Chronicles of Old Singapore | Wilson Chua – Part 1 Lavender Street & Dunearn Technical School

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Chronicles of Old Singapore

Loh KS

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. I’m Dr Loh KS, a people’s historian. I’m interested in the history of Singapore and the lives of its people. In Chronicles of Old Singapore, I speak to people about their memories of Singapore before it became a global city today. We discuss three topics: 1. People and places. 2. Change and continuity. 3. The importance of heritage. Caveat: this is a podcast based on personal memory. As has been well-documented in oral history, memory is not always reliable and what is recalled here should not be taken as fact.

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Chronicles of Old Singapore | Wilson Chua – Part 1 Lavender Street & Dunearn Technical School

Chronicles of Old Singapore

56 minutes 16 seconds

1 month ago

Chronicles of Old Singapore | Wilson Chua – Part 1 Lavender Street & Dunearn Technical School

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Wilson Chua is one of the pioneers of independent Singapore’s technical education system and small-medium enterprises (SMEs). He talks about growing up in a shophouse at Lavender Street and studying at Dunearn Secondary Technical School. His PE teacher was the famed national sprinter C. Kunalan and he enjoyed scouting and sports more than his studies.

00:00 Introduction

03:05 The Story Behind UT-Ways 有地位

05:21 My Shophouse at 239-A Lavender Street

10:20 Move to Pasir Panjang Estate & Back

19:17 Living in a Shophouse

25:01 Dunearn Technical

32:21 Interest in Scouts & Sports

38:28 C. Kunalan

46:36 Discos & Long Hair

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. This is Dr Loh KS, the people’s historian, and I speak to people on their memories of Singapore before it became a global city.

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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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