so the php has already formed the government. and it worked. but what was the concessions they made that the people wanted a php government. why should i be authoritarian when i have the people with me? that is what the people wanted. they wanted a high quality of life low crime rate, good future for their education of children, and jobs. better homes, better hospitals, and a higher quality of life culturally. charlie: did you have an internal belief in markets that you had been convinced that market was the week ago and the competition with produce an economy that would be competitive? lee kuan yew: it wasn't that simple. by 1965i had traveled all through africa. i have tried -- traveled widely in asia and europe. it is the region i have been to indonesia, malaysia. as seen what did not work. first, leaders became soft. a promised the world, follow me. in fact it there was a statue of the leader, and he called it lacked star square. there was a statue that said " seek ye the kingdom of politics and all will be unto you. " i thought it was blas

when i was 13 years old or 14 years old, i started to get proficient in perl, php, a little bit of c, just enough to do a little damage. one of the first things that drew me into it were these personal identities people were creating for themselves. i saw the aol profiles and away messages. i saw that in the websites people were building. i really loved that expression, that identity. the idea this could be a place to create something that represented you. >> you dropped out of high school when you were how old? >> after my freshman year, when i was 15. >> you were homeschooled. >> computer science education in high school, at least in new york city, 14 years ago when i was in school really did not exist. it just didn't back then, it just wasn't in high schools. now it is there in a huge way. kids are learning to code in grade school. i always insist that you stick around. if you have that stuff at your disposal, hang out and spend time with teachers who are proficient and can help you get started. that is something i did not have. >> i spoke to many founders who dropped out and made

in part because this is a time of transition and reevaluation for singapore and the php as well.ee some of those differences emerge. we are seeing that in society as a whole, were different political positions are coming -- fore for many years. those spendingw which was there at the time. hear this and and more. the question the party faces, which has been very successful is it the ability to whether or not they can adapt successfully and accommodate new voices. it is harder. it is a different environment. the environment today is of social media and much more complexity in society. less time to make decisions. the party faces the challenges which are very real. i think they will find they are not going to have an easy time as they have had in the past. haslinda: thank you for your perspective. just joined us from kuala lumpur. back to you. yvonne: thank you. we will have more reaction to the death of lee kuan yew throughout the day here on bloomberg television, including a special show at 12:00 in singapore time, and a special screening of one of his last major interviews with l