Mr Ong Guan Beng began work life in 1971 as a bus conductor on board service 152 which went from Toa Payoh to Paya Lebar and Katong through Telok Kurau and Still Road, before turning back.
A regular passenger who took the bus daily from Paya Lebar to Katong caught his eye. He struck up a conversation. She was a seamstress travelling to the tailor’s shop for work.
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