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“Words of Wisdom” is an initiative to document and celebrate the stories, insights, and wisdom of Singapore’s senior citizens. It's powered by Folklory, a service dedicated to preserving stories through audio podcasts, who will collaborate with 60 seniors aged 60 and above to create a series of 60 podcasts, each capturing a unique slice of Singapore’s rich history and culture. Find out more info at Folklory.com
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Unknown
Hello there. This is Terence from folkloric. What? You're about to listen to a podcast from the Words of Wisdom project, where we spoke to 60 Singaporeans over the age of 64 as you, 60, and captured their life lessons for the next generation. We hope you enjoy it.
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Unknown
And we're here today to do this for clarity with comedy. I think how we should start is how we do you. Maybe you can just give us a brief introduction of yourself. Okay. I'm getting it. I am the 53 year old. You know, I'm been in the community, very well. Really nice, team.
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Unknown
Us be okay. Okay, great. Maybe, you know, maybe it's, with starting with talking a little bit about your career, the lessons you learned in your career. Oh. How did you actually get started in the banking industry? Like, what drove you to join the banking industry? You think that, initially when during my teens, we met through, during the blue of that, my father, you, but you need it, when what, what experience you in from?
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Unknown
When you worked in light. Well, I think, to get the community, you know, I didn't use any lessons school or on the bank. UJA let me be, one thing, but, get a job. And, you know, I the banking industry. Okay, okay. So what were actually, like, what attracted you to the banking industry?
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Unknown
I mean, if not other than what your father was saying, but what attracted you to want to join? In. I don't have much, actually. Marketing or not? Diploma? Not degree. And get a degree or a level. But, I will work my way up in a mini group. That's 1215. One day. Okay. From, the bank.
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Unknown
That's the bank. I by the bank for 20 years. And, you know, you know, if, you know, along the way and then, the experience of that, then we would believe. But that, I been blessed. We can see what all that was. I mean, we can get along together. You know. Oh, maybe you can talk a little bit about,
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Unknown
Why do you think you lasted for so long in the industry, even though it wasn't your first choice of industry to join the, Maybe because of my character, I didn't get along with everybody, and, I mean, I'm, I'm good at it. Nothing is a problem. Many friends of mine get it, but then, normally, our, contribute my ideas, my opinion.
00:03:24:20 - 00:03:53:02
Unknown
If anything, that I dislike. I agree with that. You know, the way and, with every department of growth, I mean, you you like to take me in that event, but I just don't even need the income. Come over to my enough income. I think, you know what kind of, you know, in the Bible. I mean, sometimes people don't want what?
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Unknown
Maybe it's not that they get in their don't. Okay. So I mean, in terms of you say that you can get along very well with people and. All right. Like, what do you think in your personality makes you able to do that. I have a positive attitude and I, I am quite liberal in getting along with everybody.
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Unknown
When I, when I hear people, like, every morning, I just, Hey, good morning to everyone. Many people, like, I didn't think, man, that that he got more good than anybody else who I a little, I don't even even from the, the caliber up to the ministry side. Everybody I know. You know what I mean?
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Unknown
Anything about, about the community. I think many countries. Well, I mean, looking for, like, the other group. I see, I see. So, I mean, you know, you been in the street for a long time at all. What advice you have that you have for young people who are just joining the industry? My advice is that be the best you can be.
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Unknown
I mean, do your the honors. That would be and get along with everyone. What would the people get within you looking but would be everybody's looking for you. Like you get where you want. I know that people sometimes, you know, in the office, I didn't come and see my handicap, but people know about you going to get what they want you to.
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Unknown
This is one of the example I get to come over to. We I, you I mean, I know you going to get me. Do you remember anything you get? You could not get been alone. Yeah. And and, they need a plan. Very true. Okay. I mean, it sounds like, you know, making friends with the people you work with is not a problem for you at all.
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Unknown
Right. Okay. Yeah. In terms of, in terms of, you know, the, the friends that you meet while working. Like, what are the qualities in the friends that you, you meet over the years that you realize, like, oh, this is a very important quality in the person. That's why you can be friends with them.
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Unknown
Yeah. Yeah. You must be honest to not be like, I went even, at one time at a great mercy for me. If we don't get you. Okay. I mean, that that doesn't win the union in all the miniature. The center. Okay. But if it wasn't a good, the winner means you get in line with, the union.
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Unknown
I see, I see. And, I mean, I'm sure some of these friends have also been friends of you for a long time though, right? Ever since. Ever since, you know, during my crummy working life. And you know what? They each other. I didn't care anyways. The, gaining, again, you can't be getting broke or I guess, wrong.
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Unknown
So, it's like I, I see. So like what, what do you do to then stay in touch with these friends over the years for instance. I think they say they, you know, I don't know. Do you have any plans for. My energy. I have my, my what? I see the, bankroll thing.
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Unknown
We live the monster. I don't get any voluntary groups. Okay. So I don't know anything that maybe has a few friends and acquaintances or we want to go for. Okay. Okay. So, do you use a lot of social media to stay in touch with these friends? Or so? Yes, definitely. I see that, containing the humiliated and things and, for being, negative.
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Unknown
I think it comes back down, like, every time I the, I mean, some negative people. I think that I'm going down you. I will say that they are not nice. I mean, yes, when you have a long relationship with then then, we shouldn't be, you say, it's that easy for you to say. I like, because I okay.
