@ MichaelRogge : The late Goh Seng Lai is my grandfather !! This is such a emotional video for us to watch it together as a FAMILY !! I saw my Dad in the video and they are really touch to see this video !! Really appreaciate it !! Thanks so much !!
Kelvin, my dad knows your Grandfather and Grandmother from Goh Seng Lai. He was a truck driver in the 1970s then. My older brother went to the same school as your Uncle Ah Kiat in Manjusri in Geylang East. Those were the times.. Very nostalgic..
I wish our country would place less emphasis on building new shopping malls that go out of business in a few years and more on preserving and celebrating the old historical structures that still remain, such as the colonial houses and shop houses you see in this video.
@@kengtzewei1 u can try to live that era by trying and makin it out in an Indian city today . That is like 1950s Singapore. Singapore became "generic" and got rid of those old historical homes cos they were cramped uncomfortable hellholes for the most parts for residents. Any 1950s Singaporean grandpa would hack u with a machete if u chose for him a house like this video vs a modern HDB.
Royal Gamer yes we know water supply from y’all. We treat it and sell u clean water. It works both ways. Y’all can’t treat dirty water, we treat it for y’all. And don’t say we sell y’all expensive. Is the msia Govt sell to y’all expensively.
the flats are in Tanjong Pagar Plaza. That time i was 7 yrs old already living there. Now im still living there!! Time flies. The extension stairs shown in the video 7:03 from the Toof outlet is gone, and replaced by an orchid garden.
I hope she views the clip and writes to you to revive old memories. Hope that you will not be disappointed after all the years. Usually it is better to hold on to the memory.
Grew up in 70s and early 80s Singapore. Love this clip! We took nothing for granted back then. Even the 'Long Kangs' (public ditches) had character. Yes, I used to play in them.
I miss those days. So much spirit being Singaporean in a progressive and developing nation. Singaporeans were friendly, had more family time, and always community minded. The true kampong spirit! With migrants today, most of that spirit is lost. Singaporeans in their 40s and older will resonate with what I am sharing. I truly miss those days.
As a Hongkonger, i’m rather surprised to know that even Singaporean missed the good old days, while the rest of the world praise about the effectiveness of government policy and high-tech of this small nation state, which rank number one in many aspect...
the more "developed" a country gets - it's usually the less personable and cohesive it is. and then most humans long for "the old days" -- even if they weren't that "good". our memory system works that way
I lived there '78 thru '82. I moved there when I was 11 from California, then back to California. I went to Dover Court Prepatory School. I miss the food most of all, and it was a fun place to be a kid. My Father who was an American stayed in Singapore and that's where he died a few years ago. He spent more than half his life in Asia.
Indonesia mau dibikin maju rakyat pada demon. Contoh lah singapura. Malaysia rakyat nya ok. Sopan dan tidak ada perbedaan suku ras, semua saling menghormati.
Thanks Michael for walking me down memory lane. I was in Calgary in 1983 but can well remember helping someone who lived nearby at Keong Saik Road. I used to walk from Keong Saik Road to North Boat Quay from 1980 to 1982. Still remember the pigeons on those bumboats and the salty smell of the river. Nostalgic!
When this film was made, I was 10 years old. We weren't well to do but this is a sight of Singapore I'd never seen. I grew up in one of those tall buildings shown at 6:09. We may have driven by Chinatown but I had no idea what live was like in one of those shop houses. Thanks very much for posting this!
Now no more Malay kampong..just a sad memories..I was in Spore from 1963 to 1965..when my father was post from KL to Queenstown..he is a policeman..sorry my english..he he
Policies make such a difference. How Singapore came a long way. Makes me wonder what happen to western developed nations politicians "contributions" to their country.
Thank you for capturing this. Makes me miss home more now. I grew up in the 70s, only a little girl then. Am grateful for the forefathers who built our country with their bare hands.
Glad that you recognize your family in this movie. I wonder who took it? I bought it all as an unedited 16mm film without soundtrack and had it digitalized.
