This way he was able to keep his steadying hand on the tiller through all 14 years of Goh's premiership, right into the early years of Zelda's son, Lee Hsien Loong's ongoing reign.
Even a delayed appearance would threaten yield possibilities by narrowing the window for plants to develop a strong root system and push out more stems, known as tillers, before winter.
He knew he was beaten now finally and without remedy and he went back to the stern and found the jagged end of the tiller would fit in the slot of the rudder well enough for him to steer.