Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Venugopal Kurup talks about how he returned to Singapore, studying in Beatty Secondary School and the Singapore Polytechnic. He worked for a while in the Ministry of the Environment before becoming a civil engineer with Shell, based on Pulau Bukom. He started his own business as a building and maintenance contractor but eventually returned to Shell and retired there.

00:00 My Passport & Returning to Singapore

02:30 Old Serangoon Road & the Messes

09:05 Structural Engineering at Singapore Polytechnic

13:03 Shell at Pulau Bukom

21:10 Explosions

24:16 Starting My Own Business

32:44 Finding a Site Office

37:49 Conservation & Memory

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Jack Tan, Eric Ko and Edwin Ng from the Chin Woo Athletic Association tell Angela Sim and I about the art of liondancing. They talk about how younger members learn differently from the older generation and the future of the association and liondancing – in terms of finances and membership.

00:00 Discipline & Coordination in Liondance

08:34 The Head & the Tail

12:42 The Younger Generation

19:44 Female Members

21:31 Finances & Sustainability

29:03 Lionhead Making

44:01 Hope for the Future

Singapore Chin Woo (Athletic) Association

https://sgchinwoo.com/

Angela Sim aka Hakka Moi:

https://www.youtube.com/@HakkaMoi

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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• Childhood & schools.

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Roger Ting & Ting Min Long from the Singapore Dragon & Lion Athletic Association talk about the origins and development of Foochow dragondance in Singapore. They explain why martial arts and wushu were historically crucial for dragondance and some of the interesting performances they did in the past. The podcast is in Mandarin and English.

00:00 Introduction

02:43 History of the Singapore Dragon & Lion Athletic Association

07:50 Foochow Coffee Trade

13:49 Our Interest in Dragondance

23:03 Martial Arts & Wushu

30:58 Learning Dragondance

38:50 The Dragon Pearl

Singapore Dragon & Lion Athletic Association 星洲龙狮体育会

https://www.facebook.com/longshiorg/

https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/1538439753079635/singapore-dragon-lion-athletic-association/

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.

Do like the video and subscribe for future episodes. This will help the channel a lot.

Write to lkshis@gmail.com if you have any of these stories:

• Old places or kampongs.

• Communities – their way of life & culture.

• Childhood & schools.

• Work or business.

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