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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Dilip Doshi recalls how his father Panachand came to Singapore and later established a trading firm at Market Street, the heart of the Gujarati community on the island. He talks about the Gujaratis’ cultural and religious life and their reputation as middlemen in the transregional trade across the Indian Ocean.
00:00 Introduction
02:04 My Father Panachand Doshi
11:14 Market Street & the Chettiars
15:53 Gujarati Values & Code of Conduct
21:26 Cultural & Religious Life
25:32 The Gujaratis as Middlemen
35:09 Perthar, Learning Trade from My Father
40:19 The Intraco Story
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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. After Texas Instruments, Quek Siow Kai joined the famed German company, Motoren- und Turbinen-Union. Going back to his machinery roots, he found his place there. He also talks about the rise of China into an economic giant and the loss of engineering expertise in Singapore. Finally, as one from the Chinese-educated group, he relates how many others went into business and did well, but also the need for a better balance between English and Chinese among the local Chinese.
00:00 Joining Motoren- und Turbinen-Union
08:35 Difficulties for SMEs
18:00 Rise of China
27:29 Engineering in Singapore Today
33:04 The Chinese-educated in Business
39:35 Need for Balance Between English & Chinese
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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Islanders Adam Giman and Fawzi Nasir talk about the two islands of their childhood in the ‘50s to ‘70s – Pulau Sekijang Bendera (St. John’s Island) and Pulau Sekijang Pelepah (Lazarus Island). They recall the staff quarters on St. John’s and kampong life on Lazarus. These were two different worlds, but shared a common relationship with the sea and the Riau archipelago nearby.
00:00 Introduction
02:09 St. John’s Quarantine Station
07:58 Staff Quarters on St. John’s
17:03 Relationship with Riau
26:59 St. John’s Island English School
28:46 Kampong on Lazarus
38:30 Staff Quarters
45:58 The Villagers
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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Jeffrey Eng remembers growing up in a shophouse, which was not only a house but a business premises. For a long time, they used the bucket system. The Singapore River close by was putrid before it was cleaned up and lightermen and coolies worked along the riverfront.
I asked Jeffrey if he can envisage Eng Tiang Huat being at Smith Street, which is being revitalised by the Chinatown Business Association. He said perhaps, but it would have to be a serious cultural venture and not as a souvenir shop for tourists to come and take photographs.
00:00 Growing Up in a Shophouse
05:34 My Father’s Favourite Clogs
14:03 The Bucket System
18:18 The Old Singapore River
26:27 Heritage Businesses & Vanishing Trades
33:21 Can Eng Tiang Huat be at Smith Street?
41:50 Eng Tiang Huat is Not a Souvenir Shop
Eng Tiang Huat on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChineseCulturalShop
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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Quek Siow Kai felt he had hit a technician’s glass ceiling by the mid-1980s; to break it, he obtained an engineering degree from the University of Alabama at Huntsville – an eye-opening experience. He talks about the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry, where one could be fired overnight in a downturn, and what he learned from his time with the US giant in Singapore, Texas Instruments.
00:00 Introduction
01:05 Glass Ceiling for a Technician
11:43 Studying Engineering at University of Alabama, Huntsville
21:53 Tool & Die in Semiconductor Industry
28:54 The 1985 Recession in Singapore
35:59 My Experience at Texas Instruments
41:58 Importance of Training
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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Quek Siow Kai joined Gul Engineering and Singapore’s growing marine industry. He learned a lot there, but decided to leave for his own safety. Largely because management wanted to build and repair ships quickly, subcontractors and workers were often not aware of the dangers in a shipyard. This culminated in the 1978 Spyros explosion and fire – Singapore’s worst industrial accident. Nevertheless, there were experienced sifus in what was a Cantonese-speaking industry. They trained new workers and helped the industry succeed.
00:00 Unsafety in the Marine Industry
07:41 The Push for Productivity
09:31 The Role of Management
17:08 Dangers in a Shipyard
25:55 The Spyros Tragedy
32:16 Sifus & Old Hands
43:24 A Cantonese Industry
Inquiry Report on the Explosion and Fire on Board S.T. Spyros, 12th October 1978.
https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/book-detail?cmsuuid=119cee73-85f5-4555-997c-e73aa4b4ba31
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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Professor Bernard T.G. Tan recounts how the National Computer Board, est. in 1981, encouraged computerisation in the civil service and local businesses. Being able to build the computer yourself, he says, is important because it fosters creativity and entrepreneurship.
Bernard also talks about his research into the history of Rollei. He believes that Rollei failed because they lagged behind Japanese camera manufacturers technologically, not because the Singaporean engineers were not good enough.
