It's not easy for reporter

Advance Inspection’s lead Inspector Joelson Sim (left) guiding reporter Derek Wong on how defect inspection is done. PHOTO: BENJAMIN SEETOR
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I stare as hard as I can at the blank wall before me, but my mind only draws a blank.

"It's white, it's clean, looks smooth enough - good enough for me," I say to myself during a mock contest pitting myself against lead inspector Joelson Sim.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 04, 2018, with the headline It's not easy for reporter. Subscribe