*Anthony Woo – Old Engineering Apprentices of Singapore Part 1 | Chronicles of Old Singapore

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. To support his family, Anthony Woo enrolled in the engineering apprentice scheme at the Dockyard Technical College of the Singapore Naval Base in 1957. He was following in the footsteps of many young Hainanese like him and Cantonese who worked in the marine industry. He talks warmly about his British lecturers, classmates (including one legendary Chua Chor Teck) and the masters (sifu) who taught him. 00:00 Introduction02:40 The Hainanese09:18 Dockyard Technical College22:13 My Lecturers 25:28 Chua Chor Teck35:36 ‘Put your head in twice, come out once’ 41:02 My Classmates48:33 Learning from the Masters54:49 My SifuEmail me [email protected] if you like a copy of the book, We Strived and We Thrived, by the Old Engineering Apprentices Association.Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. This is Dr Loh KS, the people’s historian, and I speak to people on their memories of Singapore before it became a global city. Do like the video and subscribe for future episodes. This will help the channel a lot.Write to [email protected] if you have any of these stories:• Old places or kampongs.• Communities – their way of life & culture.• Childhood & schools.• Work or business.YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ChroniclesOldSG Spotify | https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loh-ks Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/61551786759344 Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/ChroniclesofOldSingapore