If you’re a regular reader of Yesterday.sg, then Kampong Buangkok needs no introduction – it’s the last remaining village (‘kampong’) in Singapore, an enclave where people live in simple, zinc-roofed houses and everyone knows everyone else. It’s gained popularity in recent times among domestic tourists and shutterbugs seeking to see and document what life was like just 50 years ago.
Yan has a great post about visiting Kampong Buangkok with pictures of the village houses and also information on how to get there. More importantly’ there’s also information about the do’s and don’tsof a being a visitor at Kampong Buangkok:
This is after all, private property and most families prefer not to have their pictures snapped or their own houses barged in. So please exercise some common sense and caution when trying to trespass certain areas or there is a chance that you might get chased out by ferocious looking dogs and owners. Basic courtesy always helps in getting by most situations.
There are also in fact some areas in the kampong that are supposed to be guarded by the wild dogs lurking there, residents have warned us not to try walking too far beyond the kampong boundaries or risk having chased and bitten by the stray dogs. The dogs are ferocious enough to deter us from going near them to take pictures.
Find out about visiting Kampong Buangkok here.
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boundaries or risk having chased and bitten by the stray dogs. The dogs are ferocious enough to deter us
Posted on December 18th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
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