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Monday Murals - Kampong Jemput 1 by Yip Yew Chong

After a long hiatus on Yip Yew Chong’s murals painting (and a 2-year long hiatus for him painting a murals!) here’s his latest one painted back in August 2021 (I took the pictures right after it was painted but I already had my Monday posts with his other art pieces!). It’s located on the rear wall of “Heritage Collection” at 78 Arab street (in the back Alley)

“Kampong Jemput” means “welcoming village” in Malay, an olden day name for the area in front of the Sultan Mosque. This name is now mostly forgotten.

I painted three village children climbing ladders to a house to play. The imaginary house is like a tree house except that it perches on a platform nailed high up on the wall.

In the past, wooden ladders leading to upper storeys of shophouses were commonly seen lining Arab Street’s five-footways. All the ladders had disappeared except one at the Arab Street-North Bridge Road junction. Shopkeepers would use the pulley systems to bring goods up and down through holes in the ceiling/floor boards. (From his Instagram and Facebook post)

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This was to be my goodbye Monday Murals Post.

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Monday Murals Reminiscing Old Changi Days by Yip Yew Chong

This 37m long mural at Changi Airport Terminal 4 Basement level reminisces the old Changi days before Changi Airport was built in 1970s. From aeroplane-watching at Changi beach, to peeking over the fence of the Royal Air Force Station; From playing ‘tarik upih’ with village kids, to shopping and dining at the variety of shophouses lining Changi Village; The mural transports you to a charming old world brimming with new aspirations.

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Monday Murals Reminiscing Old Changi Days by Yip Yew Chong

I thought I would have had more wandering days to finish up my Monday Murals posts for the month of June but Covid happened... so here’s the other side of the the 37m long mural at Changi Airport Terminal 4 Basement level reminisces the old Changi days before Changi Airport was built in 1970s.

I have posted individual murals in the past few weeks but wanted to show the extend of the whole mural.

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Corona update: I have decided to keep the Monday Murals posts... 1st because I have them planned until this summer break and I’m not throwing away all my hard work and 2nd I thought you could use a break from all my Corona & Quarantine posts at least once a week and that’s one less day I have to come up with ideas while confined at home.

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Monday Murals Reminiscing Old Changi Days by Yip Yew Chong

This 37m long mural at Changi Airport Terminal 4 Basement level reminisces the old Changi days before Changi Airport was built in 1970s. From aeroplane-watching at Changi beach, to peeking over the fence of the Royal Air Force Station; From playing ‘tarik upih’ with village kids, to shopping and dining at the variety of shophouses lining Changi Village; The mural transports you to a charming old world brimming with new aspirations.

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Monday Murals Reminiscing Old Changi Days by Yip Yew Chong

This 37m long mural at Changi Airport Terminal 4 Basement level reminisces the old Changi days before Changi Airport was built in 1970s. From aeroplane-watching at Changi beach, to peeking over the fence of the Royal Air Force Station; From playing ‘tarik upih’ with village kids, to shopping and dining at the variety of shophouses lining Changi Village; The mural transports you to a charming old world brimming with new aspirations.

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Monday Murals Reminiscing Old Changi Days by Yip Yew Chong

This 37m long mural at Changi Airport Terminal 4 Basement level reminisces the old Changi days before Changi Airport was built in 1970s. From aeroplane-watching at Changi beach, to peeking over the fence of the Royal Air Force Station; From playing ‘tarik upih’ with village kids, to shopping and dining at the variety of shophouses lining Changi Village; The mural transports you to a charming old world brimming with new aspirations.