PHUA Cheng Kew 潘正球
Chinese Dialect Groups,
Accession Number 000469
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 13
Total Reels
- Chen Kwg Eng
Interviewer
- 06:03:15
Total Running Time
- Hainanese
Language
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Reel/Disc 2 of 13
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- 26 Aug 1984
Recording Date
- 00:28:34
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
State of poverty and being neglected during childhood. Delivery of children was done in a primitive way by experienced women. School days.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 13
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- 26 Aug 1984
Recording Date
- 00:29:35
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Further elaboration on schooling experience. How teachers made lessons more interesting by telling stories and anecdotes. Different festivals being celebrated. Formalities and customs of marriage, which was usually arranged since young.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 13
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- 13 Oct 1984
Recording Date
- 00:30:04
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Poverty of village life led many people travelling to South East Asia to look for opportunity to make money. Political turmoil such as civil war between Communist Party and Kuomintang. Social happenings, such as how cloth was made, foot-binding for girls. Arrived at Singapore in 1936, following footsteps of fellow villagers who had made some money here. How people tried different means to pay for boat fare.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 13
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- 13 Oct 1984
Recording Date
- 00:29:33
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Almost all who came here, wanted to earn a better living. Wives usually joined them later. How he started work in an Indian bakery; work tough and salary meagre. Set up own bakery a few years later. Bakery business. Most customers paid on credit and delivery service a common practice.
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Reel/Disc 7 of 13
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- 20 Oct 1984
Recording Date
- 00:29:31
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Set up own bakery in Hougang in 1938. How to construct a furnace. Different kinds of breads and buns. Flour usually imported. During Japanese Occupation, his shop was taken over. After war in 1946, set up another bakery which still exists today. Comparison of traditional and new methods of baking bread.
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Reel/Disc 8 of 13
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- 20 Oct 1984
Recording Date
- 00:30:59
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Size of furnace depended on space available. When he was experienced and saved enough capital, he set up own business. Food business controlled by government. Worked long hours daily and job tedious. Difficult to recruit workers lately. In 1976, together with some other friends, set up a bakery co-operative which also dealt with wholesale of ingredients. After war, a bakery association also formed.
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Reel/Disc 9 of 13
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- 20 Oct 1984
Recording Date
- 00:29:11
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Visited bakery schools abroad, eg Taiwan, Thailand and Philippines. Singapreans also sent there for training with all expenses paid by the association. Experts from various countries also here to conduct seminar or exchange views on latest techniques and skills on bakery. Visit to Japan bakery factory.
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Reel/Disc 10 of 13
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- 3 Nov 1984
Recording Date
- 00:28:38
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Initiated formation of bakery association in 1946. He has been Vice-President ever since. His active participation in various social groups, including building schools and welfare programme of clan associations. How funds was raised to build schools. Clan members make offerings to ancestors during Qing Ming every year. Scholarships and bursaries also given to members' children.
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