3rd visit to Bukit Timah Nature Reserve 武吉知马自然保护区

上星期天，第三次踏入Bukit Timah Nature Reserve。
备注：武吉知马自然保护区虽然只有区区163 ha（公顷），不过里面却拥有840多种不同的植物，其中的树种比整个北美洲还要多。

第一次（大概三个月前），是join了Clubsnap forum的摄影kaki（应该有大约20个人，而且差不多全部是用 DSLR的），只踏足 Bukit Timah Nature Reserve 一个多小时。且也没什么拍到照。

第二次（大概一个月前），看到Chinese Cari forum有人要去 Bukit Timah Nature Reserve,便报名了。这一次比较好，认识了很多大马人（还有一对孪生姐妹呢）。原本打算explore大范围的，可是主办阿头怜香惜玉，迁就那两姐妹，走了不怎么大的范围。可是我还是有机会见识新的路线。毕竟，第一次的 outing 不怎么让我满意。第二次的些许遗憾（没有大范围地 explore）,催生了我将会再次踏足 Bukit Timah Nature Reserve的念头。

上星期一，便约了 ThaiEe, 还有Dr. Tan (我中学的Senior)星期六一起到 Bukit Timah Nature Reserve 回归大自然。因为某某原因，我们将outing移后一天（到星期天）。还好有延迟一天才去（星期六整天都在下雨）。奇迹般的，星期天的真个 outing 都没有下雨哦，哈哈.

大家都很准时，我们早上8：30便到达 Bukit Batok Mrt Station了。ThaiEe买了她的早餐 （面包），我们便到附近的 Bus Interchange等候852巴士。

搭852巴士，6 stops later (OPP BT TIMAH SHOP CTR ) 就必须下巴士。然后，可以搭几乎随便一辆巴士, alight 2 stops later (opposite Beauty World Centre)。最后，步行大约5分钟便到达目的地了 ^_^。


去了三次，才发现只有一张 Visitor Centre 门前石头的照片。



猴兄们...


Simon问：“为什么那么多蛇的阿？”。我回答：“有蛇看才爽阿，要不然去 Nature Reserve Park只是看树而已嚒”


新加坡最高的山 163m...
p/s: 马来西亚的 KK山是 4101m, 世界最高的珠穆朗玛峰是 8848m










Orchid


好奇怪的植物



so...big...


so...cute ^_^

我们花了大概4个小时在这次的Bukit Timah Nature Reserve‘游’。ThaiEe 说:"呼吸树林里的新鲜空气，胜于窄小家里睡房里的变质冷气。

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, I'll be BACK ^_^

Sunset @ MacRitchie Reservoir Park

Jogging @ Lower Seletar Reservoir Park

已经有三个星期没有跑步了。之前三个周末都没有在狮城，所以都不能到新加坡的 Park 跑步。

原本打算今早和同事 Hackett到Lower Seletar Reservoir park晨跑，可是昨晚Hackett在半夜一点钟sms我，说他失眠，今早不能和我一起去跑步了。其实我也有了心理准备他会耍约，没关系咯。

早上7点多起来，发现外面正下着雨，身体也有稍许酸痛（昨晚打了两个小时的羽球），便没有去晨跑了。

下午4点多，天气很好，便装备自己，走路到 Ang Mo Kio MRT station,搭 train 到Yio Chu　Kang station。　再到mrt station 对面的巴士站搭 851 （也可以搭 852, 853）巴士到Opposite Yishun Sport Hall的车站下车。过了overpass, 大约步行５分钟便看到了　Lower Seletar Reservoir Park的告示牌。

一眼望过去，原来比Upper Seletar Reservoir Park还要小。没关系，范围小就跑多几圈咯，反正是nonstop跑一个小时就行了。

Lower Seletar Reservoir Park和Upper Seletar Reservoir Park一样，也有人到此垂钓。不过这儿的垂钓者寥寥无几。这里也是Kayak爱好者的好去处。也有一些家庭到这儿picnic。这个Reservoir Park比较特别之处是这里还有一个小型的Waterplay Area，水从地面喷出来，小孩们都在那儿尽情玩乐。

由于Lower Seletar Reservoir Park的范围比较小，大概１０分钟就跑完一圈了。我跑了６个圈，大概一个小时。So far到过MacRitchie Reservoir Park, Upper Seletar Reservoir Park还有这次的Lower Seletar Reservoir Park,个人还是比较喜欢MacRitchie Reservoir Park。那儿范围很大，且比较多树林。

下个长跑地点将会是Kranji Reservoir Park。好像离Ang Mo Kio比较远，哈哈。



Getting There
Services: 851, 852, 853, 854, 855, 857, 858, 965, 969, 39 and 85 (Alight along Lentor Avenue or Yishun Ave 2).

