Not Again Podcast

I am late for this update for this week, but this had happened and I have talked about in this episode. Here I am talking about my experience in getting vaccinated and why do I feel uneasy during the vaccination. I hated the test and explained how no one like the Long Thin Thing with the exception of Justin Long. I shared what is going through my mind during the medical test that I dread to take and the final story of how someone came out of the closet during a ride.

Hey guys! We are back from our long hiatus! How have you been?

Today, I'm sharing an exciting and sentimental episode with one of the most influential comedians to have contributed to the Singapore Comedy Scene, Matthew Giffen!

In this episode, we catch up with each other after a long time and compare our pandemic experiences in our two separate countries, the UK and Singapore, how we've both been over the years and the many life changes we've experienced thus far.

He tells me what life has been like since he moved back to the UK, how it was like starting a family and getting a dream job at Disney and his experience restarting his comedy career after moving.

We reminisce our shared times in Singapore doing comedy together and have a wonderful recollection of our dear friend and wonderful comedian and musician, the late Vernon Lewis: Our life with him and what it was like after his sudden passing and the effect he still has on our lives today.

We share inside stories of the comedy scene in Singapore, what it was like in its earlier days, the drama we experienced then and how things have changed. He shares his experience at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival and why he wanted to start a comedy company in Singapore.

I have just finished my reservist. I talked about the incidents and complain about the military reservist in Singapore. I also chatted about what happened during the day of my birthday and my fear of passing through the age of (spoiler alert) 31. Of course I share the weird story that I have about an Indian passenger talking shit about a Chinese friend's Indian neighbour in a racial way.

It is the end of February for 2021 and here I am checking in. I ramble about binge eating and trying to get my computer fixed. I have found out there is a guy who lives in a van in a carpark lot and all the stories that I had come up with about the guy.

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Hey guys, this week I check up on you during this festive period and how the reunion dinners are going. I explain why the episode was late, my broken laptop and the trouble with convenience. I talk about the previous episode and how my chat with Siraj went and reminisce about my trip to India. I also update you about the week break we will be having. I end the episode with a Grab story on an economist I met while working.

Hey guys, this week I had an amazing time talking to Siraj Aziz, Stand-up comedian and comedy writer and we catch up on a lot since our last conversation together. Since then, he has also started working at SGAG and a successful home-based business with his wife called Mahmud's Tandoor.

In this fun episode, we discuss how the year has been for us, dealing with existential thoughts and losing touch of the local scene due to the pandemic. We examine the state of the world, our observations of current international politics and comparing to our local scenarios. Siraj shares the major changes in his life the past years and gives me an insight on marriage life and what it's like to be a young couple during the pandemic.

He tells me how his home-based business got started, starting your own personal projects and how difficult it is to be disciplined. We open up on how hard it is to promote yourself as creator, managing your high expectations and the fear of putting your work out there. We share about overcoming personal struggles, socialising and the importance of empathy in our day to day life.

We discuss our experience working and handling people of different generations, internet trolls and being burnt out. He shares with me his comedy goals for the year, why he went to SGAG and his plans to further develop comedy in Singapore. We also talk about teamwork, how working with others makes the better, working through creative differences and sticking to your guns.

Hey guys, I check up on you and I talk about the efforts of my exercise, losing weight after many months of effort in an attempt to gain muscle mass. I appreciate my friends who have been supporting my journey to be more healthy. I catch up with some comics I haven't seen in a while and find out some great updates from them. I invested in new equipment and am testing it out. I talk about the interviews I had with Nuha and the upcoming guest for this week. I end the episode with an interesting Grab story, this time as a passenger instead of the driver!

Hey guys, this week I have an excellent conversation with Stand-up Comedian, Nuha. Originally from the Maldives and now based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, she is a journalist turned comedian and a good one at that.

In this episode, we talk about the pandemic and how it's been affecting the comedy scene in Malaysia, especially with the current lockdown. She shares with her life growing in the Maldives, what the country is really like to the locals and how she was like as a child.

We discuss family; feeling like the odd one in the bunch, her close relationship with her grandparents and the values they instilled in her. We open up about coping with the loss of loved ones, how it made us reevaluate our life choices and revealing how unprepared with are for it even when we try.

She shares how she ended up staying in Malaysia, her passion for journalism and how she transitioned to comedy. We discuss the power media, belief systems and the progression of society using conversations. We end it off with the concept of privilege, objectivity and how her background as a journalist seeps into her comedy.

Hey guys, this week on The Other Show I check on you guys and wonder how your New Year Resolutions have been going. I talk my work out regime has actually been showing results and how much I'm trying to invest in my health. I wonder if I'm actually adopted because of my extreme difference in food taste with my family. I talk about boxing, my first experience sparring in the gym and my investment in it. I talk about chatting with my previous guest Doc Coyle and how surprising it was to chat with him. I talk about my upcoming guest, Comedian Nuha. I end it with a Grab story about a customer having a heated discussing on the phone regarding water bottles.

Hey guys, this week I had the absolute pleasure to talk to a Doc Coyle, American musical artist. Originally, part of the Godforbid, he is now in Bad Wolves. Recently the frontman Tommy Vext just left the band.d

In this great episode, he shares their journey as a band from high school, the music culture difference between America and the rest of the world and the story of Bad Wolves' cover of Zombie and how that shot the band to the limelight.

He shares the journey the Godforbid went through from high school, their goals and expectations as they gained popularity. We discussed the realities of artists, having to do other jobs to supplement their music career and how this helped him discover new passions through these pursuits.

We talk about the musical cultural differences between America, Europe and the rest of the world. How the music industry and environment were in the past and how it has changed over the years, how bands have had to change to appeal to modern audiences. Adapting with the times, how technological advancements now help a band to connect with their even during the pandemic. How he misses touring and finding new bands, and how the different platforms: Spotify, youtube, live streams, their advantages and disadvantages.

He shares great advice for himself with me, on coping with insecurity and inferiority, how to slowly and healthily work through the tough times to better himself and grow as individuals even if it takes years. Changing band lineups and how they earn and keep their fanbase, even the music styles and the singers changed. His relationship with his brother: how they grew apart and rekindled after the passing of their mother, the band members and how important it is to the whole creation process.