▁influenced ▁not ▁only ▁people ▁enthus i astic ▁about ▁phot ography , ▁but ▁also ▁people ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁Singapore ' s ▁memory ▁of ▁the ▁past , ▁among ▁them ▁Ch ong ▁Wing ▁Hong , ▁for ▁example . ▁As ▁a ▁veter an ▁column ist ▁with ▁Chinese ▁daily ▁L ian he ▁Za ob ao , ▁Ch ong ▁compiled ▁a ▁book ▁of ▁ess ays ▁to ▁preserve ▁his ▁mem ories ▁of ▁the ▁Ch in at own ▁where ▁he ▁grew ▁up . ▁Blo oms ▁in ▁G limp se : ▁Story ▁of ▁Kre ta ▁A yer ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 7 9 - page ▁book ▁containing ▁ 3 4 ▁ess ays ▁in ▁Chinese ▁and ▁ 2 2 ▁black - and - white ▁photograph s ▁by ▁Y ip ▁Che ong ▁Fun . ▁“ He ▁( Y ip ▁Che ong ▁Fun ) ▁managed ▁to ▁cry st all ize ▁my ▁mem ories ▁of ▁Kre ta ▁A yer ▁in ▁his ▁pictures ,” ▁Ch ong ▁said . ▁Ch ong ▁especially ▁emphas ised ▁one ▁photograph ▁taken ▁by ▁Y ip ▁that ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁sil hou ette ▁of ▁a ▁woman ▁he aving ▁a ▁cart ▁through ▁a ▁tor r ential ▁down p our , ▁seeing ▁the ▁person ▁in ▁the ▁st raw ▁hat ▁= as ▁a ▁fitting ▁symbol ▁of ▁Singapore , ▁more ▁apt ▁than ▁even ▁the ▁Mer l ion . ▁Ch ong ▁said , ▁“ The ▁picture ▁represents ▁how ▁Singapore ans ▁once ▁bra ved ▁the ▁storm s ▁to ▁build ▁up ▁this ▁country , ▁and ▁it ▁still ▁represents ▁our ▁fighting ▁spirit ▁today .” ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Andre ▁W