
My father loved to buy The Singapore Sweep. He bequeathed me, among many of his other 'heirlooms', a stack of these lottery tickets, the earliest one dated 11 Dec 1966, the latest 4 Dec 1991 - the collection spanned a quarter of a century, spent some money, and spawned much hope. No lahh, I don't think he stopped buying them after 1991, just that for some reason, he just didn't feel like they are keepsake anymore. Perhaps, when hopes fizzled, efforts dwindled too.
Article migrated from original My Story Portal 2007.
Author. Aredialwise