Geography Kampong Glam Fieldwork by Huican Tan https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject . en-us 2016-11-04 02:57:50 UTC 2025-11-14 06:25:20 UTC hello@padlet.com Hypothesis: sharonong14623z https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/135279270 The presence of heritage sites of Kampong Glam makes it an attractive tourist destination.
How our group came up with the hypothesis:
- As Kampong Glam is a place with rich culture of the Muslim community
How to prove our hypothesis:
- Collecting data, analyzing data, presenting data then forming conclusion.]]> 2016-11-04 03:01:57 UTC https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/135279270 History of Kampong Glam sharonong14623z https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/135280673 Kampong Glam has its origins as a fishing village at the mouth of Rochor River. The Malay word 'kampung' means 'village', and the area was known for the gelam tree (or Paperbark Tree) that grew here and was used for building ships.

In 1822, Sir Stamford Raffles allocated the area to the Malay Sultan Hussain Mohammed Shah and others in the Muslim community, including Arab and Bugis traders. 

Today, the grounds of the 'Istana' ('palace') is home to the Malay Heritage Centre, where you can get to know Malay history and culture better.

You’ll love the culinary delights here, from local delicacies such as nasi padang (steamed rice served with various dishes) and Malay kuih ('cakes') to Middle Eastern, Japanese, Swedish and even Mexican fare.

Shopaholics, head to colourful Haji Lane - a row of multi-label stores, quirky boutiques as well as hip bars and cafes. Or pick up traditional wares such as Persian carpets, kebaya dresses and handmade perfumes from Arab Street and Bussorah Street.

Kampong Glam truly comes alive during Ramadan (Muslim fasting month) leading up to Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Join in the ‘breaking of fast’ (iftar) in the evenings, or stroll through the bustling night markets.
]]> 2016-11-04 03:24:24 UTC https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/135280673 Purpose of study: sharonong14623z https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/135532959 The purpose of this study is to find out why Kampong Glam is known to be a tourist destination in Singapore.]]> 2016-11-05 09:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/135532959 Data collection methods sharonong14623z https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/135533697 1) Traffic count
- To find out on the popularity of Kampong Glam as a tourist attraction of Singapore.
2) Land use survey
- To find out the types and distribution of land uses in a particular area by drawing a map.
3) Questionnaire
- To find out from the tourists regarding the purpose of visiting Kampong Glam by conducting surveys.
4) General observations
- To observe and identify the key features of the area which attracted tourists by taking photographs that can provide accurate record of the environment.
5) Bipolar perception survey
- To find out more about the environmental conditions and surroundings that makes Kampong Glam a tourist destination.]]> 2016-11-05 09:20:37 UTC https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/135533697 Along Haji Lane huicantan14529f https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144729139 Shopaholics usually heads down toHaji Lane as it is a colourful lane, lined with a lot of fashion stores as well as hip bars and cafes.]]> 2016-12-23 08:04:32 UTC https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144729139 Landuse survey of Haji Lane huicantan14529f https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144731663 Haji Lane is known to be a shopping paradise filled with many fashion outlets in Kampong Glam.]]> 2016-12-23 09:26:04 UTC https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144731663 Landuse survey of Arab Street huicantan14529f https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144742851 Many traditional wares shops such as selling Kebaya dresses and Persian carpetsare situated along Arab Street ]]> 2016-12-23 14:35:02 UTC https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144742851 Credits: huicantan14529f https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144742934 History of Kampong Glam taken from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampong_Glam

