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Writer’s Fortnight 2018: Christina Lau

I used to think…but now I think… OR I was expecting…but came to learn that…

Before the session, I thought that it was going to be about another story with a triumph over tragic (TOT) story. And this time I was right. Christina after sustaining a spinal injury in a car accident in 2005 in Malaysia which left her paralyzed neck down, fell into a deep depression due to herself feeling like she was a burden as she states “(When my parents visited me, it became) my first time seeing (them) tear up.”

After lifting herself up, she turned to art as a hobby and ping pong as a competitive hobby. It was great to see how much confidence she now has and what

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Inquiry Factory

  • Why did you choose to draw instead of something else like singing? Ping pong instead of basketball
  • Why in the first place do you not spend time with your family?
  • What is the fine line of being rude and being concerned?
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  • Some children/students are facing pressure from their parents to study subjects such as accounting like when you were younger. What advice would you have for them?
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