Date: 11 July 2009 (Saturday)
Meeting Place: Pasir Ris MRT nearby control station
Start Time: 4.30pm
Duration: about 1 1/2 hours
For those who are driving, free parking at Pasir Ris Car Park C.
Can wait at entrance of Car Park C where the signboard "Pasir Ris Park" is, to join group walking from Pasir Ris Mrt station.
EO for this walk: Mary Tan
The Pasir Ris Mangrove Boardwalk Trail
Easy walk along wooden walkways which allow you a closer and comfortable look at the plants and animals that live in the Mangrove without getting you muddy. See what it’s all about. Observe all sorts of interesting inhabitants, like moths, snails, mudskippers, springtails, sea slugs and insects you would never encounter in normal urban life. See the "volcanoes" of free housing for crabs that mud lobsters burrow and made. Look at the distinctive features of the land plants that help their survival in the mangrove.
Bring drinking water, an umbrella (for rain or sun), mosquito repellent, camera, cap and wear comfortable walking shoes. Note that while mosquito repellent may be a good general precaution, liberal doses may drive away insects that you wish to observe!
Walk ends at Car Park C and for those who wish to, can adjourn for dinner at the foodcourt in White Sands shopping mall.
Register HERE!
See you at the walk!
Mary Tan and other Walk Team members: ChristinaCL Chan, Charles Wee, Veronica Wong, Jeffrey Lim, Joyce Tan & Serene Low
Registration starts here
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James Tan -
Susan Tan LC -
Frisna Tan
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Mary Chan
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Andrew Thio
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Christina CL Chan
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Patrick Lee
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Judy Lim
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Karen Lim
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Bernie Chung
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Kristin Leong
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Steven Chan
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Susan Tan SW
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Arthur Yap
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Peggy Yap
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Dan Huang
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Joy Chuang
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Maureen Lee
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Daisy Yeo
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Paul & Peggy Kong
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Grace Wong
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Alan & Ann Bok
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Gwyneth Lee
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Helen T Wong -
Thomas Goh
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Alice Kwok
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Lettishia
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King Seng
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Pauline Chew
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Joyce Tan
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Aaron How
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Veronique
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Hou Chong Lee
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Wee Chin
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Hi EOs,
Pls include James Tan n myself for the walk.
Thanks!
susan tan
Hi Mary,
Please include me in the walk. will meet at MRT. would like to join the dinner too.
regards/fris
Mary Tan
I wrote you an email but didn’t receive an reply from you. Did Charles give me the correct address I wonder?
Regards
Mary Tan
Apologies for the typo. Should have been,
“didn’t receive any reply from you”
Hi Mary,
Pls include me 2
regards
Hi Mary Tan
Thanks for your email. I will be joining in.
Cya
Frisna
See you at the walk and the lunch at Roxy Square.
Hey all the PASIRISIANS! Where are you?
We are having a walk in your hometown and you don’t even raise your hands in support??? Come on you guys. This is the time to show your hospitability.
As for people in the West, just take the EW mrt line, all the way to the LAST station, drop off and wait for us to come rescue you.
People from the NORTH, take the mrt to CITYHALL and change to the EW line and do likewise.
Besides what Mary Tan had suggested, there is Downtown East and the EHUB to adjourn to for food and drinks. Try the yummy satay at the Halal foodcourt. There is also another food court if you prefer that to places like NYNY, Buddy Hoagies and numerous other places to chill out in.
If you want to stay by the beach, there is a place in the park which serves stuff like “mee siam” and other Malay food.
Furthere along the beach are two other outlets, Beach Culture and Summer Breeze. You can have food and drinks just metres away from the water’s edge and enjoy the evening breeze and lights from the ships.
So, do come for the walk and enjoy the ‘resort’ feel of Pasir Ris.
Yikes, apologies, “hospitability” should have been “hospitality” .
I would also like to add that there is a tower in the park from which one can watch the birds in the tree tops, if one is quiet enough and I don’t mean the ‘lovebirds’ who sometimes hang out there, haha.
Hi MaryTan, I will certainly be there! all the way from the West!
#8 MaryC, like your enthusiasm! :D and it has been a long time since had the walk at Pasir Ris!
The daily hustle and bustle in the office, in the city and perhaps even the noisy neighbourhood, surely this walk which brings you closer to nature is definitely therapeutic; just a couple of hours of time well spent :D
Regards,
ChristinaCL
Yeay! ChristinaCL.
Glad you will be coming. Looking forward to meeting you again! :-)
Hi MaryT (EO)
Please include me for the walk on the 11th July.
Will meet at MRT Pasir Station.
