"sea-ing singapore" Singapore by Fudge

Singapore Travel Guide: 11,373 reviews and 26,370 photos

Taken at Jurong Bird Park, soulmates communicate

where souls meet over water bodies

they say the best of meetings is near open spaces and water bodies. that has been my love-hate story with singapore.

i leave the place, happy to go, but come back usually looking forward to familiarity.

i shall try and share with you 'my eye' on singapore, rather than the usual shopping belts and food places you would already have heard of.

surprise surprise, nature lives in a concrete jungle like singapore!

Kent Ridge Park

the park i used to escape to at lunch hour, while working in Science Park 1. By the way, this lake has a huge handful of tortoises and introduced koi (gasp!) that some visitors from nearby Normanton Park (a private housing estate) come to feed with loafs of sliced bread (yikes!!!)

The practise of abandoning pets such as terrapins, kois, turtles etc is a sign that as a nation Singapore has a long way to go, in learning to have a heart for animals.

Nature at our doorstep

View from my bedroom

It is sad that most visitors to SIngapore only see the 'heart of the city' -- shopping and completely miss out on the 5% of nature gazetted land on the island.

As i type this, the cicadas outside form the prominent backdrop of sounds (it's 7.45pm).

Singapore sits 1 degree north of the equator. 90% of tropical/equatorial animals are nocturnal. the animal life at night during our reservoir parks is fascinating.

Pros and Cons

In a nutshell:Come to Singapore with an open mind -- especially towards things you never expect.

Intro Updated Apr 26, 2003
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robertgaz Feb 24, 2008 at 6:22 PM

Thanks for sharing those out of the way tips... I'll be back in Singers for a few days this July.
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adema29 Oct 6, 2007 at 11:11 PM

Very interesting tips and wonderful photos!
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Glorija May 25, 2007 at 2:55 AM

Hey. Send me your address I can send you a copy of Secret in dvx format. It would be a pleasure :) Enjoy, G
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kyoub Jan 16, 2007 at 2:15 PM

Great updates. I understand why you are always happy to return.
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y_lyn Jan 13, 2007 at 11:55 PM

Have you been to Chek Jawa? I had been to ubin many times but didnt go Chek Jawa cos I heard that we have to book for guided tour in order to go there
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Nemorino Aug 18, 2006 at 6:04 AM

Glad to see a tip on Earth Day. My only visit to Singapore was a stopover on the way to Vietnam. We took a no-visa bus tour from the airport, but it was raining so hard we saw NOTHING. They drove us up a hill & said there was a great view from here, LOL.
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phil_uk_net Apr 28, 2003 at 1:57 AM

You obviously have a lot of compassion towards animals - something I haven't noticed too much of in Asia.
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Fudge Apr 26, 2003 at 6:03 PM

hello fellow birthdater :) ok ok, akan datang. Need to get me camera out in Singas.
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leonik Apr 26, 2003 at 5:58 PM

nice start... more puhleese? :)
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o00o Jan 23, 2003 at 10:55 PM

Love this lion city...which part of Singapore do you live?