00:00 The Early Computer Geeks in Singapore
03:18 Government Interest & the National Computer Board
10:38 Computerisation & the Workforce
12:14 Texas Instruments & the Semiconductor Companies
17:23 Why Rollei Failed
22:34 Sim Lim Square & Funan Centre: Computer Marts
25:26 Building Your Own Computer
27:54 Sim Wong Hoo & Entrepreneurship
30:02 AI & Smartphones
Bibliography
Bernard Tan on the history of microcomputing in Singapore, 2018:
http://sms.org.sg/download/Microcomputing_in_Singapore.pdf
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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Jeffrey Eng is the 3rd generation owner of Eng Tiang Huat, a shop selling traditional Chinese cultural goods such as embroidery and musical instruments. He recalls the Teochew community along Merchant Road in the 1960s where the shop was originally located, and how his father did business with suppliers in China, when the business was still good.
00:00 Introduction
01:22 Merchant Road & the Teochews
12:25 The Story of Eng Tiang Huat
18:27 The Business in the ‘80s
24:51 Import & Export Trade with China
37:39 Opening Up of China
45:53 Conserved Shophouses
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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Quek Siow Kai relates his story as one of Singapore’s Technical Generation in the 1970s. He struggled in the Singapore Polytechnic as a Chinese-medium student, before graduating into the recession caused by the 1973-74 global oil crisis. He found a job in a textiles factory, managing an entire shift. The night shift was noisy and exhausting, and he had to wear masks for the blue dust produced when working on jeans.
00:00 Introduction
02:59 Struggles at Singapore Polytechnic
09:15 Understanding the Lecturers
16:34 Running a Whole Shift in a Textiles Factory
22:19 Shift Work was Tough
28:14 Productivity & Profit
31:00 Jeans & Blue Dust
25:58 Low Wages
Inquiry Report on the Explosion and Fire on Board S.T. Spyros, 12th October 1978.
https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/book-detail?cmsuuid=119cee73-85f5-4555-997c-e73aa4b4ba31
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欢迎来到旧新加坡记事录。郭绍愷讲述了新加坡工艺学院中文协会关闭的原因以及 在1999 年协会如何举行第一次大型校友聚会，其中包括来自不同年代的会员。他谈到了协会出版的刊物及与当年新加坡其他大专学生团体的交流。如今，协会为贫困学生提供助学金，体现了其长期以来关心与回馈社会的宗旨。
Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Quek Siow Kai recounts why the Singapore Polytechnic Chinese Language Society closed down and how its first major reunion came about in 1999, including members from various batches. He talks about the periodicals published by the society and its collaboration with other student groups in Singapore. Today, CLS offers a bursary for needy students, reflecting its longstanding efforts to help others.
00:00 校友聚会 Reunions
10:23 刊物 Publications
15:18 中文协会助学金 CLS Bursary
19:11 学生的社会角色 Social Role of Students
23:14 协会与其他学生团体 CLS & Other Student Groups
32:00 未来计划 Future Plans
36:18 学生情侣 Student Couples
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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Professor Bernard T.G. Tan shares his love of electronics and computers as a kid and how when he saw the sleek Apple II, he knew he had to have it. He talks about spending too much time browsing computer magazines and the early computer shops, including Lee Miles’ Computer Centre at Golden Mile Complex.
00:00 Introduction
04:29 A Brief History of Computing
09:52 The Wonder of Computers
14:51 The Apple II
21:46 Computer Magazines
24:17 Lee Miles’ Computer Centre at Golden Mile Complex
30:36 Other Early Computer Shops
Bibliography
Bernard Tan on the history of microcomputing in Singapore, 2018:
http://sms.org.sg/download/Microcomputing_in_Singapore.pdf
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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Maria Yap reflects on managing parents and the culture of parenting in Singapore. She considers other common challenges faced by teachers, such as the workload and outbreaks of pandemics. She enjoyed her half a century of service in the education system, but feels more can be done to conserve school heritage. She urges teachers to take better care of themselves and to learn to say, no.
00:00 Managing Parents
08:11 Culture of Parenting
12:25 Teaching My Students
17:04 TSLN, SARS & COVID-19
24:49 Enjoyed Teaching in More Than 10 Schools
31:28 School Heritage & National Heritage
39:31 Teachers’ Self-Care
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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Dr Edmund Monteiro relates dealing with two major infectious diseases at Middleton Hospital/CDC: cholera and HIV-AIDS. He reflects on social stigma, his colleagues and patients, the need to be ever-vigilant against infectious diseases, and what to do with the grounds of the hospital.
