May 11, 2021
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Saying that Singaporeans love mahjong is an understatement.
The popular Chinese game is such a hit that some people have passionately expressed their obsession by splurging on limited edition mahjong tiles and opting for mahjong-themed renovations.
Adding on to the slew of such PDA is this young man Alfred who took a gamble and planned a mahjong-themed proposal for his girlfriend Jeraldine.
On May 2, she took to Facebook to document the proposal, calling it the biggest Man Tai that [she] shot .
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In the post, she described how her friends tricked her into thinking they were filming a scene for one of their projects that mimicked a scene from the movie Crazy Rich Asians.
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‘So here I am, a year later. And I’m not alone’
How has one year of the coronavirus pandemic changed you?
That was the question we posed to readers approximately 200 people responded with tributes to the loved ones they lost, celebrations of the passions they found and reflections on trying to survive this strange and difficult time. Today, one year after we started sheltering, we’re featuring a selection of their responses: