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TRIBUTE TO TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN
a year of great challenge, a year of test and national determination.
Nevertheless, he declared that nothing would prevent the
formation of Malaysia or the development of ASA, because
Malaya firmly believed that both Malaysia and ASA were essential
to the future peace, prosperity and happiness of our region.
Tunku Abdul Rahman is a man of remarkable energy and is
known and loved throughout the Federation for his geniality, gcod
humour, political sagacity and his personal talent for getting
along with people of every age and class.
He rises early to say his prayers, and then reads the newspapers
before coming down for breakfast between 8 and 9 o'clock.
He spends one hour working on correspondence in his office in
the official residence of the Prime Minister familiarly known as the
"Residency" which has a remarkable view overlooking the city
and the surrounding hills. /
Tunku Abdul Rahman then walks downhill, usually carrying
an open umbrella, salutes his Police Guards as he goes by, and
two minutes later enters through the side-door his official office,
in the Prime Minister's Department which is only 100 yards below
the "Residency".
This was his invariable practice during his first four years
of office as Prime Minister, but during 1962 he has spent most
of his time in the "Residency", visiting his official office
occasionally for conferences and meetings.
Each day Tunku Abdul Rahman eats a hearty luncheon,
usually in Malay style, and preferably with Kedah recipes. He
always tries to have half an hour's sleep after lunch. Jn the afternoons
he may work either at his office or his house. Hardly a day
passes without the Tunku entertaining guests at either afternoon
tea or dinner. He travels widely throughout the Federation
addressing meetings in villages and towns.
A keen sportsman, he has been a football fan all his life (soccer
was his favourite game as a youth). He has been President of the
Football Association of Malaya for the past thirteen years, and was
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