Time to Revive the Kampung Spirit

The Chinese says “远亲不如近邻”- neighbours are better than distant relatives. For the Malays there is gotong royong – cooperation in a community. If we meld them together, it is the Kampung Spirit. It is where neighbours become friends, have mutual consideration for one another and some form of understanding and compromise when our views differ.  

Here are 5 questions you should ask yourself to determine if the kampung spirit is still alive in your neighbourhood.      

1) Do you know your neighbours staying in your block? How many kids they have? Are they married yet? How many times a year they go for holidays overseas? Who went for botox?

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2) Do you always let your neighbour try your latest culinary creation of kueh or pudding to gather their feedback? Or simply to share the calories?

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 3) Do you invite your neighbours over to celebrate festivals together? Excellent opportunity to binge on your neighbour’s cornflake pastry which you always crave for.

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4) Do you sometimes host parties along your common corridor because your dining table too small to host so many people staying on the same floor.

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5) Do you share a common interest with your neighbours living around your block? You will even go as far as to organise a “legal” gathering at the nearby coffeeshop or CC to pursue your interest further?

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If your answers to the above are YES, the KAMPUNG SPIRIT LIVES!!

HOSAY liao!