Thank you Michael for sharing these precious memories of my Singapore with the world.. I was only 6 in 1987. But these scenery are so deeply embedded in my mind.
This is how I remember Singapore. I worked for Shell tankers and visited Singapore many times during the 70's and 80's. Happy days, thanks for posting..
Hi Mr Michael. Thank u for capturing the 80s Singapore. Much old charm have long been gone. Nice and comforting to view this video as it brought back many beautiful memories. Thank you.
I was born in Singapore in 1978 and lived in Singapore till 1986. I love see the old Singapore. I went back to Singapore for holiday in December 2018 and its change a lot. Lot of new buildings and many tourist and the old Chinatown is also change to a touristarea. Its concreet jungle now. I still love it.
Ever since 1983 I didn't visit Singapore after I left the Malaysian Navy when i was based at Woodland , Singapore. The I revisited it in 2012. Singapore has changed so rapidly.
Thank you Michael for filming this, i was just 4 years old back in 1987.. i really missed the old Days of Singapore...brought back many beautiful memories..
The real Chinatown with its daily activities. Nowadays, many of the original old shops are gone and were taken over by gift shops, cafes which cater to the tourists. The whole place now is so fake and the old buzz is gone too.
@@Triadii you mean the boomers like you who raised the youngsters, told them to study hard to be a wage slave and earn money at all costs above all else?
A wonderful view of 1987. Thank you for sharing Michael. Fascinating to watch considering there's been so much development and change. Singapore today still retains true, structurally and maintains ethnicity to your capture.
Michael thanks for uploading this video. A last glimpse of the old Singapore transitioning into a new one. You can still see the old 'ways' of living in your video. It brings back a lot of memories. I am from Singapore and thank you very much for uploading this footage.
Thank you for sharing this. This is indeed 1987 and you almost expect to hear Rick Ashley's 'Never Gonna Give You Up' break out in the background. Btw, the old folks in Chinatown were in Lee Kuan Yew’s constituency, and no developer was going to touch the place until they all passed on.
In 1987, there was no mobile phone, no WIFI, no PMD, no halal certified restaurants, no AC buses, the first MRT line just started serving Clementi to City Hall and north towards Toa Payoh, only. I could survive with SGD2 every day (breakfast+lunch+bus). People worked with electric typewriters although LAN computers just started in offices. 10 sticks cigarette packs were still sold at SGD1 or SGD1.1.
@@monizag I STRONGLY DON'T THINK halal certification count as the improvement in civilisation, it somehow segregates the culinary business itself instead of informing. Yes, it tells muslims about the proper restos to order from, but on the other side also the improper restos that definitely gets a certain labeling among their communities. It's best to just openly publish the menu or ingredients instead of a certification as KFC & McD are halal-certified and yet still not processing the chickens the halal way, if halal isn't limited to the menu alone. But well....what's not segregating about muslims right? Women are highly expected, if not a must to wear hijab, niqab or even burqa. Women can't drive, socialise with other men and go out alone. Men are highly expected to wear lower pants that don't touch their ankles. Men are justified to have more than 1 wife while women aren't justified to have more than 1 husband. Folks outside islam are infidels (kafeer) and recommended to be killed (several bloody bombings done by the so called mujaheeds/muslim fighters). It's haram to mingle with or even to drink from the same source of the infidels (the case of Aasia Bibi). And yet they call it...the religion of peace. And yet...the liberals and feminists are favoring them. And yet...they are welcome in secular & even Christian countries (even allowed to build mosques).
It is genuinely remarkable the level of development Singapore has seen in only the span of a few decades. Singapore today still looks very similar to that of the 80s, but somehow it still manages to look modern. Very impressive country
I was 14 that year. Still remember Plaza Sing like it used to be. And later that year I would go to Smith street in chinatown every Sat to my tuition teacher's house for lessons. This video showed what the streets was like. The elderly folks seen here would have been young people who lived to witness the Japanese Occupation during WWII.
I miss the old Singapore from 1980 to 1990. Does anyone remember the Satay Club near Merlion Park? The Top Ten and Rainbow nightclubs? The Tropicana? The Saxophone jazz club? Lion City HHH Friday Mixed Hash? Water skiing at Seletar Island? So many good times and great friends back then.
Thanks for the video of Sg in 1987. People would think that in Sg there are only Chinese and Indians living here. What a pity indeed when this island nation is in the middle of the Nusantara where indigenous Malays lived and have been living.
