Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Rey Pereira talks football history from his book, Uncle Choo: Singapore's Greatest Football Coach. He traces the remarkable career of Uncle Choo Seng Quee as player and coach of Singapore and Malaya. We cover the popularity of football from the British colonial days through the Japanese Occupation to the pitches of Farrer Park after the war.

Part 1 | https://youtu.be/VzRBQns4gFg

Part 2 | https://youtu.be/WnaSCJIN1E4

00:00 Introduction

01:21 My Book on Uncle Choo

06:25 Tracing Football History

10:45 Choo Seng Quee as a Player

18:45 Football in the Colonial Days

23:10 The Occupation Years

30:29 The Victory Jerseys

36:11 Rise of the Coach

41:06 Farrer Park Scouting & Coaching

50:11 No-nonsense Coach

55:06 Uncle Choo’s Tiki Taka

Rey Pereira, Uncle Choo: Singapore's Greatest Football Coach

https://epigrambookshop.sg/products/uncle-choo-singapores-greatest-football-coach

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. Self-taught guitarist Ronnie Choo and his musically-talented friends made some money playing in rock 'n' roll bands inside the Naval Base in Sembawang.

Full episodes:

Part 1 | https://youtu.be/-maCgkgStUI

Part 2 | https://youtu.be/_Aq1rTEwBCA

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. In the final part of our podcast, LTC (Retd) Mejar Singh Gill gives his thoughts on several questions: how have SAF and SAFTI evolved over the years, is Singapore prepared for war, is the soldier still important in the high-tech 21st century, should women serve, how has the SAF served as a global peacekeeper, and how have regulars contributed to Singapore?

Part 1 | https://youtu.be/XcXl6KVlekc

Part 2 | https://youtu.be/gW4QIH0UU6I

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

00:00 Tactics & Strategies

08:22 Thoughts About the Iranian War

11:29 Early SAFTI

15:55 MINDEF

19:05 Will Singapore Fight?

21:11 Soldiering in the New Millennium

23:00 NS for Women

23:36 Learning from Our History

24:21 Peacekeeping

28:27 The SAF Regulars

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Selamat Kadari recalls the elders of Kampong Amber, its religious buildings and an interesting connection with PM Lawrence Wong (listen to find out!). He talks about the name ‘Amber’, what happened during the 1964 race riots and the old Katong where the kampong was located. Finally, we reflect on the reunions Selamat organised as chairman of the group, Our Kampong Amber, and how we may further document its history and memory.

00:00 The Story Behind My Name

04:13 The Kampong Elders

08:08 Old Katong

12:39 The Lawrence Wong Connection

15:45 Mosques & Mee Rebus

19:06 Haunted House

21:33 Leaving Kampong Amber

23:21 The Name Amber

26:21 1964 Race Riots

28:05 Reunions

34:13 Documenting the Kampong

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. In Part 2, Pamela Sandanasamy recalls her subsequent trips to the village of Anaikkadu in India, bringing her daughters along. She found the St. Francis Xavier’s High School which her grandfather had built for the village. But most of all, she wanted to find out about her grandfather’s parents. When she finally located their graves, she understood why he had been reluctant to talk about his past. Pamela talks about her future plans to travel to India and write a book about searching for her roots.

Part 1 | https://youtu.be/4CEY-EMAUMo

Part 2 | https://youtu.be/9wZQStgIX9Q

00:00 Warm Welcome

07:54 Differences from Singapore

13:26 Bringing my Daughters

21:06 My Grandfather’s Parents

23:39 2019 Trip

32:52 St. Francis Xavier’s High School

34:59 2024 Trip

38:53 The Graves

45:41 The Answer I Sought

51:37 Writing a Book

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Rajandeeren Kanayan recalls his schooldays at historic Gan Eng Seng, the school of choice for those staying in the port area. He also endured torturous sea journeys to India and sold kueh and newspapers as a youngster. Today, Rajandeeren reflects on how Tanjong Pagar has changed as Singapore has evolved and his close ties to India. The past, no matter how nostalgic, can never be brought back again.

