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A graduate of Monash University, Australia.
What is unique that's not in your bio?
I once participated in a televised singing competition. A bit like American Idol but Asia's edition.
What's your favorite accomplishment?
Being able to have full conversations in French only having learned the language for less than 6 months.
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Cool changes, what's IN today might be what's out tomorrow. Cool is defined by prosumers (pro-active consumers), they are the pack leaders that are constantly searching for the new cool.
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I'm still new to this but one tip for myself is sometimes we just have to open our eyes to observe.
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I love that it's a collaborative platform that just anyone can be a Trend Hunter. It doesn't matter where is your geographic location as long as you have a laptop and English ability, you are good to go.
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Food, tech, fashion, travel, covers quite a number of areas really.
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Short write-ups, show your source, with loads of images that exemplifies your case.
How do you reset to be creative?
Bikram Yoga that when I sweat like a beast.
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My sister. She is a benevolent who has just built her first school in Nepal with her partner. She's inspiring.
Predict something awesome for 2020?
Collaborative economy would be a norm by then.
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