Life on Less-Travelled Path in Traditional Village … Singapore – CityScape Photography

[majes.tytyty]

This narrow dirt path is one of the major “streets” into the last traditional village in Singapore, Kampong Lorong Buangkok. 

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A simple life in a quaint village

This small “kampong” (that’s “village,” in Malay) was built just over 50 years ago, when Singapore was still largely undeveloped. As the rest of Singapore grew and modernized over subsequent decades, this quaint kampong remained largely untouched. It reminds us of a much simpler life …. and, in fact, even today, the kampong residents lead a much simpler life than anyone in the surrounding high-rise housing blocks.   

Residents, bugs, and other creatures living in harmony

I’d cycled past the kampong numerous times. When I told my friend about it, he suggested we go up there and explore it. While we were strolling along the narrow dirt lanes, a local woman invited us into her home, where she lived with her elderly parents. It was a simple but clean and comfortable home.     _{[Right-Click Here to Enlarge Photo]}

The windows had screens, but there were no panes of glass. And between the top of the walls and the roof, there was a 20-centimeter gap for ventilation, with neither screen nor glass. When my friend asked the woman if bugs and other creatures invaded their living space by crawling or flying through the opening, she essentially replied, “No, never.”    _{(Image source)}

Corporate vultures circling

Of course, being in the heart of Singapore, the land under those quaint homes is worth millions of dollars, and development companies are circling like vultures. But the woman told us that the residents of this village were very comfortable there, and were intent on staying there.    In a very real sense, Kampong Lorong Buangkok provides a glimpse of a Malayan town of yore, before the automobile and high-rise buildings changed the face of the city – radically and permanently.  

And we can assume that the bugs and other creatures also wanted to stay in their comfortable green home in the “kampong.”A closer view – "Exploring the Last Kampong in Singapore: Kampong Lorong Buangkok"   _{(right-click on title)}

Location – Kampong Lorong Buangkok, Singapore, on Google Maps

     This is my entry in @juliank’s CityScape Photography contest.

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[tantrums]

I can't believe it is Singapore though coz all I saw when we went there were buildings and infrastructures. Maybe this is the urban part of the city.

[majes.tytyty]

Yes, this is a bit far from downtown, but now, developments are going up all around it. Streets and highways and high-rise buildings.

[akkypan]

Sir tell me which camera use for photography

[majes.tytyty]

I use a simple point-n-click Samsung camera. Nothing fancy, nothing difficult.

[prasasth]

These kind of land are very rare to find these days.With the massive development that has been done to develop cities and towns the true essence of life has gone missing which we used to enjoy in the lap of nature.

[majes.tytyty]

Indeed, that's true.

[dawizy]

Wow! This is really lovely.

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[sahilbangash]

amazing photography

[baongoccsa83]

life in piace an happiness . amazing

[anon9]

hey. my cousin have this type garden. 1st time i was shocked to see this

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[ali14]

nice post

[cranium]

Very interesting story. Perhaps we should take a closer look at the inhabitants of this village. Perhaps in order to be happy enough simple, to some extent primitive, things.

Очень интересная история. Возможно, нам стоит присмотреться к жителям этой деревни. Возможно, для того чтобы быть счастливым достаточно простых, в некоторой степени примитивных, вещей.

[asadchughtai]

Singapore is most beautiful and famous city in the world,,,,your photography is so Amazing,,,such a wonderful natural beauty,,,I always like your travelling trips,,,tress and flowers looks so fabulous,,,,bicycle looks so beautiful....thanks for sharing,,,

[sayemsonai]

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