But Sarah Ooi, aged seven and suffering from a brain tumour for the past six years, simply wanted to be an adult for a day.

So the Make-A-Wish Foundation made the young would-be architect's dream come true.

After a hard morning's 'work' with architectural firm HOK, where she built a model of the Burj Al Arab, a well-known hotel in Dubai that her family had visited, Sarah treated her parents to lunch at the Marina Mandarin Hotel.

The Primary1 pupil even had her own business cards, made specially for her, which she proudly gave out to friends and family.

Read the full story in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.