Part 1 | https://youtu.be/fnQd1vRvS-Q

Part 2 | https://youtu.be/h3zEdSfmoMc

00:00 Gan Eng Seng School

05:57 School Crest: Onward!

12:00 Schooling in the ‘60s

15:37 My Father in the Harbour Board & PSA

20:32 Torturous Journeys to India

24:50 My Ties with India

27:06 My Mother in the Household

29:18 Hawking Adventures

40:06 Back to Tanjong Pagar & Reflections

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Hear LTC (Retd) Mejar Singh Gill recount the neglected history of 1 and 2 SIR. The first especially was formed by David Marshall in 1957 before Singapore became independent. When 1965 arrived, the government launched a crash programme to build new military facilities and recruit Israeli ('Mexican') advisers. There was an unexpected windfall - the British were closing down their bases and there were excellent facilities and camps to take over.

Part 1 | https://youtu.be/XcXl6KVlekc

Part 2 | https://youtu.be/gW4QIH0UU6I

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

00:00 Changes in Training & Officer Training

05:40 Books on SAF History

08:35 Role of David Marshall

14:39 Contributions of 1 & 2 SIR

18:56 Crash Military Programme

21:33 Taking over the British Camps

28:29 From Internal Security to National Army

31:06 Israeli Advisers

35:31 My Military Appointments

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. Jason Boh talks about his schools near the Naval Base. But the British era was coming to an end. The 14th Mile was demolished when the British forces vacated the base and the villagers and base families largely dispersed. Jason reflects on the changes and what still remains. The Sembawang experience forged in him a can-do spirit and a curiosity about the world. He hopes that the old colonial houses will be preserved as a second round of redevelopment sweeps the north of Singapore.

Part 1 | https://youtu.be/09uy8ANKTjA

Part 2 | https://youtu.be/8qVvwKbAiCg

00:00 Canberra & Naval Base Schools

08:00 Leaving 14th Mile

12:34 The Sembawang Experience

17:27 A Multiracial World

20:30 The British Pullout

25:17 Keep the Colonial Houses

32:15 Hainanese of the Naval Base

35:17 Changing Sembawang

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Abdullah Hussain & Saiful Nizam talk about the people in Seni Gayong – the silat elders as well as female members called Ibu Gayong (‘the mothers of Gayong’). We discuss their accomplishments in researching the history of Silat Gayong, but also new challenges in training the younger generation as well as documenting silat as Malay heritage martial arts.

Part 1 | https://youtu.be/-lIX85ayth4

Part 2 | https://youtu.be/STNXrISrJI8

00:00 Changing Times for Silat

06:00 Grading in Perak

12:26 Ibu Gayong

15:58 Silat Seni Gayong Pasak

18:27 Effendy’s Research & Book

20:29 The Crest

25:48 Performance on Islanders’ Day

27:27 Challenges

33:58 Documenting Silat

Silat Seni Gayong Naga Bura, https://www.gayongnagabura.org.sg/

Dr Mohamed Effendy Abdul Hamid, Silat Seni Gayong PASAK Singapura: A Historical Legacy. The book is available in the National Library.

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Woon Yew Thong began to research his family history when his father Woon Khai Boon passed away 10 years ago. This centred around the staff quarters at Jurong Crescent Road where they lived (since demolished and expunged). His father worked as a technician at the nearby Jurong Transmitting Station. In the distance was the Chinese-medium Nanyang University, founded in 1956. This expanse of rural Jurong Road is now replaced by the Pioneer MRT station and mall.

Part 1 | https://youtu.be/GVbfvy0vxR0

Part 2 | https://youtu.be/orYO2hFbtX0

00:00 Introduction

02:25 My Search for the Past

08:31 Staff Quarters

14:39 14½ Mile before Pioneer

18:05 Old Nanyang University

24:32 The Jurong Transmitting Station

28:46 60 Jurong Crescent Road

38:19 Layout of the House

45:39 Christmas Parties

Jurong Crescent Road – Priceless memories of the 60’s

https://woonfamily.com/jurong-crescent-road/

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