June 21, 2009 Sunday
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June 21, 2009
More youths taking gap year
By Alessa Pang and Rachel Au-Yong
WHILE her peers fret about which university to choose or which orientation camps to go for, Miss Tiffany Liew, 18, is thinking about writing up menus and picking out pots and pans.

Having scored 3 As in last year's A-level exams, the former Raffles Junior College student will put off her pursuit of a degree to start her own food and beverage stall and gain some work experience.

'I know it's not the conventional route, but it'll be good exposure especially since I'm going down the business route,' said the business-major hopeful.

Read the full report in Monday's edition of The Straits Times' Home section.

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