<CENTER><SCRIPT language=JavaScript type=text/javascript> <!--HM_Array1 = [[120,"","","000099","FFFFFF","CCCCCC","CCCCFF","black","CCCCCC",0,0,0,1,0,0,"null","null",0,0],["E-Mail this Message","/n/mb/forward.asp?webtag=3in1kopitiam&Rptid=18436&t=1",1,0,0,1],["Ignore newton1414","/n/mb/ignore.asp?webtag=3in1kopitiam&Rptid=18436&u=423912393",1,0,0,1],["Add to Friends","/n/mb/ignore.asp?webtag=3in1kopitiam&Rptid=18436&f=1&u=423912393",1,0,0,1],["Print Message","/n/mb/display.asp?webtag=3in1kopitiam&Rptid=18436&print=y",1,0,0,1],["Bookmark Page","javascript:window.external.AddFavorite('http://forums.delphiforums.com/3in1kopitiam/messages?msg=18436.1',ForumName + ' #18436.1')",1,0,0,1]]HM_Array2 = [[120,"","","000099","FFFFFF","CCCCCC","CCCCFF","black","CCCCCC",0,0,0,1,0,0,"null","null",0,0],["E-Mail this Message","/n/mb/forward.asp?webtag=3in1kopitiam&Rptid=18436&t=1",1,0,0,1],["Stop Ignoring newton1414","/n/mb/neutral.asp?webtag=3in1kopitiam&Rptid=18436",1,0,0,1],["Print Message","/n/mb/display.asp?webtag=3in1kopitiam&Rptid=18436&print=y",1,0,0,1],["Bookmark Page","javascript:window.external.AddFavorite('http://forums.delphiforums.com/3in1kopitiam/messages?msg=18436.1',ForumName + ' #18436.1')",1,0,0,1]] //--></SCRIPT><SCRIPT language=JavaScript1.2 src="/n/mb/HM_Loader.js"></SCRIPT><SCRIPT language=JavaScript1.2 type=text/javascript src="/n/mb/HM_ScriptDOM.js"></SCRIPT><!--PreMsgHTML--><SCRIPT language=JavaScript> <!-- //Force spider-friendly orphans info framesetif (parent.location.href == self.location.href) {if ((location.pathname.indexOf("/messages/")>0)&&(location.pathname.indexOf("?")==-1)){var path = location.pathname;var urlArray = path.split('messages');var webtag = urlArray[0].replace("/", "");var msgID = urlArray[1].replace("/", "");msgID = msgID.replace("/", ".");var theURL = 'http:\/\/' + location.hostname + '\/' + webtag + 'messages/?msg=' + msgID;window.location.href = theURL;}}//Randomize ad positionvar ranUnrounded = Math.random()*3;var ranNumber = Math.round(ranUnrounded);if (ranNumber<1){ ranNumber = 1 }var adPosition = ranNumber;var adPosition2 = ranNumber + 5; //Honor disable_ads forum propvar disable_ads = 'n';disable_ads = disable_ads.toLowerCase();if ((disable_ads.indexOf("y")==0)||(disable_ads.indexOf("t")==0)||(disable_ads==1)){ var adPosition = 0; var adPosition2 = 0; } else { disable_ads = 'n'; }//--></SCRIPT><SCRIPT type=text/javascript> if(disable_ads == 'n'){ GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-2093616136278178", "DF_ROS_inline_BTF_1"); GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-2093616136278178", "DF_ROS_inline_BTF_2"); }</SCRIPT><SCRIPT type=text/javascript> if(disable_ads == 'n'){ GA_googleFetchAds();}</SCRIPT><!--/PreMsgHTML--><TABLE id=msgUN border=0 cellSpacing=3 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD id=msgUNsubj vAlign=top>
Coffeeshop Chit Chat - SG's famous mum dies</TD><TD id=msgunetc noWrap align=right>
Subscribe </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=msgtable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="96%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=msg vAlign=top><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgbfr1 width="1%"> </TD><TD><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgF width="1%" noWrap align=right>From: </TD><TD class=msgFname width="68%" noWrap>newton1414 <NOBR></NOBR> </TD><TD class=msgDate width="30%" noWrap align=right>1:36 am </TD></TR><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgT height=20 width="1%" noWrap align=right>To: </TD><TD class=msgTname width="68%" noWrap>ALL <NOBR></NOBR></TD><TD class=msgNum noWrap align=right> (1 of 1) </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgleft rowSpan=4 width="1%"> </TD><TD class=wintiny noWrap align=right>18436.1 </TD></TR><TR><TD height=8></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgtxt>Dream on, Gecko Kwa still going strong!
