Hi guys!
Welcome to another episode of AskTSL and today is a very special day.
Because... we got Jaymee and Pika with us!
- You just introduce the cats and not us. :( - Ya.
- Today we'll be answering 50 questions! - 50!
Who started TSL?
Why are the questions so official?
Mr Bryan Choo!
So our boss man is called Bryan.
His mosaiced picture will be here.
What made you join TSL?
I wanna be famous.
Kidding ah, kidding kidding.
- That, we know. - He's not kidding, okay.
- Just cut out the rest; I wanna be famous. - He's not kidding at all.
I came in through the talent search.
Our Mr Handsome Zhin won. I didn't win.
But since I was here, might as well go and try the rest of the production crew.
If you punch yourself in the face and it hurts, does that make you weak or strong?
You're not weak, you're not strong, you're stupid.
Wow.
Don't do that kids.
Who has been in TSL the longest?
Between all of us, it's me. But between the whole company, it's either Bryan or Chris.
How do you cope with stress?
- Rainier knows best actually, for me. - Shit.
- No! That one I do everyday. - Okay.
- Just like ugh, then I will bam, then I will BAM on the table. - Orh, yes yes yes.
- Is Weilun and Alison brother and sister? They look alike. - Ya.
- Yes. - Why people ask, not obvious meh?
What is Alison's fear?
- Alison's fear? - Oi, don't!
I'm leaving.
Who is your favourite TSL ship?
I want to say Bobocharchar.
I like Bomanda.
- Why everything got you one? - Ya sia.
RIP Bobocharchar (':
Pika or Jaymee, and why?
1, 2, 3!
- Jaymee! - Pika. - Genki??
No, but I like Jaymee cos she's cuter and has more of a personality.
Pika is just like there, she's very sassy, then she drink water must on the tap.
Then feed her food must put at her mouth that kind.
Jaymee is free spirited and YOLO.
Are there any dating couples in TSL?
- There were... - I thought there was the (beep).
Oh! And (beep)...
But I remember who the biggest couple of last year (was)...
Jeslene and (someone)!
Where is Jon Paul and Q?
They're at my house hanging with Genki.
- Basically they have left, but we still love them a lot and we still meet them a lot. - Ya.
Do you guys brainstorm or throw ideas for all the videos?
Yes.
Basically, we gather in a circle and sometimes there's food and drinks and snacks.
And then we kinda ideate on what ideas we want.
Based on current trends, the latest trending stuff on YouTube, or what we think is interesting.
Is Bobocharchar dating?
- Eh wah wah!! - More, more, more!
My heart got this car park lot.
There are many people, their hearts have the capacity to love multiple people at once.
For me, there's only one car park lot.
My heart got this car park lot.
And this car park lot got car.
So are you dating?
- We... you know... ya you know... - They trying ah?
- Huh?! - You huh simi sia, why you...
Can you don't react... Oh no la no la, HUH?!
We are not dating la!!
Date date date!!
The most handsome and prettiest in TSL.
Most handsome ah? :)
Wah, most handsome ah...
You thinking of yourself right?
Who's the most handsome?
Most handsome in the office, I say SJ.
- Actually ya. - SJ damn popular the moment he came in, y'know.
I'd say Zhin. When he walked in I was like "woah".
- Girls girls girls! - Prettiest girls...
Xenia Tan ah, to me.
Joyce also very pretty.
But her pretty right, is the smart one, like the intellectual kind.
Wah, let me just say, that time I went to Dubai with her, I fell in love.
Legit, I was just like:
Oh my god, Joyce.
How often do y'all do videos?
- Every day! - Every day...
Once you are done with one project, you move on to the next.
Or even sometimes, you have to work on 3 videos at a time.
If you're not editing, you're producing. If you're not producing or editing, you're directing.
You're doing something to do with a video.
What are some interesting things about working in TSL?
The bunk beds very shiok cos can sleep.
Like every morning, you go to the toilet then there'll be cat shit on the floor.
Which TSL member is the strictest and which is the kindest?
- Strictest I would say Sean. - Ah yeah, Sean Foo.
He's very systematic.
- I think he segments emotions and work. - Ya.
Kaitlyn!
- Kaitlyn. - Oh yes, Kaitlyn.
Kaitlyn is our admin staff so she greets everyone every single morning with a big smile on her face.
Then she always helps us with very small acts of kindness.
