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Brand new playground with colourful playhouses for kids to climb along opens in Yishun! And if they look familiar to you, that's because they first appeared in Buangkok. 😊
Buangkok Crescent组屋惊现巨型蜥蜴，好吓人！过后关爱动物研究协会（ACRES）已将巨蜥抓走。
据悉，这种圆鼻巨蜥在新加坡很常见，常在绿地和水道一带出没，其实它是一种很害羞的动物，吃的是鱼、腐肉、青蛙和其他小动物。
Credited to: Abdullah Muhammad
We deviated from our weekly park hikes to visit the last remaining kampung in Singapore, Kampung Buangkok. Stepping into the village is like being transported into another world - the sights, sounds and smells were unlike anything the kids have experienced.
There are still about 25 families living here and the land it sits on is owned by one family. The original owner has since passed away so it is now managed by his son & daughter. And guess how much is the monthly rent? It averages about $7.50!!! 😱 Yes, join the queue behind me if you want to stay here too. 😁
Even though the public can enter the kampung & walk along the common pathways, it is still private land after all so it is only right if you seek the village chief, Miss Sng's permission if you intend to take any IG-worthy photos or videos.
OR you can sign up for Let's Go Tour 'Kampung Experience' tour where not only did we have a licensed tour guide pointing out various interesting sites within the kampung, we also entered two of the zinc-roofed wooden houses and played some retro games like five stones, pick-up-sticks and zero point!
Definitely brought back plenty of childhood memories for the wifey & me but most importantly, it showed the kids what life in Singapore was like back in the pre-80's. In fact, Ash learnt about the history about the formation of HDB in his Sec Sch History lessons - I'm told P3 Social Studies textbook covers this too - so there's nothing like watching history unfold right in front of your eyes... coupled with the guide's sharing of the transition difficulties villagers faced during relocation from kampungs to HDBs.
I love how the whole 2-hour tour was put together, especially how it intentionally added learning points from MOE's History syllabus. Great fun too for the kids, who were exposed to a rustic part of Singapore they could only see from photos in textbooks before this.
For more details about the tour, head to www.letsgotoursingapore.com/kampong-experience
For this episode, we headed down to Chicken Up to DESTROY an All You Can Eat Chicken Wing Buffet! Chicken Up is a Korean-themed restaurant located at Buangkok that offers a host of Korean cuisine and specialises in Korean-style Chicken Wings. They offer an All-Day Chicken Wing Buffet at $25 for Men and $20 for Women with the Buffet also including Kimchi Fries, Truffle Fries and Spam Rice Balls.
The chicken wings came in original, yangnyum, soya and spicy yangnyum flavours. Each wing was huge and meticulously fried and seasoned. The concept of blandness did not exist during this buffet - in fact the wings were so flavourful that flavour fatigue kicked in very quickly after an extremely enjoyable first few wings. The winning tactic was to rotate through all the flavours to mitigate this.
The original had no sauce but was well-salted, with a rich chicken flavour and moist interior. I normally do not like yangnyum sauce for being too cloying, but this version balanced the sweetness very well. The spicy version was also not too strong but came with a noticeable kick. I enjoyed the soya version the most. It came glistening with an inviting black coating that did not disappoint on the palate. As expected from Chicken Up, it was not overpoweringly salty but right on the edge of the cliff. The Spam Rice Balls were also very good – each ball being packed with umami goodness that burst in your mouth as you chewed through. The Kimchi Fries were heavily loaded with a spicy mayo sauce with chunks of beef piled high.
This All You Can Eat Chicken Wing Buffet was extremely worth it given the cost and we certainly made the most of it. It has enough variety for you to switch around with to mitigate flavour fatigue and eat to your limit while not lacking in quality. Each wing came piping hot and crispy, made to order. The only thing missing was a good glass of soju/beer to wash down the Chicken Wings with. Head down to Chicken Up for outstanding Korean-style Chicken Wings!
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Singapore 543277
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- Abandoned tunnel (The Lost Railway to Jurong)
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Today, I invited my family for a round-the-island trip in Singapore by car. It's our first family road trip and we got to visit places difficult to access without a car. Thank you to today's sponsor CarClub for giving us an opportunity to rediscover Singapore and spend quality time with our family!
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We wanted to visit the farms in the North but unfortunately could't make it. Most close around 4-5pm.
Our itinerary:
00:00 Intro
01:21 Yishun
03:30 Lower Seletar Reservoir Park
04:01 Kampong Lorong Buangkok
06:42 Changi Village
08:49 Marina Bay Sands nightview
09:50 Kent Ridge Park nightview
10:40 Secret Hairpin Curve
11:11 Raffles Marina Lighthouse
12:15 Woodlands
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