Six-year-old baking prodigy seeks help for studies

By MING TEOH

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Monday, 01 Feb 2021
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Jonah really loves to bake and spends most of his time in the kitchen. Photo: Miyumi Yanagi

Jonah Michio Tan may only be six, but he’s already an accomplished little baker who sells his cookies online through his own website, “Jonah Bakes”.

Not only that, Jonah, who suffers from the rare genetic condition of skeletal dysplasia – which makes it difficult for him to move about smoothly and results in his bone fracturing easily whenever he falls – hopes to own his own bakery one day.

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Little Jonah bakes

Jonah really loves to bake and spends most of his time in the kitchen. Photo: Miyumi Yanagi

Jonah - who has a passion for baking and cooking - strikes a pose with his cookies. Photo: Miyumi Yanagi

While most of children his age spend their time playing, Jonah is busy baking to support his family. Photo: Miyumi Yanagi

Jonah started baking at the age of four. Photo: Miyumi Yanagi

Jonah meticulously ensures each cookie is made perfectly. Photo: Miyumi Yanagi

Jonah (left) with his younger brother Jamian. Photo: Miyumi Yanagi

While most children his age would be running around playing, little Jonah is meticulously ensuring each cookie he bakes turns out perfectly. Photo: Miyumi Yanagi

(Clockwise from top) The peanut cookies, pineapple tarts and salted egg cornflake cookies that Jonah is baking and selling for Chinese New Year. Photo: Miyumi Yanagi

Jonah (left) and his younger brother, Jamian, striking a pose. While they have the playfulness of other children, Jonah has a sense of responsibility unlike others his age. Photo: Miyumi Yanagi

While Jonah is a happy child like many of his peers, he has a sense of responsibility and seriousness unlike others his age.Photo: Miyumi Yanagi

Jonah (right) and his mother, Yanagi, are grateful to all those who have supported and helped them, and hope to make Jonah Bakes a platform to provide opportunities for the disabled in Malaysia. Photo: Miyumi Yanagi

(From rightt) The peanut cookies, pineapple tarts and salted egg cornflake cookies that Jonah is baking and selling for Chinese New Year. Photo: Miyumi Yanagi

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Little Jonah bakes

Jonah really loves to bake and spends most of his time in the kitchen. Photo: Miyumi Yanagi

Jonah - who has a passion for baking and cooking - strikes a pose with his cookies. Photo: Miyumi Yanagi

While most of children his age spend their time playing, Jonah is busy baking to support his family. Photo: Miyumi Yanagi

Jonah started baking at the age of four. Photo: Miyumi Yanagi

Jonah meticulously ensures each cookie is made perfectly. Photo: Miyumi Yanagi

Jonah (left) with his younger brother Jamian. Photo: Miyumi Yanagi

Jonah (left) with his younger brother Jamian. Photo: Miyumi Yanagi

While most children his age would be running around playing, little Jonah is meticulously ensuring each cookie he bakes turns out perfectly. Photo: Miyumi Yanagi

(Clockwise from top) The peanut cookies, pineapple tarts and salted egg cornflake cookies that Jonah is baking and selling for Chinese New Year. Photo: Miyumi Yanagi

Jonah (left) and his younger brother, Jamian, striking a pose. While they have the playfulness of other children, Jonah has a sense of responsibility unlike others his age. Photo: Miyumi Yanagi

While Jonah is a happy child like many of his peers, he has a sense of responsibility and seriousness unlike others his age.Photo: Miyumi Yanagi

Jonah (right) and his mother, Yanagi, are grateful to all those who have supported and helped them, and hope to make Jonah Bakes a platform to provide opportunities for the disabled in Malaysia. Photo: Miyumi Yanagi

(From rightt) The peanut cookies, pineapple tarts and salted egg cornflake cookies that Jonah is baking and selling for Chinese New Year. Photo: Miyumi Yanagi

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