JEMAAT bin Awang
Communities of Singapore (Part 3),
Accession Number 000445
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 19
Total Reels
- Normala bte Manap
Interviewer
- 08:02:23
Total Running Time
- Malay
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 19
Metadata
- 19 Jun 1984
Recording Date
- 00:29:44
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Personal background. Pulau Tekong population before and now; ethnic profile. Chinese concentration in interior; mainly farmers. Main town - Selabin, dealing in commerce and fishery. Kampong Pahang original settlement; settlers from Pahang and Trengganu. Kampung Batu Koyok. Administration of Pulau Tekong - himself as island's sole village headman (penghulu) and representative in each village. History of Mosque Committee . Evolution of Kampung Pahang Settlement Committee.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 19
Metadata
- 19 Jun 1984
Recording Date
- 00:29:39
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Settlement committee dissolved. Land ownership in Pulau Tekong. Social organisations. Khairat Kematian benefits. Activities of Mosque Committee. Buildings in Tekong: principal mosque in Kampung Pahang and other mosques, Madrasah Tengku Abdul Jalil, Malay and Chinese schools. History of two resort bungalows. Muslim cemetaries and shrines. Local farm crops. His assuming of village headman (penghulu) role from dying predecessor.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 19
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- 19 Jun 1984
Recording Date
- 00:30:38
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Tact and equanimity important in human relations. Reconciliation through non-aggression. Used Islamic teachings as his guidance. Personal religious education - Quran reading from various tutors. Entering district/national Quran reading competitions. Imparting knowledge as village folks; bringing eminent religious teachers to Tekong.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 19
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- 23 Jun 1984
Recording Date
- 00:06:13
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Giving village folks religious classes. Continuing own studies.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 19
Metadata
- 23 Jun 1984
Recording Date
- 00:29:32
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Family background. Paternal family of Trengganu descent. Third generation of settlers. First came as refugees, fleeing Pahang civil war. How they reached Pulau Tekong. Early life; settlers' means of livelihood. Materials for housing. Origins of place names: Tekong, Selabin, Permatang, Batu Koyok, Kampung Pahang, Kampung Ladang. Village scene during childhood - jungle-hemmed village tracks, sparse housing. Fishing main livelihood.
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Reel/Disc 7 of 19
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- 23 Jun 1984
Recording Date
- 00:28:50
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Fishing methods; hook-and-line, kolek. Women's role in fishing. Difficulties in observing religious duties; brought in religious instruction. Hari Raya celebration: dressing up, feasting. Khenduri arwah. Bela Kampung. Curbing excessive khenduris (feasts). Women and modesty. Before, inter-village social contact limited due to diverse origins and speed variations. Un-Islamic beliefs persisting. His schooldays. Started work as labourer at 15. His Islamic studies.
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Reel/Disc 9 of 19
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- 26 Jun 1984
Recording Date
- 00:29:07
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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During Japanese Occupation, drafted into "junki" service at Tekong; nature of duties. Physical punishments. Post-war fishing: types of catch, methods and equipment used, seasons for fishing. Developments in fishing net; types of net. Earnings of fisherman. Women folk's role. Fishing usually solitary enterprise. Joined Singapore Volunteer Corps (SVC) in 1950; duties, working hours, allowance.
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Reel/Disc 10 of 19
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- 26 Jun 1984
Recording Date
- 00:17:43
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Further elaboration on fishing; earnings, buying nets; middlemen involved usually Malays or Chinese. He never stopped fishing except when ill. Chinese fishermen now outnumber Malays; also on bigger scale. Fishing income substantial though less now. He was never inclined towards business. Fishing usually done alone.
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