Social worker Teresa Hsu dies at age 113 - Channel NewsAsia
extracted from http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1171131/1/.html
By Lin Yanqin | Posted: 13 December 2011 2136 hrs
SINGAPORE : Singapore's oldest person and social worker, Teresa Hsu, has died at the age of 113.
She passed away peacefully at home on December 7 and was cremated the same day.
Ms Hsu was born in China in 1898 and came to Singapore in 1961.
She spent her life helping the poor and needy, and continued doing so even after her 110th birthday.
She founded Heart to Heart Service and the Home for the Aged Sick, and her commitment to charity earned her the Public Star in 2009.
Ms Hsu was known for her unassuming manner and shunned the public eye - up until her death.
According to the Heart to Heart Service website, she had asked that no media announcement be made.
She had also requested that no rituals or ceremonies be performed, to avoid "disturbance and inconvenience" to others.
She further instructed that no claim be made on her ashes, according to a notice posted by Sharana Rao, who ran the organisation with her.
Ang Bee Lian, CEO of the National Council of Social Service, said: "She was more than legendary. Her exemplary care, concern and giving spirit have left a growing imprint in social service.
"She showed through action what is possible, what is courageous and what is service to the needy."
Mr Wee Lin, who volunteered with the Society for the Aged Sick in the 1980s before he founded Sunlove Home for the intellectually-disabled, describes Ms Hsu as a "pioneer".
He said: "To go on that long a period, you must have the sincerity and the perseverance. The best service you can do for others is to set a good example, and in a way, she has been a good example...that she has persevered to the end, helping the needy."
- CNA/ms
15 December 2011
14 December 2011
Teresa Hsu Chih 许哲 passed away at age 113 on 7 Dec 2011
She passed away on 7 December 2011, and she had asked that no media announcement be made.
She had also requested that no rituals or ceremonies be performed, to avoid "disturbance and inconvenience" to others.
Because of her thoughtfulness, I enjoyed my holiday trip without any sadness during my stay with hubby at Taipei (9-13Dec2011).
Nevertheless, it is very sad to read about Teresa Hsu's demise today, after I landed back home at midnight.
She's a lady whom I always admired and I've shared some about her stories I know, to encourage my friends. She's an inspiration.
I've kept a set of DVD of her interview, but yet to watch it again.
The last time I saw her was at Anthony Robbin's 's Unleash the Power Within (UPW Seminar) @ Singapore EXPO, sometime in Sept 2009, the above photo was downloaded from the Success Resource, the organizer for the seminar.
Although I don't know her in person, I will miss her.
I'm going to extract all the news about her demise in my following blog updates, because these articles may not be available online after sometime.
26 June 2011
25 May 2011
Starry, Starry Night.
Starry, Starry Night. The famed artist Vincent van Gogh suffered from severe bouts of depression and eventually took his own life at the age of 37, dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. In one of his self-portrait (0:18), van Gogh strikes a melancholy pose that allows the view to sense the deep despair he had endured.
Difference between Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and Conduct Disorder (CD)
So many things to study for tomorrow's test, and I'm playing with my blog. Might as well do a little post to make my study more fun.
<Abnormal psychology in a changing world>; Jeffery S.N, Spencer A.R, Beverly G
Pearson Int'l 7th Edn
Conduct Disorder (CD) - A psychological disorder in childhood and adolescence characterized by disruptive, antisocial behavior
- involves more outright delinquent behavior, such as truancy, stealing, lying, and aggression.
- involves more outright delinquent behavior, such as truancy, stealing, lying, and aggression.
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) - A psychological disorder in childhood and adolescence characterized by excessive oppositionality or tendencies to refuse requests from parents and others.
- more closely related to non delinquent (negativistic ro oppositional) conduct disturbance
- typically develops earlier than CD, may lead to the development of antisocial behavior and conduct disorder at the later ages.
- characterized by negativistic and oppositional behavior in response to directives from parents, teachers, or other authority figures.
- Children with ODD may act spitefully or vindictively towards others, but do not typically show the cruelty, aggressivity, and delinquent behavior associated with conduct disorder
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