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Unknown
I mean, you know that since. Yeah, social media, for a lot of young people today can be. I mean, it looks like they have a lot of friends. They know a lot of people. But at the same time, some people say that they don't have any real friends. Even though it seems like we're happy on social media.
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Unknown
What advice do you have for young people? You know, can feel very lonely, even though they're very, you know, they are almost social media. Yeah. And and the organic food, you know, the media. You should come out and then you just, you're not messing with that because, like, if you get you, you can, you can feel you can see the message and then what?
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Unknown
You you they're not like me in they need to be friendly. And and then just what it wrong. Yeah. No kidding. I see, I see. Okay, so, since we're talking about the topic of, friendship, like, you you are you able to, you know, talk to your friends a lot about any kind of problems and, you know, troubles that you have with your personal life or family.
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Unknown
Do you share that a lot of your friends. Not my personal life. For me, at the present time, when you. I think that that we, you know, do, different, you can see you can, you can be friendly, okay? You can be good to the people that. Yeah. Content for you. You can think they're going to think of.
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Unknown
You thought they would say, okay, if I did, I think it's unlikely. Okay, okay. And then, well you like. So what's your approach to friendship. Like, like if you see your friends in need and all that, what's, what. You know what, what do you, what do you do for them or what do you do to try to help them?
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Unknown
Well, I, I will see what type of problem that you have. I will consider 90 something then next week, something that have. But not all of them. I feel, when they buy, you know, crowd. They can get money at home. Maybe we can, we do not. You can take the night. The. We, if you you know, I have made I can.
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Unknown
Then why not? You know, then I know who the person who can help. Okay, everybody. So I do want to then ask you one quite, interesting question, but what are your thoughts. Make sure the what love. You know.
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Unknown
To make somebody very to so hot I mean, you get you can see that these are very important. Then you can get involved in very important. Any problem. Right. If you, you know, right. Thinking, Then to for you personally, what point or less. How do you know that somebody, is the one for you.
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Unknown
What what do you think are the most important things someone should look out for you? When thinking about a partner at all. Only talk to me. And then, usually I don't really go for news online. Usually as long as, my my feelings, like a general. Okay. But after that, when I found out that.
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Unknown
Oh, that's something that maybe, I think quite normally that thing, for me, 100 things. So you tend to say things like that idiom that you, you, you have your two hands left, then you say you have a relationship. Okay. So what is the secret to a long relationship? Your opinion. How long do you think we should get on this?
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Unknown
This is everything, you have or maybe something. And what we do, what is your problem? You say, you know, when you see a good. How do you do? Okay. Okay. So I'm thinking about, love friend. Because you know, we, we this is, we recording this also for younger people and future generations of Singaporeans.
00:14:13:13 - 00:14:35:12
Unknown
What do you say about what do you what advice would you give to a young person who hasn't found love or hasn't found a passion in his life? That right is a hard life. What should he do to help them find this love? Will, passion? For me, I do want to go out, go out in the city.
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Unknown
I, I like to think that you can me no one. The problem with me as if it were a rich marriage. So I will say that you can do the, that if you do it at night, then do a long the, maybe incompatibility that those who are playing the, will look at you, but saying you you wouldn't want all those, you finding that.
00:15:04:15 - 00:15:38:08
Unknown
Okay. Okay. I mean, and has there been any advice that you've given to your own children about, relationships, love? Yeah. But, the same thing I when I see, you have enough, you can careful your your things. And if you have the same schedule, you will look at how you have or and things like that.
00:15:38:10 - 00:16:09:05
Unknown
I might have found like. Okay, okay. Ready. But, I mean, you know, the question we need to pursue when you need to go, right, to get the thing, if you need to be good. I mean, you have to in, from the better than the already. Yeah. For the second one. For the second one, the community, we, if you that, you'll find it.
00:16:09:06 - 00:16:25:08
Unknown
I mean, maybe you can, go to the house thing. I think, make any private, the painting you can get, you know.
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Unknown
Okay. So just to, to talk a little bit about, the fact that, you know, Singapore is an, a 16 year old, right. To you, what, what do you feel about the change that Singapore has seen in the last 16 years, you know, from your childhood until today? What are the changes in Singapore then you, if you say that I mean a lot now because, this is, I think we I mean, you wouldn't get back and the compare the ordinary life and, that sort of looking, you know, like, we've had a complete how, you know, we.
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Unknown
Like being in this way. You know, I guess if you say, well, you know, the condition, like. Everything looking in technology, you know? But I know that that would be only my age. You can. You know. That that the youngsters know this is not like getting my thing. Okay. Let me thank you for you from Houston Texas.
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Unknown
It's nice that they needed you.
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Unknown
The benefit on well, you know, they, they didn't really put you in by any hand. At that night. Thank you. Goodbye. I mean, I, I you have a mental condition that they give, because, I know there is an order, for for something deeper problem. I got my friend who works in the bank, and then I came up with some equipment for the game.
00:18:23:04 - 00:19:07:15
Unknown
I mean, the one that went right. I want you to take it like my exactly. You know, and I go, I see, I see. Okay. So it's like generational differences like, oh yeah, we did so but in that sense, thinking ahead to the future, right. The future. And years for Singapore, the future for, you know, for your children and their children, you know, what do you wish for, for Singapore, in the upcoming when those 60 years, the next 60 years.
00:19:07:17 - 00:19:39:15
Unknown
Go. I will, I will let you into, the, the I mean, I think I did. Okay. I, we did, recording and what I wanted to, you know, we got together, we put the Singapore. There.
00:19:39:17 - 00:20:12:10
Unknown
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