Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Barry Yeow and his family were one of the first to live in Toa Payoh New Town in 1967. He talks about having fun outside as a kid and not doing his studies at Heng A Khe Bong School. He fell in with a group of friends who gave him a sense of belonging and community. In a rough pioneer town dubbed the ‘Chicago of the East’, he began sniffing glue as a young teenager.

00:00 Introduction

01:26 1-room Flat in Toa Payoh Lor 5

07:07 Running Around Outside

11:38 Trouble at Heng A Khe Bong School

17:26 Chicago of the East

25:19 Glue Sniffing

31:07 Marbles & Coins

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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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