Thanks for the memories , really appreciate it. You have spent all around the world well worth it ! By the way singapore will celebrate its 50th birthday this year.
I feel that back in '87 Singapore was more authentic than it is now, with stronger culture, less about money and glass metal towers but rather more about happiness and family.
@@leonel1982 Thank you for replying. I guess you must be in your 40s, early 50s? It is good to experience life in another country. SG is getting crowded. Pace of life is not as good as in the 80s, 90s. There are more buildings, malls n skyscrapers. Cannot imagine a population of 10M. Take care n be happy in whatever u do☺️😊🙂
@@irenelim7981 Actually just a few years shy of 40. Every Sunday I think my dad would take me walking down Orchard Rd and we'd stop by at the McDonald's there. Occasionally we went to the Toys R Us here and one time he forgot me! Not a bad place to be forgotten at as a kid lol.
I can remember about the war, my parents were rich, my dad and Mum had a big shop. My dad was very good mechanic we used to live in Short street we were very rich. The Japanese officer took some of my dad,s property. They used it for their work shop .
I remember the old shophouses along Bras Basah Road. Used to browse the secondhand bookstores, owned by Indian merchants, for assessment books and supplementary texts for my O levels... ah, the years, the years!
1987 was a watershed year of sorts. new MRT and Orchard Road started to feel different. But Spore was already quite developed by then, though kampungs still existed in the so called heartland.
I think a watershed event was the destruction of old Bugis Street. It was said that LKY (who I greatly admire) felt ashamed of old Singapore...thought it was backwards. A cities soul is a fragile thing.
1987 I was 19. Orchard road was my playground. It was a happy place then. Hanging out with friends and family. Now I just hate it. Nothing but people. 😫
belong to malaysia long time ago..It been honoured malaya give singapore to Kapitan Chinese..you should giva a thankful to Malaya..actually you cant hide the story..Rip singapura..now singapore
Singapore's buildings look like Malaysia's ones then but now the tow countries are very different from each other. Why did it happen? Because Singapore is made by Chinese!
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Thank you Michael for sharing these precious memories of my Singapore with the world.. I was only 6 in 1987. But these scenery are so deeply embedded in my mind.
Wow you are almost 50 years old liao
This is how I remember Singapore. I worked for Shell tankers and visited Singapore many times during the 70's and 80's. Happy days, thanks for posting..
Thank you for these classic videos. I was in Singapore 1988 and 89. Completely brought those memories back.
Thank you Michael Rogge for sharing these vintage scenes of Singapore.
Singapore 1987 seems like a million miles away from what it is today.
Hi Mr Michael. Thank u for capturing the 80s Singapore. Much old charm have long been gone. Nice and comforting to view this video as it brought back many beautiful memories. Thank you.
Wow ...bring back my childhood memories, miss my motherland 🇸🇬 and family very much. Greeting from Germany🇩🇪
Oh I remember plaza Singapura and the lovely Yaohan store. It was such a treat to visit with my grandmother. Thanks for this video!
I was born in Singapore in 1978 and lived in Singapore till 1986. I love see the old Singapore. I went back to Singapore for holiday in December 2018 and its change a lot. Lot of new buildings and many tourist and the old Chinatown is also change to a touristarea. Its concreet jungle now. I still love it.
Guess you conveniently missed all the parks.
Ever since 1983 I didn't visit Singapore after I left the Malaysian Navy when i was based at Woodland , Singapore. The I revisited it in 2012. Singapore has changed so rapidly.
Thank you for bringing all these wonderful memories back to me.
🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for the video. I was 12 yr old in 1987. Brings back a lot of fond memories.
Thank you Michael for filming this, i was just 4 years old back in 1987.. i really missed the old Days of Singapore...brought back many beautiful memories..
The real Chinatown with its daily activities. Nowadays, many of the original old shops are gone and were taken over by gift shops, cafes which cater to the tourists. The whole place now is so fake and the old buzz is gone too.
The spirit is dying, and the youngsters are helping to kill it.
@@Triadii you mean the boomers like you who raised the youngsters, told them to study hard to be a wage slave and earn money at all costs above all else?
@@justitas3392 Bold of you to assume I'm a boomer
@@Triadii ok, boomer. youngsters arent the ones who tore down these places and built condos and malls. the past generations and their governments did.
