“I keep myself in check by remembering I have something that many don’t, and that’s passion. It’s better to have a passion for something than to live a life not knowing what you truly want and love.”
WHO: Toh Bee Suan
HIGHEST EDUCATION: BA(Hons) in Fine Arts
JOB TITLE & INDUSTRY: Graphic designer, visual artist & tattoo artist’s apprentice
WORK EXPERIENCE: Around 7-8 years
SALARY: $4,000-$5,000
Rejection is never easy. It can be painful and, at times, devastating – but for graphic designer, artist and illustrator Toh Bee Suan (who goes by the moniker Almostasthma), it was exactly what changed her life when her application to a Singapore university fell through.
“I had an interest in geography, and I applied to a local university to pursue it, with the intention of getting a
