Gedung Kuning: Memories of a Malay Childhood is a recollection of narrative that detailing the lives of people living in Gedung Kuning and the Malays of Singapore from 1850s to 1999. Gedung Kuning or the Yellow Mansion was home to the family of Haji Yusoff ‘Tali Pinggang’ from 1912 to 1999. It was acquired by the Singapore government in August 1999 under the Land Acquisition Act. What used to house six families is now preserved as a historic building under the Malay Heritage Centre. Hidayah Amin, one of Haji Yusoff’s great-granddaughters, revisits her childhood home and takes readers beyond the gate guarded by stone eagles, through rooms with big mirrors and marble floors, and shares interesting anecdotes growing up in Gedung Kuning.
Gedung Kuning: Memories of a Malay Childhood
HIDAYAH AMIN is one of Haji Yusoff ’s great-granddaughters and is fondly known to family members as Cik Idah. She was born and grew up in Gedung Kuning.
Helang Books (Revised edition, 2021)
224 pages including Bibliography
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Preface
Gedungku
1. Songkok and Tali Pinggang
2. No. 73 Sultan Gate
3. Cik Idah’s Mango Tree
4. Terkenang-kenang…
5. Puasa and Hari Raya
6. Sekolah Makan
7. Amben
8. The Man with the Dulang
9. Hantu!
10. Court Cases
11. Noribah, Aisah and the Woman from Siglap
12. Pilgrimage to Mecca
13. The Curse
14. Thieves
15. The Boy from Bussorah Street
16. Haul and Alms
17. White Magic
18. Siram and Param
19. Servants
20. The Missing, Biscuits
21. Pudding Gula Goreng
22. Piah Hitam
23. Of Convents and Sekolah Arab
24. Budak Hilang!
25. The Princess’s Wedding
26. The Club Next Door
27. Family Sketches
28. Bukan Rumah Kita Lagi
Family Tree
Architecture of Gedung Kuning
Pudding Gula Goreng Recipe
Artefacts
Conveyance Details of Gedung Kuning
Selected Highlights of Historical Timeline
Glossary of Malay Words
Glossary of Javanese Words
Bibliography
| Weight | 0.382 kg |
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| Dimensions | 21 × 15 × 1.4 cm |
| Author(s) | |
| Edition | Revised Edition |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | |
| Year Published | 2010, 2021 |
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