@6:59 I'm so surprised in 1983, a woman could wear such a short shorts and walk on the streets. I thought a woman at that period would be more clothed in public compared to now.
+lim eddie Thanks. Such captive music! I bought the chinese record more than fifty years ago. The performance in the link you gave is also great and enthralling.
The walking down of old club street, Craig road till Tanjong Pagar road really bring back old memory of the past Singapore in 1983. I am just 8 year old at that time.
Is the video description wrong? Or is it a joke? The name of the song is 彩云追月 (pronounced similarly to 菜晕醉粤), isn't it? "The name of the initial music is called “The Vegetables Fainted and the Cantonese Drunk" (菜晕醉粤), named after a famous Chinese dish."
@@NC000C hello..I went to further my studies and have come back and in civil service right now. So never a quitter! Just saying I am an 80s teenager. Memories of my grandma and a more innocent age!
Born in the 90s, I never experienced the life of shophouses and it was an interesting video. From the narrow, unorganised roads to the modern HDB and new roads. Now theses shophouses have turned into restaurants, cafes and offices. Also to watch Singaporeans working hard labour cause spotting singaporean working in construction nowadays is rare.
Yes, this is the exact same place today like here ruclips.net/video/pkPs1tWnkJo/видео.html ruclips.net/video/qJPfFoV0728/видео.html ruclips.net/video/zL8hnqYaSw8/видео.html
Unbelievable how quickly Singapore progressed. I began working there in 1995 and were it not for the vehicles shown it would have been difficult to believe this was from 1983.
Thanks for another great video. Your work are time capsules which make excellent history lessons. How did you make the drive through the narrow winding streets scenes so smooth?
Well, may be you could email me at manandu@xs4all.nl. You are to be congratulated for producing a touching portrait of life along the erstwhile harbour
Interesting how we only see the Chinese people's lives. Would love to see how the Malay and Indians lived during that time (given that Singapore is 70% as the majority ethnic population).
Born in 1988, i wished i can go back to the 90s..... where everything is super cheap.... Followed my mom to the ntuc full of items in trolley only cost her around $50plus... Today? Hahaha.... Thanks for this video
This video makes Singapore in the 80s look like some broke version of Chinatown because it's still filmed in the underdeveloped parts of the country. It's amazing how contrasting the downtown CBD looks in comparison to the location in this video; they look absolutely nothing alike
Hey I left Singapore in late 1981 and how great is it that i stumbled upon this old footage now just by chance when just a few days ago I was feeling so nostalgic that I went online to look up in the records of National Archives of photographs of my birthplace some 60 years ago and saw the name of Ronni Pinsler who was mentioned as the person who took some amazing photographs of that area I was looking for! Unfortunately I could not find the house I grew up in! Nevertheless these footage brought back lots of good memories while I was a young adult living and working in Singapore!
I’d love to see a 2020 version with a similar family doing the same thing (waking up and washing and eating together and going to work in their car in the morning by the river - maybe as a businessman or a Chef)
I have to wonder why, whenever there are scenes of people eating rice, it is always white rice, no matter whereabouts geographically. I can only imagine cost must be the main factor, even though there are fewer nutrients,supposedly.
Anyone know what the tune is in the opening sequence? And which band is playing it? I can't seem to get it out of my head. It is very atmospheric and quite appropriate for the folk in the video not to mention the three out of every four residents of Singapore who have Chinese extraction. Actually, how would I know. I haven't been there since 1966 :) If you are still with us, Tan, I would like to say "Hi" and "thank you". Tan Guat Chin (please excuse spelling if incorrect) was a twenty-something young lady who looked after me in the early to mid sixties and then my sister Jane when she popped out in Changi Hospital. If you are still on this Earth, Tan, and I so hope you are fit and well, I am sure you will have long forgotten little Timothy & Jane but my family photographs depict you as a truly caring and special person. Best wishes to those who also have shared your life.
I bought this record more than fifty years ago. I was told that it is a popular Chinese melody. I have heard it played by other orchestras as well. I agree it is a haunting melody.
