Leng Ng Tai – Engineering Apprentice from Naval Base to Shell Part 1 | Chronicles of Old Singapore

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Leng Ng Tai recounts his childhood in the staff quarters of the Singapore Harbour Board where his father worked as a fitter. He dropped out of secondary school to join the engineering apprenticeship scheme at the Dockyard Technical College of the Singapore Naval Base in Sembawang. He talks about the excellent sifus (masters) who mentored him. As their ‘coffee boy’ and ‘lunch boy’, they taught him not only technical but equally important personal skills. Part 1 | https://youtu.be/GDGLS2sZuJw Part 2 | https://youtu.be/P8ayDbs_HuA Part 3 | https://youtu.be/xtr_BgVOBuc00:00 Introduction01:32 The Singapore Harbour Board 08:02 Our Staff Quarters14:41 Trafalgar School23:23 The Apprenticeship Scheme 29:27 From Tanjong Pagar to the Naval Base35:24 Mr Wong, My Sifu41:40 Other Sifus49:20 Personal SkillsWelcome 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