In this autobiography Safri A. Zaidell (b. 1935) tells of his early life in Sarawak and remembers anecdotes from the Japanese Occupation and his education in Miri, Kuching and later at Dudley, UK and Victoria University, New Zealand. Not always a conformist, he tells of the ups and downs of his careers as a teacher and administrator in government service and now with many Sarawak-based interests and responsibilities. With black-and-white photographs, reading list and index.