ABU Bakar bin Abdul Halim (Hj)
Communities of Singapore (Part 3),
Accession Number 000625
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 18
Total Reels
- Mohd Yussoff Ahmad
Interviewer
- 08:45:19
Total Running Time
- Malay
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 18
Metadata
- 11 Jan 1986
Recording Date
- 00:29:23
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Personal background. Educated at Telok Blangah and Radin Mas Schools. Father Javanese and mother from Brunei. Father given plot of land to build surau and house. Legend of Radin Mas. Kampungs in Telok Blangah. Residents from Riau Islands. Worked as fishermen or with Temenggong Abu Bakar.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 18
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- 11 Jan 1986
Recording Date
- 00:29:28
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Elaboration on legend of Radin Mas. Migration of Telok Blangah people to Johor after appointment of Temenggong Abu Bakar as Sultan of Johore. Malay kingdom before Raffles. Masjid Telok Blangah was previously court house. Early settlers and traders before Raffles.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 18
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- 18 Jan 1986
Recording Date
- 00:29:52
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Malay rulers in 14th century. Temenggong Abu Bakar's palace converted to Malay College. Radin Mas English School was formerly Engku Khalid's palace. Migration of Pahang settlers to Telok Blangah and Pulau Tekong. Temenggong Abdul Rahman's administration and control of Telok Blangah.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 18
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- 18 Jan 1986
Recording Date
- 00:28:58
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Temenggong Ibrahim's love of kolek racing (lumba kolek) and horse racing. In 1912, Dato Mohamad Jaafar (ex-Malaysian Prime Minister Hussein Onn's grandfather) represented Temenggong Abu Bakar in negotiations with Wong Ah Fook who bought 560 acres of land. Wong then sold land to British. Story of well water with miraculous cure.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 18
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- 18 Jan 1986
Recording Date
- 00:28:39
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Story of tiger with 3 legs. Elaboration on story of well. Description of Sultan Hussein, Temenggong Ibrahim and orang laut.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 18
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- 18 Jan 1986
Recording Date
- 00:29:22
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Legend of Sentosa island, known before as Pulau Blakang Mati, a pirates' base. In 1928, interviewee's father declared Surau Radin Mas as a mosque. Type of houses in Kampung Radin Mas, work and relationship between villagers and Temenggong's family.
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Reel/Disc 7 of 18
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- 8 Jul 1986
Recording Date
- 00:26:58
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Kampung life and facilities. Kampung very quiet after 9 pm. Father's influence in family. Parents emphasized Islamic values. Family's daily routine and responsibilities.
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Reel/Disc 8 of 18
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- 8 Jul 1986
Recording Date
- 00:30:53
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Experiences in school. Most children did not go to school. Generation gap. Parents strict towards children. No medical facilities available. Those who were ill, approached bomoh. Social activities and community work such as `gotong royong' funeral ceremony, religious classes, soccer games and picnics at Tanjong Katong.
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Reel/Disc 9 of 18
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- 8 Jul 1986
Recording Date
- 00:30:10
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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After the war, more kampung boys went to school. Functions of mosques then. Major religious events like circumcision ceremony. Quran reading, Haj pilgrimage. Radin Mas graveyard a `keramat'.
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Reel/Disc 10 of 18
Metadata
- 8 Jul 1986
Recording Date
- 00:29:57
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Radin Mas residents believe in spirits and bomohs. Haji Hashim was famous bomoh of kampung. Custom of giving birth, wedding, funeral ceremony and taboos.
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