A true inspiring individual

[RadX]

Dr Devi Shetty. Watched this over the web just now and good to know there are still folks like him in the society we see today

 

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/tv/tvshows/...ear/673676.html

 

 

[Donut]

don't we all realise that all of our medical costs are over priced, despite the nagging comments that we are heavily subsidized?

[Vid]

We live in a world where money rules. So much so that everyone believes that should be the norm. Ironically, only the rich can get all the perks and reduce their medical costs to just $8.

 

Good to know there are still people out there who believe in humanity.

[Ictruall]

don't we all realise that all of our medical costs are over priced, despite the nagging comments that we are heavily subsidized?

 

and if I may add..........still enough to move forward within and out country.

 

I mean hey ! USD800.00 for a heart operation from a specialist as Devi Shetty, man this guy is really one special dude and this is really working out good for the needy over there.

 

perhaps a timely spiritual visit by Mother Teresa to our GKY friend to wake him up ?? overpriced is really an under-statement in this case.

[Yellowrx8]

How many really have the heart of gold to save?

[Lethalstrike]

He has been touched by the kindred spirit of Mother Theresa.

 

It is also very notable that although he is born with a silver spoon in his mouth, with the privilege of being sent abroad to the UK for his medical studies, he has made the efforts to help his community by establishing his private hospital specializing in heart surgery.

 

It is only in the most trying of circumstances and environment that brings out the best in people. On the other hand, in the most prosperous environment, it brings out indifference to the human life.

 

Perhaps both $8 man and Gan Kim Yong should report to the Pearly Gates to get their spirits touched by Mother Theresa before spouting nonsense about affordability and subsidy in our healthcare.

[Watwheels]

In today's society, I think help ppl also must have the capital. Funds must come from many donors and others to help. I dun think this doctor did all this on his own. Surely they are others who pump $$ into his cause as with others who are like him.

[Lethalstrike]

In today's society, I think help ppl also must have the capital. Funds must come from many donors and others to help. I dun think this doctor did all this on his own. Surely they are others who pump $$ into his cause as with others who are like him.

 

The question is not the money, whether its all coming from him or from his patrons/donors.

 

He belongs to the upper caste in the Indian society and he could just sit back and spend his days comfortably as a heart surgeon earning exorbitant fees on any rich Indian who can afford his services.

 

But he chose not to and that, i feel is what is inspiring. Props to him for that...

[Wt_know]

a man with good heart and willingness to help

 

very touching statement .... "when god make these children with a hole in their heart, god sent you (devi shetty) here to fix it"

 

in an old chinese saying ... whether you are smart, mediacore or dumb ... everyone has its own purpose ... doctor can save life in operating room and technician can fix the equipment that doctor use to save life

Edited May 17, 2013 by Wt_know

[Pinobii]

Omg so touching, theguy is so nice!

 

S'pore woman turns to prostitution after getting $500k in debt, ends up marrying client

 

At 29, Pamela Lim was homeless, jobless, and half a million dollars in debt.

 

Desperate and alone, she turned to prostitution to climb out of the situation she had fallen into.

 

Speaking about her past, Pamela sat down with Eng Beng of the Happiness Notebook for an interview.

 

Pamela's financial problems began in 2004 when her events management business failed, leaving her $50,000 in debt.

 

Naive and anxious to pay it off, she fell for a get-rich-quick investment scam by a friend who kept asking for more and more money and even harassed her at work, causing her to leave her job as a receptionist.

 

In the end, her debt ballooned to $500,000.

 

"I fell out with my family because of the money issue. I even stole and pawned my mum’s jewellery out of desperation for a few thousand dollars," said Pamela.

 

"My brother was angry and took my house keys away. I was jobless, penniless, and homeless. I was desperate, and ended up doing (prostitution)."

 

Initially, Pamela visited cyber cafes to find someone to confide in through the Internet Relay Chat (IRC).

 

However, men started making indecent proposals, and that's when she realised she could make money doing this.

 

During her eight months as a prostitute, Pamela had 30 clients, of which three were regular.

 

Speaking on her worst experience, she recalled a client who forced himself on her without wearing a condom:

 

"We did the first round, then he literally forced himself on me for a second time without protection. I ended up with gonorrhoea. The experience was horrible, I felt humiliated."

 

She hated what she was doing, but she continued because she wanted to get out of debt.

