children loved UVA. When they were at school in England, at
Wellington, it was very regimented. The schoolmaster was tough
on them, which I thought was good as they learned discipline. Then
they went to America and had total freedom. That is when you are
being challenged, when you are totally free. The kids are exposed to
many activities and they have all the resources. When you have
money, you can have everything, but it is about how you control
yourself. And I am watching to see how they control themselves’.
Lovy, Chevy, Joevy, and Garvy Beh have followed their father’s
footsteps in business and are all hard-working in their own right:
Lovy is the founder of Lovy Pharmacy and senior vice president at
BP Healthcare Group; Chevy is the founder of BookDoc, the first
online healthcare platform to connect patients and healthcare
providers; Joevy is deputy chairman of BP Healthcare; and Garvy is
the CEO and founder of Doctor2U, a one-stop healthcare app, with
services such as doctor home visits, telemedicine, electronic medical
health records, ambulance and medication delivery.
Work and business are fundamental pillars of the Beh household,
but polo is not far behind. Dato’ Beh assures us that the family will
travel to the furthest corners of the earth if polo is involved, as was
the case when they played the Genghis Khan Cup in Mongolia.
‘I played with my three sons,’ he says. ‘In Mongolia, it is five degrees
in the summer, and -40 in the winter. The water was so cold, but we
still jumped in after playing. We beat all the professional teams.
I don’t think they had as much experience as my sons.’
Ice baths and Mongol horses aside, Argentina is still the family’s
favourite polo destination. ‘Argentina is the best,’ says Dato’ Beh.
‘There are a lot of players, polo fields, and polo horses, so it is very
competitive. When you play at places that are predictable, then it
is no fun. When you come to Argentina, you do not know the other
teams, and there are always new fixtures. In many countries, and in
mine, too, we know who is playing and we know their horse power.
But it is always a surprise here. We have to go in and fight.’
Speaking to Dato’ Beh is as refreshing as it is entertaining, and
one is struck by the attachment he and his family have for the sport.
‘I love everything about polo. I enjoy improving myself, improving
my horse string, and improving my whole family’s polo experience.
This year I played in St Moritz, Malaysia, Thailand, England, France,
Hawaii and Argentina. That is my usual circuit, but wherever there is
an invitation to play, I will go.’
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Dato’ Beh (left),
Joevy, Poh Lay See, Lovy, Chevy
and Garvy.
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Dato’ Beh in St Tropez; Joevy
Beh in St Moritz
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