Thanks for that, Michael...and for the interesting video collection. Unique. Best wishes from High Wycombe. By the way, I used to live in your neck of the woods too; Brunssum in Limburg in the late sixties. The only part of the Netherlands with hills, I was told!
Scrimshaw Machrihanish Maybe a good idea to come back and experience modern Singapore. A lot of the city has changed but you may still find remnants of the 60s in some parts of the island.
rcyw1112 Hi mate, yeah, I would. Not only that - one of those unmodernised areas just happens to be where I lived (just West of Changi village). That for me is a remarkable coincidence and would be well worth seeing. Before it's too late. Parting thought:- with all the changes made in the country I guess the question has to be: are folk happier now, or were Singaporeans happier in the sixties when I lived in Upavon Road?
Scrimshaw Machrihanish Good question. In the 60s, people had labour intensive jobs. We worked very hard for very little money so the poverty made us unhappy. Singaporeans are better off these days, able to afford expensive luxury goods and trips abroad and yet many are still discontented. So my answer to your question is: I don't know :-( I guess life is what you make of it - the glass half full rather than half empty mentality is important. I haven't been to Changi village in a long time but I believe many of the old building from the 60s should still be there. The old changi hospital for a start, is still standing although it's now become a cluster of old abandoned buildings. It's become very trendy to go ghost-hunting there. I wonder what the government intends to do with the area. Changi hospital moved to a new location years ago.
As I am the owner of the film holding the rights I'd be interested to know how you managed to buy the 16mm footage which is being stored at the National Archives of Singapore? RONNI PINSLER
wow awesome! I moved to singapore a few years back. ive just realised this is prob how my father thinks I live today! he refuses to visit! its funny there are such dramatic differences today and yet such extreme similarity : )
Thanks soo much for uploading this, I landed first time in Singapore in 1978 and still keeping a bus ticket I collected that time until now...Back again several times in , 20s and I always had a great memories on this land.
Dear Michael, I just want to say a sincere 'Thank you' to you for sharing all of these videos of old Singapore! They are treasures!
Thank you for sharing this video. I always wonder what it was like in the past.
No, in the USA
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5:29 I never realised those parking signs are that old.
Zachary Osman Same
Same lol
Thank You Mr Cameraman and RUclips for allowing us (and our future generation) to watch this 36 years later in 2019.
So sad to hear of your father's demise. He would have liked my clips of old Singapore.
Do u have any videos of Calcutta please , my father would like to see
@ MichaelRogge : The late Goh Seng Lai is my grandfather !! This is such a emotional video for us to watch it together as a FAMILY !! I saw my Dad in the video and they are really touch to see this video !! Really appreaciate it !! Thanks so much !!
Wat a story!
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Kelvin, my dad knows your Grandfather and Grandmother from Goh Seng Lai. He was a truck driver in the 1970s then. My older brother went to the same school as your Uncle Ah Kiat in Manjusri in Geylang East. Those were the times.. Very nostalgic..
@@gimhwee75 wow this seems like a reunion. But where is Mr Goh?
Hi, may i know where is the area of shophouses the truck was travelling in? And the 2 HDB point blocks?
I stayed at this part of Singapore when I was little. Could still remember to squeeze into a front yard room with my parents... Thank you for sharing
I wish our country would place less emphasis on building new shopping malls that go out of business in a few years and more on preserving and celebrating the old historical structures that still remain, such as the colonial houses and shop houses you see in this video.
Nothing much left anymore.
One shopping mall the same as the other. And then they wonder nobody really cares anymore.
I totally agree.. i love jalan besar cos still many shophouses and old biz there
Agreed on this bro
I guess we can’t go back to those era. And millennial gens won’t be getting used to 80s
@@kengtzewei1 u can try to live that era by trying and makin it out in an Indian city today . That is like 1950s Singapore.
Singapore became "generic" and got rid of those old historical homes cos they were cramped uncomfortable hellholes for the most parts for residents.
Any 1950s Singaporean grandpa would hack u with a machete if u chose for him a house like this video vs a modern HDB.
