By Kimberly Spykerman & Seow Kai Lun

SHE picked 'Cyril' as her baptism name in the late 1940s, despite protests from her pastor that it was a man's name.

Her comeback to him: 'What can a man do that I can't?'

Indeed, this was the woman who picked physiotherapy for a career only because she could graduate sooner and support her nine siblings.

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