SINGAPORE – Actress Rebecca Lim shocked Singapore when she announced her “retirement” on Instagram in February. At the time, she wrote that she had decided to do “something that will change my life”.
Now, instead of calling it a day, Lim has gone the opposite direction by becoming a student.
Or did she?
A photo of Lim in her CHIJ St Nicholas Girls School uniform was recently shared on Facebook as part of a new campaign by OrangeAid, NTUC Income’s community development arm. Called the Future Development Programme, the campaign champions empowerment through education for needy youths in Singapore.
The campaign encourages people to post an old photo of themselves wearing their school uniforms on Facebook. NTUC Income said it will donate $1 to the programme for every photo posted.
Besides Lim, other celebrities and public figures who are participating in the campaign include Member of Parliament Tin Pei Ling, satirical blogger Mr Brown, fashion blogger Andrea Chong and musicians Jack and Rai.
Photo GalleryRebecca Lim goes “back to school” in new NTUC Income campaign
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Photos of these personalities in their school garb were shared by NTUC Income on their Facebook page on Wednesday (Sept 21). The post has since garnered over 4,600 likes and has been shared over 1,300 times.
Lim, who was named Best Actress at last year’s Star Awards, drew flak for the “retirement” post earlier this year. In her post, Lim had written: “Yes, I am retiring. I know you may have questions for me and I will answer them real soon. Meanwhile, be happy for me”.
When the post first came out, fans expressed shock and sadness at the sudden annoucement.
But reactions quickly turned to anger when the post was revealed to be a publicity gimmick to encourage young Singaporeans to plan financially for retirement.
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