Black-and-white TV at our Bedok kampong house
We counted ourselves blessed to have a black ‑ and ‑ white television in our kampong house. Our father had already been working at RTS (Radio Television Singapore) in the Radio Department since August 1953, on rotational duty. By then, our grandmother was non ‑ ambulant and unable to move around much, so having a TV at home became a cherished way for her—and for all of us—to enjoy our evenings together. As daylight faded and the lights outside our kampong house grew dim, and after we returned from school and finished our homework, television became our stay ‑ at ‑ home entertainment. This short clip is a small testament to those days of TV Singapura, and to some of the programmes we loved — English, Chinese, and even Malay shows (especially the Pontianak ones!).