by Abriel | Nov 28, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
A pair of professionals from the finance sector have pledged to scale Mount Everest in May 2020 as part of a new campaign to raise funds and awareness for mental health issues, especially the burden on caregivers. Mr Yeo Siak Ling, head of business development at...
by Abriel | Nov 13, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities
While most parents do not get to choose their children, the Lims could have done so before adopting each of their four children. But they chose not to choose. They told the agent: Let us adopt any baby who needs a home. “We couldn’t bear the thought of any...
by Abriel | Nov 11, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Low Jarn May, 43, is Deaf. The capital letter, she says, denotes a community proud of their Deafness, and sees it as a difference, not a disability. Although it is meant to be politically correct, the term “hearing-impaired” is now considered an outdated,...
by Abriel | Nov 10, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Social service veteran Gerard Ee remembers well the moment he became “addicted” to helping others. Some 30 years ago, Mr Ee was roped in by his father, the late Dr Ee Peng Liang, founder of Community Chest, to help with the logistics for a Community Chest...
by Abriel | Oct 29, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
National University of Singapore (NUS) undergraduate Gary Lau made it to university this year, but as a child growing up in a troubled home environment, he did not think he would ever do well enough in school to make it to university. The 27-year-old, who recently...
by Abriel | Oct 28, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Building a relationship with someone on the autism spectrum can require more patience and understanding than establishing ties with a neurotypical peer. Freelance writer Kendra Stanton Lee, whose brother is also on the autism spectrum, asked parents and specialists...
