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I need to get the gold next time
Spunky Korean fencer and Olympic silver medallist may get beaten and battered, but she does not give up. After being banned from the sport for having cosmetic surgery and even entertaining thoughts of suicide, she bounced back and even wants to get gold the next time. -ANN, The Korea Herald
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Engaged, not 'married' yet
Li Jiawei has registered her marriage to a Chinese businessman in Beijing, reported Lianhe Zaobao, but she only considers herself 'engaged' until a traditional ceremony is held. -TNP |
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MP recounts brush with colon cancer
Get screened for the disease, which hits one in 55 people here, if you are aged around 50 and above.
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She's one cool customer
Market dips don't scare Savills director who believes in long-term investments. |
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Is he the one?
Table-tennis queen Li Jiawei denies allegations that she was supposed to marry diamond magnate Li Hou Lin. -AsiaOne
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Siren voice means she's fertile
A woman raises the pitch of her voice during her most fertile period of the month in an unconscious boost to her femininity, according to study. -AFP
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A sweet and sour life
Forest Leong learned to cook at age five and had to cope with loneliness when she first moved here.
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A key role in telling the S'pore story
Noted historian Mary Turnbull contributed more to the idea of a distinct Singaporean nation than almost anyone else. |
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"I do not know Jiawei"
S'pore's table-tennis star's alleged beau, Chinese diamond magnate Li Hou Lin, says that the rumours are all false and that he does not know her. -AsiaOne
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No sex is secret to long life, says 105-year-old
A woman who will celebrate her 105th birthday today has attributed her long life to celibacy and staying single.
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Little Miss Sunshine
Meg Cabot, author of The Princess Diaries series, chooses to escape the darkness of her past by writing only about the bright side of life for now.
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Four in 10 S'poreans marry foreigners
Globalisation creating more chances for locals to meet, tie the knot with non-citizens. -ST |
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Just desserts
Irene Soh believes that the first books she received, both cookbooks, were a sign of things to come.
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Home maker
Lawyer Amy Lee builds homes for the needy in Mongolia and cleans out one-room flats for old folks in Bukit Merah. |
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Her daily bread
Freshly Baked's Audrey Tan, who knows her dough, shares her tips on rising to the occasion.
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He changed her stereotyped view
Ms Agnes Teh changed her impression of Caucasians after meeting - and marrying - Mr Jesus Tosca, a Spaniard. -ST |
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Top bankers: Why so few women?
Some areas of banking seem more suited to females than others. Still, with the right support, they can reach the top.
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Flexible rules of foreign spouses
However, those who settle here must make sure they can take care of themselves. -ST
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Foreign affairs
As Singapore welcomes more immigrants, more Singaporeans are also welcoming foreign spouses into their lives. -ST
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Housing subsidies only for citizens and PRs
We wish to highlight that citizens who marry foreigners can purchase a resale HDB flat under the Non-Citizen Spouse Scheme. -ST
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Money matters when you marry a foreigner
Before you say 'I do', here are some issues you should discuss or clear up with your foreign spouse-to-be. -ST
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S'pore to sign global treaty
Pact protects kids of cross-border marriages caught in custody tussles. -ST
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China legislator quits pageant as politics rears ugly head
Chinese lawmaker has quit a beauty contest after critics accused her of debasing the pageant with politics. -AFP
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Her nursing experience helped save dad's life
When she switched from secretary to nursing, she not only changed her parents' opinion of the profession, she played a part in saving her father's life. -TNP |
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RI gets its first female principal
Old RGS girl takes over the new Raffles Institution next January. -TNP
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Work, kids and a degree course
With a degree in hand and equipped with more managerial skills, Madam Susila is looking forward to new challenges at work. -TNP |
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N. Korean sex-for-secrets spy jailed
She was trained in the North to infiltrate the South's military and assassinate key figures.