SINGAPORE: She mothered them through years of hard training in the pool, the thrill of competition, the pain of failure and the harsh public scrutiny that came with being one of Singapore’s most bemedalled swim stars.
Madam Tan Lee Choo — mother of former national swimmers Joscelin and Leonard Yeo, and former national triathlete Gerard Yeo — was a pillar of strength to her children, and a source of unconditional love no matter how rough things got.
But in the last two years, as she fought her battle with a stage—four brain tumour, it was her children who found themselves trying to be all that to her.
"This whole time, Joscelin, my brother and myself, and especially my Dad, did whatever we could to be there for her, talking and listening to her. Whatever she taught us, we tried to give it back," said eldest son Leonard, 31.
"It happened quite rapidly and drastically in the last month. We were hopeful, but sometimes you can’t explain things."
Mdm Tan died on Tuesday night. She was 59.
Speaking at the Mount Vernon Funeral Parlour on Wednesday, Leonard, the managing director of Yeo’s Aquatics swim school, said her life "was an example" to her children.
"Loving us, providing for us, being a moral support for us, being a listening ear — she went out of her way like a mum would. That gave us wings to soar.
"At least we knew we could fall into a safety net, knowing she and my dad wouldn’t judge us at all ... regardless of whether we made it, and that was the environment we grew up in."
Of the three children, it was Joscelin, 30, of course, who made the biggest headlines. When at age 14, she swept nine gold medals at the 1993 SEA Games, it was Mdm Tan, an accountant, who helped the teenager handle the intense media and public scrutiny.
Joscelin declined to speak to the press on Wednesday. But former national swimmer Gary Tan, one of Joscelin’s close friends, said her mum was her source of inspiration, especially in tough times.
"Jos really looked up to her as her pillar of strength," said Mr Tan, 27.
"Her mother’s drive and character was a main reason why she had so much success in her swimming career."
Though Joscelin may have grabbed more of the media spotlight, Mdm Tan and her husband, Mr Lawrence Yeo, 67, treated all their children equally. Said Leonard: "They loved us all the same and gave us the same opportunities."
Former Singapore swim star and current national head coach Ang Peng Siong remembers Mdm Tan as an "exemplary" parent who was there for "every of her children’s training sessions and meets".
The funeral service is on Friday morning. — TODAY
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER>
SINGAPORE: She mothered them through years of hard training in the pool, the thrill of competition, the pain of failure and the harsh public scrutiny that came with being one of Singapore’s most bemedalled swim stars.
Madam Tan Lee Choo — mother of former national swimmers Joscelin and Leonard Yeo, and former national triathlete Gerard Yeo — was a pillar of strength to her children, and a source of unconditional love no matter how rough things got.
But in the last two years, as she fought her battle with a stage—four brain tumour, it was her children who found themselves trying to be all that to her.
"This whole time, Joscelin, my brother and myself, and especially my Dad, did whatever we could to be there for her, talking and listening to her. Whatever she taught us, we tried to give it back," said eldest son Leonard, 31.
"It happened quite rapidly and drastically in the last month. We were hopeful, but sometimes you can’t explain things."
Mdm Tan died on Tuesday night. She was 59.
Speaking at the Mount Vernon Funeral Parlour on Wednesday, Leonard, the managing director of Yeo’s Aquatics swim school, said her life "was an example" to her children.
"Loving us, providing for us, being a moral support for us, being a listening ear — she went out of her way like a mum would. That gave us wings to soar.
"At least we knew we could fall into a safety net, knowing she and my dad wouldn’t judge us at all ... regardless of whether we made it, and that was the environment we grew up in."
Of the three children, it was Joscelin, 30, of course, who made the biggest headlines. When at age 14, she swept nine gold medals at the 1993 SEA Games, it was Mdm Tan, an accountant, who helped the teenager handle the intense media and public scrutiny.
Joscelin declined to speak to the press on Wednesday. But former national swimmer Gary Tan, one of Joscelin’s close friends, said her mum was her source of inspiration, especially in tough times.
"Jos really looked up to her as her pillar of strength," said Mr Tan, 27.
"Her mother’s drive and character was a main reason why she had so much success in her swimming career."
Though Joscelin may have grabbed more of the media spotlight, Mdm Tan and her husband, Mr Lawrence Yeo, 67, treated all their children equally. Said Leonard: "They loved us all the same and gave us the same opportunities."
Former Singapore swim star and current national head coach Ang Peng Siong remembers Mdm Tan as an "exemplary" parent who was there for "every of her children’s training sessions and meets".
The funeral service is on Friday morning. — TODAY
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER>
