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Yam Ah Mee returns with ‘PAssion’
By ewenboey | SingaporeScene – Sun, May 22, 2011
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Singapore's latest Internet star is at it again.
People's Association chief executive director Yam Ah Mee, who was Returning Officer at the recent General Elections (GE), appears to be leveraging on his recent GE fame by appearing in the PA's latest video.
The simple 35-second video, which has drawn almost 53,000 views since it was uploaded ten days ago, shows Yam walking into a room to address viewers.
Speaking in his now-signature monotonous voice, coupled with his deadpan expression, the 54-year-old is seen was appealing for people to attend a PA event.
His exact words said in the video: "Hello everyone, come, join me at the PAssion Movie Night on the 21st of May. See you there."
At the event on Saturday evening, Yam stole the show when he appeared, drawing applause and cheers from the crowd.
Taking his newfound fame in his stride, he said that he would use it to help publicise PA activities.
"We saw a good opportunity to inform our friends about the activity tonight and I understand that quite a number of the Facebook friends are here to join the others for the movie," he said.
39-year-old sales executive Janice Lim, who asked for a photo with him, said, "I just saw the remix on Saturday and I thought it was funny so I asked for a picture."
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Businessman dies in 5km PAssion Run event
By Kai Fong | SingaporeScene – Mon, May 23, 2011
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A 55-year-old businessman collapses from sudden cardiac arrest about 300m from the finishing point (AFP)
A 55-year-old businessman collapses from sudden cardiac arrest about 300m from the finishing point (AFP)
The death of a "health conscious" man on Saturday at the 100PLUS PAssion Run has shocked his family and friends.
Businessman Lee Khoon Bok, 55, collapsed from sudden cardiac arrest about 300m from the finishing point near the East Coast Food Centre during the 5km run, reported The Straits Times.
Two doctors, who were bystanders, applied cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the event's medical staff used an automated external defibrillator, a portable electronic device for halting arrhythmia.
Yet, Lee never regained consciousness.
"I got a call but could not make it out," said the man's elder son Jun Yi, 28, who was also competing in the run. "Mum took the phone and told me Dad had lost consciousness. I rushed there and saw people trying to revive him."
His family lamented that it took about half an hour for emergency services to send him to Changi Hospital. Said his younger son, Jun Yue, 24, a student, "We are not trying to say my father would have lived if he had been sent there earlier, but we were caught in a jam on one stretch."
Lee stuck to a healthy diet and exercised regularly since a check up two years ago revealed he had high blood pressure, said his family.
He had taken part in several 5km runs over the past two years and regularly jogged more than 5km on weekends and 2km on weekdays. Lee also checked his blood pressure levels with a home kit every week.
Said Duke-National University of Singapore medical school associate professor Fatimah Lateef who specialises in emergency cardiac care, "There was no lack of medical attention given to him on-site."
Prof Fatimah is also a Member of Parliament for Marine Parade GC (Geylang Serai). The annual run is organised by Geylang Serai Community Club.
Yam Ah Mee returns with ‘PAssion’
By ewenboey | SingaporeScene – Sun, May 22, 2011
Singapore's latest Internet star is at it again.
People's Association chief executive director Yam Ah Mee, who was Returning Officer at the recent General Elections (GE), appears to be leveraging on his recent GE fame by appearing in the PA's latest video.
The simple 35-second video, which has drawn almost 53,000 views since it was uploaded ten days ago, shows Yam walking into a room to address viewers.
Speaking in his now-signature monotonous voice, coupled with his deadpan expression, the 54-year-old is seen was appealing for people to attend a PA event.
His exact words said in the video: "Hello everyone, come, join me at the PAssion Movie Night on the 21st of May. See you there."
At the event on Saturday evening, Yam stole the show when he appeared, drawing applause and cheers from the crowd.
Taking his newfound fame in his stride, he said that he would use it to help publicise PA activities.
"We saw a good opportunity to inform our friends about the activity tonight and I understand that quite a number of the Facebook friends are here to join the others for the movie," he said.
39-year-old sales executive Janice Lim, who asked for a photo with him, said, "I just saw the remix on Saturday and I thought it was funny so I asked for a picture."
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Businessman dies in 5km PAssion Run event
By Kai Fong | SingaporeScene – Mon, May 23, 2011
A 55-year-old businessman collapses from sudden cardiac arrest about 300m from the finishing point (AFP)
A 55-year-old businessman collapses from sudden cardiac arrest about 300m from the finishing point (AFP)
The death of a "health conscious" man on Saturday at the 100PLUS PAssion Run has shocked his family and friends.
Businessman Lee Khoon Bok, 55, collapsed from sudden cardiac arrest about 300m from the finishing point near the East Coast Food Centre during the 5km run, reported The Straits Times.
Two doctors, who were bystanders, applied cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the event's medical staff used an automated external defibrillator, a portable electronic device for halting arrhythmia.
Yet, Lee never regained consciousness.
"I got a call but could not make it out," said the man's elder son Jun Yi, 28, who was also competing in the run. "Mum took the phone and told me Dad had lost consciousness. I rushed there and saw people trying to revive him."
His family lamented that it took about half an hour for emergency services to send him to Changi Hospital. Said his younger son, Jun Yue, 24, a student, "We are not trying to say my father would have lived if he had been sent there earlier, but we were caught in a jam on one stretch."
Lee stuck to a healthy diet and exercised regularly since a check up two years ago revealed he had high blood pressure, said his family.
He had taken part in several 5km runs over the past two years and regularly jogged more than 5km on weekends and 2km on weekdays. Lee also checked his blood pressure levels with a home kit every week.
Said Duke-National University of Singapore medical school associate professor Fatimah Lateef who specialises in emergency cardiac care, "There was no lack of medical attention given to him on-site."
Prof Fatimah is also a Member of Parliament for Marine Parade GC (Geylang Serai). The annual run is organised by Geylang Serai Community Club.
