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Karen & Angela – To Singapore With Love from Portsmouth Part 2 | Chronicles of Old Singapore
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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Karen Brooks and Angela Bird talk about places they went to in Singapore and the region (Pontian, Johor) in the late 1960s. A sobering fact was that unlike them, their mum silently struggled to cope with living in a place far away from home with her husband often away from the family. For the sisters, the two and a half years in Singapore had a huge impact on their young lives.
In the middle of the episode are a number of old videos. We aren’t sure of some of the places, so do drop a comment if you know!
00:00 Exploring the City
04:20 Durian Adventure
08:04 Our Mum Struggled
15:04 Video Segments
17:12 Beach & Sea
24:53 Hong Kong?
28:33 National Theatre
31:07 Tiger Balm Gardens/Haw Par Villa
32:13 Chinatown & City
33:53 Leaving Singapore
40:04 Huge Impact on Us
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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