Bukit Batok Nature Park
The other week, Dan and I enjoyed a walk in the nature park close to our residence. Once the birds started to drown out the techno music coming from a super cool vehicle in the parking lot, our walk was very relaxing. It was neat to see new kinds of vegetation and wildlife.
We haven't yet decided whether not running into any monkeys was fortunate or unfortunate. They are frequently sighted and have been know to chase or climb on peoples passing through. We did however get a laugh at this sign we saw on one of the trails, though we admit we quickly scanned the branches above us.
I'm sure we'll definitely be returning to the park for a bunch more walks, as it's so close to home. Hopefully next time we'll remember to bring an umbrella. On our way home we got caught in our first Singapore "rain storm". For the record, it doesn't rain in Vancouver... The pathetic excuse for rain that we have in Vancouver is more like a light mist compared to the rain over here. It was quite the experience. After trying to save our digital camera and hand phones from the rain (we were completely drenchend, not a dry spot anywhere on our bodies, phones were already wet as well, you can get an idea from the pictures below), a little old Chinese lady who saw us trying to reorganize ourselves in the shelter of a bus stop took pity on us and gave us a plastic bag which she had removed some groceries from. Without that plastic bag, our camera and phones would have been wrecked, so we were very thankful.
O well, at any rate, enjoy the rest of the pictures:
