A Glimpse of Singapore in the 60s
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
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Video shows places of Singapore in the 60s. Brings back sweet memories for those who were alive then.
Young people can share it with their parents who are in their 60s and 70s.
Mr Tan, Thank you for sharing the sweet memories of this Nation.
You are most welcomed.
An ANG MOH, I was there in Singapore (RAF CHANGI) in the sixties,I thought that Singapore had advanced rapidly from the ten previous years when I was first stationed at RAF Seletar, Great shots but there is insufficient time to read the narratives, unless one is a speed reader, a pity as the scene has changed before it is possible to read the scripts. Singapore was tough those days, Gangs, Poverty but the people were wonderful, I Knew that when Lee Kuan Yew took over that Singapore was destined to become the GREATEST little city on earth. I was right, looking at Singapore today, everyone is so jealous, a tiny island with a High Standard of living, educated peoples yet Singaporeans today have little idea of how it was in the fifties and sixties, Thanks to the great Man,He saw a future for the island and yes, he was tough, but let's face the truth, Singapore NEEDED the dynamic personality shown by Lee. Majulah Singapura!!!
Thank you for such kind words about Singapore and lky
Well said, Mr Ang Mo. Most of your kind will never want to sing praises about a small country parked somewhere in Southeast Asia.
@@davidchang5862 sorry sir I think you're wrong. I grew up in Singapore from 1965 to 1980, everyone I knew from that time and after knew Singapore was going to be a success under LKY, " my kind" as you put it are grateful to have experienced the transition and everyone I know of "my kind" that currently live in Singapore prefer to live there than anywhere else.
Gone were the old days where life was so simple, self invented outdoor games, and neighbors were very helpful and keep an eyes on the house when one isn't around. Really miss those days.. those so called private taxi or "par wong chia" fares were cheap 20 cents!! Love eating at those hawker stalls, we rarely get sick tho' wasn't "healthy" but who cares and we all during that era still are healthy. Thanks Mr Tan for sharing those nostalgia memories.
The food ingredients probably came from a more natural source, grown in a more natural way with no nasty chemical additives. And people lived closer to nature back then too.
I lived with my parents at Telok Blangah road in the harbour board police flats near Jardine steps it was a wonderful time.......
some of the pics were from the 70s/80s. recognised by the car models.
Great photos! Thanks for showing us what Singapore used to look like. I guess it reminds me a lot of Ipoh!
I shed some tears looking at how most singaporean make end meets by selling their stuff in streets. But they seems so happy with their life.
Yes, life was very hard during the 50s to 70s. Many slog day and night just to live day to day, with three meals, while poorer families hardly got three (like mine). Our young ones should be made aware of how our ancestors slogged to give them what they have today.
@1.allantan785 - yes, kids in those earlier years lived thr hard and poor days, but enjoyed it. Pioneer Gen (born bef 1950s), Merdeka kids (born in the 1950s) lived thr it. Majulah kids (born in the 1960s) also go about helping parents' selling some stuff to help support the family too. Merlion kids (born in the 1970s) and onwards gets better.
Thanks, Allan for these pictures of those kampong days. Most of the kampong houses and road side stalls are gone forever. The music is also nostalgic.
Your video has brought back bitter-sweet memories.
Hi, I am not the owner or creator of the video. It was shared and I decided to put it up for all to watch as it brought back memories for me. :)
Thx Mr Tan, great memories. I was very young then. Flooding was frequent but man, as a kid I love it.... Anyone realise the melody is an old chinese song but lyrics in English and later Malay, symbolic of our multi racial community. Well done sir, I salute you.
The old Kompang sence, the Satay man, Lion dance, the Merdekah Lion, the CC in the village, the car racing circuit, the demolished National theater, Metro, road side stores, Clean campaign...Part of my memory when I was in the Army in the 70s...
