Musings from Dennis #262. I believe not many would know that I am the author of a blog and FB page of the above name detailing the human stories and historical recollections of my growing up years as a 3rd generationer in a village house (called a Kampong in Malay) in Bedok, Singapore. This began two years ago when I retired. We were packing up my late dad’s stuff and realized he kept so many old photos (thousands) and documents (receipts even) from the early 30’s, 40’s and 50’s (he himself kept all his own parents’ memorabilia) and I felt all these items must be shared to all who may also identify with similar memories growing up in that era. When he was alive, Dad himself had expressed donating items of the past (including coronation of King George V and VI) to the National Library Archives, for which I have done so and honoured his name in their collection for public research. He also gave me expressed permission to ‘do whatever you want when I am gone’. So I began detailing our stories starting from Generation 1 from my grandparents time until we moved out of the village in the early 70’s in the wake of Singapore’s nation-building aspirations and into modern homes. Still those memories are alive in us and worth sharing. Our FB followers are 70% male, age 45+ and include people from Malaysia, Australia and well as former RAF personnel and friends from the UK but we do have some younger audiences who appreciate nostalgia as well. The FB page has 320k annual views (just under two years old) and when the blog was accepted into the National Archives digital collection I felt truly gratified and validated. I welcome you to have a peek into what I had been busy with these past 24 months! (besides these Linkedin Musings!)
https://ourbedokkamponghousesg.blogspot.com/
and FB page: Our Bedok Kampong House - Singapore
