March 2011 Walk – Sengkang Riverside PCN

Day / Date : Saturday, 12 March 2011

Time : 4.00 pm – 6.00 pm

Venue : Sengkang Riverside PCN

EO : Conrad Tang

Assisting : Sally Lee

The PCN runs parallel to part of Punggol River. We will start off near Yio Chu Kang Road / Lorong Buangkok and end at the Sengkang Riverside Park. The walk will take us along the backyard of the only surviving kampong (Kampong Buangkok) in mainland Singapore and on to the new floating bridge outside Anchorvale Community Club. The entire walk is 2.5 km.

Please assemble at 4 pm outside Serangoon Central MRT Exit G, just next to the newest shopping mall Nex (Note: Exit G is near the control station of Circle Line. If you are coming from the North-East Line, cross over to the Circle Line within the Serangoon MRT Interchange).  

We will take bus service 70 and alight at the bus stop outside St Vincnet De Paul Church along Yio Chu Kang Road. After the walk, we can take the LRT from Farmway LRT Station to Compass Point shopping mall for dinner.  

Come join the walk and explore the North-East!!!

(Dear friends…we did break the half-century mark. Over 50 members joined the walk. Many thanks to all for making this an enjoyable walk. Conrad)

The Walk EO Team:  

Charles Wee, Veronica Wong, Mary Tan & Jeffrey Lim, Joyce Tan, Serene Low,  Christina Chan and me, Conrad Tang,,,,,,,signing off.

Participants:

  1. Conrad Tang
  2. Sally Lee
  3. Yatsing
  4. Andrew Yeung
  5. Daisy Yeo
  6. Pauline Ho
  7. Charles wee
  8. Debbie OH
  9. Janie Leong
  10. Freda Lim
  11. Alice Seah
  12. LEE Thean Hor
  13. June KOH
  14. Judy Lim
  15. Bernie Chung
  16. Peng Peng
  17. Lee Ah Nee
  18. Lydia SOH
  19. Gingko Tay
  20. Esther MOK
  21. Ann Lim
  22. Josephine Yap
  23. Maureen Lee
  24. Thomas Lau
  25. Ivan Lim
  26. Winnie
  27. Richard Wong
  28. Marg Tian
  29. Lina Tan
  30. Paul Phua
  31. Grace Kang
  32. Grace Wong-Ng
  33. Veronica Wong
  34. Andrew Thio
  35. Petula Chak
  36. Ronald Lam
  37. King Seng
  38. Angie Ng
  39. Bobby Bok
  40. Rosalind Soh
  41. Mary Tan
  42. Abu Bakar Abrahim
  43. Judy Tay
  44. Shirleen Kao
  45. Clara Ho
  46. Florence Lee
  47. Azhari Cuttilan
  48. Stephen Low
  49. Ronald Lee

Photos by Charles Wee

Author: Conrad TANG

Male, 53 yrs, hobby nature photography - like to take walks in nature reserves and park connectors. Read alot too, english educated but like chinese literature and history. Currently still fully employed. Worked in CBD.

62 thoughts on “March 2011 Walk – Sengkang Riverside PCN”

  6. Conrad,Sally,
    i will be joining you all for this new section of the Ponggol Riverside Walk. Very peaceful & scenic. The continuing path after Anchor Vale has just been completed and very scenic too. Perhaps,we could consider it for our coming walks. Thanks.

  11. Hi Conrad & Sally

    Thanks for organizing this walk, pls register me. I would like to wait at the bus-stop outside St Vincent De Paul Church too, would it be around 4.20 pm?

    Cheers

  20. Hi Janie #9 and Freda Lim #11,

    Yes, if you know the way, please wait at the bus stop outside St Vincent De Paul Church.

    Hi James #10,

    I wasn’t planning on going into the kampong proper. Not too sure how the kampong folks will react when over 20 people appear suddenly at their door steps. Nevertheless, we can explore.

  27. Hi Conrad,

    Will the walk be along the east bank (Lor. Buangkok, IMH side) or west bank (Gerald Drive, Mugliston Park, Fernvale side)?

    Thanks.
    Paul Phua.

  28. Hi Conrad and Sally,

    Will join the walk if the weather is fine. Btw, if you are referring to the exit next to Nex, then it is B, not G. Today,I was at the Serangoon MRT station there and could not find exit G.