@@justitas3392 LOL agree! People always say the youngsters are the ones who ruined everything but they forgot who raised them!
Thanks for posting incredible met my wife at woodlands MRT
A wonderful view of 1987. Thank you for sharing Michael. Fascinating to watch considering there's been so much development and change. Singapore today still retains true, structurally and maintains ethnicity to your capture.
Michael thanks for uploading this video. A last glimpse of the old Singapore transitioning into a new one. You can still see the old 'ways' of living in your video. It brings back a lot of memories. I am from Singapore and thank you very much for uploading this footage.
Thank you for sharing this. This is indeed 1987 and you almost expect to hear Rick Ashley's 'Never Gonna Give You Up' break out in the background. Btw, the old folks in Chinatown were in Lee Kuan Yew’s constituency, and no developer was going to touch the place until they all passed on.
Thank you for the video! I miss old Singapore !!❤❤
i was born in 1987. amazing to look back at these
I have always wondered what Singapore was like in the year that I was born. Thank you for uploading this video =)
Siti Aisha Kassim well things had already changed a lot beginning from that time I guessed.unless u c things from 70s & older
In 1987, there was no mobile phone, no WIFI, no PMD, no halal certified restaurants, no AC buses, the first MRT line just started serving Clementi to City Hall and north towards Toa Payoh, only. I could survive with SGD2 every day (breakfast+lunch+bus). People worked with electric typewriters although LAN computers just started in offices. 10 sticks cigarette packs were still sold at SGD1 or SGD1.1.
@@monizag I STRONGLY DON'T THINK halal certification count as the improvement in civilisation, it somehow segregates the culinary business itself instead of informing.
Yes, it tells muslims about the proper restos to order from, but on the other side also the improper restos that definitely gets a certain labeling among their communities.
It's best to just openly publish the menu or ingredients instead of a certification as KFC & McD are halal-certified and yet still not processing the chickens the halal way, if halal isn't limited to the menu alone.
But well....what's not segregating about muslims right?
Women are highly expected, if not a must to wear hijab, niqab or even burqa.
Women can't drive, socialise with other men and go out alone.
Men are highly expected to wear lower pants that don't touch their ankles.
Men are justified to have more than 1 wife while women aren't justified to have more than 1 husband.
Folks outside islam are infidels (kafeer) and recommended to be killed (several bloody bombings done by the so called mujaheeds/muslim fighters).
It's haram to mingle with or even to drink from the same source of the infidels (the case of Aasia Bibi).
And yet they call it...the religion of peace.
And yet...the liberals and feminists are favoring them.
And yet...they are welcome in secular & even Christian countries (even allowed to build mosques).
@@saupin002 See a doctor, dude.
@@saupin002 bruh chill out.
I was in secondary 4. Brought back lots of teenage memories!
It is genuinely remarkable the level of development Singapore has seen in only the span of a few decades. Singapore today still looks very similar to that of the 80s, but somehow it still manages to look modern. Very impressive country
I was 14 that year. Still remember Plaza Sing like it used to be. And later that year I would go to Smith street in chinatown every Sat to my tuition teacher's house for lessons. This video showed what the streets was like. The elderly folks seen here would have been young people who lived to witness the Japanese Occupation during WWII.
Ham Wong I was 18 . My grandparents from Singapore. I miss old Singapore.
SINGAPORE immortalised in clips once again,!!! Thank you Dutch Sir Michael!
Thanks for sharing this, I always wanted to see what Singapore was like in the past.
I miss the old Singapore from 1980 to 1990. Does anyone remember the Satay Club near Merlion Park? The Top Ten and Rainbow nightclubs? The Tropicana? The Saxophone jazz club? Lion City HHH Friday Mixed Hash? Water skiing at Seletar Island? So many good times and great friends back then.
That's was probably the best era in Singapore entertainment industry.
Much nicer than today's clarke quay! Thanks for sharing with us
What a precious video. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for the video of Sg in 1987. People would think that in Sg there are only Chinese and Indians living here. What a pity indeed when this island nation is in the middle of the Nusantara where indigenous Malays lived and have been living.
Time has change Singapore has change and life also change.
❤The good old time 😢
Thanks for the memories , really appreciate it. You have spent all around the world well worth it ! By the way singapore will celebrate its 50th birthday this year.
Amazing footage.
