What started as a joke on six-year-old Sarah Aafiyah after the National Day Rally has turned into a heartwarming charity initiative within just days.
Humairah Suhaimi, 36, jokingly told her daughter on Aug 26 that Prime Minister Lawrence Wong wanted Singaporeans to have more children, prompting a tearful reaction from the younger of two siblings.
Determined not to become a “big sister”, the preschooler wrote an appeal letter to “Lorens Wong”.
The letter later inspired her parents to create their own line of merchandise with the charmingly misspelled name as the tagline. The family plans to donate half of the proceeds to charity.
‘Most famous girl in school’
In the handwritten letter, Sarah said she did not want another sibling as she was afraid she would not be allowed to sleep next to her mother.
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“Even though you want to give us a lot of money, we don’t need more money,” she wrote. “Please Lorens Wong. I love Singapore. Love Sarah.”
With her mother’s help, Sarah’s letter was mailed to the Prime Minister’s Office on Aug 27.
Before sending it, Humairah also emailed PM Wong to explain the context, in case he was wondering what the letter was about.
To her surprise, she received an email response just days later — from PM Wong himself.
Speaking to Stomp, the mother of two said she had initially shared the series of events on her personal Instagram Stories, where it drew amused responses from friends and family.
She later shared the story with various media outlets, and Sarah quickly found herself getting plenty of attention.
“Initially when I told her about her going viral, she didn’t express much of a reaction,” said Humairah.
“But on Monday, she went to school and got a lot of attention from her friends and teachers…she candidly told me that she’s the ‘most famous girl in school’ now.”
Dear Lorens Wong, Love Sarah
Sarah’s humorous words and phrases are nothing new to the family.
Her parents have long kept track of what they call “Sarah-isms”, including mispronounced words such as “hanitiser” for hand sanitiser and “cubby-net” for cubby or cabinet.
“She would create words that make more sense than the word itself,” Humairah said with a laugh.
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