Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Conservationist Tony O’Dempsey aka Uncle Tony talks about the history of forests in Singapore through the 19th and 20th centuries. Through a number of self-made maps, he shows how they fared against successive plantation crops like gambier, tapioca and rubber and the impetus for creating forest reserves. In the mid-20th century, another wave of change and destruction began as the Garden City took shape.

Part 1 | https://youtu.be/_vjE_suS99E

Part 2 | https://youtu.be/klLBlvczE3M

00:00 Introduction

01:15 Interest in Forests

06:06 SG Primeval

09:32 Mid-19th Century

16:17 Gambier, Gambier Everywhere

21:46 Late-19th Century

35:47 Forest Reserves

40:00 Coconut & Tapioca

42:16 Early 20th century

46:43 Secondary Forests

55:52 21st Century

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Older Singaporeans are generally keen to share their nostalgia for the past, but less so on controversial topics. This was what I found when I started researching the great fire at Bukit Ho Swee. The memory of public housing there will always been tied hand in glove with the widespread rumours of arson. In this podcast, I talk about what the rumours say about Singaporeans' relationship with their pasts. I also discuss how community groups and researchers can use oral history to document the shared memories of our heritage.

00:00 Introduction

02:24 Subjectivity as a Strength

06:19 Nostalgia vs. Silence

09:00 Whose Memories?

12:28 Rumours of Arson

14:05 Maggie Chong

16:05 Heartless Beasts

18:53 Tay Ah Chuan

21:17 Undying Rumours

23:32 Community Oral Histories

24:59 Possibilities

28:01 3 Tips for Oral History

31:14 Conclusion

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. I am Dr Loh Kah Seng, the people’s historian, and I document people’s memories of Singapore before it became a global city.

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Winston Wong remembers Gillman Barracks in the early 1970s. Trained in bomb disposal, he moved with the School of Combat Engineers from Blakang Mati (which was becoming Sentosa) to the former British camp. Near the camp was the village of Heap Guan San, whose residents had worked as gardeners and cooks for the British forces. There was also the Bourne School where the forces' children had studied.

Part 1 | https://youtu.be/41X1lZL5CBM

Part 2 | https://youtu.be/RtRWXt9orDY

00:00 Introduction

02:50 Leaving Blakang Mati

06:17 Pulau Brani

10:12 Gillman Today

17:39 Heap Guan San Village

22:16 School of Combat Engineers

25:18 Forested Areas

28:13 Block 9 & Regal Cinema

29:59 Bourne School

33:01 Environmental Impact

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. I am Dr Loh Kah Seng, the people’s historian, and I document people’s memories of Singapore before it became a global city.

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Frederick Puah, owner of British Hainan Restaurant at Kallang Way, talks about his Hainanese roots. His father was a cook for a British family and later a sailor, while his mother was a strong woman who ran the household while he was away.

Full episodes:

Part 1 | https://youtu.be/RFOhmO4ZTQ8

Part 2 | https://youtu.be/V-qqatZ9eoI

Part 3 | https://youtu.be/UVFN7CEuDik

00:00 Introduction

02:48 Father was a Cook

05:32 Oxtail Stew

07:53 Sailing

13:59 Kampong Loyang

16:25 Mother was Strict

British Hainan: https://british-hainan.com/

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. In Part 2 of the walkthrough, ChanPeew Wan takes us through the famous H.M. Terror and Beaulieu House, as well as the Asian School (which became Naval Base School) and the shops before Sembawang Gate. He remembers the drunken British servicemen falling into drains but also the massive change to the Asian community when they were relocated from the base to the JTC flats at 14 Mile, Sembawang.

Part 1 | https://youtu.be/RY4-YQ-sUfk

Part 2 | https://youtu.be/MQ22A-iCHW0

00:00 Terror Barracks & Sultan Cinema

04:40 Water Tower & Old Medical Quarters

08:54 Asian School

10:34 Wah Hin & Cold Storage

16:33 ANZUK & the American Forces

18:22 Beaulieu House

22:29 Sembawang Village

23:46 Drinking Culture

28:40 JTC Flats

31:24 Parenting & Loss of Community

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Former naval architect Lee Kok Leong talks about his love for the twakows of his childhood along the Singapore River. These wooden boats, called lighters in English, were vital to Singapore’s trade, carrying cargo over the last mile of water. Kok Leong remembers the masters who built these remarkable boats, the tough men who worked on them, and how the industry folded when loose cargo was replaced by the standardised box called the container in the '70s.

