Ep 102: Confessions of an Ex-Convict, Secret Society Member&Social Escort Business Owner | Notle Chew - a podcast by Ling Yah
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Notle Chew grew up a Crazy Rich Asian.
Who later ended up joining the Secret Society & running one of Singapore’s first social escort businesses (and a successful one at that!) for almost 7 years before he ended up in prison.
Which, as you can tell, is not a story you’d normally find on STIMY. But also a story I’ve really wanted to have told.
Because I believe that we can learn so much from people from all different parts of society.
And Notle’s life story is a cautionary tale, while also giving us a glimpse into a part of society that isn’t often heard of.
There is a price to be paid for our actions and in Notle’s case, a hefty one.
Some things we talked about:
- What it means be a member of the secret society;
- The concept of trust and brotherhood, the initiation process is like and how he ended up leaving the secret society;
- The 8 o’clock rule;
- Why he started a social escort business, and grew it to be one of the top businesses around;
- How he ended up being caught;
- What it was like being in prison;
- How he shook off his depression and suicidal thoughts; and
- Why he believes 80% of ex-convicts can't be helped.
As we cover a lot of heavy topics, please consider this a trigger warning.
Highlights:
- 3:19 The name “Notle”
- 4:01 Life of a Crazy Rich Asian
- 6:49 Recruited to join the secret society in school
- 11:56 The 8 o’clock sharp rule
- 19:15 Paying the price to leave the secret society
- 22:08 Initiation process for secret society members
- 24:56 The secret society mindset
- 26:10 How trust operates in a secret society
- 27:01 What does “justice” mean?
- 27:30 Brotherhood
- 30:50 Starting a social escort business
- 33:44 Advertising for female workers
- 39:25 Staying competitive
- 41:08 The business model
- 44:40 Business expansion
- 46:48 Being caught by the police
- 47:47 Life in prison
- 49:18 Finding God
- 49:18 Not regretting prison
- 54:36 Healing broken relationships
- 59:57 Triad Trails & the girl
- 1:04:54 Best way for society to support ex-convicts
- 1:05:47 80% of ex-convicts will never change
- 1:07:40 Identifying the 20% that can be helped
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