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If Phua Chu Kang's yellow boots and permed hair are all you know about Gurmit Singh, you need this book. The actor, host, singer and now entrepreneur, shares not just his funny moments in life but also bares his personal moments in What Was I Thinking? and proves that the…

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1 author picked What Was I Thinking? as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Gurmit Singh is a funny man. His sense of humor and his love of life have turned him into a well-known celebrity in Singapore, as he plays the most notorious character, “Phua Chu Kang” in the TV Hit Comedy series of the same name.

A book written in the same style as the author’s voice, with all the same characteristics as the role he plays in the Comedy Series Phua Chu Kang. I found his writing witty, funny, and laugh-out-loud humorous, which at the same time, is peppered with a spritz of melancholy and a deep-seated emotional yank every…

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