Kampong Lorong Buangkok – probably the last surviving kampong in Singapore. Kampong (or ‘kampung’) literally translates to ‘village’ from the Malay language, and is typically used to describe a laid back, rural, Malay-style village where single-story buildings with zinc or attap-leaf roof dwellings reside. Roads in a kampong are typically minimally developed or undeveloped.
![The dirt road leading into Kampong Lorong Buangkok.](http://sgbikerboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_9109.jpg)
It’s rare to find such nostalgic dwellings in modern land-scarce Singapore. This tiny village houses less than 30 families and the residences enjoy a rare slower pace of life than their urban contemporaries.
![One of the more modern houses in Kampong Lorong Buangkok.](http://sgbikerboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_9110.jpg?_t=1474173434)
![The cars are possibly the only modern equipment around here.](http://sgbikerboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_9115.jpg)
![Kampong-style makan (eating) area.](http://sgbikerboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_9116.jpg)
![IIRC, this was the only 2-story house around.](http://sgbikerboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_9120.jpg)
![23-C Lorong Buangkok. I love how the house unit number is handwritten on a chalkboard.](http://sgbikerboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_9112.jpg)
![This is a Muslim prayer hut - Surau Kampong Lorong Buangkok.](http://sgbikerboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_9113.jpg)
![You wouldn't relate the surroundings to a place in Singapore, huh?](http://sgbikerboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_9118.jpg)