Running a Successful Seafood Restaurant with The Manhattan FISH MARKET

This week, our PopConversation writer, Herman, talks to William Lee, Operations Manager of The Manhattan FISH MARKET, to find out what it takes to operate a food and beverage business and learn how to build customer loyalty. We also explore the restaurant's use of ambience to enhance your dining experience.

Vietnamese Cuisine, Singaporean Food Culture and Providing Good Service with Viet Lang

Vietnamese food and style of cooking are characterised by the use of fish sauce, soy sauce, rice, fruits and vegetables, and their wide range of herbs in their recipes commonly feature lemongrass, mint, Thai basil leaves and long coriander. Also synonymous with Vietnamese fare is its emphasis on fresh ingredients and a healthy eating style.

Entrepreneurship, The Young Generation and Job Satisfaction with Huang Shao Ning

PopConversation writer Herman is due for a promotion because as far as scoops go, the team feels that this story is one of the biggest that our writer has landed to date (ok to be fair, we've cover many other stories from big international brands as well, but getting a JobsCentral story on PopConversation was one of the personal benchmarks that we've set for our young site!).


Huang Shao Ning, Deputy CEO, JobsCentral

This week, Herman meets with Huang Shao Ning, Deputy CEO of Singapore's popular career and education portals, and they have an in depth conversation about career planning, starting your own business and being fulfilled. We also talk about zombies at the workplace.

Colours, Creativity and Memorable Experiences with Smiggle

What’s all squiggly, contains all the colors of the rainbow and likely to bring a broad smile across your face? Its PopConversation Writer Herman’s earnest attempt at depicting a psychedelic floral elephant from outerspace and his unrestrained use of his watercolor painting kit.

Emma Fulford is the Marketing Manager of Smiggle and she speaks to our young Picasso about colours, creativity and creating memorable experiences.

Bags, Women and Independent Design with Veira

Being young digital entrepreneurs ourselves, the PopConversation team has a soft spot for the many other ambitious Singaporean youths out there working hard on their passion and dreams. PopConversation features global brands with huge presence, but we also showcase the efforts and endeavours of local businesses too.

This week, PopConversation Writer, Herman talks to Co-Founder of Veira, Wey Ling, about the ladies, their carriers and creating designer bags. We also find out if women can ever have too many things in which to store their other stuff in.

Family, Culture and Guardian Lions with Angeles Lladro

PopConversation writer Herman loves meeting people of different cultures because he gets to learn a lot of interesting things about his global neighbours- like their way of life, their perceptions and values on universal topics like family and friends; he's also really eager to find out whether teenagers in Spain have the Korean pop fever.

This week, Herman meets Angeles Lladro, one of the directors of the Lladro company to talk about family, culture and Lladro's Guardian Lion sculpture. He also illustrates how Singaporean people celebrate Chinese New Year.

Women, Health and Social Awareness at BCA 2011

On the 1st of October 2011, our writer Herman was wearing a pink ribbon around his tiny wrist in show of  his support for the Breast Cancer Awareness (BCA) Campaign. Herman loves women and consequently, he’s not too fond of anything that makes the ladies ill.