▁Ho ong ▁L ing ▁( ; ▁born ▁ 2 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁in ▁K ual a ▁L ump ur , ▁Malays ia ) ▁is ▁a ▁Malays ian ▁author , ▁professional ▁master ▁of ▁cer emon ies , ▁inspir ational ▁speaker ▁and ▁social ▁activ ist ▁and ▁politician . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁TV ▁present er ▁for ▁a ▁Mal ay ▁talk ▁show ▁Sel am at ▁P agi ▁Malays ia ▁( trans l ated ▁as ▁" Good ▁Mor ning ▁Malays ia ") ▁on ▁Malays ia ' s ▁national ▁TV ▁channel , ▁Radio ▁Tele vis yen ▁Malays ia ▁( RT M ). ▁Currently ▁she ▁is ▁a ▁host ▁for ▁an ▁online ▁radio ▁station . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁she ▁came ▁to ▁prom in ence ▁when ▁she ▁don ated ▁part ▁of ▁her ▁li ver ▁to ▁a ▁stranger . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Che w ' s ▁parents ▁divor ced ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁ 5 ▁years ▁old ▁and ▁was ▁brought ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁town ▁called ▁Tel uk ▁Int an , ▁Per ak . ▁She ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁a ▁strict ▁discipl in arian ▁style ▁and ▁in ▁school , ▁semi - mil it ary ▁trained ▁under ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁school ' s ▁uniform ▁units , ▁St . ▁John ▁Am bul ance . ▁▁ ▁Her ▁early ▁education ▁was ▁in ▁Con vent ▁schools . ▁She ▁graduated ▁with ▁an ▁hon ours ▁degree ▁in ▁Information ▁Systems ▁from ▁the ▁Th ames ▁Valley ▁University , ▁UK . ▁ ▁Organ ▁don ation ▁ ▁After ▁reading ▁an ▁article ▁in ▁a ▁book ▁called ▁Life