The great job switch: From bar exams to barbells

Ms Poon Shu Qi dug into her savings and income as a part-time personal trainer to fund most of the start-up. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
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SINGAPORE - How do you tell your parents that you do not want to be a lawyer after four years of law school and the bar examination?

Ms Poon Shu Qi did it with a blog post last December, a few days after she signed the lease for her boutique gym, The Kampung Too, in Geylang.

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