wine maker before diving into movie making. I knew I had to dig into his story when I first met Kevin. It was such a bliss to explore life from his angle distilled…
When I first met Nicholas, a mutual friend jokingly told me that I should do a podcast with him to hear his interesting story. I looked at the humble young man who didn’t talk much and thought, sure, I was eager to find out what I can learn from him. Sometimes, the smartest person in…
I got to know Lalaina Rackson when she wrote an article citing my quote ’to live a life true to ourselves, we need a strong mind and a breakable heart’. After following her account on Medium, I was impressed that this creator from Paris posted a new piece of content almost every day on the…
I am so glad that the podcast gave me a chance to catch up with Shialynn at her new studio. It was a lot of fun and love talking about life, art, work, and our internal journey. Sometimes, I tried so hard to explain my feeling to someone and yet having a hard time to…