Thanks for the memories. I remember the street markets at night the most and the coffee stalls. I also like the pictures of the buses, which I used a lot. At our local shop, after school we got a pineapple to share for 5 cents and it was so refreshing. I can remember music like in the video coming out of bars, but I was too young to go in. People everywhere were poorer in those days but they were happier and more chilled out. I also remember the local Kampong near where I lived and the opera which was very loud. All fond memories.
Despite eating at the roadsides, I never suffered food poisoning in the six years I spent 50's and sixties, and then later 70's. in the Kampongs,satay cooked properly (i.e on Charcoal) not burnt over Gas cooker like today's Changi Village, tasetless not marinated,no Peanut sauce and no onions and cucumber, modern, especially young hawkers today have little knowledge of the 'food' they sell. I miss the clack of bamboo sticks which told everyone that the Noodle Man was on his way down Geylang road (or wherever) Oyster Omelette, try and buy one today, it is five years since I was able to find a PROPER Oyster Omelette, like Tiong Bahru Market used to sell, nowadays it is not so common and is tasteless anyway few oysters and not the real omelette made with Chestnut Flour.The rotten modern rubbish sold in the Glass and chromium Palaces of today is hopeless, At Paya Lebar Big Black Building, there was a stall selling 'genuine',Singapore Food, the noodles were all pre cooked, slapped into a carton, and the bits of Kangkong and Pork,Chicken or whatever were dry fried,NOT IN OIL no garlic either, supposedly Hokien Mee Noodles, the stall had the name WOK HAI, all older Singaporeans know what that describes, the silly modern place called itself Wok Hai, BREATH OF THE WOK, without which Chinese food is like English food, TASTELESS, especially when no garlic is used, can't beat pork fat, garlic,and a high hot Wok cooked meal.ALas no more, everyone is eating European Trash food, MacDonalds, Kentucky fried, etc. looking at today's Asian Kids, all fat and bloated like Ang Moh kids, to much Ang Moh Junk food.How I yearn for the older days foodwise. Terry Offord.
The music played was good to hear again, I remember when,Northbridge Road had all the hawkers selling records (78'shellac jobs) and this sort of music blaring out of loudspeakers,I loved the music and the atmosphere, the sad part is that many people were so damned poor. Today, I recommend that all young Singaporeans visit the China Town Museum in Chinatown, where depictions of a typical 'living space displayed ,along with Bucket Toilets,often many people shared the tap and toilets, and poor families existed in a tiny space, (Much like Hong Kong is today)the women had to look after a lot of small kids,often making do, mending their clothes,working ten, even fifteen hours a day,husband working on the Bum Boats for maybe two or three dollars a day, life was TOUGH, in the old Colonial days, Thank God for Lee Kuan Yew who changed all this.Singaporeans are hard working peoples, smart and go ahead these days, God Bless them all.
Poor new genaration now 🥺
Living in pulau brani those were the great moment..days...miss those year....
Ive visited Pulau Brani in the early 70s because my maternal grandma lives there with her 1st daughter n son in law. The mom to my maternal grandma (my great grandma also live with them. I used to sleep over at their place and I really enjoyed my time there. I was about 8-9 years old at the time, maybe in 1972-73 time.
Looking back, my life is only happy at that time
Singaporeans Unite!..Dont let foreigners divide us
Looking down fond memory lanes of our olden days were so natural n happy..we could talk anything, sit together n have fun n games..today ppl change no more all these sweet memories instead life is so heactic n fast rushing here n there..no time to sleep or chit chat..ha ha ha.
I served at RAF Changi (HQFEAF) from 1966 to 1969 and these pictures brought it all back to myself and my wife. We went back to Singapore in 1988 and while pleased to see the progress your people have made under LKY ( I was lucky enough to see and speak with the great man), We were somewhat sorry to see how much of "our Singapore" had been lost in your progress to the great country you have since become. Thank you for the memories Singapore!
