LIM Pin (Prof.) 林彬
Education in Singapore (Part 1: English),
Accession Number 001817
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 18
Total Reels
- Jesley Chua Chee Huan
Interviewer
- 08:59:22
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 18
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- 15 Feb 1997
Recording Date
- 00:29:54
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
*Family came to Singapore from Penang when interviewee was about one. Why father sent him to an English school. Attended Tuan Mong School and Geylang English Primary School before going to Raffles Institution. His leadership training during his teens. Family background. His parents were both teachers. Impact of Japanese Occupation on him. Mother taught in Yeok Min School. Father's influence on him.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 18
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- 15 Feb 1997
Recording Date
- 00:26:32
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
*What father taught him. Discipline at home. Family used to stay in Geylang. Schools were fond of corporal punishment then. Joined primary 3 classes in Geylang English Primary School post-war. Interviewee's initial problem in school. Owed his intellectual discipline and training to father. Helped out in his father's soap business during Japanese Occupation. Interviewee always get to do a lot of things for teachers in school.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 18
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- 19 Feb 1997
Recording Date
- 00:29:42
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
*Interviewee studied in Yeok Min School till war broke out. Subjects learnt. He was under father's strict tutorship during Japanese Occupation. Interviewee left Tuan Mong after primary 4. School environment in Tuan Mong. Difference between Chinese and English school. Background of students in Tuan Mong and Geylang English Primary School. Facilities in Geylang English Primary School. School celebrations.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 18
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- 11 Mar 1997
Recording Date
- 00:31:04
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
*Difference between Chinese and English schools. Discipline in school. Entered Raffles Institution (RI) in 1951. His impressions of RI. Interviewee was determined to do well in school. He learnt to be humble from his father. Interviewee managed the household on his own at 14. He had a lot of training in leadership, responsibility and inter-relationship both at home and in school.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 18
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- 24 May 1997
Recording Date
- 00:31:21
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
*Went into Science stream. Why he joined the scouts. His most embarrassing experience in school. Relationship with his teachers. Interviewee enjoyed Mathematics. His school teachers. School systems in those days depended a lot on one's drive and discipline. Keen competition in school. He was more driven than others in school. Raffles Institution (RI) sharpened his sense to compete and to excel.
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Reel/Disc 7 of 18
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- 24 May 1997
Recording Date
- 00:30:31
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
*Father gave him general guidance rather than specific help. Left for UK in 1957. Returned to Singapore in 1965. Returned home out of his sense of responsibility and gratitude to society as well as his strong family ties. Principals of Raffles Institution (RI). How he benefited from learning Latin. Mathematics and Science gave him the intellectual rigor. Became Head Prefect in Pre-U. Character profile of Tommy Koh.
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Reel/Disc 9 of 18
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- 20 Aug 1997
Recording Date
- 00:30:25
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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*Elaboration on why he returned to Singapore. Fundings for research in campus. Why he left Ministry Of Health (MOH) for Singapore University after a few months. Toh Chin Chye was the university Vice-chancellor then. Interviewee was asked to head his department in the absence of Toh Chin Chye. Kent Ridge campus was the brain child of Toh Chin Chye. Reasons for absence of union in campus for academic staff.
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Reel/Disc 10 of 18
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- 20 Aug 1997
Recording Date
- 00:29:18
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
*His views on expatriates. Why Faculty of Medicine had few expatriates. Character profile of Tay Eng Soon. Interviewee's involvement in the various medical organizations. His responsibilities as a lecturer. Why he introduced system of feedback on teachers. He pushed for research. His working hours. Promoted to senior lecturer in 1971. Reasons for his smooth promotion. His research interest.
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