Tag: HDB estates
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Shunfu, Jalan Pemimpin & Bishan North
So back in August I decided to go for a quick walk one Sunday afternoon, somewhere not too far from where I lived: Shunfu, Jalan Pemimpin, perhaps as far as Bishan. The year so far hasn’t been a great one for walks. I’ve gone for walks far less frequently, and the walks I’ve been on…
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Clementi Old and New: Casa Clementi, West Coast Court, Clementi Shine, and Pei Tong Primary
I have a sort of fondness for Clementi that comes from the fact that I spent a lot of time there in my 20s, a period of exploration in anybody’s life, mine no less so. I was pushing the boundaries of who I was, what I believed in, who I wanted to be. Clementi formed…
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Geocaching in Tampines
Something I enjoy doing other than going for long walks is geocaching. I’ve mentioned it at least twice, in a couple of other posts. Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity played the world over, in which some participants hide containers, or “geocaches”, in publicly accessible places, and other participants look for them, with the help…
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Bugis to Novena
The walks I go on are seldom very rigorously planned to begin with. Sometimes they happen more or less spontaneously. This particular Saturday in March this year, I found myself in Bugis with a couple of hours to spare, and decided I’d make a detour on the way home, walking to Novena and catching the…
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Bukit Merah to Orchard
Towards the end of April, I went on a walk from Bukit Merah to Orchard. I’d been on a few walks around Bukit Merah before, and found I quite liked the area, and would like to revisit it. At the same time, I was feeling like a bit of variety, and decided I’d spice the…
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North East Line from Farrer Park to Sengkang
The weather in January was pretty unpredictable, and so once again I must pull from my backlog. In December last year, I went for a walk along the North East Line (NEL), from Farrer Park to Sengkang. To be honest. I wasn’t sure I wanted to write about this walk, for two reasons: I didn’t…
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Bukit Batok: Fuji hill, Skypeak, Skyline, and Brickworks
Back when I was serving my National Service, I used to pass through Bukit Batok Central every day, catching my bus into camp. In the years since, though, I have hardly ever gone back. I can’t say I’m overly familiar with the place. During the final week of last year, though, I decided it was…