Love, Bonito's Rachel Lim had a productive session with the youths in the Governor Suite

Generation T held the first event of its regional Connect To Change initiative in Singapore in September, in partnership with The Fullerton Hotel Singapore and Reach Community Services, and with the support of the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre. The aim? To enrich the lives of a group of 20 youths from Reach with honest and important insights on the different careers and industries in Singapore. To do so, five Gen.T honourees—Love, Bonito's Rachel Lim, Viddsee's Ho Jia Jian, Mighty Jaxx's Jackson Aw, Acceset's Oon Tian Sern and rapper Shigga Shay—were invited to each helm a sharing session, which would take place within guest suites and rooms around The Fullerton Hotel Singapore. There, they shared personal stories about their childhood and careers, with dreams, perseverance, failure and life lessons being some of the most talked-about topics. The afternoon later concluded with a special performance by Shigga Shay, who was spontaneously accompanied by one of the youths who provided a beat to his rap by beatboxing.

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Photo 2 of 14 Shigga Shay
Photo 3 of 14 Ho Jia Jian, Shigga Shay, Jackson Aw and Oon Tian Sern
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Photo 5 of 14 VIddsee's Ho Jia Jian engaged with the youths in the Fullerton Suite
Photo 6 of 14 The youths had a ball of a time in the Palladian Suite with Jackson Aw from Mighty Jaxx
Photo 7 of 14 Corinne Ng
Photo 8 of 14 Acceset's Oon Tian Sern shared his two cents with the youths in the Heritage Room
Photo 9 of 14 Instant print photographs by Adrian Lee
Photo 10 of 14 Love, Bonito's Rachel Lim had a productive session with the youths in the Governor Suite
Photo 11 of 14 Jackson Aw
Photo 12 of 14 The informal dialogue with Shigga Shay held in the Loft Suite at The Fullerton Hotel Singapore
Photo 13 of 14 Giovanni Viterale
Photo 14 of 14 Goody bags from Mighty Jaxx