At age 25 the only connection George quek had to food was to be the proverbial starving artist. The singaporean was in taipei on a quest to be a painter,packed by 2,000 singaporean dollars from his devoted father,a seaman turned farmer
'' It was only upon arrival when I realized it would not last me long'' says Quek, soft-spoken in his native Mandarin. '' I didn't know anyone there, but the hardship brought out survival instincts, My father had trusted that I'll make good his entire savings, so this made me not pack up and return home