'Mother's karmic rewards': 'Sea' of wreaths at funeral of Sheng Siong bosses' mum

Without her, there may have never been Sheng Siong — a household brand in Singapore.

Lim Hock Leng, one of the late Ng Lye Poh's nine children, has revealed the extent of his mum's significance in a TikTok video by user Paibupai47 on Tuesday (Sept 8).

Ng, also known as the Sheng Siong Ah Ma , died on Sept 5 at the age of 91.

"Who else could have such a large sea of flowers (sent to them)?" Lim, who is also Sheng Siong's managing director, says as the video begins .

Pointing to the right, he then shows a large collection of condolence wreaths sent to Ng's funeral at Cairnhill Hall in Woodlands Memorial.

Standing in the middle of a group of wreaths, Lim presses his palms together in prayer, saying: "My mum's karmic rewards… are far too great."

When asked by the interviewer who his mum is, Lim replies: "Ng Lye Poh — she's also Singapore's national treasure."

Lim also expresses pride in what has been accomplished for his mother's sake.

Indoors, wreaths line the perimeter of a large hall, in what appears to be at least two rows.

As he points to the flowers, Lim reiterates multiple times with an accomplished smile: "A sea of flowers indoors — who else could have achieved this? This is too beautiful."

He shared that a caretaker told him they had received more than 950 wreaths at the time of the video being recorded.

If he had not advised the public against sending wreaths, the number may have exceeded 2,000, he said.

Ng's casket was also brilliantly decorated, with pink flowers forming a large heart shape surrounded by more wreaths from MPs and cabinet ministers, Lim said.

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如果没有她，可能就不会有新加坡家喻户晓的品牌——昇菘超市。

已故吴丽宝的九个孩子之一林福龙，在周二（9月8日）用户 Paibupai47 发布的一段 TikTok 视频中，揭示了母亲对他的重要性。

吴先生（又名“圣松阿妈”）于9月5日逝世，享年91岁。

“还有谁能收到如此浩瀚的花海（作为礼物）呢？”视频开始时，同时也是昇菘超市董事总经理的林先生说道。

然后他指着右边，展示了一大堆送往伍德兰兹纪念馆凯恩希尔大厅参加吴先生葬礼的慰问花圈。

林站在一簇花圈中间，双手合十祈祷：“我妈妈的因果报应……实在太大了。”

当被采访者问及他的​​母亲是谁时，林回答说：“吴丽宝——她也是新加坡的国宝。”

林先生也为他母亲所取得的成就感到自豪。

室内，大厅四周摆放着花圈，看起来至少有两排。

林指着花朵，带着得意的笑容反复说道：“室内一片花海——除了他，还有谁能做到？这太美了。”

他透露，一名管理员告诉他，在录制视频时，他们已经收到了超过 950 个花圈。

他说，如果他没有建议公众不要送花圈，送花圈的数量可能会超过2000个。

林先生说，吴先生的棺材也装饰得非常精美，粉红色的鲜花组成了一个大大的心形，周围环绕着国会议员和内阁部长敬献的花圈。

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