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Chronicles of Old Singapore | Sathasivam Kolandaivelu – Breeze Plain, Everton Park & RI Part 2
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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Sathasivam Kolandaivelu remembers secret societies at Everton Park and how the area changed when his family moved to Bukit Merah. They also stayed in a flat at Low Hill Road for a time. Sathasivam studied at two early campuses of Raffles Institution at Stamford Road and later Grange Road. He remembers Principal Philip Liau’s sound advice as well as keeping touch with some of his former classmates.
00:00 Secret Societies & Changes at Everton Park
09:40 Silat Integrated School
14:08 Low Hill Road Flats
20:12 Raffles Institution at Stamford Road & Grange Road
24:12 Cinemas & Bookstores
27:54 Principal Philip Liau
35:23 Lifelong Learning
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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