The King of Singapore is every Asian parent’s wet dream:
👉🏻 President of Singapore’s Law Society;
👉🏻 Partner at TSMP Law Corporation;
👉🏻 Bestselling author of The Teenage Textbook & The Teenage Workbook, which were turned into a play, movie and TV series etc.; and
👉🏻 LinkedIn writing extraordinaire (all his posts go viral & even hit the mainstream media headlines!)
But who is Adrian Tan, really?
What was it like growing up in a HDB community that didn’t understand the concept of “privacy”?
E.g. Everyone treated Adrian’s family TV as their own, and crowded outside to watch together. 🤣
How did he end up writing bestselling fiction novels (whose royalties put him through university)?
Why is he the King of Singapore?
And how has cancer ☹️ impacted him?
🔥 So much to cover in STIMY’s new Episode 101 Part 1.
You’ll just have to listen to find out more! 😏
Highlights:
0:00 Singapore’s immigrant story
8:10 Getting into Anglo Chinese Primary School through ballot
13:31 Maternal gaslighting
16:97 The TV belongs to everyone! 😫
19:36 Top grades doesn’t guarantee success in life
24:59 Chinese people can be very racist
27.79 Failing to get a scholarship to study law because Adrian’s English was too good
30.87 Why law?
32:08 Writing for magazines & getting a book offer
34:08 Getting a book deal to write The Teenage Textbook & The Teenage Workbook
36:15 How much royalties do authors get?
48:33 Why did a subversive book become a bestseller?
P/S: Stick around for PART 2!
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I'm Ling Yah, a Malaysian lawyer & host/producer of the So This Is My Why, where I interview inspiring people about how they found their why, and their blueprint for turning that why into a reality. I’ve interviewed Olympians, Michelin-starred chefs, top entrepreneurs, VC founders, Hollywood actresses, and more.
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