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Tan posing for a wefie with her husband, Sam Ho, who is continually amazed and inspired by her attitude towards life. — KAMARUL ARIFFIN/The Star

We all suffer from fatigue once in a while; so did Tan Shu Hua.

Back in 2014, the interior designer was juggling work and raising two young children, then aged two and four.

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