Sylvia Toh Paik Choo | |
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Born | 1946 or 1947 (age 77–78)
[1] |
Nationality | Singaporean |
Occupation(s) | Newspaper columnist, humour writer |
Chinese name | |
Chinese | 杜白秋 [2] |
Hanyu Pinyin | Dù Báiqiū |
Hokkien POJ | Tǒ͘ Pe̍k-chhiu |
Sylvia Toh Paik Choo (杜白秋; born 1946/1947) is a Singaporean newspaper columnist and humour writer.
Toh was born in Penang to a Hokkien-speaking family. She is the author of Eh Goondu! (1982) and Lagi Goondu! (1986), the first two books on Singlish. [3] She was the first to put a spelling and punctuation to Singlish. Written with good humour, the books can be considered as social history. Toh has been compared to Art Buchwald and Mark Twain.[ citation needed]
She previously wrote for The New Paper before moving to fashion website Superadrianme. [4]
How do seniors REALLY feel when we call them 'old' or assume they need help? 'I would think of my grandparents. Never when people say "elderly" do I think they mean me' – Sylvia Toh Paik Choo, 70.
Sylvia Toh Paik Choo | |
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Born | 1946 or 1947 (age 77–78)
[1] |
Nationality | Singaporean |
Occupation(s) | Newspaper columnist, humour writer |
Chinese name | |
Chinese | 杜白秋 [2] |
Hanyu Pinyin | Dù Báiqiū |
Hokkien POJ | Tǒ͘ Pe̍k-chhiu |
Sylvia Toh Paik Choo (杜白秋; born 1946/1947) is a Singaporean newspaper columnist and humour writer.
Toh was born in Penang to a Hokkien-speaking family. She is the author of Eh Goondu! (1982) and Lagi Goondu! (1986), the first two books on Singlish. [3] She was the first to put a spelling and punctuation to Singlish. Written with good humour, the books can be considered as social history. Toh has been compared to Art Buchwald and Mark Twain.[ citation needed]
She previously wrote for The New Paper before moving to fashion website Superadrianme. [4]
How do seniors REALLY feel when we call them 'old' or assume they need help? 'I would think of my grandparents. Never when people say "elderly" do I think they mean me' – Sylvia Toh Paik Choo, 70.