00:00 Cholera Outbreaks
08:52 Previous Medical Superintendents
13:36 HIV-AIDS
26:51 Stigma & the Name CDC
30:48 Old Photos of Middleton & CDC
38:37 My Contributions & Vigilance Against Disease
42:14 Heritage & the Future of Middleton Hospital
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欢迎来到旧新加坡记事录。郭绍愷讲述了过去大专学府华校生的一个普遍问题：英文基础薄弱。这就是为什么新加坡工艺学院中文协会在1962年成立的宗旨之一，协助华校生融入新的学习环境并帮助克服课业上的难题。他在1972年加入该协会，参与戏剧组的活动、也参加协会主办的假日营及对外文娱演出。会员对当时的社会问题也给予关注。
Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Quek Siow Kai relates a common problem of Chinese-stream students in higher education in the past: poor command of English. This was why the Singapore Polytechnic Chinese Language Society was established in 1962 to help these students in their studies. He joined the CLS in 1972, becoming involved in its drama group and holiday camps at a time when the members were also keenly interested in social issues.
00:00 介绍 Introduction
00:52 中文协会两本书 Two Books by Chinese Language Society
03:29 协会成立理由 Reason for Forming the CLS
16:31 英语的困难 My Struggle with English
24:51 戏剧组 Drama Group
30:04 假日营 Holiday Camps
40:52 社会问题 Social Issues
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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Maria Yap was in the education service from 1973 to 2023. She recalls her early struggles as a beginning teacher and how she learned to manage students. She gives her views on the streaming policy and teaching students from the Normal stream, whom she found to be very intelligent.
00:00 Introduction
01:54 Joined Teaching in 1973
08:18 I Loved to Learn
17:33 Institute of Education & Her First Classes
23:28 Managing Students
28:27 Streaming & Mother Tongue
32:20 Teaching Normal Students
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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Dr Edmund Monteiro was the Medical Director of Middleton Hospital & CDC from 1980 to 1993. He remembers the first time he stepped into the hospital with his family during the Japanese Occupation. An Indian boy his age welcomed him at the gate and asked him, is the water here safe to drink, and can you swim?
00:00 Introduction
02:53 Earliest Memory of Middleton Hospital
11:38 The Houses & Wards
20:55 My Father Ernest
28:56 My Mother Una
38:51 The Japanese at Middleton
42:47 Posting to Middleton
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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Maria Yap remembers unforgettable places in Old Changi Village like the cinema, the beach, the creek, and the sea. The village diminished when the British forces left and her family moved to Chai Chee Estate. But Maria and her husband still visit Changi Village today for its unique charm.
Memories of Changi Village:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/358860330966889
00:00 Changi Cinema & Other Places
08:09 The British & RAF Changi
12:17 The British Pullout & Moving to Chai Chee
14:41 Decline of Changi Village
16:10 Changi Beach
24:04 The Memories of Changi Village Group
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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Maria Yap recalls her tough but memorable childhood growing up in Old Changi Village before the British vacated RAF Changi. Her father was a cobbler in the village and her mother a washerwoman in the airbase.
Memories of Changi Village:
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00:00 Introduction
02:40 Moving to Changi Village
08:32 Father’s Shoe Shop
15:13 Our House at Jalan Bekukong
22:55 Mother was a Washerwoman
28:36 Childhood Friends
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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Brian Richmond takes us back to the ways football was played, strategised and refereed in the past. He tells us his best game and what an honour it was to captain the Singapore team. He pays tribute to the greatest team in Singapore football and considers the Lion City’s football heritage.
00:00 Tactics & Formations in the Early Days
04:15 Strict Referees & Great Referees
10:04 My Best Game
17:00 The Kallang Roar & the Malaysia Cup
22:28 Taking Care of the Body
27:12 Tribute to the Greatest Singapore Team
30:46 The Problem of Corruption
32:16 Singapore’s Football Heritage
36:09 Local Teams
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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Yeo Hong Eng remembers illegal wine distilling and secret societies in Kampong Chai Chee, as well as how the villagers tried to maximise their compensation when they were resettled in the 1970s. His sisters worked in the Rollei factory at the new Chai Chee Estate, and he became an avid collector of Rollei cameras.
00:00 Moonshining in Kampong Chai Chee
06:42 Secret Societies
11:49 Avoiding the Authorities
13:34 Rehousing & Compensation
24:23 Rollei at Chai Chee
28:18 My Collection of Rollei Cameras
Mr Yeo can be contacted at yeohongengATyahoo.com.sg
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