Ubin picture post! We met at 9 am on sat morning at tampines mrt before setting off to singapore's second biggest island.
"How come 29 takes so long to come de?!" Me looking really bored from the waiting. We waited almost 20 mins for the bus, and the bus trip from tampines terminal to changi village took another 20 mins or so.
Look at the happy faces AFTER we boarded the bus! That says a lot about the waiting time loh.
The jetty at changi village's been totally revamped. It used to be this shoddy place with just rocky algae-infested stairs leading to the berthed bumboats but a spanking new terminal now! It even has this very chic wooden resort feel to it, complete with x-ray machines and metal detectors one has to step through upon coming back from ubin. But cmon, what can you smuggle from ubin back to the mainland? Monkeys?!
Bumboats! No thanks to the sky high crude oil prices, the one-way fare is up to $2.50 from $2 - a massive 20%! It's still quite an experience though, being on a boat with tekong in the distance (hence NOT travelling towards tekong, a dreaded place) and going to relatively untouched ubin.
Kx and i, on our $8 bikes and all ready for some round the island cycling! Although we got lost a bit at the start, everyone had fun scolding the occifers for their cui navigation skills. So much for jungle confidence and navi
Kx, zhijia and i again, we're probably the fastest of the pack~!
We parked our bike at one of the rest stops and trekked up for about 30mins up a rather forested hill. The trail is quite treacherous and i'm really impressed by my havainas which survived the trip up! Although it was getting really hot (noon!), the view at the top was worth it =D
Us at the highest point of the hill. Oh gosh it was REALLY scary as we were at the edge of the top of the hill, next to the quarry. It is a loooooong way to fall down. Yah lah, me being afraid of heights played a small part.
Group shot at the boardwalk along chek jawa. Really loved the scenary, the setting sun, the sea breeze, the biodiversity there. I think the fiddler crabs were easily the most interesting creatures there, each with a big and mini pincer they use to prod each other. A distant second would probably be the boring mudskippers, followed by the as-good-as-dead barnacles.
And finally, the most breathtaking picture to sum it all up - life is short, live everyday like it's the last! Thanks for completing my life =)
wongy was here on 10:33 PM
"How come 29 takes so long to come de?!" Me looking really bored from the waiting. We waited almost 20 mins for the bus, and the bus trip from tampines terminal to changi village took another 20 mins or so.
Look at the happy faces AFTER we boarded the bus! That says a lot about the waiting time loh.
The jetty at changi village's been totally revamped. It used to be this shoddy place with just rocky algae-infested stairs leading to the berthed bumboats but a spanking new terminal now! It even has this very chic wooden resort feel to it, complete with x-ray machines and metal detectors one has to step through upon coming back from ubin. But cmon, what can you smuggle from ubin back to the mainland? Monkeys?!
Bumboats! No thanks to the sky high crude oil prices, the one-way fare is up to $2.50 from $2 - a massive 20%! It's still quite an experience though, being on a boat with tekong in the distance (hence NOT travelling towards tekong, a dreaded place) and going to relatively untouched ubin.
Kx and i, on our $8 bikes and all ready for some round the island cycling! Although we got lost a bit at the start, everyone had fun scolding the occifers for their cui navigation skills. So much for jungle confidence and navi
Kx, zhijia and i again, we're probably the fastest of the pack~!
We parked our bike at one of the rest stops and trekked up for about 30mins up a rather forested hill. The trail is quite treacherous and i'm really impressed by my havainas which survived the trip up! Although it was getting really hot (noon!), the view at the top was worth it =D
Us at the highest point of the hill. Oh gosh it was REALLY scary as we were at the edge of the top of the hill, next to the quarry. It is a loooooong way to fall down. Yah lah, me being afraid of heights played a small part.
Group shot at the boardwalk along chek jawa. Really loved the scenary, the setting sun, the sea breeze, the biodiversity there. I think the fiddler crabs were easily the most interesting creatures there, each with a big and mini pincer they use to prod each other. A distant second would probably be the boring mudskippers, followed by the as-good-as-dead barnacles.
And finally, the most breathtaking picture to sum it all up - life is short, live everyday like it's the last! Thanks for completing my life =)