From 2000 to 2011, Cara worked the news desk for various publications under Singapore Press Holdings such as now-defunct Streats, Her World, The New Paper (TNP) and ST Life! There, she covered everything from F&B to nightlife and home news. “I saw the newsroom as a place where I filed my stories…that was about it. It was a touch-and-go work life, although I met some of my very good friends there. I remember my desk was bare except for a phone and two cables to power and plug into my laptop,” she recalls.
Cara Van Miriah is many things — journalist, publicist, artist, published author — but what gives her the greatest joy and satisfaction is being mother to her 17-year-old autistic son, Alex Lim.
It didn’t matter that she had to give up her 11-year career as a journalist to raise her son — she wouldn’t have it (or him) any other way. “I don’t write professionally now, and I don’t miss it either. My biggest achievement is being a mother to Alex. He has a big heart, big personality and sense of humour,” she gushes.
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