He runs instead of flies but Singapore’s very own Superman is finding a way to leave his own mark

He runs instead of flies but Singapore’s very own Superman is finding a way to leave his own mark


The discipline to continue improving his fitness carried on well into adulthood and he attributed this to his father, who once served in the military and ran a tight ship at home. 

Mr Wood, who has a younger brother, recounted spending his weekends cleaning the family home, wiping down the stairs, helping to dig the garden, chopping down trees with an axe, and exercising.

“We did these different exercises to progress in our development. (My father) ran the house in a very disciplined manner … we had to do all sorts of things.” 

THE HAWKMAN IN HIM 

Listening to him recount the days when he started working, it feels as if Mr Wood is less like Superman’s civilian alter ego, journalist Clark Kent – and more like the other DC Comics character Hawkman, who has variedly been an archaeologist, museum curator and police officer.




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