1983: SGD 1.00= MYR 0.93
2018: SGD 1.00 = MYR 3.00
rosihantu1 Malaysia exports lots of natural resources compared to Singapore. Exchange rate needs to be like this to be competitive.
@grape juice pretty much. It used to be malaysian going to Singapore to shop, it's the other way round now
2030: SGD1.00 =MYR 100
Royal Gamer yes we know water supply from y’all. We treat it and sell u clean water. It works both ways. Y’all can’t treat dirty water, we treat it for y’all. And don’t say we sell y’all expensive. Is the msia Govt sell to y’all expensively.
f**k najib n his cronnies
the flats are in Tanjong Pagar Plaza. That time i was 7 yrs old already living there. Now im still living there!! Time flies. The extension stairs shown in the video 7:03 from the Toof outlet is gone, and replaced by an orchid garden.
And there recent accident there :(
I hope she views the clip and writes to you to revive old memories. Hope that you will not be disappointed after all the years. Usually it is better to hold on to the memory.
Grew up in 70s and early 80s Singapore. Love this clip! We took nothing for granted back then. Even the 'Long Kangs' (public ditches) had character. Yes, I used to play in them.
I miss those days. So much spirit being Singaporean in a progressive and developing nation. Singaporeans were friendly, had more family time, and always community minded. The true kampong spirit! With migrants today, most of that spirit is lost. Singaporeans in their 40s and older will resonate with what I am sharing. I truly miss those days.
Most Singaporeans are depressed now
As a Hongkonger, i’m rather surprised to know that even Singaporean missed the good old days, while the rest of the world praise about the effectiveness of government policy and high-tech of this small nation state, which rank number one in many aspect...
I am in my early forties, and as a kid as portrayed in the video, and I agree completely with wat u said in your comments.
the more "developed" a country gets - it's usually the less personable and cohesive it is. and then most humans long for "the old days" -- even if they weren't that "good". our memory system works that way
@@Amidat yaaasss, that's what I was always thinking
Damn! I was enlisted into the army in that year. Just cannot believe time flew so fast.
Yes true!!
My father also did his NS that year.
It's funny how just walking through the old streets and suddenly it's so developed on the other side lol
That describes most major Southeast Asian cities in a nutshell.
It’s a hallmark of rapidly developing countries. Even in Mexico, you’ll see this.
@filthiestfish . The film was silent. I have added sound and effects.
Michael ,do u have the past 1970s red light district video at Petain road and jalan besar?
I lived there '78 thru '82. I moved there when I was 11 from California, then back to California. I went to Dover Court Prepatory School. I miss the food most of all, and it was a fun place to be a kid. My Father who was an American stayed in Singapore and that's where he died a few years ago. He spent more than half his life in Asia.
Did he work for the army?
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Thanx for helping us capture memories of simpler but good times in Singapore, Mr Rogge! Really appreciate it!
I was only two then! Didn't know Singapore was like that.
Singapore is singapura. Lion
city
Please remember.
Founder by sang lela utama. Prince of sumatra.
Same for me also 2 by this and not in Singapore I came here only in 2007
i wasnt born for another almost two decades. i wish i could have seen what that simple life was like.
I born in 1982 at JB, I only have a little memory of that.Singapore and Johor Bahru almost the same.
Shirley Chua you born in 1981?Ha!Ha! we’re both kids in that moment.
No one bragging about "Crazy Rich Asians" in those days.
Indonesia mau dibikin maju rakyat pada demon. Contoh lah singapura. Malaysia rakyat nya ok. Sopan dan tidak ada perbedaan suku ras, semua saling menghormati.
Thanks Michael for walking me down memory lane. I was in Calgary in 1983 but can well remember helping someone who lived nearby at Keong Saik Road. I used to walk from Keong Saik Road to North Boat Quay from 1980 to 1982. Still remember the pigeons on those bumboats and the salty smell of the river. Nostalgic!
When this film was made, I was 10 years old. We weren't well to do but this is a sight of Singapore I'd never seen. I grew up in one of those tall buildings shown at 6:09. We may have driven by Chinatown but I had no idea what live was like in one of those shop houses. Thanks very much for posting this!
