Son Of Singapore

Author : Tan Kok Seng
Publisher : Epigram Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9789810768331

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Son of Singapore by Tan Kok Seng Pdf

A publishing sensation in the 1970s and 1980s, Son of Singapore traces the extraordinary upbringing of an Everyman. As a Teochew farm boy coming of age during the Japanese Occupation, Tan Kok Seng enters the “university of the world” at only 15, becoming a coolie at the Orchard Road market. On his rounds to the homes of the “Red Hairs”, he befriends a group of Chinese dialect-speaking Caucasians who inspire him to improve himself beyond his humble roots. Set against Singapore’s push towards self-governance, Tan’s engaging autobiography reflects the pioneering spirit of the times. Written in deceptively simple prose, notable for its English transliteration of Teochew adages, Son of Singapore sensitively captures fast-disappearing places, people and everyday ways of living.

Author : Kok Seng Tan
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Books
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1972-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0435002201

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Son of Singapore by Kok Seng Tan Pdf

Author : Kaiwen Leong
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9789814408882

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Singapore's Lost Son by Kaiwen Leong Pdf

This is the true story of a boy with a simple dream—to become a man. But he fell and became a dropout of school, friends, life, himself. But with the helping hand of a teacher, he turned his life around, found friends and love, and fulfilled his dream. This is the story of how that boy went from dropout to millionaire Princeton PhD. Expelled from four junior colleges (he was labelled ‘subnormal’ and not academically inclined), Kaiwen Leong sat for the A level examinations as a private candidate while experimenting with Internet websites to try his hand at entrepreneurship. He studied hard and did well enough to be admitted to Boston University in the US where he graduated with two bachelors and two masters degrees in economics and mathematics in four years. And then he went on to obtain postgraduate degrees at Princeton University. He is a member of America’s most prestigious academic societies and has published research papers on economics, mathematics and physics. Today he lectures at Nanyang Techonological University and is an economist at Spring Singapore. Find out how Dr Leong picked up his life.

Author : Kok Seng Tan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Singapore
ISBN : OCLC:1259656733

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Son of Singapore by Kok Seng Tan Pdf

Author : Kok Seng Tan,Tan (Kok Seng.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Working class
ISBN : 981076832X

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Singapore Classic by Kok Seng Tan,Tan (Kok Seng.) Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:488469777

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Son of Singapore: the Autobiography of a Coolie by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kok Seng Tan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Singapore
ISBN : 9971640120

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Son of Singapore by Kok Seng Tan Pdf

Author : Tan Kok Seng
Publisher : Epigram Books
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789811700637

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Eye On The World by Tan Kok Seng Pdf

Eye on the World is the third and concluding volume of Tan Kok Seng’s autobiography, where he and his young family go to bustling Hong Kong. He writes with endearing honesty about a place that seems a lot like home, yet is vastly different in many ways, and this affectionate sense of observation is carried through a round-the-world trip he embarks on. Told from the perspective of a Singaporean everyman, Kok Seng’s stories and reflections about the world are told in charmingly simple prose, enriched by his penchant for looking at the people and things around him with eyes wide open.

Author : Tan Kok Seng
Publisher : Epigram Books
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9789810768348

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Man of Malaysia by Tan Kok Seng Pdf

In this revealing sequel to his bestselling autobiography Son of Singapore, Tan Kok Seng finds himself in Malaysia as a British diplomat’s chauffeur. While driving luminaries like author Han Suyin around, Tan falls in love with Heung, a servant girl with dark brown eyes. Despite parental objections, they marry and have a child in secret. When he is laid off, Tan’s comfortable life suddenly collapses. To support his family, he must take on a variety of jobs, including working as a soap salesman, egg seller and extra on a William Holden film, manoeuvring through unethical bosses, corrupt policemen and violent villagers. As much a timeless account of an enterprising spirit as a travelogue through 1960s Southeast Asia, Man of Malaysia entertains and inspires while telling of a life fully lived.

