Step into the past at Kampong Buangkok

Believe it or not, Singapore still has one surviving kampong (traditional village) amid its jungle of high-rise apartments. Home to less than 30 families, the rustic cluster of zinc-roofed houses near Hougang has been standing since 1956 and feels like a portal to the past. It’s common to see cats, dogs and chickens roaming about, as well as more exotic wildlife in the surrounding foliage. Word has it that Kampong Buangkok is slated to be redeveloped by the government in due time, so make a trip down before it disappears.
5 Lorong Buangkok.