1983 I was posted to the Malaysian Navy Base in Singapore . I was stationed there for a year . That was the last time I visited Singapore
Wow,when is the base close?
@@TKLau1990 The base was decommissioned in 1983 and was then returned to Singapore Government .
U know wow singaporeee... even in 1983 they ald did a very neat pavements for pedestrians... seriously bravooo
Its Chinatown in Singapore, that's why. The Indians are normally in Little India & Malays in Kampong Klam.
Joycez Zhuang you born in 1981 now you should be 30 plus
Joycez Zhuang you born in 1981 now you should be 30 plus
Nope! Earlier...........
Now no more Malay kampong..just a sad memories..I was in Spore from 1963 to 1965..when my father was post from KL to Queenstown..he is a policeman..sorry my english..he he
Policies make such a difference. How Singapore came a long way. Makes me wonder what happen to western developed nations politicians "contributions" to their country.
i have one question for you
how did you make all these videos⁇
Thank you for capturing this. Makes me miss home more now. I grew up in the 70s, only a little girl then. Am grateful for the forefathers who built our country with their bare hands.
Good luck 👍
Is he the old gentleman with glasses? And who is the lady whose portrait is enframed on the wall?
respect from China
03:10 that guy looks the oldtime hongkong actor that always portrait as villain
Shih Kien
The great Lee Kuan Yew, Can you imagine how Singapore would be without LKY, his leadership was just WOWW
I agree. LKY was a visionary. Such a capable man.
But only for one generation.look at this people next generation,they become platforms worker
Glad that you recognize your family in this movie. I wonder who took it? I bought it all as an unedited 16mm film without soundtrack and had it digitalized.
Singapore and Brunei leader smart they dont want join Malaysia.
Romanzer Kueh because we brunei dont need them...
Singapore wanted to however we got rejected
I think brunei is smarter than sg, bcz they don't compromise their natives by giving more citizenship to the foreigner especially the elites
@@toophatbaby3671 Well brunei has rich natural resources but sg don't. The only resource sg had was its people.
arxiao lim
I know, but I think its just too much...
whats gonna happen to the future descendant of native singaporean??
only elites will survive
how did u keep these film with no quality drop?
Great nostalgic footage, I was four years old and in Singapore at the time this movie was made; can still remember the old days back then! Fantastic!
So much memories. I stayed somewhere near that area.
@6:59 I'm so surprised in 1983, a woman could wear such a short shorts and walk on the streets. I thought a woman at that period would be more clothed in public compared to now.
the music is 彩云追月 :)
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+lim eddie Thanks. Such captive music! I bought the chinese record more than fifty years ago. The performance in the link you gave is also great and enthralling.
MichaelRogge u r welcome. :)
***** right. :)
I am not Sigaporean or even live in Singapore but this feels nostalgic. I suppose life was simpler three plus decades ago.
I believe all life was. Complications come with advancement, unfortunately. It is a case of either or or. 🇬🇧🥲
very similar to manila right now but we're going the same direction as singapore maybe 10-15 years in the future
Rhommel Sipin Manila is slum
5:29 I still see that parking sign
The walking down of old club street, Craig road till Tanjong Pagar road really bring back old memory of the past Singapore in 1983. I am just 8 year old at that time.
Is the video description wrong? Or is it a joke? The name of the song is 彩云追月 (pronounced similarly to 菜晕醉粤), isn't it?
"The name of the initial music is called “The Vegetables Fainted and the Cantonese Drunk" (菜晕醉粤), named after a famous Chinese dish."
ruclips.net/video/JTIbP8rhK08/видео.html
This song was originally from a Japanese song(南の花嫁さん). The mandarin version is 幾度花落時.
thankyou Michael of your kindness to show US . million thanks
That was the year i left for Canada...beautiful memories!
So you are a quitter back then!!
@@NC000C hello..I went to further my studies and have come back and in civil service right now. So never a quitter! Just saying I am an 80s teenager. Memories of my grandma and a more innocent age!
