Southern Ridges

I am burnt. Again. Just when I thought I was about to 'recover' from the ugly tan lines that I've got due to the cycling trip (long ago), I've got to go get myself awful marks on my shoulders again. I dint think that I'll get sunkissed so I only apply my regular dosage of sunblock on my face.

It seems like I'm starting 2009 exploring Singapore. Today, I went trekking with my brother. Ok trekking might not be the right word but I cant think of any other more appropriate ones. We went to the Southern Ridges. And, we completed the bloody nine km trial. Let me repeat. We completed the bloody NINE km trail. Now 9km may sound like nothing. Come on, its even lesser than a regular marathon. But,here's the catch. This 9km includes almost a gazillion steps/stairs and slopes. Uphill. I almost dieded I tell you. All in all, we took around 3 to 4 hours completing the whole thing (we were quite fast cus we weren't camwhoring, too tired from the climbing) and spend around an hour or more at the quaint museum at the end of the trail. To let you know roughly how far I've walked, I started at Vivocity and landed somewhere near Science Park, which is fairly near NUS.

Anybody interested can check out this website:
http://www.nparks.gov.sg/cms/index.php?option=com_visitorsguide&task=attractions&id=62&Itemid=73

So here's a picture of me at HortPark. We dint do much exploring there, but I think we saw all that we wanted to see. I wont be posting my brother's picture here albeit he'll probably kill me if I do.



I dont think I'll be doing this again anytime soon. I might try it again some time after. Its a pretty memorable thing to do.

I guess these days, I'm just trying to spend the last week of my holidays doing stuff that are more constructive.

Celebrations brought forward

Picture was taken after dinner at Old Airport Road. Its kind of small here but the moon (I love moon) is there in my digicam alright. The sunset was gorgeous. It was nice to have such a view after a much sought-after dinner. Food was delish and I was damn full.

Lets see:
Satays
Popiah
Chee Cheong Fun
Chicken Wings
Cai Tow Kueh
Tiramisu
All washed down with sugar cane juice!

R and I hopped on the "Going to Chinatown or Little India?" free shuttle bus for the first time and felt like tourists in our own city. We also found out that Singapore is damn small from the ride - Clarke Quay is just behind Novena and they are within walking distance. We ended up in Chinatown, buying food to eat again. The German guy selling the sausages was all dressed up in a santa outfit, with beard and scarf and going "HO! HO! HO!" as he sells his stuff. I asked if he was hot but he said he's slimming for free.

Yeah. It feels like exams has ended already I know - I did shit for the prev paper but I dont think it really matters now. I only wish that my thailand trip can commence as planned. Looking forward to get out of the city even though I'm just going to some rural area. MUST bring digi and vivi along! And the best thing abt vivi? No need battery!

A walk in the neighbourhood

My mum took me on a walk around the neighbourhood after dinner today (strictly speaking, it's ytd cus it's alr past twelve). She showed me the way that she take to work everyday. It was somewhere behind my block, at the private estates. Very near, but I never did went to explore that area before. It was nice. She showed me the house that her colleague would love to have, the fake flower that her fren thought was real, and the park! The park was quite sparse. But it has swings, and the roundabout thing that PP has. It looks like quite a nice place to hang out and have some alone time.

Its always nice to discover new places. Its even nicer that my mum brought me there.