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Local celebs flood social media with tributes to Lee Kuan Yew
SINGAPORE – Celebrities including Pierre Png, Rebecca Lim, Nurul Aini, Fann Wong, Gunalan Morgan, Gurmit Singh, Suhaimi Yusof, Felicia Chin, Mark Lee, Belinda Lee, Shane Pow, Zheng Geping and more took to Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to express their sentiments on the passing of Singapore’s first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, who passed away this morning. He was 91.
Many of them praised the work he did for the country. “I go to work with a very heavy heart today, for we’ve lost a great man,” said Png (@iampierrepng on Instagram). “But his efforts will not have been in vain if we continue to strive for the best. From slum to first class nation. Onward Singapore”.
Popular Malay actress Nurul Aini (@aanurul on Instagram) wrote: “Thank you for all that you have done for Singapore. We wouldn’t be where we are if not for you”
“Thank you for building Singapore, your dedication, a reminder that each of us will pass on,” wrote Fann Wong (@fannaiaiwong on Instagram).
“Recently, I’ve travelled extensively around Asian countries and learned that Singapore is no doubt the best among all,” Thomas Ong (@thomasong17 on Instagram) opined. “Thank you for bringing Singapore this far. We will continue the rest of the journey
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“She’s like a jungle girl!”: Belinda Lee recalls how a teacher humiliated her because her uniform had faded in colour
Not everyone knows this but local actress-host Belinda Lee, one of the chirpiest and cheerful celebs around, had a very tough childhood.
In an episode of Mediacorp infotainment program Tuesday Report, Belinda, 46, shared that she had really bad grades when she was in school.
How bad? The host once scored only seven out of a hundred for a Math examination.
Belinda said her family was really poor and so she couldn't afford tuition.
Belinda was fostered by her relatives when she was a baby and only returned to live with her parents when she was about three. She said that experience made her unmotivated to work hard as she felt unloved.
To make things worse, the people around Belinda weren't the most encouraging. In fact, they were the total opposite.
"My family always told me negative things like "You're a failure" and it was why I had really low self-esteem growing up. I was terrified no matter where I went. Be it my grades or the way I dealt with people, it was very obvious that I was a problem child," she said.
Given her circumstances, it was no surprise that Belinda "really disliked going to school".
"The entire school knew how bad my grades
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