Here’s an inspiring story after taking the PSLE:
Thin and bespectacled Samuel Foo
shops at the supermarket like an experienced housewife. Standing on tiptoes,
the 148cm-tall Primary 6 pupil compares the prices carefully and picks the
cheapest items. Unlike other children his age, the 12-year-old skips the snacks
and sweets section. “I don’t usually eat snacks. Besides, they are
unhealthy,” he said. Shopping for groceries for his family is part of his
responsibilities.
Samuel had to grow up quickly after
his divorced mother had a stroke three years ago. His 82-year-old grandfather,
who is suffering from the onset of dementia, lives with them in a four-room
flat in Bedok. Yesterday, he was accompanied by his mother, Madam Seryne Tong,
42, who is unemployed, to collect his Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE)
results.
Samuel, who is head prefect of Damai
Primary School and one of its top scorers, said he was a little disappointed
with his results. While declining to reveal his score, he said shyly: “It’s
between two and 12 marks below my expectations.”
Thin and bespectacled Samuel Foo shops at the supermarket like an experienced housewife.
Standing on tiptoes, the 148cm-tall Primary 6 pupil compares the prices carefully and picks the cheapest items.
Unlike other children his age, the 12-year-old skips the snacks and
sweets section. “I don’t usually eat snacks. Besides, they are
unhealthy,” he said.
Shopping for groceries for his family is part of his responsibilities.
Samuel had to grow up quickly after his divorced mother had a stroke
three years ago. His 82-year-old grandfather, who is suffering from the
onset of dementia, lives with them in a four-room flat in Bedok.
Yesterday, he was accompanied by his mother, Madam Seryne Tong, 42,
who is unemployed, to collect his Primary School Leaving Examination
(PSLE) results.
Samuel, who is head prefect of Damai Primary School and one of its
top scorers, said he was a little disappointed with his results.
While declining to reveal his score, he said shyly: “It’s between two and 12 marks below my expectations.”
But he still qualifies for the school of his choice.
“I’m excited about secondary school,” he said.
His mother, a former primary school teacher, was very pleased with his results.
– See more at: http://www.tnp.sg/news/12-psle-top-student-man-house#sthash.Q4DpbCYT.dpuf
Thin and bespectacled Samuel Foo shops at the supermarket like an experienced housewife.
Standing on tiptoes, the 148cm-tall Primary 6 pupil compares the prices carefully and picks the cheapest items.
Unlike other children his age, the 12-year-old skips the snacks and
sweets section. “I don’t usually eat snacks. Besides, they are
unhealthy,” he said.
Shopping for groceries for his family is part of his responsibilities.
Samuel had to grow up quickly after his divorced mother had a stroke
three years ago. His 82-year-old grandfather, who is suffering from the
onset of dementia, lives with them in a four-room flat in Bedok.
Yesterday, he was accompanied by his mother, Madam Seryne Tong, 42,
who is unemployed, to collect his Primary School Leaving Examination
(PSLE) results.
Samuel, who is head prefect of Damai Primary School and one of its
top scorers, said he was a little disappointed with his results.
While declining to reveal his score, he said shyly: “It’s between two and 12 marks below my expectations.”
But he still qualifies for the school of his choice.
“I’m excited about secondary school,” he said.
His mother, a former primary school teacher, was very pleased with his results.
– See more at: http://www.tnp.sg/news/12-psle-top-student-man-house#sthash.Q4DpbCYT.dpuf
Jon Lee 