After Lim, there were a series of workshop managers – all Caucasian expatriates. Like a dry sponge, I soaked up…
A Walk through the Brush
On The Job Training
As an apprentice engineer, the OJT involved spending three months in each department. My three-month stint in the ‘Engine Shop’…
Crown of Shame
Oft I heard people say, “It is lonely at the top.” I wonder why… Not exactly haiku but... ****************************
MICE
By 1972, Singapore had identified aerospace maintenance as a growth industry. In my company, almost all the licensed engineers were foreigners…
The Interview
After it became clear that I would not be able to further my studies in high school, I applied for…
The Youngest MRO Engineer
After my ten years in school in 1971, my family financial situation did not allow me to continue with high school. But I…
Unhappily ever after…
When I was an executive, an office colleague - a lawyer - retorted she was so busy with work and family…
Road, Killed
Flash fiction horror - limited to 33 words or less... The rules: - Write a horror story in 33 words.…
Silver Earrings and Tattoos
I was a supervisor in the aerospace workshop when a tough ex-con, who worked in the hanger, approached me for help.…