By Bernard & Hui Zhi

We had our brunch at Jalan Kayu this morning. Yes, prata of course. We had wanted to try the prata at the food court near our place for several times but we just could not catch the opening time. In our opinion, they vary the time according to their mood, which is really bad because this turn away potential customers like US. =P

After prata, we decided to explore the little kampong near our place, Kampong Lorong Buangkok. Initially checked out this place late one night but decided that it was unsafe to tread further from the main path. Anyway went there and explored the place on foot. There was an unpaved road that leads into the heart of the kampong. Some say that it is the last kampong in Singapore now. Heard that the government is getting the land back and even this last kampong will be gone soon.

The area is prone to flooding as noted by a signboard giving the warnings to flooding days and times. The entrance to the kampong is clearly marked by a sign indicating the name "Kampong Lorong Buangkok" and the word "surau" above it meaning prayer room in Islam. In a clearing of land, there were old karang guni wares like old refrigerators and an old stove and two pieces of trishaws.

As we enter, we expected to see cocks or hens running around but was disappointed. There were several dogs though. It was indeed very kampong, many with their doors and windows wide open. We were surprised to see some construction works still going on... It was very quiet, very rustic, very laid-back...

For a while, we were back to the past...

(You can visit http://www.pbase.com/synapseman/kg_lor_buangkok to see more photos of Kampong Buangkok taken by someone else)

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