Mthly walk: PLR 3 on 11Oct(Sat)

Monthly Walk: PipeLine Ramble 3 (from Turf City to Bt Panjang Pk)

Date: 11 October 2008 (Saturday)

Start Time: we shall start the walk at 4.30pm sharp!
Duration:  less than 3 hours.

Meeting Point:
at TURF CITY – the waiting point for shuttle service to/fro Clementi.

Getting There:  (in your travel time, do allow waiting time)
1)  from Clementi  or  Toa Payoh Bus Interchanges to Turf City: take the complimentary half-hourly(approx) Free shuttle bus services.

2)  Alternate, Public Bus Services:
2a)  Services Along Dunearn Road: 66, 67, 74, 77, 151, 154, 157, 170, 170X, 171, 174, 700, 852, 960, 961, 970.   Alight at the bus stop opposite Sixth Avenue Centre

2b)  Services Along Bukit Timah Road: 66, 67, 74, 77, 151, 154, 157, 170, 170X, 174, 171, 700, 851, 852, 960, 961, 970, 980.   Alight at the bus stop at Sixth Avenue Centre.

(If you are taking these Public Buses, after alighting, take a 5-mins walk towards Turf City, look for the shuttle service waiting point to/fro Clementi)

Leaders for this walk:  JeffreyLim & ChristinaCL Chan.

The 2nd ramble "PLR-2" came to past in August 2008; the trial ended at Turf City.  Let’s Ramble On to another part of Singapore!…….

The terrain is not too rugged.  A grassland fringed by trees; though slopes are gradual there might be little or no defined foot holds ie., could be a little slippery so, proper footwear is encouraged. 

This segment has only 1 obstacle which might provide a wee challenge.
The options are:

1)  get down & walk a U-shaped DRAIN.  Not wide canals. Whilst you are crossing, hope no water gushes out on you…. heehehe

2)  leap across, ensure you land on the narrow ledge (at most, your head will hit not a wall but the huge waterpipe "OUCH!"  the echos ‘gong…ng….ng’! ringing in your ears for a couple of secs.  

3)  perhaps, there is another way  to cross over?  we shall see…..

After passing through Bukit Panjang Park, we shall end the walk with dinner at a big coffeshop (Blk 272) where a variety of food awaits you.

WALK ENDS:  Blk 272 Bangkit Road, off Bt Pangjang Rd. 

LRT Station:  Bangkit. 
Bus Services along Bt Panjang Rd:  171, 187, 190, 700, 960, 963.

Please Register here.     emoticon  

Registered:
1. Daisy Yeo  2. Karen Thio  3. Roger Lim  4. Mei Foo  5. Susan Tan  6. James Tan  7.  Wee Chin  8. Andrew Yeung  9.Dan Huang  10. Joy Chuang  11. Alicia Soh  12. Mike Tan  13. Charles Wee  14. Veronique Lee  15. Kristin Leong  16. Venika Leong  17. Alice Seah; 18. Patsy Lim; 19. Steven Chan; 20. Pauline Khoo; 21. Angeline Ong; 22. Lee King Seng; 23. Lina Ng; 24. Susan Chang; 25. Ah Nee; 26. MollyC ; 27. RonaldL; 28. Oi Cheng; 29. Kwee Swee Meng; 30. JeffreyL; 31. ChristinaCL

NOTE:
1)  If the mozzies always like you, do bring the insect sprays.
2)  There are no ‘toilet’ facilities & no shelter from raindrops.

Stay cool!  Be cool!      emoticon     C ya!

ChristinaCL Chan & Jeffrey Lim  & CharlesWee, Veronica Wong, Mary Tan.

Background of this Trial:

What is this PipeLine Ramble?" Most of you would know that a water
pipeline runs from Johor to Singapore but have anybody thought to trace the route"?

The entire trail of approx 21 km will take around 8 to 9hours! We had
intended to introduce this trail in 3 separate segments but after the 1st ramble; to truly enjoy this exciting, challenging trail it has now been segmented into 4 parts. 

Each part of the route has a different terrain and each opens up a part of Singapore seldom seen.
1st segment from Pearl’s Hill to Farrer Road, Apr08.
2nd segment from Farrer Road to Turf City, Aug08  (the pixs are found in
the same post dd 23July08).

Click here to view photos

Author: ChristinA Chan (Walking group leader)

Interests: Health related and socials.

