Segamat, My Hometown.
Segamat. You may have never heard of this town before ever in your life. So, I'm here to explain.
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Segamat is a little town that is situated in Johor, and I spent my whole childhood here for 13 years before moving to KL. Throughout my life, I have seen Segamat transform, in so many different ways.
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The story behind the name of this town goes way back to 1511, when a Bendahara of Malacca and his troops were travelling to Johor due to Malacca being invaded by the Portuguese. They stopped by a river to take a brake when the Bendahara drank some water from the river. After he drank it, he immediately exclaimed: "Segar Amat!", which translate to "very refreshing". Hence the name of the river 'Segar Amat', which in time evolved into Segamat, which is the name of the town.
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It may be just a small town, but it has its own charms.
the name of the street where I live.
road in front of my house. opposite my house used to be an oil palm estate before they were chopped down to built a residential area.
rubber tree estates as Segamat supplies a lot of rubber.
road to uptown. the sky bridge is welcome sign to Segamat.
field in a neighbourhood called Kampung Abdullah, which is situated in the centre of Segamat. This is where most events take place, eg sports day, ghost festival, lantern festival
a restaurant where weddings are normally held. this was taken around chinese new year so there were a lot of lanterns as cny decorations
primary school where I spent 3 years of my primary school life in.
a big statue of Guanyin in a chinese temple by the road
Segamat is home to some of the best durian. a statue of a durian was built to show the pride of Segamat.
a big mural of an old man devouring durian.
a methodist church.
the river of Segamat. Due to poor drainage, it usually causes floods during the raining seasons.
people seen fishing by the Segamat river.
clock tower at Segamat Square, where a lot of events happen.
tallest skyscraper in Segamat, that has not been occupied upon completion.
retired men often come by the skyscraper to relax and chat with their friends under the tree.
a famous traditional old cold coffee shop thats been in Segamat for decades since 1931. the interior never changed, to keep it vintage and also to give nostalgia to regulars.
public wet market.
a primary school where I spent my last 3 years of primary education.
historical buildings.
pigeons.
a modern cafe which was originally an old provision shop.
the flag of Johor at Segamat Square.
st philips church.
my grandmother's neighbourhood.
roofs of a neighbourhood.
my family getting busy in the kitchen of my grandmas house.
a few people relaxing outside behind my grandmothers house.