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The Apple fan in me can't wait to see this movie.
And Ashton Kutcher... I hate him for being such a douche IRL, but then again I do love him...
Additional: First clip from jOBS
The Apple fan in me can't wait to see this movie.
And Ashton Kutcher... I hate him for being such a douche IRL, but then again I do love him...
Additional: First clip from jOBS
The truth is, any movie with Mélanie Laurent and Ewan McGregor has already captured my heart.
I just wanted to write a big and public note of congratulations to my long time friend, the new chef de cuisine at Keystone restaurant - Immanuel Tee.
You can check out his illustrious background here (formerly trained under André Chiang since Jaan par André days).
I've known him since we were just teenagers, when we were much less wise and much stranger creatures.
And I really had no idea that he wanted to be a chef at all until the year he left Singapore during his national service to serve as a cook. I remember going to the airport with my sister to send him off on his journey. I think we gave him a toy crocodile, or something.
Over lunch last month, we talked about ambition, success, and climbing this arduous ladder which is life. He mentioned that 2012 had been a good year. He shared that there were a few job offers that came in his path, but while they were enticing, it just could not make him leave his first love - fine dining.
The other offers, to be the head chef at a swanky new bistro, or something like doing modern Australian cuisine, just couldn't move him. To him, it was a simple matter. If it did not bring him closer to his goal of working his way up in the world of fine dining, he refused.
In advertising, we always talk about the single minded proposition. What is the one thing that you want to achieve with this piece of work? The one thing that your brand wants to communicate?
Immanuel made me think about the single minded proposition and how he was a living example of that, if it could be in the form of a person. He has been absolutely true to his goal and stuck to it even when the day-to-day grind was tough, even when other people's ambitions started to make more sense, he stayed single minded and focused on his own pursuit.
He is the one person I know that has completely channelled all of his frustration to becoming a better chef. He is so hardworking, honest, genuine, and deserves every bit of what he has now.
This is your first taste of success.
I wish you wisdom for your new position at work (as all young kings need wisdom), divine creativity, and a very stellar career ahead. May your eyes always be on the prize.
Your friend, S