https://youtu.be/R9tUS3PP5FU

00:00 Introduction

01:09 Boats of My Childhood

06:03 Tua-kor

10:09 Origins of Twakow

14:10 The Lightermen

21:01 Last Mile of Water

25:28 Workhorses of the Economy

29:05 The Builders

32:37 Sea Coolies

39:32 Cargo & Covers

43:55 Lighter Business

44:59 Container Revolution

50:18 Twakow as Heritage

53:29 Current Projects

Lee Kok Leong李国樑:

新加坡河的船事, https://navalants.blogspot.com/2016/05/blog-post_6.html

驳船苦力走过斑驳岁月 Kuli working on lighters, https://navalants.blogspot.com/2017/05/kuli-working-on-lighters.html

新加坡的木船时代, https://navalants.blogspot.com/2021/10/blog-post.html

拥抱新中潮汕情的古老臂弯：粤东第一大港樟林港, https://navalants.blogspot.com/2019/09/blog-post_6.html

广东妈姐, https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/book-detail?cmsuuid=3a55f548-7bb7-43e2-adb2-d7140b6d4327

Toh Lam Huat, Peng Lee Er & Lim Jen Erh, Kindred Waters – Stories of the Jinjiang Coolie Community in Singapore (江河情缘),

https://singapore.kinokuniya.com/Kindred_Waters:_Stories_of_The_Jinjiang_Coolie_Community_In_Singapore/bw/9789815319880

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. I am Dr Loh Kah Seng, the people’s historian, and I document people’s memories of Singapore before it became a global city.

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In Part 2, Reynold Godwin Pereira recounts one of the most iconic moments in Uncle Choo’s coaching career – winning the Malaysia Cup in 1977. We reflect on how Singapore could build upon Uncle Choo's larger-than-life legacy by giving local coaches more opportunities and support to develop football from the grassroots, as Belgium did with its Golden Generation in the 2000s.

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Mathew Lui takes us back to post-war Chinatown: his father ran a silk business in South Bridge Road and his family lived upstairs above the shop. He attended a number of Catholic schools, including the historic St. Joseph’s Institution at Bras Basah Road in the early 1960s. He had an unforgettable time and his 1964 cohort organised a homecoming in 2012.

Part 1 | https://youtu.be/10ykZ-kUKME

Part 2 | https://youtu.be/tm7BLGRysIE

Part 3 | https://youtu.be/cmg1KDdGzic

00:00 Introduction

01:52 In a Nutshell

03:20 Father’s Silk Business

13:47 Catholic Schools

16:24 South Bridge Road

22:15 Life in a Shophouse

28:23 My Family

31:49 SJI Class

39:35 1964 Homecoming

43:58 Historic SJI

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. We continue to celebrate John’s 80th birthday by tracing his family history. He married a Punjabi woman called Vanessa and moved into one of the new JTC flats in Sembawang when the Naval Base closed down. Their son Crispian grew up amidst the football in the area, playing in a team called the ‘No Future Club’. That is far removed from the name today, as John has joined Crispian in Texas, a world away from the old Naval Base and 1960s Singapore.

Part 1 | https://youtu.be/uxu6AG0EujE

Part 2 | https://youtu.be/73HH1hl3-70

00:00 Punjabi Wife & Mother Vanessa

05:46 JTC Flats in Sembawang

11:59 No Future Club Football Club

19:28 3 Old Clubs

22:38 Naval Base Strikes

28:19 Vanessa & John

29:45 Police Force

36:28 Discipline in Sembawang Shipyard

41:30 Football Team

45:11 Life in the US

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欢迎来到旧新加坡记事录。周启仕是一位注册中医师，也是创办于1963年的德信药行的经营者。他讲述了新加坡中医的发展历程，并介绍了各种药材汤品与茶饮—这些有助于人们强身健体、预防疾病的食疗方式。

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Chow Khai Shui is a registered TCM physician and owner of Teck Soon Medical Hall established in 1963. He talks about the history of TCM in Singapore and different types of herbal soups and teas – food therapies that help people maintain wellness and prevent illness.

第一集 Part 1 | https://youtu.be/-nwkrk8MB2U

第二集 Part 2 | https://youtu.be/syQpSdWZbpE

00:00 介绍 Introduction

00:34 德信药行的历史 Teck Soon’s History

06:36 中药的发展 Growth of TCM

12:49 食疗 Food Therapy

23:09 养肝排毒汤 Liver Nourishing Soup

26:02 参芪麦冬山楂茶 Shenqi Hawthorn Tea

29:03 无花果美颜汤 Snow Fungus and Figs Soup

32:00 补血养肝茶 Blood Nourishing Liver Tea

33:20 灵芝 Ganoderma

35:15 虎乳菌 Tiger Milk Mushroom

Teck Soon Medical Hall: https://tecksoonsg.com/

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. I am Dr Loh Kah Seng, the people’s historian, and I document people’s memories of Singapore before it became a global city.

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