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. News Article ~ Good Samaritan Noriza A Mansor named  Straits Times Singaporean of the Year 2015 ~ written by Olivia Ho, 2016 Feb 02, Tuesday http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/good-samaritan-noriza-a-mansor-named-straits-times-singaporean-of-the-year-2015 SINGAPORE - Saleswoman Noriza A. Mansor has been named the first Straits Times Singaporean of the Year. Madam Noriza, 50, beat nine other contenders to the title, which seeks to recognise Singaporeans whose extraordinary acts of goodwill, ingenuity or perseverance improved their community and the lives of others in 2015. Her win was decided after a public vote and deliberation by a 15-judge panel. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong presented the Singaporean of the Year trophy and a $20,000 cash prize to Madam Noriza during a ceremony at the UBS Business University on Tuesday (Feb 2). The single mother of five attended the ceremony with three of her children, as well as her future daughter-in-law. Madam Noriza, who works as a bedsheet promoter, made headlines in October 2014 when she stepped forward to help an elderly man who had soiled himself while buying groceries with his wheelchair-bound wife at a Toa Payoh supermarket. Others had recoiled from the man and his stench, but Madam Noriza's subsequent acts - she knelt down to wipe the dried faeces off his legs and bought him new shorts - moved a bystander to tears. She did not stop there, however. Since that day, she has regularly used her days off to visit Mr Tan Soy Yong and his wife Madam Lee Bee Yian, both 70, even after they were moved into nursing homes.  Orphaned when she was 21, she said she considers the elderly couple to be like her adopted parents. Madam Noriza said of her win: "I'm speechless. I feel very happy but also a bit sad because uncle (Mr Tan) could not be here today. But I felt like he was here beside me when I went on stage. "I hope everyone will do something like me and not ignore people who are poor and handicapped. Actually, they don't want to be in this kind of situation. Don't neglect them." She intends to use some of the $20,000 prize money to renovate her four-room HDB flat in Tampines, and will save the rest for her children.  The other candidates for Singaporean of the Year included sales consultant Ang Thiam Hock, 52, engineer Peter Ho, 37, and Paralympian swimmer Yip Pin Xiu, 24. They each received $5,000 from sponsor UBS. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong presenting Madam Noriza A. Mansor with the Straits Times Singaporean of the Year trophy. ST PHOTO: OLIVIA HO .

