Ubin Mangrove

Have a day expedition at the Ubin Mangrove. Feels wonderfully to be amongst the nature again. It has been a few years since I visited the mangrove. Here are some pics and video:

Some markers on the way:


This is the Frog Island. Can you see the frog?



A few pictures inside the mangrove. It's high tide (Spring high tide actually), so it's not that muddy.


Taking a rest - have lunch. There is a small shop there selling coconut- refreshing, and an energy booster.

This is the 'oldies' toilet

On the way back, this is Kelong, an endangered 'species' in Singapore.

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A video:

Projectile and Rocket

The JC1 have received their results but not their posting. So most of them don't have much mood to study. Rather, I am having mood to have some fun. So I borrowed some rockets from my colleagues and the results - rocket shooting.

Well, to be politically correct, that is a lesson on 2 dimensional kinematics; pressured gas; Newton's 2nd Law, without the mass being constant; Newton's 3rd law in recoil... sound chim right?!?!? Actually it's just plain, pure, physics fun.

Ops, need to alter the angle of projection.

Up and away, so fast and far, I can only capture the trail of the water.

All this being said ... hope the students can apply all these concepts in the pen and paper test.
Meanwhile, the fun continues...

Changi Point and Bridge Over Turbid Water

I popped by Changi Sea Sports Club to register for a kayaking expedition the following week. And here are some scenes.


Here is the infamous Bridge Over Turbid Water. Imagine doing kayaking in there. Now imagine doing capsize drill there...



You can see that after it has been refurbished, it look rather like a park. Well, I still miss the good old days at the old jetty - it's a pity I didn't take any photos, or else it would be interesting to do a before and after comparison.

The old days at Changi jetty reminds of me of the sweat and toil as an NPCC cadet in secondary school days; my first camping experience was at Ubin. NPCC campsite is at Ubin.

Also, the not so distant past in Scouting, when camping at Ubin is a regular event, and a logistic nightmare. Since there is no portable water in Ubin. You have to bring tonnes of water there from the mainland, hence, the topping up of cartons of water at the Changi Hawker Centre ( there was no toilet at the jetty unlike now) In addition, there are tents, cooking stuff and other equipments etc. Loading and unloading so many things at the Changi jetty was really an excruciatingly memorable experience.

Well Done! - Senior Citizen

I was doing some New Year visiting-gathering and this place strikes me.


I must say I am very impressed with the beautiful orchids. It certainly adds some life to the neighbourhood. There are some less common species as well like the one below.

Raffles Marina - Wakeboarding

I have mentioned that it is wonderful to spend the New Year at East Coast ; it refreshes and re-energizes you for the year.

In this Lunar New Year, I spent some time to re-energize at Raffles Marina doing wakeboarding. Feels good to be back after a break of a year or so. Raffles Marina is at the 'West End' of Singapore.



In fact , if the taxi were to miss a turn, you would end up at JB. You can see the 2nd Link from here.



These two are the wakeboarding boats.

Clarke Quay

Clarke Quay has regained its vibrance. I was having dinner with a few friends, who came back to Singapore from overseas work, at Cafe Iguana. Their website claims that their Margaritas are the best in Singapore, but after tasting their mango margaritas - mango margaritas are among my favourite cocktail ; I have tried a few manga marg. in a few places - I don't find them fantastic at all. I have tasted better else where in Singapore.



Well, Clarke Quay has improved tremedously in the past year. There is a new shopping centre - Central. Since it was the Chinese New Year period, the shops are closed; didn't have the opportunity to shop there.


There are a number of cafe and lounges, very conducive to have a chill out sessions; spoilt for choice I would say. Oh yes, just in case anyone gets drunk, there is the fountain to 'freshen' themselves up. They are usually for children in the day.

And, there is also the reverse bungee.

NIE - a garden for study

Essay test today. Seeping coffee, revising and getting into the mood for essay writing.