Captain of the channel

By Daniel Lee

November 2010 A DAY IN THE LIFE
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Every Penang kid grows up seeing homely yellow ferries ply between the island and the mainland. It is like clockwork. One docks, one leaves, one docks, one leaves. Seldom do we think of the people whose daily routines make us take this service for granted. PEM reviews the ferry’s journey from the control room.The metal ladder in the ferry beckoned, and for a moment I was a young boy again, wondering what treasures were hidden up there. I felt a...

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