Jess Teong's health scare led her to direct 'The Kid From The Big Apple'

Jess Teong's sequel to 'The Kid From The Big Apple', titled 'Before We Forget', opens at cinemas on Nov 16. Photo: The Star/Low Lay Phoon

There's a lot going on in Jess Teong’s life. This week, her youngest son is taking his SPM exam; next week her movie – The Kid From The Big Apple 2: Before We Forget, which is the follow-up to last year’s hit The Kid From The Big Apple (TKFTBA) – opens in cinemas nationwide; and three weeks ago she was on stage performing at a three-day concert with a former duet partner Paul Wah.

On the morning of our interview, in the last week of October, her day started at 6am. She had visited an old folks home to hand over a cheque from the money she collected at the concert.