{"id":3818,"date":"2011-08-30T01:21:23","date_gmt":"2011-08-29T17:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/?p=3818"},"modified":"2011-10-17T04:20:17","modified_gmt":"2011-10-16T20:20:17","slug":"monthly-walk-sat-10-sep-11-alexandra-linear-park-connector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/?p=3818","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Walk Sat 10 Sep 11 Alexandra Linear Park Connector"},"content":{"rendered":"

Date: 10 September 2011 (Saturday)<\/p>\n

Meeting Place: Queeenstown MRT Station, nearby control station by 4.30pm. <\/p>\n

Duration:  around 2 hours<\/p>\n

EOs for this walk:  Veronica Wong and Mary Tan<\/p>\n

Starting from Queenstown MRT Station, we will walk towards Alexandra Canal Linear Park (1.4km), easy walk passing by Strathmore Estate, Dawson Estate all the way towards Tanglin Road.   As we walk along the park, do stop by the story boards which give visitors the history of these estates.    Trees, flowering plants and scrubs have been planted to create a garden-like atmosphere.  Bring along your camera to take pictures along the way  of the pretty colourful flowers .   Look out for the Rukam Tree planted by Mr Lee Kuan Yew, then Minister Mentor, during the official launch of Alexandra Canal Linear Park on 1 November 2007.   The Rukam fruits can be eaten raw or sweetened with sugar to make jam.   New high-rise flats under the HDB SERS Scheme (Selective En Bloc Redevelopment Scheme) to resettle particularly the residents who lived there before their old flats were demolished to make way for the SERS flats are now in place at Strathmore Avenue.  Dotted along the park are playgrounds, mini -skate parks, fitness areas and multi-purpose courts , catering to all ages and are located near the housing estates and schools.        <\/p>\n

From across the junction of Margaret Drive and Tanglin Rd where Masjid Jamek Queenstown mosque stands, we will arrive at Alexandra Park Connector (1.7km).  This is where we find the floating wetland, one of the many Active, Beautiful and Clean (ABC) Waters projects that PUB has implemented as part of its island-wide makeover of our reservoirs and waterways.   New facilities like parks, ponds and pavilions have been constructed alongside the huge Alexandra Canal.    Viewing galleries have been included on one side of the canal .  We continue walking this urban Park Connector at the beginning and towards the end, passing by on both sides of the canal scenery of high-rise buildings of various private condos with fantastic architectural details.  Shelters are found along the park connector for visitors to rest their tired feet or take a short break to enjoy the view.   Towards the end of the Park Connector is Zion Riverside Food Centre where we end the walk.  For those who wish to have dinner, there are the popular the No 18 char kway teow,  Lau Goh Teochew Chye Thow Kway, sweet Asian dessert at Mohammed Sultan Road Cheng Tng at stall 32 and many more.   Those who wish to shop, across the road there’s the Great World Shopping Centre and also the Kim Seng Promenade. <\/p>\n

Bring drinking water, an umbrella (for rain or sun), mosquito repellent, camera, cap and wear comfortable walking shoes.<\/p>\n

Other Walk Team members:  ChristinaCL Chan, Charles Wee, Jeffrey Lim, Joyce Tan, Serene Low, Conrad Tang and Andrew Thio.<\/p>\n

Those coming for this walk :<\/p>\n

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  1. \n
    Danny Lye<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  2. \n
    June<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  3. \n
    Jimmy Tsin<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  4. \n
    Jama Hameed<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  5. \n
    Daniel Ong<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  6. \n
    Susan CH Tan<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  7. \n
    Terry Tang<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  8. \n
    Winnie K Tan<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  9. \n
    Goh Ah Lam<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  10. \n
    Charles Wee<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  11. \n
    Alice Seah<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  12. \n
    Lydia Soh<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  13. \n
    Evelyn<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  14. \n
    Malcolm Chen<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  15. \n
    Jane Chua<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  16. \n
    Peng Peng<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  17. \n
    Angie Ng<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  18. \n
    John Howe<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  19. \n
    Catherine Chong<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  20. \n
    Joyce Tan<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  21. \n
    Maureen Lee<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  22. \n
    Hew Lee<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  23. \n
    Seok Cheng<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  24. \n
    Juliana Kok<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  25. \n
    Stephen Low<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  26. \n
    Serene Leow<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  27. \n
    Robert Tan<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  28. \n
    Winnie Lim<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  29. \n
    Eddy Lee<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  30. \n
    Margaret<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  31. \n
    Andrew Yeung<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Photos by Charles Wee, Andrew Koh & Danny Lye<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Date: 10 September 2011 (Saturday) Meeting Place: Queeenstown MRT Station, nearby control station by 4.30pm. Duration:  around 2 hours EOs for this walk:  Veronica Wong and Mary Tan Starting from Queenstown MRT Station, we will walk towards Alexandra Canal Linear Park (1.4km), easy walk passing by Strathmore Estate, Dawson Estate all the way towards Tanglin … Continue reading “Monthly Walk Sat 10 Sep 11 Alexandra Linear Park Connector”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":213,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-7","category-2","category-22"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/213"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3818\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}