Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Islanders Adam Giman and Fawzi Nasir recount their sadness at leaving St. John’s and Lazarus Islands in the 1970s and why they continue to return afterwards. Adam even got a job at PSA in order to be close to the sea. We also discuss conservation and the cultural heritage of the islands. Finally, I ask them about how they viewed Singapore from the vantage point of the islands.

00:00 Freedom & Pace of Life on the Islands

03:06 Football

06:31 The Sea as a Way of Life

09:20 Resettlement

17:29 Land Sickness

21:09 Conservation

25:12 Friends of Marine Park

31:37 View of Singapore from the Islands

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. 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

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. 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

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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