PERSPECTIVE: Chiong Xiao Ting is a mother of two daughters, aged seven and four.
At the time of her eldest daughter s Primary 1 registration in 2019, Chiong initially placed her daughter at her alma mater, which is a SAP school.
However, after much consideration, she decided to withdraw her daughter from her alma mater and register her at a neighbourhood school instead.
Here, Chiong writes about how her own difficult childhood informed her initial expectations of her oldest daughter and how she eventually came to the decision to choose a neighbourhood school.
An earlier version of this excerpt first appeared in the book
AP Awards 2021: The Good Service Awards
February 19, 2021
Announcing last year’s Good Service Award winners last February we said that 2019 had been the toughest year on record for retailers. A certain virus must have been sniggering in the wings at that, knowing what it had in store for us in 2020.
Retailers have had to contend not only with the continuing decline of both camera sales and bricks and mortar retailing, but a whole new set of problems: reduced footfall due to social distancing; forced closures in lockdowns; more caution about spending; no Photography Show and fewer new product launches to stimulate demand; and in many cases supply issues affecting availability.
Vote for your favourite retailer and favourite camera in the AP Awards
December 22, 2020
Weâre gearing up for the AP Awards 2021 and are inviting everyone to vote for their favourite retailer and favourite camera.
The AP Good Service Awards
Where is the best place to buy a camera? Who can provide you with the right information, the right products and at a good price?
The Good Service Awards aim to answer these questions by presenting photography retailers who stand out from the rest with an award. From this you can work out where to shop for your photography equipment and find out where you will be treated as a valued customer.