Free portrait photos for needy seniors bring on smiles
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Feb 22, 2012 - Straits Times
Photography club hopes to reach out to over 200 elderly folk in MacPherson area
Retired scrap collector Heng Sai Huay was a bit nervous on Feb 12. The 63-year-old had put on her best outfit, and volunteers had helped with her make-up before it was her turn to flash a big smile - for a free portrait photo.
'I don't have any photos of myself, except for some small identity card-size photos, so I am thankful for the free photo,' said Madam Heng of the effort by the MacPherson Community Club's photography club.
Initiated by its members early this month, the project hopes to reach out to more than 200 needy senior citizens in the area.
Photography club chairman David Lim, 56, who came up with the idea, said he was inspired by a TV news programme in 2002 that documented efforts by a welfare group in Hong Kong to offer free funeral portraits to poor elderly folk.
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Honestly for the seniors???
dun sound ... ... ... good
abit unlucky eh...? -
cynical.
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Really abit unlucky... Portrait somemore
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wonder if the TPL is behind this cursing the elderly of MacPherson, why not Tanjong Pagar, starting with the MP?
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Oh wait~ Macpherson is TPL right???
Fwah liaox, she damn jialat laaa~~~~
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impt to have a nice one for the lorry tao......
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
Oh wait~ Macpherson is TPL right???
Fwah liaox, she damn jialat laaa~~~~
yalor what funny idea she has.
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TPL ah TPL... wat nonsense is this... Simi reach out to the resident... or chiu ish worried they no High Res A4 Potrait to put infront of lorry???
No wonder... ... ...
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
TPL ah TPL... wat nonsense is this... Simi reach out to the resident... or chiu ish worried they no High Res A4 Potrait to put infront of lorry???
No wonder... ... ...
no wonder he walked out, cannot let TPL take his up lorry photo.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
no wonder he walked out, cannot let TPL take his up lorry photo.
He pantang -
may be.