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Lil' but Mighty Education Centre founder Lily Chew, 35, taught her son Paul, seven, how to count money before he started Primary 1 this year.
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It has been six months since Paul Chew started Primary 1, and his mother, Mrs Lily Chew, laughs heartily when asked about the experience.
"Not bad. I think he survived it," says the 35-year-old former primary school teacher who runs an English enrichment outfit, Lil' but Mighty Education Centre.


