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Suzanne Jung co-anchors and produces for Channel NewsAsia’s flagship morning show, Primetime Morning that is broadcast to much of Asia and beyong. It is one of the network’s most watched shows with a mix of hard news, ‘live’ interviews and analysis on current events and issues.
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Reminiscing – I was a romantic by nature and I must admit that the warm feeling of romance is still alive and well within me. The childhod infatuation I had for my cousin, led to marraige and divorce between the ages of 24 and 41. Our relationship spanned 6 years of courting, 17 years of marraige and continues after 13 years of divorce. I was first attracted to my former wife at the age of 14 and we were engaged to be married at the ages of 21 and 19 respectively. We were nearly 24 and 22 when married and our first daughter was born in 1980, when I was 26 and she was 24. For the sake of social ties I guess, our marraige disintegrated. Though our daughter was instrumental in bringing about a degree of reconcilitaion between us, her relationship with me was not fully restored. However I think her relationship with her mother has healed and grows.
I grew up in a home where our parents were divorced. My father died when I was 8. I was the youngest in a family of 4. I have 2 elder brothers and an elder sistrer. My mother re married and she bore a son 11 years after I was born. I feel my step father gave us more than we could have expected, in maintaining the living standards we enjoyed when my parents were together. He was a very close friend of my father, whose Italian born wife had passed away from complications with her womb many years before my father.
My step father worked on a large coconut plantation private estate in Marawilla Sri Lanka and was instrumental in inspiring me to desire an out door career such as planting, between the ages of 12 and 18. I studied at Trinity College in Kandy, a Church of England Christian Missionary Society founded, secondary education boarding school, whose farm master a Bsc holder, also motivated my focus toward animal husbandry, poultry and agricultural pusuits. This ambition of mine was not fully accomplished but I switched to seeking white collar employment in the private sector in Colombo.
Three decades later and having swung to and from either end of the prosperity austerity pendulum our stepfather died two weeks after my daughter was born in 1980. My mother died 18 years later, after suffering stroke and paralysis for over 10 years, post open-heart surgery. This despite a successful operation in India. Mother lost her speech, was unable to write and needed assistance to walk for the most part of her remaining life. It was her wish never to be socially dependant or become a burden to her family in her old age but I am personally glad she accepted our love in doing things for her, in whatever condition she was. We are now passed the fourth and fifth decade of pendulum swings but before the current age and particularly since 1990, I spent more time with my mother. For a while, we lived together again on and off. We prayed together, I related stories to her and she would become emotional. We ate together, visited family and friends together and sometimes even fought together. I am sorry though, we could not finish our story together. Yet, there are people who are left behind, with whom we can piece together, little bits of information, to complete our story, which would otherwise be lost forever, by people who are not intrigued with us, or when we too have gone ahead. My dad, stepfather, uncles and aunts, plus numerous others prioritized life issues sufficiently well, even if that meant giving-up their own lives in the process. Regrettably, though, we could not build a strong community, nor find gainful permanent employment for all.
Hi Suzzane
I enjoy your shows especially A Muscle A Day by Yvette. However, due to the timing, I often miss the shows especially so when my kids start school at 8am and therefore I have to leave home earlier than that. Is there recorded video clips on all the pass exercises? It will be great so at least I can do it at my own time. 4 kids to look after and a full time working mum really left me with no time for myself. If there is a way to get hold of the clips, it will be very much appreciated. Thanks.
Dear Suzanne:
I found someone uploaded David Archuleta’s interview to YouTube.
Let’s check it out!Well…both of the video and their comments, interesting!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_BPz0TTa4U
Cheers,
Cathy
Dear Suzanne,
I work as a copy editor in the publishing industry.
Catching your show on TV mobile while en route to work really perks up my day. Love your reporting.
Hi Suzanne,
I really enjoy to watch Primetime Morning, especially when it hosted by you and Steven. It\’s nice to watch this show before I go to school, catch some warm news while breakfast. I\’ve been watching your Primetime Morning since 2005 and I still love it until now ^^
I hope Primetime Morning become even greater than ever because I love this program. Thanks and good luck on your job ^^
Raiko
ah, nice story u have mentioned.
I love Primetime Morning too, a chinanes friom jiangxi of china.
Hi Suzanne,
I got a chance to volunteer in Singapore for a few weeks and got hooked on your morning show. Keep up the excellent work!
I have to find a way to catch the show back here in the United States somehow now!
blessings!
Hi Suzanne,
I can’t waite untill 0630am,every morning to watch your show. not only the news that you bring in the morning and also your sweet smile warm up my day. Thank You and keep it up you GOOD WORK
Hello Ms Suzanne,
I came from Japan, and is going to work here for 2 years.
Every morning I am looking forward to watching a fresh news show and also your cheerful smile.
I am very worried you sill have a slight symptom of cold. Please take much care of yourself.
There is one thing I am wondering. Is there any chance to see you not through TV screen, like open seminar in college, outside report, live show, etc. Please inform me. See you!
um….hi!
i’m just a normal highschool student from Korea.
well.. few years ago i saw a TV show about you,
and i was really impressed.
also i saw you in the singapore when i was on a trip!
i want to say that i admire you!
because you get the job that i want to have in the future.
i mean..korean in singapore broadcast is not normal.
well..i want to talk with you more!
answer please! Thank you>_<!!