Thank you
LeePatrick
Susan, James, Frisna, Mary Chan, Andrew, Christina and Patrick, glad all of you are joining the walk. See all on Sat, 11 Jul.
Mary Chan good suggestions at #8. Thank you.
HI! EO Mary Tan,
Looking forward another walk in Pasir Ris, Pls include me & Karen Lim (Member of SHC)
Thank you.
Judy
Hi Mary Tan
Calling Lina,Su Chang,Norlinda,Ah Nee, peggy yap ,arthur Yap and Chin Boon 9 ( bring your Bam Bam along.)etc….
Wau! This trip sounds interesting.
It helps to refresh the memory of my ex-excursion trip with our lecturers and students while we were studying about the Ecology of the Mangrove Swamp.
Back to Nature! :)
Steven,
Pasir Ris Mangrove Boardwalk Trail is interesting. My parent is residing at Pasir Ris, so I am quite familiar with this place also. But hor, have to miss this walk, it coincides with our trip to Yunnan. heheee…..we can foresee that there will be a lot of walking & walking with different scenery ……. :)
Ah Nee
Hi Mary Tan,
Please include me in this month’s walk at the Pasir Ris Mangrove Broadwalk Trail. I will meet you at P R MRT control station on that day.
Thanks
Bernie
Hi Ah Nee & kakis,
Good to hear that all of you have a good break to unwind in Yunnan countryside
Hi Mary,
I will b coming for this walk. Register me pls. C u at
Pasir Ris MRT station.
Tks.
Hi Judy, have included Karen for the walk.
Bernie, looking forward to meeting you again.
Kristin, see you at the walk.
Steven, are you coming to this walk to relive your good young days?
Ah Nee, have a good trip and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Yunnan.
Hi Mary Tan,
Pls.register my name for this walk.
Hi Mary Tan,
Pls register for this walk. C u at Pasir Ris MRT station.
Susan Tan SW
Hi Mary Tan,
Peggy Yap and I would like to register for this walk.Meet you at the car park
Hi Mary
Me and Joy coming to catch snails, crabs and lobsters for dinner…
Dan
Hi EO:
Please include me in the walk, will meet at P P MRT Station.
Tks
#8 Mary Chan:
I hear you loud & clear, since I stayed in the East, I am here to give my support.
C ya
Maureen Lee
Glad you heard me. See you on the 11th.
I wonder if the others in the east are pretending not to hear? Perhaps I should shout louder, hahaha.
Hi Mary Chan.
…..I wonder if the others in the east are pretending
not to hear?
I am from the west yet I heard you LOUD and clear. Ha! ha! :)
Steven Chan, great that you are coming.
Susan Tan SW, Arthur & Peggy Yap, we have not met yah? See all three of you at the walk.
Dan & Joy, hope both of you have a good catch this Sat.
Maureen, thanks for your support.
Hi Mary
Your shout woke me up from my sleep. Ha ha ha….
Please count me in. Thanks.
A note to Chin and back to sleep… s…noo…ze…..
Hi EO:
I forgotten to add dinner as well.
Hi Mary Chan:
I am sure you wont mind to be our Makan guide,
hands up for those who want to join.
Daisy ……come join dinner too.
C ya
Hi both Mary ( Tan & Chan)
I heard you loud and clear in Bedok.
Will join you guys.
Dinner too.
Paul & Peggy
Paul n Peggy Kong
Haha, good that you are not ‘hearing impaired’. See you both.
Cheers
Hi Eos,
The lure of the Eastern Wind is too tempting & a very friendly call from the East beckons me to join you from the West with my walking boots,my watering can & me…sorry no pony..hee..ya! Meet u at PASIR Ris MRT.
Hi mary
We will join the waik.
Thanks.
Alan Bok & Ann Bok.
Hi Mary
Do include me. Have not join you guys in walking for a long time.
See U!! Thanks.
Gwen
Daisy, Paul & Peggy, Grace, Alan & Ann and Gwyneth, glad that all of you are coming, see you guys and gals at the walk.
Hi Mary
Could you please register me for the walk. See you this Saturday.
Thanks & Regards
Helen
I’m coming.
Helen Wong, see you at the walk.
Thomas Goh, glad you are coming.
ALL WALKEES
Wowee! The group is getting bigger and bigger! Going to be a fun walk!
I would like to make a suggestion to all the walkees.
The boardwalk is not very wide and sometimes there are other people there for their walks.
Please try to keep to 2 abreast at the most and not block the path of others.
Another thing to note is the peace and quiet of the place. If you want to see any creatures other than people, you have to speak in low tones. Otherwise all you will see will be the trees.
