Sammyboy RSS Feed
18-10-2013, 01:10 AM
An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:
When it's a "suay" job in life and after death? :confused:
Her husband, the hangman
October 16, 2013 - 1:17am
By: Elizabeth Law
TOGETHER: Mr Darshan Singh and his wife Madam Jeleha Haji Said. TNP PHOTO: Ariffin Jamar
Fridays were sacred to Mr Darshan Singh, Singapore's long-time hangman.
Mr Singh, who retired in 2005 after being hangman for about four decades, was fond of talking about how he spent his Fridays playing hockey and cricket.
It was also the day when he was the hangman, said his wife Jeleha Haji Said.
Her husband, now 82, would leave for the Singapore Recreation Club for the ball games after work, said Madam Jeleha, 85.
Perhaps it was his way of dealing with his feelings, she said.
He never discussed regret about his work, sticking to a line he had used with her for decades – it was his job.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?166297-Why-glorify-the-dirty-unwanted-job-of-a-Hangman&goto=newpost).
When it's a "suay" job in life and after death? :confused:
Her husband, the hangman
October 16, 2013 - 1:17am
By: Elizabeth Law
TOGETHER: Mr Darshan Singh and his wife Madam Jeleha Haji Said. TNP PHOTO: Ariffin Jamar
Fridays were sacred to Mr Darshan Singh, Singapore's long-time hangman.
Mr Singh, who retired in 2005 after being hangman for about four decades, was fond of talking about how he spent his Fridays playing hockey and cricket.
It was also the day when he was the hangman, said his wife Jeleha Haji Said.
Her husband, now 82, would leave for the Singapore Recreation Club for the ball games after work, said Madam Jeleha, 85.
Perhaps it was his way of dealing with his feelings, she said.
He never discussed regret about his work, sticking to a line he had used with her for decades – it was his job.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?166297-Why-glorify-the-dirty-unwanted-job-of-a-Hangman&goto=newpost).