Years ago while I was still an engineering academic with the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, I have jointly authored and published a few books related to engineering. I think they are by now out-of-print.
After I retired in 2000 and after the passing of my dear wife Dorothy in 1999, I looked around for activities I enjoy and I got interested in visual art. I went seriously into doing sculptures and oil paintings. I was fortunate to receive sponsorship by the local philanthrophy organisation Ngee Ann Kongsi to present a large solo exhibition in each of these art activity. The solo sculpture exhibition was in 2007, and the solo oil painting exhibition was in 2009, both at Ngee Ann Kongsi's headquarter building at Tank Road, Singapore. A catalog brochure of the artworks have been published for each of the exhibitions. Spare copies are still available from me.
After these shows I noticed I have become physically clumsy, due to not only old age, but also a long standing medical problem. This clumsiness made me very much although not completely house bound. I reluctantly and sadly had to put a stop to direct involvement in sculpture and painting activities.
I decided to spend time at home doing writing and trying out publishing books. My first effort is to write about what I remembered of my early years in Hong Kong and then in England. This covers the period 1940 to 1969. Some of my b/w photographs are placed to illustrate the text.
I self-published this book calling it "My Life Story, Vol 1". This small 115 pages book has now been printed. It is not for sale. I am presenting it to friends who know me. My friends interested in reading this book are welcome to contact me.
The book is called Vol 1 as the intention is to follow it with other volumes.
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