0049 - Gintai

Interviewer's Note: According to himself, Alan is currently the only SMRT Train Officer who blogs (he uses the moniker Gintai in his blog, for those who are familiar). Am glad to have met up with him to conduct a face-to-face interview for this. He's a great person to chat with and I look forward to be able to hang out with him again.

Alan Tang / 49 / Singapore / Train Officer / gintai.wordpress.com / @palmuser_alan

What do you live for?
I'm a simple man who lives for simple things in life.

Why?

I belong to a generation that has lived through kampong days where we used to have a hole in the ground, and the night soil carrier would come and collect human waste from it. Back in those days, there were no proper sanitary systems installed for us, nor did we enjoy luxury pleasures. We were poor but also appreciated what we had. Even today, I still do appreciate what I have and live life to the fullest as an independent, non-religious man.

What is some of the best advice that you have been given/want to give our readers?
Don't envy people nor compare yourself with others. Appreciate and be grateful with what you have. If people can afford a bungalow, so be it! Constantly being jealous of others' life will only make you feel bitter about yourself at the end of the day.

Complete this sentence. Life is too short to...
...envy others. Live your life fully.

Something random you'd like to say?
Sometimes in life, you have to "langgar"!