Sylvia Toh Explained
| Sylvia Toh Paik Choo |
| Birth Date: | [1] |
| Birth Place: | Penang, British Malaya |
| Nationality: | Singaporean |
| Occupation: | Newspaper columnist, humour writer |
| Module: | | Child: | yes | | Hide: | no | | Headercolor: | transparent | | C: | 杜白秋[2] | | P: | Dù Báiqiū | | Poj: | Tō͘ Pe̍k-chhiu |
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Sylvia Toh Paik Choo (; born 1946/1947) is a Singaporean newspaper columnist and humour writer.
Early life
Toh was born in Penang to a Hokkien-speaking family. She is the author of Eh Goondu! (1982) and Lagi Goondu! (1986), the first two books on Singlish.[3]
She previously wrote for The New Paper before moving to fashion website Superadrianme.[4]
Works
- Eh Goondu! (1982, Eastern Universities Press)
- The Pick of Paik Choo (1982, Times Books International)
- Friendship, Courtship, Hatred, Love (1983, Times Books International)
- Lagi Goondu! (1986, Times Books International)
- The Original Singapore Sling Book (1986, Landmark Books)
- On the Buses (1987, Landmark Books)
- The Hosomes! (1994, Singapore Courtesy Council)
- The Complete Eh, Goondu! (2011, Marshall Cavendish Editions)
External links
Notes and References
- News: Are You Calling Me 'Old'? Turn Back The Clock. CNA Insider. WatsupAsia. 15 January 2017. 5 September 2018. How do seniors REALLY feel when we call them ‘old’ or assume they need help? 'I would think of my grandparents. Never when people say "elderly" do I think they mean me' – Sylvia Toh Paik Choo, 70..
- News: 你能听懂Singlish吗？. Do you understand Singlish?. Deutsche Welle. 11 March 2018. 5 September 2018.
- News: 'I find Singaporeans a cynical lot': Grandmother of Goondus Sylvia Toh. Bharati. Jagdish. Channel NewsAsia. 13 February 2016. 5 September 2018.
- News: Former TNP Journo Sylvia Toh Paik Choo Now Writes For Superadrianme. Kyle. Malinda-White. Popspoken. 20 October 2013. 5 September 2018.
