Michelle Yeoh’s sister
I always get this reaction when I tell people I went to university with Datin Michelle Yeoh’s younger sister who was my senior by a year.
She doesn’t have a sister.
Same reaction I got from my sister when I mentioned it over dinner yesterday evening. My sister also said “she has only one younger brother.”
I went on to explain that Grace Yeoh is actually Michelle’s cousin, but their fathers are blood brothers, which (to the Chinese) makes them almost sisters. Their Chinese names are very similar, too – Michelle’s is Choo Kheng, and Grace’s is Choo Leng.
And how did Michelle’s name come up during dinner? The previous evening, I was channel surfing when I saw that TV3 was showing Police Story 3, starring Jacky Chan and Michelle Yeoh. The second half of the movie was shot in Kuala Lumpur. I’ve seen it before, but enjoyed it again when I stopped my surfing to watch the movie that evening. She’s very good, and has brought a fair bit of limelight to Malaysia. Positive limelight, too.
You go, Datin Michelle.
And hi, Grace!
