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Greetings from Singapore. I have so much to tell you about my experience in this country.

I heard that this island was full of opportunities

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Objectives:

1) Raise awareness on the contributions of settlers who came to Singapore in the past.

2) Describe the street or place named after a settler or a group of settlers.

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Using Google, search for a street or place that was named after an early settler

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Using Google, search for a street or place that was named after an early settler

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What is the name of the street or place you are researching?

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Who was this street or place named after?

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Who was this street or place named after?

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(Name of the settler or group of settlers)

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(Country/region of origin: e.g., China, India, Europe, etc.)

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Why did this settler or group come to Singapore?

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Why did this settler or group come to Singapore?

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(Reason: work, trade, safety, opportunity, etc.) Explain in at least 2 sentences.

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What kind of work or role did this person/group do in Singapore?

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What kind of work or role did this person/group do in Singapore?

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Explain in at least 2 sentences

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What important contributions did they make to Singapore?

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What important contributions did they make to Singapore?

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(Schools, hospitals, businesses, or community support). Explain in at least 2 sentences.

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Why do you think this place was named after them?

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Why do you think this place was named after them?

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(Link their contributions to the name—what legacy did they leave?) Explain in at least 2 sentences.

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Share an interesting fact or picture about this person or place.

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Share an interesting fact or picture about this person or place.

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(Can be a drawing, old photo, or fact you found surprising)

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An interesting fact about Tan Tock Seng is that he was the first Asian to be appointed as a Justice of the Peace by the British colonial government. This prestigious appointment recognized his significant contributions to the community and his influence as a leader among the Chinese population in Singapore. He was also a successful businessman and philanthropist, known for his generosity and efforts to improve the lives of impoverished Chinese immigrants.

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Move on the Section B when you have completed Question 1 to 8 

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Move on the Section B when you have completed Question 1 to 8 

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Title: “If I Were [Name of Settler]...”
Students write a first-person diary entry or letter to be sent home from the viewpoint of a settler they researched. They should include:

Their motivations for coming to Singapore

Challenges they faced

Their contribution to society

Hopes for the future

✅ Skills: empathy, perspective-taking, synthesis of factual information
✅ Format: 2 paragraph diary entry or informal letter (at least 50 words in total)

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✍️ Sentence Starters for “If I Were a Settler” Diary Entry

📅 To begin the diary/letter

Dear Diary,

Today, I write to share my journey to Singapore…

It has been many days since I arrived in this new land…

Greetings from Singapore. I have so much to tell you about my life here.

🌏 Explaining why they came to Singapore

I left my hometown in ______ because…

I heard that Singapore was a land full of opportunities, so I…

My dream was to start a new life in a place where I could…

⚠️ Describing challenges

Life here is not easy. One challenge I faced was…

I struggled at first because…

The weather/people/language was difficult to get used to…

Sometimes I miss home, especially when…

🧱 Explaining contributions

To help the people here, I decided to…

One of my proudest achievements is…

I built/founded/donated to…

Many people remember me for…

🌟 Sharing hopes or dreams

I hope that Singapore will become…

My wish is for my children to…

Even after I am gone, I hope people will remember me for…

📝 To end the diary/letter

That is all for today. I will write again soon.

I feel proud of what I have done in this land.

Till next time, I remain hopeful for Singapore’s future.

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Sim Qi Xiang (34) Traveler That I Am Writing About Is Tan Kim Seng

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Sim Qi Xiang (34) Traveler That I Am Writing About Is Tan Kim Seng

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Well, it’s been a few days since I came to Singapore. It is surely an amazing land! Scrumptious food and beautiful scenery, but everything here is too cramped and not enough water! I mean there are wells and all but most of the water are dirty and polluted as so many people are drinking from them! People are always getting sick!

Well I feel like I should donate some money to help people to drink clean water.

I already donated the money Singapore’s first reservoir and waterworks has been made! I think a lot of people has stopped being sick!

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Dear diary,

Today I traveled with my fellow people to Singapore! While we were going there, we encountered a fierce storm. Lightning was striking, water was pouring , but thankfully we were able to survive the storm. A few people got injured, but most of us were fine.

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I left my hometown for Singapore to pursue business opportunities. Life here is not easy one challenge is an aging population, rising healthcare costs, and a need to adapt to technological advancement. To help people here, I established the first hospital for the poor in Singapore.

Till next time, I remain helpful for Singapore’s future.

