"Singapore's Rustic Backyard" Top 5 Page for this destination Pulau Ubin by bpacker

Pulau Ubin Travel Guide: 242 reviews and 557 photos

Creepy Crawlie, Golden Point Spider - Pulau Ubin

Things that go BUMP! in the Night

Quick Update: Just recently, I had a jungle walk in the middle of the night in Pulau Ubin . Now, you may wonder what the hell for right? Especially, when it's the seventh month ( aka Chinese Halloween ) now and all. Well, being the daft modern Chinese that I am, my only quest was to spy on the spotted wood owl with my nature group. Apparently, our group totally forgot what month this was until we were midway to the island. By then, we were unwilling to put the whole thing off and gamely carried on with our quest. But we got more than we bargained for . Not only didn't we see the bloody owl, we saw performances for the dead, creepy crawlies and paranormal sightings. Paranormal. Yes, you read me correct. Click my off the beaten path page to see my "ghost" picture.

Beyound creepy crawlies, Pulau Ubin has golden sun-kissed beaches, a natural flatland full of marine creatures and a green backyard full of fruit trees. Now you might ask if this is Singapore at all. Yes, it is ! All this can be found in Pulau Ubin, a little island backyard found off the eastern coast of Singapore. Take a bumpy ride on a bum boat there and discover its rustic charms for yourself.

Pulau Ubin

sun setting off Nordin Beach

Pulau Bin is speckled with beautiful beaches like this . If you could, grab a bike and explore this little niches for yourself.

Chek Jawa Beach

Pretty Sea Anemone

Pretty Sea Anemones, hermit crabs, sea cucumbers and an occasional sea elephant. Yes, you can actually see these creatures at Chek Jawa Beach . Keen to see more? Click on my travelogue

Last visit to Pulau Ubin: Nov 2004
Intro Updated Sep 18, 2005
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Ghostbusters needed in Ubin!! - Pulau Ubin

Infra red scan on the Ghost Picture Off The Beaten Path (10)

After I showed the ghostly orb pictures on this Pulau Ubin page, an extremely curious robertgaz did an infra-red scan on... more travel advice

Golden Point Spider, Pulau Ubin - Pulau Ubin

Other things that go bump in the night Off The Beaten Path (10)

Of course, other than the orbs, we saw other conventional live creatures in the night walk at Pulau Ubin. Other than mud... more travel advice

See it now? Off The Beaten Path (10)

I caught something unusual . Of course, I didn't notice it until much later. I pondered over what could have been and... more travel advice

Ghostly orbs? Fireflies? Off The Beaten Path (10)

Here's what I saw when I enlarged my photos . A series of ghostly orbs. Then again, it could be fireflies or even dust.... more travel advice

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Comments (17)

Bonobo2005 Aug 30, 2007 at 4:20 AM Report Abuse

Fascinating page, helpful tips & nice write up! I'm off to Ubin this weekend, but not at night, not this month ;).
bpacker Apr 24, 2007 at 7:54 PM Report Abuse

I'm a birdwatcher so my original intention was to see owls! I totally forgot about the 7th month thingy.
y_lyn Apr 24, 2007 at 1:12 AM Report Abuse

Interesting "SPI" sightings.... You stayed at Ubin till nite to take pictures ah?
robertgaz Sep 4, 2006 at 9:57 PM Report Abuse

It's always a pleasure to re-visit your pages ;~)
bike_packer Aug 8, 2006 at 7:02 PM Report Abuse

opened VT today and the familiar face is the featured member. it's glen (we got almost same VT handle) leads me to your pages. wished gone mtbiking in P. Ubin the last time we were at S'pore but have no time. have a good day!!!
xuessium Jun 26, 2006 at 5:20 AM Report Abuse

Orbs: Looks like reflected glare of dust/mould clusters inside your camera lens, G. The dark foreground helps. Tell me when they dancing or start talking to you....(grin)
JLBG Feb 22, 2006 at 9:35 PM Report Abuse

I would never have believed that all what you show here was in Singapore! Completely unexpected!
Siddha3th Sep 13, 2005 at 2:55 AM Report Abuse

For the life of me, I can't make out what that thing is. Too 'Blair Witch Project' for me :O It's astounding the amount of stuff there is to see in singapore, and so diverse too! Catch ya' later, Glenda :)
umashanker Sep 8, 2005 at 4:05 AM Report Abuse

Sounds intersting!!
muddybok Sep 2, 2005 at 2:06 AM Report Abuse

Cool stuffs. Anyone has got ghostbusters' number?