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Selamat Kadari – People of Kampong Amber Part 1 | Chronicles of Old Singapore
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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Selamat Kadari remembers his old house on stilts at 117 & 117A Kampong Amber, which was demolished in the 1980s to make way for condos. He led a group of five former neighbours – Shirley Soon, Imma, Bah Bah, and Nelson – in a remarkable effort to map the residents and houses of the kampong. In this Malay-majority settlement were the rich and famous, Peranakan, Sikhs and Chinese, as well as the historic Singapore Chinese Swimming Club, Mandalay House and the Seaview Hotel.
00:00 Introduction
02:05 117 & 117A Kampong Amber
07:28 Map of Kampong Amber
10:57 Lee Kip Lin & Dick Lee
16:30 My Parents
22:52 House on Stilts
28:43 Daughter Sri
32:51 Families & Children
41:29 Incomes & Work
48:23 Getting Married
Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. I am Dr Loh Kah Seng, the people’s historian, and I document people’s memories of Singapore before it became a global city.
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