83 thoughts on “Mthly walk: PLR 3 on 11Oct(Sat)”

  8. Hi Chris/Jeff,
    Wow, ended near my home leh.. but hor, I dun noe which Bt Panjang Park are u referring to leh.. near where har?

    Hi Karen,
    Can meet u for dinner liao..

  15. Dolly

    I don need to know where is BT Panjang Park la…. Christina & Jeffrey will lead the way .. I need only to know where the meeting place will do.

    See u there .

    karen

  21. #8 of course fa ah! Dolly, Bt Panjang Pk got many parks meh? I didnt noe that le. So many pple gonna walk you home surely must join us from the start, then you will know which park it will end…. heehehe

    Agree – KarenT?

  22. #9 WeeChin, you’ve MIA from our walks. Welcome back!

    #13 AndrewY… glad you are joining us, missed our supper & chit chat together with Lina, Jessie…..

    C ya!

  23. #16 DanH + JoyC, oh yea! I heard the news… me so blur!
    Note: it is not a stroll hor teeheehehehe ya but then, you will bring your cam, too.

    Thanks.

  25. Thanks Christina & Jeffrey for organizing this walk.
    Can you elaborate on the exact location of ENDING point of this walking route. Is it near an MRT station or near to any car park. thanks

  26. Hi Christina,

    #19, James did put up a schedule to these pl, like Southern Ridge, Treetop Walk, etc but it did not materialise and then SHC has this event coming by. So we just hopped on. Really looking forward to these 2 events, Walking & Cycling and also my dance activities, which is happening weekly, either lessons with instructor or social dancing at the Happy Days.

    Do join me at Bishan.

    susan tan

  27. Dear Chris n Jeff,

    Please include me. I’m keeping me fingers crossed and hope I don’t miss this ramble again.

    Chris, pls advise from Clementi Bus Interchange which bus service no. huh? Taking public transport I’m very blur leh. Thanks.

    veronique

  30. #25 CharlesW, I wish I could… I had noted the Blk number of the coffeeshop that the group can gather for dinner if they so wish but I misplaced the notes I had made during the recce, pai seh… pai seh…. anyway, it is near the LRT and there are a couple of buses. I took a bus but cant recall how I got home hahahaah Either the after effect of the “gong….ng …ng” OR my mind is completely contained by WORK!

    mmmmh at least there’s the street directory to fall back on. Let me check & revert snst.

    Cheerio!

  31. #26 SusanT… yup hop on!

    You wrote… join you in Bishan? you meant for dancing? Thanks; these days no time, fully occupied :D you enjoy!

  32. #27 Veronique… ya lor know you dun use no.11

    Clementi Bus Interchange was renovated some months ago. I do not know which queue line but there should be at least a Signage indicating “FREE SHUTTLE TO TURF CITY”.

    I will be taking the same FREE shuttle and will be there at 3.30pm.

    C ya!

  33. #28 Kristin & Venika, agreed! good to complete this Ramble! Perhaps next year might repeat certain segment(s) of it only… no promises though!
    C u ladies.

    #29 Alice… aha another regular, you are IN!
    C ya!

  34. Aiyo, ChrisCL, tell me which LRT station n I m able 2 tell which coffee shop r u referring to la… :) but hor, sori, I mai jalan jalan 4 3hrs la.. car bo liak leh… :)

  35. Hi Christina,
    Not familiar with Turf City.
    Its a big place, is the shuttle service meeting place easy to locate.
    Could you guide me with some prominent indicators.
    The drain you mention got longkang fish or not.
    I can bring fishing net to catch some for our dinner leh.
    Roger

  36. #34 ai yo yo Dolly… I took bus didnt walk to the LRT to look… was distracted by durians at a nearby stall. Wat car bo liak no more me ang ang har. Can cycle long distance, walk wet wet water mah.

    Np la, u free to choose hor… c u! :D

  37. #25 #30 CharlesW, the walk ends at a coffeeshop at Blk 272, Bangkit Rd, off Bt Pangjang Rd. LRT naturally named BANGKIT.
    Hope this helps.

  38. Dear All,

    I have ended the location of where the Walk shall end… please read the post again.

    Thanks all who have registered and yet to register :D

  39. #35 RogerL, I roger you hehhehehe. You didnt mention how you will get to Turf City.

    In Turf City”TC”, the traffic is 1-way. If you are driving or via the shuttle, it will go straight in, make a right-U-turn. A row of shops lined the left side of the road. There a few shops selling car accessories (actually, there are many such shops within “TC”) and the famous Curry Garden. “Clementi” Free shuttle service waiting point is between these shops & Curry Garden. If you still cant see it, the best way is to ask the shop owners.
    Hope this helps.

