{"id":8330,"date":"2013-11-18T19:38:51","date_gmt":"2013-11-18T11:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/?p=8330"},"modified":"2013-11-20T01:14:58","modified_gmt":"2013-11-19T17:14:58","slug":"cleared-the-1830s-cluster-in-hill-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/2013\/cleared-the-1830s-cluster-in-hill-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleared : The 1830s cluster in Hill 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>18th November, 2013<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From Raymond Goh:<\/p>\n<p>Today, the tomb keepers helped to clear the thick vegetation around a cluster of old graves in Hill\/Blk 2, believed to be relocated from Tiong Bahru in the late 1920s due to development, thereby revealing more tombs previously hidden among thick vegetation. Some of these old graves are affected, while some are not due to the angle of the road project which slices\u00a0 this cluster into half. One pioneering immigrant, that of the mother of Chee Yam Chuan has been found in this cluster. We believe other pioneers could be uncovered soon.<\/p>\n<p>Read about how Raymond identified Madam Chee Kim Guan<a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/?p=7856\" target=\"_blank\"> here <\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8331\" style=\"width: 659px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/1830s-cluster-cleared-photo-Raymond-Goh.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8331\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8331\" title=\"1830s cluster cleared (photo Raymond Goh)\" alt=\"1830s cluster cleared (photo Raymond Goh)\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/1830s-cluster-cleared-photo-Raymond-Goh.jpg\" width=\"649\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/1830s-cluster-cleared-photo-Raymond-Goh.jpg 649w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/1830s-cluster-cleared-photo-Raymond-Goh-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/1830s-cluster-cleared-photo-Raymond-Goh-230x320.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1830s cluster cleared (photo Raymond Goh)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Seeing the cleared tombs for the first time inspired Claire Leow to pen these lines for these pioneers, who arrived about the time of Sir Stamford Raffles, making them the earliest immigrants of recent history.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\">The Sentinels of Bukit Brown<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\">We stand<\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[0].[1]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Sentinels of Bukit Brown<\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[0].[3]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Watched this land we called <em>Sin-chew<\/em>\u00a0(\u661f\u00a0\u6d32)\u00a0from afar<\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[0]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Put down roots, rebuilt our lives,<\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[2]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Cajoled our families to join us.<\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[4]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">We, the <em>sinkehs<\/em>, arrived.<\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[6]\" \/><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[7]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Farewells aplenty in our lifetimes<\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[9]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">To family, to China. <\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[11]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Here in our new home, to our former burial grounds which looked after us,<\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[13]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">As we made way for our descendants, and for more <em>sinkehs<\/em>.<\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[15]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Goodbye Tiong Bahru, hello Bukit Brown.<\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[17]\" \/><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[18]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Years have passed. Like a gentle breath. Like the wind. <\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[20]\" \/><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[21]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Bombs came, new inventions we did not yet know.<\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[23]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Shouts of languages we did not fully understand.<\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[25]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">In death, others whispered to us that which we did not witness<\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[27]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">The Japanese came with shouts of <em>Banzai<\/em>! The British scrambling in the undergrowth to hide amongst us.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Then peace and quiet again. <\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[31]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Roots grew around us, sheltered us. <\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[33]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">And we hosted the birds and monkeys and spied an occasional dog. Hid a few snakes in our time. <\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[35]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">We enjoyed the distant voices of children at play.<\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[37]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">We, the sentinels of Bukit Brown.<\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[39]\" \/><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[40]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">And now,<\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[42]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Time for more farewells.<\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[44]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Our friends and neighbours in death,<\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[46]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Long have we stood together. <\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[48]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Decades have come and gone and among many farewells, we never expected the dead would be parted.<\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[50]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Not like this.<\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[52]\" \/><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[53]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Ong, I see you over there. Chew, you look bright and clean with the grass trimmed. Lim, I never knew you had that many children!<\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[55]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">So many years, and now, not enough time! <\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[57]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">We don\u2019t have time left to get to know each other better. <\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[59]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">We thought we had eternity\u2026<\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[61]\" \/><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[62]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">We thought we were the sentinels of Bukit Brown. <\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[64]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">All we had was time. <\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[66]\" \/><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[67]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Come, let us not tarry.<\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[69]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Lets get to know each other better.<\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[71]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Before our final farewell.<\/span><br data-reactid=\".r[46o7s].[1][3][1]{comment564421783628040_564463440290541}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[73]\" \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">We who know how to depart and how to find new homes, come.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Footnote:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cSin Chew\u201d is a sobriquet for \u201cSingapore\u201d\u00a0popularized\u00a0by Nanyang literatus Khoo Seok Wan\u00a0<\/strong>(also buried at Bukit Brown and to be exhumed for the highway)<strong>. Singapore is an island surrounded by the sea, and with vessels and boats large and small anchored around it; the glitter of artificial lights at night are like a crown of illuminated stars (\u201c\u661f\u201d) when viewed from afar. \u201c\u6d32\u201d (zhou, island) and \u201c\u821f\u201d (zhou, boat) are homonyms: while the boat lights are like stars, those on the island are like the Big Dipper to accentuate the constellation. This is why the term \u201cSin Chew\u201d is widely known by folks here and afar.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(Liang Shao Wen, \u201cNanyang Travels\u201d, p. 62, circa 1920s, translated by Lai Chee Kien)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related posts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bukitbrown.info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Staked tombs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Brief History: <a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/?p=3081\" target=\"_blank\">Walk of Fame, Darkly<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/?p=7355\" target=\"_blank\">A Voice for the Unclaimed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6152\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Memory-Photo-Peter-Pak-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6152\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6152\" alt=\"Memory (Photo: Peter Pak)\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Memory-Photo-Peter-Pak--300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Memory (Photo: Peter Pak)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 18th November, 2013 &nbsp; From Raymond Goh: Today, the tomb keepers helped to clear the thick vegetation around a cluster of old graves in Hill\/Blk 2, believed to be relocated from Tiong Bahru in the late 1920s due to development, thereby revealing more tombs previously hidden among thick vegetation. Some of these old graves are affected, while some are not due to the angle of the road project which slices\u00a0 this cluster into half. One pioneering immigrant, that of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":8331,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[161,116,81,84],"tags":[458,457],"class_list":["post-8330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-heritage-2","category-history-2","category-slider","category-tombs","tag-the-sentinels","tag-tiong-bahru-cemetery"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Cleared : The 1830s cluster in Hill 2  - Bukit Brown: A World Monuments Watch Site in 2014<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/2013\/cleared-the-1830s-cluster-in-hill-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cleared : The 1830s cluster in Hill 2  - Bukit Brown: A World Monuments Watch Site in 2014\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; 18th November, 2013 &nbsp; From Raymond Goh: Today, the tomb keepers helped to clear the thick vegetation around a cluster of old graves in Hill\/Blk 2, believed to be relocated from Tiong Bahru in the late 1920s due to development, thereby revealing more tombs previously hidden among thick vegetation. 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