 

However, in her darkest hour, she managed to find her light at the end of her tunnel when she met Eric, a client who would eventually become her husband.

 

"Before I met Eric, all the clients I had wanted my body only for their personal satisfaction. I was, to them, a tall and beautiful girl they could use as an object of carnal pleasure,” she wrote in her book.

 

"Eric was very nice, brought food for me and brought me to see a doctor. He was someone I felt very comfortable with."

 

Eric found himself falling in love with Pamela despite what she did for a living:

 

"I did ask myself if I should get involved with her. But I told her I would always be behind her.

 

"I have this feeling that we’re meant to be together. I didn't mind her past, the past is the past. This is life, right? We all have issues.

 

He lent her money and was also there for her at her lowest moment when her father found out what she was doing.

 

She felt ashamed and wanted to drown herself at East Coast Park but Eric found her and she was soon rescued by the police and warded in the Institute of Mental Health (IMH).

 

They decided to get married when Pamela was pregnant with their first child.

 

The wedding was a simple affair with just four tables, and no wedding dress or photography.

 

Pamela, now 43, runs a digital marketing business but is still over $400,000 in debt.

 

“We are paying [it] off bit by bit,” said Eric, now an operations manager in a local IT company.

 

Despite that, the couple has a happy life together and live with their three sons in a four-room flat in Punggol.

 

In 2015, Pamela decided to write her autobiography, Love Heals: How I Turn My Life Around.

 

"I started thinking about it in 2011, but it was a struggle for me because it was so personal," Pamela told Stomp in a phone interview.

 

"It took me a long time to shed my emotional baggage."

 

Pamela said that many people told her that they were inspired by her story and she decided to finally write it for her 10th wedding anniversary.

 

"I never got the opportunity to have a wedding photo shoot when I got married so I wrote to several wedding studios about how I was writing a book and if any of them would be interested in sponsoring me.

 

"Beautiful Love Wedding got back to me after a few days and offered to sponsor my photo shoot.

 

"The photos are featured in my book and are on the cover as well."

 

After her book was published last year, she said several people have come up to her to thank her for sharing her life struggles and journey.

 

Despite her earlier hesitation, she believes her story has a bigger purpose: To bring hope to women who are forced into the prostitution trade.

 

http://stomp.straitstimes.com/singapore-seen/spore-woman-turns-to-prostitution-after-getting-500k-in-debt-ends-up-marrying-client#xtor=CS1-10

[Lala81]

I have to say this is true love. 

 

Omg so touching, theguy is so nice!

 

Edited August 23, 2017 by Lala81

[Kusje]

I have to say. 

 

This guy is an idiot.

[Datsun366]

1. I have to say she is smart.

Happiness to the two, always.

Don't let the morally superior get you down, got one Mary Magdalene I recall.

 

 

2. Water and electricity is not free.

Sometimes the news presents scolding in a very sweet manner. High school level.

This type of scolding very pain one, long zhong tia right RADX?

Edited August 23, 2017 by Datsun366

[Ender]

I have to say. 

 

This guy is an idiot.

At least Eric was given the full disclosure. He accepted while being informed

 

Nowadays can hear many stories of women doing part time. Some guys may have GF/wife doing free lancing before they met and not knowing about it.   

[Lala81]

At least Eric was given the full disclosure. He accepted while being informed

 

Nowadays can hear many stories of women doing part time. Some guys may have GF/wife doing free lancing before they met and not knowing about it.   

 

well i doubt it's his first time visiting a prostitute, so yeah, since he got full disclosure and he found the love of his life.

Good for him.

I have to say. 

 

This guy is an idiot.

 

9 out of 10 guys won't do this. Well he's no. 10.

[Kusje]

 

9 out of 10 guys won't do this. Well he's no. 10.

 

I reckon 98/100 

[Lala81]

I reckon 98/100 

 

Maybe one of my friends visit prostitutes without telling us, so i pang chance, 9/10 

[Still2016]

It is a very powerful emotional life story. Wishing them a happy and fulfilling marriage.

 

 

 

I don't mean to be insensitive but I also want to share my own story too. My is a bit different but to do with dislike, warnings and then banned. Finally love again. It has to do with my relationship with the undertaker. One day, I will write a book and hope bros here can sponsor our first MU photo and buy for us of MCF decal. Thank you.

I reckon 98/100 

 

you the 99