Once again, I am writing to introduce another well-written book to you after Robinson Crusoe, Animal Farm and Pollyanna. This book is entitled "One Singapore 3 More Singaporean Stories" and it is written by a famous local writer, Goh Sin Tub. Different from the three novels, this book is actually a non-fiction book with compilation of Singaporean Stories in the early times when Singapore gained independence. It is actually a sequel to two another books, One Singapore and One Singapore 2 which are all about interesting and touching Singapore stories. These authetic Singaporean stories are all actually told by real Singaporeans about the problems, encounters or stories that are so memorable that they cannot forget in their lifes.

-Story background
This story is written in 2001 by Goh Sin Tub who is a well-known pioneer of Singapore literature. Besides being a reknowned writer, he was a teacher, civil servant, banker, builder, social worker and former chairman of the St. Joseph's Institution (SJI)'s Board of Governors. In addition, he is winner of several national short story writing competitions. This shows that Goh Sin Tub really loves writing and he is very good at literature. Besides that, he also has more than a dozen books to his name written over the past two decades, including a collection of short stories in Malay. His past bestsellers include Honour and Other Stories, The Nan-Mei-Su Girls of Emerald Hill, The Ghost Lover of Emerald Hill, Ghosts of Singapore, Loves of Sons and Daughters, 12 Women and their Stories, Moments in a Singapore Life, and his One Singapore trilogy.

-Story Summary
This book compiles many true Singaporean stories during the early times of Singapore. The book includes many stories in six sections which are Singaporean encounters, in light vein, inspirations, family gems, dixcoveries by Singaporeans and memories. The author had actually interviewed some Singaporeans of their stories in the early times. The stories are all authetic and brings out Singapore's History. These stories are wide-ranging, from Singapore Colonials times, the Japanese Occupations, the return of British rule to the merger with Malaya and Singapore's Independence. In this book, there are some very touching stories such as how Singaporeans suffered from the Japaneses Occupations. Other stories are inspiring as they motivate readers with important life values. At the same time, this book also teaches readers of early Singapore and how Singaporeans lived at that time. It also help young Singaporeans to better appreciate and understand Singapore's past.

In the book, there are also some stories of some important people in Singapore's society such as the story of first Singaporean, which was the Singapore's first President Yusof Ishak. The author had mentioned his great contributions to Singapore and wrote his remarkable story. One of the touching stories in the book is Big Brother which is a touching story about the author's brother. In this short story, the author wrote that his brother always took very good care of him and stood for him when the author was in trouble. There was also once when the author was bullied by a well-built boy and his brother stood up for him and fought with the bully. He also got scolded from his mother after having bruises all over his body. Although the author's brother did not really show his care and love to the author in a direct way, the author could still feel that his brother really loves him very much. At the end of the story, the author also mentioned how much he respected and admired his big brother.

-My reflection
After reading this non-fiction book, it greatly touched me of the hardships experienced by the Singaporeans in the early times. In addition, I had also learnt some important life values from the short stories of the Singaporeans. Being very interested in Singapore's History, I had also enjoyed reading this book a lot as it brings alive Singapore's past. This book also gives me a sense of a Singaporean as I had read quite many of their stories. I am really proud to be a Singaporean......