At age 37, when stuck in hospital, Dr Bob Rich began typing out a large body of text that would eventually become his very first book. In the 40 years since then, he has written and gotten published a total of 18 books, and is still working on his 19th. We asked him how and why he does it.
Oliver Chong joined the theatre industry at age 25 as an actor and set designer, added the title of director and playwright to his repertoire at age 29 and won his first major award at age 34. He has since amassed 23 nominations and 5 awards for his work in the industry. We asked him how he got his career to where it is today.
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.
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.
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.
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.
At 21 years of age, Hui Ling began working in the theatre industry of Singapore as an actor and teacher of speech and drama. In 2013, when still in the industry as a director, educator and facilitator, she won the National Arts Council’s Young Artist Award which, on top of a trophy and certificate, provided her with a $20,000 grant to further pursue her craft. We spoke with her to find out what made her eligible for the award, and what the life of a theatre professional is really like.
At age 18, Petrina Ng embarked on a career as a primary school teacher and over the years, rose through the ranks to become head of an English department. After 14 years of teaching, however, at the age of 34, she decided to leave all that behind to focus on a career as a wedding photographer instead. We asked the now 37-year-old how she did it and how her choice played out in the three years that followed.
Elizabethheartz first began cosplaying at age 15 for Speech Day at her secondary school. At 26, she began getting paid to do it. Now that she has 24 years of cosplaying under her belt and is the organiser of many cosplay events in Singapore, we decided to find out what keeps her at it.
Ten years after graduating from Saint Andrew’s Secondary School, Bryan Yong went back and attended classes again—this time as a relief teacher. He told LUCK-IT how he got the gig and shares what the jobscope and schedule of a relief teacher entails.
Kamil Haque was just 24 when he got himself employed as an acting instructor at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in Los Angeles—which trained actors like Paul Newman, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, Lady Gaga, Al Pacino, Claire Danes and Robert De Niro—and 30 when he started Haque Centre of Acting & Creativity (HCAC) in Singapore—the self-funded and diverse acting school which coached Henry Golding before he got the role in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’. He told LUCK-IT all about how he managed to get the job in Hollywood right out of school and gave detailed advice on everything a person needs to do to become an acting instructor anywhere.
Sean Cheong, a TV director/writer/producer/lecturer/course developer, was 17 when he began freelancing in the media industry on a part-time basis and 29 when freelancing became his primary occupation. Now with seven years of full-time freelancing under his belt, he shares how freelancing in the TV/advertising/radio industries of Singapore really works.
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