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. http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/no-blood-ties-but-i-see-them-as-my-parents http://www.straitstimes.com/sites/default/files/styles/x_large/public/articles/2015/12/14/ST_20151214_VNOHNOR_1912962.jpg The Straits Times Singaporean of the Year 2015 award No blood ties but 'I see them as my parents' Madam Noriza A. Mansor got to know a 76-year-old after helping him when he soiled himself while out with his wheelchair-bound wife. ~ ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN PUBLISHED 2015 Dec 14, Monday In a nursing home ward, Mr Tan Soy Yong, 76, lay listlessly in bed. But when Madam Noriza A. Mansor walked into the room, his face lit up and he raised a hand in greeting. The 50-year-old bedsheet promoter is no blood relation of Mr Tan's but, for more than a year, she has spent most of her days off looking after him. Their relationship started in October last year when she helped Mr Tan, who had soiled himself while buying groceries with his wheelchair-bound wife.   Others in the Toa Payoh supermarket recoiled from the old man and the stench. But Madam Noriza not only bought him a new pair of shorts but also knelt to wipe faeces off his legs. Since then, she has spent nearly all of her days off - she usually gets only one rest day a week, if at all - visiting Mr Tan. In the first half of the year, when he was living in a three-room flat in Potong Pasir, she took food to him, did the household chores and cleaned him up as he has poor bowel control. Whenever possible, she also took him by taxi to see his wife, Madam Lee Bee Yian, also 76. She was warded at the Tan Tock Seng Hospital for cancer at the start of the year and later moved to a nursing home in Paya Lebar. Madam Noriza, a single mother with five children aged 11 to 26, said of the couple: "I see them as my parents." She herself was orphaned when she was 21. In July, Mr Tan wandered out of his flat and did not return. Madam Noriza said he was later found by the police by the roadside, asleep in his wheelchair. Asked for his address, he could not remember. He was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, where he was diagnosed with dementia. For three weeks, Madam Noriza knocked on the door of an empty flat. "I stood on tiptoe to look through the window and shouted his name," she recalled. "I was scared that he had fallen." Neighbours told her that he was no longer at home.She tried to call his social workers but was bounced around; she finally tracked him down at the hospital. After being discharged from hospital around September, Mr Tan stayed in a Buangkok nursing home. Now he has been reunited with his wife at another home in Serangoon. They are warded near each other. It is understood that Mr Tan's stay at the home is supported by his sister, who lives in Brunei and was contacted by social workers after his hospitalisation. Said Madam Noriza: "I'm very happy that they (Mr Tan and Madam Lee) can be together in the same place. I'm now also able to visit both of them at the same time." When The Straits Times accompanied her to visit the couple last week, she chatted with them in a mix of Hokkien and Malay while they tucked into the fried noodles and chicken wings she had brought for them. It had been three weeks since she last saw Mr Tan. Madam Noriza explained: "I didn't have any days off because we were so busy with roadshows." Looking down fondly at the old man lying in bed, she said: "I'm so happy to see him again. He's lost weight, though." Asked if she would keep visiting the couple now that they have full-time care, she said: "Of course. It's harder now because I don't have so many days off and they are very far from where I live, in Tampines. "But I will always make time for them. How can I not?" A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 14, 2015, with the headline 'No blood ties but 'I see them as my parents''. Print Edition | Subscribe .

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. http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/good-samaritan-helps-to-clean-faeces-off-elderly-man-in-toa-payoh Good samaritan helps to clean faeces off elderly man in Toa Payoh She then got Mr Tan to change into the clean shorts and asked him to sit on a nearby brick ledge, while she knelt before him and started to wipe the faeces off him. ~ PHOTO by THE NEW PAPER PUBLISHED OCT 13, 2014, 8:44 AM SGT SINGAPORE - Ms Noriza A. Mansor, 49, was a total stranger to Mr Tan Soy Yong, 76, who had soiled himself while grocery shopping. But that did not stop the bedsheet promoter from reaching out to help the elderly man. She cleaned off the faeces on Mr Tan, bought him a new pair of shorts and even accompanied him home. This act of kindness took place last Tuesday at the FairPrice supermarket at Toa Payoh HDB Hub, and was reported today in The New Paper.   Ms Mansor, who works at the supermarket, had noticed that people around her were pinching their noses and looking uncomfortable about a foul smell in the air. She went about trying to locate the source of the stench, and found that it was coming from Mr Tan, who was standing at a cashier’s counter with faeces on his shorts and shins. There was also a small lump of faeces on his sandals. Mr Tan had soiled his pants while grocery shopping with his wife, Madam Lee Bee Yian, 76, who was in a wheelchair. “No one was helping him even though he looked so pitiful,” Ms Noriza told The New Paper. People were steering clear of Mr Tan and even his wife was complaining about the problem he had created, but Ms Noriza rose to action. She bought him a new pair of shorts from a store opposite the supermarket, and went to the FairPrice staff toilet to get a pail of water and some tissue. She then got Mr Tan to change into the clean shorts and asked him to sit on a nearby brick ledge, while she knelt before him and started to wipe the faeces off him. She also rinsed out his dirty sandals. All the while as she did so, she kept talking to Mr Tan. “I was telling him not to worry and that he would be clean very soon,” said Ms Noriza, a divorcee with five children aged 10 to 25. When she was done, she accompanied the elderly couple back to their flat in Potong Pasir, before heading back to work. Ms Noriza’s kind act was observed by currency trader Goh Rong Ren, 32, who was rushing off to a dinner appointment with his friends that day when a passer-by asked him to help Ms Noriza and the elderly couple. He helped to pay for the couple’s cab fare home, and was so touched by Ms Noriza’s compassion towards Mr Tan that he wanted people to know about what she did. He then got his friend to contact The New Paper. “Her selflessness towards a total stranger moved me. It was pure and unadulterated kindness,” he said. brynasim@sph.com.sg For the full story, read today's The New Paper. .