Regarding the spice gardens, if we do head that way, PLEASE DO NOT PICK ANY OF THE SPICES, FRUITS OR LEAVES. The garden is taken care of by volunteers who put a lot of hard work into it although there are people who help themselves to the plants without any qualms.
Although I’m not the EO and have been there several times before, I’m looking forward to the walk very much! :-)
Hi All
My name is Alice Kwok Lin Oi
Will join you all this Saturday walk.
Hi Alice, see you at the walk.
Hi Mary
Sorry, I will have to give this walk a miss. Will join for future walk.
Regards
Helen
Lettishia, who was with us for the last Kent Ridge walk, asked me to register her too.
Hi EO,
Sorry not able to join you in this walk.
Hope to resume back next month.
susan tan
Hi Helen and Susan, not coming….see you ladies another time.
Thomas, thanks have included Lettishia for the walk.
Maureen, Daisy, Steven
Glad you all responded to my ‘shout’.
Oh yes, there are quite a few makan places here. It depends on what you all fancy. Satay? Mee goreng? Foodcourt food? Thai, Japanese, Western? I can recommend some good outlets.
Hee, ‘pig out’ after the workout?? Why not? Especially Steven Chan, who looks like he can never get fat.
Hi Mary / Chris,
I’ll be around P.Ris and wld like to join u for the walk, but having problem with where to keep my bicycle which i’ll be riding on. As it’s too precious to park away at any open area, does anyone know if there’s a place where i can safely hide it and collect after the walk?
Tks/Rgds,
Joyce
Joyce,
I kaypoh kaypoh lah, don’t know my sugestion is practical or not? Too bad I cannot join this walk, if not you can park your bike at my Sis shop at Elias Mall. Alternatively, you can cycle to any of the SHC members’ house at Pasir Ris and park your bike there, and then 2 of your go together for the walk. How about that? :)
Ah Nee
Hi Ah Nee,
This is the answer i’m waiting for leh. Will hv to disturb your Sis if there’s no other offer. Understand some of them will go for dinner after the walk so it wont be practical to go to their house to collect my bike while i’ll heading home straight away.
Any chance to introduce me to your Sis?
Cheers, Joyce
Joyce,
You take down the address first, my sis is sleeping now, later I call her and then I call you to make arrangement.
Address: Blk 625, Elias Mall, #02-306, opp diagonally MacDonald.
Ah Nee
Hi Mary Tan and EOs
Please register me for the walk and I will join you people for dinner after the walk.
Thanks
If my sis cease & desist in wanting me as a bro, I know where to go liao…………..will go to that mall and will find a pretty like ANee sis who looks like a risis orchid.
cant wait so rushing down liao…………….
Hi Mary
Pls count me in for the walk.
Tks….Pauline
Hi Mary Chan,
….Steven Chan, who looks like he can NEVER get fat.
Curious to know ?
Why ? Because the initials of his name begins with
C.S.F. which means
C annot
S tore
F att.
So how can he be FAT ? Makes sense isn’t it ? :)
Hi King Seng and Pauline, see both of you at the walk.
Hi Steven
#56
haha,.. Cannot Store Fat. I thought your CSF stood for Can See Far..hehe.
HC
Hi MaryT,
Sorry to back out of this Saturday walk due to clash with
another more important appt.
james tan
Hi Mary,
Hope to be able to join you all this Sat. Will wait at the entrance of Car Park C.
Thanks & Regards
Aaron How
Hi Joyce,
If you like, you can park your bike with my motorised bike at Blk 502 Pasir Ris st 52, #02-227. The blk is next to Elias Park Pri School. I will be visiting someone there first. It will be a 5 min walk to the MRT station.
My bike is also too expansive and tempting to curious eyes at the MRT station even though it has a 110dB alarm.
Would you want to take up my offer or Ah Nee’s sister’s?Elias Mall is much further from the MRT station. Let me know.
Hi Thomas,
Noted your offer, will email you separately.
Thanks much.
Hi both Marys!
I’m coming from the west to meet the Easterners and will join the pack from the entrance of carpark C.
Hope to see 1 person there, I guess some of them with me yesterday will know who??? Hahaha…………..
Cheers!
Veronique
Hi Veron,
Any prize for guessing who?
Paul
Hey!Hey! Paul, the reward is you can have endless photo shots with this celebrity. But hush-hush for now, ok?
C u and Peggy 2moro!
Veronique
Hi Mary,
I will be coming for this walk and will wait for you guys at Car park C.
