Old Singapore, street of the dead, Sago Lane 1960

In Sago Lane old chinese were waiting for their death and could watch their coffin being carved. A paper house is being burned to live in in the hereafter. Funeral in monsoon time.

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Travel & Events

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• old
• singapore
• sago lane
• 1960
• chinese
• funeral
• mourning
• dead
• street
• monsoon
• michael rogge
• malaya
• malaysia
• past

[samstom]

@MichaelRogge..........think u should do a seach on youtube for "《星洲之夜》 主题曲 "A Song To Remember" Theme Song ", mediacorp is running a drama series which looks exactly like your clips on youtube LOL.

[MichaelRogge]

@samstom Thanks, but I do not see any use of my films in their clip?!

[hkmaja]

Amazing footage. Is it part of a longer video?

[MichaelRogge]

@hkmaja It was part of my dutch TV presentation of Malaysia back in 1963. I have various other clips on YouTube of Malaysia which comprise this television item and much more. Please search with "michael rogge" + malaysia

[MichaelRogge]

@hkmaja It is part of a longer TV film I made fifty years ago. Other parts are incorporated in other clips on YouTube to be found with michael+rogge+singapore

[modsJUTSU]

Okay the title and the video seems to have no link.

[MichaelRogge]

@modsJUTSU  ??????????

[solamesocool]

this is a very rare video

[howkemon6559]

memories

[exozero]

@MichaelRogge He means that the title seems not to be related to the video.

[mentolfreekyai]

Dear Micheal, thanks for uploading this video. This is a nice and precious one, it helped a lot in my university project regarding the history of chinatown and chinese funeral. Thank you! =)

[yAnSHui520025]

I was born in 1990. Thx for uploading this. I can get to know wht the past Singapore looks like and how's the life ppl live during tht time. :) And wow the coffin is so huge compare to now!!!

[qbix2302]

Priceless vids. Tks for posting..