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A Life Less OrdinaryThe Warrior of Singapore’s Kranji Countryside: Ivy Singh-Lim, SingaporeIvy Singh-Lim founded Bollywood Veggies Organic Farm with her husband in Kranji, a northwestern suburb about 22 kilometres from the towering skyline of Singapore, showing an alternative, greener side to the country. Visitors can explore the village-like tropical farm, eat a mouth-watering, farm-to-table Nasi Lemak served on a banana leaf, and learn about the history of food and its influence on civilisation. In our Season 2 finale, hosts Vanessa Fernandez and Udhara de Silva visited her home in the middle of the farm, where she lives with her husband and dogs. They spoke about: how she decided to start...2019-05-0452 min
A Life Less OrdinaryBecoming MoneySmart: Vinod Nair, SingaporeVinod Nair used the last of his life savings to set up a website and hire an intern. Today, that website, MoneySmart.sg, is Southeast Asia’s leading personal finance portal, helping people compare loans, insurance, and credit cards. There’s been a lot of press coverage in Singapore about the big wins of his career, but show hosts Vanessa Fernandez and Udhara de Silvaspent time with him in MoneySmart HQ to talk about: Scaling MoneySmart from bootstrapped to funded company The Singaporean approach to personal financial How to find trustworthy financial experts The financial landscape of Singapore A Life Less Ord...2019-04-2654 min
A Life Less OrdinaryEverything with Soul: Vanessa Fernandez, SingaporeShow creator Udhara de Silva chats with co-host Vanessa Fernandez, who's been plugged into Singapore’s culture for the past 20 years. In this episode Vanessa gives us an overview on Singapore, enlightens us on its music history, talks about her career in radio, and gives us a sneak peak of our guests this season! Vanessa’s performed at music festivals such as the Gilles Peterson Worldwide Festival in France, Laneway Festival in Singapore, BIGSOUND in Australia, V-ROX in Russia, and the Concrete and Grass Festival in China. She’s released music with major record labels as well as indie labels. Besides mak...2018-09-121h 20