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What It’s Like Living In Hong Kong Throughout The 2019 Anti-Government Protests

In June this year, we interviewed a protester from Hong Kong after she’d been caught in the most violent protest of that time, when tear gas and rubber bullets had been unleashed on civilians by the police. Since then, the violence in Hong Kong has escalated, with the police using live ammunition and water cannons on protesters, and the protesters in turn barricading streets, disabling public transportation and setting buildings on fire. We checked in on her to see how she’s doing.

November 4, 2019 by LUCK-IT

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What I Learned From Becoming An Organic Farmer in Singapore

Last week, we spoke with Evelyn Eng-Lim who, when in her 50s, set up a farm at the edge of the city of Singapore. This week, we find out more about her struggles with being an organic farmer with no prior experience, and how she got over those hurdles.

October 28, 2019 by LUCK-IT

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How We Built Our Own Retirement Farm In Singapore

At age 55, when their peers were thinking about retirement, Evelyn Eng-Lim and her husband bought a farm at the edge of a city. It took them 6 months to grow their first vegetables and more than 5 years to break even, but their farm home has been thriving for almost 2 decades since. We asked the now 75-year-old how they did it.

October 21, 2019 by LUCK-IT

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What It’s Like Parenting A Child With Autism

Kelvin Seah’s second child was diagnosed with autism when almost 7, while coming to the end of pre-school and on the verge of transitioning into primary school. We asked Kelvin how his family adapted and changed to accommodate the new reality they had been confronted with.

October 14, 2019 by LUCK-IT

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How I Became An Interactive Media Artist

At age 9, Russell Pensyl saw a painting in a castle in Nuremberg, Germany which was designed so that the lines within it would turn as you moved around the painting. That triggered within him an interest in the arts which led him to become a life-long interactive media artist from age 21, way before interactive media as it is known today even existed. We asked the now 60-year-old about his transformation through the decades and learned a few things about creating your own opportunities.

October 7, 2019 by LUCK-IT

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How I Became A World Champion Archer

Nur Syahidah Alim was 18 when she first tried archery and 30 when she became a professional archer. Over the next four years, the now 34-year-old amassed seven gold, two silver and eight bronze medals, and was recently crowned World Champion at the 2019 World Archery Para Championships. We asked her for sporting tips and sought a peek into the secrets behind her success.

September 30, 2019 by LUCK-IT

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Why I Chose To Drop Out Of School In Year 5 Of The Integrated Programme

At age 17, when most of his classmates were gearing up for the big A-Level examinations, Jeshua Soh chose to drop out of school. Because he had been enrolled in Hwa Chong Institution’s Integrated Programme—a six-year course which skips the O/N-Level examinations to prepare students directly for the A-Levels—he had only the PSLE certificate he had gotten at age 12 to his name. We sat him down to find out what happened next.

September 23, 2019 by LUCK-IT

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How I Became A Hawker

How do you succeed as a hawker in the food utopia that is Singapore? We ask former fine-dining chef turned ramen hawker Gwern Khoo who’s been dealing with long queues outside his Michelin Bib Gourmand certified noodle stall—A Noodle Story—for seven years now.

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September 16, 2019 by LUCK-IT

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How I Became A Nutritionist

How do you become a nutritionist and what is that job really like? We ask Sheeba Majmudar, a 45-year-old with 12 years experience in the business, who had been a housewife until her struggle with her son’s health made her want to understand nutrition better.

September 9, 2019 by LUCK-IT

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Why I Became A Stay-At-Home Dad, and How

When 49, after having spent two decades working as a polytechnic lecturer, private school teacher, civil servant and freelancer, Kelvin Seah dropped his career to embark on a whole new occupation—that of being a full-time stay-at-home dad. He tells us the realities of being a SAHD in his prime years and shares his reasons for doing so.

September 2, 2019 by LUCK-IT

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How I Started A Video Production Business With Just $10,000

Jack Chua was 30 years of age when he decided to leave the difficulties of employment to start his own video production business with the $10,000 he had saved up. Nine years on, he looks back on his difficulties with building a business with only $10,000, while starting a family along the way, and lets us in on how he’s managed to thrive.

August 26, 2019 by LUCK-IT

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