A lifetime of memories packed in boxes as home's 60-year lease is up

Madam Yeo Ai packing her house with the help of her daughter Joyce Koh, on Nov 12, 2020. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
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SINGAPORE - In 1964, Madam Yeo Ai, then a young seamstress of 23, fell in love with the boy next door.

It was a whirlwind romance - in three months they had gotten married and moved into his home across the street.

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