This week on The Leong Form, we sit down with two caregivers navigating one of life's heaviest seasons: caring for ageing parents.

𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗡𝗮𝗵 (@fleachoo) has been the primary caregiver to both her mum and dad for the past few years, handling everything from big decisions to daily schedules. As she puts it plainly: "Circumstances decided this for me."

𝗔𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗲 (@specialbakescc) stepped into caregiving for his parents when his father's condition took a turn. As the only son, he leads his siblings through decisions while providing hands-on support himself, all while upskilling to better acquaint himself with his parents' conditions in order to better guide his family.

In this episode, we talk about:
- 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 "𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘴" 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴

- 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺

- 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯

- 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵'𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮

Real and unfiltered, and a conversation for you if you’re quietly carrying this load right now.

Catch the full episode now on YouTube, Spotify & Apple Podcasts. Links in bio.

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Helpful resources:
https://www.aic.sg/Caregiving-Support
https://www.mindfull.org.sg
https://www.cwa.org.sg
https://www.hnf.org.sg/services/caregiver-support-training-programme

This week on The Leong Form, we're talking Adulting - the season of life where real life matters can bring real life jitters.

The conversation sparks with 𝗖𝗿𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗺-𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 (@crystallimlange), co-founder of Forest Wolf (@forestwolf.sg), a leadership consultancy helping people build future-ready mindsets. She brings the big-picture view on what's genuinely different about adulting today versus a generation ago.

Joining her are two young women living out the season right now:
𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗶𝗿 (@erinaamir) — Forest Wolf's Social Media Manager, currently juggling a full-time job and a Psychology degree at SUSS by night.
𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘄 (@hiimsher) — a Biomedical Science grad from the University of Queensland, now navigating her very first job.

In this episode, we get real about:
- 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘐 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘬𝘦-𝘶𝘱 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯
- 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺 “𝘕𝘰”
- 𝘞𝘩𝘺 “𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵” 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬

Whether you're two years into adulting or twenty, grow a little wiser by catching the full episode on The Leong Form now on YouTube, Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

Meet our guests for this week's episode of The Leong Form!

Janice Koh — Singaporean actress, former Nominated Member of Parliament and cancer survivor. In July 2022, Janice was diagnosed with tongue cancer. How devastating the news for someone whose career depends on the spoken word. Today, she's not just back on her feet, she's back on stage!

Prof Gopal Iyer — Head & Senior Consultant, Department of Head and Neck Surgery at Singapore General Hospital and the National Cancer Centre Singapore. He's delivered the "C" word to more patients than he can count. He reveals what those moments are really like from the other side of the table.

In this episode, we consider:
- what it really feels like in the moment you're told you have cancer
- Is there ever a "good way" to break the news
- The silver linings that came out of Janice's darkest season
- What caregivers wish patients knew and vice versa
- Why cancer didn't get the last word in Janice's story

A conversation about fear, faith and what it means to live fully when life feels fragile.

Catch the full episode now out on YouTube, Spotify & Apple Podcasts. Link in bio.

For every adult putting in the hours at work and slogging through the night, every hour spent working is an hour closer to retirement. Pop the poppers! Retirement is a desirable destination, but it can also be a pin drop you might well dread, especially if you’re not ready.

So many things can derail your retirement plans – suffering job loss, declining health, acquiring a disability, making poor investments or being scammed of your life savings. What if you fail to retire?

We address this on The Leong Form takeover, recorded at The Price of Tomorrow - a financial wellness festival presented by OCBC. We confront the quiet anxiety many Singaporeans face in their 50s — the fear of not having “enough,” and the uncertainty of what retirement looks like in today’s volatile world.

From CPF realities and misunderstood benchmarks of adequacy, to rethinking investment strategies and insurance coverage, Stanley Leong’s guests unpack what it truly means to plan and re-plan for retirement amid longer lifespans and rising costs.

Stanley picks the minds of Peh Er Yan (Group Director of CPF Board’s Communications & Engagement Group), independent actuarial consultant Alex Lee, and Timothy Liew (Head of Investments at OCBC).

There’s no better time than now to get retirement-ready!

The Leong Form is available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts!

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With the exception of the OCBC representative, the views and opinions expressed belong to the guest speakers and do not represent the views of OCBC Bank.

What makes someone step out of the “policy bubble” and into the political arena? And how does that decision reshape everything from leadership to family life?

Minister of State for the Ministry of Digital Development and Information, and the Ministry of Education, JasminLau (@jasminlaujm), opens up about the turning points that changed her career, her convictions, and how she shows up as a mother, policymaker, and MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC.

From confronting AI (what Jasmin refers to as “digital opium”), to mum guilt and what team sports have taught her, Jasmin reveals the unexpected ways her worlds collide.

Also hear her musings on what it really takes to prepare every Singaporean to thrive in a hyper-digital age.

Click on the links in bio to watch/hear Jasmin’s candid conversation with Hossan and Stanley Leong on The Leong Form!

The Leong Form is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and on the YouTube channel.

From a metalhead to becoming Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth, and for Manpower - this is the story of Dinesh Vasu Dash (@dineshvasudash).

Dinesh has gone from leading troops in Afghanistan, to overseeing security at the Trump-Kim Summit in Singapore, to carrying the late Mr. Lee Kuan Yew’s casket.

Hear how his experiences have forged his beliefs about leadership, sacrifice, and empathy.

Dinesh also shares his reflections on mental health, supporting the vulnerable in society, and what it really means to include every Singaporean in our shared story.

And of course, we had to quiz him about being a Metallica fan!

From metal to the work he does at two ministries, Hossan and Stanley Leong are locked and loaded with questions on this brand new episode of The Leong Form.

Watch and listen on Spotify, YouTube and Apple Podcasts. Go to links in bio or search ‘The Leong Form’ on your favourite platform now!

Our guest on this special episode is Dr Syed Harun Alhabsyi (@drsyedharun), Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of National Development.

The former psychiatrist in private practice discloses how his experiences in medicine, community work, and education converge to shape his approach to national issues like supporting families living in public rental flats and students with special needs.

The conversation also turns to what binds us as a nation, and how ordinary Singaporeans can play a part in strengthening the social fabric.

From Forbes director to self-taught chef, Shen Tan’s journey is anything but ordinary. Shen (@chefshentan & @ownselfmakechef) carved her own path through Singapore’s brutal F&B scene - from running hawker stalls and restaurants to private dining.

In this episode, Shen shares:

• Why she traded in her power suit for an apron
• How being self-taught shaped her philosophy (and her battles with imposter syndrome)
• Her unfiltered take on Singapore’s merciless F&B industry
• Her advice for aspiring café owners and home cooks

This episode packs a punch with a generous serving of sambal!

Follow Shen’s work in and out of the kitchen at ownselfmakechef.com

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