Secondary school days saw almost every July morning starting off on a somewhat sunny, optimistic note with the National Day songs echoing from the public announcement system.
It is not, however, the only optimistic note as far as malaria is concerned.
He spoke in a telephone interview on Saturday, and before hanging up, added an optimistic note. "Japanese people are very resilient people," he said. "They are low-key but very, very strong people."
The book ended on an optimistic note.
