FOONG Lai Kum 冯丽金
Chinatown,
Accession Number 002226
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 12
Total Reels
- Yeo Loo Feng
Interviewer
- 05:56:35
Total Running Time
- Mandarin
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 12
Metadata
- 1 Nov 1999
Recording Date
- 00:30:11
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
*Family background. Another name for Sago Lane. Informant's education and career background. Why her father chose to be Taoist priest and set up his business at Sago Lane. How her father came up with his capital. Type of services provided by her father. Why most Chinese held their funeral at the death houses. Ways of contacting Taoist priest for work. Instruments used in the ritual ceremony.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 12
Metadata
- 5 Nov 1999
Recording Date
- 00:29:47
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Comparing Taoist priests from different dialect groups. Informant's father trained those who were interested to become Taoist priests. Most Taoist priests were lowly educated. Shop houses in Chinatown then were of different height. Coffin shop in Sago Lane. Reason for getting a good coffin. How they buried young children or babies who died prematurely. Things that were buried together with the dead. Why parents put the name of their dead children with the medium.
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Reel/Disc 7 of 12
Metadata
- 5 Nov 1999
Recording Date
- 00:29:56
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Description of restaurant in Chinatown. Tea-drinking. Types of cakes and biscuits sold in the restaurant. Workers' dress code. Some associations held celebrations in restaurant. Knife sharpeners at Sago Lane. Their main customers. Description of their stalls at the five-foot way. Cost and time taken to sharpen a knife. Seats were provided for customers while waiting. Living quarters of trishaw riders at Sago Lane. Trishaw fare.
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Reel/Disc 8 of 12
Metadata
- 5 Nov 1999
Recording Date
- 00:30:32
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Age range of most trishaw riders. Their living conditions and environment. Where trishaws were rented. Other forms of transportation. Cantonese street hairdresser in Chinatown. Description of their stalls. Services provided by the hairdressers. Special hair gel used. Busiest period during Chinese New Year. Time taken to perform a complete hairdo. Type of thread and powder used for removal of excessive hair from the face.
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Reel/Disc 10 of 12
Metadata
- 9 Nov 1999
Recording Date
- 00:29:25
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Some amahs adopt children. Opium smoking activity. Informant's view on the advantages and disadvantages of opium smoking. Description of opium den. Types of people who visited the opium dens. Source of opium. Why Sago Lane is the pick up point for most workers. The Sam Sui Women. Their character and dress code. Account of the "Big Fire" in 1966. Scale of fire.
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