Bungalows built in classic colonial style


Grand old dame: The porte cochre of the Bukit Paloh Estate manager’s bungalow, built in the 1930s. Note rounded-top windows. Photo: The Star/Art Chen

When friends or relatives from the city visit Zulinawati Mohammed at her home, they usually mistake the light cloak of mist suspended over the oil palm trees for haze.

Such is the refreshing morning landscape and atmosphere when one lives amidst hectares of plantation land, away from busy rush hour traffic noise and city pollution.

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