I'm back from Kukup! :D well, the kampung wasnt as bad as i thought it would be. first off, it isnt really a kampung to begin with. it was actually a house in a mangrove area supported by stilts, and you can see mudskippers everywhere during low tide. and it isnt as backward and primitive as period dramas and my own imagination led me to believe either. the front porch and balcony are boardwalks, but everything else is made of solid concrete. it also has proper piped water and electricity, and even has air-conditioning to boot. but of course, there are bound to be diferences between the mangrove beach of malaysia and the concrete jungle of singapore. there are squatpans and toilet bowls in the house, but these are purely decorative fixtures as one can see straight down into the sea below. houseflies are so numerous that it is impossible to have a meal without constantly waving at the food. and there's no railings for the narrow paths leading to the houses in the neighbourhood, such that every moment you're walking there's this tiny thought at the back of your head that you might just lose your balance and fall into the mud below. i spent the last few days eating, sleeping, playing with firecrackers and trying to fish. nothing much really, everything was very free and easy.
oh well, i dont have much else left to say.
