Chapter 30 Shifting away from Anson Road.

Fabian at twelve the family fortune were at its lowest and the house and land were about to be sold.Many would be buyers viewed the house and land but did not offer any good price.

The final days Fabian went often to his uncle's house in the Government quarters also at Anson Road.Dolly by then had shifted away,so there was no chance at all to extent Fabian's acquaintances with her.

Fabian's uncle lived a Malay family,their eldest son was a year or so older than Fabian.They got along fine and played together when his father was at work.His name was Ahmad K,why Fabian do not know nor did he know his real name.He just simply like to call himself Ahmad K.

Once Ahmad K fabricated a set of high jump posts and Fabian used to practice with him.Those practices improved Fabian's height of clearance at school later on.For his short statue it was an achievement to have cleared 4'6" at school sports.

Months later their house was sold for a miserable sum of fourteen thousand five hundred.There was nothing can be done for that was the highest bidder.Today that property was worth a hundred folds.

So they have to move out so were the other tenants.Their father started a small business along Immigrant Road.There was an office and a small room so they shifted in to that room.Fabian and Francis had to sleep in the office at night.

With that shifting of house Fabian and Francis life style changed completely,completely new set of friends.Bruce slowly went out of their picture though the friendship remained but distant.Accept for Joe never had closer acquaintance with all the rest of the old friends.

At this stage the new set of friends were from poorer community and they rough and tough.Many of them run all over town just to earn a dollar or two.Many of them attended the Sam Min Chinese school.

Fabian and Francis continued their education at Anglo Chinese School.There they both have to walked to school.Fabian got a longer distant to cover as the secondary school was slightly far off.So was their sister she had to walked to school,too.

At this new place thus began The Adventure of Fabian.