- Xenia, your desk is damn messy. - Yeah, how ah?
Hello. I'm Marie Kondo.
Hello!
So this is a special episode of Singaporeans Try.
Do you know who is Marie Kondo?
She's a tidying expert.
She helps people remove clutter, and then she brings them joy.
Both of us are the messiest people in the office,
and our desks are like mountains of trash.
The other time when I was cleaning, I found a dead cockroach.
One day, I had a banana and I forgot to eat it.
And I realized it was a bit smelly.
And I found this white thing moving.
It was a maggot.
We obviously need help.
We have our own TSL Marie Kondo who is going to help us today.
Marie?
You are damn gross!
- I love your new hair. - More like Fauzi Kondo.
This wig makes me look like Dora the Explorer.
Maybe I'll be Dora Kondo.
You're totally our Marie Kondo. Maybe I'll be Dora Kondo.
You're totally our Marie Kondo.
Do you know that he is so OCD? You're totally our Marie Kondo.
Do you know that he is so OCD?
When you move his things just a little, he will know the next day.
Do you like Marie Kondo?
I honestly didn't know she existed until I watched the show.
On Netflix?
It's on Netflix, I watched the entire series, and fell in love with her!
She's a very sweet lady, she believes so passionately about tidying up...
and how tidying up can change your life.
She tidies up not according to location, but according to categories.
Are you all ready to take on the challenge?
- No... - Just thinking about tidying is making me tired already.
Are you serious? Here we go - learning the KonMari method!
This is my desk.
This is also my desk.
- Want some cookies? - Why not.
I think I need the cookie to help me solve this problem.
Because of my job scope, I need to have different outfits...
so I have a lot of clothes in case I need to go for a certain shoot.
Oh, my God.
- It's organized; it's all in one bag. - Nope, nope, nope.
A lot of things on my table was not put there by me.
Other people put them there. You see?
What is this?
You need to question yourself - whether this thing sparks joy.
They all spark joy! I'll show you some.
This is (from) my Hired or Fired: Nippon Paint episode.
So... cannot (throw away).
What about this?
This is... um...
Let's go.
You can ask my next door... where did my next door neighbour go?
Maybe she ran away. Maybe you have to dig the hole.
Chow? Chow, are you in here?
So this is my desk...
- It's definitely not as bad as... - So messy. You ah...
- Not worse than yours, ok? - ... you must tidy up, ok?
It's definitely not as bad as I'd say Xenia's table is,
but you have a lot of different things everywhere.
What's up with the trolley?
I thought it was cute.
- So you'll leave it here? - Yeah.
But actually, all the papers are behind my desk.
I hide them from myself so that I can't see them.
Confront yourself.
Wei Lun, what do you have to say about your partner's desk?
Don't get me started. We were supposed to share this calendar...
but it's under her cutlery station.
- I don't know what's this for... - I'll help you. I'll help you.
I think I'll throw Alison away.
Do you know what's the first thing (we should do) before we start with the tidying process?
- What must we do? - We must greet the house.
- Greet the house? - Yes.
This is the entrance of the office, right?
I feel like this is a good place for us to start.
I have never watched any of her episodes,
and with you wearing a freaking wig, telling me these kinds of stuff...
I really think it's bullshit and very hard for me to think that this is real.
- Are you ready to do this with me? - I'll try my best.
Remember... in your mind, you should always thank the space.
- Ok. - Have an image of the space...
then thank your table for giving you a space in this office.
- Ok. - Not like that.
- Oh, sorry. - Ok, go down.
- Pretend there's music. - Can I sing?
No singing. Focus.
Now, we meditate.
What are you doing?
Must we follow?
I'm honestly very skeptical about this.
The first thing you need to do is to take out every single...
piece of clothing you have in your space.
- Oh, shit... - And you are going to put them in a pile.
You have a lot of clothes.
I'm a bit shocked.
What is one thing that sparks joy for you here?
- This is my jacket. - Why does it spark joy?
It's extremely comfy. I feel like a burrito.
And it helps me to focus.
Very good.
Clothes that obviously don't belong here... Very good.
Clothes that obviously don't belong here...
what you need to do is to hold each one in your hands,
and decide if it sparks joy.
And what doesn't - you'll put aside and we will put them away.
Ok, sure.
Hey, I'll pay you $10 per hour. Help me.
Excuse me, you can't have other people do it for you.
You must do it yourself.
All these? Gone by the time I'm back.
- Let's go. - My turn! My turn!
- Special box of clothes... - Oh, my God.
I literally didn't expect you to have so many clothes here.
