Mei Yee Kang

⚒️ What do you do?

I am currently working on some ideas which if implemented well, will be helpful to directors and shareholders (and maybe the wider stakeholders) of companies in managing and/or avoiding disputes. These ideas have been sitting in my mind for quite some time already. I really want to put them into action, but the day-to-day work has been keeping me occupied. However, now that I have spilt the tea, I should make no more excuses.

What is your proudest achievement?
My proudest achievement is the Master of Laws degree which I obtained from the Netherlands recently. The reason is not so much about the diploma itself, but the journey. It all started with a small voice inside my head that ‘hey, you have an unfulfilled dream’. The unfulfilled dream refers to my aspiration to deepen my knowledge in public international law. The voice went unnoticed for a while as I dedicated all my time and effort working towards building a sustainable law career domestically. However, I took the leap last year and overcame some hurdles –mentally, financially, and physically – to finally pursue a full-time study in the city of international peace and justice.

If you had 25 hours in a day, what would you do with the extra hour?
Meet more people! We only get to live one life but if we meet more people and create more genuine connections, we get to hear and learn from them, and hence living more than one life.

If you weren't a lawyer, what would you be?
Probably an academician because I love reading, researching, and thinking.

Your favourite food haunt is...?
Ippudo at BSC. It is my favourite place to reward myself after a long week with a combo of ramen and beer!