Mrs Elizabeth Choy, former teacher in St. Andrew's School, has died. With her passing, the nation, and school, loses another of its war heroes. For it was through her experiences, and her story, that succeeding generations of Singaporeans gained a first hand account of the horrors of occupation and of the Kempeitai, and it was through her that we gain that enduring image of the simple wartime meal of porridge and tapioca. For my part I'll always remember the story of her scrubbing the prison toilet with a stone till it became smooth, and her appearances at Founder's Day each year.
On another note, today I completed the penultimate paper of the prelims. My mood gets better as Friday draws nearer. Tomorrow we shall go at it one last time for this season, another swing at the Cold War. I'm going to give it my best shot, if I can. Pre-exam visualisations are always good, although they must be tempered with qualifications. Here's praying for the best!
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