My friend Quek Peng Chai is an aeronautical engineer and he loves to fly. So he joined the Royal Selangor Flying Club to take up flying. After logging 55 hours of air time and passing an examination, he is now certified to fly a Cessna 712 plane, a four-seater.

One fine day, Peng Chai was kind enough to invite me and my wife Beng Eng to fly with him. Of course his wife Ee Hooi was there too. Without telling him, I brought my close buddy along. My buddy did not require a seat. He was so close to me that he would cling on to me ... (more)