Yeo Hock Yew – NAFA, Comics & My Love for Art & Football Part 1 | Chronicles of Old Singapore

<p>Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. I learned a lot from speaking to Yeo Hock Yew about little-known parts of our history. He grew up in a kampong house in Kampong Bahru near Singapore General Hospital (See Pai Poh) before moving into an SIT flat at Strathmore Avenue, Queenstown. </p><p><br></p><p>Hock Yew loved art as a kid and studied at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, where he was taught by the Nanyang artist Lim Yew Kuan. This merged with his other interests – football and reading – and led him to the exciting, forgotten world of football comics. </p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Introduction</p><p>01:08 Kampong Bahru Childhood</p><p>08:07 SGH &amp; Other Places</p><p>11:18 Peranakans from Riau</p><p>16:43 Moving to Strathmore Avenue</p><p>21:00 Straits Times</p><p>22:52 My Schools</p><p>30:31 Early Interest in Art</p><p>34:38 Sociology in University</p><p>38:03 Painting at NAFA </p><p>45:29 Art in Church &amp; University</p><p>47:35 Football Comics</p><p><br></p><p>Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. I am Dr Loh Kah Seng, the people’s historian, and I document people’s memories of Singapore before it became a global city. </p><p>Do like the video and subscribe for future episodes. This will help the channel a lot.</p><p>Write to lkshis@gmail.com if you have any of these stories:</p><p>• Old places or kampongs.</p><p>• Communities – their way of life &amp; culture.</p><p>• Childhood &amp; schools.</p><p>• Work or business.</p><p>YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ChroniclesOldSG </p><p>Spotify | https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loh-ks </p><p>Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/61551786759344 </p><p>Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/ChroniclesofOldSingapore </p><p><br></p>