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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 stage every August 9, singing or dancing to celebrate National Day. Despite feeling ambivalent and sometimes irritated, she would never turn down any opportunity to attend a National Day Parade. Now semi-retired, she just wants to live her life to the fullest and be happy.
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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 the seriousness of his condition, he assumed he would recover fully within weeks. Five years on, his memory of pre-stroke days is still fuzzy, his speech is often slurred and he needs someone to accompany him when going outdoors. But he has found his voice sharing his journey to recovery, and has written five books and counting.
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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 are diverse and she is acknowledged globally as an authority on ageing, its challenges, and its impact on society.
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ANG Teck Hua grew up in the Old Airport Road area where his family of 11 lived in a two-room rental flat. His parents were illegal hawkers and he endured unkind words and pitiful stares from neighbours and strangers. He quickly realised that education would enable him to break the poverty cycle. He graduated from the polytechnic and won scholarships to do his undergraduate studies and master’s degree. He went back to school at the age of 56, again on a scholarship, to work on a doctorate in applied psychology.
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