Tinkle Friend

[Melissa Alvarado]

Beatenby her parents and bullied by her elder brother, nine-year-old Jenny* felt alone and unloved. But then she turned to the web, and discovered a bubbly blue friend who was willing to listen and give her support, advice and information.

Currently the only online chat service in Singapore for children, Tinkle Friend Online Chat (www.tinklefriend.sg) was officially launched on 21 April at West View Primary School as part of the 30th anniversary celebration of its offline counterpart, the Tinkle Friend Helpline.

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Mr Speaker, partnership has been the anchor of our efforts to overcome the challenges posed by the pandemic, but also to emerge stronger. Industry partners have stepped up with initiatives to restructure our economy and create new opportunities. The Government will continue to work with partners from the people and private sectors to strengthen the digital ecosystem. This way, government-led programmes and community initiatives can complement each other and create greater value for Singaporeans. We must turn challenges into opportunities by leveraging our small size to pivot faster and respond more nimbly than our competitors.

Because the Budget Debate is important, it should not be so underwhelming. It should capture our attention, as it tells us how the Government has determined how money will be spent for the year. The budget season is also when ministers make major policy announcements.

I seriously caught no ball. This is not the first time such criticism has been made. Editor-at-large of The Straits Times Han Fook Kwang wrote about politicians speaking plainly in 2018. Yet, three years on, things have not improved.

But these are not new. I recall a similar portal, MySkillsFuture, which was launched in 2017 for youths and adults to explore career choices. It replaced a career guidance website for students, and a jobs and training portal for adults. The National Council of Social Service has a slew of mentoring programmes listed on its website. Ditto for mental health, where helplines such as Tinkle Friend have been around since I was a kid.

As a concerned young citizen, I genuinely want to stay informed on important decisions made in Parliament. The Budget is one, where I find out about things like whether the Government will be providing more subsidies for BTOs (built-to-order flats) if I have a girlfriend and decide to eventually marry her. Or whether I will be paying more taxes if I buy a car.

Losing somebody so precious and in such a sudden way at a young age meant that I had little experience with grief, let alone how to handle it when my adult responsibilities were just beginning to take shape.

1. Turn to friends and family members. Tell them what you really need, be it a shoulder to cry on or needing help with making funeral arrangements. An important aspect would be to not isolate yourself.

After my best friend died, her older sister began reaching out to people who similarly lost loved ones. She also formed a Facebook group where they can support each other, which now has more than 100 members. They talk about their feelings and share advice on how to handle life.

Sometime after I began dating my then-boyfriend (now husband), I promised her that if we ever tied the knot, she and our other close friend could plan the wedding. She would be a bridesmaid and godmother to our children, if we ever decided to have them.

In 2019, at the age of 19, and six years after she started self-harming, Sandy made a plan to end her life. She confided in a friend, who referred her to Limitless, a non-profit organisation that provides mental health services to those aged 12 to 25.

Founder of Limitless Asher Low said young people often have the lowest access to treatment or mental health services. They may fear that others could find out about their needs, be unable to pay for services and get stopped by parents who may be abusive or dismissive of mental health issues.

Those under the age of 18 who are receiving mental health services from social service agencies need parental consent to be referred elsewhere for other treatment, in line with guidelines from the authorities, said social workers.

Users can visit the website and choose an alias before requesting to chat with a trained peer supporter. Before volunteers can become a peer supporter, they undergo training based on a curriculum crafted with the advice of psychologists and counsellors.

"His love of great adventure, new friends, fine food and drink and the remarkable stories of the world made him a unique storyteller. His talents never ceased to amaze us and we will miss him very much. Our thoughts and prayers are with his daughter and family at this incredibly difficult time."