LKY had many Bad Habits. Amongst these were, Land Grab , Destroying Influential People, Families & sometimes even Entire Communities… Biggest Victims were pbly the Wealthy Arabs whose Significant Land Holdings were systematically Looted & Plundered. Oh Yes , LKY also had Penchant of Trying to Play God and Taking all Credit either for Himself or, his Party or his Cronies… Noteworthy, Not even 1 LKY Trusted General even Bothered to Intervene to Rescue his Reckless Kids in Lee Family Saga … RIP Buddy, KARMA rdy at Work 😊
Incredible footage of the good old days! I grew up as a young child, in 60s going with my parents, to these "Wayang" as we called it in those days during hungry ghost month, to watch the operas in teochew and to eat at the little stalls, sitting on stools , by the roadside! What wonderful memories! Thank You for sharing!
Did you happen to live arond Canal Road area?
Me 2😁
Good old time not rich more freedom,now change everything lokal no more happy 🎭
I still preferred our olden days Singapore.
Thank you very much Mr Leonard. Many British soldiers liked going to Bugis Street. Every places in Singapore Re not the same anymore. The British Naval Base is not the same anymore. Also Nee Soon and Transit Road where the British Artillery Camp is also different. It's now called Yishun no more Nee Soon. British Commando Camp now occupied by Singapore' Armed Forces . God bless you abundantly.
@@ivylim506 Why reminiscence about British soldiers? They should be kick out long long time ago. Singapore is for Singaporean. Singapore today is clean and ultra modern with low crime rate. The"good" old days are gone, it is now in your memories and must stay that way. Singapore will never go back in time and it has only one path to follow which is to move forward.
Thank you Allan Tan for sharing those Nostalgic Photos Of Singapore those days that will never be back again...
Honestly I missed those days as I used to stay at Jalan Ubi till end of 1974, in which it was near to GeyLang Serai...
I miss those happy days too.
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These nice pictures had hit my heart and wet my eye, what the good old day that we had lost. Thank for sharing. Good luck bro..
still miss the old times . . .
thank you
all these photos me with fond memories of the way we were.
老兄弟好,你国有土有人材比我南洋小地富有,改变一下就知你真的比我们富有,必贏天下。1980变变变起来起来起来了
very much thank you for the nice old photos. really wish for those innocent years back again. heck i dont mind the "unhygienic" food. i cant remember i often ate outside but dont rememeber if anything happened to my family and i
You are welcomed. I have similar feelings. Poor and unhygienic but those were wonderful times.
I was at RAF Changi, Singapore 60/70. Best posting ever, nicest people and beautiful place. Loved it. Sadly I’ve never been able to return but the new Singapore may ruin the memories of eating out at Fred’s stall with a rottee and Milo, Amahs markets and just a wonderful buzz around the place.
Please come visit although Singapore is a bustling city now and so modern. We still have Roti Prata and Milo at the hawker centres.. ;-)
Man, bus fare was like 10-20 cent in those days.
Correct, I could travel Hock Lee Amalgamated, Chulia Street to Tiong Bahri 10 cents, Kap Wah! where my Chinese Girl Friend lived.(We later married and were very happy.Changi bus from National Giant Sign adjacent to Capitol Building to RAF Changi 50Cents only. Great bus company.
I used to get a pineapple after school for 5 cents.
This English version of MAN LEE was sung by Simon Junior around 1967..Those were the days...I am willing to trade US 20,000 just for 2 weeks of travelling back to those days especially 1967. I was 12 years old then in my primary 6.
Allan..This song goes very well with single malt on the rock during old boys school gathering.
happy days, spent a couple of years in Singas as a young sailor in Royal navy during 'confrontation'
Great world, New world, gay world, wonderland....anyone have those. 😊
Excellent photo collection and soundtrack. You break me to tears
Those are the day happy day happy time love it all this video bring back the most. beautiful of Singapore thank you for sharing Singapore is still getting richer, 2--12--18.
Missed so dearly...
Minus the TOILET..
That periods majority of the citizens are poor, but we are very happy.
But now under this useless son we singaporeans getting more poor
Kevin actually those days the poors are happy.but now the poors are not happy.why...its just like what you said.
