Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Interlude 15

Chapter I We say welcome to sunny Singapore 17

Chapter II We'll never get off the island 23

Chapter III The Orient Express to Ban Pong 34

Chapter IV The long march 41

Chapter V Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, and off to work we go 49

Chapter VI The river of no return 61

Chapter VII I'm dreaming of a white Christmas 73

Chapter VIII Pennies from heaven 81

Chapter IX A slow boat to Burma 87

Chapter X The golden nail 92

Chapter XI On the road to Kanburi 98

Chapter XII Mac the knife 106

Chapter XIII Teahouse of the Third Moon 114

Chapter XIV Strangers in paradise 122

Chapter XV The Changi Ritz 127

Chapter XVI Confucius - he say 135

Chapter XVII Oh Joseph, Joseph, won't you make your mind up 140

Chapter XVIII It's been a long, long time 145

Chapter XIX Epilogue 150

Appendix Death Under the Rising Sun 153

Glossary 155

Acknowledgements 158

About the Artists 159