stpix
About this original series
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# Episodes
7 episodes -
Rating
TV-UN
Episodes of stpix
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To Lift
Weightlifting has been a relatively dormant sport in Singapore for the past few decades. The coming Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is giving it a new lease of life. The S$100, 000 worth of funding allocated to each participating sport in the games helped secure a bigger gymnasium, more equipment and also a full-time coach for the YOG athletes and a growing group of aspiring weightlifters in Singapore. ST photojournalist Ng Sor Luan documents their passion and struggles for the sport.
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Release date
Aug 6, 2010
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Runtime
02:42
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The Durian Express
Armed with a torchlight and basket, durian pickers are out in the pitch dark plantations of Pahang as early as 5 am. There, Mao Shan Wang durians are currently in season. Here, durian lovers' insatiable appetite for the thorny fruit is the reason. About 70 per cent of every morning's best picks from Pahang are delivered to Singapore during the abundant period of August. With 500 km of journey to cover, it is a season of mad rush.It was supposed to be a documentary of the journey of Mao Shan Wa...
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Release date
Aug 1, 2010
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Runtime
02:22
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Ashwin's Autism
There are an estimated 18,000 adults with autism, of different severity, in Singapore. Mr Ashwin Gopala Krishnan, 23, is one of them. With adult services here only in its infancy, Ashwin faces an uncertain future. But the young man pushes on, with much help from his family, his therapists, medication and an endearing sense of humour. //samuelhe@sph.com.sg
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Release date
Jun 4, 2010
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Runtime
05:35
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Shattered Dreams
On 24 March 2010, the naked body of a Chinese woman, Ms Li Hong Yan, 24, was found floating in the lap pool of a bungalow owned by a wealthy Singaporean. Poor and desperate, Ms Li's family sold their land in Heilongjiang, China, to raise money for their trip to Singapore in order to claim their daughter's body. Over 20 anonymous donors in Singapore raised S$35,000 for the family. With money to buy their land back and repay their debts, the family headed back to China to conduct the last rites ...
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Release date
May 21, 2010
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Runtime
05:23
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A Mother's Love
Having a disabled child can be devastating for some parents. But for one mother, Madam Tay Et, 52, it is an experience she would not trade for anything in the world.
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Release date
May 8, 2010
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Runtime
04:28
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Water Ballerinas
synchronised swimming, swimmers, Singapore, sports; water;
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Release date
May 7, 2010
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Runtime
03:01
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A Family's Faith
Chandru Latchaman, 39, belongs to a family of about 40 members. The family has been observing the Thaipusam festival since 1969. Every year, thousands of Hindus in Singapore celebrate Thaipusam, a festival observed on the full moon day of the Tamil month, Thai. Devotees traditionally carry milk pots along a 4km journey from Serangoon Road to Tank Road. Many also carry spiked Kavadis weighing more than 20kg, to show their devotion to the Hindu deity, Lord Murugan.
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Release date
Feb 5, 2010
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Runtime
04:26
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