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联合早报 (Lianhe Zaobao): 心心念念乌敏岛

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来自 / 联合早报
文 / 黄伟曼
发布 / 2020年9月8日 3:30 AM

沙兹万记录乌敏岛故事有两年多时间，他希望除了认识自己的家族，也能透过各个渠道协助保留和重建乌敏岛的社区精神，当小岛的守护者。（受访者提供）

沙兹万的母亲是乌敏岛马来村的前村民，1989年搬到本岛居住。因为这段渊源，他从2018年开始透过社交媒体平台撰写“岛屿日志”，记录一些家族史和小故事。

 过去两三个月，沙兹万相继接到两名乌敏岛长辈逝世的消息，近期报章又报道岛上一家脚踏车出租店已停业。这让他顿时感到记录乌敏岛故事的迫切感，因为就连看似远离瞬息万变世界的纯朴小岛，也无法阻挡一些改变。

沙兹万（Syazwan Majid，23岁）的母亲是乌敏岛马来村的前村民，1989年搬到本岛居住。因为这段渊源，他从2018年开始透过社交媒体平台撰写“岛屿日志”（Wan's Ubin Journal），从记录一些家族史和小故事开始，重新认识长辈熟悉的这个地方，也因此认识了岛上的村民和前村民。

沙兹万指出，在冠病阻断措施期间，他听闻自己认识的一名前村民病逝。上个月底，乌敏岛马来村里大家都熟悉、亲如他祖母的另一名村民“Nenek Piah”也过世，享年78岁。他在日志中回忆说，他今年6月开斋节才与她透过视讯通话，两人还相约要尽快见面，没想到这个承诺无法实现。

他说：“她是多么善良、亲切和温柔的奶奶。乌敏岛失去了一颗宝石。”

沙兹万记录乌敏岛故事有两年多时间，他希望除了认识自己的家族，也能透过各个渠道协助保留和重建乌敏岛的社区精神，当小岛的守护者。在阻断措施结束后，他依旧每周涉足乌敏岛，也透过直播给网民介绍乌敏岛的甘榜和特色建筑。

今年“乌敏岛日”因疫情无法举报大规模活动，但沙兹万将在本月12日和26日上午10时至下午1时在Wan's Ubin Journal的面簿页面开直播，并将分享马来甘榜双溪榴梿的故事。

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