Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Yeo Hong Eng, a retired teacher, wrote two books on the places of his childhood – Tanah Merah Kechil, which was part of Bedok Village, and Kampong Chai Chee. He talks about both kampongs and working on his family’s farm in Chai Chee.

00:00 Introduction

07:11 Tanah Merah Kechil & Bedok Village

13:28 Moving to 262-B Peng Ghee Road

19:56 The Family House

30:21 Working on the Farm

36:27 Floods

40:21 Peng Ghee School

Mr Yeo can be contacted at yeohongengATyahoo.com.sg

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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