Who I am in three stories:1. Failure - My future came to a standstill after high school. Having tried my best to develop an interest in what I was studying, but failing eventually, I decided to move away from the mainstream Junior College route in Dunman High School. I tried something else - I went to Temasek Polytechnic. I'm glad I did because they were the best three years of my life which trained me to be industry-ready. Failure is the universal language of telling you to either try harder or try something else.2. Growth - Growth is realising that there is a lesson in every experience, and never settling for anything less than your goals. My family is not well-to-do. The opportunity of the Singapore Tourism Board Scholarship came to me during my first year in Temasek Polytechnic but I eventually fell short. "Despair" wasn't my first thought, "try harder" was. I eventually received the Howe Yoon Chong-PSA Scholarship and continued to work part-time as a lifeguard. In my younger days, university and overseas internship were not part of my plan. With careful time and financial management, they materialised – I served my internship with Four Seasons Hotel in Singapore and Four Seasons Resort in Seychelles; I graduated as the top student in my Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Management cohort and received the C. H. Wee Gold Medal and Ministry of Manpower National HR Prize for Top Graduating Student in NTU’s Human Resource Consulting programme; and I completed a fulfilling internship with Bank of America Merrill Lynch.3. Contentment - We often pass over contentment to look for the crown of victory, only to end up being poor and plain. I believe doing things from our heart makes us ordinary selves in an extraordinary way.Always up for coffee or tea or something bubbly to collab on all things good and well for the community :)