Not Again Podcast

Hey guys, this week I had an amazing time talking to Siraj Aziz, Stand-up comedian and comedy writer and we catch up on a lot since our last conversation together. Since then, he has also started working at SGAG and a successful home-based business with his wife called Mahmud's Tandoor. In this fun episode, we discuss how the year has been for us, dealing with existential thoughts and losing touch...

Hey guys, I check up on you and I talk about the efforts of my exercise, losing weight after many months of effort in an attempt to gain muscle mass. I appreciate my friends who have been supporting my journey to be more healthy. I catch up with some comics I haven't seen in a while and find out some great updates from them. I invested in new equipment and am testing it out. I talk about the inter...

Hey guys, this week I have an excellent conversation with Stand-up Comedian, Nuha. Originally from the Maldives and now based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, she is a journalist turned comedian and a good one at that.  In this episode, we talk about the pandemic and how it's been affecting the comedy scene in Malaysia, especially with the current lockdown. She shares with her life growing in the Maldiv...

Hey guys, this week on The Other Show I check on you guys and wonder how your New Year Resolutions have been going. I talk my work out regime has actually been showing results and how much I'm trying to invest in my health. I wonder if I'm actually adopted because of my extreme difference in food taste with my family. I talk about boxing, my first experience sparring in the gym and my investment i...

Hey guys, this week I had the absolute pleasure to talk to a Doc Coyle, American musical artist. Originally, part of the Godforbid, he is now in Bad Wolves. Recently the frontman Tommy Vext just left the band.d In this great episode, he shares their journey as a band from high school, the music culture difference between America and the rest of the world and the story of Bad Wolves' cover of Zombi...

Hey guys, this week I check up on you and tell what's going on in my life and what's special. New year, new resolutions and so far, I haven't had the chance to change my calendar and how weird it feels. I talk about the upcoming Chinese New Year, how I feel about astrology and the believing in luck. I talk about big purchases, my expenditure and how I'm not sure if I'm good at it. I introduce my g...

This week, I have an exciting conversation with pioneer Indonesian Comic Reggy Hasibuan! In this lengthy and informative episode, Reggy breaks down how Indonesia has been coping with the situation and how their government and ministries reacted to the pandemic. He notes the rise of jogger and riders who don't wear masks and how even international news can't compare to national scandals. He shares...

Hey guys, today on The Other Show, I check on you guys after a long hiatus and I apologise for the taking so long to record this episode. I explain why I've been late on the updates, what it's like working with my dad and how exhausting it has been for me in recent weeks. I briefly introduce my new partner in podcast production and what we have in the works. I introduce my guest for this upcoming...

Hey guys! This week I went back into the vault and missing live entertainment, I found an old and insightful conversation with Vanessa Tan, Sound Engineer! In this episode, Vanessa breaks down what a Sound Engineer is and their job behind the scene in live events like concerts. She shares the terrible things that can happen to the Sound Engineer, from blowing speakers to artist and sound engineer...

HAPPY NEW YEAR FOLKS! To start off the new year with a bang, I'm sharing this week's episode with American stand-up comedian and actor, Christopher Titus! As a huge fan of his work, I was excited to have a conversation with a fellow comedy nerd. In this episode, we talk about how we were affected by the current global situation and our hopes and expectations of 2021. We discuss our different comed...

Last day for the year 2020. I am looking forward to new year. I talk about how doing nothing in the year 2020 is okay and how bad it is to plan a gap year this few years. I consider about looking forward to the newest guest and my reservation of a job opportunity. I am trying to figure out the reasons being happy for someone's else future.

Hey guys, sorry for this late episode but Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! This last week of the year, I talk to Ming Kwan, a local Performance Arts Artist whose work explores themes of mental health and how he uses his artwork to help his participants and visitors to his exhibitions. We analyse the conversations we have of mental health in our society and the impacts Covid had on us as a commu...

