How are the King and Timsen alike?

Both the King and Timsen are always looking for ways to get the better of the other man, and both of them always expect that the other will try to cheat him any time he can. Although their relationship is very competitive and very complicated, the reader understands that the men have a grudging respect for one and other, and are very much alike in that they have both found a way to thrive in Changi.