▁S ago ▁Lane ▁in ▁Singapore ' s ▁Ch in at own . ▁Later , ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁a ▁private ▁school ▁in ▁Ch in at own . ▁ ▁Y ip ▁began ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁mechan ic ▁in ▁his ▁younger ▁days ▁and ▁later ▁joined ▁United ▁Engine ers ▁as ▁a ▁techn ician ▁and ▁engineering ▁super visor . ▁He ▁res igned ▁from ▁United ▁Engine ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁when ▁he ▁discovered ▁the ▁firm ▁was ▁manufact uring ▁arms ▁for ▁the ▁Japanese ▁military . ▁He ▁then ▁started ▁his ▁own ▁engineering ▁work sh ops ▁at ▁Kre ta ▁A yer ▁Road ▁and ▁K all ang ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁In ▁later ▁years , ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁T ien ▁W ah ▁Press ▁as ▁an ▁engineering ▁super visor . ▁After ▁ret iring ▁at ▁ 7 0 , ▁he ▁worked ▁at ▁a ▁su nd ry ▁shop ▁with ▁his ▁wife , ▁Le ong ▁Lin , ▁in ▁Ch in at own . ▁ ▁Y ip ▁was ▁passion ate ▁about ▁phot ography , ▁which ▁started ▁as ▁a ▁h ob by ▁to ▁him ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁his ▁tw ent ies . ▁While ▁working ▁with ▁United ▁Engine ers , ▁he ▁saved ▁up ▁enough ▁money ▁to ▁buy ▁his ▁first ▁camera ▁– ▁a ▁Rolle if lex ▁– ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁take ▁photos ▁for ▁his ▁family ▁album . ▁From ▁then ▁on , ▁his ▁love ▁for ▁phot ography ▁grew . ▁His ▁ke enn ess ▁to ▁notice ▁change ▁in ▁his ▁surr ound ings ▁helped ▁him ▁to ▁record ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁cultural ▁landscape ▁in ▁Singapore ▁before ▁the