Monday, November 30, 2015

The SG50 Jubilee Big Walk - PM Lee: Let's unite and build towards SG100

My Paper, Monday, November 30, 2015, Page A2, Top Stories
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By Walter Sim, waltsim@sph.com.sg, Calvin Yang, calyang@sph.com.sg, My Paper, Monday, 30 November 2015, Published on Nov 30, 2015


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SUNDAY STROLL: About 25,000 people took part in the SG50 Jubilee Big Walk yesterday morning. The 5km mass walk went past historic sites in the Civic District, including the Padang and Parliament House, before ending at the Meadow at Gardens by the Bay.
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BY HELPING one another and working as a team, Singaporeans can shape the nation's destiny and forge a future that is inclusive and united in diversity, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday.

Speaking at the launch of The Future Of Us exhibition at Gardens by the Bay, Mr Lee looked back at how the nation had overcome uncertainty and racial tensions during independence, as he cast an eye on what the future of Singapore will be like 50 years from today.

Singapore as it is now is the "work of more than one generation, each standing on the shoulders of the ones who came before", he said, crediting pioneers for their sacrifice and for building Singapore up brick by brick.



The SG50 Jubilee Big Walk was flagged off by Mr Lee at the National Museum of Singapore, the walk's starting point.

PHOTO: The SG50 Jubilee Big Walk was flagged off by Mr Lee at the National Museum of Singapore, the walk's starting point.
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Likewise, Singapore's future "depends on what we make of it together", he added. "It is up to each one of us to voice our hopes and future dreams, to make the choices to realise these dreams."

The free Future Of Us exhibition, which opens to the public tomorrow at Gardens by the Bay, is the capstone event of the year-long SG50 Golden Jubilee celebrations. It has seen overwhelming response with more than 85 per cent of tickets booked for the opening month.

The exhibition, which will end on March 8 next year, envisions how daily living will be like in 2030, with possible innovative developments in areas such as transport, housing and healthcare.



Singapore's future depends on what we make of it together.

PHOTO: Singapore's future depends on what we make of it together. It is up to each one of us to voice our hopes and future dreams, to make the choices to realise these dreams.
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The SG50 celebrations have "been an extra special year for all of us and I am sure each of us has his or her own special memories", Mr Lee noted.

He said looking forward will involve "coming together as one people, one nation, one Singapore, re-dedicating ourselves to build a better Singapore (and) looking forward to the possibilities ahead of us".

Mr Lee also said that it was fitting to have taken part in the SG50 Jubilee Big Walk earlier yesterday morning, going past historic and iconic sites in the Civic District.



The SG50 Jubilee Big Walk went past historic and iconic sites in the Civic District. Some 25,000 people took part in the 5km mass walk, organised by The New Paper and the People's Association.

PHOTO: The SG50 Jubilee Big Walk went past historic and iconic sites in the Civic District. Some 25,000 people took part in the 5km mass walk, organised by The New Paper and the People's Association.
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Some 25,000 people took part in the 5km mass walk, organised by The New Paper and the People's Association.



The SG50 Jubilee Big Walk included part of a permanent 8km commemorative trail, known as the Jubilee Walk, which connects more than 20 historic and iconic locations within the Civic District and Marina Bay precinct.

PHOTO: The SG50 Jubilee Big Walk included part of a permanent 8km commemorative trail, known as the Jubilee Walk, which connects more than 20 historic and iconic locations within the Civic District and Marina Bay precinct.
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It included part of a permanent 8km commemorative trail, known as the Jubilee Walk that Mr Lee also launched yesterday, which connects more than 20 historic and iconic locations within the Civic District and Marina Bay precinct.

The event was flagged off by Mr Lee at the National Museum of Singapore, the walk's starting point.



The event was flagged off at the National Museum of Singapore, the walk's starting point.

PHOTO: The event was flagged off at the National Museum of Singapore, the walk's starting point.
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The mass walk's route took participants past key landmarks and sites that mark significant events in the nation's development, including the Padang and Parliament House, before ending at the Meadow at Gardens by the Bay.



The mass walk's route took participants past key landmarks and sites that mark significant events in the nation's development, including the Padang and Parliament House, before ending at the Meadow at Gardens by the Bay.

PHOTO: The mass walk's route took participants past key landmarks and sites that mark significant events in the nation's development, including the Padang and Parliament House, before ending at the Meadow at Gardens by the Bay.
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Mr Lee - who took selfies with some participants, shook hands with others and exchanged high fives with young children - also launched the 220m Jubilee Bridge that connects the Merlion Park and the waterfront promenade by the Esplanade.



Mr Lee also launched the 220m Jubilee Bridge that connects the Merlion Park and the waterfront promenade by the Esplanade.

