Intelligent. Vivacious. Brave.
If you were asked to choose adjectives to describe Shyn Quek, these three words would inevitably be used. Shyn Quek embraces life with arms wide open and tackles life with nail-biting grit and fervour. Beneath her warm persona lie strong passions for social and economic issues, an affinity for drums and percussion instruments, an insatiable desire to travel the world and keen interest in languages.
Shyn Quek, our percussionist, was one of the band's earliest members - her first performance with Scarlett was at SMU's Patron's Day in 2003. Decked in her long wig and sci-fi sun glasses, she slapped on her bongos as if her life depended on it. In fact, that's how she does everything - always 100%. It wasn't long before "Shyn and her Bongos" became one entity, one union. Aside from her bongos, she also plays the congas and picks up interesting instruments during her travels, such as her exotic Darbuka (as seen in the pictures above).
Having worked for a government agency dealing with international economic affairs in the past, Shyn Quek is well versed in diplomacy and also speaks Russian and Spanish (much to the chagrin of her FB followers - who knows what she's talking about half the time?). With that experience under her belt, she is currently managing a private regional philanthropy fund.
How is she brave, you may ask? Much more comfortable in the driver's seat, Shyn Quek is not one to take things as they come. She grips life by its horns, and takes active action to change things to make her life better and to make the world a better place. This requires her to, at times, make unconventional decisions, which we know does not come easy to many of us. Her adventurous nature has also brought her to exciting destinations, such as Turkey, Bulgaria, Bolivia and India.
Watch Shyn Quek in action with her Bongos and Darbuka at Concert for a Cause: Scarlett Rocks for aidha @ TAB on April 8, Friday.
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