In Sungei Merah, many Heng Huas continue to live in their wooden houses built after the Second World War. These houses are found along the banks of the Seduan river or Sg. Merah. While many of the homes have cemented a large part of their compound, a few families continue to grow their own vegetables for their home consumption. Any surplus could be sold or given away as gifts.
Mrs. Lu, whose house is just opposite the Tiong Hin Secondary school, has a garden full of paku, which she has domesticated from the wild. She has been selling paku to her friends and her family has enough paku for their meals very frequently.
( I enjoyed talking to her and also taking photographs of her paku.)
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