LIM, Nigel Ngian Tiong 林仰忠
History of Broadcasting,
Accession Number 002571
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 38
Total Reels
- Jesley Chua Chee Huan
Interviewer
- 18:48:41
Total Running Time
- Mandarin
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 38
Metadata
- 16 Oct 2001
Recording Date
- 00:30:30
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Interviewee's family background. Schooling years. Worked at Port Authority of Singapore. Interviewed for radio broadcasting. Started work as broadcaster. His stint as Teochew and Mandarin radio broadcaster. Reasons for his good command of dialect and Mandarin. Learnt his Beijing accent from foreign radio programmes. Learnt Teochew from mother through spelling exercises. His close relationship with father.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 38
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- 16 Oct 2001
Recording Date
- 00:29:35
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Close relationship with father. Described vicinity around interviewee's home. Described kitchen and stove. Interviewee's primary school years. Helped mother to do house chores. Parents and sister came from China. Father worked in relative's shop that sold bird's nests. Preparation to clean bird's nest. Meals taken at that time. Rented rooms. Tenants shared toilet. Water supply to house.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 38
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- 1 Nov 2001
Recording Date
- 00:30:27
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Quarrels amongst neighbours. Interviewee lived near Singapore River. Storytellers in the vicinity at night. Merchant Street. Lamps used by hawkers at night. Glutinous rice and sweet soups sold by hawkers. Other hawker foods. Game stalls. Compared secret societies and street fights in the past and present. Recounted Singapore River in the past.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 38
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- 1 Nov 2001
Recording Date
- 00:30:30
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Recalled Singapore River in the past. Construction of drainage system. Why river was dirty. Rubbish thrown into the river. Described vicinity of the river. Storytellers in the area. Description of the storytellers. Types of tales told. Medicine peddlers. Demonstration by medicine men. Street dentists.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 38
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- 1 Nov 2001
Recording Date
- 00:30:29
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Description of street dentists and their trade. Swimming in Singapore River. Freight boats (tongkangs). Lodgings for labourers. Types of work people did that time. Rental and utility charges. Indoor water supply. Flush toilets. Night soil buckets. Described night soil vehicle. Firecrackers. Ban on firecrackers due to fire accidents. Fire incidents in the area.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 38
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- 1 Nov 2001
Recording Date
- 00:30:23
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Interviewee was more mature than his age. Described wooden houses along Singapore River. Streets in the vicinity. Wholesalers of goods in the area. Workers in the area. Smelly drains. Types of vegetables sold there. Fish distribution centre at Ellenborough Market (New Market). Clothes worn by traders and workers there.
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Reel/Disc 7 of 38
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- 13 Nov 2001
Recording Date
- 00:30:31
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Clothes worn by workers at Ellenborough Market (New Market). Interviewee's description of fighting fish. Fish fodder. Children games played at that time. How to prepare stronger marbles. Described other games interviewee played when he was a child. Card games. Caught spiders in jungle. Spider fighting.
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Reel/Disc 8 of 38
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- 28 Nov 2001
Recording Date
- 00:30:46
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Interviewee's childhood games. Playing kites. Preparing 'glass' thread for kite fighting. How parents disciplined children. Some parents chained their naughty children. Secret societies and gangfights in the past and present. Described how some parents chained their playful children. How parents treated obedient children. Changes in ways to discipline children. Views on corporal punishment.
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Reel/Disc 10 of 38
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- 7 Dec 2001
Recording Date
- 00:30:38
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Interviewee's way of coaching his children. Description of his children. Approach in dealing with his children. Philosophical views on teaching and life. Differences in his children's character. Future hopes for his children. Interviewee's reflection on his own character and achievenment. Helped teacher to print assessment papers. Academic results. Further studies in furniture designs. Interviewee's school composition.
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