PHOTO: Mr Lee also launched the 220m Jubilee Bridge that connects the Merlion Park and the waterfront promenade by the Esplanade.
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He then made a brief visit of the SG Heart Map Festival at the Marina Bay floating platform.



The SG50 celebrations have been an extra special year for all of us and each of us has his or her own special memories.

PHOTO: The SG50 celebrations have been an extra special year for all of us and each of us has his or her own special memories.
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Looking forward will involve coming together as one people, one nation, one Singapore, re-dedicating ourselves to build a better Singapore (and) looking forward to the possibilities ahead of us.<br>

PHOTO: Looking forward will involve coming together as one people, one nation, one Singapore, re-dedicating ourselves to build a better Singapore (and) looking forward to the possibilities ahead of us.
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The route passed key landmarks and sites marking significant events in Singapore's development, including the Padang, before ending at The Meadow at Gardens by the Bay.


PHOTO: The route passed key landmarks and sites marking significant events in Singapore's development, including the Padang, before ending at The Meadow at Gardens by the Bay.
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Eager walkers had begun arriving as early as 5.30am for the 7am flag-off.

PHOTO: Eager walkers had begun arriving as early as 5.30am for the 7am flag-off.
Photo Source: The New Paper, The Straits Times, Berita Harian

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Mr Lee also said that it was fitting to have taken part in the SG50 Jubilee Big Walk earlier yesterday morning, going past historic and iconic sites in the Civic District.

PHOTO: Mr Lee also said that it was fitting to have taken part in the SG50 Jubilee Big Walk earlier yesterday morning, going past historic and iconic sites in the Civic District.
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Stilt walkers (People's Association) and buskers were also at the end point to entertain the crowd.

PHOTO: Stilt walkers (People's Association) and buskers were also at the end point to entertain the crowd.
Photo Source: The New Paper, The Straits Times, Berita Harian
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Sights & sounds of the SG50 Jubilee Big Walk

PHOTO: Sights & sounds of the SG50 Jubilee Big Walk
Photo Source: The New Paper, The Straits Times, Berita Harian
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By Walter Sim, waltsim@sph.com.sg, Calvin Yang, calyang@sph.com.sg, My Paper, Monday, 30 November 2015, Published on Nov 30, 2015



Reference

Sunday, November 29, 2015

'We have to carry on living': Man who lost hands and feet to GBS infection

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By Tan Tam Mei, tammei@sph.com.sg, The New Paper, Sunday, 29 November 2015


Mr Tan Whee Boon's ordeal began in July when he was taken to hospital after feeling giddy and severe bouts of vomiting and diarrhoea.
PHOTO: Mr Tan Whee Boon's ordeal began in July when he was taken to hospital after feeling giddy and severe bouts of vomiting and diarrhoea. This happened a few days after he ate a Chinese raw fish dish, or yusheng, at a Chinatown food centre. Mr Tan was taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital where tests found three types of bacteria in his body, one of which was Group B Streptococcus (GBS).
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Sitting in his motorised wheelchair, Mr Tan Whee Boon's smile is radiant and his attitude jovial.

It is a stark contrast to the 50-year-old's outlook almost three months ago when he received devastating news - his hands and feet had to be amputated.



Three months ago when he received devastating news - his hands and feet had to be amputated.
PHOTO: Three months ago when he received devastating news - his hands and feet had to be amputated.
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Back in August, when he spoke to The New Paper days before two operations to remove his extremities, the former technician said he had "no more future" because he could not imagine a life without them.

A meeting with national para-athlete Aishah Samad helped Mr Tan regain hope despite the thought of losing his hands and feet.

The 2003 SEA Games shooting bronze medallist visited Mr Tan in hospital in August after reading about his condition in a TNP report.



The 2003 SEA Games shooting bronze medallist visited Mr Tan in hospital in August after reading about his condition in a TNP report.
PHOTO: The 2003 SEA Games shooting bronze medallist visited Mr Tan in hospital in August after reading about his condition in a TNP report.
When Mr Tan saw Ms Aisha enter his ward in her wheelchair, he was moved to tears. He said: "When I saw her smiling and talking to me, I knew it was possible to have a future."
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She, too, had lost her hands and feet after a bacterial infection while on a trip to China in 2012.

Meeting Ms Aishah allowed Mr Tan to connect with someone who had gone through a similar experience. It gave him much needed comfort and encouragement to persevere.

"I did think about suicide to be honest, but thinking of my family and friends made me think twice," said Mr Tan in Mandarin.



Ms Aishah, too, had lost her hands and feet after a bacterial infection while on a trip to China in 2012.
PHOTO: Ms Aishah, too, had lost her hands and feet after a bacterial infection while on a trip to China in 2012. Meeting Ms Aishah allowed Mr Tan to connect with someone who had gone through a similar experience. It gave him much needed comfort and encouragement to persevere.
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"There was no other way except to amputate, so even before I met Aishah, I had already told myself that all I could do was move forward."

