She starts work at 4AM. After 8 years, what keeps her going? This was the final question I asked Queenie in our Q&A. When people hear “embalmer”, they might imagine that the job is simply about embalming and preparing the deceased. But after hearing Queenie talk about her day-to-day li

I wanted seasons. Mountains. Wider skies. Somewhere far away. But the older I get, the more I realise that sometimes, you have to leave home to understand what home means. After travelling to so many places, working as a funeral director, and watching families bring their loved ones home for

Should every deceased person be embalmed? The answer might surprise you. Many people assume embalming is always necessary. According to Queenie, an embalmer with 8 years of experience, the answer depends on the family’s wishes, the funeral arrangements, and the condition of the deceased.

Want to become an embalmer in Singapore? It’s probably much harder than you think. Queenie has been an embalmer for 8 years, and in this video, she shares the 3 steps to becoming a registered embalmer in Singapore. The biggest challenge isn’t actually studying. It’s finding an experienc

I’m not an insurance agent… but this is why I believe everyone should have insurance. When you’re lying in a hospital bed in pain, the last thing you want to think about is money. But thankfully, that was one thing I didn’t have to worry about. This will probably be my final video about my

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I was scrolling through social media yesterday when a post about an incident at Block 310 Serangoon caught my attention. As someone who has been in the funeral industry for years, it immediately raised a lot of questions. According to the post, a man who allegedly claimed to be possessed by a

💰 This 30-second tip could save your family over $80 during a funeral. It’s not something most people think about until they’re already paying for it. If you’re holding a funeral at an HDB void deck and you’re an immediate family member of the deceased, you can apply for HDB temporary parking

Part 2 | What happens when a family can’t agree on the deceased’s religion? This is one of the hardest parts of being a funeral director. Whether someone’s faith was genuine is ultimately between that person and God. That’s not for me to decide. But when family members hold different belie

I found one of the last coffin makers still carving coffins by hand. No machines. No shortcuts. Just a massive log, skilled hands and generations of knowledge. I travelled more than 3 hours from Singapore to Muar, Malaysia, to see it for myself. What I watched was more than woodworking

Can I just become a Christian on my deathbed and still go to Heaven? As a funeral director, I’ve seen people turn to Christianity in their final days. I’ve also seen families disagree over what kind of funeral should be held. It’s a question people ask me often. The Bible doesn’t teach tha

We’ve finally come to the last part of my story. First of all, thank you to everyone who has watched this series, shared it, or reached out with your own experiences. Reading your messages has reminded me that I’m not alone. The morning after my epidural blood patch, I noticed something incre

and Google believed me before anyone else did. I know we’re always told… “Don’t Google your symptoms.” But this time… Google may have saved my life. After giving birth, something wasn’t right. Not “new mum tired.” Not “normal C-section pain.” This was different. I couldn’t eat becaus

Who you marry can determine what you’ll be carrying… at your father-in-law’s funeral. 🐷 Sounds unbelievable? It’s actually a centuries-old Hokkien tradition. One of the most prestigious offerings on the final day of a traditional Hokkien Taoist funeral is the Wu Sheng (五牲) — literally, the “F