Ps : Paul&Peggy, Veronique, Grace, Gwyneth & Kristine : looked fwd to another Main Kia Eu session – starting with mosquito repellent, I will bring a bottle of H1N1 repellent along too..hehe. StevenC : I look fwd to meeting you on this nature walk – like a (senior) student on sch excursion with (senior) teachers on hand to lead…hehe.
HC
Hi Mary,
Pls count me in for walk. Will wait at P R station
James, okay you are not coming.
Joyce, so you’ve decided where to park your bicycle? Looking forward to meeting you again.
Arthur, Aaron, Veronique and Hou Chong Lee, we folks walking from Pasir Ris MRT will meet the four of you at Car Park C. Mary Chan, you too will be at Car Park C.
Wee Chin, see you at the walk.
Hi Mary,
So sorry, I have to miss this walk cos’ of some urgent matter. Would resume walk another time.
Veronique
I will be at car park C. See you there. :-)
Steven Chan
“Fatt” rhymes with a word that involves a release of gas. So ‘cannot store fatt’, then release lor, but don’t release any how, especially not near me, hahaha.
Veronique
I’m intrigued. Who is the celebrity? Must go earlier and ambush. Can give a clue?
Wee Chin, counted you in and now counting you out.
Hi Mary,
Good that you are organising this walk which I have not been to, sounds interesting. Will be coming along with Doreen and Sally.
C U all.
Hi Mary,
Gabriella Chua & Christina Chan WH will be joining the walk
Thank you MaryT for leading us on this walk. Most refreshing. The weather conducive. Nature is so capitivating – the mangrove growth exhibits the unspoilt
serenity of its surroundings.
Humankind should show the balance of living to appreciate
the beauty of space and freedom of encumbrance of life’s uncertainty.
An affinity to nature and a leisurely walk is in harmony to the well-being of each individual.
Walking is like a journey through life. We pace ourselves to our ability and condition our movements to our pace.
Many of us never enjoyed the ‘leisurely walk’ of our life. We rushed on to try to outdo others, unable to compromise our humble realities of existence. We dashed to the finishing line but realised to late, we have never truly
enjoyed the walk of our life. Time has lost its essence.
We are unable to rewind the passing. We may have walked our
lives away without the awareness of nature’s wonder.
Ultimately, we will walk to our grave, so let us walk with happiness within the vast realms of the universe.
We must all walk with a heart.
P/S It was an honour to meet an SHC member (who eats potatoes – teochew lingo) from Perth. Since He left S’pore,
he has never touched a plate of rice, Hahaha ! My amiable Lee Hou Chong. Nice to meet you !! Australia will be a vast continent for the walk of eternal life. I have a soft spot for Australia too. Carefree refreshing wilderness in the suburb down under.
LeePatrick SJ.
Hi Lee Patrick SJ
Re yr #76 , wow, what a piece of written art. I like your philosophical perspective of life and how you have equate it with our need to appreciate and engage with nature. It is an honour to meet you too.
HC
Hi Mary Tan,
Thanks for leading the bunch of us to this interesting mangrove swamp board walk.
Lee Pat, I totally agree with you abt your philosophy of life.( …Walking is like a journey through life )
Unfortunately,in the pursuit of material wealth most of us isn’t really walking but brisk walking astray in all directions.
Hi Hou Chong ( Perth ),
It was v.good that you can finally join us in this board walk despite your short stay here in Spore.
I believe you can feel that SHCians are friendly and warm in their own ways and I beieve it stems from our Asian culture.
How abt Perth?
Perhaps,you could tell us more in detail abt life of Sporean immigrants in Perth. I am sure that SHCians are eager to know abt what’s happening in the other part of the world.
Mary
thanks for organising the walk. Enjoyed the commune with nature.
Sorry that I had to cut out early and couldnt join dinner. Bro-in-law just back fr Saudi & had to attend e family gathering. Hope u guys had fun!
Hi StevenC,
#79
Yes it has been very nice to have met many friendly and warm SHCians in the last 2~3 weeks, you being one of them of course. Regrets, I can’t write about the “life of S’porean immigrants in Perth” on this forum because a comparison of lifestyle, culture and cost and related subjects, are sensitive.
HC
Hi Hou Chong
Glad that u enjoy the walk. You really show your ‘mean kia eu at the end of the walk ya!.
Sorry was not able to join you after the walk to… cáuse heavy rain after dinner and we got a bit wet too. Will be flying off on thursday so hope to see you on your next trip.
Have a nice and enjoyable stay in Singapore.
See you than. God Bless.
Gwen
Hi Gwyneth,
Have yourself a wonderful holiday and yes, we shall catch up again next time.
HC
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