I Remember

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PSC Undergraduate Scholarship 1976

I was a teenager before, though this was so long ago. In 1975, I was still in National Junior College doing Year 2. Like most aspiring students, I too was attracted to the idea of going overseas for my undergraduate study. I dreamed of travelling. With my family financial background, we could not fund this dream. Therefore, I applied for the Public Service Commission (PSC) undergraduate scholarship in June 1975. I did not feel confident about my chances. Surprisingly, PSC called me for an interview. During that period, I was not prepped for the interview. No one guided me or told me what to expect in the interview. It was with horror when I entered a room and seated in front of a solitary chair were a panel of seven interviewers. It was so intimidating for a young person like me facing the panellists. The air-conditioning in the room was so cold and I could not think straight. I could not remember the details and the nature of questions. (It was a blur now after four decades.) I think I fumbled and was not so smart and witty in my answers to their questions. In the end, I was not successful for the scholarship and with that my dream came down to earth and the rest was history. I did my undergraduate study in National University of Singapore (NUS) without any scholarship. Thankfully, the degree programme at NUS was heavily subsidised back then and I was able to do it without any study loan or bursary. The Bachelor of Accountancy (BAcc) degree programme was good enough to see me through my early career in this field.


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Epilogue

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pages 59-60

From Executive Diary to Smart Phone

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page 56

My Uncle from Malaysia

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pages 57-58

Coopers & Lybrand

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page 55

My Education

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pages 53-54

My First Driving Licence

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My First Property to Live In

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pages 48-49

My parents stayed in rental flats of public housing

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page 47

Investing in Investment Property

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page 50

Joy of Reading

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page 51

My journey through National Service

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pages 45-46

My Parents stayed at Craig Road before

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page 44

DBS Fixed Deposit in 1993

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page 43

Do you plan for retirement?

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page 42

National Day Parade in 1971

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page 38

Matriculation for Accountancy course in 1978-9

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pages 39-40

GCE “O” Level Results were published in Newspaper

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Enrolled in English-Medium stream in primary school (1964

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page 41

You write long-distance and then wait days for reply

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page 36

You will know this special bond

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page 35

PSC Undergraduate Scholarship 1976

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page 34

National Library of yesteryears

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page 31

My years in National Junior College

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page 33

Early years of bus transport

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page 30

My Hobbies

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I did woodwork and metalwork

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page 29

My National Service Days

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pages 27-28

Bukit Ho Swee Fire

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My First Savings Account (POSB

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page 26

From poor to rich

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page 24

Chinese New Year

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page 22

Games played

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pages 19-21

Credit facility

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page 23

My Home at Ganges Avenue

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pages 17-18

Living each day as it comes

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A Private Person

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pages 14-15

Saving habits

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pages 12-13

I Remember

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pages 7-8

Preface

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My School Days

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Career

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page 11

Inferiority Complex

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page 10
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