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Rustic Malay cottage in Segamat The inland town is gradually but surely growing in importance and size. This town is associated with the availability of tasty durian fruits. Then come the Peninsula links - Segamat Highway across Pahang to Pekan. This connection bring forth a new role and new beginning for the town. |
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of old Segamat town This town can now be distinguished as the original town and across the river the new township. Both district are different in ambience. The older area, administrative and retains the country side atmosphere. |
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The main
road cutting across town and by-passing the old town
center.
Many buildings in this sector were rebuilt but more of them remain intact! The new part is like any other township, hardly distinguishable! |
| Some old die-hards, the Segamat High School still stand proud with its original building and fields |  |
| The old
Chinese primary school right in the heart of old town
that withstood changes.
A new annex had been added some time back! |
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The Resthouses Another beautiful relics tuck away in forgotten land! This building and place for a Rest House is really a classic examples that we have been looking for! |
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House is located among buildings and offices of statutory
bodies on Bukit Hampar!
It is on the left along the northern approach road and just a stone throw away from the field!
Look at this elegant house! |
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The
carefully manicured lawn brings out its splendid environment, no matter where you are
watching from, within its compound.
All this available amidst a bustling urban center of Segamat town! |
| Here again, the raised floor with the vacant basement! The care taker have kept this whole complex meticulous, even the floor under the building! |  |
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Beside the majestic exterior, it is matched by a sitting room with "royal" touch! |
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Such a beautiful and carefully preserved place, but it is a pity that the complex are reserved mainly for dignitaries. While it is available to the public but request are seldom entertained! With those practices it is hard to imagine that food is part of the regular services! Another Junction town Air Hitam At last, we get to check up the fabled town of Air Hitam! This is the one place every traveler will have to stop! Well, at least those traveling along Federal Route 1. |
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This is
hardly a town but more a concentration of shops that
lined 2 branches of this cross road junction!
Coming from the South - Johore Baharu and west to Batu Pahat! |
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concentrated spot?- is around the southern approach.
This scene has hardly changed since the time of the introduction of buses. The picture of the town has remain the same since! |
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that it was in the
early days, the hinterland here was rural. But we saw that the
activities and going on, still is!
Those days, passengers stopping for a rest here did not have much choices for souvenirs apart from pineapples and vegetables. Today, situation has improved, some remnants of those years and plenty of pottery. |
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Here farmer ladies with plastic bags of pre-packed vegetables parading along the road and hawkering these to those who had stopped! |
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Then in
the last 5 years, business had gone up beat, the
introduction of porcelain ware.
Started as a spin off from a local company- Johore Pipe. Importers have since flooded the area with wide varieties of local produce and imports! |
Now a new chapter on history is created, Air Hitam is a porcelain center!
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for the hungry souls who had stopped, new food business
had also found a place.
Just trying to recall that years ago, what was available as snacks. Or was it that passengers those days brought along their own "on the way" meals? |
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Something
just don't change, those old wooden houses have continued to
serve the owners well.
Perhaps this scene also underlined the limited prosperity that has stifle growth in this remote community! |
This is life at a junction town. So are those further south of town and beyond - the next town of Sungei Renggam etc.
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