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Extended CNY break a boon for MediaCorp staff
ON MOST weeks, Mr Philip Chew leaves his son in his mother-in-law’s care and only brings him home over the weekend. .
This week, Mr Chew’s four-year-old spent his nights at home and his days with his father, thanks to MediaCorp’s three common leave days after the Chinese New Year holidays. .
As part of its cost-cutting initiatives, MediaCorp had introduced common leave days for employees throughout the year so some operations can be halted, with the first break starting from Jan 28 to Jan 30. .
The senior music director, producer and presenter for English programming at Class 95 was “thrilled” to hear of the leave period. .
“The best part is spending more time with my four-year-old,” said Mr Chew, “Ideally, my wife and I would love to have him home everyday but both of us have to work.” .
So over the past three days, Mr Chew allowed his son, Sean, to play hooky from school and took him to the Marina Barrage and the seaside because “Sean loves to play in the water”. .
Even though it was a lot of hard work when he had to plan his music play list for the station days in advance, “the payoff is great”, said Mr Chew. .
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Extra pair of hands for housework .
:Mr Asaad Sameer Bagharib spent his break watching the sunrise with his daughter andexploring a fishermen’s village while at a beach resort in Malaysia with family and friends. .
On hearing of the three common leave days, MediaCorp’s 55-year-old senior vice-president for technology support extended his trip by a day so the family could spend more time together. .
On her part, Mr Asaad’s wife, Mdm Hartini Yusoff, 46, has relished having an extra pair of hands at home. “It does help a lot,” she said. He helps with the tough chores such as washing the toilet, pruning the trees and vacuuming the carpet. He also helps his daughter with her homework and prepares his six-year-old son for school in the morning, allowing Mdm Yusoff to catch a breather. .
But, the boy continues to ask his father when he is returning to work. “With me around, he can’t sneak away and watch television,” quipped Mr Asaad. .
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The gift of time .
Meanwhile, the three days have been a gift for newly-wed :Ms Loretta Lopez, a marketing manager. The break gave the 38-year-old precious time with her husband, and the opportunity to go shopping with her mother-in-law for household items to furnish the couple’s new flat. .
Ms Lopez is also thankful she gets to spend more time with her 58-year-old mother and 63-year-old father. .
As Ms Lopez said, the break is really an “added bonus to spend more time with family and catching up on much-needed sleep.”
Extended CNY break a boon for MediaCorp staff
ON MOST weeks, Mr Philip Chew leaves his son in his mother-in-law’s care and only brings him home over the weekend. .
This week, Mr Chew’s four-year-old spent his nights at home and his days with his father, thanks to MediaCorp’s three common leave days after the Chinese New Year holidays. .
As part of its cost-cutting initiatives, MediaCorp had introduced common leave days for employees throughout the year so some operations can be halted, with the first break starting from Jan 28 to Jan 30. .
The senior music director, producer and presenter for English programming at Class 95 was “thrilled” to hear of the leave period. .
“The best part is spending more time with my four-year-old,” said Mr Chew, “Ideally, my wife and I would love to have him home everyday but both of us have to work.” .
So over the past three days, Mr Chew allowed his son, Sean, to play hooky from school and took him to the Marina Barrage and the seaside because “Sean loves to play in the water”. .
Even though it was a lot of hard work when he had to plan his music play list for the station days in advance, “the payoff is great”, said Mr Chew. .
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Extra pair of hands for housework .
:Mr Asaad Sameer Bagharib spent his break watching the sunrise with his daughter andexploring a fishermen’s village while at a beach resort in Malaysia with family and friends. .
On hearing of the three common leave days, MediaCorp’s 55-year-old senior vice-president for technology support extended his trip by a day so the family could spend more time together. .
On her part, Mr Asaad’s wife, Mdm Hartini Yusoff, 46, has relished having an extra pair of hands at home. “It does help a lot,” she said. He helps with the tough chores such as washing the toilet, pruning the trees and vacuuming the carpet. He also helps his daughter with her homework and prepares his six-year-old son for school in the morning, allowing Mdm Yusoff to catch a breather. .