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I came to Singapore to find work and send money home. Back in China, life was hard and there were no jobs. Here, I work at the docks, carrying heavy goods. It’s hot and tiring, but I’m thankful to earn something.

Life is not easy. I miss home, but I know I’m helping this town grow. Singapore is still young, but it’s full of hope. I believe it will become a great city one day.

I hope to make you proud. I miss you all.

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If I were tan Kim Seng.

Dear Diary,(Tan Kim Seng)

Today, I write to share my journey to Singapore. It has been many days since I arrived here. I left my hometown in Dutch malacca as I heard Singapore has a lot of land full of opportunities and my dream was to once contribute to Singapore. To help the people here, I decided to donated some money. I wish Singapore will become a very good and safe place to stay even I am gone. I feel proud of myself of what I did in this land, till next time, I remain hopeful for Sinagpore’s future.

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Hello from Singapore. I’m here to share my experiences here. I heard Singapore offers many opportunities, so I left my hometown in Malaysia to start a business and contribute to the community. After staying here for several days,I found out that the places around here is really dirty, so I decided to give some money to start a hospital .

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Dear dairy,

If I were Tan Tock Seng I would also built a hospital with my name on it. Something I would different from Tan Tock Seng is that I would not only make one hospital I would make a few more to thanks Singapore. Tan Tock Seng was born from malayisa . He came to Singapore to seek economic opportunity to improve to his fortunes.

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If I were Tan Tock Seng : It has been many months since I left Malacca and made the long journey to this new settlement of Singapore. I came here with the hope of building a better life and saw great promise in this port, newly established by the British. Work was hard at first and the land was undeveloped, and food and clean water were not always easy to come by. Still, I kept my faith. I started a small business supplying cloth and quickly saw that this place would grow fast. The people here come from many lands Chinese, Malays, Indians, Europeans all trying to make something of themselves.

I’ve also helped set up a temple for our community the Sri Mariamman Temple so we can worship and stay connected to our traditions. I hope that Singapore becomes a place where all of us can live peacefully, earn a decent living, and raise our children with pride in who they are. I wish that my parents could see how much I did to contribute to Singapore to make it a better place. I believe this place will one day be more than just a trading post it will be home.

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Dear diary,

Today I traveled with my fellow people to Singapore! While we were going there, we encountered a fierce storm. Lightning was striking, water was pouring , but thankfully we were able to survive the storm. A few people got injured, but most of us were fine.

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If I was Naraina Pillai

Dear Diary,

It has been a long time since I have left Penang which is from Malaysia. Although the food is delicious and the people here are kind and caring life is not easy in Singapore. I faced many challenges that were money and starting the first brick company and more. The weather and the other languages was hard to get used to. But the people here helped me to start the first brick company and I learned how to communicate with other people. Sometimes I miss home especially when I see other families laughing and having fun .

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Dear diary,I left my hometown in Hadhramaut, Yemen because I heard that Singapore was a land full of opportunities.Sometimes,I miss home especially when I see people from my country coming to Singapore.To help the people here, I decided to donated the land on which St Andrew's Cathedral now stands.Even after i am gone,I hope people will remember me for a long time.That is all for today,I will write again soon.

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Dear diary , it has been many days since I arrived in Singapore.Attracted by Raffles's persuasive ideals of Singapore, I left Penang, Malaysia only to find I had to start from scratch .Life here is not easy.A major setback was the fire that destroyed my cotton bazaar.I started Singapore's first brick company and became the first Indian building contractor in Singapore.I hope Singapore will grow into a better place. That is all for today.I will write again soon.

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It has been many days since i have arrived in this new land, i heard that Singapore was a land full of opportunities so i came to seek business opportunities. Life is not easy here, one of the challenges i faced was that i did not have enough money to start my business so i had to borrow money and pay back the money and some additional fees by the next year. I founded a chicken rice stall. At first, business was quite slow but all of a sudden, business started booming after i payed back the money I returned to my home land. I hope that Singapore in the future will become a thriving country. Till next time, I remain hopeful to Singapore’s future.

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Dear diary,

Today, I am writing about my journey to Singapore. I have been in this land for many days and I have many this to share about.

I left my hometown to come to Singapore as I heard that Singapore has many opportunities so I decided to stay there and make my dream come into reality. My dream was to start a new life in a place where I could make peoples dreams come true.

But life was not easy here, one challenge I faced was getting to Singapore. I struggled at first as the weather was bad and I was raining. The people there are very nice but they are very hard to communicate with as they speak in another language.

