100Plus. We drink it and we see it everywhere around Singapore, and it was pretty much our go-to isotonic sports drink because Gatorade was just too expensive and just didn’t taste as good.
How did this humble drink came to be? Let 92-year-old J. D. H. Neill tell you how he first thought of the iconic sports beverage in 1982, when he was CEO of Fraser & Neave; more popularly known among Singaporeans as F&N.
The Greatest Gift of a Generation: Uncharted Territory
You know this local can drink design! “The 100, it was the first two ‘O’ of the Olympics,” Mr J. D. H. Neill described 100PLUS Singapore. When Singapore’s first marathon took place in 1982, the idea to rehydrate athletes struck him, as CEO of F&N.The 92-year-old Irishman is conversant in Hokkien — watch him share his experiences of the tumultuous times before and after he became a Singaporean in 1959.Is there a pioneer you are most thankful to? Honour their contributions by sharing your fondest memories in the comment section of tag #GreatestGift #sgmemory
Posted by irememberSG on Sunday, 7 June 2015
It’s a touching video documenting his life in Singapore since he immigrated here back in 1945, where he contributed to the building of the nation while working in the Economic Affairs department, help settle the Hock Lee bus riots before being appointed as the CEO and Group General Manager of F&N. Rather adorably, his former secretary, 91-year-old Caroline Heng, is also present in the documentary, remembering all the good times the F&N staff spent together working and playing together in the early days of Singapore.
