| The disease struck again while she was in the final year of her
Architecture degree course, and she had to be warded in
hospital for "complete rest in bed" for three months.
A quiet and determined girl, she refused to tell anyone of her problem. She learnt to play the piano for only a few years, but was frustrated that her fingers were not growing long enough to allow her to play the octaves. She decided to give it up. But she always loved the piano. Tireless and dedicated almost to a fault, her only hobby was work - work in the office and work at home, including sewing and gardening. In her younger days, she used to sew her own dresses, including cheongsams. When asked how she did it, she would quip: "Reverse engineering." She would unpick old dresses, and use the piece as a dress pattern to follow. |
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