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The Man who was afraid of ATMS, is one of the many short stories as written by Wena Poon. Her works have been widely published and documented in both the Singaporean and international sphere.

Wena Poon is a lawyer who was born in Singapore, and is currently working and living in the United States. The author’s situation reflects that of the situation in the story, where an elderly Singaporean man faces difficulties while adjusting to life in a foreign country.

This web quest is designed in order to meet the following objectives –

1. To allow you to learn the cultural and historical background of both Singapore and Canada as mentioned in the short story
   
2. To encourage you to explore intensively the various aspects of cultures and history of the two nations such as foods and festivals.


3. To allow you to be able to compare and contrast the differences of both Singapore’s and Canada’s cultural and historical context


4. To raise awareness of this differences and provide you with a sense of understanding and insight into the perspective of Chang in the short story

After all…

Have you ever wondered what it was like for Chang? Think living in a foreign country sounds as good as you make it out to be? Would you be able to adapt as easily as Chang’s son and daughter in law did?

WHY NOT FIND OUT?

Proceed with this web quest where you will get to create your very own TRAVEL GUIDE!!!

This will ultimately give you a chance to explore both Singapore and Canada and give you a taste of what life is for Chang. Furthermore you will be able to decide if the grass really is greener on the other side.