Kampung Tempe: Voices from a Malay Village

by Hidayah Amin, Yahaya Sanusi

This book conveys fragments of Kampung Tempe’s history and retells stories from the bygone days of the early settlement, and the villagers’ struggle for food that led them to produce tempe or fermented soya bean cakes, for which the village later came to be known.

288 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2016

About the author

"Little by little, one travels far." - J.R.R.Tolkien.
I travel adventurously, from the hamlets of Morocco to the Everest region. Sometimes, you learn more by just talking to the people whom you meet while trekking through the Portse Tenga of Life.

*Porste Tenga: a route in the Everest region which I found the most gruelling to trek

Reviews

[Hanif Salim · Rating 4 out of 5]

What does it feel like living in a kampung? This book provide answers to many of us, including myself, living in a concrete jungle. I am truly fascinated reading the anecdotes of former residents of the once flourished village in southern Singapore.

This book truly achieved its purpose in telling the stories of Kampung Tempe, hoping that it be a time capsule for generations to come. While the village is no longer there, the memories and stories still exists.