Jogging @ Upper Seletar Reservoir Park

原本打算今早到靠近Mandai Road的 Upper Seletar Reservoir Park跑步。可是人算不如天算，半夜3，4点钟就开始下雨了，且还是长命雨 x_X。

唯有看一下书，然后开始做流沙包。花了几个小时做流沙包，失败了 x_X。原来包皮是那么难做的。馅料还可以。剩下一半的馅料，打算星期一早上再尝试做。

下午小歇一会儿后，5点钟，乘着外面空气清爽，便武装自己，步行10分钟到 AMK Bus Interchange 搭 Bus 138 （这辆巴士是到 Singapore Zoo and Night Safari 的）到 Upper Seletar Reservoir Park。

从 AMK Bus Interchange 到 Upper Seletar Reservoir Park大概要20分钟车程。一下车，望向Reservoir Park便看到很多人在垂钓。原来这里也获得钓鱼爱好者的青睐。Reservoir Park的旁边还有一个高尔夫球场。

开始我的慢跑。沿途可以看一看 Reservoir 周边的风景，趣事。有人溜狗，垂钓，跑步，家庭欢乐时光，还可以看到猴兄猴弟们，好不热闹。

Upper Seletar Reservoir Park不算很大，跑一圈大概要20分钟多，我花了1个小时多连续跑了3圈。跑完第二圈的时候曾经有过想停下来休息一会的念头。还好我的毅力战胜了恶魔，跑完了3圈才停下来 ^_^。

Next ：Lower Seletar Reservoir Park ^_^。可是应该要等到8月中的周末才能到哪儿一跑。(24/7回老家，31/7去Kepong找义姐, 然后便是 Yogyakarta trip lor...)

Early Jog @ MacRitchie Reservoir Park

Slept at 1am last night but managed to wake up at 7:30am. You'll wonder why I like to wake up early even though it is Saturday. If I were to answer you, "I don't know, might be because of biological clock that always wake me up before 7:30am or might be because my stomach was complaining for hungriness"

I walked for 15 minutes and headed towards bus station that situated outside of Blk 324 @ Ang Mo Kio ave 3. Boarded bus 74 and and it took me just 10 minutes to reach the bus stop which is opposite to MACRITCHIE RESERVOIR.

The air at 9am was refreshing and I can't wait to start running ^_^. I started with Chemperai Trail which is an easy and relaxing walk as it is mostly on boardwalk from start to finish, skirting the edge of the reservoir. A short path cutting through the forested area leads you to the start of the trail. While running along the trail, noticed that I was on my way to HSBC Tree Top (which is 5km in distance). I made a 'U-turn' at the 2km point so that it'll be around total 10km in distance for my jogging.

Hightlights:
1) Beautiful vies of the reservoir against the backdrop of dense rainforest.
2) Sights of native creatues of the forest.
3) Occasional glimpses of native birds and monkeys.

I made 2 mistakes for today's jog which was I forgot to bring another new dry shirt so that I can change my wet shirt with it. Another was forgetting to bring a bottle of water which is for drinking after the jog. x_X

Overall, I enjoyed today's jog as this was the 1st time that I can jog for 10km in nonstop. A big CLAP for myself ^_^.

Getting There

By Bus Take bus nos. 52, 74, 93, 130, 132, 156, 157, 162, 165, 166, 167, 852, 855 or 980. Alight along Lornie Road at the bus-stop in front of MacRitchie Reservoir Park. By Car Entrance to the MacRitchie Reservoir Park car park is along Lornie Road. By MRT Nearest MRT station at Marymount MRT (Circle line) located 2km away from MacRitchie Reservoir Park.

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