Lovebirds, kool kats, stylo milo. Sugee cake, karipap panas, matchmaker matchmaker make me a match. Turn turtle, the line before the sea, rebel. Pop Yeh Yeh, the young ones, darling we’re the young ones… who are you? What lives did our grandparents lead before we came into their lives? What will we discover when tracing their steps, eroded by progress and change? What remains while time continues to slowly slip through our fingers?

Joe’s grandparents will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary soon, so he wants to surprise them with a gift to commemorate this milestone. He needs some help so he’s asking you to join him for a walk around Katong-Joo Chiat. In doing so, he is attempting to piece together threads of his family’s history: from his grandparents’ courtship years to the old house to experiences that have left an indelible mark on their lives. Perhaps, he can fill in some blanks and come up with something truly special for Datuk and Grandma.

Love, Katong is a theatrical walking experience around the streets of Katong-Joo Chiat contemplating what love truly means in our lives against the backdrop of a heritage town filled with many diverse stories and histories. A blend of fictional and real stories, it is created and led by Shaifulbahri Mohamad and directed by Adeeb Fazah.

This Call for Collaboration project is supported by Katong Culture and part of the National Heritage Board’s Heritage Activation Nodes initiative.

Tickets are priced at $15 per person.

Register your interest here and the organiser will be in touch with you via email. Spots are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

1. Duration & Physical Requirements:

The duration of the walking tour is 90 minutes. Participants are recommended to wear comfortable walking shoes, light clothes suitable for the weather, as well as to bring along a bottle of water, and an umbrella.

Participants are encouraged to arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the programme. The programme will begin on time.

2. Disclaimer:

The walk will proceed in the event of wet weather, and all participants are advised to bring an umbrella/raincoat. The walk may, however, be cancelled due to inclement weather (e.g. hazardous haze conditions, flooding etc.) or due to other unforeseen circumstances affecting the walk (e.g. road closures etc.), and participants will be informed. If so, alternative arrangements will be made to the best of the organiser's abilities.

The programme is suitable for those aged 12 and above. To allow more participants to enjoy the programme, each customer is allowed to purchase up to 4 tickets. Any additional tickets purchased may be cancelled. 

3. Refund Policy:

Kindly note that no refund or exchange of tickets is allowed under any circumstance except for programme cancellation. By registering for this programme, participants agree:

a) that the programme organiser(s) and NHB may take photographs and/or videos of them (or their child as applicable) and use the images and/or videos including to archive, exhibit and publish them for publicity;

b) for the programme organiser(s) and NHB to contact them regarding the programme that they have signed up for, as well as other communication that may be of interest to them; and

c) that the personal information supplied will be strictly used for the purposes stated above;