Growing up/family
What city and state is Tinesh from?
Taiping, Perak
Where did Tinesh go for his semester abroad?
Pomona College
What did Tinesh want to do when he grew up?
Doctor
What is Tinesh's MBTI?
ENTP
What is Tinesh's current fav food and drink order in Utown?
Ban Mian noodles and ice lemon tea
What is Tinesh's ethnic makeup (in percentages)?
Ceylonese Tamil (50%), Indian Tamil (25%), and Chinese (25%)
What were the two majors Tinesh was considering when he came into college?
Psychology or Life Sciences
What company did Tinesh work as a cashier at for 2 months before starting college?
Popular
What is the most severe injury Tinesh has had and how many surgeries has he undergone?
(undiagnosed) ACL tear in my right knee in 2010, and no surgeries.
If Tinesh can have one burger for the rest of his life, what would he get?
McSpicy
What year and at what age did Tinesh come to Singapore?
2008 at age 15
Name 5 sports that Tinesh didn't play in college.
Road relay, tchoukball, basketball, swimming, tennis, reversi, DOTA.
What associate positions did Tinesh hold while he was a Dean's Fellow?
President's Office with his best friend TTY and Rector's Associate with all three Rectors
What musical instrument does Tinesh know how to play?
Trombone (in the Bukit Panjang military band) (he then went on to be part of the Colour Guard and twirled flags around)
What is Tinesh's favourite song of all time and who sang it?
Perfect Symphony by Ed Sheeran and Andrea Bocelli
When Tinesh was 11, he represented his district at the state level tournament in which activity?
Chess
What topic was Tinesh's capstone on, and what larger project did it get adapted into?
The Ceylonese Tamil diaspora in Singapore. More specifically, "Forging a Singaporean Ceylonese Tamil Identity: A Study on Kinship Networks and Societal Respectability.
Tinesh and Jane later built off of it to turn it into Rojak Romance as part of The Future Of Our Pasts festival.
What were two Yale-NUS wide committees that Tinesh was a part of (that he actually had to work in)?
Latin Honours Review Committee, Dean's Fellows Review Committee, Graduation Committee 2019, SingFishers Committee.
What is Tinesh's go-to breakfast when he cooks?
Soft-boiled eggs and French toast with fruit
What is Tinesh's favourite football team, basketball player, and tennis player?
Manchester United, LeBron James, Roger Federer
What are Tinesh's siblings names and ages?
Danish (25) and Lashini (27)
Name five countries that Tinesh was able to travel to during college, through (and mostly-funded by) Yale-NUS or NUS
United States (Yale for orientation, Yale Summer Session, semester abroad, and Athletics exchange)
Hong Kong (Learning Across Boundaries)
Cuba (Learning across Boundaries)
United Arab Emirates (Athletics exchange)
Taiwan (Athletics exchange)
Malaysia (Learning Across Boundaries and Athletics exchange)
United Kingdom (Oxford for academic conference)
Vietnam and Cambodia (internship at SARUS)
Indonesia (Surabaya for bringing first years on RCX trip as an RCA)
What are three of Tinesh's dream jobs in the future?
University President, Head of my own Counselling Centre, Running a Games/sports bar (mostly selling non-alcoholic drinks)
What was the first movie Tinesh watched in theaters? (P.S. it involves a popular Turkish snack)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
What is the historical inspiration behind Tinesh's fav board game?
Klaus Teuber's adaptation of the process in the creation of Vikings settlements.