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http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/good-samaritan-helps-elderly-man-covered-faeces

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/inspiration-to-us-all-she-adopts-old-couple-as-her-parents

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/social-media-catches-singapores-kind-souls-in-the-act

http://www.sgclub.com/inspirational/complete-stranger-helps-clean-faeces-off-old-man-in-ntuc/

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/good-samaritan-helps-to-clean-faeces-off-elderly-man-in-toa-payoh

http://ifonlysingaporeans.blogspot.sg/2014/10/others-turned-up-noses-but-she-cleaned.html

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News ~ Ultramarathoner, 61, to attempt 281km run for charity

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  . http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/ultramarathoner-61-attempts-281km-run-charity-20150105 Ultramarathoner, 61, to attempt 281km run for charity PUBLISHED ON JAN 5, 2015 3:20 PM by OLIVIA HO SINGAPORE - Ultramarathoner Lim Nghee Huat will be taking to the road again for a good cause - at the age of 61. Mr Lim plans to run the Brazil 135+ marathon in Sao Paolo from Jan 14 to 17 in an effort to raise $150,000 for non-profit Christian housing organization Habitat for Humanity Singapore. He is the first Singaporean to attempt the 281km run, the longest distance he has assayed to date. "It will be seven marathons at one go," he said. "I don't know how my body will react." He aims to complete the run in under 60 hours, thus enduring nearly three days without sleep across mountainous terrain. As it is the rainy season in Sao Paolo, he also anticipates having to brave flooded areas. An editor of Chinese current affairs television at Mediacorp, Mr Lim is a father of three and has three grandchildren. He has been running for 43 years and completed other notable ultramarathons such as the 217km Badwater Ultramarathon in Death Valley, United States. To train for Brazil, he has been running 20km on weekday nights and 50km to 80km on weekends at Upper Peirce Reservoir. The funds raised will go towards Habitat's home improvement projects in Singapore, as well as supporting its overseas trips to build homes in poverty-stricken areas. Ultramarathoner Lim Nghee Huat, plans to run the Brazil 135+ marathon in Sao Paolo from Jan 14 to 17 - at the age of 61 - to raise $150,000 for non-profit Christian housing organization Habitat for Humanity Singapore. -- PHOTO: ST FILE .

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Story ~ YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW

You've probably read this before as it makes it's rounds in your email in-boxes. Someone just sent me this story. A lovely read. A Beautiful Story.