@@NC000C And even if he was a quitter does that mean you lead a happier and more fulfilling life than him in SG? lol
@@nhy123123 mind your own business.. Nosey Parker
@@NC000C haha resorting to ad hominem attacks now
Little red dot can not afford to snooze z.z.z.z.z.... too much off their 24 hours daily, its hardworking people must work harder for survival sake.
Born in the 90s, I never experienced the life of shophouses and it was an interesting video. From the narrow, unorganised roads to the modern HDB and new roads. Now theses shophouses have turned into restaurants, cafes and offices. Also to watch Singaporeans working hard labour cause spotting singaporean working in construction nowadays is rare.
Many of these shop-houses now have become offices or food establishments. Most people live in HDB blocks now.
Yes, this is the exact same place today like here
ruclips.net/video/pkPs1tWnkJo/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/qJPfFoV0728/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/zL8hnqYaSw8/видео.html
who is those men
Unbelievable how quickly Singapore progressed. I began working there in 1995 and were it not for the vehicles shown it would have been difficult to believe this was from 1983.
Thanks for another great video. Your work are time capsules which make excellent history lessons. How did you make the drive through the narrow winding streets scenes so smooth?
Tears in my eyes
I am also crying and having so much tears in my eyes. Really miss 1983 i was 14years old that time today i am 50 years old
This is amazing footage
Thank You for posting all these rare and awesome videos on RUclips.
Well, may be you could email me at manandu@xs4all.nl. You are to be congratulated for producing a touching portrait of life along the erstwhile harbour
Interesting how we only see the Chinese people's lives. Would love to see how the Malay and Indians lived during that time (given that Singapore is 70% as the majority ethnic population).
wow! I wish I could give 1000 likes for this!
Born in 1988, i wished i can go back to the 90s..... where everything is super cheap.... Followed my mom to the ntuc full of items in trolley only cost her around $50plus... Today? Hahaha.... Thanks for this video
@dannerfest . Thanks. This is very useful information. Are any of the people recognizable?
The name of the initial song is 彩雲追月 (Colorful clouds chasing the moon)
Thanks, a beautiful song alas hardly known in the West.
The government have a political will and the people’s have a discipline and obey the rule of law became the country success
thank you for showing me what i missed of the old Singapura (am a 90s kid). Appreciate this video a lot!
This video makes Singapore in the 80s look like some broke version of Chinatown because it's still filmed in the underdeveloped parts of the country. It's amazing how contrasting the downtown CBD looks in comparison to the location in this video; they look absolutely nothing alike
Singapore has transformed itself dramatically positive. Sabah could have too if not for Malayan political meddling
Lovely video of Singapore back then. Thanks Micheal for sharing this. Gosh I was only 4years young back then . 💜😃
cigarette was cheap, and many people was speaking cantonese, sigh
Hey I left Singapore in late 1981 and how great is it that i stumbled upon this old footage now just by chance when just a few days ago I was feeling so nostalgic that I went online to look up in the records of National Archives of photographs of my birthplace some 60 years ago and saw the name of Ronni Pinsler who was mentioned as the person who took some amazing photographs of that area I was looking for! Unfortunately I could not find the house I grew up in! Nevertheless these footage brought back lots of good memories while I was a young adult living and working in Singapore!
Those woman hairstyle is classic 🙄 I was born quiet late thanks for sharing this video for us to see (=
I’d love to see a 2020 version with a similar family doing the same thing (waking up and washing and eating together and going to work in their car in the morning by the river - maybe as a businessman or a Chef)
1983 ... now 2023 ... 2024
41 years later, thank u you tube
I have to wonder why, whenever there are scenes of people eating rice, it is always white rice, no matter whereabouts geographically. I can only imagine cost must be the main factor, even though there are fewer nutrients,supposedly.
