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Charissa works in a lifestyle and F&B PR company — the upside? A fast-paced agency life, a relaxed dress code, and countless, “absolutely delicious” food tastings. The downside, however, is the workouts she needs to guilt herself into after said food tastings. Nonetheless, it seems that her job suits her well; food is something of a passion of hers. “My favourite thing to do is to test out recipes and force-feed my family and friends,” she says. In fact, if Charissa wasn’t working in PR, this hobby of hers could very well be her next dream job. “There are few things I love more than making desserts and writing endlessly, so I’d say eventually I might be a pastry chef by day and novelist by night.” Still, she seems to be enjoying her work for now, and says to anyone just starting out: “Self-awareness is key. Stay humble, but hustle hard.” Charissa’s engaging personality is certainly the key to her job, as are her little quirks. “I have quite an obsessive personality, so when I like something, I tend to go overboard,” she says. “There are periods of my life that can be clearly marked based on my obsessions — there was the Diptyque candle era; the time where I drank soy matcha lattes everyday when I woke up and before I slept; and for months, I’d spend every weekend at Crate and Barrel. Weird ones are the best ones, right?”