Singapore Botanic Garden (28 Jun 09)

It’s been a looooong time not going to the Singapore Botanic Garden. No specific impression that I had visited there in the few years, the only memory I had it was during my childhood days.

Many changes had been made to the place.

Immediately, after the entrance, we were walking on the Main Gate Road. However, I’m vaguely still remembered there was a pond after you entered the garden…. I still can recalled that I fell into the pond while trying to catch the tadpole during my first visit there with Mom…… But the pond no way to be seen.

Walked along the Main Gate Road, the weather was quite breezing cool….. Many Filipinos are having picnic or gathering on the green…..…

Reached the Swam Lake…… only few swan was observed.

(gazebo next the swan lake)

Ohhhhhh….. why I can’t take any more photos with my camera…… camera indicated memory storage full….. how can it be…… .. Alamak…. SD card not in the camera…. Then I realized I had left the SD card in my notebook after working with it…….

So just walked without taking any photos…… After the Swan Lake, it is the Ginger Garden….. there was a man-made water fall…. Saw a couple taking wedding photos there… Next to the Ginger Garden was the Orchids Garden…. Needed to pay for the entrance…. Since unable to take photos, decided not to go in….. just taken another walking path back to the main gate….

I think I’ll go again to visit the Orchids Garden.

Frangipani

Passed by Raffles Hotel and saw there were few frangipani trees outside the hotel.


It reminded me of the road which I used to pass through before reaching grandma's house and to primary school.

Frangipani is the national flower of Bali Island, you can see Balinese .. male or female will wear one on their head... however Singapore Chinese do not like this flower especially the older generation people..... beside calling 鸡蛋花 in Chinese...... Frangipani has another Chinese name...... 死人花.... dead people flower............ because Frangipani in the old days was used to make the flower ring especially for the condolences occasion.

New feature in MRT

Saw this new feature in some of the new MRT. It lets you know which station is the train will be stopping at and which side of the door will be open.

This is not a new thing, Hong Kong MTR has already installed this system many years back.

MRT

The MRT station near my home has finally commenced last month. This make my travelling easier and less cost. It takes me about 7 minutes to walk to the station.








Recalling the first commencement of MRT in Sg, it was many, many year backs (>20 years). During the construction of MRT, it did brought lots of inconvenience to the people staying in that areas. Like me, while I was staying in Bukit Ho Swee area and as the construction of Tiong Bahru Station is going on, I had to detour via different route at different period of time as to get to the bus stop in Tiong Bahru Road. Hahaha.... after the Tiong Bahru Station commenced, there comes the construction of Tiong Bahru Plaza. However, the completion of MRT had made the travelling more easier and convenience. Waiting for the commencement of Circular Lines.

Sakura ???

This few days, whenever I look out from the window and I saw the trees, at the opposite side of my block, is blossomed with flowers. Somehow, it gave me a feeling that they are Sakura. Yes, Sakura blooming season happens to be at this period of time.

I also can recall that this type of tree is also planted along the Tuas Avenue 1, 2, 4. While I was working in Tuas Area and travelled to work in the morning at this period of time, I could see these trees blossomed with flowers and the fallen flowers covered the road. Really given me a feeling of SPRING. I said to myself why must travel to Japan to see Sakura, we had Sakura-like plant (I know it could be totally different) in the island.

Can anyone tell me what is the species or name of this tree?