这是一部记忆之书。作者以独特的方式，从2017年职上退休，逐年倒写至他出生的1955年。选择生命中的某些记忆，每一个年度以散文、诗歌、图照配上精辟短句，组成一个单元。这个自叙传既有离散华人的故事，更多恐怕是新加坡的故事。
The Sun Just Past Mid-afternoon is experimental and is written in reverse-chronological order. It traces back the author’s life featuring one event a year represented by a range of mediums. Apart from telling his own story, the author is also telling the story of Singapore.