Mr Tan's ordeal began in July when he was taken to hospital after feeling giddy and severe bouts of vomiting and diarrhoea.

This happened a few days after he ate a Chinese raw fish dish, or yusheng, at a Chinatown food centre.

Mr Tan was taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital where tests found three types of bacteria in his body, one of which was Group B Streptococcus (GBS).

Following a spike in reported GBS infections in July, the Ministry of Health confirmed an association between the consumption of yusheng-style raw fish dishes and a specific strain of GBS infection that appears to be aggressive.

The confirmation came in an official statement released yesterday.

TNP caught up with Mr Tan and his wife, Madam Choong Siet Mei, 47, in their three-room flat in Woodlands yesterday.



TNP caught up with Mr Tan and his wife, Madam Choong Siet Mei, 47, in their three-room flat in Woodlands yesterday (28 November 2015).
PHOTO: TNP caught up with Mr Tan and his wife, Madam Choong Siet Mei, 47, in their three-room flat in Woodlands yesterday (28 November 2015). They were adjusting to life after Mr Tan was discharged from the hospital two weeks ago.
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The couple, who have two children aged 14 and 15, sounded upbeat and hopeful while talking about how they were adjusting to life after Mr Tan was discharged from the hospital two weeks ago.

Said Mr Tan, who now moves around on a motorised wheelchair: "We just have to carry on living and do what we can do with life. The world will keep on spinning."

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The family doesn't talk much about the tragedy because they would rather talk about "happier things".

He also said that it would be hard for him to find a job because the reality is that "it is hard to hire someone with no hands and feet".

For the couple, much has changed after the amputation, but they choose to adopt a positive outlook. Mr Tan has left his job as a technician and they get by on their savings and crowdsourced donations.



The family doesn't talk much about the tragedy because they would rather talk about 'happier things'.
PHOTO: The family doesn't talk much about the tragedy because they would rather talk about "happier things".
Said Mr Tan: "We just have to carry on living and do what we can do with life. The world will keep on spinning."
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Mr Tan estimates that the amount should be enough to last them three to five years. The bulk of it will be kept for their children.

Mr Tan spends most days at home exercising to strengthen his core muscles, something he feels will help him become more independent.

With the aid of modified elastic bands that his wife sewed, Mr Tan is able to feed himself using a fork and spoon, and even send text messages using a stylus-pen.



With the aid of modified elastic bands that his wife sewed, Mr Tan is able to feed himself using a fork and spoon, and even send text messages using a stylus-pen.
PHOTO: With the aid of modified elastic bands that his wife sewed, Mr Tan is able to feed himself using a fork and spoon, and even send text messages using a stylus-pen.
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Madam Choong, a housewife, is also always by his side as Mr Tan is unable to perform certain daily tasks like bathing and using the toilet.

"She's like my personal assistant," he joked.

She said: "I'm definitely more tired now. Previously, all I had to do was housework but now I have to take care of him too... But I do it because he's my husband."



Madam Choong, a housewife, is also always by his side as Mr Tan is unable to perform certain daily tasks like bathing and using the toilet.
PHOTO: Madam Choong, a housewife, is also always by his side as Mr Tan is unable to perform certain daily tasks like bathing and using the toilet.
She said: "I'm definitely more tired now. Previously, all I had to do was housework but now I have to take care of him too... But I do it because he's my husband."
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When asked if they hold anyone responsible for their plight, Mr Tan said that they do not because "nobody wanted this to happen".

Madam Choong added: "Even if we sue someone, we can't win back his hands and feet. So there's no point."

Despite his disability, Mr Tan hopes his family and friends can continue to treat him as a "normal person" instead of taking "extra care" of him.



Despite his disability, Mr Tan hopes his family and friends can continue to treat him as a 'normal person' instead of taking
PHOTO: Despite his disability, Mr Tan hopes his family and friends can continue to treat him as a "normal person" instead of taking "extra care" of him.
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"They always offer to pick me up in their cars... But I tell them that I have my own car and it's a Mercedes," Mr Tan said, grinning and gesturing to his wheelchair.

By Tan Tam Mei, tammei@sph.com.sg, The New Paper, Sunday, 29 November 2015


Sitting in his 'Mercedes' motorised wheelchair, Mr Tan Whee Boon's smile is radiant and his attitude jovial.
PHOTO: Sitting in his 'Mercedes' motorised wheelchair, Mr Tan Whee Boon's smile is radiant and his attitude jovial.
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SHOWING THE WAY: When Mr Tan saw Ms Aishah enter his ward, he was moved to tears. His hands and feet have to be amputated.
PHOTO: He's regained hope, thanks to para-athlete
My Paper, Tuesday, August 18, 2015, Page A6, Top Stories
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