Why Xiao Ming Took Off His Shades | OpenHaus S2E3 with Adrian Ang aka Xiao Ming

🎙️ 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙃𝙖𝙪𝙨, 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚'𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙨. 💌

===

You’ve probably laughed—or rolled your eyes—at one of Xiao Ming’s classic “Singapore-coded” dad jokes. But there’s more to Xiao Ming than meets the meme or puns!

In this episode of OpenHaus, Adrian Ang (Xiao Ming), Bossman at SGAG, gives us a candid glimpse into life behind the laughs. From balancing fatherhood to navigating the highs and lows of life online—and even his love for plants—this conversation is as heartfelt as it is hilarious. Stay till the end for a cheesy platter of jokes 𝘥𝘢𝘥-𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 to you! 🧀

#openhaus #podcast #singapore #singaporean #sg #sgag #xiaoming #dadjokes #humour #comedy

===

See what we're up to:
Listen on Spotify - https://tinyurl.com/openhaus-spotify
Instagram -   / openhaus.wha  
TikTok -   / openhaus.wha  
Collaborate with us! - https://writehaus.asia/podcast/

Find Xiao Ming here:
Instagram -   / sgagxiaoming  
TikTok -   / sgagxiaoming  
LinkedIn -   / adrian-ang-b7194b13a  

===

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:30 Who is Adrian Ang?
01:39 What Motivated Adrian to Put On the Shades and Create the Xiao Ming Persona?
03:39 Does Adrian Consider Xiao Ming to be an Alter Ego?
06:33 What Does Authenticity Mean to Adrian?
08:12 What are Some Tools that Adrian Has Learnt that Has Helped Him?
09:30 Has Adrian ever Felt Like He Had Imposter Syndrome?
10:46 What was Adrian's Greatest Fear that He Had to Overcome In His Last 14 Years?
12:13 What is One Misconception that People Have About Adrian?
12:52 Does Adrian Consider Himself to be Introverted or Extroverted?
14:08 Was Comedy Always Natural for Adrian, and Why Did He Choose this Career Path for Himself?
16:13 What does Adrian Consider to be the Hardest Aspect of Doing Humour?
16:54 Does Adrian Think that it is Easy For Him to Relay Comedy to Singaporeans?
17:51 Has Adrian Ever Had to Use Humour to Overcome any Personal Hurdles in Life?
19:43 Is Adrian's Transition in Life to Find Himself Related to Fatherhood?
21:58 How Aware is Adrian's Son of the Upcoming Arrival of His New Sibling?
22:53 What Prompted Adrian to Share His Son on Social Media?
24:19 What were Some of the Worst Comments to Adrian, and how did He Deal with Them?
25:53 What Does Adrian Love About Recognising Talents and Building Them Up?
27:20 Has Adrian Ever Had a Creative Burnout in the Past Year?
28:52 What Does Adrian Look For in Talents that Apply for SGAG?
30:19 The Difference that Adrian Notices Between Talents Now and Then, and What He Thinks Will Happen in the Future.
33:14 The Thing Adrian Enjoys Most About Being a Father, and What He Will Look Forward to With His Upcoming Daughter.
34:13 What Does Adrian Think About the Recent News of Shared Parental Leave?
36:37 How Does Adrian Juggle the Roles of Being an Influencer, a Parent, and Adrian Himself?
38:20 Adrian's Backstory About Plants and How He was Introduced to Them.
39:46 What is the Philosophical Reason as to Why Adrian Keeps Plants?
41:42 Adrian Tells a Couple of Dad Jokes.
44:38 What Advice Does Adrian Have for People Who Might Want to Follow in His Footsteps?
45:27 Outro