Standing in front of Madam Lily Wong’s urn in a quiet columbarium, New Zealand er Laurie Rands was finally able to say what she had been longing to tell her former amah for the last 50 years. The visit to the columbarium on Dec 22 by Mrs Laurie Rands (left) and her husband marked a bittersweet end to their four-decade search for their amah. The couple came to Singapore in 1971 when Mr Rands was posted here by the New Zealand Navy, and worked at the then Sembawang Naval Base.
Madam Wong worked for them as an amah, or housekeeper, in their Kasai Road home in Seletar until the couple returned to New Zealand in 1973. The three of them had a close relationship, often sharing meals and bringing their families together on festive occasions
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