We cycled a nice 14 km today, thanks to Jalsa, the semi sports freak and event organiser supremo. The elements were almost against us, but we talked over some thosai (at least I did) at Komala's and the rain subsided.
As we cycled through the East Coast and some park connectors - alhamdulillah! - I marvelled at how the Government has really taken care to beautify the green landscape. The paths are cycle-friendly, level and clean, pretty little flowers and shrubs are planted in orderly rows at the sides, and the routes are planned with safety in mind. How come no one talks about these things in the papers? People find a thousand things to complain about in Singapore. Ungracious folks, rising costs, gamblers gambling earlier, political juveniles/psychopaths - the list will go on. But how about the good stuff?
Th simple pleasures I had today made me think of all the good things we have here. This might sound like some patriotic jazz, but really, we ought to feel blessed for having things that literally billions around the world can only dream of [check this - almost a billion people don't have access to water from a clean water source]. NParks is doing a great job in helping to people reconnect with nature and have a good, peaceful ride or walk in the park.
Maybe next time we can indulge in another similar cycling spree... maybe a longer route covering the entire 9km park connector at East Coast.
As we cycled through the East Coast and some park connectors - alhamdulillah! - I marvelled at how the Government has really taken care to beautify the green landscape. The paths are cycle-friendly, level and clean, pretty little flowers and shrubs are planted in orderly rows at the sides, and the routes are planned with safety in mind. How come no one talks about these things in the papers? People find a thousand things to complain about in Singapore. Ungracious folks, rising costs, gamblers gambling earlier, political juveniles/psychopaths - the list will go on. But how about the good stuff?
Th simple pleasures I had today made me think of all the good things we have here. This might sound like some patriotic jazz, but really, we ought to feel blessed for having things that literally billions around the world can only dream of [check this - almost a billion people don't have access to water from a clean water source]. NParks is doing a great job in helping to people reconnect with nature and have a good, peaceful ride or walk in the park.
Maybe next time we can indulge in another similar cycling spree... maybe a longer route covering the entire 9km park connector at East Coast.
5 comments:
Living in the East, I have been blessed by many occassions to take a nice stroll walking through these connectors from home to the beach.
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hmmm how abt considerin to take up mountain biking.. u seem to take to it quite naturally... and the last photo of the bike and bag does seem cool and rugged....
Well done Hoopoe - living in the East does have its perks of good food AND parks eh. But it's still too far from TOWN bro ;)
Jalsaboy - how to take up mountain-biking as a career just because the photo looks cool da? No da no...
stop being so calculative-ly Singaporean. Why does a hobby have to be linked to career or anythin monetary or even have to give anythin in return.. its a past time. you enjoyed going off-road... cycle to work bro...
As usual, I'm misunderstoodedededed. I meant it as a career hobby bro... not career career-money-promotion etc...
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