tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post2781301740054389137..comments2024-02-14T11:01:13.504+08:00Comments on ygblog4: yghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054865524193859788noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-35279770296295862012010-12-10T22:51:44.499+08:002010-12-10T22:51:44.499+08:00today, i was at kranji reservoir park when i met a...today, i was at kranji reservoir park when i met a group of seven people, adults and children. my intuitions tell me that they are orang seletar. they were packing fish to sell to some local buyer/s. i don't think they are singaporeans because none of them uttered a word of english. they were speaking in malay all the time. i wanted to strike up a conversation with them but could find the opportunity. the males have short, curly hair but the females, except for one, all have long hair.yghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054865524193859788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-2857189241630071202010-12-07T16:51:19.358+08:002010-12-07T16:51:19.358+08:00noel, i was not aware of the existence of the oran...noel, i was not aware of the existence of the orang seletar or orang selat until i visited the re-developed lower seletar reservoir recently.yghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054865524193859788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-61367547065195279802010-12-07T10:37:50.285+08:002010-12-07T10:37:50.285+08:00that's such a great find. I always thought the...that's such a great find. I always thought the Orang Selat in Singapore have largely assimilated to the Malays in Singapore. I remember reading an academic paper about them from a book published in Singapore (I can't remember where exactly but I can dig up the reference).noelbynaturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10274259780353912905noreply@blogger.com