Footprints on an Island


Footprints on an Island – Rediscovering Pulau Ubin

AUTHORS – CHUA EE KIAM, CHOO MUI ENG & WONG TUAN WAH

4 June 2016

Silver medal winner of the Nautilus Book Awards 2016, Footprints on an Island – Rediscovering Pulau Ubin documents the natural and cultural heritages of one of Singaporeโ€™s best kept secrets, Pulau Ubin. The island is now at a crossroad of how much of its rustic charm to retain and to what extent modernity and development should take place. Due to these challenges, there is a greater urgency than ever before to protect the islandโ€™s precious heritage. Contained within these pages are the untold stories of some of the islandโ€™s pioneering residents. Gleaned from hours of interviews and extensive research, these stories reveal an under-explored side to the islandโ€™s history. In addition to these personal stories, the book also contains an array of images of the islandโ€™s natural environment and its many inhabitants. Through these images and oral histories, readers will be taken through time, through forests unexplored, over idyllic shores and to sites long-forgotten. The story of Pulau Ubinโ€™s evolution over the years is indeed a fascinating yet often overlooked part of Singaporeโ€™s history. This book attempts to add to the understanding of Pulau Ubinโ€™s past, present and future, and in so doing enable more Singaporeans to rediscover and better appreciate the island.