Pulau Ubin
Charm you won't find anywhere else in Singapore . . .
SHORT NOTES:
This off-shore island is a fun place to be, other than Sentosa Island. It was during my secondary school Scouts life that I actually have the opportunity of coming to this island of attraction. Each time I came, there's bound to be something different or rather some new things coming up, but one thing for sure my feeling for this beautiful island will never change.
BACKGROUND:
Located at the north-eastern corner of the Singapore mainland, Pulua Ubin is Singapore's second largest island. The island measures 8km across and 1.5km in width. Pulau Ubin offers a wide variety of activities, visitors can get around the island by hiking as it's probably the best way to enjoy Ubin. As for those who prefer cyclying, bicycles may be rented for the entire day at the numerous bicycle kiosks near the jetty. Campers will find a paradise of their own at Noordin, with a natural stretch of sandy beach. Almost anywhere on the island allows you to indulge in activities not commonly seen on Singapore mainland.
HOW TO GET THERE:
Take bus no. SBS 2 from Bedok or Tanah Merah MRT stations all the way to Changi Village Bus Terminal. After alighting just walk across to Changi jetty, adjacent to the terminal. At there, we hire a bumboat to Pulau Ubin. Bumboat charges are at S$2.00 for a one-way trip. There is no fixed schedule as the boat leave only after a certain numbers of passengers have been filled up. Usually it's 12 passengers to a boat. Operating hours starts from about 6am till 11pm daily, but most of the times frequencies tends to be irregular.
The dirt-track leading to Noordin Beach, the favourite place for swimmers and campers. Such tracks are the trademarks of this beautiful island!
Such tall coconuts trees are the symbol of this natural land.
This striking house create a different dimension to this "kampong" environment on Ubin .
A personal jetty like this is just one of the special sights you can find on this island! This is one near the Malay Kampong, to the East of the Main Jetty.
As the sun sets and golden ray shine on this jetty, a soothing and homely picture is formed! What a nice one! Enjoying the sunset here is a great thing to do . . . Trust me!
Ho Man Choo Granite Quarry, a closed-down quarry. It's just near the Main Jetty!
Look at how vast the quarry is. The actual toning of the water you would see is beyond description, it's tremendously beautiful! Just like a clear ocean.
To catch a view of this site, you need to go through a "cut-open" fencing that boundary the abandon quarry!
Me and my friends enjoying ourselves here with the beautiful sights behind us, just before we make our way down the slope to the lower portion of the quarry where you could actually touch the water!!!
And here we are, posing for this great shots here with the vast quarry all to ourselves! It's a very valuable pic I should say cos not many people are willing to come all the way down here as we will have to push our bike slowly up the slope after this! But it's worth the effort!
Me and Guoqiang posing for this one at the bottom of the quarry! Hey we are sinking our feet into the cool water! Not everyone will get this chance okay, cos you got to venture through all these, which we did!
Me trying to "climb" up from a cliff!!! Haha, it's a camera trick!
This lastest pic was taken this year during a family outing. Me and my brother.
My brothers and I posing infront of this unique house that you can find at one of the Kampong.
Well that's about all for this brief introduction on Pulua Ubin, any doubts do clear with me, I will do my best to assist you! Should there be a need, I am most willing to show you around the island!
