stories that descend from generation to generation have been forgotten. Located in Kampung Dura, Kuala Berang named Abbas Othman is well known as a former resident who lived in the village on the base of Lake Kenyir before being flooded in 1984. At age 77, Abbas can be said to be among the last generation of 'lake dwellers' who are willing to share life stories in his native village, Kampung Kuala Terenggan. When sharing his childhood memory, Abbas admits that the life of the village about 60 years ago is far different from the present life. He said the life of the village can be likened to being in a unique world. Abbas said the position of a village apart from other settlements led the population to rely heavily on natural resources so that the ringgit did not have any value. "When I was a kid I never saw money because the villagers did not use money to buy things. "I like rice planting rice, I want to fish in the river," he said. According to Abbas, money will only be withdrawn from guri (small shrimp) several times a year when residents want to go to Kuala Terengganu to buy salt and clothing. He added that the ride on bamboo rafts to Kuala Terengganu about 50 kilometers from his village took four to five days. "Traveling with bamboo rafts is very challenging as people are forced to catch a river that is rugged and rocky. "Usually one raft contains three to four people. They will swing in turns. There was a time when the raft broke into the stream, "he said. According to Abbas, life in the middle of the jungle that the people in the area had begun to get the attention of the government around the 1950s to suggest that residents move. He said the government promised compensation of four hectares of land to those who moved to Kuala Berang. "The first migration began in 1950 after the people felt that life in the forest was covered by poverty. "They move in stages because some do not want to move because they love the vast garden and rice fields," he said. According to Abbas, he and his family moved three times from Kampung Kuala Terenggan to Kampung Petang and to Kampung Berching before settling fully in Kampung Dura since 1959. He added that the passage of a resident