Lee Kuan Yew's values continue to thrive

It has been 10 years since founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew left us.

- Koo Tsai Kee

Each one of us carries different memories of him. I remember my first encounter with the person I learnt to fear, respect and love.

The thought of meeting Mr Lee for the first time frightened me. When he questioned me in the cold Istana Cabinet office, my hair stood on end.

He was a big man with sharp piercing eyes and a booming voice. The other interviewers flanking him were all quiet, and there was absolute silence between his questions and my answers. It was not an interview; it was an interrogation. I left the meeting feeling intimidated and shaken.