This storytelling session accompanies the resident-led exhibition Dear Punggol*. Told by Esther Siah, who grew up on the last farm in Punggol, this is a story about discovering a sense of belonging in an unfamiliar place. Through memories of daily routines, neighbourhood shops, and bus journeys, Esther brings you on a journey back to the past, 

*Dear Punggol is a resident-led exhibition that invites you to look again at a familiar chapter of Punggol's history--pig farming. Peer into a series of mailboxes to view intricate miniature paper dioramas recreating scenes from 1980s farm life, created by a resident of Punggol's last farms. These rare glimpses into everyday memories and domestic routines offer a personal lens to the narratives usually told about the neighbourhood's agricultural yet industrious past. Led by Esther Siah, a paper quilling artist who grew up on her grandparents' pig farm in Punggol and wants to keep alive the memory of rural landscapes that once stood. 

This programme is also part of HAN@Punggol Open House: A Festival of People, Places, Stories, developed by OH! Open House, and supported by the National Heritage Board. Learn more at bit.ly/PunggolOpenHouse.