This clip coverage reminds me of the good old day in Thailand..that foods carriage merchant must be a Satay merchant for sure...good music too. 👍👏😁
Thank you. But sorry, have to point out that a few of the photos are clearly well into the 1970s with one or two possibly even in the 1980s. Most glaring are the cars with the number plates of the "E" series, which were introduced in 1971/72 (also the use of the reflective number plates: yellow at the back, white in front). I owned one in the "EJ" series that was registered in November 1978. Also the models of a few of the cars.
Omg. This is exactly like Vietnam
I learned to play guitar in Singapore so I have a very soft spot for it. I was there from about 1965 to 1967. I did go back 50 years later and it had changed tremendously.
Thank you Mr Tan...bring back memories those days when I was 5yrs old....🇸🇬💖💖
No difference now only the rich can retire at 55.the poor have to work his life out.and he cannot afford to retire not even at 70.😔
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Makes me wanna go back . Rgeres roadside restaurant . And those things you mifht see overseas . Nit too crowded everywhere and high rise
I visited Singapore 1982 and I found the island hussle and bussle full of warmth and humanity now a days when I visit from the last 10 years the progressed nation is less warm more about more rich and affluence no more street hawkers or bargains less warmth in the people as monetary goal is important
Pics bring back memories of my youth in Spore. Thanks for sharing.
PAP time!!!!.....l don't want that kampong bucket system.... Thanks for brick and mortar!!!!!!kudos to More modernization after Raffles!....enough of false kampong spirit nonsense!!!!😒😒😒😒
Propagandaaa...
Dear Mr Marimuthu, it is THANKS to PAP and Lee Kuan Yew that Singapore got rid of the old Kampong Bucket systemwas under British Colonial rules, I recall. Lee also got rid of the dreadful Death Hose and slums in Chinatown and the Gangs of Triads who haunted and took protection money from everyone, including the poor girls who prostituted themselves to help get money for their families, these are things Modern Singaporeans do not know about.I spent the latter half of 1950's there, I saw all the bad things as well as the good.The Hokien People particularly were very numerous, I always admired their hard working ethics, Cantonese mainly small business owners, wonderful people. All contributed toward the Singapore you Moderns see today. Please look at your history.
@@terryofford4977 do you mean to say without lee and pap these changes will never take place.
Rare music😄
I showed this to my father who was born in 1951. Lived on Slygy Road with his 2 sisters and his brother, his cousins, aunt and uncle and parents. His sweet memories I love hearing about and will definitely myself pass them on to my children. I plan on living in Singapore again as I have a connection with the place.
His family worked in the death business.
It has however changed a whole lot, still though standing near where the boy scouts used to climb in the trees, where the local bands played, where the market was...I am nostalgic for a time I never knew.
Love it, thank you
Thank you! … nostalgic for a Baby Boomer like me to see these time-etched photos again ❤
The music is so epic.
Thought the second song was also in Chinese but to my surprised it was in Malay. Seemed to be a Chinese singer sang in Malay.
I remember the Death Houses in Sago Lane, where the dying lay alongside the dead. Very macabre. They were demolished just after I came back to the U.K. in 1963. On revisiting Singapore, some years back, the area is now rebuilt with smart modern housing blocks. The old Temple was still standing though.
Woo, National Theater, my childhood backyard.
0.22 shows the old stage near the old 城隍庙paya lebar. My material grandma used to live beside the stage. During festive season, it was crowded especially the huge and noisy generator that provided the power supply for the performance
please, could you share song's name and artist or album?
Hi, the song is a Chinese song popular in the 60s. Sung by this singer from Singapore (but I am not sure if he is the original singer)
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This version is from Simon Junior. song name Man Lee. check youtube
The second song is in Malay. I really enjoyed the music
The song name is Man Lee by local Singaporean Simon Junior is his first ep that was released under Cortersions Records he is still alive today and living well here is the link: ruclips.net/video/LiYoOm8nmt0/видео.html the second one is Harapan Hati Kaseh by local Singaporean Solo Chu he is born in Malaysia released quite a few Chinese eps and Malay eps his malay eps is the rarest here is the only link available on RUclips: ruclips.net/video/EPuuAzf4xuk/видео.html
many thanks! really appreciate the bio comments!