If that day we sleeping over, then the next day she'll buy breakfast for whoever is sleeping over, like randomly without writing her name.
I wore slippers then I IG-story that my slippers snapped already.
Then next day, she's like: "Slippers for you".
But then I just wanna say: "Jie, thanks ah, but the size a bit small".
Is it possible for exes to maintain in contact if both are not able to get over each other?
I think it's possible if y'all wanna be friends.
But not now, like give it some time.
There's always one side that bounds to have more feelings for another.
Right now, if y'all still have feelings, but because of some circumstances that prevents y'all from getting back together
Advice: Don't be friends first, until when you guys are ready.
What is your favourite video that you have ever produced or filmed?
I think for me it's the music video with Bolin.
That's right, that's right. It's an interesting project for us.
- Something very different from what we usually do. - Yes.
- The Gold Coast marathon with Sew. - Awww...
Just cos this whole year I've been producing content alone and that was the first time ever
That I worked with one of the family members. It's like wah, weight off my shoulders, y'know.
It's my Belitung trip with Ally, Jon Paul and Q.
Because that's my first overseas work trip.
It was like a crash course for me because all 3 of them are already very good in what they do so I learnt a lot during that trip.
The 24 hours in solitary confinement.
Wah, that one was very tedious to film also/
Cos I had to film them for 24 hours so I had to jot down what they do every hour.
Why is Bolin such a shroomhead?
Right now, I'm getting older and older and older.
But then I realised that if I don't cut this mushroom head hair, I'll look way older, like I'll look like 37.
- That's why JJ Lin always has bang. - Bangs.
- Can you put your fringe up please? - Show, show your forehead!
Your face don't purposely, you just look normal.
Okay what.
Actually, come to think of it, you're like an enoki mushroom.
You're like long, then got one mushroom.
Can an engineer get into TSL?
As an engineer myself, yes you can!
What are the upcoming content we can expect other than the usual series y'all are doing?
I get we are experimenting now, so you can expect more meaningful content, and maybe music.
- Check out our Spotify! - Yeah!
- Any Kpop fans in The Smart Local office? - Yes!
Did you raise?
♫ When you try your best, but you don't succeed. ♫
- Actually, there's quite a few. - A lot.
Renae, Leah (the biggest)
Fun fact, fun fact guys, fun fact.
8 years ago, when SNSD came to Singapore
During then, I was driving sort-of like a van/lorry kind of vehicle.
After the concert, everyone rushed out. Then I went back to my truck, opened the back door and said
"Anyone want to hop on anot? I'm gonna chase them now!"
I just tuna-squeezed my whole truck then I blast the music loudly.
Then I chased them, waved at them and they waved back!
SNSD YO!!
- Sing a SNSD song. - Go!
- Fake fan fake fan!! - He just wave at pretty girls only!
How to be an intern inside TSL?
- Just apply first. - Apply at thesmartlocal.com/jobs
Huh, not hr@thesmartlocal.com?
Will Genki ever meet Jaymee and Pika?
- Someone asked that question? - Do it!
- No - Why?
I feel like firstly Jaymee will kick him.
But maybe la.
Because Genki is a boy and they are two girls who have never seen a boy cat before.
They can either love him like crazy or hate him like crazy.
Where did Joyce go? Haven't seen her for a long time.
Tadah!
- What's happening? - Just wave and say hello to the camera.
- People have been asking where is Joyce and here she is! - She's here.
So I was away for 4 months because I wanted to see what I'm like when I'm not at work.
Because it has been 4 years since I felt that so I just took the time off to go and play.
- Rainier, you have something to say to her? - Huh? No ah.
No, I was just saying just now that I really enjoyed our Dubai trip.
- No no no... - Then?
- Totally left out the most... - Oi, don't want la!
- What, what? Say! - Don't want, go away!
The thing that they wanted me to tell you is that
During the Dubai trip, I fell in love with you.
HUH? (awkward laughter)
Then you never tell me? How many months passed already then you tell me?
- What is your comfort food? - Carbonara.
On normal days, it's carrot cake because Joseph Schooling likes it.
I was like: "OMG, he also like the same thing I like".
In your opinion, what was the hardest video to shoot?
Any travel video is the hardest.
What are your zodiac signs?
I'm a dog.
- You're a dog. - I'm also a dog.
I'm monkey.
I'm a rat.
I'm very horny.
- Huh?! - What the...
