Ms Evelyn, recently took a moment to pause and reconnect with our roots at the historic Seri Negara. Standing in the halls where the Federation of Malaya Agreement was signed is a powerful reminder of how our past shapes the leaders we are raising today.

They say if you love what you do, you never work a day in your life. But if you are like my best friend and I, you just end up working every day!

My closet became a museum of everything I wasn’t allowed to be. I couldn’t be a designer, so I became their best customer, buying the courage I was too scared to put on a canvas myself. Can’t design the handbag? Buy it. Can’t sketch the perfect shoe? Procure! – Ms Evelyn

My closet became a museum of everything I wasn’t allowed to be. I couldn’t be a designer, so I became their best customer, buying the courage I was too scared to put on a canvas myself. Can’t design the handbag? Buy it. Can’t sketch the perfect shoe? Procure! – Ms Evelyn

“I have traded my youthful panic for something far more powerful: a system. Experience is a gift. It teaches you that panic doesn’t solve problems, planning does. Calm thinking does. Systems do.”- Ms Evelyn

“I have traded my youthful panic for something far more powerful: a system. Experience is a gift. It teaches you that panic doesn’t solve problems, planning does. Calm thinking does. Systems do.”- Ms Evelyn

“This year, I have resolved only one thing: to truly live.” — Ms Evelyn, Director of Schools. ❤️

Let’s stop treating love like a finite resource.
In a world obsessed with productivity and milestones, we often treat our hearts like bank accounts; afraid to “spend” too much love, saving it only for the “rare” moments.

But I’ve learnt that the finish line of “perfection” keeps moving and life is far too short to leave love unsaid. This year, I am making a radical choice: to be present and to love with abandon.

“Some friends tell me I use the word ‘love’ too freely… But I believe the opposite is true. Love isn’t diminished by abundance, it multiplies. The world doesn’t need less love; it’s desperate for more.”

Lighting someone else’s candle doesn’t make yours go out; it just makes the world brighter. This 2026, let’s choose connection over achievement and presence over perfection.

Be brave enough to be “too much” today. Happy New Year xx

“Looking back, I was a fool. I was busy not because it was my choice, but because I thought being everywhere meant I mattered.” – Ms. Evelyn Chen

When someone you know is counting breaths, you stop counting achievements. When you watch people fight to stay alive, you realise that being alive is the achievement.