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. Story ~ YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW Good morning said a woman as she walked up to the man sitting on ground. The man slowly looked up. This was a woman clearly accustomed to the finer things of life. Her coat was new. She looked like she had never missed a meal in her life. His first thought was that she wanted to make fun of him, like so many others had done before.. "Leave me alone," he growled....  To his amazement, the woman continued standing. She was smiling -- her even white teeth displayed in dazzling rows. "Are you hungry?" she asked.  "No," he answered sarcastically. "I've just come from dining with the president. Now go away."  The woman's smile became even broader. Suddenly the man felt a gentle hand under his arm.  "What are you doing, lady?" the man asked angrily. "I said to leave me alone.  Just then a policeman came up. "Is there any problem, ma'am?" he asked.  "No problem here, officer," the woman answered. "I'm just trying to get this man to his feet. Will you help me?"  The officer scratched his head. "That's old Jack. He's been a fixture around here for a couple of years. What do you want with him?"  "See that cafeteria over there?" she asked. "I'm going to get him something to eat and get him out of the cold for awhile."  "Are you crazy, lady?" the homeless man resisted. "I don't want to go in there!" Then he felt strong hands grab his other arm and lift him up. "Let me go, officer. I didn't do anything." " This is a good deal for you, Jack" the officer answered. "Don't blow it." Finally, and with some difficulty, the woman and the police officer got Jack into the cafeteria and sat him at a table in a remote corner. It was the middle of the morning, so most of the breakfast crowd had already left and the lunch bunch had not yet arrived. The manager strode across the cafeteria and stood by his table. "What's going on here, officer?" he asked. "What is all this, is this man in trouble?"  "This lady brought this man in here to be fed," the policeman answered.  "Not in here!" the manager replied angrily. "Having a person like that here is bad for business.."  Old Jack smiled a toothless grin. "See, lady. I told you so. Now if you'll let me go. I didn't want to come here in the first place."  The woman turned to the cafeteria manager and smiled. "Sir, are you familiar with Eddy and Associates, the banking firm down the street?"  "Of course I am," the manager answered impatiently. "They hold their weekly meetings in one of my banquet rooms."  "And do you make a godly amount of money providing food at these weekly meetings?"  "What business is that of yours?"  I, sir, am Penelope Eddy, president and CEO of the company."  "Oh."  The woman smiled again. "I thought that might make a difference." She glanced at the cop who was busy stifling a giggle. "Would you like to join us in a cup of coffee and a meal, officer?"  "No thanks, ma'am," the officer replied. "I'm on duty."  "Then, perhaps, a cup of coffee to go?"  "Yes, maam. That would be very nice."  The cafeteria manager turned on his heel, "I'll get your coffee for you right away, officer." The officer watched him walk away. "You certainly put him in his place," he said.  "That was not my intent. Believe it or not, I have a reason for all this." She sat down at the table across from her amazed dinner guest. She stared at him intently. "Jack, do you remember me?"  Old Jack searched her face with his old, rheumy eyes. "I think so -- I mean you do look familiar."  "I'm a little older perhaps," she said. "Maybe I've even filled out more than in my younger days when you worked here, and I came through that very door, cold and hungry."  "Ma'am?" the officer said questioningly. He couldn't believe that such a magnificently turned out woman could ever have been hungry. "I was just out of college," the woman began. "I had come to the city looking for a job, but I couldn't find anything. Finally I was down to my last few cents and had been kicked out of my apartment. I walked the streets for days. It was February and I was cold and nearly starving. I saw this place and walked in on the off chance that I could get something to eat."  Jack lit up with a smile. "Now I remember," he said.. "I was behind the serving counter. You came up and asked me if you could work for something to eat. I said that it was against company policy."  "I know," the woman continued. "Then you made me the biggest roast beef sandwich that I had ever seen, gave me a cup of coffee, and told me to go over to a corner table and enjoy it. I was afraid that you would get into trouble. Then, when I looked over and saw you put the price of my food in the cash register, I knew then that everything would be all right."  "So you started your own business?" Old Jack said.  "I got a job that very afternoon. I worked my way up. Eventually I started my own business that, with the help of God, prospered." She opened her purse and pulled out a business card. "When you are finished here, I want you to pay a visit to a Mr. Lyons. He's the personnel director of my company. I'll go talk to him now and I'm certain he'll find something for you to do around the office." She smiled. "I think he might even find the funds to give you a little advance so that you can buy some clothes and get a place to live until you get on your feet. If you ever need anything, my door is always opened to you."  There were tears in the old man's eyes. "How can I ever thank you?" he said.  "Don't thank me," the woman answered. "To God goes the glory. Thank God. He led me to you."  Outside the cafeteria, the officer and the woman paused at the entrance before going their separate ways.  "Thank you for all your help, officer," she said.  "On the contrary, Ms. Eddy," he answered. "Thank you. I saw a miracle today, something that I will never forget. And, and thank you for the coffee." .

