So taken was she by Taiwan's Siew Tin Opera Troupe when it came to Singapore for a six-month residency that she changed her given name to Siew Tin.
當時台灣來的「秋月歌仔戲班」在新加坡連演了半年，深深吸引了這個原本叫做「沈秀珍」的小女孩，於是她將名字改成「秋月」。