Personal Reflection It all started in 2008, when I was working as a part-time bartender during my college years in Singapore. One evening, I was serving two guests at a champagne brand launching event. After some light conversation, one of them asked if I had “Facebook.” I was puzzled. Back then, even the phrase “social media” wasn’t in use, and I could hardly imagine what it meant. Out of curiosity, I created an account — and I’ve been living with social media ever since. Se

Field Note #002, Ground Truths, Personal Reflection It was a fine Wednesday morning at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, in November 2024. I was attending the Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit. I stood beside a table where I was supposed to host a roundtable on Myanmar’s current agri-food realities. The event app showed five delegates had registered. A few minutes passed — two delegates arrived. I greeted them warmly. They sat for a while waiting for others … until they rea