Singapore foster mum coaxes teenager to come out of her shell

SINGAPORE – Nadia (not her real name) wants to be a baker and sell kueh after she graduates.

Her dream was nurtured by her foster mother, Madam Faridah Ahmad, who taught her how to bake cookies last year.

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