NGT Influencer Interviews: Singapore

February 18th, 2008 by NGT

Trendy Singaporeans list their favorite things and clue us in on what’s hot in Southeast Asia. Our group reads print mags and blogs, plays mahjong, goes green, dresses to impress, and travels everywhere (but you can be sure to find them all on Facebook.)

Name: Johahn Bhurrut
Age: 29
Location: Singapore
Occupation: Consultant
Place to shop: Massimo Dutti
Reading material: As varied as possible
Social network: Facebook
Website: facebook.com
Band/artist: Radiohead
Spare time activity: Socializing
TV show: Black Adder
Actor/actress: Johnny Depp
Technology: Mobile phone
Trend: Going green

Name: Noelle Alphonso
Age: 22
Location: Singapore
Occupation: Student
Place to shop: Supre, Zara, Valleygirl, Victoria Secret, Mango, Guess, CK
Reading material: Fashion magazines, business magazines, newspaper, online journals/blogs
Social network: Facebook, Friendster
Website: Facebook, Google, blogs, online shopping sites
Band/artist: Robbie Williams, Electrico, assorted artists living in my Ipod
Spare time activity: Watching movies and tv, clubbing, travelling near and far, playing mahjong, fishing or prawning, bowling and occasional exercising
TV show: Greys Anatomy, Heros, Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty, Prison Break, Lost, House, CSI
Actor/actress: Brad Pitt
Technology: Mobile phone, laptop, iPods
Trend: Looking great, not good- Youth in Singapore spending more on keeping up their image (branded bags, cars, hair, etc.) and having the spending power to do so.

Name: Johnny/Jonny/Jonnie
Age: 23
Location: Singapore
Occupation: Student
Place to shop: Overseas when traveling
Reading material: English literature
Social network: Facebook
Website: http://smusg.facebook.com/profile.php?id=514550529
Band/artist: Michael Jackson
Spare time activity: Watching IMDB top 250 movies
TV show: Youtube
Actor/actress: Claire Danes in ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Technology: Laggard
Trend: Chuck Taylors

Name: Faizal Amir
Age: 28
Location: Uniquely Singapore
Occupation: Market Researcher
Place to shop: H&M, Pull & Bear, Zara
Reading material: Seth Godin and Malcolm Gladwell, trashy gossip magazines, The Straits Times
Social network: Other than Facebook, I am my own social network :p
Website: google.com, facebook.com, bryanboy.com
Band/artist: The Killers, Kylie, Madonna, Dragonette, pre-crack Whitney Houston
Spare time activity: Movies, coffee, dancing the night away
TV show: Heroes, Chuck, Reaper, Ugly Betty, Brothers & Sisters, Desperate Housewives, and the classic Sex & The City
Actor/actress: Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt
Technology: My iPod - it’s my life.
Trend: Preppy chic

Name: Eunice Seow
Age: 22
Location: Singapore
Occupation: Student
Place to shop: Everywhere!
Reading material: Fashion magazines
Social network: Facebook
Website: youtube.com
Band/artist: Esthero
Spare time activity: Wakeboarding
TV show: Ugly Betty
Actor/actress: Johnny Depp
Technology: Mobile phones
Trend: Casual chic