Yellow Ribbon: True-Life Accounts of Ex-Offenders and Their Second Chance at Life
Shawn Wee & Looi Wan Teng
Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2011
ISBN: 9789814328739

Drug abuse, peddling, smuggling, and even murder: what happens after those convicted of these crimes are released? They have done the time and paid the price, but can they really change?

Upon release, many ex-offenders struggle with the stigma of having done time. They are released from prison or drug rehabilitation centres, only to find themselves imprisoned by something far more intimidating than steel bars, barbed wires and towering walls - prejudice. Viewed with suspicion, they face difficulties in securing jobs and reconciling with their loved ones. But all they need is a chance to prove themselves.

Yellow Ribbon is a book that chronicles the lives of eleven ex-offenders in Singapore who have managed to break free of the "second prison". Through their own determination, the support of those around them, and initiatives like the Yellow Ribbon Project, they have managed to overcome the odds and secure for themselves, and their families, a better, brighter future.

That's How It Goes: The Way of the 90-Year Life Journey of a Singapore Eurasian
F.A.C. "Jock" Oehlers
Singapore: Select Publishing, 2011
ISBN: 9789814022828

In this engrossing and heartwarming autobiography, Jock Oehlers brings readers with him on his life's journey, from a carefree young boy growing up in Colonial Singapore, through the terror and hardship of the Japanese Occupation, to becoming a respected Professor of Oral Surgery and successful oral surgeon in modern-day Singapore. Memorably, Jock relates how, with fortitude, compassion and resourcefulness, he and his family survived the arduous ordeal of the Bahau Catholic Colony. His recollections are a timely reminder that an honest, decent and kind man can have a successful and happy life and be a valued member of the community. This is a moving and inspiring account of the life of a Singapore Eurasian.