Personal Life
Some of Thumboo's poems have biblical themes, reflecting the fact that he was born into a Protestant Christian family and baptized as an adult. Thumboo and his wife Yeo Swee Ching live in Bukit Panjang, a suburban area in the central northwestern part of Singapore. They have a son Julian, the head of rheumatology at the Singapore General Hospital; a daughter Claire, who is a physician; and seven grandchildren to whom he dedicated Still Travelling (2008).
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