tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post7284523046064486354..comments2023-11-16T18:28:45.786+08:00Comments on Rambling Librarian :: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian: "Singapore - Crossroads of the East 1938"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-35681141621756800452009-01-29T01:07:00.000+08:002009-01-29T01:07:00.000+08:00Awesome isn't it to see SG in 1938? As I was watch...Awesome isn't it to see SG in 1938? As I was watching the footage, I mentally gave thanks for the videographer who took down the scenes and for whoever it was who kept it in their archives for the future generation.<BR/><BR/>I can't get over the fact that this was SG just 70 years ago. That's shorter than 1 lifetime and yet the transformation is so drastic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-26709713601388422412009-01-11T17:14:00.000+08:002009-01-11T17:14:00.000+08:00If I were English in 1938 and had seen this film, ...If I were English in 1938 and had seen this film, without knowing anything about the weather and the mosquitos, I would think, what a comfortable place to live.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-70423828336424770962009-01-08T21:42:00.000+08:002009-01-08T21:42:00.000+08:00I really marvel at the stamina of the coolies. The...I really marvel at the stamina of the coolies. The sacks are so heavy and yet they worked at breakneck pace plus they were walking at an incline. Life is really tough then.<BR/><BR/>On a different matter. I find it hard to believe that this film is produced in 1938. The quality of this video is so good.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-2413309868325623442009-01-08T18:51:00.000+08:002009-01-08T18:51:00.000+08:00Hey that is one awesome vintage clip! If only som...Hey that is one awesome vintage clip! If only someone can remember to screen that in 2038!The Void Deckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449537651329835195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-72605347012404151382009-01-07T12:54:00.000+08:002009-01-07T12:54:00.000+08:00Yeah, Kenneth. When I saw the biplanes, my first q...Yeah, Kenneth. When I saw the biplanes, my first question was whether the Japanese Zero Fighter was already in production by then. And I think it was, since the Zero went into action right in the beginning of WWII, which was 4 years later.Ivan Chewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727226573817276108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-14555670503094202432009-01-07T09:57:00.000+08:002009-01-07T09:57:00.000+08:00Thanks for the timeline. I noticed that the "moder...Thanks for the timeline. I noticed that the "modern air force" consisted of biplanes. The Japanese must have been laughing if they had seen this clip.pintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14676823759744680169noreply@blogger.com