22 July,2010 08:27 AM IST | | Agencies
A 47-year-old maid from the Philippines who identifies herself only as Christine said she was the "luckiest maid in Singapore -- with or without the money".u00a0
She was rewarded by her grateful employer, a doctor -- a luxurious apartment and ufffd3 million (Rs 20 crore).
The windfall of the money and the apartment came from her former employer, Dr Quek Kai Miew, who died last year aged 66.
Christine had also taken care of his mother until her death.
Dressed in a simple blouse and slacks, with her hair cropped short, she said that she was devastated when he died a year ago. "We were inseparable and I had to move in with his nephew for solace after he died. It was heartbreaking for me as I saw more years with Dr Quek than with my own mother."
Christine said her new-found wealth had not changed her lifestyle. "I just live my life as I did before and not as a rich person. I am still who I was before. Even my friends here still treat me the same."
But everything has a price; Christine refused to reveal her full identity as she was aware that if criminals learned who she was, they could hold her family to ransom.
