Cuppa with Raina

Who is your hero?

Opera Winfrey (more like my idol not my hero haha)

If you could live anywhere, where would it be?

Anywhere with someone I love

What was your first job?

Waiter

If money was no object, what would you do all day?

Travelling all around the world, literally

What is your favourite book or movie?

Man's searching for meaning - Viktore. Frankl

The bucket list (2006)

If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Broccoli

Aside from necessities, whats one thing could you not go a day without?

Hmm...My brain!

Do you love or hate rollercoastsers?

Hate

What three items would you take with you on a deserted island?

Kindle, guitar, watermelon (why not?)

What was your favourite subject in school?

Art, Yeah!

Do you collect anything?

Yes, stories and adventures

Who was your favourite teacher? why?

A singing teacher I know from a workshop, because she helped me stop doubting myself

Why did you get involved in the production of “Flourishing”?

The first intention is because I want to start living my truth? I mean performing. Then because I want to be using my talent to serve God's well

Who is your favourite character in the show and why?

Vincent Van Gogh. He is my favourite artist of all time

Florence Nightingale was known as the lady with the lamp because she spent time with her patients and really stepped into their darkness and cared for them. Who is a person who is not a family member who stepped into your life and helped you flourish?

My best friend Amy

Vincent van Gogh dreamed of people being deeply moved by his art.

If you had all the talent in the world, what kind of art would you want to be creating?

Painting

Helen Keller once said: “I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.”

What is your “one thing” you can offer to help a person in a tough place flourish?

I can spend time listening to people's stories

What messages, thoughts, and/or feelings would you like the audience to leave with after watching “Flourishing”?

"Not everyone can be famous, but everyone can be great, because greatness is determined by service...you only need a heart full of grace and a soul generated by love" - Martin Luther King Jr

We may not know each other,

But I think we are all connecting together somehow in this world

Being great doesnt mean you need to do something big,

but just simply be kind to each other

We can all be someone's light in their darkest night