Singapore before its fall/Playfair
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Singapore before its fall/Playfair
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There was a sort of joyous and nautical(?) abandon about life in singapore during those last days. For one thing possesions didn't count anymore, money didn't matter either. The most you hoped for was to preserve your life and if possible your freedom . And the old saying vince can be merry but tomorrow you die was fully translated into a gloriously irresposinble reality. I remember that after I threw my wife off the job after about a fortnite before the fall of singapore. I came away feeling rather depressed to find that my car had been requestioned or stolen. So in desperation i asked a complete stranger for a lift that was going the same way that I was. I told him what had happened and he said quite casually "oh well would you like this car?". I've got two so I don't really need it. I thanked him very much and he gave me the keys and that was that. Well you see thats an illustration of the whole atmosphere of Singapore during those last days.
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