One good deed, deserves another!

Fcw75 · December 15, 2016

She does look decent for someone with 4 kids.

But in the photo, I do believe it's doing a good deed la.

Datsun366 · December 15, 2016

For all the jiu hu kia who went to a third class uni known as SUN.

For all the third class achievers From a third world nation.

This is for you with fondest memories.

Alheych · December 15, 2016

Another reason why I think Kaplan pulled off an ambush marketing:

Kaplan invited Mr Shu and his family to the Kaplan City Campus Wilkie Edge, in Wilkie Road, on Tuesday, where the school surprised him with news of the sponsorship.

Kaplan obviously already invited reporters by then, or else they wouldn't have turned up. So they sort of ambushed Shu and Tay and didn't really consider if they had wanted to be in the spotlight... considering how they already know tongues will whack.

Atonchia · December 15, 2016

This story came out earlier and brings true meaning to the above! Bless this man John!

Technician who helped pay for single mother's course fees rewarded as his daughter gets education sponsored

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Give and you will receive. The phrase rings true for good samaritan John Shu, who gave $6,000 to Ms Jaycie Tay so she could pursue a diploma. The 50-year-old technician received almost $20,000 in sponsorship for his daughter's tertiary education.

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SINGAPORE - He helped pay for her studies at Kaplan Singapore when she could not afford the course fees. Now, Kaplan has rewarded him in kind - by sponsoring his daughter's tertiary education.

A few months after their chance encounter in late 2013, technician John Shu, 50, gave about $6,000 to Ms Jaycie Tay, 32, a single mother of four who was at the time struggling with a divorce and getting the money for a diploma.

In 2014, she completed her diploma in marketing management from Kaplan Higher Education Institute.

About a week after Kaplan learnt about Mr Shu's kindness in a report in The Sunday Times, the private school decided to return the favour to him, by paying close to $20,000 for the tertiary education of his 21-year-old daughter Shermin Shu.

Kaplan invited Mr Shu and his family to the Kaplan City Campus @ Wilkie Edge, in Wilkie Road, on Tuesday, where the school surprised him with news of the sponsorship.

Ms Shu is currently on holiday in Thailand and was not able to attend Tuesday's ceremony, so her father received the sponsorship on her behalf from Kaplan's president, Mr Leon Choong. He also received a document from Kaplan to recognise his act of generosity.

Speaking from Thailand, Ms Shu said her family was "on cloud nine", and explained that Kaplan had called her on Tuesday morning with the news.

"I was lost for words for a moment. Honestly, I thought that I was dreaming, because who would have thought that a simple kind gesture of giving my dad had done would give us such a good reward at the end," she said.

"One of the struggles for my parents is the school fees for my university studies... With this money from Kaplan's generous giving, it acts like a motivation for me to work harder for my university studies and, most importantly, lessen the stress for my parents."

Ms Shu recently completed her three-year diploma course in visual communication at Nanyang Polytechnic and plans to pursue her passion in arts and design at the university level, either locally or overseas.

Kaplan will reimburse the costs of her entire polytechnic education, worth about $8,000 to $9,000. It will also help contribute $10,000 towards her university degree, wherever she chooses to pursue it.

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Mr Choong, Kaplan's president, explained that he was touched by Mr Shu's and Ms Tay's story when he read about it in The Sunday Times, and convened an emergency board meeting to see how the school could help Ms Tay.

Upon learning that she is already receiving aid from the Yellow Ribbon Fund Star Bursary, they turned to Mr Shu instead.

"John had set in motion a chain of kindness, and in the concept of paying it forward we didn't want it to end there," he said.

He highlighted that Kaplan sets aside $250,000 yearly in scholarships and sponsorships, and that it is usually to study at Kaplan itself, "but in this particular case... we went above and beyond what was the norm - that's why we had to convene a board meeting".

Ms Tay said that before this, she felt very bad because she could not repay Mr Shu, but she is now grateful. "When Kaplan told me that they wanted to recognise his kind heart, I felt like God sent something to help me repay (him)."

Speaking in Mandarin, Mr Shu said that he did not have any needs, and that he is very happy for his daughter now that she has the money for her further education. He also said that he was very grateful to Mr Choong.

"I just want to thank him for giving my daughter this opportunity to study at a university."

This is a classic example of

好心有好报

Kindness Begets Kindness

Which can be as infectious as laughter.

Just need another to continue and pass it on.

It's not the dollar value that matter most.

It's the transfer of positive energy.

The amplification of the right values.

Edited December 15, 2016 by Atonchia

Billcoke · December 16, 2016

They met at a bus stop, his motorbike was at workshop and he took bus that day

This guy has a heart of gold, happy that his daughter received the blessing as a result of his good deed

Sosaria · December 18, 2016

Scoping out bus stops for hot MILFs from now on ... [laugh]

People will always be cynical. If she were old and unattractive, then maybe people would be more convinced. What to do?

If i gave $6k to help lady like that, confirm my CO will kick me out of the house - kind heart or not! [laugh]

inlinesix · December 18, 2016

Scoping out bus stops for hot MILFs from now on ...

People will always be cynical. If she were old and unattractive, then maybe people would be more convinced. What to do?

If i gave $6k to help lady like that, confirm my CO will kick me out of the house - kind heart or not!

Submit a case study for approval loh.