SAMILY LIFE

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SAMILY LIFE
18 Jun 2015 | PEOPLE

SAMILY LIFE

STORY // Ong Hong Tat
PHOTO // Mark Teo

Nope, that is not a typo. "Samily" is the name of Sally Ong Wee Xian and husband Melvin Tay's eight-month-old daughter. "Her name means Sally and Melvin I love you," explained Ms Ong. "Right now everything I do centres around her, but I enjoy looking after Samily!"

The 27-year-old, who handles Human Resource matters in Air Defence and Operations Command, returned to work in February this year. "I enjoy my work because it lets me learn about how the organisation works."

She joined the Ministry of Defence in 2012 after graduating from Polytechnic. Part of her work involves assisting her bosses when they are filing appraisal reports.

Although she now has new responsibilities at home, some things have not changed: her love of new experiences and travelling.

She tries to visit a new country each year, and has gone to Turkey, Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom. Her wanderlust has worked out well, as she met the love of her life during a diving trip in 2013.

"It was my first time diving and he was my instructor. I fell for him because he was very humorous!" After dating for six months, the couple tied the knot and had Samily later in 2014.



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