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3.BGR "it's ok so long as they don't go out of line"
AT 13, after transfering from Chung Cheng High to Anglican High, Clang met his wife, Miss Zhang(now Mrs Ang) and fell in love with her immediately. They started dating at 14 and got married at 23. Altogether, they've been with each other for 17 years.
Getting into a relationship at such an early age, her parents were unhappy and worried that their daughter would get cheated. They also hoped that she marry well. Only after a year of marriage did her parents start to accept Clang. He said, "locally, there was rumours that I married a rich wife and was living off her. The fact is, her father is a cab driver and rents a flat"
"Love is a kind of feeling that should be natural and left to be. To tell teenagers not to fall in love is furtile. Just advice them not to go out of line would do."
Love moltivates. His wife plays the role of commander-in-chief and inspires Clang to reach career peaks time after time.
At 17, Clang gave up JC education and aspiring to go into photography. At 21, he saved up $5000 and his wife told him, "Why don't we start a photo studio?" Hence, they rented a $2500 studio with minimal lighting equipment. With it, they worked hard and obtain recognition for their work.
One morning, at 4am, his wife said,"why don't we go to NY. They have the world's best photographers there." Off they went.
"i'm a hardworking fellow but one who does not like to take up too many challenges. I was already enjoying the fruits of my labour then. But she convinced me that I was seeking photography as an art form, not commercial photography. I then picked up the courage to invest $10,000 and went to NY. In the event that I failed, I would fly back to Singapore."
The first year was the hardest for Clang and he thought of giving up. It was his wife's persistance that saw him through.
"NY then, had a lot of competing photographers and they were really good. It was difficult to stand out. We were low on funds and miss home terribly. It was really stressful and I had to fall sick. I didn't realise it, but we were in heavily in debt then. I had a poor concept of money management and my wife kept assuring that we were fine, hiding our financial truth from me. Only after a year, when there was a bit of result from my work did we manage to pay off our debt. If I've known beforehand, I would have considered her feelings and not let her go through such hardships.
[the story continues......]