Hiking at Mount Faber Park and Henderson Waves

Finally I get to see the Henderson Waves! I realised that I am in love of hiking recently. Being in nature among the verdant greenery made me so inexplicably happy. I love the blue blue sky with the lushly greenery in this city. It is important that we preserve nature park as nature has a way to make people calmer and in tune with themselves. 

You can enjoy free panoramic views of Singapore without spending a cent and you can enjoy fresh air. So when you are free, do come down and enjoy the nature trail. 

My friend and I took about three hours to walk from the entrance near HarbourFront MRT to Alkaff Mansion and back to HarbourFront MRT. In between, we explored the Faber Peak and Faber Point. It is better to explore in the morning before noon as it is not so hot. Now, let's explore the park.

How to get to Mount Faber Park 
Just alight at HarbourFront MRT station

Click here for the walking guide for the HortPark & the Southern Ridge from the National Parks website.

Verdant greenery in Telok Blangah.

 We started the journey near the HarbourFront MRT.

 Trail Etiquette at the entrance.

 Be prepared to climb lots of stairs and steep slope.

A great weather for hiking! 

 Bright orange flowers

View from Mount Faber Park.

 Old cable car on display

 Faber Peak is the place where you travel to Sentosa via the cable car.

 Love this view from Faber Peak 

 Apparently, on weekdays, there are not many visitors to travel to Sentosa via cable car from Mount Faber.

 Lots of photo opportunities at Faber Peak.

 Really posh toilet inside Faber Peak!

Love the colourful stairs.

View of Singapore from Mount Faber Park. These yellow tall buildings are public housing.

 View from Henderson wave of Telok Blangah

Beautiful fluffy cloud amidst the blue blue sky! It kinda looks like painting.

Henderson waves  is an award winning design

What are these tall furry branches?

Finally we reached the Henderson wave

I like this tree with really unique leave.

A replica of Merlion at Faber Point

On this trip, I finally noticed there are actually skybridges in this luxury condominium. 

You don't have to pay a cent to use this telescope to zoom into the view

We decided to just explore Alkaff Mansion which is famous for cafe and bar.

Really beautiful flowers!

French Faire at Flower Dome Gardens by the Bay

One thing I love about Singapore is that in this small island, we get to see plants and flowers from all continents except the Antarctica at Gardens by the Bay. I am also delighted that the flower field display is frequently changed every two to three months at the Flower Dome so that for nature lovers, we always have something to look forward to. I always want to travel to Europe Paris, maybe I'll go next year. 

For Singaporeans and permanent residents, the price is lower at $20 for two conservatories at Flower Dome and Cloud forest. I also enjoyed 10% discount for showing my passion card  thus I paid $18 for two conservatories. For foreigners, it cost $28 for two conservatories. 

Gardens' Address: 18 Marina Gardens Drive
                                Singapore 018953

Cooled Conservatories Timing: 9am to 9pm

How to get there: Alight at Bayfront MRT station

For more information, click the Gardens by the Bay webpage here

Flower of Lily in front of the world most popular structures, the Eiffel Tower, which is a 6-metres tall replica

 The 6-metre tall Eiffel Tower dressed in greenery replica is on display from now till 22nd June this year at the Flower Dome. It is surrounded by the most popular flowers in France like lavender,begonias and lilacs.

Another view of the Eiffel Tower

 French sculptures surrounded by pretty flowers.

Are these roses?

 Lovely  Calla lily

Painting of the Effliel Tower.

 Begonias 

 Pretty Peonies. Did you know peonies were known as the "poor man rose" as people would buy peonies because they couldn't afford roses.

 The "flower of the lily" is a symbol that is traditionally used to represent French royalty. It signifies "perfection, light and life" and was used in historical times on the shields of French kings.

In 1690, Charles Plumier named the 'begonia' in honour of Michel Begon (1638-1710), an amateur French botanist who collected begonias from Santo Domingo while stationed there with the French navy. Begonia cv.

Another beautiful Begonia cv.

Sunny sunflowers outside the cafe

Any idea what is the name of this flower?

The flower dome is behind the Super trees.

Waterspout in Singapore ( 水龙卷）

It is really rare to see waterspout in Singapore. Yesterday Lianhe Zaobao （联合早报）photographer witnessed this rare waterspout and captured it. Lately western parts of Singapore has been experiencing strong wind of up to 100km/hour. 

Image from zaobao.com

Pioneer Generation Package - Crosstalk (Teochew with Eng Subtitles)

I really like this video on Pioneer Generation Package in Teochew which aims to educate the elderly on the healthcare benefits in Singapore for the pioneer generation. Most pioneer generation only understand their dialects. As a Teochew, I think Teochew language is a beautiful language and sounds much gentle compare to Hokkian though most of the words sound similar to Teochew. Sadly many of our youths don't understand their own dialects.

When I was younger, I wanted to marry fellow Teochew so that he can speaks the language and reminds me of my home as my parents mostly converse in Teochew. 

I love Teochew language. 

Duanwu Festival 端午節

This year Duanwu or Chinese Dumpling festival is on 2 June, 5th day of the 5th lunar month to commemorate the death of the poet and patriot minister Qu Yuan (340-278Bc) during the Warring states of the Zhou Dynasty.This event is celebrated by Chinese In 

China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asian countries with dragon boat competition 

and the eating of dumpling.


To read more on the festival, you can click here.

 A figurine of Qu Yuan at Waterloo street near Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple

 Delicious dumpling prepared by my mum.

Yummy dumpling by my mum! 

High Tea at Canele @ Raffles City

Currently Canele@Raffles City (Cityhall MRT) is offering High tea promotion price of about $12++ for one. It comes with 6 different desserts and a cup of coffee/tea. I thought the high tea set desserts looked really pretty. Alas, except for the rose macaron, I think I can skip the rest. Good to try for the first time though. 

Arts in Chinatown MRT: The Phoenix's Eye Domain

At Chinatown MRT, you can't miss the eye-catching bright mural near entrance to MRT. This piece of art is created by local award-winning artist Tan Swie Hian and is titled The Phoenix's Eye Domain. This painting conveys the indomitable spirit of the early settlers in Chinatown and is inspired by the ancient Chinese legend written during the Warring-states period (475 B.C to 221 B.C).