Surprisingly, in the midst of all these heroic deeds, Sim has also shown himself to have a touch of the "gardener" in him, personally establishing the nation's longest-standing private Chinese school, Seng Cheong Night School, which has proven to be fertile ground for Chinese educational development. The masses of figures pedaling their bikes to and from class in the mornings and evenings stand as testament to Sim's indomitable spirit.
奇特的是，在他英雄般的行止中，又同時流露出一股園丁般的踏實，麻六甲歷史悠久的華文補習學校「晨鐘夜學」便由沈慕羽一手創辦，並且辛勤耕耘一甲子，無數個晨昏踩著「鐵馬」上下班的身影，見證了沈慕羽的堅毅精神。