But, the boy continues to ask his father when he is returning to work. “With me around, he can’t sneak away and watch television,” quipped Mr Asaad. .
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The gift of time .
Meanwhile, the three days have been a gift for newly-wed :Ms Loretta Lopez, a marketing manager. The break gave the 38-year-old precious time with her husband, and the opportunity to go shopping with her mother-in-law for household items to furnish the couple’s new flat. .
Ms Lopez is also thankful she gets to spend more time with her 58-year-old mother and 63-year-old father. .
As Ms Lopez said, the break is really an “added bonus to spend more time with family and catching up on much-needed sleep.”
Extended CNY break a boon for MediaCorp staff
ON MOST weeks, Mr Philip Chew leaves his son in his mother-in-law’s care and only brings him home over the weekend. .
This week, Mr Chew’s four-year-old spent his nights at home and his days with his father, thanks to MediaCorp’s three common leave days after the Chinese New Year holidays. .
As part of its cost-cutting initiatives, MediaCorp had introduced common leave days for employees throughout the year so some operations can be halted, with the first break starting from Jan 28 to Jan 30. .
The senior music director, producer and presenter for English programming at Class 95 was “thrilled” to hear of the leave period. .
“The best part is spending more time with my four-year-old,” said Mr Chew, “Ideally, my wife and I would love to have him home everyday but both of us have to work.” .
So over the past three days, Mr Chew allowed his son, Sean, to play hooky from school and took him to the Marina Barrage and the seaside because “Sean loves to play in the water”. .
Even though it was a lot of hard work when he had to plan his music play list for the station days in advance, “the payoff is great”, said Mr Chew. .
.
Extra pair of hands for housework .
:Mr Asaad Sameer Bagharib spent his break watching the sunrise with his daughter andexploring a fishermen’s village while at a beach resort in Malaysia with family and friends. .
On hearing of the three common leave days, MediaCorp’s 55-year-old senior vice-president for technology support extended his trip by a day so the family could spend more time together. .
On her part, Mr Asaad’s wife, Mdm Hartini Yusoff, 46, has relished having an extra pair of hands at home. “It does help a lot,” she said. He helps with the tough chores such as washing the toilet, pruning the trees and vacuuming the carpet. He also helps his daughter with her homework and prepares his six-year-old son for school in the morning, allowing Mdm Yusoff to catch a breather. .
But, the boy continues to ask his father when he is returning to work. “With me around, he can’t sneak away and watch television,” quipped Mr Asaad. .
.
The gift of time .
Meanwhile, the three days have been a gift for newly-wed :Ms Loretta Lopez, a marketing manager. The break gave the 38-year-old precious time with her husband, and the opportunity to go shopping with her mother-in-law for household items to furnish the couple’s new flat. .
Ms Lopez is also thankful she gets to spend more time with her 58-year-old mother and 63-year-old father. .
As Ms Lopez said, the break is really an “added bonus to spend more time with family and catching up on much-needed sleep.”
Subscribe </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=msgtable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="96%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=msg vAlign=top><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgbfr1 width="1%"> </TD><TD><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgF noWrap align=right width="1%">From: </TD><TD class=msgFname noWrap width="68%">DHsu4 <NOBR></NOBR> </TD><TD class=msgDate noWrap align=right width="30%">5:18 pm </TD></TR><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgT noWrap align=right width="1%" height=20>To: </TD><TD class=msgTname noWrap width="68%">ALL <NOBR></NOBR></TD><TD class=msgNum noWrap align=right> (1 of 1) </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgleft width="1%" rowSpan=4> </TD><TD class=wintiny noWrap align=right>6098.1 </TD></TR><TR><TD height=8></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgtxt>TODAY's page 10 features three staff members who are reported to be relishing their extra time at home, in view of the shortened, no-pay working days per annum. Are the staff quoted there serious? Are they saying that they would love to have their pay-cut to be a permanent feature?
