Missing My Hometown in Kampong
About This Novel
It has probably been more than 40 years since I left my life in the kampong. Sometimes when I think about it, some vague scenes and characters emerge from my mind. It's just that I didn't save the photos as memories at that time. To be honest, the trend of taking photos was not that popular at that time. Now I can only rely on memory alone to recall the situation back then. This book brings together the opinions and participation of brothers and sisters to complete this creation, and I hope it can evoke everyone's memories of a beautiful childhood life. With the rapid development of urbanization, the little red dot (Singapore) is small and different from other neighboring countries such as Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. It has a large area and a low population density, and has a large space for development. However, the little red dot is facing growing population pressure and is being driven out one by one across the island. The small citizens living in the countryside have been replaced by group living towards high-altitude development; from a sparse kampung life to a dense HDB housing form. Due to this forced change, the life trajectory of kampongs was swallowed up by reinforced concrete buildings, and now the only remaining traditional kampung - Lorong Wanguo Kampong - has been preserved with great difficulty, but its future fate is uncertain. From a carefree childhood to the current digital age where everyone has a mobile phone. From a life of living in harmony and mutual help without any intention to a self-styled state where everyone is responsible for their own affairs, the change in lifestyle has never returned and left traces that are difficult to trace. If you want to truly experience early kampung life, you can get a glimpse of the scenes in neighboring countries, but the differences and feelings you experience are difficult to match.
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