This year, I will... climb a mountain after battling cancer at age 25

Ms Ong Xiao Qi returned to work as an automation engineer at Ninja Van in 2022, after battling cancer. ST PHOTO: FELINE LIM
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SINGAPORE – In 2023, Ms Ong Xiao Qi plans to climb a mountain. Perhaps Mount Rinjani in Lombok, Indonesia, she muses.

The petite 26-year-old is living large after surmounting her own challenge since 2021 – battling cancer.

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