Being new in singapore, i was not conversant with local customs and conventions and its history. i wish someone had alerted me to the sensitivity of the situation but it was not to be. The intervening events brought me into the centre of a catastrophic storm like none other i had experienced. it created sheer havoc, consuming me from within and in the end destroying me.
While it was acceptable for lim kim san to serve under lee kuan yew – this must have been why Wee cho yaw nominated lim to be a governor in the first place – he would not be pleased if he had to serve under another patron, as a matter of protocol. i was oblivious to how sensitive the matter had become once the senior Minister declined the
role of patron of the club.