Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Long-time friends Chinniah Saraswathy & P. Rajamogan were classmates at Trafalgar School, an old primary school in Tanjong Pagar by the sea. They relate their memories of the school compounds, the staff and their classmates, and their families’ ties to the old port of Singapore. They eventually moved out, studying at Tanglin Technical & New Town Secondary Schools.

00:00 Introduction

03:55 Trafalgar School

07:34 Maps & Photos

17:39 Principal & Classmates

22:40 Old Tanjong Pagar

30:30 Tanglin Technical & New Town Secondary

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Relive some of the old kampongs in the east of Singapore: Bedok, Chai Chee, Kembangan, Amber, and Changi.

00:00 Yeo Hong Eng on Bedok Village

06:16 Margaret, Dennis & Jimmy Tan on Bedok Village

22:33 Yeo Hong Eng on Kampong Chai Chee

29:01 Rey Pereira on Kampong Kembangan

37:01 Alex Tan Tiong Hee on Kampong Amber

39:10 Maria Yap on Changi Village

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Roger Ting & Ting Min Long from the Singapore Dragon & Lion Athletic Association discuss the intricacies of Foochow dragondance as well as the art of making dragons heads. Over time, they have improved the design of the dragon heads. They talk about their hopes and optimism for the future and their efforts to document the heritage of Foochow dragondance. The podcast is in Mandarin and English.

00:00 Teamwork & Choreography in Dragondance

14:35 Making Dragon Heads

21:56 New Designs & Western Dragon Heads

27:10 Luminous Dragondance

32:41 Future of Foochow Dragondance

39:57 Archives & Publications

Singapore Dragon & Lion Athletic Association 星洲龙狮体育会

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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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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Pioneer engineering apprentice Yan Yim Tong of the Old Engineering Apprentices Association recounts how poverty drove him to enrol in the Dockyard Technical College in the Naval Base. As an apprentice, he learned from kindly sifu (masters) who taught him well. He eventually sailed to ports around the world, living a seaward life filled with risks and drama.

00:00 Introduction

03:59 Growing Up Poor

09:29 The Dockyard Technical College

18:25 The Sifu & Apprentices as Kings

25:26 Learning Onboard Ships

34:22 Sailing & Risks

44:11 Interesting World Ports

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欢迎来到旧新加坡记事录。何乃强医生回忆起日治时期家人逃往波东巴西，并藏匿贵重物品，以及他的学业如何受到影响。他谈到战争给新加坡带来的三个教训。

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Dr Ho Nai Kiong recalls fleeing to Potong Pasir with his family during the Japanese Occupation, hiding their valuables and how his studies were affected. He talks about the three lessons of the war for Singapore.

00:00 肃清 Sook Ching

01:04 逃难到波东巴西 Fleeing to Potong Pasir

07:11 粮食管制 Food Rationing

09:50 我的学业 My Studies

13:21 日本投降 Japanese Surrender

17:46 养正学校 Yeung Ching School

23:05 碰到日军 Encounters with Japanese Soldiers

25:02 日治的教训 Lessons of the Japanese Occupation

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Sathasivam Kolandaivelu remembers secret societies at Everton Park and how the area changed when his family moved to Bukit Merah. They also stayed in a flat at Low Hill Road for a time. Sathasivam studied at two early campuses of Raffles Institution at Stamford Road and later Grange Road. He remembers Principal Philip Liau’s sound advice as well as keeping touch with some of his former classmates.

00:00 Secret Societies & Changes at Everton Park

09:40 Silat Integrated School

14:08 Low Hill Road Flats

20:12 Raffles Institution at Stamford Road & Grange Road

24:12 Cinemas & Bookstores

27:54 Principal Philip Liau

35:23 Lifelong Learning

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. Koh Boon Long takes us back to the entire stretch of the Bukit Timah Road in the 1950s – the Sime Darby servants’ quarters where his family lived, Kampong Chantek (Bahru) to the north, the Duchess Road School which he attended, and the floodwaters he and his friends splashed around in. This was notwithstanding the politics of the decade – though his parents worked for the British, they gave food to support the workers on strike in Bukit Timah.

00:00 Introduction

03:10 The Old Bukit Timah Road

11:17 Kampong Chantek

23:41 Kampong Chantek Bahru

27:31 Living at the Sime Darby Servants’ Quarters

36:37 Sympathy for Workers & Strikes

42:56 Duchess Road School

49:48 Race Course Village

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. Venugopal Kurup talks about how he returned to Singapore, studying in Beatty Secondary School and the Singapore Polytechnic. He worked for a while in the Ministry of the Environment before becoming a civil engineer with Shell, based on Pulau Bukom. He started his own business as a building and maintenance contractor but eventually returned to Shell and retired there.

00:00 My Passport & Returning to Singapore

02:30 Old Serangoon Road & the Messes

09:05 Structural Engineering at Singapore Polytechnic

13:03 Shell at Pulau Bukom

21:10 Explosions

24:16 Starting My Own Business

32:44 Finding a Site Office

37:49 Conservation & Memory

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Jack Tan, Eric Ko and Edwin Ng from the Chin Woo Athletic Association tell Angela Sim and I about the art of liondancing. They talk about how younger members learn differently from the older generation and the future of the association and liondancing – in terms of finances and membership.

00:00 Discipline & Coordination in Liondance

08:34 The Head & the Tail

12:42 The Younger Generation

19:44 Female Members

21:31 Finances & Sustainability

29:03 Lionhead Making

44:01 Hope for the Future

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. Roger Ting & Ting Min Long from the Singapore Dragon & Lion Athletic Association talk about the origins and development of Foochow dragondance in Singapore. They explain why martial arts and wushu were historically crucial for dragondance and some of the interesting performances they did in the past. The podcast is in Mandarin and English.

00:00 Introduction

02:43 History of the Singapore Dragon & Lion Athletic Association

07:50 Foochow Coffee Trade

13:49 Our Interest in Dragondance

23:03 Martial Arts & Wushu

30:58 Learning Dragondance

38:50 The Dragon Pearl

Singapore Dragon & Lion Athletic Association 星洲龙狮体育会

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https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/1538439753079635/singapore-dragon-lion-athletic-association/

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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