Melting Pot

Li Leng


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In this touching episode, Payal speaks with Li Leng, a 68-year-old jumping instructor who shares vivid recollections of her childhood in Singapore. She takes us back to her early years in a small compound along Mount Road, where five wooden stilt houses stood close together, home to Malay and Chinese families who all spoke Cantonese.


Li Leng fondly remembers the warmth of this tight-knit community and her short walks to Canossa Convent School with her sister. Later, when the government redeveloped the area, her family moved to Tanglin Halt. There, she recalls watching passing trains through the kitchen window and witnessing the neighborhood’s transformation over the decades. Through her memories, Li Leng beautifully captures the nostalgia of growing up in a changing Singapore  from kampong life to modern flats.


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Melting PotBy Payal Nayar

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