No, I am a taurus and a goat; I got like 4 horns.
Do you believe in ghosts?
No!
NO!
If you say no, then they will come to you and prove you wrong, so yes.
How long does it take for the whole process of filming, editing and planning of video?
A standard Singaporeans Try episode that you see in a studio is about 5-6 days?
- I would say 1.5 weeks. - Plus planning sorry, I forgot planning.
1.5 to 2 weeks.
What did you study in uni or poly and is it useful for your current job?
Diploma in Supply Chain Management, degree in Marketing.
Super different, then now I'm doing Media.
- I have a degree in Chemical Engineering. - Woah.
I would say that what I learnt is not directly applicable because engineering and media right.
But the lessons of being hardworking, like those soft skills such as people interaction, helped me quite a lot.
Which part of your face is your favourite?
I think my nose, can breathe la.
I don't know.
For me, my eyes.
- Oh, she got the biggest eyes! - Ya sia.
If you were trapped on an island with one TSL member, who would it be and why?
I would bring you (Bolin) so that you can get the coconut for me.
I'm not gonna climb the coconut tree.
He don't even need to climb, he just like that. - He like that.
Who would you date in the office?
Wow...
Nobody.
How many people are there working in TSL?
Sometimes I don't even know.
It's like how you see pearls in a bubble tea, you don't even know. But you enjoy every one of them, you know?
If you knew that tomorrow would be the last day of your life, what would you do today?
I would call everybody that I love down to this same spot and everyone will just surround me and hug me.
Aww...
At what age do you plan to get married?
I am ready!
Whenever you are, Axel.
Awww...
- ASAP. - So you also ready?
Give it to me.
I wanted to get married at 18 and have kids at 21.
That's a little bit too late for me then.
If there was one thing you could change about Singapore, what would it be?
- I wanna change Singaporeans' mindsets. - Mmm...
- I think that we are not appreciative of what we really have and then we always complain. - Easily triggered.
But if the weather is 10 degrees lower, I feel like everyone will suddenly feel happier.
- Maybe maybe. - Ya it's okay, my car... just pay!
Like if the weather is chill, we'll be chill too.
I'm a straight girl. One of the girl in my clique confessed to me. What to do? It's awkward...
Good job on the girl confessing to you, it's not easy you know.
I would say to be truthful to her, don't give her false hopes.
If you think that you don't like her, just tell her, I don't think she'll take it to heart.
She'll be more appreciative that you are truthful.
What are your O Level and PSLE scores?
Eh interesting, I don't know all of yours.
- PSLE. - 206
- 217 - 168
- 196 - I 178
- O Level - Okay, Rainier.
- L1R4 I had 12. - 13, I think
- 12 - Wow
- I first ah? - Ya
- 19 - I'm the winner.
- 9? - 26
What if you're treated as a rebound?
If you're the rebound right, get out of the relationship and do better, find better.
Then make the one that you just left jealous.
Would you recommend your job or working at TSL to fresh graduates or people looking to intern?
Yes, if you're interested in this line of work.
- No, if you have the mindset of just having fun. - Mmm, yup.
In TSL, who is the most emotional?
I think the sad emotional is like here (points to Jes, Bolin & Sew).
I think me and Rainier quite balanced. It's only when someone pushes us to our limits, then we will be triggered.
Who is the biggest diva in the TSL crew? Hehe from mynameisfauzi.
If it's the whole office, it's gotta be Fauzi man.
Sorry Fauzi, back at you.
Are you allowed to date each other?
- No, I think we wouldn't stop love. - Ya.
- If it comes, it comes lor. - But if it affects your work then it becomes a problem.
Describe the grossest thing that has happened in the office.
- Pisai! - Oh ya, the pisai story!
There was this period of time where one person found nose shit on the wall in the toilet.
So we keep wanting to find out who was the nose digger.
Two more times after that, there was new nose shit on the wall, next to the old nose shit.
Cos nobody wanted to clean it.
What is the worst thing that has happened at work?
The worst is any technical problem, like it stresses me out to no end.
Who is the smartest person in TSL?
Chris is philosophically smart.
Joyce is like content smart, street smart.
Bryan is business smart.
Then Mushi is technical smart.
- They are like the foundations (of TSL), I feel. - Ya!
Is TSL as fun as it seems?
The fun that we show you are real, but we don't show you the other side where we are really working hard.
We work hard, but we play hard as well.
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