Dying to Meet You

In this special 5-part series of short audio recordings taken in June 2023, Angjolie gets personal about her experiences with life in the funeral industry, and her unique experiences with death and dying from the perspective of a funeral director, and a friend.

In this special 5-part series of short audio recordings taken in June 2023, Angjolie gets personal about her experiences with life in the funeral industry, and her unique experiences with death and dying from the perspective of a funeral director, and a friend.

In this special 5-part series of short audio recordings taken in June 2023, Angjolie gets personal about her experiences with life in the funeral industry, and her unique experiences with death and dying from the perspective of a funeral director, and a friend.

In this special 5-part series of short audio recordings taken in June 2023, Angjolie gets personal about her experiences with life in the funeral industry, and her unique experiences with death and dying from the perspective of a funeral director, and a friend.

In this special 5-part series of short audio recordings taken in June 2023, Angjolie gets personal about her experiences with life in the funeral industry, and her unique experiences with death and dying from the perspective of a funeral director, and a friend.

Yung Feng, founder of Yì Yuán Life Care based in KL, chats with Angjolie Mei about surviving and thriving as a boutique funeral company amidst traditional mindsets. They explore the significance of pre-planning funerals and how embracing the inevitability of death can lead to more present and fulfilling lives.

In this heartfelt episode, Angjolie sits down with social media manager Winston Tay, where he shares the emotional journey of pre-planning his mum's farewell, and the challenging years through his family's journey through his mother's dementia. He also delves into the complexities of honouring a loved one's wishes, and the myriad emotions that families face in such times.

Angjolie meets up with Dr Choo Wei Chieh, homecare doctor and CEO/cofounder of Ninkatec, a palliative care services provider in Singapore for a deep dive discussion on managing patients (both young and old) who are facing end of life and their families, Advanced Care Planning, mental wellness and burning out in the palliative care field... and maybe a little Netflix, too.

My friend of six years and fellow podcaster of his own show "BlackNWhite" Goh Theng Kiat sits with me talking about family, career, resilience and... breakdancing!

As an art therapist working in a local hospice, Calvin Pang's outlook in life is inevitably shaped by his experience in palliative and end-of-life care. In this season's second episode, Calvin shares the valuable lessons his patients have taught him in the course of his work, as well as his own perspectives of life, death and the love that goes into cherishing the precious moments he share...

As he reconciles his life in the face of his departure, Whee Jim shares his journey of love, loss, and legacy, his own battle with motor neuron disease, and the importance of living fully.

Martin was our guest in season 2 episode 7. He has since left us and I felt it was poignant to end this season finale with some words from Martin and a highlight reel of his funeral. Good bye, Martin.

Xi Ren who is a perfectionist suffered from alopecia, a condition of sever hair loss at a very young age. Her friend jokingly said that Xi Ren would rather kill herself than to leave an imperfect life. That led her to shift her mindset and look at life in a different way. Xi Ren talks about beauty both inside and outside, and how it's important to first learn to love yourself.

This is the most moving episode we have this season. Daniel is one of the co-founders of Enable Asia. In this podcast episode he talks about he was the caregiver for both his mother and father at the same time at an age where most of us are at our social peak.

George Gan shares his highs and lows in business, but found joy as a father after experiencing failure in business. People fixate their lives on their career but fail to smell the roses. When George paused to take stock of his life, he realised he is wealthy in other ways. He also reminds other fellow entrepreneurs that their an expiry date on time you can spend with your children in a funny but t...

We decide to take a break from our usual interviews to day and discuss funeral practices in Africa instead. Angjolie Mei recently spent about two weeks in Cape Town and the African Safari. She brought Dying to Meet You on the roads with her and got her guide to share what funeral practices Africans observe. If this episode does well, we might start traveling around the world and documenting this s...

Jensen Siaw is a financial advisor, a podcaster, and a motivational speaker. In this episode he talks about how it's ok to be alone and that we should all keep our mind on the little things - things that we can solve within out control - and the rest will take care of itself. Please follow this channel, instagram account, and subscribe to Dying to Meet You YouTube channel for you weekly dose o...

Today Raymond runs 11 successful businesses, appears on business magazines, and heads the Malaysian chapter as the President of Entrepreneurs' Organisation. He smiles and gives you a warm handshake; nobody would imagine the struggles that Raymond had gone through. All successful people have their origin stories, but not many are willing to share them. Raymond shares candidly about how he start...

Chun's parents came from an era where hardwork and dedication were the key to success. They worked hard, kept grinding at life, and eventually managed to provide a decent life for their son. They gave Chun the same loving parental advice - "Forget your passion, just work hard. In thirty years, you can enjoy yourself." That's certainly isn't the life the modern generation want...

John Wick is known to be a man of focus, commitment, and having high willpower. The same can be said for all successful entrepreneurs. Josh is a very young entrepreneur, and CEO of Chronos Agency, understands the long game, and what it takes to get there. He hustled hard, remained laser focus, and in a very short time, took his business to a million dollars. And the best part is, his business is n...

Stephen was abducted by Al Qaeda and held hostage in Mali for almost 6 years. He is currently the longest held surviving Al Qaeda hostage in the world. He learnt how to stay alive; remain positive and be present when everything was stacked against him. Uncertain as to whether he would ever be released or die in the expanse of the Sahara, he made a decision to not let his situation get the better o...

Today, Sweetest Moment is a renown brand that most parents would know, but founder Ray Ang did not get to where he is easily. In fact, there were too many points in his life he felt like he was thrown into the deep end of the pool and it was a learn-to-swim-now or die moment. This is a great episode for those of us who are entrepreneurs; you can certainly feel un-alone in your journey. For those t...

Our season 3 opener is by a woman who shares very candidly about how she dealt with a separation and subsequently the death of her husband, yet still find compassion and strength to hold it all together for her children. These days it's easy to just call it quits and throw your spouse under the bus, but when it comes down to the wire, how will you deal with a series of unfortunate events? This epi...

Angjolie Mei is back with season 3 of Dying to Meet You. We spent the down time speaking to some interesting people and we can't wait to show you what we've got. This season pilot episode features co-host Eugene Tay who usually works behind the scene.  00:25 - 01:00 - F&B - Funeral and Bereavement 01:00 - 03:28 - TLC Name Origin Story 04:33 - 06:25 -Using the subconscious mind 06:56 - 12:...

“I don't regret the things that I’ve done, I only regret those that I have not done”, a line that makes you stop and wonder if there are things you could have done better in your life. In this week’s podcast, join Angjolie Mei & Eugene Tay as they get in deep about life regrets, letting things go and positive reinforcements. As a funeral director herself, Angjolie attested that the saddest par...