CHEE Yoke Weng 朱煜荣
Chinatown,
Accession Number 002376
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 24
Total Reels
- Yeo Loo Feng
Interviewer
- 11:38:12
Total Running Time
- Mandarin
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 24
Metadata
- 4 Jun 2000
Recording Date
- 00:30:11
Running Time
- MP3
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- For educational purpose only. The interview is not available for any commercial use
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Synopsis
Born in 1940. Memories of Japanese invasion. The Spring Clinic. Air-raid shelter at Neil Road. Family background. Stories of Japanese torturing the Chinese during Japanese Occupation. Why grand uncle came to Singapore. Place where they embarked. Interviewee's father was once a coolie. His main job duties. Gambling and opium dens were concentrated on Pagoda Street.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 24
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- 4 Jun 2000
Recording Date
- 00:30:11
Running Time
- MP3
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- For educational purpose only. The interview is not available for any commercial use
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Father set up a stall selling daily products. Interviewee's career advancement. His education background. Description of Yangzheng Primary school. Most students from Yangzheng lived in Chinatown. Students were often punished by teachers. Yangzheng students would meet at New Century restaurant to fight. Interviewee was involved in student demonstrations in 1955.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 24
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- 4 Jun 2000
Recording Date
- 00:30:25
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- MP3
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Further elaboration on student demonstrations in 1955. Different trades along Neil Road. Reasons for setting up stall at five-foot way. License not required. Description of father's provision stall. Types of products sold. Where they got their supply of goods. Why father chose this line. Remittance of money was available at father's provision shop.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 24
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- 4 Jun 2000
Recording Date
- 00:30:30
Running Time
- MP3
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- For educational purpose only. The interview is not available for any commercial use
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Synopsis
The Indians at Tanjong Pagar. Meaning of father's shop name. Further explanation on pricing system of goods in the shop. Interviewee's father expanded his business and bought over a three-storey shop front at Neil Road. Hong Kong sailors would come to father's shop to get food supply. Business was often based on trust. Father's business was greatly affected after Indonesia gained its independence. Transportation used for delivery of goods on board.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 24
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- 4 Jun 2000
Recording Date
- 00:30:09
Running Time
- MP3
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Business opportunity attained through recommendation. Interviewee's plans to develop their business. Family withdrawn from provision business due to family disputes. Father's salary per month. Business was extremely good during Seven Sisters Festival. Description of Seven Sisters' plate. Exhibition available along Keong Siak Road. Lady who specialized in pumpkin caving. Amahs were one of the organizers for Seven Sisters Festival.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 24
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- 4 Jun 2000
Recording Date
- 00:30:07
Running Time
- MP3
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Further description on Seven Sisters' plate. Account of Hungry Ghost Festival. Father's provision shop sold mooncakes during Mooncake Festival. "Horse running" lantern made by uncle. Pricing of lanterns. Type of goods sold during Chinese New Year. Types of mooncakes available then. Number of workers in father's shop. Sometimes goods were stolen during delivery.
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Reel/Disc 7 of 24
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- 11 Jun 2000
Recording Date
- 00:30:30
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- MP3
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Delivery of goods to customers was common then. Job duties of every worker at father's provision shop. Source of goods from different area. Some workers slept in the shop. Salary of workers. Interviewee used to help out at father's provision shop. How father passed the trade to interviewee. Other provision shops in Chinatown.
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Reel/Disc 8 of 24
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- 11 Jun 2000
Recording Date
- 00:30:39
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- MP3
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Further elaboration on provision shops in Chinatown. Competition faced. Relationship among the different provision shops' owners. How father kept up with competition. Most people in this line were Cantonese. A gathering ground for people in the provision shop line. Measuring methods. Description of weighting instruments.
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Reel/Disc 9 of 24
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- 11 Jun 2000
Recording Date
- 00:29:19
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- MP3
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Where money was kept in the shop. Description of the provision shop's door. How they stored and displayed their goods. Peak season. Father would send some gifts to regular customers during Chinese New Year. Income of provision shop per month. Business hours. Problem faced in business. Most important factor for running a business.
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Reel/Disc 10 of 24
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- 11 Jun 2000
Recording Date
- 00:30:38
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- MP3
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Further account of shops around father's provision shop at Neil Road. Medical hall at Neil Road. Its medical charges were not fixed. Customers came from all over Singapore. Bicycle shop at Neil Road. Shop that taught people how to drive. Shop that dyed death clothes. Shop that made headgear and costumes for Chinese opera troupes. Police in the past.
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