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Teresa Hsu ~ Singapore's Mother Teresa

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Teresa Hsu Chih �哲
The founder of Heart to Heart Service and Home for the Aged Sick.
Born	7 July 1898[1] Shantou, Empire of China
Died	7 December 2011 (aged 113) Singapore, Singapore
Education	Honorary Doctorate Degree,[2]University of Southern Queensland
Occupation	Social worker, Yoga teacher, nurse (retired)
Religion	Buddhism/Roman Catholic[3]
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Teresa Hsu Chih (7 July 1898 – 7 December 2011), or commonly known as Teresa Hsu (Chinese: 许哲; pinyin: Xǔ Zhe) was a Chinese-born Singaporean social worker, known affectionately as "Singapore's Mother Teresa", in recognition for her active life-long devotion in helping the aged sick and destitutes locally.^[4] The retired nurse was the founder of the non-profit charities—Heart to Heart Service and the Home for the Aged Sick, one of the first homes for the aged sick in Singapore. She had been a social worker in China and Paraguay and a nurse in England, before coming to Singapore to start similar non-profit charities since 1961. As a supercentenarian, Hsu was still involved in charity work and was one of very few supercentenarians who were recognized for reasons other than their longevity. She had spent almost all her savings on feeding and housing the poor and the elderly, all of whom are younger than she was, but she herself led a simple and humble lifestyle.^[5] In 2005, she received the Special Recognition Award from the Singapore government in recognition of her contribution to the country.^[6]

Contents   [hide]  1 Biography 1.1 Early years 1.2 Home for the Aged Sick 1.3 Heart to Heart Service 1.4 Lifestyle 1.5 Death 2 Commendation 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

Biography

Early years

Hsu was reportedly born on 7 July 1898, in Shantou prefecture of China, during the reign of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, although this has never been independently verified. When Hsu was young, her father walked out on the family for another woman.^[7]Her mother, who was illiterate, had to fend for the three girls and one brother singlehandedly. At 16, her family moved to Penang in Malaya, where they worked as cleaners in a convent. As she did not want to be a cleaner all her life, Hsu asked the nuns there to allow her to study with the children, and they agreed. Combining study with work, she passed her Senior Cambridge examinations four years later. Equipped with a basic education, she ventured to Hongkong to work and, later, to Chongqing, China, where she became a secretary and bookkeeper at a German news agency in the 1930s. She quit her job to become a volunteer, helping the injured during the Sino-Japanese War.^[8]

Recalling her inability to help the wounded people whom she saw during the Second World War, Hsu decided to become a nurse. As she was overaged at 47, she wrote a request to the chief matron of the Nursing Council in London. Touched by Hsu's sincerity and dedication, her application was accepted. She spent eight years in England doing nursing and another eight in Paraguay as a member of the German charity group Bruderhof, to start hospitals and homes for the aged there.^[8] In her mid-50s, she decided to return home to Penang to be with her mother. In Malaysia, she assisted her brother in starting the Assunta Foundation for the Poor in Ipoh. She also played a key role in the startup of three homes for the elderly and two homes for young girls and neglected children in Ipoh.^[9]

Home for the Aged Sick

The Society For The Aged Sick at Hougang Avenue 1, Singapore

In 1961, she came to Singapore to live with her older sister, Ursula, late principal of the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus in Bukit Timah. On seeing her dedication and commitment in helping the poor and sick, Ursula bought her a 0.6-hectare piece of land at Jalan Payoh Lai in 1965, so that Hsu could open the first home for the aged sick in Singapore.^[5] The two sisters ran the Home for the Aged Sick for five years. Ursula financed its operations with her pay, while Hsu managed it and made some extra cash by selling the harvest of 10 coconut trees and a dozen banana trees in the backyard.^[10]

