Library Associations Singapore
12 Aug 2011
A Colleague and Friend

I first got to know Yolanda well after we shared a room at an IFLA Conference in Manila in the early eighties. She was reserved, not an easy person to get to know but once you became her friend, she was really, really nice, fun to be with and to share meals with. I was part […]

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Library Associations Singapore
12 Aug 2011
A Heart of Gold

Prim and proper with a serious demeanor, Yolanda nevertheless had a heart of gold. She loved to buy little gifts of chocolates and cookies for her fellow colleagues when we were working as part-time specialists at the NLB Digital Library Services Division located at the Geylang East Branch Library. She would smile sweetly and say […]

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Library Associations Singapore
12 Aug 2011
As a Boss

Miss Beh, as she preferred to be addressed this way at work, was my boss for 9 years during my time in Regional Language Centre Library and Information Centre.  She was strict, detailed-conscious and a keen supervisor in my initial years. I found myself rather fearful to speak to her, as she would correct my […]

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12 Aug 2011
Our Big Sister

“Yolanda-Our Big Sister” as we call her, was near and dear to my family. She suddenly left her loved ones with an irreparable loss on 17 December 2010. She had just returned from a pilgrimage tour of the Middle East. Her departure was silent, serene and peaceful. Having the opportunity to know Yolanda was a […]

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12 Aug 2011
A Tribute

I find it hard to pen a few thoughts of my dear friend, Yolanda, without getting all emotional. True her sudden “home call” was unexpected and shocked many of her friends and family members. However upon reflection, I believe it is what Yolanda herself would have preferred. In life, Yolanda was “like an egg, hard […]

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12 Aug 2011
Miss Warm and Hearty

Six months have gone by and I still feel Yolanda’s presence around me, each time I use the bookmark or the soap she bought back for me from her travels. Miss Beh, as she was wont to introduce herself, was Miss Prim and Proper to many, but to me, she was Miss Warm and Hearty. […]

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