EPISODE · Mar 8, 2026 · 49 MIN
Jamari Ahmari – The Boyanese, DSTS & Sembawang Shipyard Part 1 | Chronicles of Old Singapore
from Chronicles of Old Singapore · host Loh Kah Seng
Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Jamari Ahmari talks about two halves of his roots. His parents were Boyanese. His father lived in a pondok (a community shelter for Boyanese migrants) at Upper Dickson Road before marrying his mother, who came to Singapore from Muar. He worked as a chauffeur for Soon Peng Yam and lived in the servants’ quarters at 19 Gilstead Road.Jamari attended Monks Hill Primary School and Dunearn Secondary Technical School, where he was taught by Singapore’s champion sprinter, C. Kunalan. Classes at DSTS deepened his early interest in making things so and he decided to learn a trade. He enrolled in the apprenticeship programme at the newly-established Sembawang Shipyard as the British forces vacated their bases and Singapore’s industrialisation took off.Part 1 | https://youtu.be/WUuy2BrXGps Part 2 | https://youtu.be/YO6X7r-EgGs00:00 Introduction00:54 My Father from Bawean05:57 Boyanese Jobs10:24 The Pondok at Upper Dickson Road12:58 Soon Peng Yam at 19 Gilstead Road20:49 Monks Hill Primary School25:39 Dunearn Secondary Technical School32:14 Learning a Trade40:10 Apprentice at Sembawang ShipyardWelcome 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
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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Jamari Ahmari talks about two halves of his roots. His parents were Boyanese. His father lived in a pondok (a community shelter for Boyanese migrants) at Upper Dickson Road before marrying his mother, who came to Singapore from Muar. He worked as a chauffeur for Soon Peng Yam and lived in the servants’ quarters at 19 Gilstead Road.Jamari attended Monks Hill Primary School and Dunearn Secondary Technical School, where he was taught by Singapore’s champion sprinter, C. Kunalan. Classes at DSTS deepened his early interest in making things so and he decided to learn a trade. He enrolled in the apprenticeship programme at the newly-established Sembawang Shipyard as the British forces vacated their bases and Singapore’s industrialisation took off.Part 1 | https://youtu.be/WUuy2BrXGps Part 2 | https://youtu.be/YO6X7r-EgGs00:00 Introduction00:54 My Father from Bawean05:57 Boyanese Jobs10:24 The Pondok at Upper Dickson Road12:58 Soon Peng Yam at 19 Gilstead Road20:49 Monks Hill Primary School25:39 Dunearn Secondary Technical School32:14 Learning a Trade40:10 Apprentice at Sembawang ShipyardWelcome 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
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