    Still unclear, send me an email with your telephone #, I will clear your doubts. My email: chrischan5575@yahoo.com

    C ya!

  45. Weiwei, ChrisCL, tku 4 c-ing me up2 la but sorry cant leh.. but promised 2 supp u nxt time, ok? excused tis time, boleh?

    Karen, I noe where 2 meet u for dinner liao. OK, call me wen u r 2 reach there ok??… :)

  47. Hi ChrisCL & Jeff,
    Kwee Swee Meng would like to register for this walk. Sorry hv to spell out name in full cos I m not sure if the membership status. I am waiting for Terence to verify this and let’s wait for Terence’s reply as SM told me that he is unable to login to register. Usual newbie problem like us many moon ago lor..

    Hi Terence, your verification is req’d.

    Hi SweeMeng, hope you can able to view this comments.

    Cheers.. Dolly

  52. #45 Dolly, yo mae kek ke. EOs all sama2, surely need support mah. But hor, dun hum tum me when I cant supt u (or other EOs) hor cos these days bery busy, work & personal commitments hor.. sie sie le. Only try my best to stay committed to EO some of the walks.

    Thanks!

  56. #35 RogerL, sorry was so engrossed giving you the direction forgot the ‘longkang fish’…. I really dun know leh tt day there was not much water but doubt there are any.

  58. #47 Dolly….. ooops almost missed this registration.

    Kwee Swee Meng: Welcome to SHC! Dun seem to see Terence’s verification but never mind, if you have SENT in your registration, you are a member! C u at the walk!

  63. Christina Chan

    We (Tricia & myself) want to thanks u for organising this interesting & adventurous walk today … and meeting new member Swee Meng (find another new MJ kaki here).

    Looking forward to the last pipeline walk and believe it will be more adventurous than the first 3 ..

    Thanks u

    Karen

    **

    Daisy Yeo

    AT least I am the first one to “Thanks” Christina (hahaha)

    See u soon

    Karen

  64. Hi Chris,

    This afternoon I was late ‘cos I had to ask direction from
    SBS driver but unfortunately he landed me 2 bus stops away.

    I know it’s not Terence’s policy for members to leave their
    h.p on the post.

    But wouldn’t it be good at least the EO’s contact be put
    for any contigency?

    Thank you.

    james

  65. Hi Christina
    Sorry 4 barging in last minute. thanks for accomodating me anyway.

    Jeffrey/Christina
    Thanks for the nice walk. Ended up @ diff spot from where I thot. Confused myself between Bt Panjang & Bt Batok. haha

  66. Alamak! I thought it was a walk.

    Little did I know that I would have to jump across a wide and deep drain. Thanks to all the strong, gallant and chivalrous gentlemen who pulled us across as we leapt in faith, the scaredy-cats like me managed to get to the promise land.

    My thanks also to the stronger and more sturdy ladies for giving the rest of us a hand at other challenging spots such as slippery slopes.

    The weather was cool. The air was crisp. And the care and concern shown by the group was heartwarming.

  67. Aiyo, I also never expect the walk to be so thrilling and exciting, so many obstacles! This big wide “longkang” seems to scare most of us, especially the ladies, but I saw Charles Wee so indecisive, he was negotiating whether to jump from this side or that corner. Hmmmm…me leh, don’t know which leg to put forward…left or right? Luckily got so many strong macho men to help us crossed this big wide “longkang”. Thanks to the EOs (ChristinaCL Chan, Jeffrey Lim, Charles Wee, Veronica Wong & Mary Tan) for organizing this adventurer walk. What an experience and a memorable trip. :)

    Ah Nee

  68. Christina Chan and co-EOs
    I breathed a sigh of relief after reading Joy and Ah Nee’s comments. I’m glad I didn’t join in that walk. I don’t think I would have been able to complete it. I had actually contemplated on going for it, but I thought better of it.
    To show my support for all of you, can I register for the next one now? I know I can manage the McRitchie Bridge.
    Appreciate all your efforts in organising these walks.

  69. Hi ChristinaCL Chan, Jeffrey Lim, Charles Wee, Veronica Wong & Mary Tan)

    The walk was very well organised.Although it is very exiting and difficult for me, I maaged to complete the whole tail with the help of many fellow SHCians. Thank you everyone.

