Mr Lawrence Tan, 26, a global account sales executive with an MNC, takes work-life balance seriously.

"Cherish what you have now, as you won't know what will happen next," says Lawrence. This guiding principle came to him during his National Service days as an ambulance medic. "I encountered some patients who were healthy one moment, and who collapsed the next," he says.

"I strike a work-life balance by meeting friends, playing sports and spending time with my family. My family is the most important part of my life now," says the freelance Body Combat instructor who hits the gym and the beach every week.

Working in sales, Lawrence's job requires him to meet people from different backgrounds. He also volunteers at the Hong Kah constituency's Meet-the-People sessions, where he helps the residents solve their problems and drafts letters for them.

All these personal commitments don't detract from his work goals, of course. Lawrence is studying business part time at the PSB Academy.

"My ambition is to be able to climb the corporate ladder in the shortest time. Of course I have to put in a lot of effort," he adds.

Why you should vote for me: "I work hard but live life to the fullest."

Ms Faye Wee, 26, a trade executive with Wyeth Consumer Healthcare, was spotted at last month's Beach Volleyball World Tour at Sentosa, enjoying the sun and the sea.

Besides frolicking at the beach, she enjoys rollerblading and reading. Especially reading, "both fiction and non-fiction, since it can bring you into the world of the story", says Faye. She is currently reading Jodi Picoult's Vanishing Acts - about how the past we have been running from catches up with us.

Faye also enjoys travelling. She hopes to backpack through most of the interesting parts of Southeast Asia by the time she hits 30.

"At this point in time, Southeast Asia is not so developed. It's very refreshing to see the different lifestyles they are leading...different from what you are leading in the city," she says.

"If I don't see it now, it'll soon disappear."

She has been to Chiangmai and Cambodia, and hopes to go to Vietnam and Laos this year.

"You are able to see more, interact more with the people when you backpack. You get a more realistic view of life in the country," said the intrepid traveller.

Why you should vote for me: "Simple things in life make my day!"