To escape the horrid heat of Bangkok, a quick weekend escape to Singapore is always welcome. In the Garden City, it rains long enough to keep the temperature cool and humidity modest, unlike here.
SINGAPORE The icy water pricked at my skin first then pierced it, my calves and buttocks instantaneously on the verge of cramp. I was barely five seconds into my virgin cold plunge but already my body wanted out.
"If you want something, then go and do it" is pretty much the simple philosophy professional MMA-fighter turned full-time coach Royston Wee has followed in life to get to where he is. Suffice to say, it's worked remarkably well for the 36-year-old, who holds the title of being the first and only Singaporean to fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Royston Wee, the first and only Singaporean to fight in the prestigious Ultimate Fighting Championship, and now a coach at Trapeze Rec Club, reflects on his fighting journey, and talks to us about being focused and shutting out (and shutting up) the naysayers.