It's not so easy being a model just because most people only see the glamorous side of it and the attention a model receives when someone notices him when walking on the street.
A model needs to be able to deliver what a photographer wants and also be well received by industries and people.
A model needs to keep to a clean diet too in order to maintain that lean look and ideal weight. Sometimes, dehydrating themselves not to retain water just to show that jaw-line needed for good photographing outcome.
The modelling circuits can be complex if one's emotional quotient is not ideal in handling conflicts between models.
He managed to work part-time as a photographic model to make some extra cash to support himself through schools when he was younger. It was an experience for him but he would prefer doing others things he loves doing instead of being a model.
"Modelling shows me my limitation as a catwalk model because I just do not have the height to make it on the runway." - Sean Toh