Chronicles of Old Singapore | Venugopal Kurup – Queen’s Crescent, Silat School & Shell Part 2

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Venugopal Kurup talks about how he returned to Singapore, studying in Beatty Secondary School and the Singapore Polytechnic. He worked for a while in the Ministry of the Environment before becoming a civil engineer with Shell, based on Pulau Bukom. He started his own business as a building and maintenance contractor but eventually returned to Shell and retired there.00:00 My Passport & Returning to Singapore02:30 Old Serangoon Road & the Messes09:05 Structural Engineering at Singapore Polytechnic13:03 Shell at Pulau Bukom21:10 Explosions24:16 Starting My Own Business32:44 Finding a Site Office37:49 Conservation & MemoryI 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. 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-ksFacebook | https://www.facebook.com/61551786759344/ Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/ChroniclesofOldSingapore