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Thursday, June 05, 2008

11:22 AM

I finally went to Pulau Ubin with my tum. We were so busy with all the stupid job interviews and other programs.
It was fun and tiring at the same time.
All thanks to Mr Ching Wei for his directions and advices. Thanks!
I went for an job interview with Suz before heading down to Tampines to meet Moo take a bus to the Changi ferry terminal. The boat will only leave when there are at least 12 passangers so we waited for awhile and oh, the price has increased to 2.5o instead of the usual 2bucks. I seldom ride in bumpboats and when it's time to board, I almost slipped because I stepped on a slippery rope. My heart stopped for one second!!! Luckily my knight grabbed my hand in time.LOL.
We reached the jetty and had Mee rebus for lunch at a nearby coffee stall before cycling. I rented the bike for 6dollars/day while tum rented it for 8dollars/day. According to CW, 5dollars bikes should be good enough but the uncle keep giving us these more expensive bikes .Oh well...So we took them.We rode past the information kiosk along the muddy sandy path. We cycled for around an hour and we are lost! We wanted to go Chek Jawa and according to the visitor's map,it is located at the eastern part of Ubin,so we thought that by heading towards the east side we were able to reach there. Tum borrowed my mum's compass but doesn't seem much of a help at all because the compass is a little spoilt. HAHAHAHA! It was cloudy with slight drizzles occasionally on that day,very cooling,nice weather for cycling but the path was very muddy at certain areas. Tum said that some jungle parts felt like as if we were in Tekong. Since we were lost, we have to cycle our way back to some civilization areas,hoping that each turn could lead us to the main road. LOL.
After awhile,we finally reached a hut along the main road! Took a 5 minutes break before heading to Chek Jawa. Tum and I thought that Ubin is a small island so we can reached Chek Jawa easily within 10-15 minutes with our bikes. WE WERE SO WRONG!!! The road becomes more and more challenging as we approached our destination. The roads become so bumpy that all my body fats were vibrating so hardly! -.- I have to push my bike along the upslope hill because I cannot gain much speed before that, due to the super bumpy road. The downslope part was the most rewarding part of our journey... SHIOK is all i can say... It's quite steep at certain areas so I have to press the brake during the downslope. Tum was doing some tokoyo drift with his bike because it was too steep and fast and his tyres skidded at times. Crazy tum...
When we reached Chek Jawa, it was hightide. I have forgotten to check the timing of the tides. BOO-HOO-HOO! So we did not see much sea creatures but I almost fall sleep while resting at the little pavilion because the sea breeze was sooooo NICE!
We continued to explore some other parts of Chek Jawa and we went a tower which is so shaky,a deserted well and a tombstone.
We continued to cycle back and we came across a wild boar and a baby wild boar. So cute la. Reminds me of Pumba. Explore their beaches and came across with so many weird creatures and we kept playing with them.
Oh and I finally saw the cookie monster statue. Haha...
Overall, it was indeed an island