The Kampung
This isn't a recreated kampung experience. This is our home.
Timber walls, a zinc roof, a well in the yard and a kitchen that has been cooking for sixty years. Pulau Ubin, Singapore.
The Island
Pulau Ubin — the Singapore that time forgot.
Pulau Ubin is a small island off the northeastern coast of Singapore, separated from the mainland by the Johor Strait. While Singapore transformed into one of the world's most modern cities, Pulau Ubin remained largely unchanged — a living reminder of what the whole island once looked like.
There are no traffic lights on Pulau Ubin. No shopping malls. No high-rises. The roads are unpaved. The air smells of earth and rain and something green. The pace of life is different here — and that difference is exactly what makes it so powerful for teams arriving from the city.
The island is home to Chek Jawa Wetlands, one of Singapore's richest ecosystems, as well as granite quarries, mangroves, secondary rainforest and a small village. It is a place of extraordinary natural beauty — and our family has called it home for generations.
Getting Here
The journey is part of the experience.
Changi Point Ferry Terminal
Your team assembles at Changi Point Ferry Terminal, a short drive from Changi Airport and accessible by MRT and bus. The terminal is small, unhurried, and already feels different from the city.
The Bumboat Crossing
A ten-minute bumboat ride across the Johor Strait. The city skyline recedes behind you. The island grows larger ahead. Something shifts. This is where the experience begins.
Pulau Ubin Village
Arrival at the small village jetty. Bicycles, chickens, old coffee shops, and the smell of the sea. Your team walks or rides the 25-minute path to our kampung — completing light challenges along the way.
Our Kampung
The house comes into view through the trees. Timber walls, a zinc roof, the garden our grandparents planted. You have arrived somewhere entirely different.
The House
Built by hand. Lived in for sixty years.
The Main House
The original timber structure built by our grandparents. Elevated on stilts in the traditional kampung style, with wide verandahs and louvred windows that catch the breeze.
The Kitchen
The heart of the kampung. An open-air kitchen where three generations have cooked. The stone mortar and pestle, the clay pots, the old wok — all still in use.
The Garden
Over half an acre of fruit trees, vegetable plots and flowering plants. Rambutan, mango, papaya, banana, chilli, lemongrass. The garden feeds us and tells our story.
The Well
The original stone well that supplied the family with water for decades. Still standing, still a reminder of a time when life was lived more closely with the land.
The Communal Space
The shaded outdoor area where meals are shared, stories are told and teams gather. Long tables, wooden benches, the sound of the trees.
The Surroundings
Beyond the kampung boundary, secondary rainforest, fruit orchards and the sounds of the island. No neighbours visible. No city noise. Just nature and the kampung.
Come and see it for yourself.
No photograph does justice to the feeling of arriving at the kampung. The best way to understand what we have is to experience it.