Thanks for your reminiscences. These images should evoke special memories for you.
singapore may be successful today, but lacks in originality, so many chao ang moh ppl these days
Anyone know what the tune is in the opening sequence? And which band is playing it? I can't seem to get it out of my head. It is very atmospheric and quite appropriate for the folk in the video not to mention the three out of every four residents of Singapore who have Chinese extraction. Actually, how would I know. I haven't been there since 1966 :)
If you are still with us, Tan, I would like to say "Hi" and "thank you". Tan Guat Chin (please excuse spelling if incorrect) was a twenty-something young lady who looked after me in the early to mid sixties and then my sister Jane when she popped out in Changi Hospital. If you are still on this Earth, Tan, and I so hope you are fit and well, I am sure you will have long forgotten little Timothy & Jane but my family photographs depict you as a truly caring and special person. Best wishes to those who also have shared your life.
I bought this record more than fifty years ago. I was told that it is a popular Chinese melody. I have heard it played by other orchestras as well. I agree it is a haunting melody.
Thanks for that, Michael...and for the interesting video collection. Unique. Best wishes from High Wycombe. By the way, I used to live in your neck of the woods too; Brunssum in Limburg in the late sixties. The only part of the Netherlands with hills, I was told!
Scrimshaw Machrihanish Maybe a good idea to come back and experience modern Singapore. A lot of the city has changed but you may still find remnants of the 60s in some parts of the island.
rcyw1112 Hi mate, yeah, I would. Not only that - one of those unmodernised areas just happens to be where I lived (just West of Changi village). That for me is a remarkable coincidence and would be well worth seeing. Before it's too late. Parting thought:- with all the changes made in the country I guess the question has to be: are folk happier now, or were Singaporeans happier in the sixties when I lived in Upavon Road?
Scrimshaw Machrihanish Good question. In the 60s, people had labour intensive jobs. We worked very hard for very little money so the poverty made us unhappy. Singaporeans are better off these days, able to afford expensive luxury goods and trips abroad and yet many are still discontented. So my answer to your question is: I don't know :-( I guess life is what you make of it - the glass half full rather than half empty mentality is important.
I haven't been to Changi village in a long time but I believe many of the old building from the 60s should still be there. The old changi hospital for a start, is still standing although it's now become a cluster of old abandoned buildings. It's become very trendy to go ghost-hunting there. I wonder what the government intends to do with the area. Changi hospital moved to a new location years ago.
Thanks for uploading such a nostalgic piece of historic film. I was born in 1983. I'm at a loss for words as I look at the world I was born into.
Yeah your a kid ! I was born a few years before and remember 1980-1983 well.
Singapore streets looked dirty back then, now it is fucking clean
Thanks for posting our yesteryears.
Sri lankan people help build singapore and now sri lanka is like 1983 singapore.
So why are we treating migrant workers worse than these? Sigh.. our ancestors went thru a hard time. And we are not being sympathetic at sll.
All it takes is one generation with firm values and good work ethic to build a nation and it takes one spoiled generation to throw it all away.
As I am the owner of the film holding the rights I'd be interested to know how you managed to buy the 16mm footage which is being stored at the National Archives of Singapore?
RONNI PINSLER
I specially like this video, truely reflect Spore life in 80s
Not too different from Shenzhen at the same time
Well at that time in Singapore all Chinese people come from China
It looks dirty compared to days Singapore. Litter in the streets .
The year I was born :) thanks for the vidz
This is when i got to know and love Singapore as a teenager..
Beautiful memories .lived there 1981 .
Memories brought me here....was a teenager ..MacPherson Sec.Schhol
Anyone have the original song at the beginning, like a link or something?
wow awesome! I moved to singapore a few years back. ive just realised this is prob how my father thinks I live today! he refuses to visit! its funny there are such dramatic differences today and yet such extreme similarity : )
Tanah melayu yg dirampas . Malaysia ? Coming soon ..
Booo
Now i know Singapura is a chinese country
Thanks soo much for uploading this, I landed first time in Singapore in 1978 and still keeping a bus ticket I collected that time until now...Back again several times in , 20s and I always had a great memories on this land.
Thanks, hope that my clips keep you reviving those wonderful memories.
I love singapore and how thier life evolve❤ much love from philippines
Wow! The older buildings passed during the drive through remind me of buildings in Guangzhou.
Cant believe this is Singapore 40 years ago!