Bert began working in the gas and oil industry at a very young age. He spent years driving a truck and welding before becoming an inspector and eventually a project coordinator. Bert spent much of his life traveling the world while working. Although he enjoyed his travels and spoke of them often, nothing made him happier than spending time with his son and best friend, Randy, and grandchildren, Randy Jr., Mason, and Kathy. Bert was happiest on the farm in East Texas sitting outside with a cup of coffee telling everyone what to do. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and reading a good western novel. Bert was preceded in death by his parents, former wife, Linda Bryce Tinkle Kovar, and brothers, Danny, Fred, Rayford, Virgil, and Billy Ray Tinkle.

He is survived by his son, Randy Tinkle and wife Nelly of Kingwood; grandsons, Randy Tinkle Jr. of Timpson and Mason Tinkle of Kingwood; granddaughter, Kathy Li of Bay Village, Ohio; brothers, Tracy Tinkle and wife Peggy of Gary and Raymond Tinkle and wife Connie of Garrison; sister, Chris Gaston and husband Tom of Nacogdoches; special friends, Milton Kovar of Kingwood and Sue Bryce of Nacogdoches; numerous nieces, nephews and a host of friends.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Thursday, January 19, 2023, at Taylor Funeral Home, Timpson, Texas, with Bro. John Elvis Raines officiating. Interment will follow at County Line Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at the funeral home.

The family extends a heartfelt thanks to the following caregivers, Micalyn, Dense, Jacki, Nichole, Susannah, Madyson, Ashleigh, Missy and Annette at Magnolia Trails Rosemont in Kingwood and Enhabit Hospice of The Woodlands.

The book's heroine is a little farm girl nicknamed Tinkle; her best friend Tod lives next door. General resemblances with Twinkle and Chubbins in The Twinkle Tales and the children in Dot and Tot of Merryland are readily apparent. Snow employed very similar names when he created his twins Twink and Tom in The Shaggy Man of Oz (1949).

After high school, he completed a degree at the University of Houston. He was an avid salesman, and he spent much of his early years helping out at the family- owned furniture store, Tinkle Furniture. Later he created his own small furniture empire with Priced Right Furniture and Appliances, selling at multiple locations. Bob was a very hard worker looking for opportunities wherever he went. He was a longtime member of a local singles club, and he enjoyed stepping out to garage and estate sales. He worked at multiple jobs through the years and never stopped. He was an employee of Patriot Security, when he became ill, at age 73.

Bob leaves behind a nephew, Dwayne Tinkle, along with many relatives and friends, who will miss him greatly. He also leaves behind a special friend, David Ott, with whom he enjoyed exploring the latest restaurants and movies. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his brother, David Tinkle.

Many members in this group have either necessary (obligate) or optional (facultative) associations with other marine invertebrates. These associations are mostly commensal, wherein one organism benefits without affecting the other. Li is testing whether the unique lifestyle of galeommatoideans contributes to their high species diversity and morphological disparity, and if so, seeking possible mechanisms.

The scholarship was endowed by the family and friends of Dr. Tinkle, who joined U-M in 1965 as professor and curator of reptiles and amphibians. Tinkle became director of the Museum of Zoology in 1975 and served until his death in 1980. He was a systematist, an evolutionary biologist, an evolutionary ecologist and an exceptional teacher whose most important legacy is the group of students he inspired. In the field, especially, he was known for his enthusiasm, endurance and sense of humor. It is entirely appropriate that a scholarship awarded to an outstanding student in the Museum of Zoology each year is in his name. The award is for $5,000.

EEB graduate student Andra Thomaz is the 2016 recipient of the Donald W. Tinkle Scholarship from the U-M Museum of Zoology. UMMZ's most prestigious student award is a special recognition of research excellence and is intended to assist students in completing their doctoral research.

The scholarship was endowed by the family and friends of Dr. Tinkle, who joined U-M in 1965 as professor and curator of reptiles and amphibians. Tinkle became director of the Museum of Zoology in 1975 and served until his death in 1980. He received many honors including being elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Herpetologists League, and was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship and the Ecologist Award from the Ecological Society of America.

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