The Tembusu (Fagraea fragrans) is a large evergreen tree in the family Gentianaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia. Its trunk is dark brown, with deeply fissured bark, looking somewhat like a bittergourd. It grows in an irregular shape from 10 to 25m high. Its leaves are light green and oval in shape. Its yellowish flowers have a distinct fragrance and the fruits of the tree are bitter tasting red berries, which are eaten by birds and fruit bats. Source: Tembusu, Wikipedia
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Fellow’s Tea with Ms Bertha Henson

7 Feb 2014 | 2:30 pm |
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Tembusu College Fellow’s Tea

Bertha Henson

2.30pm, Friday

7th Feb 2014

Master’s Common Lounge,

Level 3, Residential Block

Refreshments will be served.

Only 30 seats available!

Please register at tembusu.nus.edu.sg

Bertha Henson was a journalist with the Singapore Press Holdings stable of newspapers for 26 years until she quit in 2012 to join Tembusu College and to indulge in her favourite hobbies, reading and writing. She has reported on every Singapore election since 1988 and covered major events such as the Marxist conspiracy, the SilkAir crash, the National Kidney Foundation Trials, the Mas Selamat escape as well as the outbreak of Sars in 2003. She led the reporting team on the Sars outbreak, tracking it from the time it was an unknown virus till when it was finally stamped out in Singapore. In the process, she anchored most of the Page 1 stories and produced a number of commentaries on the subject.