The sisters converted a servants' quarters and a bungalow into wards for their patients, but it became increasingly difficult to cope with the numbers. In 1970, with about 100 patients, they approached the Rotary Club for funds. The Rotary Club agreed to finance the home on condition that the club take over the running of it. The sisters handed the deeds over to the Society for the Aged Sick, an association formed by the Rotary Club members. The society built three blocks to house the increasing number of residents and Hsu remained the home's matron until 1980, when she was asked to retire at 83.^[10] Hsu moved into a three-room apartment on the rooftop of the Home, built by the society. After her sister died, she left Hsu a sum of money which she was able to buy flats with—five in Singapore and two in Malaysia for those people who had no money and who were asked to move.^[11] When asked where all her compassion and deep caring came from, Hsu replied:

I must have got it from my mother because she was totally dedicated to the job she chose to do and that was looking after the family. I think that trait was passed down to us. I've no family, so I look after everybody else. I choose to serve everybody else who comes to me—that is my job... The world is my home, all living beings are my family, selfless service is my religion.^[5]

Heart to Heart Service

The Heart to Heart Service Centre is located at the premises of the Society For The Aged Sick in Hougang, Singapore

Shortly after she retired, Hsu set up the Heart to Heart Service with Sharana Yao, her co-social worker, a non-profit, non-government aided welfare service which provides food, clothes and monthly cash contributions to those in need. With the help of volunteers who drive her around, she brought necessities to the homes of elderly women and destitutes in their 80s and 90s on public assistance, such as rice, sugar, biscuits, beverages and monthly cash allowances of between S$20 and S$180. She got her rations and funds from various sources—merchants, people in the neighbourhood, church friends, and their friends. The needy get on Heart-to-Heart's list based on good faith by word of mouth.^[10] In 2000, a Straits Times reader wrote to comment on her selfless contributions to the society and urged the young to follow her example:

As we admire the grit, good humour and faith that Ms Hsu has, might we also ponder over a certain dilemma: Where are the Teresa Hsus of today? Ms Hsu is at an age where most would have long retired, but she takes it upon herself to be of service to others, to those who are less fortunate than her. A society like Singapore requires a lot more individuals like this and we need them now... We need to have more youths as volunteers or pursuing a career in social work as they will be the core of our society... More publicity and attention must be drawn to volunteer opportunities and more must be done to recognise dedicated people like Ms Hsu. We cannot continue in our efforts of building a gracious society without strengthening volunteerism as a culture. There is little to be gained by being more cultured if we do not take the plight of the less fortunate into consideration.^[12]

Lifestyle

Hsu was still actively involved in charity work after turning 110. An advocate of healthy living, Hsu often gave public talks at schools, welfare homes, and hospitals in Singapore and overseas about health and service to the needy.^[9] When asked about the secret of her good health and longevity, Hsu attributed her good health to a spartan lifestyle, vegetarian diet, and to her positive attitude towards life:

I prefer to laugh than to weep. Those people who cry to me, I always tell them it is better to laugh than to use tissue paper, as laughing is free but tissue paper still cost five cent. 'Ha ha ha' cost no cents.^[11]

She would start her day at 4 am with calisthenics, meditation and an hour of yoga exercises. At night, she would do yoga again, then read until midnight. She picked up yoga at age 69, when she bought a book titled Forever Young, Forever Healthy. She also taught yoga to the young and old at temples, associations, hospitals and schools. She ate sparely; her breakfast is a glass of water or milk. Lunch was often milk and salad, unless "people bring me food", and it was milk or yogurt for dinner.^[13] At home, she has a 2,000-volume private library she calls Prema, which in Sanskritmeans "divine love". Today, her days were kept busy with trips to help needy senior citizens, reading and yoga practice at her sparsely-furnished single-storey house attached to the Society For The Aged Sick.^[8]

Death

Hsu died on Wednesday, 7 December 2011, peacefully at home and was cremated on the same day without any rites, as instructed by her.^[14] She was the oldest living person in Singapore at the time of her death.

