Episode Details

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Ronnie Choo remembers the good times playing lead guitar in Naval Base bands like the Blue Flames and the Playmates to supplement his low apprentice pay. He talks about leaving the Naval Base when the British closed their military bases in Singapore, and how it is a pity that the old Asian staff quarters have not been conserved.

00:00 The British Pullout & Leaving the Naval Base

02:30 Travelling to Raffles Institution

08:48 By the Sea in Sembawang

09:59 Playing in Bands

17:39 I was a Lead Guitarist

23:06 Staff Quarters & Black & Whites

26:46 Gatherings of Old Apprentices

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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