• Eileen TAN

    Eileen TAN entered the hospitality industry at the age of 17, at a time when the idea of women working in the sector was frowned…

  • ANG Teck Hua

    ANG Teck Hua grew up in the Old Airport Road area where his family of 11 lived in a two-room rental flat. His parents were…

  • Michael QUEK Swee Hai

    Michael QUEK Swee Hai learned the importance of independence very early in life. In primary school, he was already marketing, cooking and washing for his…

  • Felix CHEONG

    Felix CHEONG wanted to be a doctor when he was young but his ‘A’ level results were not good enough to get him into medical…

  • CHOO Teck Chuan

    CHOO Teck Chuan grew up in Geylang, which in the early years of modern Singapore, was considered an unsafe neighbourhood where gang-related and vice activities…

  • Daniel PEK Chin Kee

    Daniel PEK Chin Kee grew up in MacPherson, one of the early public housing estates in Singapore; attended school in the neighbourhood, and was an…