Commendation

• 2006 aged 108: Received the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre's Special Recognition Award from Deputy Prime Minister S. Jayakumar.^[6]
• 2005 aged 107: A photography exhibition was held to honour Hsu's life and work at the Mica Building, from July 6 till July 18, titled OneZeroSeven Photography Exhibition: Teresa Hsu Chih.^[15]
• 2004 aged 106: Received the Sporting Singapore Inspiration Award from Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, for her devotion to the teaching of yoga.^[16]
• 2003 aged 105: Received the Active Senior Citizen of the Year Award from Chan Soo Sen, Minister of State (Education, Community Development and Sports).^[17]
• 2002 aged 104: Received a Honorary Doctorate Degree from the University of Southern Queensland, Australia.^[2]
• 1999 aged 101: Received a one-off Special Award at the Woman of the Year 1999 awards ceremony at the Raffles Hotel organised by Her World magazine.^[18]
• 1997 aged 99: Named 'Hero for Today' by the Chinese-edition of the Reader's Digest.^[19]
• 1994 aged 96: Received the Community Service Award awarded by the Life Insurance Association for her contribution to community service.^[20]

See also

Singapore portal

• Venerable Ho Yuen Hoe
• Lee Choon Seng
• Gan Eng Seng

References

1. ^ "Supercentenarian but she'll still be there for the needy". The Straits Times. 8 July 2007.
2. ^ ^a b "USQ News dated 23 April 2003". University of Southern Queensland. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
3. ^ Wong, Mun Heng (9 January 2006). "Tzu Chi Events in Malaysia". The World of Tzu Chi Vol. 76.
4. ^ Tay, Ming Liang (7 January 2000). "Letter—She is our very own Mother Teresa". The Straits Times.
5. ^ ^a b c Khng, Eu Meng (1995). Singapore's Extraordinary People—"Teresa Hsu: Never too old to care for others". Singapore: Landmark Books. pp. 48–53. ISBN 981-3002-96-4.
6. ^ ^a b Yap, Su-Yin (23 November 2005). "The Substation wins award for model fund-raising drive". The Straits Times.
7. ^ Sapawi, Tuminah (31 March 1994). "Never too old to be useful". The Straits Times. p. Life at Large section.
8. ^ ^a b c "100 years, and still going strong". The Straits Times. 31 December 1999.
9. ^ ^a b "Special Recognition Award : Teresa Hsu". National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
10. ^ ^a b c Abu Bakar, Mardiana (20 May 1993). "Society: Unending service". The Straits Times.
11. ^ ^a b Shuying (Jul/Aug 2007). Nagapuspa (Vol. 11)—110 Years Old, A Life of Abundant Wealth. Singapore: Buddha Tooth Relic Temple Publication. pp. 78–79.
12. ^ Ren, Alex (12 January 2000). "Letter—We need more youths to do volunteer work". The Straits Times.
13. ^ "Staying '97 Years Young'—A calm mind and simple life the secret". The Straits Times. 7 November 1997.
14. ^ RAO, Sharana. "Announcement". Heart to Heart. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
15. ^ "Around town". The Straits Times. 6 July 2005. p. Life Events section.
16. ^ Chia, Han Keong (30 October 2004). "107 years old, and still going strong". The Straits Times. p. Sports section.
17. ^ "Teresa Hsu is Active Senior Citizen". The Straits Times. 14 November 2003.
18. ^ "Three women of substance". The Straits Times. 3 March 2000.
19. ^ Sapawi, Tuminah (7 November 1997). "Strong and supple, at 97". The Straits Times.
20. ^ Chin, Soo Fang (3 November 1994). "Young-at-heart : 94-year-old wins life insurance award". The Straits Times. p. Life at Large section.

External links

• Society for the Aged Sick website
• Active Senior Citizen of the Year: Teresa Hsu
• 106岁的许哲：爱使生命年轻 (Chinese)

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