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Foreword by Robert Yeo

Foreword by Toh Tong Dee

Simply Put, What is This Book About?

Prologue

The Teochew

The Singapore Chinese

Decline of Dialects

Teochew Food

Chapter 1: Why Did I Write This Book?

Chapter 2: Where was Aukang?

“Teochew Kingdom” of Aukang

The Historical Past

Chapter 3: Catholicism in Aukang (1853–Present)

The Rise of Catholicism in Aukang

Montfort School (1916–Present)

The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1853–Present)

Chapter 4: World at War (1914–1945)

The Japanese Cemetery Park in Aukang

Prostitutes, Spies, and Soldiers

World War II and The Punggol Zoo

Fortifications

The Punggol Massacres

A Safe Haven at Surin Lane

Japanese Opium Dealers?

Suffering Under the Japanese

Catholic Mass for the Departed Souls

Chapter 5: Memories of Gor Kor Chiok (Fifth Milestone)

Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Tou Mu Kung Temple

St Paul’s Church

Masjid Haji Yusoff

Teochew Cemetery

Lim Tua Tow Market

The Original Site of Da Qiao School at Lim Tua Tow Road

Chapter 6: Memories of Lak Kor Chiok (Sixth Milestone)

Memories of Simon Road

Serangoon English School and its Prominent Alumni

The Stories of Joo Hong Road, Lim Ah Pin Road, and Florence Road

The Upper Serangoon Community Centre and Boys’ Club

Tua Jia Kar Village

Chapter 7: Memories of Kangkar (1900s–1986)

Kangkar Fishing Village

Kangkar Through the Eyes of Mr Lee Boon Kee

Kangkar Through the Eyes of Mr Ng Kok Song

Other Memories of Kangkar

The Last Kampung in Singapore—Kampong Lorong Buangkok

Chapter 8: Memories of Punggol

Memories of Punggol from the Eyes of Ng Yew Kang

The “Haunted House”—Punggol’s Matilda House

Chapter 9: Kampung Memories (1946–1975)

Everyday Life: Houses

Utilities: Water, “Bath and Toilet” Facilities, Public Standpipes

Electricity, Pressure Lamps, and Private Generators

Transport

Entertainment

Crocodiles, a Bear, and a Python

Badminton Parties

Movies in the 1950s and 60s

Gambling

Fighting Fish and Other Animals

Banning Firecrackers Long Before the Government Did

Teochew Opera

Eking Out a Living

Private School

Travelling Hawkers or Street Hawkers

Commercial Farming

Epilogue

Bibliography

Acknowledgements

About the Author

About the Artist