Fook Lee Loh

Competitor in Skill: Cooking
Country: Singapore

How did you get interested in your skill?
Since young, my dad has been the person that I look up to. At around the age of 14, I followed my dad to his store and watch him cook. Along the way, the passion in me grew. I took the initiative to learn from him, and he would patiently teach me how to cook simple dishes such as Salted egg yolk prawn, Sambal Kangkong and fried rice. Upon the realisation of my dad working in the hot environment for long hours just to ensure that the family has meals to eat, I applied to a school with culinary course so that I could help him in the future.

Where did you do your training for your skill?
School

How did you first find out about your Member organization and its programs?
From my school lecturer

Who influenced you to pursue your skill as a career?
My Dad

What is your experience in participating with your Member organization?
Good

Describe your most memorable moment so far with WorldSkills?
Training for worldskill. Because i have been training from morning till late evening every second was very precious and i always try to achieve better improvement next training.

Describe what your experience has been since your involvement with WorldSkills.
After joining worldskills I feel I have learn a lot of different skills that allow me to improve myself as a chef.

Did participating in the skills competitions and training for WorldSkills help you progress in your skill? Please describe.
Yes! Because I`m currently a student studying Asian culinary. However, this competition focuses more on western base hence I can get in touch with different cooking methods through the training in the course of the competition.

What do you currently do? Where do you work?
I`m training for worldskill international. Currently not working.

What are your future career aspirations
I want to set up my own restaurant and be a chef who serves only quality food.