9 4 2 - 1 9 4 5 , ▁W ok ▁A hm ad ▁en rolled ▁O th man ▁in ▁a ▁Japanese ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁doing ▁so ▁would ▁prevent ▁O th man ▁from ▁being ▁cons cript ed ▁into ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Imperial ▁Army . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁O th man ▁would ▁come ▁to ▁learn ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Language . ▁Following ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Occ up ation , ▁O th man ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁education ▁in ▁Se kol ah ▁Mel ay u ▁Tel ok ▁S aga ▁before ▁proceed ing ▁to ▁R aff les ▁Institution ▁for ▁his ▁secondary ▁education . ▁ ▁O th man ’ s ▁grand father , ▁a ▁religious ▁teacher , ▁object ed ▁to ▁W ok ▁A hm ad ’ s ▁decision ▁to ▁send ▁O th man ▁to ▁Rad in ▁Mas ▁and ▁later ▁R aff les ▁Institution , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁English ▁schools . ▁He ▁was ▁afraid ▁that ▁O th man ▁would ▁wa ver ▁in ▁his ▁religious ▁belief s ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁his ▁English - language ▁education , ▁converting ▁him ▁to ▁Christian ity . ▁However , ▁not ▁only ▁did ▁O th man ▁stay ▁faithful ▁to ▁his ▁religion , ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁important ▁bridge ▁between ▁the ▁Mal ay / Mus lim ▁community ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁People ' s ▁Action ▁Party ▁Government ▁from ▁the ▁▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁This ▁aff ir med ▁W ok ▁A hm ad ’ s ▁belief s ▁that ▁an ▁English - language ▁and ▁main stream ▁education ▁is ▁essential ▁for ▁a