Simon Lim puts the spotlight on George Leong, a Singaporean musician, producer and composer, who has reinvented himself as a fitness trainer. George spent a large part of his life in the music business - having done music arrangement for Sandy Lam, Leslie Cheung, Amei, Alex To, Show Luo and many others. Why did George want to reinvent himself as a fitness trainer instead of continuing to do music production? What was the tipping point that lead him to decide to make a change in his life - from making music to doing fitness training? What has been the most challenging in his self-reinvention journey?George shares about his fitness training called Alpha Fitness. Gain some fitness insights from George who successfully transformed his own physique. Is running really bad for your knees? What type of exercises would be best to increase muscle bulk and yet lose fat at the abdomen and sides (otherwise known as love handles)? Find out about George's own fitness routine and diet - what he does to keep in best form. Be inspired by George Leong if you seek physical and mental self-reinvention. Down this interview and enjoy listening to Simon Lim and George Leong. This interview was first heard on the radio show, "NIGHTS WITH SIMON" on ONE FM 91.3, a station of SPH Media. GEORGE LEONGInstagram @alphafitnessbygeorge ONE FM 91.3Find out more about ONE FM 91.3 via onefm.sg SIMON LIMFollow Simon Lim on Instagram via @simonlim.personality @onefm913 @sphmediasg @alphafitnessbygeorge #fitatanyage #selfreinvention. #reinvention #transformation #physiquetransformation #fitness #exercise. @awedio.sg #radioland. #nightswithsimon #nightswithsimonlim #radiosingapore #singaporeradiodj #ラジオdj #こんばんは #podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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PAT KRAAL, MANAGING DIRECTOR - PLATINUM ANGELS MANAGEMENT (Modelling agency for women & men aged 50 years and above)
On this podcast, Simon Lim puts the spotlight on Pat Kraal, Managing Director of Platinum Angels Management, a modelling agency for those 50 and above.Pat Kraal is an icon in Singapore's modelling industry - being a Singaporean fashion model who strutted down Paris runways in the 1980s & 1990s for big fashion brands - Givenchy, Jean-Louis Scherrer, Balmain and Christian Dior. Pat will share how she landed her first modelling job in Paris, as well as how she became a house model for a Parisian fashion designer and couturier. Did you know that Platinum Angels Management now offers modelling courses for women who are 50 and above? The agency welcomes women of all shapes and sizes, and of different looks. Find out more about their modelling atelier from Pat Kraal. Is Singapore starting to recognise that more diverse age representation in fashion is a great thing? What are some considerations that brands should take note of when it comes to models aged 50 and above? What is Pat Kraal's definition of beauty for women who are 50 and above? Download this podcast and enjoy listening to this interview, which was first heard on the radio show, "NIGHTS WITH SIMON" on ONE FM 91.3, a station of SPH Media. PLATINUM ANGELS MANAGEMENTWebsite platinum-angels.comInstagram @pamagency ONE FM 91.3Find out more about ONE FM 91.3 via onefm.sg SIMON LIMFollow Simon Lim on Instagram via @simonlim.personality @onefm913 @sphmediasg @pamagency @patforpam. #fashionicon. #topmodel #internationalmodel. #fashionmodelling. #modelsover50. #fabulousatanyage. #beautifulatanyage. #80smodel. #90smodel #nightswithsimonlim #radiosingapore #singaporeradiodj #singaporeradiodeejays #singaporedj #announcer #singaporeradio #podcastinterview #podcast @awedio.sg #radioland #radioshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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PATRICK SAGARAM - AUTHOR OF "IN PLACES WE FIND OURSELVES "(A COLLECTION OF STORIES)
On this podcast, Simon Lim puts the spotlight on writer Patrick Sagaram, who lives in Singapore and works as a teacher.Patrick Sagaram talks about his book titled, "In Places We Find Ourselves" - a collection of stories.The characters in this book are people we all know. People like ourselves, searching and yearning, often in the wrong places for something meaningful and real. A real-estate agent tries to sell a home to a feuding couple while his own marriage is being tested; a divorcee resigned to drink and television for company finds pleasures of life with another woman; and the price a mother pays when love and its irrationality blinds her to her parental duties. In these stories what is excavated and revealed lies at the heart of Singaporean lives.Get to know Patrick Sagaram and hear what he has to share about his book titled, "In Places We Find Ourselves". Download this interview and enjoy listening to Patrick and Simon. This interview was first heard on the radio show, "NIGHTS WITH SIMON" on ONE FM 91.3, a station of SPH Media. ABOUT PATRICK SAGARAMPatrick Sagaram’s work has appeared in Quarterly Literary Review Singapore (QLRS) and Wine & Dine. His short stories have appeared in Best New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume 4 and Volume 6 and included in How We Live Now (2022). His stories have also been anthologized in the collection Quiet Loving, Ravaging Search - 20 Years Of Quarterly Literary Review Singapore. He has also contributed to the non-fiction collection Letter to my Father (2022) edited by Felix Cheong. PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSEwww.penguin.sg/book/in-places-we-find-ourselves ONE FM 91.3Find out more about ONE FM 91.3 via onefm.sg SIMON LIMFollow Simon Lim on Instagram via @simonlim.personality @onefm913. @sphmediasg. #patricksagaram#inplaceswefindourselves. #collectionofstories. #shortstories. #singaporeanauthor. #author. #writer. @penguinrandomhouse #nightswithsimonlim #radiosingapore #singaporeradiodj #singaporeradiodeejays #singaporedj #announcer #radiosingapore #singaporeradio #ラジオdj #こんばんはSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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YEO WHEE JIM - LIVING WITH ALS (AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS)
On this podcast, Simon Lim speaks to Yeo Whee Jim, a man who was diagnosed with ALS in 2023. ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) is a disease that progresses to affect nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. ALS is a rare disease that causes loss of muscle control. Globally, approximately 1.9 to 2.2 out of every 100,000 people develop ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) each year, with about 4.5 to 6 people per 100,000 living with the disease at any given time. What happened to Whee Jim's body over time, in having to live with ALS? What were the early signs that he had ALS? How did Whee Jim discover he had ALS? What did his doctor tell him? What went through his mind at the time? Whee Jim, used to go to the gym twice a day and swim, and now he can't. How does he manage to brave all that he is going through, and still keep a positive mindset?You may not know Whee Jim, but he has an impressive background. Whee Jim spent 20 years in the civil service including as Director of the Public Service Commission Secretariat in the Prime Minister’s Office. He was Institute Director of Governance and Policy at the Civil Service College. Whee Jim even won the Lien Ying Chow Fellowship in 2019 for senior government officials. According to Whee Jim, during his journey with ALS, he became "an unlikely poet". Find out more as I talk to him about his poems. You can listen to Whee Jim's poems at a current exhibition at Millenia Walk. It includes beautiful photographs he had personally taken on his travels. This exhibition is more than a showcase of images - it's a deeply personal journey through love, loss and resilience. In 2007, Whee Jim's wife Lok Yan discovered that she had stage 3 breast cancer. Lok Yan was still in her late 30s when she passed away. Their daughter is now an 18-year-old teenager.Listen to Yeo Whee Jim in this interview which was first heard on the radio show, "NIGHTS WITH SIMON" on ONE FM 91.3, a station of SPH Media. ABOUT YEO WHEE JIM'S EXHIBITION www.milleniawalk.com/whats-on/breathe-give-live ONE FM 91.3Find out more about ONE FM 91.3 via onefm.sg @onefm913. @sphmediasg #als #motorneuronedisease. #photographer. #poet#nightswithsimon #milleniawalksgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Simon Lim puts the spotlight on Tiat Lim, Co-Founder of Bespoke Fitness. Tiat is a man who's attempting to de-age himself by decades. At 53, he has a set of six-pack abs and is absolutely fit and healthy. However, Tiat was not always well-muscled and ribbed. On this podcast, he'shares his personal journey of his then and now. Find out what sparked Tiat's interest to de-age and what he did to make changes to his lifestyle. What exactly is involved in de-ageing oneself? What did Tiat do in terms of his workout and nutrition? Be inspired by Tiat, for his journey of de-ageing is not just for himself, but a purposeful one - to inspire others. Tiat Lim has proven that it is possible to change and to start to look and feel younger. We are all able to reverse the bad effects of ageing - for better and extended healthy living. Get to know Tiat Lim, Co-Founder of Bespoke Fitness by listening to this interview. Download this interview which was first heard on the radio show, "NIGHTS WITH SIMON" on ONE FM 91.3. a station of SPH Media. TIAT LIMWebsite deaging.guruInstagram @deaging.guru ONE FM 91.3Find out more about ONE FM 91.3 via onefm.sg SIMON LIMFollow Simon Lim on Instagram via @simonlim.personality @onefm913 @sphmediasg @deaging.guru #fitatanyage. #biologicalaging #deaging #deageing #extendyouryouth #fitness #healthandfitness #workout #fitat50 #leanmuscle #strengthtraining #nutritioncoach. @awediosg. #nightswithsimon #corporatewellness #wellnessjourney #nightswithsimonlim #radiosingapore #singaporeradiodj #singaporeradiodeejays #singaporedj #announcer #radiosingapore #singaporeradio #ラジオdj #こんばんはSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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