- Towel... - Wait, I'm very concerned. Have you washed these clothes?
- I never sweat. - Ew!
I'm not touching those.
Pick up one that you know will immediately spark joy.
This! It's my dancing pants.
I put this in the office because sometimes I'll go for dance class.
This is what all your clothes should make you feel.
- I think that this doesn't spark joy. - Why?
- Because I can't fit in it anymore. - And why are you keeping it?
Fold it, and we are going to put it away.
What is this?
Oh, my God - whose swimwear is that?
- Why is it so small? - Is it Jonathan Paul's?
- Yeah... anyhow put his pants near me. - You know what? This might spark joy for me later.
- I'll give them to you! - I'll put them inside my...
- Thank you. - You don't have to; it didn't do anything for you.
But it did something for me.
If you're gonna keep it, what you're going to do is to fold it.
- Do you want me to show you how to fold this jacket? - Yes.
How to fold a hoodie.
The next category is books.
She only has one book.
Now, my question for you is, does it spark joy for you to put in this office?
- Yes. - Ok, then we will leave it in the office.
The next thing we should do is paper.
Find all the different pieces of paper and pile it on your chair.
Ok... It will get better.
Random dead flowers...
Oh, that's where my bandanna went!
I've been looking for it for the longest time.
Passport photo.
I thought I was done with the papers, until...
Shit.
This used to be my shoot schedule. 2016, in TSL.
2016... 2017.
Peak A Boo media tasting... steamboat... This was when I was still in Eatbook.
Fauzi... just now, I wanted to cry.
- Why? - There was a cheque.
- That you haven't cashed? - Yeah.
I wanna cry.
This is a cheque. And it expired.
And it's $500.
You really wanna cry?
Angry!!!
I don't have mood already. Nothing sparks joy!
- This is a problem, Xenia. - I know!
This is why we need to sort our things out properly.
So do you have any books? - I don't have books.
So we will move on to paper.
Put all the various pieces of paper on your chair.
Cards. Notebooks. All these are paper.
Oh, my God. I have so many Post-Its.
Oh, my God!
I have Takashimaya gift vouchers?
Holy... sister!
You do not want? I'll take it.
$20 payment for me.
- How are you doing? I'm doing great.
I've put the important stuff into two files.
Envelopes... sentimentals... these are my miscellaneous (items).
Look at how neat it is!
- Do you feel happy seeing it's so neat and tidy? - Yes!
- Oh, my God! - What the!
- I didn't know I had money... - You had hundred plus dollars!
I feel like after this episode, everybody will come ransack my table.
So for miscellaneous items, the tip is to sort it out -
according to purpose and category.
Makeup should belong together. Food should belong together.
I'll find all the food items first.
This is all my beer.
I'll give them away.
Who wants beer?
Is this expensive? It doesn't spark joy for me.
You have the Giorgio Fedon watch?
Oh, my God. That's from ages ago.
- It's $500. -It's very expensive.
- I'll give it to my mother. - Ok, good.
BTS!
Jungkook.
(Editor: Hey ARMY!)
- Oh, my God. - I'm done! We are done!
I'm also done with them.
We did it, guys.
Yeah...
It's challenging to sort out the things you don't realize you've kept.
And when you open you realize that you have a cheque you didn't cash out...
It's $500 and your heart goes jibaboom.
You can take my $500 watch and resell.
Right?!
Oh, my God. Marie Kondo is gone.
Who are you?!
Why are you here all of a sudden, Fauzi?!
Thanks for helping us. Why are you here all of a sudden, Fauzi?!
Thanks for helping us.
... call Marie?
Thanks for helping us, Marie!
Would you recommend people to start Marie Kondo-ing their room? Thanks for helping us, Marie!
Would you recommend people to start Marie Kondo-ing their room?
Yes... before your mum starts nagging.
- Before Chinese New Year. - What a perfect time, actually.
Spring cleaning. You better do it.
- What's that? - Spring cleaning.
'The Big Sweep Up!'
Oh, 'The Big Sweep Up!'
I love it! I love how that sounds!
To me, it doesn't matter if you don't follow exactly what Marie Kondo does.
But she has useful tips so just pick and choose what will help you the most.
Overall, I think that the idea of cleaning...
... is just to stop you from saying 'I'll do it tomorrow'.
Yeah... actually.
If you were to tidy your room, hashtag Fauzi Kondo,
and tag @TheSmartLocalTV, because I really want to see your Before and After.
I really wanna see.
Can you all please do a Before and After?
Please tag us.
Inspire me again if I ever get messy.
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And until next time, bye!