5 11 18 24 Through his eyes: Remembering MGS memories 重温“丽的呼声”昔日 Saya dan Bulan Bahasa old Singapore through the of 11 Mount Sophia 多姿多彩的时光 poems of Edwin Thumboo oct - 8 · issue 3 issn 0219-8126decvol. 2012 · Contents features nl notes bookmarks 05 24 42 03 Through his eyes: NLB-Saudi Arabia Cultural Saya dan Bulan Bahasa Director’s Column Remembering old Mission collaboration —Muhammad Ariff Ahmad — Ngian Lek Choh Singapore through the — Saudi Arabia poems of Edwin Thumboo Cultural Mission 30 04 — Stephanie Pee In the family: 44 Giving your past a present – Family history resources 11 the gift of remembering in the National Library iremembermagazines: our love affair with magazines — Gene Tan MGS memories of — Bonny Tan 11 Mount Sophia — Barbara Quek — Barbara Quek 36 10 46 新加坡民信业的起源、 PictureSG 18 Uniquely Singaporean memories 运作与历史 — Stephanie Pee 重温“丽的呼声” — Lee Meiyu 昔日多姿多彩的时光 — Leong Hui Chuan Editorial & Production Managing Editor Design and Print Barbara Quek Relay Room Times Printers Editorial Support Ang Seow Leng, Gracie Lee, Please direct all Front Cover correspondence to: Hock Lam Street in Janice Loo, Lim Siew Kim, 1977. This popular spot Mary Peh, Masamah Ahmad National Library Board for hawker food was Mazelan Anuar, Sharon Koh, 100 Victoria Street #14-01 the inspiration behind Vicky Gao National Library Building Edwin Thumboo’s Singapore 188064 poem “The Sneeze” Contributors Tel: +65 6332 3255 (p. 7). Expunged in the Barbara Quek, Bonny Tan, Fax: +65 6332 3611 late 1970s, the Funan Errata Gene Tan, Lee Meiyu, Email:
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