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12 Aug 2011

A Warm and Caring Roommate

I have known Yolanda for many years in the library circle but only got to know her better when we both started working part-time at the National Library after our retirement. In 2006, our office was at the Geylang East Branch Library. Yolanda, Chay Hong, Chen Wee and myself usually went out for lunch. Yolanda […]

12 Aug 2011

Should Auld Acquaintance …

When I learnt of the passing away of Yolanda Celine Beh from her obituary which appeared in The Sunday Times on 19 December 2010, I felt a deep shock. The sudden news had been made more poignant as I had met Yolanda earlier in last year at a weekend afternoon concert at The Esplanade. On […]

12 Aug 2011

As I Remember Her

It is not easy for a person to penetrate Yolanda’s seemingly cold and proper work exterior to see the truly gentle and kind person she was inside. I was no exception, and it took me a good while to understand the beauty within her—in fact almost thirty years. Our acquaintance started from 1972, we were […]

12 Aug 2011

From the RELC Staff

The RELC staff compiled their memories of their former boss, whom they miss dearly. As a Boss Miss Yolanda Beh set up the RELC Library and Information Centre from scratch in 1968. From assisting the RELC founder Director to source for a location to house the then Regional English Language Centre to purchasing the first […]

12 Aug 2011

A Boss who went the Extra Mile

The death of Ms Beh is a huge loss to me. It was a privilege to work under her from January to June 1992. I was employed to convert the existing RELC Library’s card catalogue into their newly purchased Library Integrated System. She was more than a mere employer as she went the extra mile […]

12 Aug 2011

Highly Regarded

I first met Yolanda when she joined the University of Malaya (MU) Library in 1966 as a Library Assistant. She left in 1968 to head the RELC Library while I was overseas on sabbatical. She worked under me as a cataloguer, and was very good at her work. I came to know her better after I moved to Universiti […]

12 Aug 2011

As a Professional

I first came to know Yolanda when I was an undergraduate at the University of Malaya, in Kuala Lumpur. She was working as a Library Assistant then. She was always quietly doing her work and spoke only when spoken to. I admired her professional disposition and her willingness to help students who were at a […]

12 Aug 2011

“Please call me Miss Beh”

Susan: “Hello, Yolanda?” Yolanda: “Do I know you?” Susan: “No, I’m calling for the first time.” Yolanda: “Please call me Miss Beh then.” This was my first encounter with Miss Yolanda Beh. She respected every single person she dealt with and demanded the same in return. She was prim and proper professionally, but a very […]

12 Aug 2011

The Real Yolanda

Yolanda grows on you. She grew on me, and her memory is embedded deeply in my psyche. I remember her gentle manners, sweet voice, smiling face, her child-like giggles, chuckles and infectious laughter. I wake up every morning to see, in my bathroom, the cloth elephant tissue case she brought back from Chiangmai, and in […]

12 Aug 2011

Dear Yolanda

All too suddenly, you left us. Your life is a gift from God and I am blessed that He brought you into my life … sharing friendship and faith created a special connection between us. You were a devout Roman Catholic, one who attended Mass daily, even when on holidays. When we shared a room […]