Author : Mary Todd,Christina Villegas
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-02
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781630473365

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Hard Drive by Mary Todd,Christina Villegas Pdf

On June 24, 2012, Dr. Shane Truman Todd, a young American engineer, was found hanging in his Singapore apartment, just a week before his scheduled return to the United States. Although Shane had repeatedly expressed apprehension about his work with a Chinese company and fear his life was being threatened, authorities immediately ruled his death a suicide. His family initially didn’t know what to believe. However, upon arriving in Singapore, they realized the evidence suggested not suicide, but murder. Shane’s family later discovered that what they thought was a computer speaker was actually an external hard drive with thousands of files from Shane’s computer. The information in those files transformed this story from a tragic suicide to an international saga of mystery, deceit, and cover-up, involving three countries. “Hard Drive: A Families Fight against Three Countries” is the captivating story of Shane’s mysterious death and his family’s grueling battle to reveal the truth against powerful forces that have sought to conceal, destroy, or discredit evidence indicating homicide. This story, which is told from the unique perspective of Shane’s mother, Mary, recounts the family’s painful, arduous, and unwavering endeavor to reveal the truth about what happened to Shane Todd in Singapore

Author : Sebastian Sim
Publisher : Epigram Books
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789814757331

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Let's Give It Up for Gimme Lao! by Sebastian Sim Pdf

“I don’t aspire to be nice. I do what is necessary to get what I want.” Born on the night of the nation’s independence, Gimme Lao is cheated of the honour of being Singapore’s firstborn son by a vindictive nurse. This forms the first of three things Gimme never knows about himself, the second being the circumstances surrounding his parents’ marriage, and the third being the profound (but often unintentional) impact he has on other people’s lives. Talented, determined and focused, young Gimme is confident he can sail the seven seas, but he does not anticipate his vessel would have to carry his mother’s ambition, his wife’s guilt and his son’s secret. Tracing social, economic and political issues over the past 50 years, this humorous novel uses Gimme as a hapless centre to expose all of Singapore’s ambitions, dirty linen and secret moments of tender humanity.

Author : Jean Tay
Publisher : Epigram Books
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789810755003

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Boom by Jean Tay Pdf

Welcome to the surreal world of Boom, where civil servants wake the dead, corpses are terrified of cremation, old women are besieged in their homes, and Ah Bengs still dream of being Superman. Boom tells the story of an elderly woman and her property agent son in Singapore, who are struggling over the potential en bloc sale of their home. Their destinies become interwoven with that of an idealistic civil servant, Jeremiah, who is facing the greatest challenge of his career—persuading a reluctant corpse to yield its memories. Boom is a quirky yet poignant tale about the relocation of both dead and living, and how personal stories get left behind in the inexorable march of progress. Written by economist-turned-playwright Jean Tay, Boom was conceptualised at the Royal Court Theatre in London in 2007, and developed and staged by the Singapore Repertory Theatre in September 2008. It was nominated for Best Original Script for The Straits Times’ Life!Theatre Awards in 2009 and is now an ‘O’- and ‘N’-Level Literature text in Singapore schools.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 808 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1841
Category : Asia
ISBN : IND:30000123001541

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The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British and Foreign India, China, and Australia by Anonim Pdf

Author : Quek Hong Shin
Publisher : Epigram Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9789814655057

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The Amazing Sarong by Quek Hong Shin Pdf

Isn’t a sarong just a boring big piece of cloth? What can be so amazing about it? Nora and Adi are about to go to the beach when their mother takes off her baby sling and hands it to the two children. They discover that there is more than meets the eye to this seemingly ordinary sarong. Join Nora and Adi as they go on a playful day out and discover what unexpected fun, joy and new encounters the sarong can bring.

Author : Atsuo Inoue
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781529338591

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Aiming High by Atsuo Inoue Pdf

'I have no intention of making small bets' - Masayoshi Son In order to understand what's happening in Silicon Valley, you just need to look at Masayoshi Son. __________ There is no one in the world right now who is in a better position to influence the next wave of technology than Masayoshi Son. Not Jeff Bezos, not Mark Zuckerberg, not Elon Musk. They might have the money, but they lack Masa's combination of ambition, imagination, and nerve. Masayoshi Son is the most powerful person in Silicon Valley. As CEO and founder of the Japanese investment firm, SoftBank, 'Masa' has invested in some of the most exciting and influential tech companies in recent memory - Uber, WeWork, ByteDance, Slack, and many others. Prior to that, he was known as one of the first investors in Alibaba and Yahoo! He has an audacious vision for the future and one that is unmatched in the tech industry. Aiming High provides insight into this charismatic and visionary leader. Originally published in Japan, this book charts Son's rise from a Korean immigrant who dropped out of high school to becoming one of the wealthiest people in the world. With unprecedented access to Son, including exclusive interviews, this book creates an authoritative account of how SoftBank and it's visionary and charismatic CEO is shaping the future of tech. __________