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A Letter To Myself - 'Don't beat up on yourself': Photographer Russel Wong on overcoming academic struggles to find his talent

For more than 40 years, Russell Wong captured the faces of some of Hollywood's most iconic stars – from Robert De Niro to Michelle Yeoh. But as a student in Singapore, he found himself thinking he was not good enough. Until his father, a doctor, gave him a camera before he left to study in the US. In this episode of A Letter to Myself, Russell opens up about how he discovered photography and what he would say to that young man. 

Joel Chua

Joel Chua

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A Letter To Myself - How TikTok's "tired gen-z mum' gives her kids the love she never had

Cynthia Ong, otherwise known to thousands as "tiredgenzmum" on TikTok, is a devoted mother who works tirelessly to provide her children with the love and care she lacked growing up. In this episode of A Letter to Myself, Cynthia shares her journey of overcoming a tumultuous childhood and has a powerful message to her younger self.

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