Episode Details

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Raymond Tan talks about working as a lab technician at Methodist Girls School for many years, the interesting places in the area around Mt. Sophia (today’s Dhoby Ghaut), and why he finally resigned. He also recalls moving out of Geylang Lorong 6 to HDB flats in two of Singapore’s early housing estates: Toa Payoh Lorong 1A and then Potong Pasir.

Part 1 | https://youtu.be/zq6AVjTbcDk

Part 2 | https://youtu.be/Yk5zO3DgK7U

00:00 Lab technician at Methodist Girls School

04:48 Mount Sophia & Dhoby Ghaut

07:23 Moving to Toa Payoh Lor 1A

13:32 Moved Again to Potong Pasir

17:52 My Deck Chairs

23:12 Condos in Geylang Lor 6

27:07 Conserving Katong Park

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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