Tell Me When Will You Be Mine? Tell Me Chuando, Chuando Chuando

Hot fashion photographer Tan Chuando, 51 going on 31, may never belong to you in real life, but in the next 10 pages of this magazine and on his exploding Instagram account, he's all yours. We catch up over coffee with the most insta-famous 'old man" in Singapore

- Yip Jieying

"Let me get that girl's attention, says Chuando. We are sitting at a tucked-away table in The Coffee Academics café at Scotts Square, and we’re in need of a water refill. He waves his hand hopefully, but the waitress is busy. “Let’s both try and see who gets her attention first, just to test if it’s true that strangers always notice you,” we suggest. “Of course it’ll be me lah — you're sitting in a blind spot and I'm taller,” he ribs, keeping his hand raised. Nevertheless, we give it our best shot and wave enthusiastically. A waiter shoots up — to Chuando! — and reverently pours water into his glass. For the record, he is 1.85m-tall. And people, both men and women, are drawn to him like fast food junkies to McDonald’s nasi lemak burger. It is a proven fact: tapping on the Insights function on his verified Instagram account (@chuando_chuandoandfrey) reveals a statistical pie chart dividing his 452,000 followers equally across both genders. Guys want to be like him, girls want to be with him. We’re reminded of the song: “Tell me when will you be mine? Tell me Chuando, Chuando, Chuando…” Good news: the bachelor tells us he is currently “single and not dating”. Everyone, please calm down and line up, thanks!