Feature Series: "Mother's Day is everyday!"

It means a lot to me because it reminds me that I am privileged and blessed to become a mum. It's an honour not to be taken for granted nor bestowed upon every women. My children and family are everything to me.

I'd take her travelling with lots of food stops. When we were growing up both my parents sacrificed a lot to put food on the table and nurture us to be responsible adults. We may not have a lot of material things but we always knew we were loved and had a lot of fun childhood memories. My mum and dad love travelling and seeing my mum is a wonderful cook, food albeit basic always turned out to be fantastic. Since my dad passed, I’ve taken the mantle in exploring new countries and restaurants with my mum. She finds great joy in posting it in her FB pages!

Restaurants followed by theatre. I love the theatres in London, nothing beats the immersive nature of a live show.

Bowls to Bento book.

Cooking and being there to help or listen. I’m good at problem solving being part of my corporate life. I’ve always remembered a quote I saw but cannot remember whom it’s from and has become my favourite all time great - “Happiness is when you know your children turn out to be good people”.

Prioritising on what is urgent and what is not and that applies to both business and family. Everything has a time and place. Once when they were school going age, my husband would talk and engage in work every moment he could. I had to set a rule and told him that between the hours 5-7 before bedtime is my time with the kids to do homework and chat about their day. He cannot interrupt until then. It worked and boundaries were observed. It’s all about balance and when you get it right it can be quite seamless.

When my child needed me to help through a difficult phase and I come from a zero tolerance background, I didn't know how to help. It scared me not to be able to deal with it and I overcame it through the support of my husband, parent and sisters. It’s their advice I listen to most and how my mum was very pragmatic in approaching the problem. My mum said every problem has a solution but it’s whether we want to find it.

Where does your style influence come from?
Currently, at my age it's more about comfort and practicality. Depends on my mood and environment - whether it's for a board meeting, a casual gathering amongst work colleagues or out with family and friends. Different strokes for different folks as the saying goes.