Sunday, February 28, 2010

Pulau Ubin

Managed to find a little time back to my blog where I stopped halfway on PULAU UBIN. Here are some selected photos taken!

View of Celestial Resort from private ferry


Breezy & Peaceful Quarry


Trekking on foot, came upon this 60's kampong style drink stall. It is named
"Ah Ma" Drink Stall


An old wooden walk way guess to where? Toilet of course


It's been so long I get to see again the 60's house..  
Reminds me of my childhood at my uncle's Changi home


A Grandpa and his Grandson praying at the Tau Paik Kong Temple
on Chinese New Year Lunar 2nd



Sunday, February 21, 2010

Chinese New Year at Pulau Ubin Island!

Just celebrated a Prosperous Year & a Roaring Year of the Tiger! Gong Xi Fa Cai! 
Planned and supposed to leave for a week of retreat work in Siem Reap and a week for holiday in Ululu but realized partner passport is less then 6 months!!! Well that's how we stay put in Singapore. 
So spent the lunar 1st day doing some traditional CNY visits to the elderly and few friends. And decided why not get out somewhere to chill out away from the busy city life. We were contemplating if to have a farm stay at Kranji or perhaps Pulau Ubin an island 10 mins ferry ride. 
So we decided it is UBIN! The government has begun developing Pulau Ubin a bit so most of the villagers have already moved out to the city. I guess less then 45 families are left in this island. They also converted the chalets to a resort hotel called Celestial Resort.  

So we booked 2 nights stay at Celestial Resort (http://www.celestialresort.com/boatservices.html), a very basic accommodation with aircon, a bed, a mini fridge, a small desk and a small table and of course a bathroom.

It turned out to be a good trip because I have not seen Pulau Ubin in my whole life in Singapore, so guess it is time to explore before the island is commercialized!














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Last evening I re-created a new blog to start my footprints journal. Hope to note down any encounters, good news bad news and share my emotions & any interesting or strange discoveries!