Name: Yong Hiong Peng
Position: VP of Technology, Placewise Asia Pacific
Hometown: Singapore
How long have you worked at Placewise?
12.5 years (10 years iColumn + 2.5years Placewise)
What movie can you watch over and over without ever getting tired of?
周星驰主演的电影《鹿鼎记》The Deer starring Stephen Chow
What is the nerdiest thing you do in your spare time?
What spare time?
If you were eating your last meal on Earth, what would it be?
Five-star hotel buffet
Go-to artist on Spotify?
nah, what’s the point of Spotify if you go to a specific artist? I’m promiscuous
What is your hidden talent/something most people don’t know about you?
It’s a secret
What are you currently watching on Netflix?
No use for Netflix. Netflix and chill is beyond my reach now.
If you could describe yourself as a beverage, what would you be and why?
Don’t know what drink I’d be but I need my Tonkat Ali Coffee for a little Perk me up.
If you could have an all-expenses paid trip to see any famous world monument, which monument would you choose?
Kanayama Shrine in Kawasaki, Japan.
THIS or THAT
Would you rather be covered in fur or covered in scales? – and why?
Scales please. Singapore is already too damn hot for me to be covered in human hair.
At a movie: candy or popcorn?
Popcorn, I don’t like sugar
Hot or cold weather?
Hot. Cold toilet seats are terrible.
Save or spend?
Save to spend
Pancakes or waffles?
Don’t antagonize me. I told you I hate sugar.
What’s worse: laundry or dishes?
I don’t own a dishwasher, but I have a washing machine. Take a guess
Cups in the cupboard: Right Side Up or Upside Down?
Doesn’t matter. I make it a point to wash them before using.
Toilet paper – over or under?
Over, but I’m not too bothered by it.