▁of ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁life ▁that ▁is ▁probably ▁gone ▁for ▁ever .” ▁Y ip ▁recorded ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁activities ▁that ▁constit uted ▁a ▁large ▁part ▁of ▁Singapore ' s ▁cultural ▁landscape ▁in ▁its ▁early ▁days . ▁Indeed , ▁we ▁might ▁see ▁another ▁Singapore ▁when ▁we ▁look ▁at ▁a ▁T ao ist ▁priest ▁le aping ▁through ▁a ▁wall ▁of ▁fl ame ▁amid ▁a ▁fl ur ry ▁of ▁“ H ell ▁Notes ”, ▁or ▁the ▁sil hou ette ▁of ▁a ▁woman ▁he aving ▁a ▁cart ▁through ▁a ▁tor r ential ▁down p our , ▁or ▁ ▁an ▁op ium ▁add ict ▁surrounded ▁by ▁waves ▁of ▁smoke , ▁as ▁described ▁by ▁the ▁Stra its ▁Times ▁journalist ▁Cor rie ▁Tan . ▁ ▁S ens itivity ▁to ▁the ▁changes ▁in ▁his ▁social ▁and ▁physical ▁environment , ▁pers istence ▁in ▁recording ▁the ▁changes ▁and ▁his ▁passion ▁for ▁phot ography ▁also ▁enabled ▁Y ip ▁to ▁document ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁photograph s ▁the ▁physical ▁and ▁social ▁impact ▁of ▁urban isation . ▁He ▁visited ▁the ▁k amp ong ▁sites ▁regularly , ▁and ▁took ▁pictures ▁on ▁every ▁aspect ▁of ▁life ▁in ▁Ch in at own ▁and ▁its ▁vic inity . ▁“ Ch in at own ▁was ▁his ▁passion ▁and ▁life ; ▁he ▁would ▁ro am ▁the ▁streets , ▁carrying ▁a ▁camera ▁like ▁a ▁woman ▁would ▁carry ▁a ▁hand bag ,” ▁said ▁Andrew ▁Y ip ▁describing ▁his ▁father ' s ▁passion ▁for ▁document ary ▁phot ography . ▁Y ip ▁Che ong ▁Fun ▁used ▁to ▁stand ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁spot ▁at ▁New