PATIMAH Tamah
Women through the Years: Economic & Family Lives,
Accession Number 001819
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 4
Total Reels
- Sharifah Maznah Syed Omar
Interviewer
- 01:57:09
Total Running Time
- Malay
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 4
Metadata
- 4 Jun 1997
Recording Date
- 00:29:49
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Personal, family backgrounds. Born in Indonesian Pulau Singkap. Journeyed to Penggerang, Johore to work for Japanese. Life at P. Singkap. Married life; separation. Life in Penggerang. Met communist. Japanese treatment; food problems; working hours. Selling cakes for Bugis. Moved to Singapore; why. Life in P. Singkap. Background of parents, grandfather. Bugis customs. Life in Singapore after Japanese Occupation. Journey to Singapore. Japanese longhouse in Penggerang.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 4
Metadata
- 4 Jun 1997
Recording Date
- 00:30:23
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Arranged marriage. Wedding night: unconsummated. Second marriage love match. Both came to Singapore after Japanese Occupation. Previous visit at age 10. Husband unemployed; returned alone to Indonesia. Third marriage; husband died six months after marriage. Hardships, relationships with in-law. Looked after mother-in-law full-time. Husband's earnings. Routine as housewife. Decision-making in household: no disagreement with husband. Entered Jamiyah Home for Aged.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 4
Metadata
- 4 Jun 1997
Recording Date
- 00:25:36
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
On public assistance scheme. Staying with friends; sharing bills. How arrangement ended. Life in Woodlands Home for Aged. Greater freedom in Woodlands Home than Jamiyah Home for Aged. Relationships in Jamiyah Home. Skills and hobbies acquired in Indonesia. Her love for fishing. Sewing learnt through observation. Day's routine in Jamiyah Home. Prefers Woodland Home. Waiting for death.
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