Felix CHEONG
Felix CHEONG wanted to be a doctor when he was young but his A-level results were not good enough to get him into medical school.…
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LEONG Chun Yu
After various false starts, LEONG Chun Yu fulfilled his childhood dream to become a fighter pilot. From the F-5 to the F-16, he flew them…
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Azman JAAFAR
Azman JAAFAR was an avid reader when he was young and carried his love for words into adulthood. He has built a flourishing career as…
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Betty LEE Siu Ping
Betty LEE Siu Ping knew from a very young age that she shares the same birthday as Singapore. During her school days, she was on…
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Mohan VELOO
Self-styled Katong Boy Mohan VELOO spent more than a decade studying, working and partying in the US. He moved back to Singapore in 2002 with…
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Terence ANG
Terence ANG suffered a stroke at 55, at the prime of his career, when he was handling multi-million dollar advertising budgets. Stubborn and ignorant of…
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THANG Leng Leng
Academic THANG Leng Leng harboured a teenage infatuation with all-things Japanese and spent most of her professional career researching Japanese society. Her interests in Japan…
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Mohamad Maliki OSMAN
Mohamad Maliki OSMAN, better known as Dr Maliki, grew up poor in a squatter kampong. Eighth in a family of nine children, he is the…
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Sylvia LIM
Sylvia LIM knew from a young age that her career choice must have something to do with helping people, especially the less fortunate. Distressed that…
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N Gunalan
The son of a daily-rated worker and a housewife, N Gunalan grew up in a small flat in government housing quarters where the families staying…