Tuesday, May 4, 2010

An Unusal "Time 100" Heroine

61 years old Chen Shu-chu, is a Taiwan woman who has been selling vegetables for 47 years since she was 13.

Chen works 16 hours days and lives an extreme frugual life. She has donated NT$10M (about US$330k) of her hard-earned money to charities. TIME MAGAZINE has chosen her as one of the "Time 100" heroes.

Chen is an example of how ordinary people can do extraordinary things even under adverse conditions. The following links with video (in English) tell about her inspiring story:

http://alternativeformosa.blogspot.com/2010/05/time-hero-chen-shu-chu.html
http://amandastea.wordpress.com/2010/05/02/chen-shu-chu-the-2010-time-100/
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1984685_1984949_1985237,00.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XhzEdtN0rM


Ken Lai
http://www.kenlaifengshui.com/