Kampung Acheh used to be an isolated spot for my buddies and I to spend weekends. Thick mangrove swamp, mudskippers and crabs scuttling on the mud and sometimes, a hint of sea snakes making their way on the water. One corner of Kampung Acheh was what we used to call “Blackfoot County” on account of the occasional bodies of waters that dotted our journey from the red dirt towards the river. If you stepped on these large puddles (or small lakes) your foot will sink deep into the mud and when you pulled it out it would be all blackened by whatever that lurked under the mud. Sadly, the entire area is off limits to us these days.
So here are some pictures from one of my forays there, with good friends Khoo Teng Hoe and Danny Lee.
Danny and I with out meager catch
A tiny fish
Wide shot of the river
Khoots and I
Ahh!!!.. This brings back fond memories…:) Bottom pic.. who’s the specky guy?? Totally forgot his name… Hisham, you were so thin…:p
He’s Khoo Teng Hoe. Used to live right between Mrs Nagarajah and Mr. Chen’s house in Taman Shariman.