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“Balancing the competing needs of development and economic progress with a country’s history and heritage, and the building of a common national identity, will continue to be important. We can and must do more to preserve our history and heritage in a rapidly changing environment, and find ways to pass the stories of our pioneers to the next generation.”
― Seah Eu Chin - His Life & Times
― Seah Eu Chin - His Life & Times
“Our unique past connects us with our present, like an anchor providing ballast in the waters of an uncertain world.”
― My Father's Kampung: A History of Aukang and Punggol
― My Father's Kampung: A History of Aukang and Punggol
“If the kampung spirit is gone, like the physical kampung, we may only have
ourselves to blame.”
― My Father's Kampung: A History of Aukang and Punggol
ourselves to blame.”
― My Father's Kampung: A History of Aukang and Punggol
“Balancing the competing needs of development and economic progress with a country’s history and heritage, and the building of a common national identity, will continue to be important. We can and must do more to preserve our history and heritage in a rapidly changing environment, and find ways to pass the stories of our pioneers to the next generation.”
― Seah Eu Chin - His Life & Times
― Seah Eu Chin - His Life & Times
“History is not just about words in a book, or merely stories of people long gone. History is a living story that exists alongside us. Every now and then, it is reinvigorated and becomes part of our daily lives.”
― Leader and Legislator: Seah Liang Seah
― Leader and Legislator: Seah Liang Seah
“Our unique past connects us with our present, like an anchor providing ballast in the waters of an uncertain world.”
― My Father's Kampung: A History of Aukang and Punggol
― My Father's Kampung: A History of Aukang and Punggol
“Yes, we can forgive, but we must remember the past.”
― My Father's Kampung: A History of Aukang and Punggol
― My Father's Kampung: A History of Aukang and Punggol

















The Arts House at the Old Parliament, during the Singapore Writers Festival 2025! Photograph by author Shawn Seah.
Author and speaker Shawn Seah at the Singapore Writers Festival 2025. Photograph by Shawn’s team.
Behind the scenes: Brenda Yeoh, Shawn Seah, and Wesley







