PuLau Ubin Day 1

YAY! it's pulau ubin i went to last sunday and stayed for a night. it's been donkey years since i last visited (i cant even remb when!) i wouldnt have thought of visiting if not suggested by hubb's parents.

and so, we took a ferry from changi village.

the one-way ride cost $2.50/pax and takes abt 15mins. to my surprise, there were quite a number of visitors that day.

tada! reached!

we (meaning me, hubb, hubb's bro and his gf) rented bicycles right away. there are many bicycles rental shops there. long time since i rode on a bicycle as well. glad it's a skill that will always be possessed despite not constantly practicing :)

our destination is to the resort where we will stay for the night - celestial resort. while we took the bikes, the folks took the van ride which the locals call it the 'taxis'. basically u pay a small sum and these vans will take u to where u want to go on the island.

the check-in time was 2pm.. and strictly 2pm. we were there too early, so ended up waiting.....

dog munching on a dead fish from the sea. urgh! gross!

and, this is how the resorts look like. juz like chalets...

the rooms are quite spacious. fully air-conditioned with private bathrooms and water heaters.

after check-in and resting for awhile, we started biking to chek jawa. it's a protected nature reserve and closes at 6pm. so in order not to give it a miss, we gave our lunch a miss :(

and poor hubb was bitten by a 'dont-know-wad'. according to him that bug was a huge black bug which action was so fast that he cant even sight it clearly. it just came, stung him, and flew off. and the area started swelling.... and painful.. and itchy.. uh-oh.

and the very helpful security guard assisted with 1st-aid. lol.. like very serious like thaaat....

and the 'end-product'. keke. apparently, after so many days, that area is still swelling. he went consult doc when we returned on monday, but the doc only gave him cream and oral medication. no jab given. weird, cuz we all expected a jab to be given. but somehow, not so.

while we were at this bridge, it started raining.... lucky not too heavily and not for too long.

along the bike ride to where the jetty is, we came across this lake. remb that helpful india security guard above? he had off work then and while we were looking at this beautiful lake, he rode past and stopped to talk to us. he told us that at night, there will be 'other people' at this lake. eee.... eerie huh.

i had enjoyed the bike rides, except for having to go up slopes which is super draining. most of the times, i gave up and just push my bike along instead of riding it up-slope. coupled with a hungry stomach and the not soo good weather, i thought i was on some army training camp. ha. poor me.

and finally, to the place where we had our zhu2 chao4 dinner. about 3-4 stalls to choose from. other than that, there are only 2 small provision shops. that's abt all. 

bikes were returned on that same evening as we do not fancy night cycling. took the van back to the resort. slept at 930 that night, cuz apparently, no other activities to do liao. and we had a long day out in the sun cycling.

super healthy lifestyle eh :)