TING King Song
Transportation in Singapore,
Accession Number 002361
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 4
Total Reels
- Patricia Lee
Interviewer
- 01:45:39
Total Running Time
- English, Teochew
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 4
Metadata
- 12 Oct 2000
Recording Date
- 00:29:51
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Came to Singapore from Kota Tinggi when he was eighteen years old. Worked in a prawn farm at Punggol. Traditional method of catching prawns. Earned $80.00 a month in the 1950s. Became a fisherman. Recollections of an incident when his boat capsized. Met with three accidents at sea. Fishes were plenteous in the 1960s. Manual trawling of fishes was laborious.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 4
Metadata
- 12 Oct 2000
Recording Date
- 00:29:53
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Description of the trawl boat that he bought. Description of how the profits are distributed. How the fishes were lifted up from shore. Description of the sale of the fishes. Places he went trawling. Places where fishes can be found. His opinion why Pedra Branca belonged to Singapopre. Fishes were plenteous in the past. Description of the sea conditions. Number of helpers on board the boat. Challenges he faced over the years.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 4
Metadata
- 12 Oct 2000
Recording Date
- 00:29:50
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Description of the government's attitude towards the fishermen. His opinion of the high administrative cost. Legends surrounding a fisherman's life. How he learnt how to steer a boat. How he recognised the sea conditions and the types of fishes available. He likened the fishes to human. How he made a living out of fishing.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 4
Metadata
- 12 Oct 2000
Recording Date
- 00:16:05
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
How he distributed his earnings with the helpers. Recollections of his encounter with the pirates. How he had to cook for the pirates who boarded his boat. Local myths and legends surrounding the fishman and sea.
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