Unshakable Dreams
UNSHAKABLE DREAMS I. WELLINGTON 1. Alisdair’s Letter My first meeting with Alisdair Schultz took place during my days at the Victoria University of Wellington. By then I had spent some ten years in this fair city and consequently considered myself an Honorary New Zealander. Alisdair's letter came when I was preparing an important document on behalf of the Professorial Board. The Government was seeking to abolish our generous sabbatical leave scheme. It was thought that a Report in its support, prepared by a professor who had migrated to New Zealand after a successful career overseas, would sound convincing. I was expected to say that the leave scheme had lured me away from thriving Singapore . ...