James Seah guest blogs on Chun See’s Good Morning Yesterday, sharing with us how Chap Goh Meh (the last day of Chinese New Year) was celebrated in Kampung Bukit Ho Swee 50 years ago.
The venue of the Bukit Ho Swee “heartland happening event” was at the ‘Grand Old Building” (GOB) at Havelock Road, where shop Unit No. 715 to No. 745, Havelock Road, Singapore are located. I found a best-view spot at the corridor of the coffee-shop at Unit No. 719 beside the Soh Beng Tee Construction Co. office at Unit No. 721.About 20 workers and the proprietor were having a grand “Chap Goh Meh” celebration dinner when I arrived at about 7:00 pm. There were crates and crates of firecracker stacked outside the office. 4 or 5 earthenware stoves with burning charcoal were also placed nearby.
What happens next? Firecrackers! Read all about it in Good Morning Yesterday.
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