I noticed that many people here are getting sick and unwell. So, to help the people here, I decided to build a hospital for those who don’t have money and need to seek medical attention. Many people thanked me for my help for them.

I hope Singapore will become a better place for everyone staying there. My wish for my children is to live here and help Singapore more. Even after I’m gone, I hope many people here will still remember me for my contribution to Singapore.

Thats all for today, I wail write again soon. I feel proud for what I have done for this land. Till next time, I remain hopeful for Singapore’s future.

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Dear diary,

My dream was to stat a new life in a place where I could be free and happy.Life here is not easy.One challenge I faced was when I had to work as a merchant and a philanthropist.

I did not earn much money ,but to help people here.I decided to work extremely hard and manage to build a mosque and give the community the opportunity to pray.

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Dear diary, I, Tan Kim Seng left my hometown in Malacca due to Dutch’s taxation policies that heavily impacting business set in the land of Malacca. When coming to Singapore, life was not easy here, even though the land was good, it was hard to survive as there were limited amount of resources.

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Dear diary,

It has been many days since my arrival at Singapore. I came to Singapore primarily seeking economic opportunities to establish myself as a businessman. I wanted to help the people living in Singapore. So, I decided to set up a hospital. I faced the challenge for raising funds for the hospital. I hope to help those people who could not afford to go to a hospital.

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Greetings from Singapore. I have so much to tell you about my life here.

Tan Tock Seng was born in Malacca in 1798. He was the third son of an immigrant father from Fujian province in China and a Peranakan mother. Tan Tock Seng’s primary motivation was come to Singapore to seek his fortune, arriving in 1819 shortly after Stamford Raffles established a British trading outpost.

Tan Tock Seng started his career selling vegetables, fruits, and poultry from a roadside stall. Over time, he built his business and wealth, eventually becoming a prominent merchant and philanthropist.Tan Tock Seng faced challenges related to public health, specifically the lack of adequate medical facilities for the poor in Singapore during the 19th century.

Tan Tock Seng Hospital was named after him because he was the primary benefactor who donated a significant sum of money to establish the hospital in 1844.Tan Tock Seng was a prominent 19th-century Hokkien entrepreneur and philanthropist in Singapore and Malacca, known for his significant contributions to the local community and his role as the first Asian to be appointed Justice of the Peace by the British. He was also a key figure in the establishment of Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore's oldest hospital.

To sum up, I will want more singaporeans to contribute to Singapore to build up Singapore’s historical moments. The settlers faced a lot of challenges and sacrifices to Singapore.

( Singapore we can do it! )

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Magdalene 4E(27) a letter from tan Tock Seng to his brother oo long 

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Magdalene 4E(27) a letter from tan Tock Seng to his brother oo long 

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Dear Oo long

I miss you,life in Singapore is hard, but I persevered through it. How are you ? I hope you’re good,I miss mother and father too!in Singapore I donated a lot of money to charities and I built Singapore Chinese peasants hospital. In the future,I want singapore to be a great country with many jobs,see you next time!

your brother ,Tan Tock Seng

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A letter home.

Dear Ma and Pa,

It has been a few days since I first arrived at Singapore. I The journey there was terrible. There was a spread of diseases on the ship. A few of my friends who were on the ship with me died, but there was no time to be in despair. We have reached Singapore. Life there was hard. Well, yes there were a huge supply of drinking water but work labour there was hard. We had to work for long shifts and earn very little money. Even though I had enough money for a living, I felt bad for the people who were poor and doing hard labour. I pledge to donate more money to the people who need it.

Love,

Tan Kim Seng

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Dear diary, I heard Singapore was full of opportunities so I made a decision to leave my hometown and go to Singapore. Life here is not easy I faced challenges such as the poor work safety and no hospitals for the poor. To help people here I decided to invest in a hospital for everyone here. I hope Singapore will be a land full of hospitals for the poor and ill.

That’s all for today hope I write again.

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Dear diary,

I heard that Singapore was full of opportunities so I decided to go here and live here at Singapore of course. Life here is not ez it is very challenging I faced challenges such as there is no hospital for the ill people so I decided to fix that! I started helping and working hard for making a hospital and all of the hard work payed off I finally owned a hospital! I started treating the ill people and we cured them now since I passed awaythe hospital named it after my name.

