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A Letter To Myself - How motherhood made Efasha Kamarudin a stronger boxer

A Letter To Myself

Efasha Kamarudin, a trailblazing boxer who ranked 15th in the world in the superflyweight division earlier in 2025, shares how becoming a mother made her a better fighter, how she's grown in her relationship with her coach — who's also her husband, and more about her journey as one of Singapore's few women professional boxers.

Joel Chua

Joel Chua

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A Letter To Myself - Losing her sight but not her vision, para-athlete Joan Hung aspires to inspire others

Joan Hung is a national para-athlete in the sport of goalball. Joan, who was born with a condition that led her to gradually lose her eyesight, shares how sports as well as the support of her family and friends helped her rise above her challenges. Today, as part of the Purple Parade Leadership Programme, and as a facilitator in the resilience programme Control Your Controllables, Joan also helps motivate others — the abled as well as the differently-abled — to believe in their ability to achieve their goals. Joan also shares the role she'll be playing in the Purple Parade taking place on Sat 25 Oct, 2025.

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A Letter To Myself - How an unexpected phone call pulled Warren Sheldon Humphries back from the brink

Warren Sheldon Humphries was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease in 2020, when he was in his early fifties. It's a neurological condition that eventually took away his ability to walk and even hold a pen. Amidst the emotional turmoil, he was contemplating ending it all when a close friend called him out of the blue. The unexpectedly firm conversation was a turning point that led him to seek mental health support and gave him a newfound sense of purpose. Sheldon is today an advocate for fellow persons with disabilities, a paracounsellor, docent at the Enabling Village, and a Community and Partnerships Manager with a social enterprise.

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A Letter To Myself - Former Green Beret officer Gene Yu, on why "it's the second shot that matters"

A few years after leaving the elite US Army Special Forces, Gene Yu found himself leading a team to secure the release of a Taiwanese woman who had been kidnapped by militants in the Philippines. It was just one of many extraordinary moments in Gene's journey — from his youth as an Asian American in search of his identity, becoming an accomplished officer in the Green Berets, and then moving into the finance and technology sectors. In 2015, Gene founded Blackpanda, which is now a cyber emergency response firm headquartered in Singapore. Gene shares his remarkable journey and what he'd say in his letter to his younger self.

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A Letter To Myself - Entrepreneur-investor Daniel Charles began selling at 10, and learned how to turn rejection into strength

Daniel Charles began his entrepreneurship journey in primary school, went on to start an international motorsport business and received a Spirit of Enterprise Award at the age of 21. After a decade of building businesses overseas (including one that became a contractor for NASA), he came back to Singapore in 2025 armed with a new mission: acquire Singapore SME's and create an ecosystem in which young and promising Singaporeans can hone their business leadership acumen, with himself as a mentor through the journey. Daniel, who is the founder of Sum Capital Partners, shares how the grit and gumption of Singapore's Pioneer generation inspired his belief that Singaporeans can compete among the world's best, and reflects on what he'd say in his letter to his younger self.

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A Letter To Myself - Senior counsellor Gopal Mahey gave up drugs, and now helps others do the same

Gopal Mahey is senior counsellor at the Centre for Psychotherapy, where he focusses on supporting individuals fighting substance abuse. In 2013, Gopal himself had been arrested for drug offences. It was a turning point. Throughout his journey of personal transformation, his family rallied around him  and gave him the strength to re-embrace his calling as a counsellor with a renewed sense of mission. Gopal shares how his journey has given him a special empathy and insight into what former offenders and their families go through, and how he uses his lived experience in his clinical work.

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