▁br ighter ▁future ▁ahead . ▁ ▁O th man , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁did ▁not ▁hold ▁the ▁same ▁wor ries ▁as ▁his ▁grand father . ▁He ▁sent ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁daughters ▁to ▁a ▁Catholic ▁school , ▁CH I J ▁Kat ong ▁Con vent . ▁His ▁daughter ▁received ▁religious ▁education ▁outside ▁school ▁hours , ▁and ▁remains ▁a ▁Muslim ▁today . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁O th man ▁joined ▁the ▁local ▁Ut us an ▁Mel ay u ▁Mal ay - language ▁newspaper ▁as ▁a ▁cl erk ▁after ▁finishing ▁his ▁education , ▁and ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁rep orter ▁position ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁by ▁Y us of ▁I sh ak ▁( found er ▁of ▁the ▁newspaper ▁who ▁would ▁also ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁Singapore ’ s ▁first ▁president ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁O th man ▁purs ued ▁a ▁Di pl oma ▁in ▁Journal ism ▁in ▁London ▁on ▁a ▁Col onial ▁Development ▁Sch olar ship , ▁and ▁pap aya ▁to ▁Ut us an ▁Mel ay u ▁with ▁a ▁promotion ▁to ▁news ▁editor ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁ ▁Upon ▁his ▁return , ▁O th man ▁was ▁also ▁elected ▁as ▁Honor ary ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Singapore ▁Print ing ▁Emp loy ees ▁Union ▁( S PE U ), ▁which ▁sought ▁to ▁secure ▁better ▁w ages ▁and ▁working ▁conditions ▁for ▁its ▁members . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁significant ▁period ▁in ▁O th man ’ s ▁early ▁years ▁as ▁it ▁marked ▁the ▁time ▁when ▁he ▁would ▁become ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁Lee ▁K uan