Michelle Ng
Founder
Michelle believes in Malaysia and the potential it has. She is also an avid lover of food. You put these two things together, and out comes Dapur Pulih!
In her free time, Michelle loves reading and travelling. She especially loves experimenting in the kitchen. In fact, she has rarely made the same dish twice!
Michelle was part of the founding team of the annual Malaysia Public Policy Competition. She also served as President of the LSE Malaysia Club in 2009/2010.
She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). She also completed the Bar Professional Training Course in July 2013.
Azril Amiruddin
Founding Member
Azril would like to think of himself as a modern polymath, believing that “a man can do all things if he will”. His present circumstances seem to suggest that he needs to work on the 'will' part.
He has a habit of starting up organisations that he believes are necessary to make the world a better place. Before getting involved with Dapur Pulih, he helped found LSE Think Tank and ICMS.
Since these ventures have not been particularly profitable, Azril has had to find himself a job since finishing his BSc (Honours) in Accounting and Finance at the London School of Economics. At present, he works at Bank Negara Malaysia on strategizing plans and implementing policies that chart the future direction of the nation's financial system.
He is an intense lover of all sports, particularly football, golf, cycling, swimming, tennis, Formula 1...you get the picture.
Jinho Clement
Founding Member
Jinho is a Sabahan-born, Korean-Indian who likes to spend his free time running, reading and talking.
He is also a big fan of food. Whilst reading law at the University of Cambridge, he found the quality of food there to be a serious injustice. So he campaigned to be the Chair of the international students' union (iCUSU), and organised the uni's first ever World Food Festival. At the event, students from around the world prepared dishes from their respective countries.
In order to have enough money to keep eating, Jinho now spends his weekdays in Bank Negara Malaysia, working on policies to ensure that banks behave prudently.
Azim Mokhtar
Founding Member
Azim enjoys spending his spare time reading, watching TV series, cooking, playing sports, enjoying music and baking. He is particularly known for his giant soft cookies.
He cares about the issue of food wastage, especially in light of the irony that a large percentage of people still suffer from hunger.
After completing his Bachelors of Law (LL.B) from the London School of Economics in July 2013, he returned to Malaysia to pursue the CLP qualification.
Azim is currently working in Securities Commission (SC).
Yap Ern Ying
Founding Member
Ern Ying is one that believes that Malaysia could probably do better with more nutrition knowledge, and that the food pyramid is not just a picture you see at the back of your cereal box.
She is a recent graduate with a Nutrition and Dietetics degree from Monash University, Australia. During her university days, she was involved in a pilot of a Food Hub project in a Melbourne suburb to help communities with food insecurity, and had a vision for Malaysia to have similar projects in helping people with disadvantages.
She is also a food lover, and likes to bake during her free time (although she might warn you about the amount of calories in that cheesecake beforehand).
She also spends her free time watching TV dramas, chasing after K-pop and sometimes finds herself volunteering for random events like a Masterchef shoot. You can ask her about it if you see her around.
John Escobia
Founding Member
John is a college student studying engineering in Multimedia University. He is a music aficionado, like so, spends most of his free time as a guitar ninja.
He also likes reading and taking pictures.A young fella as he is, he loves to EAT. From Ayam Penyet to Shawarma and to everything that is good in between had his taste buds seasoned.
John is also a Filipino cuisine lover. Occasionally, he finds his plate to be colonized by more than five countries concurrently!
He believes in change and has a burning passion for a better world. Being a cook’s son, he knows the significance of food served on the table. Along these lines is the reason of his association with Dapur Pulih.