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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