irradiation channels. Couple that
brain with a never-say-die attitude
and the belief that anything is
possible as long as you put your
mind into it, and you have one of the
most innovative persons Singapore
has ever produced. He does have his
own “Pepper Potts” too, whom he
met by chance. One of his assistants
had given his number to a sales lady
toting timeshare packages (“Scam
artist, more like!” Lim chortles)
named Polly. She called him to set up
an appointment and their relationship
slowly progressed from there.
Two years later, in 1991, Lim and
Polly got married, and Polly packed
her suitcase to join him on his
constant travels. Their first child,
Nicole, grew up in US. Six years later,
the three of them welcomed a new
girl, Cherie, into their family when
they were living in France. Today, all
four of them make their home in a
cosy two-storey abode in the eastern
part of Singapore, waking up to the
crowing of roosters in the morning
(their neighbour’s pets) and the smell
of Lim’s cooking.
That’s right, Lim is quite the wizard
in the kitchen, according to his wife
and two daughters. On top of that,
the man has also won multiple wine
tasting competitions, thanks to an
amazing palette.
Is there nothing you cannot do?
“I cannot sing!” reveals Lim with a
grin. “I did try though. I hired a music
teacher and went for one Chinese
music lesson. Towards the end of the
lesson, the teacher eyed me carefully
before saying, ‘You can’t read Chinese
characters, can you?’ There were no
more music lessons after that!”
In spite of his failure, the music
lesson is a wonderful testament of
Lim’s mantra – trying everything in
life once. And while a lot of people are
the sort to only spout this philosophy
without actually following it, Marvyn
walks the talk. He’s already ploughed
his own money into the space project
in the hopes that it will inspire the
youths of Singapore to “not only
dream but dare to do”.
It is this gung-ho qua