A Singapore Time Capsule | Kampong Lorong Buangkok | 4K 60fps

Kampong Lorong Buangkok is a village located in Buangkok in Hougang, Singapore. Built in 1956, it is the last surviving kampong located on Singapore Island in the 21st century. A wide canal ran alongside the kampong, which links to Sungei Punggol that drains into the eastern Straits of Johor.  The kampong was also known as Selak Kain in Malay, which meant 'hitching up one's sarong (skirt)' as people hitch up their sarongs to wade through floods whenever the village experienced flash floods in the 20th century Singapore. The land which the kampong rests on, was acquired in 1956 from Mr Huang Yu Tu by Sng Teow Koon, a traditional Chinese medicine seller. At the point of purchase, there were already 4 to 6 houses built on the land. He set up home in the village with his family, and started renting out land to people to build homes. The land was handed down to his children, one of whom is Ms Sng Mui Hong. She continues to live in the village with her nieces. Her 3 other siblings, who are the co-owners, have all married and moved out of the village. It evolved into a kampong. It was initially a swampy piece of land with only 5-6 homes. By the 1960s, it housed about 40 families. The land area used to be 21460 m2 but has shrunken in size to 12248.1 m2. Electricity, running water, and garbage collection are provided by the government. Post is provided by a postman on a motorcycle once a day. Date: 09 March 2022 Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:08 Kampong Lorong Buangkok, Singapore 13:59 🎵 Facebook: https://facebook.com/xiaoqiangwalker/... Instagram:   / xiaoqiangwalker   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@xiaoqiangwalk... Thank you for visiting my channel. Hope you enjoyed this video. Please subscribe and push the 'like' button for the next walk! Filmed with DJI Pocket 2 Copyright © 2021 Xiao Qiang Walker. All Rights Reserved. All videos on this channel are filmed and produced by myself. Any reproduction or reupload in whole/part of my videos is strictly prohibited. #kampong #singapore #travelvlog