Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Jeffrey Eng remembers growing up in a shophouse, which was not only a house but a business premises. For a long time, they used the bucket system. The Singapore River close by was putrid before it was cleaned up and lightermen and coolies worked along the riverfront.

I asked Jeffrey if he can envisage Eng Tiang Huat being at Smith Street, which is being revitalised by the Chinatown Business Association. He said perhaps, but it would have to be a serious cultural venture and not as a souvenir shop for tourists to come and take photographs.

00:00 Growing Up in a Shophouse

05:34 My Father’s Favourite Clogs

14:03 The Bucket System

18:18 The Old Singapore River

26:27 Heritage Businesses & Vanishing Trades

33:21 Can Eng Tiang Huat be at Smith Street?

41:50 Eng Tiang Huat is Not a Souvenir Shop

Eng Tiang Huat on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChineseCulturalShop

I am Dr Loh Kah Seng, the people’s historian. In Chronicles of Old Singapore, I speak to people about their memories of Singapore before it became a global city.

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