    Thanks.
    Winnie

  29. Hi Paul #27,
    We will take the east bank.

    Hi Lydia #21,
    See you at mthe SVDP bus stop.

    Hi Winnie,
    Exit G is one of the Circle Line exits. If you come out from Exit B, turn left to join us near the bus stop.

    Cheers
    Conrad

  31. Dear James #10,
    Have not seen you sometime, glad you are joining our walk.
    FYI, I did planned to visit Kampong Buangkok but each time, it did not/could not happen. :(

    #20 Conrad is right, we are just passing Kampong Buangkok enroute to destination. The villagers’ privacy has been invaded many times over, unsure if they will welcome such a big group.

    Suggestion: please bring along your camera, you and maybe 1 other member go in to take some quick shots (but get permission from the villagers first); then post the photos, if any, together with other photos of this walk for members to view.

    Thanks!

    Look forward to seeing all at the walk. :)
    ChristinaCL Chan

  33. Hi Conrad,

    So sorry I made a mistake. I won’t be in next week-end, so wil have to miss your walk again. Still my loss as I know you always prepare a good and interesting walk.

    Now getting 1st stage dementia, can’t remember things beyond a few days.

    Please accept my apologies.

  38. Hi EOs Conrad and Sally
    Thank you for organising this walk. Please register me for the walk. Thank you and Best Regards
    King Seng

  40. Conrad,

    Apologise have to cancel my participation as my class this
    Sat has beem moved to the afternoon.

    Christina #31,
    Long time no see. Unfortunately have to miss this walk due
    to reason above. Enjoy your walk.

    james

  43. Hi Conrad

    My apologies as I’m not able to join in the walk this coming Sat.

    Enjoy yourselves… will join all u walking buddies next month.

    Cheers…

    Gabriella

  45. Hi Conrad and Sally,
    Thank you for organising this interesting route. Kindly register my name for the walk. Look forward to see you gals and guys this sat. Cheers..
    Bobby Bok

  49. Hi Conrad,

    On behalf of Shirleen Kao , she has decided to join us.
    PLs register her. tks
    Yeah this will be the BIG WALK. Wow! Alrdy more than 41 pax.!
    I hope the EOs will arrange each team of 10 pax for btr
    coordination and logistics . Hope also the kampong will not be alarmed n mistake such a big group for any political party preparing for the GE .

    Cheers!
    Ronald Lam

  51. Hi Conrad
    Are there any toilet facilities along the way, say between Lorong Buangkok and Farmway LRT Station?
    I need to use them.
    Please advise me
    Thank you.
    King Seng

  53. King Seng,
    For urgent needs there are plenty of bushes all along the way, on the rhs of the canal. Near the starting point, there is also a petrol kiosk station. At the end of the walk, there is a stadium & food complex with facilities

  57. Comgratulations to you Conrad and Sally. What a wonderful turnout it’s shaping up to be. It speaks well of not only your choice of the route but also of the Walk Team.

    SBS service 70 is usually a double-decker and shd comfortably take in 50 or more pax at 1 bus stop.

    There will be some scrambling into the bus. Unavoidable. However, i can see that the Walk actually starts from the Church bus stop. So, some might want to wait there instead. If they prefer to do this then it’s courteous to inform the EOs beforehand, or through their friends if they cant reach the EOs.

    In any event, I reckon punctuality is very important and I dont see any need for anyone to wait beyond 4.15 pm at Serangoon MRT b4 moving on to board service 70 to take them to the Church bus stop.

    Folks, enjoy yourselves. It’s easy to hide your shyness or abhorrence by moderating your steps/strides accordingly…..slow, fast or walk backwards.

  58. Hi Conrad and Sally,

    I will meet you guys at the bus stop outside St Vincnet De Paul Church this afternoon.

    See you.

    Thanks,
    Florence Lee

  60. Hi Conrad/Sally

    Thank you for organizing yesterday walk at Sengkang Riverside PCN. Didn’t know that I can go for leisurely walk in such a country like scenery so closed to my neighborhood, once again thank you.

    Cheers
    freda

  62. Hi Conrad,

    I’m planning this interesting walk on my own.
    Can you provide me the route details (pref. tru’ email)?

    Congras n thanks.

    james

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