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欢迎来到旧新加坡记事录。 黄信勇医师记得当年装修房屋、耕种土地都是靠双手完成的。在70年代，他的家人被迫从波东巴西搬到大巴窑2巷的政府组屋。他和他的兄弟姐妹——他们都接受过华文教育——开始工作谋生。他后来成为美玲街的一名中医，至今仍在行医，同时还教气功。他说，贫穷的出身也有它的好处。

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Physician Wong San Yong remembers how renovating the house and farming the land was done by hand. In the 1970s, his family was evicted from Potong Pasir to a HDB flat in Toa Payoh Lorong 2. He and his siblings – all Chinese-educated – began to work and make a living. He became a TCM physician in Mei Ling Street, which he continues to do today as well as to teach qigong. Growing up poor, he says, has its advantages.

第一集 Part 1 | https://youtu.be/ysLrqNGIDHE

第二集 Part 2 | https://youtu.be/lRxGvzz5YvI

00:00 装修房屋，耕种土地 Repairing Our House, Farming the Land

05:21 波东巴西的池塘、房屋和商店 Ponds, Houses & Shops of Potong Pasir

12:15 搬迁至大巴窑 Eviction & Move to Toa Payoh

20:03 受过中文教育的人谋生 Making a Living for the Chinese-educated

23:30 中医 TCM Physician

33:49 教气功 Teaching Qigong

37:52 波东巴西已面目全非 Potong Pasir is Unrecognisable

40:50 对波东巴西的反思 Reflections on Potong Pasir

健民医药中心 Gian Min Medical Centre

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