Ep 102: Confessions of an Ex-Convict, Secret Society Member & Social Escort Business Owner | Notle Chew

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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