I would say there are two phases to my life in Singapore: Before and after learning Mandarin. I made deeper connections because we could converse.
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Every time I had a problem, she was the person I would lean on. She helped us with any problem.
We have not been very successful in mid-career recruitment. This is not for the lack of trying, but often it fails to work out because the gulf in culture and mission between the private and public sectors is just too deep.
I told them in a democracy you need strong support from the people. But instead they fight amongst themselves and divide the people ... They are not going to win unless they change their ways.
We hope the figurines can reconstruct the situation with authenticity … We want to make them as detailed as possible so that they can evoke empathy in people.
I'm a little embarrassed feeling like we're the parasites of Hollywood now.
