Ep 101.1: The King of Singapore [Part 1] | Adrian Tan (President of Singapore's Law Society & Partner, TSMP Law Corporation)

The King of Singapore has spoken… to me! 😮His accolades are every Asian parent’s wet dream:👉🏻 President of Singapore’s Law Society;👉🏻 Partner at TSMP;👉🏻 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?How did Adrian Tan end up where he is?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 spanking new Episode 101 Part 1.You’ll just have to listen to find out more! 😏Highlights:2:23 Singapore’s immigrant story10:33 Getting into Anglo Chinese Primary School through ballot15:54 Maternal gaslighting19:20 The TV belongs to everyone! 😫21:59 Top grades doesn’t guarantee success in life24:59 Chinese people can be very racist30:02 Failing to get a scholarship to study law because Adrian’s English was too good33:10 Why law?34:31 Writing for magazines & getting a book offer36:31 Getting a book deal to write The Teenage Textbook & The Teenage Workbook38:38 How much royalties do authors get?40:56 Why did a subversive book become a bestseller?Part 2 of Adrian Tan’s interview is coming out this coming Sunday (27 Nov)!📍Show notes: www.sothisismywhy.com/101🍿 YouTube: https://youtu.be/QOEeOIiQvyk🙊 Like STIMY? Buy us a ☕️?: https://beacons.ai/sothisismywhy 💌 Weekly Newsletter on upcoming STIMY guests/interesting reads to make you the most interesting person in the room: https://sothisismywhy.ck.page/ebf231f605