Singapore Notes #1: Kampong Lorong Buangkok

These are photos from Kampong Lorong Buangkok, which is one of two remaining traditional villages (kampongs) in Singapore. (The other is on the small island of Pulau Ubin). The pictures were taken in Sommer 2004. The kids do not live in the kampong. They come on weekends to visit their relatives who still live there. They seem to enjoy the break from city life to become kampong children on the weekend. They took me on the grand tour of the village. They translated when I spoke with people in the village who didn't speak much English.