Singapore - Drove to the last remaining Kampong in Singapore also called Kampong Lorong Buangkok. Even BBC had a TV programme on this Kampong. The kampong is a private property located off Yio Chu Kang and can be visited by members of the public.
Tiny mosque within this Kampung |
The land is owned by Madam Sng Mui Hong, who inherited it from her father who originally purchased it in 1956.
There are currently 26 families staying in the kampong. Madam Sng rents out the various homes which can be found at Kampong Lorong Buangkok to her tenants for around $30 a month, many of which are descendants of first-generation residents. It is amazing that some long-term renters only have to pay $4.50 a month.
I remember my grandfather's kampong which looks like that but it has been torn down to be built into HDB. You have chickens roaming the around the houses.
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