Thursday, December 20, 2007
PULAU UBIN TRIP
Spent a day in Pulau Ubin today with 2 aunts, uncle's family with 2 young energetic cousins who are forever bouncing and running around... Since it's a public holiday, there were many people heading to the island too. BUT... The downpour in the morning was a real spirit damper =x
Cant cycle cos of the real damn slippery roads & paths.. So ended up walking for hours on the island to go to the Mamam beach, Chek Jawa, a very old house which my parents took their wedding photos at...
A fireplace in the very old house (100years old??)So called 'ang moh chu' cos it was built & owned by some angmohs in the past
I like the reflections on the wet ground of the bridge.. and btw that's my tall & thin brother^^
Photos taken at Chek Jawa
Mangrove swamp~
Bird's eye view of the wooden path
Shot from the top of a 5 storey tower.. Not bad right? Can feel the ulu-ness of the island
WET wet narrow dirt tracks.. If there were vehicles, those people on foot got to duck aside & step into the sandy/rocky side of the road. So when around 10 vans drove past us, ferrying more than a 100 visitors on a trip to Chek Jawa organised by some tampines CC, it was really irritating.
WET wet narrow dirt tracks.. If there were vehicles, those people on foot got to duck aside & step into the sandy/rocky side of the road. So when around 10 vans drove past us, ferrying more than a 100 visitors on a trip to Chek Jawa organised by some tampines CC, it was really irritating.
Many many years ago, when i was young (not so many years actually, i arent that old hehe.. but u get my point?) most of the roads on Pulau Ubin were like these. Nowadays there are so many tar roads, so smooth so nice for travel, but i felt that some of the rustic charm was somehow lost in the process. In the name of development. Yeah whatever.
Old disused quarry. Accumulating rainwater over the years. When i was young i could still go to the foot of the quarry and SEE the water. I remembered throwing stones into the water then. Now, the water is like duno how many storeys deep, so the area's cordoned off (to prevent any idiots from swimming in it.. well my cousin actually dived into it with his friends years back -buay3 kia1 see4 ah!) and one can only catch a glimpse of it behind a fence.
A bird!
Perched on a structure that was built to prevent illegal immigrants from coming into the river from Malaysia via boats
A bird!
Perched on a structure that was built to prevent illegal immigrants from coming into the river from Malaysia via boats
Destroys the scenic sea view from one of the beaches. In the name of security & safety. Well.. Those arent entirely foolproof though.
Going back to Singapore!
Going back to Singapore!
It's another island, but the environment is much different.
Taken while i was sitting in my uncle's bumboat... the trailing waves generated by the boat.. i was kinda fascinated by this when i was young.
My smiling uncle and his bumboat which was formerly my beloved grandpa's..
Taken while i was sitting in my uncle's bumboat... the trailing waves generated by the boat.. i was kinda fascinated by this when i was young.
My smiling uncle and his bumboat which was formerly my beloved grandpa's..
He left it to my dad, who later gave it to my uncle.
I miss my grandpa!!
I miss my grandpa!!
Cloud was at Ubin
yunn. at 11:48 PM