  70. Hi Christina & Jeffrey,

    I really enjoyed the Pipeline Ramble Walk 3; it was a real workout with interesting obstacles.

    Looking forward to the final Ramble Walk 4.

    Kudos to the two of you for doing such a great job!

    Warmest Regards,
    Patsy

  71. Hi All EOs

    Thanks for a fantastic day!

    The walk was great and indeed very exciting what with having to squeeze between bushes and a fence, climbing down wet slippery slopes, jumping across wide drains, climbing over or crawling under road barriers and walking across fields with thick grass camouflaging water logged land.

    I am full of admiration for SK who gamely decided to jump down the drain despite protests and caution that she will not be able to climb up back but she did! She must have used the elephant strength in her petite frame not to mention the great might of two ladies – Veronique, who was the other lady with you who helped SK? Please take your bows ladies!

    I was myself pretty hesitant in jumping across until I felt the strong, firm and reassuring hand grip which Veronique had offered me and of course I made it too! Well, in fact WE ALL MADE IT! Isn’t it great?

    Karen, ah ya, you can win this time and always if you want to, no problem lah. The greater thrill was in the walk and the challenge that I managed to complete it.

    Till we meet for the next walk!

  72. Thanks Christina & Jeffrey for a well organised pipeline ramble walk last Saturday. It was my 1st time and I find it most challenging jumping across the big longkang. Thanks to those around, I’ve managed to leap across safely.

    Lina & Steven, both of you don’t seems to have problem thanks to your long legs ya…haha.

    Oh Patsy, thanks for being so supportive & always giving us a helping hand during this walk. Alicia, I truly admire your determination and adventurous attitude. And SK, give yourself a pat of the back for you have accomplished the most challenging task that day…he.he.. Well done !

  73. Hi Chris,

    Becos there was a RUN organized by my company and have to be there by 7a, die die alarm clock forced me to wake up. In fact, I was at turf club at 1.30p ‘jalan’g till 2.30p. Very very tired, took a bus back home to sleep till 5p. Very sorry, did not turn up.

    susan tan

  74. Hi Christina and Jeffey,

    We appreciate all the hard work in paving the way for us to enjoy a memorable walk. I especially like the obstacles along the way. The iron fencing proved challenging to climb over, but fortunately for all of us there is a small whole for us to wriggle through!

    The ground was wet after the showing of blessing, but we still enjoy ourselves geting all wet and muddy! The wide longkang was where teamwork come in. There were strong arms around to ferry the ladies across.

    I came in my badminton shoes, but it was a great mistake as Humpdy Dumpty me has two great falls on the slipery ground!

    Danz

  75. Hi EOs

    Thanks for all the hard work in organising this thrilling, enjoyable and memorable Ramble III walk.

    I was also uncertain of whether I was able to leap across the wide long-kang, but with the encouragement and help of those who have leapt across, I breezed through confidently. (Never try,never know).

    Thanks to all. See you next walk.

    Cheers
    Alicia

  78. #66 JoyC… yea! scarey cat indeed. Trust you slept well that night. Give yourself a pat & DH hope u give her a hug fm me cos she has accomplish much! :D

  82. To all who came for the walk:

    During the recce, I didnt realize that the trail was so challenging; tt the longkangs seemed wider, tt some parts was so ‘water logged’…. it want so bad during our recce because, it was simply get thru whatever obstacles; not forgetting my partner is much more fit & agile hor :D so at the back of my mind there was only “one obstacle”; the very place that I “gong” my head against 1 of those huge water pipes.. it must be that knock that causes forgetfulness of the rest of the obstacles hahaahha

    As I repeat the trail 2nd time round, I have more time to observe. Amongst the groans tsk tsk hehehehe everyone was very sporting and make good attempts and as Alicia said “breeze thru” heehehe.

    The longkangs were wider than I remembered, ha. Thought Steven might stretch himself out so we could walk across :D but I couldnt catch up with him to put this request thro.

    I think all of us shall remember the willing, helpful hands of AndrewT, Aaron, Veronique and many others extending their help 1 way or another; it’s moments such as these that is so heartwarming. So, once again “Thanks everyone for all that you have done” this includes our very own SHC photographers all voluntary… sie sie leh

    Note: we have plans to do PLR4 in 2009! to conclude this amazing trail… hopefully :D

    Finally, make a date with us 8Nov, our last walk for 2008 MacRitchie suspension bridge… (the post for registration shall be up end October).

    Warm Regards,
    ChristinaCL Chan

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