Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Wan Chan Peew talks about the Asian community living inside the Singapore Naval Base and how it fared when Singapore underwent racial conflict and labour strikes in the 1950s and 1960s. He also remembers Chong Pang Village – myth and reality – and relations with the British in their black and white bungalows.

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Tong Siew Yin recalls more yummy food in Old Orchard Road, including a kway teow stall inside SCGS. She remembers her family and neighbours moving out of the shophouse at 198. Change is good but she misses the Orchard Road she knew.

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Tong Siew Yin grew up in a shophouse at 198 Orchard Road and attended SCGS at Emerald Hill in the 1950s and1960s. She remembers fondly the old theatres, markets, Western stores, great food, and Emerald Hill, long before the road was lined with shopping malls and new hotels.

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. M. Subramaniam remembers S. Rajaratnam advising him to end his letters for the MP with ‘Please Help’. He talks about interesting developments and changes in Tanjong Pagar – the politics, loss of food culture and former labourers’ quarters. He also relates the social welfare needs of the elderly and poor today.

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. M. Subramaniam, a social worker and grassroots leader, warmly recalls his childhood and schooldays at Trafalgar Street, Trafalgar Primary School and a very different Tanjong Pagar from what it has become today. One of his early jobs was to round up beggars from the streets and place them in proper homes.

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欢迎来到旧新加坡记事录。黄文祥回忆起他的读书日子和教育观。 结婚后，他离开了万礼，搬进了德惠的一间政府组屋。 他描述当今的万礼以及他对以前十六号道老房子的感受。

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Ng Bon Siong remembers his school days and his outlook on education. He left Mandai when he married, moving into a HDB flat in Teck Whye. He describes present-day Mandai and his feelings about the old house at Track 16.

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欢迎来到旧新加坡记事录。黄文祥在万礼路第 十六号道的一间大甘榜大房子里长大。 他讲述了小时候在农场和橡胶种植园工作的漫长岁月。

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Ng Bon Siong grew up in a large family in big kampong house at Track 16 along Mandai Road. He recounts the long days of working on the farm and rubber plantation as a kid.

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Mike Liew talks about his passion for learning and the experience he gained from the multinationals. We had an interesting discussion about the pros and cons of foreign investment in Singapore. Mike also tell us what it means to be a Quaker and why he continues to do voluntary work.

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Mike Liew charts his early life, from growing up in Kim Seng to studying at Tanglin Technical School and then training to be an industrial engineer under a master (or ‘sifu’). He would apply his skills in his first job at the well-known British multinational, Fraser & Neave.

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Ibrahim Ariff relates the common jobs of ordinary Bugis in the past and his many and varied business ventures. He also talks about Bugis & Malay heritage and the future books he might write.

The Bugis in Singapore by Ibrahim Ariff is available at the National Library:

https://catalogue.nlb.gov.sg/search/card?id=7f6c77b4-0101-5d75-87e8-9ad9bb168f1f&entityType=FormatGroup

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