Arab Street picture taken from: https://goo.gl/images/vCvlyB

Bali Lane picture taken from: https://goo.gl/images/7E9ICS

Bussuroh Street picture taken from: https://goo.gl/images/yh3gtY]]> 2016-12-23 14:36:51 UTC https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144742934 Along Arab Street huicantan14529f https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144743027 Tourists who are interested in Singapore's cultures will head down to the traditional wares shops located along Arab Street to view or purchase traditional wares.]]> 2016-12-23 14:39:06 UTC https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144743027 Along Bali Lane huicantan14529f https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144743273 Tourists visit Bali Lane for coffee time as there are a lot of cafes located here. ]]> 2016-12-23 14:44:09 UTC https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144743273 Bussuroh Street huicantan14529f https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144743357 Bussuroh Street is usually crowded with tourists who comes to visit the Masjid Sultan, a Sultan Mosque to learn more about Singapore Muslims culture. ]]> 2016-12-23 14:46:29 UTC https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144743357 Pictures taken at Kampong Glam huicantan14529f https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144743647 2016-12-23 14:52:32 UTC https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144743647 Landuse Surveys huicantan14529f https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144743879 2016-12-23 14:56:38 UTC https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144743879 One of the few shop houses left along Haji Lane huicantan14529f https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144745376 2016-12-23 15:29:23 UTC https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144745376 Landuse survey of Bussuroh Street huicantan14529f https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144746074 Masjid Sultan, a famous Sultan Mosque located at Bussuroh Street attracts a lot of tourists to visit, to learn more about Muslims culture. ]]> 2016-12-23 15:48:07 UTC https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144746074 Landuse survey of Bali Lane huicantan14529f https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144928444 Bali Lane is mostly filled with hip cafes where tourists can eat and drink during their break time.]]> 2017-01-01 06:16:21 UTC https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144928444 huicantan14529f https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144928509 2017-01-01 06:39:41 UTC https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144928509 huicantan14529f https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144928550 2017-01-01 07:04:04 UTC https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144928550 Reflections huicantan14529f https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144928588 Galan:
I felt that having the survey done was the most difficult part of this GI project! Having to find foreigners and having so many classmates competing for that one foreigner to do the survey was hard as most of the foreigners only did once as they walked along the streets!
Nathaniel:
Having done the survey in such a short amount of time, I was faced with problems I did not even think about right at the start of the project. Firstly , it was very hard to even locate said foreigners as there was no way to know for sure if they had come to Singapore after they were born or if they were born here. Furthermore, some of the foreigners were not very friendly towards me as they did not even bother to reply my questions and just walked off acting as if they did not see me. Lastly, as the area was being surveyed by a lot of students, we all had to fight for foreigners to survey as we did not want to keep them busy and they only did the survey of one student.
Sharon:
To be able to come together to accomplish the task by making tourists to do the survey was really tedious as there were many other classmates competing for the same tourists and tourists were not keen in doing the surveys after they did 1 survey thus we had to constantly look for new tourists visiting the site.
Hui Can:
The field trip to Kampong Glam was fun actually. However, I think the field trip duration was too short. As the entire cohort went together, each sites were overcrowded. The situation worsened for us to conduct our investigation when there was limited tourists and when some of them rejected our interviews. Also, each interview per tourist was entitled to one student only hence, we had to 'fight' with one another to catch the opportunity. Language barrier was another obstacle as some tourists could not speak English which in turn interrupted the investigation and contributed to the inaccuracy of data collection. Despite facing many challenges, this fieldwork gave me the opportunity to be able to interact with strangers which strengthened my socialization ski. ]]> 2017-01-01 07:09:06 UTC https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144928588 Conclusion huicantan14529f https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144928599 In order to prove our hypothesis, that the presence of heritage sites of Kampong Glam makes it an attractive tourist destination, we had to collect data first. Hence, our final decision as a group was to create questionnaires and conduct surveys on the tourists. 

After investigating on the tourists' reasons of visiting Kampong Glam, we have analysed that 56% of the tourists visited Kampong Glam for shopping. We also found out from the tourists that they were mainly shopping for traditional wares such as Persian carpets, Kebaya dresses and more. As the era changes, there are fewer shops that sells traditional wares as people welcome the new and send the old, the number of people buying and wearing traditional costumes are decreasing tremendously. Hence, traditional ware shops are near to extinction. This evidence supports our hypothesis as most traditional ware shops are located in Bussuroh Street at Kampong Glam to preserve Singapore's history, tourists who are interested in Singapore's history will definitely head down there. 

Also after investigating on the pedestrian count, we have concluded that Bussuroh Street has the highest pedestrian count in Kampong Glam. We have found out that 42% of the tourists visited Bussuroh Street for Masjid Sultan, a Sultan Mosque that remains a major landmark for Singapore Muslims. This evidence supports our hypothesis as it shows that tourists were curious and attracted to the heritage sites and cultures due to the profound history in Singapore such as Bussuroh Street since Singapore is a multicultural country. 

Hence, the presence of heritage sites of Kampong Glam makes it an attractive tourist destination.

]]> 2017-01-01 07:11:45 UTC https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144928599 Analysis of data huicantan14529f https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144928608 Based on our data, majority of the tourists visited Kampong Glam for shopping, with the highest percentage of 56%. Meanwhile, 33% of the tourists visited Kampong Glam for culture learning. Minority of the tourists visited Kampong Glam for food, with the lowest percentage of 11%. This evidence supports our hypothesis as we found out from most of the tourists that they visited Kampong Glam to buy traditional wares such as Persian carpets, Kebaya dresses and more. ]]> 2017-01-01 07:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144928608 huicantan14529f https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144928895 2017-01-01 08:02:43 UTC https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144928895 Analysis of data sharonong14623z https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144952072 Based on our data, tourists come to Singapore for many different purposes including leisure, business, culture learning and food. With 30% each coming for leisure and business purposes and 20% each  coming for culture learning and food which in contrast, contradicts with our hypothesis that tourists visit Singapore for the rich culture we have here.]]> 2017-01-02 06:26:43 UTC https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144952072 Analysis of data sharonong14623z https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144952267 Based on our data, 42% of the tourists that we interviewed came from the Bussuroh Street making it the most visited site of the 4 sites we have visited. Meanwhile, 25% of the tourists we interviewed came from Haji lane and minority came from Arab street and Bali lane contributing to 17% each. Thus, it is evident that tourists visit the Bussouroh street because of the presence of the Mosque and therefore is rich in terms of religious culture, supporting our hypothesis that tourists visit Kampong Glam for the rich culture of the Muslim community.]]> 2017-01-02 06:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/144952267 https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/269265161 2018-07-03 12:03:49 UTC https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/269265161 https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/369704175 2019-06-30 10:05:30 UTC https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/369704175 https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/2465695826 i agree]]> 2023-02-02 06:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/huicantan14529f/geogfieldworkproject/wish/2465695826