What was your first job as a journalist?
I was in college when I wrote feature stories and opinion essays too.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, I've used a typewriter when I was a student and it's amazing that it's now gone, extinct!
How is social media changing news?
Social media has made news worldwide spread fast and instantaneously, with constant updates too 24 hours a day.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Peter Parker and Clark Kent
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Being a journalist is upholding truth, sharing stories, helping promote justice, chronicling and also making sense of events.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Send me a detailed email to willsoonflourish@gmail.com or Facebook messenger message or Instagram or Twitter messages at .
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
My Huawei and Oppo Smartphones, their good cameras, my pens and notebooks, papers too.
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
All people who love ideas, reading, history, economics, arts, food, music, politics, books, life.
Why did you become a journalist?
My late mother had encouraged my love of writing and reading, I have passionate interest in news and current events, keenly interested in is
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes, I was features editor of my high school newspaper.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
My various exclusive columns and interviews of some top leaders, world-class business tycoons, famous celebrities, even some rebels.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Read, read, read, write, write, keep on writing, be inquisitive and always curious, be resourceful.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Night time here in Asia, but actually anytime of the day or night is ok.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
I've been invited to have exclusive interviews with some world-class business tycoons, some topnotch political leaders, etc.
What's your favorite drink?
Yogurt, fresh milk, chocolate milk, or wine or beer or traditional Chinese tea or green tea.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Assisting bakers at 81-year-old Kamuning Bakery Cafe or at meetings with various people.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
New York Times, The Guardian, Bloomberg News, South China Morning Post, New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, etc.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Many people might think that writing about economics, business topics---my favorite topics---is boring. It is very interesting.