The price of corn in the 18th century has certainly piqued the interest of Nghia Mai and I when we discuss what does "Oh that is interesting" really means in a social setting. He has shared the reasons why certain stories he chose that matters to be in his thesis and why big characters in the history which had spotlight regularly shining down on them. He kind of explain why history can be regularl...

This week's "Into The Vault", I found an episode which is a pretty fun and crowded episode. Jacky Ng, Wei Jie, Kavin Jay, GB Labrador and I talked about being a toy collector. GB Labrador has been very careful with the toys he is collecting now for so long. He talks about the budgeting of collecting his toy and where does he hunt his toys. He recollected the days that the toys that bought for him...

This time round, I went back into the vault and found this gem which I had a chat with Fakka Fuzz and Jacky Ng which we talked about being a policeman during my stint in #YourJobSucks. In this short episode, we talked about being the power trip that one has to have a gun and the use of necessary force. Fuzz shares the weird reasons why people run from policeman and we discussed about how the unifo...

2020 has kind of thrash the planning for everyone and that includes for Sanjay Jegatheesan from Lion City Mead as he has admitted to me. Sanjay owns Lions City Mead nerds out with me on the brewing of mead with me, sharing the excitement in his eyes when he talked about brewing mead and the equipment, he owns to upgrading his home brew kit to flying to Melbourne to produce the mead. He talks about...

This is an episode that I went into vault and surprised that I had done one on. I talked to Fanny about helping people to get a job. She explained the reason why social media was used during recruitment and how sometimes it can be hard to reach out to people and how friends maybe of a help. We kinda discuss how company culture can make or break a recruitment process and the reason why certain "dis...

Hailing form Melbourne, Australia, Toby shared the many secrets of being an Australian from the national past time, the slot machines (or pokies as he calls it) to dog racing. We have discuss about gambling and the amazement of slots machines how pretty the bright colours are that is one the cause of the addiction. I think he was pretty amaze that there are YouTube channels dedicated for winning s...

This week I rambled about trying to feel like an adult and getting through the 2nd wave of lockdown. I tried grocery shopping and recalls what it is like to purchase things for the first time.

Vernetta Lopez is a veteran in the entertainment industry in Singapore and she had opened the door to Narnia in Singapore Radio, showing the works behind a Mediacorp Radio DeeJay. She shares into getting the groove and dynamic of being in the morning radio team along with Mike Kasem and Gurmit Singh. She describe the work life from the prep to back of the console and into the air while we exchange...

This is a nice blast from the past which seems like my past self is giving an advice of a career to my current self. This was the episode that I had a chat with an Uber (now Grab) driver in Singapore. We were discuss about what is the difference between a Taxi driver and an Uber Driver. We talk about picking of passenger and the grading system. We talk about the regulation, the perks of driving fo...

Okay this is late, but this is a really fun episode to have a chat with Simone Springer at 6am in the morning. We talked about going to concerts and having groupies during the concerts. We try to equate and I find out what "chuckle-fuckers" meant. I have shared my confusion if the male comics get to have sex with of the female audience, what will be the same analogy for the female comedians. We ha...

Hey guys, this week, I went into the vault and found a fun episode from #yourjobsucks with ring announcer and comic, Vivek Mahbubani. With a growing interest in UFC and MMA, Vivek shares his love for being an official ring announcer and the events he has worked on. He informs me of the behind the scenes of this industry and how being proactive really helps him with work. He breaks down what is pro...

In this week, I had an exciting and in-depth talk with Anngee Neo, one of the hosts of LongKang Kitties. During this more political episode, Anngee and I discuss our experiences on private hires and the craziest stories we have heard from cab drivers and riders.   We reflect on the rat race in Singapore and the do or die culture in Singapore. Anngee explains LongkangKitties and her co-hosts. How t...

I am still counting down on the end of 2020 and wondering the term of "New Year, New Me" has a new definition. I talked about how the closure of Merry Lion, Singapore's only stand up comedy club has an effect on me and the comedy scene and how the pandemic has affected the local comedy scene as well. As for the review for last week's episode, I am still kinda in awe that I manage to have a chat wi...