It's a great loss for the nation, since she was the wife, the friend, the confidante, the supporter, the mother and grandmother of the children of MM Lee.
I can't say anything more since she kept a low profile before her passing, so I did not know much about her. But I concur that she doubtlessly played a significant role in shaping our nation, by her quiet albeit enduring support for him.
MM Lee's eulogy was so beautifully written. Succinctly and exquisitely summed up how much she meant to him and to Singapore. His letter, in addition to the tribute broadcasted on Channel 5, soften my perception of him as a hard politician, who had to make unpopular decisions, to a man who was once so young, competitive and so hopelessly romantic. Even crazier was the fact that they both were so madly in love that they eloped, and were by each other's side up till today. Maybe when the going got tough and they disagreed aplenty (hard to see why not since Mdm Kwa was such an intelligent woman and probably had her own views as well), the passionate love transformed to something stronger; the knowledge that they completed each other.
ahh... still, it's so incredibly and unbelievably romantic. it's probably the best love story Singapore has ever got to share. sets my heart aflutter every time I think about it. <3<3<3
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