#bagiupmaklu

[redfleece]

Here are the video clips which made me write to ST Forum (the letter published today): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChSHFYm1ZgI . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgygO551we4 . Why do you need to ‘Bagi Up’ Kampong Gelam? 'Bagi' is Malay for ‘give’ or ‘make’; ‘Bagi Up’ appears to be a millennial slang connoting an elevation of sorts. Is Kampong Gelam so ghettoised or in the dumps that we need to ‘elevate’ its status? How ironic... block parties, pub crawls at Haji Lane; liquor is now synonymous with ‘haji’ or haj, the holy pilgrimage. #kamponggelam #singapore #southeastasia #heritage #history #roots #blockparty #gentrification #hipster #bagiupmaklu #savekamponggelam (at Kampong Glam) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbg1yXNN5m3/?utm_medium=tumblr