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*Place and date of birth. Introduction of family members. Parents' background. His childhood memories. His association with cycling group "Black Coffin". Further elaboration of parents' origins. How he learned to cycle. The kind of games he played as young boy. His "part-time" job as weed-puller. His first experiences at school.

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*How he eventually enjoyed school. Games and activities during primary schooldays. Competitive games played. How he first heard about silat. Recollections of two friends who took up silat. Various silat groups and their attire. Activities taken during secondary schooldays. How he got into silat association. Elaboration on 'Unigratif". How silat ignited his interest in  weightlifting. Description of silat practices. How he and his friends built hut for silat practice in backyard.

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*Further elaborations on hut "Sanggar Juara". More about his silat association, "Pancasakti." How his education was affected because of obsession with silat. Parents' reaction to silat. Injuries sustained. Recollection of serious injury sustained during international competition. His appointment as assistant instructor at Pancasakti. His interest in weightlifting. Experience in consuming Chinese herbal medicine to increase muscle mass. His first home gym equipment. How Rohmat Juraimi helped him to train at gymnasium.

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*Relationship with friends. His first national competition. Reason for his love of silat. Various theoretical and practical aspects in silat. Relationship between silat and religion. How non-Muslims relate to silat.

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*How artistic aspect of silat could be used in silat sports. His first overseas representation of Singapore in West Sumatra. His experience in Sumatra. Situation of silat in Indonesia. Experience in representing Singapore for 1st time in Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and World championships. His most memorable representation for Singapore. Mechanics of World championships. Why Vietnam is second strongest nation in sport silat. Acceptance of Dutch towards sport silat.

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*Global popularity of silat. Recalling bad patch in his international career.  His distractions during World championships in 1997. Problems he encountered with his national sports association (NSA). Reason his category was dropped during Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Jakarta. His experience in losing weight to participate in games.

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*Preparation for international competition. Special diet and nutrition. Effects of drastic dieting. Funding by Singapore Sports Council (SSC) for athletes. Different categories of funding for athletes. What funding is used for. Need for sparring partner. Difference of attitude between national athletes then and now.

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*Different reception to silat sportsmen from other countries. Time spent with family. Spousal support. Relationship with children. Ways he tried to involve family in silat. Experience and challenges as player/coach at Southeast Asian (SEA) Games Brunei. Promotion of silat to Merit Sport. Change of attitude towards silat. How he overcame challenges. Reaction of national squad to him being player/coach. Media attention on silat and interviewee.

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*Awards for winning World championships twice. Absence of participation in World championships, 1995 -96. Career progress. Other part-time jobs. Future of  including silat in international competitions: Asian Games, Commonwealth and Olympics. Efforts to improve performance of women athletes. Ways to attract non-Malays to silat. How wife got involved in silat. Experience of training stint in Europe. Cost of training stint.

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*Training stint at Bandung. Benefits of training. Winding down after competitions. How he maintains his fitness as coach. Overseas training for athletes. Fees paid by athletes. Allowances given to athletes. Fundraising efforts.Cost of overseas training for athletes. Sourcing for sponsors.