Amazing, when did Singapore start to have lot of high rise buildings?
Amazing: Singapore has become a pioneer among other countries...in just 2 to 3 generations...Hat-off
What a song, 'Money' monthly cannot live without you...tak ada pintu apa boleh buat...TERJUN! "Hidup susah, mati pun susah"...Moneeyyy!
Thank you Mr Tan. Brought back memories. However your photos are mostly 70's and 80's. Cheers!!!
love the song
50 years later Malaysia is still much the same.
He wants everyone to fear him and not to be loved...Singapore's Godfather! Locally known 'Ann Tua' as Alex Josey called him 'a gangster' 24 or 08.
I miss the old spore we used to stay in Lim Chu Kang Road at kampong Lorong Ensel most of the neighbors knew each other...alot of fruits trees thing was cheap durian rambutans..satay ice kacang kacang putih
Thank you Allan, for sharing these scenes of Singapore.
You are most welcomed.
Song name???
woah two man li song cover I didn't know (saw the responses and links about their singers)....i always have a "mix feeling" when i watch those old pictures or footages....i know that life could be difficult and harsh in those time....but people seems happier and more smiling than now....virtues of a simpler life i guess....same effect when i watch french footage of the same period or when i think of my teens in the 80' in France
P.S the song man li seems to be originally a kazakh fok song (info from zzenzero channel)
Those days no haters. Now a lot of haters and keyboard warriors mocking at Singapore and Singaporeans especially from both Malay Muslim countries. Why are they hating Singapore so much? Singapore is a peace and wonderful country but unfortunate to have these 2 as neighbours.
much more freedom in those days....today it is just a boring rich city
Thank you.
Some roads and buildings do look very nice, but often things had been let down with no maintenance.
I understand from a 60's perspective having hyper-modern malls and such seemed attractive. But taking down so much erased a lot of the unique flair and history of Singapore.
5.23; looks very much like Holland Village.
4:04 i believed this pict on safar month on hijriah calender where some muslim would present some offering in order to pursue their wishes beside working on it. a rituals which is abandoned nowadays (haram)as it contradicted with fundamental islam teaching..
I'm amazed you saved these great memories in color despite being from the sixties. Thanks for posting. At 4:48 - the Singapore GP! We lived a few minutes from the track back then and recall great rivalry between Hasegawa (Yamaha) vs Motohasi (Honda).
Satay satayy
Thank for sharing
😌👍👍
High speed development took off soaring to the sky!
can show 36 doors night soil carriers. Thanks
I stayed in Sg for a month in the summer of 1970.
Some lookalikes can be seen in rural parts of Malaysia
Who is the singer? Nice.
I got no idea.
@@1.allantan785 He sounds like a Chinese version of Elvis Presley. We did have talents in the past, didn't we. Thanks so much for sharing.
Simon Junior and Solo Chu
Pictures of some car seem from the 80's?
Nice and lovely
Sanjay pune India
The kids seems to have more joy and freedom
Missed those Kampong days
Thank for sharing
You are most welcomed
2:24 woooow the old A&W at Bukit Timah,....lots of memories
Nice song.
😇😇😇
Tku Allan
Oh Manly 蔓莉
I love that chinese music "Mang LI" . My first visit to Singapore was 1978 when I was a sailor on board a merchant ship plying sibu and singapore and from there I always want to be the ship captain and I joined the Malaysian Navy to be one of their high ranking officer
Oh my god, they have a pic of kampong San Teng (now Bishan town and park) where I grew up in he 70s!
Edit: Pic is at 2:36 with the chinese words 碧山茶亭. There was a wanton noodle store at the left side of the building where my mother was helping out, I also help a bit preparing the wanton when it's busy and the store owner would give me $2 for that.
Third world country!