TAN Chong Hee 邓祥喜
Japanese Occupation of Singapore,
Accession Number 002987
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 6
Total Reels
- Pitt Kuan Wah
Interviewer
- 02:45:02
Total Running Time
- Mandarin
Language
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Reel/Disc 3 of 6
Metadata
- 30 Sep 2005
Recording Date
- 00:28:11
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Source of entertainment in Endau. Security in Endau. Medical personnel and medications. Description of the monetary value of banana notes after Japanese Occupation. Malayan People's Anti-Japanese Army (MPAJA) activities in Endau. Business district at Avenue 2, Ji Chen Avenue, in Endau. Bank located at Avenue 9. Chinese opera as source of entertainment on special occasion during Japanese Occupation. Celebrations during special occasion. Food consumed during Chinese New Year. Shortage of clothing. Fishing activities. Traps for wild boar. Closed off jetty just before the end of Japanese Occupation.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 6
Metadata
- 30 Sep 2005
Recording Date
- 00:29:30
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
How he got job as lorry driver transporting logs. Dangers that lurked around the road. Japanese as Prisoners of War. Rumours of Japanese burying treasures in Endau. Sales of vegetables to Pasir Panjang wholesale market. Used salt water to wash vegetables before cooking. Reason for selling vegetables to Singapore rather than Johor Bahru. Why he stopped this practice. Types of vegetables grown. Reason for harvesting vegetables early in the morning. Comparison of life in Singapore and Endau.
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