Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Sathasivam Kolandaivelu takes us back to Old Tanjong Pagar, where his father was a mandore with the Singapore Harbour Board (SHB). The family lived in the SHB staff quarters at Breeze Plain being moving to the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) flats at Everton Park. Sathasivam recalls the community spirit at Everton Park, the pasar malam during weekends and the Silver Chariot Processions from the Sri Mariamman Temple at South Bridge Road.

00:00 Introduction

01:14 Breeze Plain Staff Quarters

03:51 My Father was a Mandore

18:05 The Everton Park Flats

25:45 Silver Chariot Processions

32:03 My Mother Had Us Remain in Singapore

41:06 The Everton Park Community

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Hidayah Amin talks about winning the 2021 NUS Singapore History Prize with the Kampong Glam book, why she writes, her publishing business Helang Books, and her current book projects.

00:00 Winning the NUS Singapore History Prize

09:29 Learning from Mistakes in History

14:34 Helang Books

22:29 What am I Angry About These Days (Current Projects)

26:23 Geylang Serai & the Haj Trade

Hidayah’s books are available at Helang Books:

https://helangbooks.wixsite.com/hello/books

Haji Yusoff Memorial Museum

https://www.instagram.com/haji_yusoff_memorial_museum/

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Maria Yap reflects on managing parents and the culture of parenting in Singapore. She considers other common challenges faced by teachers, such as the workload and outbreaks of pandemics. She enjoyed her half a century of service in the education system, but feels more can be done to conserve school heritage. She urges teachers to take better care of themselves and to learn to say, no.

00:00 Managing Parents

08:11 Culture of Parenting

12:25 Teaching My Students

17:04 TSLN, SARS & COVID-19

24:49 Enjoyed Teaching in More Than 10 Schools

31:28 School Heritage & National Heritage

39:31 Teachers’ Self-Care

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Asok Kumar had a culture shock when his father decided to retire in India. The family packed up and left in 1973. When he returned to Singapore in 2010, the old staff quarters at Breeze Road were gone. But he managed to find his former classmates at Silat Primary School.

00:00 Leaving Singapore in 1973

03:19 Buses in India

09:09 Breeze Road Quarters Demolished

10:37 Taking a Ship to India

17:19 Finding My Old Classmates

21:20 Heritage & Remembering the Past

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Chronicles of Old Singapore | Venugopal Kurup – Queen’s Crescent, Silat School & Shell Part 1

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Venugopal Kurup takes us back to the 1950s and 1960s and the interesting people he still remembers. He studied at Silat Integrated School in Kampong Bahru and lived in a flat at Queen’s Crescent, the fifth neighbourhood of Queenstown New Town. This ended in 1966 when his mother returned to India, taking with her Venugopal and the rest of her children.

00:00 Introduction

02:00 Silat Integrated School

06:49 Singapore’s Separation

17:56 Queen’s Crescent

23:57 Alexandra Village

34:51 Visits to Tanjong Pagar & Breeze Road

36:13 Leaving for India

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. I am joined by Angela Sim, a YouTuber who documents artisans and Chinese heritage, and three veterans from the Chin Woo Athletic Association: Jack Tan, Eric Ko and Edwin Ng. They tell me about the origins of the association, how they became interested in its activities at a young age and the masters who taught liondancing.

00:00 Introductions

12:28 History of Chin Woo

19:13 Sports, Health & Culture Together

25:03 Liondance in Chin Woo

34:42 Liondance Masters

41:05 Edwin the Drummer

47:24 How Lionheads Have Changed

Singapore Chin Woo (Athletic) Association

https://sgchinwoo.com/

Angela Sim aka Hakka Moi:

https://www.youtube.com/@HakkaMoi

I am Dr Loh Kah Seng, the people’s historian. In Chronicles of Old Singapore, I speak to people about their memories of Singapore before it became a global city.

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. James Kwok spent 30 years in the rough and tumble of the MNC jungle in Singapore from the 1970s to 2000s. He remembers the expatriates who mentored him and interesting doctors (some of them difficult) he worked with. He talks about how he survived and thrived and the lessons he learned as a salesman of medical equipment.

00:00 Introduction

04:17 Hire & Fire in the MNC World

07:35 Inchcape: Bosses are Your Customers

16:42 Background Research: Technicians & Nurses

24:26 Inside the Operating Theatre

36:40 Better Offer at George Kent

42:14 MNC Pay

46:09 Time to Find a New Job

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Hidayah Amin relates her anguish on two occasions – when Gedung Kuning was acquired for public development in 1999 and again when the mango tree in the compound, planted to celebrate her birth, was cut down. She fought to keep the name Gedung Kuning but notes that market forces have gentrified Kampong Glam. Instead of bars and massage parlours, the kampong could have retained its rich heritage if more traditional Malay businesses received assistance to operate there.

00:00 Acquisition of Gedung Kuning

09:28 How I Fought to Keep the Name

18:31 Cutting Down the Mango Tree

24:50 Tree of Memories

30:25 Conservation of Kampong Glam

37:17 Street Names in Kampong Glam

41:19 Bars & Massage Parlours

45:53 Heritage Businesses

Hidayah’s books are available at Helang Books:

https://helangbooks.wixsite.com/hello/books

Haji Yusoff Memorial Museum

https://www.instagram.com/haji_yusoff_memorial_museum/

I am Dr Loh Kah Seng, the people’s historian. In Chronicles of Old Singapore, I speak to people about their memories of Singapore before it became a global city.

Do like the video and subscribe for future episodes. This will help the channel a lot.

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• Old places or kampongs.

• Communities – their way of life & culture.

• Childhood & schools.

• Work or business.

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