On Sunday 3rd
July, we went for a walk at Pasir Ris Park. There were only 3 people walking.
Four of us went roller skating.
We roller skated
uphill and downhill and oohed in delight.
We loved going
downhill on our skates because we zoom down.
We then went to
the mangroves where there were so many crabs. We learnt fascinating facts about
mangroves like how horse shoe crabs are related to scorpions and spiders.
The brunch that
followed was very tasty and delightful. We especially loved that everything
there was home-made, even fizzy juice.
We are looking
forward to the next walk.
-
Anjali
and Sophia Curic
***
For a person
living in Western Singapore, to reach Pasir Ris Park located in East Singapore
promptly at 8 am was indeed a challenge especially in present times when MRT
has curtailed its operating hours to start at 7 am instead of the usual 6 am.
After facing such a challenge on a sultry Sunday and reaching the Meeting Point
just in time, it was indeed refreshing to see our host Sanjay and his son Akash
waiting for us.
The small group
split into 2 – one group of 4 going for roller skating while the rest 3 started
the walk. Contrary to my apprehension about searing heat, what I witnessed was
ample cover from mature trees and cool breeze blowing in from the shoreline.
It was a very enjoyable walk for me discussing
with our young Akash (Secondary 1 Student in Singapore) about the Singapore
School Admission systems and the education system in some special schools.
Charming and
tranquil, Pasir Ris Park (meaning “narrow beach”) is indeed a great walk venue
with its idyllic seaside setting (which surprisingly is a long beach though
“narrow”).
With multiple
trails and an excellent Mangrove Boardwalk, visitors can explore the beauty of
the mangrove forest and get close to its inhabitants.
One cannot help
but admire how nature in the form of Mangrove forests acts as a buffer between
land and sea thus helping to halt erosion of the coast by breaking the strong
forces of waves; it is also a haven for crabs which have excavated innumerous
burrows for inhabitation in the mangrove.
It is a treat to
watch crabs running for cover to reach the burrows once they get disturbed by
human movements.
“Love of Nature
is usually the sign of a pure and healthy being uncorrupted by modern
civilisation. It is in the silence of a peaceful mind that one can best commune
with Nature.”
The Mother 13
Nov 1969, Pg 401, Vol 16, CWM
The three-storey
Bird Watching Tower located within the mangrove forest allows bird enthusiasts
to observe birds in their natural surroundings and to enjoy the vast expanse of
the sea before us.
Additionally it
is a joy to see families with young kids having uninterrupted fun at the
playground, one of the largest in Singapore and enjoying the thrill of
navigating one’s way through the maze in the Maze Garden there.
-
S.Ramanathan
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