Trip to forest adventure and sentosa cove

 When we were on our way to forest adventure (at bedok) , I was having mixed emotions, comprising of excitement and scared. I had a fear of heights, also known as acrophobia. Forest adventure requires extreme walking over obstacles that are way above the ground, so even if I did not look down, I would still be shaking non-stop.

  When I started the course, it was worse than I had expected. Although there was a rope to prevent me from falling, the fear of heights was still there. After a terrifying hour, I completed the course. There was a big net that we had to climb over while our backs were facing the ground, downwards. Thinking of how I felt back then never failed to send chills down my spine.

  After a refreshing drink of hundred plus, my family decided to have lunch before embarking on our journey to sentosa cove. The lunch I had was very delicious and soothed my feelings a little. When we arrived at sentosa cove, we decided to go for the two trip ride, which includes a louge where we will sit on a bench while being transported to the other place for the second ride. Since we were hanging above the air, my fear of heights settled in on me again.

  After yet another painful experience, the other ride made up for it. We rode something that looked like a mini car. First, instructors taught us how to control it before we rode on the 500m route. It was really fun riding past obstacles. 

  After it ended, we decided to go home. Well, to me, it was a really fun experience and I would definitely go again in the future if I had an oppurtunity.

Lee Kuan Yew memoirs - My first clashes with the government

   On a hot and humid afternoon in 1952, Lee Kuan Yew was asked by a group of 3 Malays and one Indian to be their lawyer to appeal for salary revisions. Lee Kuan Yew agreed although the pay was not much. Those group of people were planning to do a strike in Singapore for that. 

  Before the strike began, Lee Kuan Yew’s friend, keng Swee had returned from England arranged a meeting between Lee Kuan yew and an associate editor, Sinnathamby Rajartnam. After discussing plans, Raja was eager to write a good issue to challenge the colonial government.

  Surprisingly, the issue wrote by Raja reached the ears of the colonial officers. The issue stated about the racial  bias of the colonial government, about how the British earn much more than the locals. 

  At the end of the week, many unions and the public decided to help the postmen carry on their strike to a successful end, which made the government rattle. 

  This situation resulted in the demoralisation of British officials. The colonial secretary decided to conduct negotiations with union representatives and as a result, the strike was suspended for three days. 

  As a result, Lee Kuan yew was now well known for leading striking workers, speaking up for them and were trusted by them. Thus, he was invited to become a legal advisor for many trade unions and clan associates. 

  Lee Kuan yew also took up the effort to learn the Chinese language, although it was difficult due to time constrain and the lack of opportunities. 

  Still, the strike was planned again after a few days due to the lack of pay. Lee Kuan yew was asked to be legal advisior for the unions. Luckily, keng Swee suggested the idea of demanding proportionate allowances for all government servants, especially the poorly paid. With this, the council of joint action was formed with a membership of 14000.

  Finally, the Comintern agreed that the unions should receive family allowances, which made the government appalled. When the government rejected the appeal, he was threatened by 6 unions to strike action, which made the government powerless. 

  As a result, the council of joint action shook off the colonial system and a salary scale that gave bigger increases to the higher paid than to the lowest paid.