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Wanted: Roamers to return
From 'let them go' to 'bring them home'. -ST |
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This family is a mini-United Nations
Kevin Siow, 34, is a management consultant who met his 32-year-old Australian-Vietnamese wife in 1999 on a holiday to Melbourne. You can say that he and his family have a global perspective when it comes to marriage. -AsiaOne
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Meet my soulmate
'Of course, it's most convenient if Mr Right lives just across the street, but sometimes you find that destiny seems to have something else in mind for you,' says Cheryl Marie Cordeiro, who is married to Jan-Erik Nilsson, a Swede. -AsiaOne |
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"My husband could have been African for all I care"
Is foreign better? While more Singaporeans are finding love outside the constraints of this tiny island, most will tell you love is not about looking for someone outside your race or country. In fact, relationships become more trying when you date outside of your own geographical circle. Pamela Schoebel-Pattiselanno shares her story about what makes her marriage to her German husband tick, despite the difficulties they faced.
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Being of mixed parentage means best of both worlds
2008 New Face winner won for her unusual looks and charming personality. We ask her what life is like being the offspring of an English father and Malay mother. -Asiaone |
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Poor choice of speaker at love workshop
President of Association of Marital and Family Therapy (Singapore) asks: Why was a Westerner and three-time divorcee conducting the workshops? -ST
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Living it up
A breast cancer survivor speaks on her renewed zest for life. |
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Aim: Retire early and travel
Lynn Gasper is cool about riding out the current storm. OCBC's group head of unsecured lending invests only in what she understands.
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Ukraine's Iron Lady a woman of mettle
Tycoon, glamour puss, jailbird, PM - now Yulia Tymoshenko wants to be president. |
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India's richest woman just wanted to brew beer
But no brewery would hire her, so she founded country's largest biotech company. -TNP
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Why mature women are hot in bad times
Actresses with mature features - small eyes, large chins and thin faces - are more popular in hard times. -TNP |
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With no diamond ring, I still thee wed
Couple loses $450 & left with no rings after jeweller vacates shop. -TNP
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Husband pleads for unfaithful wife to return
Despite wife's affair and abandonment of her children, husband still hopes for a reconciliation. -AsiaOne |
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'We're not young anymore'
S'porean, 44, applies more than 20 times to government agency to marry Filipina girlfriend, 34, but is rejected. -TNP
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She lets daughter, 13, smoke, drink, have sex
Instead of being outraged by her daughter's behaviour, this British mum even rewards the teen for good behaviour with offers of cigarettes. Is she the world's worst mum? -TNP |
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No mood for marriage
Matchmaking agency sees less Singaporeans asking for prospective Viet brides. Matchmaker even offers a 50% cut in fee to woo foreign wives-seekers. -ST
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Dark side of the mind
Manic depression took a toll on her life until her son was born. |
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So many chances, but straying hubby did not repent
A reader shares her personal story of grief and pain when her husband cheated on her while she was pregnant. -AsiaOne
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Ex-beauty queen hounded by loansharks meets tragic end
She went into debt trying to keep up with her family's finances, but leapt to her death when she could not stand the pressure of being hounded by up to eight loansharks. -TNP |
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More men marrying in the autumn of their lives
Number who tied the knot last year more than doubled since 1997. -ST
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Yes, adultery is criminal
SKorean court upholds law criminalising adultery. -AFP |
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Teens, pimp went from table to table
A man and his young charges solicited openly in broad daylight - and sold sexual services based on the girls' youth. -TNP
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Minors better protected now
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Woman on top
Jane Lee runs six times a week with a 15kg backpack and 5kg ankle weights. She also climbs the stairs of 30-storey buildings to prepare for her Mount Everest climb next year. -myp
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China 'needs strong will'
Chinese Nobel laureate speaks about his work, China's problems and his young wife. -ST |
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Those 'secret' items you carry
While most of us would not be lugging around an extra pair of underwear, a spare pair of panties are essential for one of Stomp's Star blogger. Find out who can't do without one after getting hot and sweaty. -AsiaOne
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Famed author's new love is 28 years younger
Author Salman Rushdie (60) was spotted with a model who's a double amputee and 28 years younger than him. -TNP |
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