Durian Again

Bought 7 durians yesterday. I believe I ate 11 seeds. The durian is
getting better and better and the price is also getting cheaper and cheaper.

Sunday Cycling

Last Sunday Morning, sent my wife to Changi for a company event.  I brought my Dahon folding bike along and cycled a total of 40km from Changi to ECP Lagoon Hawker Centre and back to Changi.  After the ride, I roamed around the Changi area.  One interesting place is the Kelong boardwalk.

 

the boardwalk itself

the back is the kelong boardwalk

40km ride. Average speed is rather slow at 25km/h

Show flats visit

Visited 2 show flats (Terrasse  located Hougang Ave 2 and Yio Chu Kang and NIN Residences located Potong Pasir MRT) today.

Terrasse basically has the 5 storey type of condo since it is located at a landed private property area.  The show flat is 2 storey type, as this condo have units that are called Garden Duplex.  A basement units with 2 parking lots and the upper storey where a 3bedroom unit is located.  Wife and I do not like this condo because of the layout and the very minimum windows for the bedroom.  Typical condo now have one side of full-length windows but Terrasse has half of it only.  Well. Designer preference.

NIN is very well located since it is just next to Potong Pasir MRT.  All 3 bedrooms units are sold, left with 2 bedders and 1 bedder that we are not keen.   The smaller units maybe good for investment but will we be able to sell in 5-year time. Will there be a oversupply for such unit?  A specialty is that the project is developed with a 5 storey block and a 15 storey block.  Typically, developer would probably build 2 x 10 storey blocks instead.

 

Wife still likes the layout and the design of SEASTRAND.  Anyone interested to buy my 3 compact in Waterfront Key so that I could buy a unit in SEASTRAND?

Punggol Park Connector again

Finally, I have some time today and capture this evening light lallang.  Two colors, a while and a purple.  This is located at Punggol Park Connector.  If u stay nearby and have not been to this place, do take a trip here.  It is very nice for a evening walk.

all efforts gone!

After walking 5km (joo chiat walk about), riding 10km (Gangsa and T15) on trails and cycle another 5km (bedok to expo and around eastwood private estate), I thought I am going to lose some weight.  Even if it is 1kg!  Too bad, the temptation of durian definitely was so strong that we (family) had 6 durian after dinner. Damn sinful but very shiok! 

 

太爽了

A fruitful Saturday

Wife and son went out shopping and watch Transformer III (Dark of The Moon) with Keith's cousin. For me, I do not really know what and where to go but I do have plan in the evening. That is cycle at the Gangsa loop and T15. Talk about that later.

I left at about 11am, went to Geyland East and bought a light set for my study room ceiling fan. I think we are getting old, so we are feeling that the current fluorescent tube light is getting darker. Bought is at $40 with 2 energy saving lamp included. Think I am being over-charged and I have to installed it myself. Took 30mins to get it installed (in the afternoon). Here is a picture of the lamp.

After buying the light, next would be lunch. Where should I go? Think hard? Since I am nearby Haig Road market, so I drove by and parked at Lion City Hotel. When at Lion City Hotel, was thinking about the lunch buffet at Lion City, not too bad price and food look great but it was no fun having buffet by myself. Maybe I would try this sometime!

Keeping walking to Haig Road market, walked pass all stores that sell local chinese, indian and malay food. What should I pick? Settle down for Ayam Penyet (Malay Fried Chicken Drum stick Rice). There is a malay uncle (Opps, I am uncle too! haha!) who bought a big bowl of Mee Siam and was enjoying it. Soon, another plate of Malay Rojak was delivered to him too. He can really enjoy.

Next, I was around Joo Chiat area and walking from the intersection with Geyland Road to Dunman Road along Joo Chiat Road. Joo Chiat Road do have some old shops, old house and also new restaurants and pubs. This is actually my first time walking on this road. Here is an old house that is not occuppied. How nice if I could purchase it, renovate it and stay there. The house was raised about ground so that it will not get wet if there is flood around that area. Old time Singapore get quite a bit of flood and actually recent years as well (due to weather changes and landscape changes).

I had walked a total distance of 5km along Joo Chiat road and back to Lion City hotel through Haig Road. Good exercise after a unhealthy lunch.

Finally, in the afternoon, loaded up my mountain bike to my i30CW and drove to Bukit Panjang. Proceed to ride along Gangsa loop and Mandai Track 15. As I was riding all alone, I was able to go at a good speed that I am comfortable with. The Gangsa loop was not easy. It has quite a few up and down slopes. At some stretches, I had to ride with 1-1 gear in order to climb. Here is a picture at the end of track 15, it is a Army Live Firing Range. No entry for civilian.

On the way back, on one of the slope, I was probably going down at too fast a speed, I almost slide and fall. I really have to be careful next time while ridng. No need to injure myself.

So, what do you think? I am happy that I did these in one day. What a fruitful Saturday!!!