TR EMERITUS

Editor's note: This article is an verbatim excerpt of a longer article by the same author and can stand on its own without a change in meaning or context. The other part of the original article has also been scheduled for publication. In the 1980s, our first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew had "trouble" with foreign publications... 

I remember catching up with my oldest friend, who had transitioned from a corporate law career into teaching. She mentioned that in the course of new job, she actually had to “sweep” the school she was teaching at. She then reminded me that back when we were kids being a “sweeper” was something that parents always used... 

I received several scam calls each week, sometimes several a day. These calls were purported to come from ICA office, or from a bank, and asked me to press a button and talk to a person. I ignored these calls, but they are disturbing. I often had to answer the calls, in case they were genuine calls and the message was important. After...