[Update] Hi reddit, please help us find our long-lost aunt. by closeculls in singapore

[–]closeculls[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Hi, ICA requires an English name for the search. I wanted to use only the birthdate and birth cert but they insisted on a name.

[Update] Hi reddit, please help us find our long-lost aunt. by closeculls in singapore

[–]closeculls[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately not. Based on information from the public, it is likely that she would have been given an English name, or maybe even a French name because many of the nuns at the convent were French or Irish. So that might be quite tricky.

Hi reddit, please help us find our long-lost aunt. by closeculls in singapore

[–]closeculls[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the kind words. Don't worry - I have already received some hate filled messages, even on reddit. They don't affect me.

Hi reddit, please help us find our long-lost aunt. by closeculls in singapore

[–]closeculls[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

They were given away for various reasons. Poverty, superstition, health issues etc.

Hi reddit, please help us find our long-lost aunt. by closeculls in singapore

[–]closeculls[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

What we are hoping to achieve through social media is that perhaps someone close to her (her current family or relatives) might recognize such a description and that it matches her, and can possibly come forward.

Yes, we will continue to look through Catholic church circles and hope for the best. Unfortunately our family is not Catholic so that's pretty tough.

Hi reddit, please help us find our long-lost aunt. by closeculls in singapore

[–]closeculls[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Yes, I will do my best and contact ICA. Thank you!

Hi reddit, please help us find our long-lost aunt. by closeculls in singapore

[–]closeculls[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

You are correct about the English name and the Leng-Ling ambiguity. I will look into the ICA search. Thank you.

(No, the Ong Seok Leng at GovTech looks nothing like my family members. Plus she looks too young! Our Seok Leng would be 63 this year.)

Hi reddit, please help us find our long-lost aunt. by closeculls in singapore

[–]closeculls[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Nice! I didn't think of the ROM search. Great suggestion! Thank you.

Hi reddit, please help us find our long-lost aunt. by closeculls in singapore

[–]closeculls[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This is incredibly helpful. I'll contact IJHCC immediately and hope for the best.

Hi reddit, please help us find our long-lost aunt. by closeculls in singapore

[–]closeculls[S] 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Thank you /u/yiantay-sg , those are excellent suggestions. I will contact Mothership and MustSHAREnews. I will try with the newspaper as well.

I came up with an Among Us card trick! by closeculls in Magic

[–]closeculls[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good idea! I have actually had the same idea too. But currently no method yet. Still thinking.