What was life like in Singapore when our parents were growing up? (1970s-1980s Singapore) by Lim Ze Kai

Interview with my father. Source 2-Khay Yan

waterbottle3713 — 2018-03-01 01:33:27 UTC

<1980-1990>
This is an interview with me and my father.
Question:
What do you and your family do during the weekends?
Answer:
We used to watch television in our neiighbour's house as we did not have one in our house.

This is one of the oldest brands of the television sets.

Interview with my Mother -Belden Final Source 3

beldenongwz — 2018-03-01 01:44:01 UTC

Qn: What did you do when you were young and how was your childhood like?
Ans: We(siblings) used to reach home pretty early and would usually play something called "Block Catching" with kids from our block, sometimes during rainy weather where there might be fishes in the drain, after the rain, we would go to the drains and catch fishes or also known as "LongKang Fishing" We mixed together and bonded together with our neighbour like a family no matter what race they were, but nowadays people only hang out with their same races, seeing this divide really makes me pretty sad.

beldenongwz — 2018-03-01 01:53:48 UTC

THis is the sweets that were eaten by my parents when they were young, it is very difficult to find them now as it is very rare.

source 2(My father's hobby) -Khay Yan Final Source 1

waterbottle3713 — 2018-03-01 01:56:25 UTC

This is an interview of my father.
Qn:What is your favourite hobby when you were young?
Ans:I enjoy playing badminton with my sisters as technology was not advance.

This is one of my father's old badminton sets. Although they were really old, these badminton rackets were passed down to my brother and me.
These rackets were exceptionally old, they were still efficient in matches which I play with my friends.

How is this source relevant on showing how life was like for our parents (1970-1980s Singapore) ?

This source shows us that without much technology, we can still have fun with games like badminton.This is one of the various games when there was no such things as 'video games.'

Interview With My Mother [1980s - 1990s] - Zekai Final Source 3

alphatailer_jr — 2018-03-01 01:57:22 UTC

Qn: How was a normal school day in Shanghai like when you were growing up?

This is the school my mother went to, Xiangmin Secondary School.
It is 112 year old this year.
Ans: She would usually wake up at around 4 to 5 am and eat bread as her family was not fortunate. A nice bowl of porridge would already be a luxury during that time. After eating, she had to walk to a train station for 30 mins to take a train that took around 1 hours and walk to school for another 30 mins. By the time she reached school, it would be 8.30am. Food, money and supplies were very scarce as China was only starting to become present day China.
Schools had very little rooms that had a heater. The only warmth they had were their hot water bottles and thick clothes. School would last till the afternoon and by the time my mother reached home, it would be 8pm.

Belden

beldenongwz — 2018-03-01 02:04:43 UTC

This was the report book used in Whampoa Secondary Schoo

Belden

beldenongwz — 2018-03-01 02:06:19 UTC

This is a pager used by my parents

Belden

beldenongwz — 2018-03-01 02:12:59 UTC

This was my mother's secondary school, Whampoa Secondary School

Source 5(studying in malaysia 1980-1990)-Khay Yan Final Source 5

waterbottle3713 — 2018-03-02 14:40:34 UTC

Below is a picture of my mother's Class. How were the schools like in Malaysia during the 1980s to the 1990s?
During the 1990s, schools in Malaysia were pretty much similar to the schools we find in Malaysia in the present day. The only thing different last time was their level of technology and their different types of boards. Instead of markers, they used chalks.
After school, my mother and her sisters would enjoy sleeping when they reached home or finished their school work.

How was life in the Kampong? Occasionally, my mother enjoys plucking fruits that were located at their uncle's house or the fruit trees at the side of the road.

(My mother's hobby 1980-1990)Source 3-Khay Yan Final Source 4

waterbottle3713 — 2018-03-02 14:48:57 UTC

Below is a transcript of an interview with my mother.
Question: What was your favourite hobby back then when you were young?
Ans:When i was young, my favourite hobbies were playing netball with my friends, hiking small hills, play football and making new friends in the kampong.(Kampong Baru)

Because my mother's family was not fortunate to afford a computer or television as technology was not advance, my mother's preferred place was staying outdoors as there was nothing much to do at home besides reading books.

waterbottle3713 — 2018-03-03 01:06:11 UTC

My Mother's CCA[(Malaysia)1980-1990s] Source 4-Khay Yan Final Source 6

waterbottle3713 — 2018-03-12 15:13:12 UTC

Below is a picture of my mother in a girl guides camp. My mother was in a girl guide CCA and this camp represents the event when the girl guides from every secondary school would meet at Mersing(Johor Baru)

What does my mother do in Girl Guides during the 1990s?
In the 1990s, my mother would learn different surviving skills like cooking, constructing a camp, cutting etc.
Occasionally, my mother and the girl guides would also participate in cross country events. Most of the time, they would usually visit old folk's homes to help out with the staff members and entertain the old folk's there.
They need to do these activities to bond together and also contribute help to the needy.
These events happened around 1994 to 1996.

Source 4 -Khay Yan

waterbottle3713 — 2018-03-14 06:28:56 UTC

What does my father do during his free time? One of the things he does is to play with water balloons with his sisters. Without technology, there was no access to computer games and mobile devices. Neither did we have a cable television as well.
My father would usually throw the balloons outside the house, right at the backyard of the building.
Below is a packet of water balloons which my father used to throw.

TannKhayYan source 7 Final source 2

waterbottle3713 — 2018-04-03 05:37:23 UTC

In school, the teachers will usually give us projects to do which require research
Because we don't have a computer, my father will often go to the library to borrow books there to read. Not many of the families back then had computers and therefore, they would have to go to the library for sources.