One chubby cat led to 2.5 million Instagram followers and a whole new career for Sabah artist Olive Yong
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KOTA KINABALU, Aug 17 — Keningau-born artist Olive Yong once believed her future had already been mapped out, but a digital drawing of a chubby cat eventually led her towards an...
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Olive, the creator of Bichi Mao, grew up dreaming of becoming an artist but initially considered art an impractical career choice, according to a profile by Catalist Malaysia.
Having learnt piano from her mother, she pursued music education at Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris with plans to become a piano teacher.
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