Beginning change Singapore, when i was highschool...
2:53 Sago Lane - aka death houses?
I feel that back in '87 Singapore was more authentic than it is now, with stronger culture, less about money and glass metal towers but rather more about happiness and family.
Do u still remember on what month u visited Singapore?
Absolutely wonderful u captured all tis...nostalgia
I have been there in 1985 ,Very beautiful and modern country ,
Woooooow this is triggering a lot of childhood memories. I lived in Singapore until 1989
Where are u now?
@@irenelim7981 Seattle. Went back to Singapore in 2003 and haven't been back since.
@@leonel1982 Thank you for replying. I guess you must be in your 40s, early 50s? It is good to experience life in another country. SG is getting crowded. Pace of life is not as good as in the 80s, 90s. There are more buildings, malls n skyscrapers. Cannot imagine a population of 10M. Take care n be happy in whatever u do☺️😊🙂
@@irenelim7981 Actually just a few years shy of 40. Every Sunday I think my dad would take me walking down Orchard Rd and we'd stop by at the McDonald's there. Occasionally we went to the Toys R Us here and one time he forgot me! Not a bad place to be forgotten at as a kid lol.
@@leonel1982 Oops 🤦♀️I guessed wrongly. I thought u were much older. Be safe n take care.
My late Grandfather used to sell food and souvenirs around the chinatown ( His shop located near 5:18 ). Alot of memories sudden appear. Thank you.
mediacorp should probably purchase those footage from you and make a document from those memorable scene.
your footage is amazing, probably the best footage than any tourist had of Singapore at the time. May I know what camera you used?
Thank you for your interest. This film was not taken by me. I used in 1961 a Paillard Bolex H16Rx camera.
I was not even born yet. Thanks for letting us have a view of the past of Singapore
Thanks for the video, I Miss the old Singapore where there was not much high-rise buildings in the city.
I can remember about the war, my parents were rich, my dad and Mum had a big shop. My dad was very good mechanic we used to live in Short street we were very rich. The Japanese officer took some of my dad,s property. They used it for their work shop .
Thanks for sharing your dear memories
Really miss the good old days.
That old man pulling a broken furniture along the street with his walking stick was really something (4:33). That thing had enough value.
I remember the old shophouses along Bras Basah Road. Used to browse the secondhand bookstores, owned by Indian merchants, for assessment books and supplementary texts for my O levels... ah, the years, the years!
If you miss the 80s Singapore vibe, visit Penang today
Thanks for the video! Very interesting
Still look beautiful as usual 😍 this is a great video I must say...I wasn't even born
1987 was a watershed year of sorts. new MRT and Orchard Road started to feel different. But Spore was already quite developed by then, though kampungs still existed in the so called heartland.
I think a watershed event was the destruction of old Bugis Street. It was said that LKY (who I greatly admire) felt ashamed of old Singapore...thought it was backwards. A cities soul is a fragile thing.
I was 13
I was 12
was 16 brings back memories. thk u
is it a bat on 5:07?!
Lived in singapore in 80's yes 5.07 looks like a bat
Singapore already so clean in 1987...don’t see trash anywhere in the video...
I was 11, last time there in 1984, almost 30 years, came back there in July 2014 🙂🙂🙂🙂
Thank you
Miss the gd old days.
Thanks Michael. I was doing my secondary school
many of these structures are still around today though
Looked the same in 2000 when I visited twice.
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1987 I was 19. Orchard road was my playground. It was a happy place then. Hanging out with friends and family. Now I just hate it. Nothing but people. 😫
Thank you MR LKY 😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏
I'm sure this was Singapore in 1989 as it was the Year of the Snake as seen by the Lunar New Year signs.
Is so sad that after so many years when we are such a rich country but instead of better life some of our old people still collecting cardboard...
母がこの時期に旅行へ。綺麗好きで喜んでいましたm(__)m
belong to malaysia long time ago..It been honoured malaya give singapore to Kapitan Chinese..you should giva a thankful to Malaya..actually you cant hide the story..Rip singapura..now singapore
The year im born in sg
真怀念没有冠病19的日子！
Looks more like 1977
Nobody looking at handphone 😆😅
The fall of Singapore.
Singapore's buildings look like Malaysia's ones then but now the tow countries are very different from each other. Why did it happen? Because Singapore is made by Chinese!
4:51 ewwww