About the Chongs

A bit about Cheryl:

Cheryl, now 24, was not born in a manger, but in Melbourne, Australia to a youthful and optimistic Tommy and Claudia Ning. Cheryl has been raised for most of her life in Auckland, New Zealand.

After receiving her bachelor’s degree in psychology at the University of Auckland, Cheryl initially entered the masters program for speech and language therapy, which then morphed into graduating with a postgraduate diploma in speech science (PGDipSci). She acknowledges God’s blessings upon blessings during this special time of postgraduate study, wholly undeserved. At the moment, she primarily helps William to do various things around the house and on the computer, including maintain this website. (If it’s horribly broken today, it’s most likely her fault). She intends to pursue further study in web development from mid-2010.

Cheryl loves God, and is passionate about language, poetry, and visual art (check out her artwork here). She also enjoys singing, learning NZSL, and all things SLT, with particular interest in autism spectrum disorders.

And a bit about William:

William, now 23, was born in Kuching, Malaysia as the second of four children to James Chong and Wu Su-Ling. At the age of 9 he moved to New Zealand, and wholeheartedly absorbed the culture. He now considers himself a fully-fledged Kiwi Asian with fond memories of Malaysian culture and cuisine (e.g. roti canai, murtabak daging, tomato mee).

William serves as worship leader at Howick Baptist Church in Auckland, New Zealand. He plays guitar and sings, sometimes at the same time, apparently.

William graduated with a bachelor’s degree in both music (composition) and sports exercise science from the University of Auckland. He currently works as a staff writer for a medical communications agency (check out his online resumé here).

William is passionate about God, music, family, and food, and seeks to love and enjoy Him forever.