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student leader by that time.

He was?

At that time the schools were switching from

the Chinese system to the English system.

The Secondary 4 students then decided to

boycott the exams.

Don't you have these negatives in prints?

They were destroyed in the 60's

when the political situation got too sensitive.

But I managed to keep some of the negatives.

Mother has mentioned before

that Father was brainwashed

to do some anti-government things.

But I had no idea he was a student leader.

"Brainwash"?

They like to use that word a lot.

How do you actually "brainwash"?

What the students had back then were

convictions and beliefs.

All they wanted was for Malaya to be

independent from the British.

Back then it was so easy to be labeled a

Communist.

Sorry, Grandpa.

Hello?

No I can't. I'm working later.

Grandpa

Where's the mirror in the bathroom?

I removed it.

There's one in the studio's bathroom.

I made some dinner for you.

You can have it for supper when you get back.

Don't stay out too late.

We should leave early tomorrow

or there will be a traffic jam on the Causeway.

Okay. Bye, Grandpa.

Are you tired?

Want to go to bed now?

Let's continue tomorrow.

I'll be watering the plants.

I'll come to bed after that.

Grandpa

Was there a power trip?

Grandpa?

Grandma? What's wrong?

Grandma?

Did Grandpa fall asleep?

Grandpa?

This is my son, Xiang En.

He is so big now.

He looks a lot like Boon, doesn't he?

They're saying you look a lot like Father.

Many people say that.

You don't have to go.

We'll do our own prayers later.

Grandma?

Grandma?

Have you seen Grandpa?

We are going to the seaside.

I'm ready to go.

Grandma

It is nighttime now.

You already went to the beach this morning.

See, it's already nighttime.

I didn't realise it's already nighttime.

Grandpa's gone out.

He asked you to sleep first.

Where did he go?

Aunt Leng brought him out.

Come, Grandma, lie down.

What time will he be back?

He'll be back late.

He said you should sleep first.

Did they go to Malaysia to visit Boon

without me?

No, Grandma.

They just went out to buy something.

Grandpa will bring you to the seaside in the

morning, okay?

Sleep first.

Are these yours?

Yes.

Mum, can I ask you something?

Yeah.

Were Father and you both 38 when you got

married?

Yeah.

And you met him in Malaysia?

When we were both working in Malaysia.

Why?

Did you know he was involved in

the student protests in Singapore in the 50's?

No.

I didn't know.

Why do you ask?

Grandpa mentioned it to me the other day.

I only know he was involved with the student

unions

and that they tried to brainwash him.

He never told you about the protests?

No.

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