What will Christmas 2020 look like for us in Singapore? It has been a hard year for so many and we have all had to find our own ways to respond while thoroughly unprepared for what has come along. In the midst of calendar tetris for the end of the work year, I remembered with fondness a family session from last December. The Kwongs are like the treasured friend you see once a year and feel like no time has lapsed. Liz is an amazing family photographer herself, in addition to her day job, baking up a storm and dreaming up all sorts of fun activities with her children. I don’t say this enough - never is never enough - but I have always envied their resilience and determination to see the best in life. Somehow, revisiting these photos today made me remember what I admire about them, and reflect on how I have handled the time that has passed since these were taken. May the end of 2020 bring some relief for us all, and may we be able to gather with loved ones again next year.
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First homes are special - I wish I had more photos of mine. I grew up in the same place until my dad threw me out and sold the flat while I was working in London. True story! I’m glad the Pangs gave me a ring before they moved out of their first home together … and even more glad that they didn’t laugh at my fear of heights. Here’s to old memories and new milestones.
With the end of the Singapore General Elections 2015 comes renewed calls to move forward as a nation, and work together to ensure that nobody falls through the cracks. I believe I have many friends and social media acquaintances with a desire to see more adequate social safety nets in place. Hopefully we can come out of this period of introspection and debate feeling motivated to partake in solutions to the problems that we see.
May I offer up HCA Hospice Care (www.hca.org.sg) as another Singapore charity with a worthy cause ... their aim is to provide "comfort and support to patients with life-limiting illnesses, regardless of age, religion, ethnicity, nationality and financial status". One of their services is home hospice care, with multidisciplinary healthcare teams offering palliative care to patients and their families in their own homes.
I was recently invited to tag along with one team and visually document the work that they do. The photo essay here is the result of this collaboration, and I urge you to find out more through the direct, sincere and often (appropriately) humourous words of one of the team members here: "Not just a doctor, a family member"