Mothers – Queens of Our Hearts

By Emilia Ismail

May 2019 FEATURE
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The saying goes that being a mother is the hardest job in the world – there are no sick days, no rest and no pay. Penang Monthly takes a look at three inspiring mothers and tell their stories.Ong Bee Kim, 71Ong Bee Kim was at work when her husband suffered a fatal heart attack at home in 1994. He was only 52. Her husband had complained of severe chest pains to their eldest daughter who immediately took him out of...

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Emilia Ismail

is a freelance writer who has a love-hate relationship with the weighing scale.

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