He is now 58 years old and used to be with the Police Force. He was friendly and we talked mostly about my pregnancy.
Then, I thought I should also ask about him. So, I casually asked what he was doing when he was with the Police. He began his story telling...
He used to be an inspector with the ISD and PMO. Retired at age 45 and is on pension. He had 4 kids, all grown up. For the past 14 years, after he left the Police, he went to take his Bachelor degree, then Masters and worked for 3 years at Changi Village Hotel (or was it Changi Airport Hotel?). Now, he is pursuing his PHD! Wow!
He revealed that he became a taxi driver just because he wanted to write his thesis, which was on human behavior! It's through this job that he could interact with different passengers and understand them, to facilitate his thesis writing! Unbelievable! He told me that he wants to challenge his children who were masters holders in social science.
真的是难以置信！活到老学到老的人居然会给我遇上？佩服！真是卧虎藏龙！
Before I left, he impart these words of wisdom to me:
"Never never beat a child before he is 7 years old"
Hmm, sounds like my philosophy... I told him I must let DC know about this! :P
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