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Dear Diary,

Today, I write to share my journey to Singapore from Yemen. It has been many days since I arrived in this new land. I left my hometown in Yemen because I heard that Singapore was a land full of opportunities. My dream was to start a new life in a place where I could live happily with my family.

Life here is not easy. The weather, people and language people hear speak was difficult to get used to. To help the people here I built the Alkaff Mansion and donated money to countless places. I hope that Singapore will become a striving country filled with many types of technology and a clean and green environment. My wish is for my children to contribute to Singapore like I have done and help Singapore achieve greater achievements. Even after I am gone, I hope people will remember me for my contributions. Till next time, I remain hopeful for Singapore’s future.

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Dear diary,

Today, I write to share my journey to Singapore. I am a rich Hokkien businessman. I was once an apprentice in A.L.Johnston & Company. Later I started my own business and became a managing partner of an opium and liquor farm.

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DEAR DIARY,

it has been years that Singapore have war and became a independent country. Tan Tok Seng was one of the settler that came to Singapore years ago. he was a rich settler that had done a quite wonderful job and contributed a hospital. he helped Singapore contributed a lot of needs and we think that he has done a well job. this id all for today. i will write again soon.

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I, Tan Tock Seng am writing to my family about my journey to Singapore. My dream was to start a new life in a place where I could place contributions to,life was not easy sometimes i miss home but I realised that people in Singapore were limited to medical care so I decided to open a hospital to help people .That was my only motivation to not sail back home.

I hope that Singapore will open more hospitals to help people

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Dear diary, it has been many days since I arrived in this new land…. this country is wonderful and has many great opportunities . It sure is surely a wonderful island full of nature and greenery. There is scrumptious food, and eatery making me feel like home. Anyways, the people here are nice and ongoing. My dream was to start a new life in a place where I could which is this land Singapore! I am thankful for the freedom given for me to strive and work hard. I struggled first at first …well even though this is a great city to live everything here is hard work! People here speak in a dozen tongues, it is hard to communicate; sometimes.. and the country is small and cramped up! I feel that I am proud of myself! I donated money to Mount Alvernia hospital, the staff were very generous to care for their patients. I hope Singapore will be successful in the future growing into a great country for everyone. That is all for today. I will write again soon…

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Greetings from Singapore.I have so much to tell you about my life here. I heard Singapore was a land full of opportunities , so I came here to become a merchant and a philanthropist.

Life here was not easy . One challenge I face was not earning enough money .  After becoming rich,I decided to help the people here by donating $13,000 in 1857 to fund Singapore's first reservoir and waterworks, which later led to the construction of the Tan Kim Seng Fountain. He also founded Chui Eng Free School, the first Chinese school in Singapore, and supported Tan Tock Seng Hospital. This is all for today. I will write again soon.

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Dear Diary,

Today, I am writing to share about my journey to Singapore.

It has been quite a while since I safely docked on this new land. I came to Singapore from my homeland, Malacca, by boat. I came to Singapore as I wanted to seek new business opportunities after the British set up a trading post on the island. I heard that Singapore had a lot of opportunities after the British set up the post.

I struggled when I first came to the country as the people, language and sweltering weather was tough to get used to. However, I eventually got the hang of it and started working by selling groceries, such as fruits, vegetables and poultry. I would first source these products from the countryside before selling them in the city.

I would miss home especially when I first started out. However, I knew that working here would mean a better future for me.

One of my proudest achievements was when I donated a huge sum of money;7000 Spanish dollars to a hospital when my business succeeded. The hospital was then named after me; Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Can you believe it?

I hope that Singapore would become a well established country in future, and I wish that my children can live a happy and carefree life. After I am gone, I wish that Singapore can have the well-being of the poor and for the advancement of healthcare.

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Dear Diary,

It has been many days since I arrived in this new land. I left for Singapore because my dream was to find a better life and better opportunities to become a successful businessman. Even though this place is my dream, life here is not easy. I had a lot of troubles such as communicating with the citizens and difficulties settling to Singapore.After some time, I already had become a very successful businessman and had become closer to the people in Singapore. Then, I decided to contribute to the country. To help the people here, I decided to establish a hospital named the Chinese Pauper Hospital, but later renamed after me, Tan Tock Seng Hospital. I did not regret this decision, I was grateful that I did that decision. More people are staying healthy, thanks to the doctors and nurses. Even after I am gone, I hope people will remember me for contributing and helping Singapore to become a better place. That is all for today. I will write again soon.

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