5 years ago, Liu Yang and Rei - fresh out of polytechnic - started their journey into fine furniture making and pottery. They didn't know what would come out of this journey.

What they knew was the feeling of deep satisfaction that comes from making something tangible, with your own hands: a feeling that many people today have an increasingly remote relationship with.

P.S. You will also find a short segment where Shiny from Ah Mah's Legacy came by with her delicious ang ku kuehs, and Shaun putting her on the spot to share about her biz and jounrney too! 

We hard a hard time with the title for this episode since it was full of randomness, surprises and hilarious non sequiturs from the New Kitten Party, the hottest Singaporean improv comedy troupe!  Tune in to hear Luke, Prescott and BX share their journeys in comedy and what it means to give yourself the permission to be brave.

Join us in this episode as we chat with Hendric from The Travel Intern on why and how he started this company, learning about how he sees his team as "interns of the world"! Hendric also shared about things beyond his company, such as his current read - The Serendipity Mindset, and his upcoming trip to Nepal for his FIRST ever meditation retreat. Want to find out more, listen in! 

Want to join us live? Follow us on insta @strangerconvos for the latest events and news! 

Meet Anna! An ex-banker turned storyteller. After quitting her job, she took a long sabbatical in South America before going to New York to pick up improv and a whole lot of other experiences. Tune in to hear her share about how she took the leap of faith and quit her well paying finance job to becoming a storyteller guiding startup founders and big companies to craft their story and more :)

Meet Mars! She has dabbled in so many different things in life - from being a video producer on TSL, a national canoe polo player, being a DJ... to now being a firefighter🧑🏻‍🚒  Wonder why she continuously dabbles in so many things, and how she finds the energy and time to do so? Tune in as we uncover all the secrets in this episode. 

Sorry guys... there were technical issues for this live recording, so the podcast will be choppy intermittently! We will improve :) 

Is an unlikely path always lonely? Is Buddhism “uncool” or always in “Chinese” in Singapore? Hear how 2 young adults with contrasting characters started a website sharing buddhist wisdom for a happier life at handfulofleaves.life!

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In this new year, join us to hear from Sophian Hoe, a Singaporean who is unafraid of getting into new adventures! Currently, he is one of the very few Singaporeans who are currently living and working in Lisbon, Portugal after travelling and staying in places like Sydney and Singapore. Career wise, he even dabbled into fields like being a LASALLE lecturer for world music, an exhibition designer, a polytechnic lecturer for Arts and Business Management, and most recently- a self taught chef serving malay cuisines hosting guests in his home in Lisbon! Find out what makes him so comfortable to dance with risk 😎