Monday, June 7, 2010

Shunfu Estate - Part 3 - Recreation for residents


There's a community club for residents in Shunfu Estate and around Thomson Area. Community Club is a centre in the heartlands where residents can learn some courses like foreign languages, flower arrangements, cooking classes, self improvement skills, etc.


I learn some flower arrangements and gifts wrapping in the community club near where I stay. There's also facilities for sports.

This is a resident corner where it is normally located at the ground floor of some HDB Apartment Bocks. The corner serves as a learning centre for arts for children, karoke for residents, etc. It is different from the community club in size and facilities.

A small amphitheatre is always located near the resident corner where residents can watch performance or perform there.
In every other estate, there are same facilities as the above.

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Marymount Part 2

Shunfu Estate is a very small town off Marymount Road. Normally, I dont come here cause I dont have any friends staying around here. I used to shop at Thomson Plaza, at Thomson Road which is a road away from Shunfu Estate.

I am surprised to see so many people in the hawker centre despite the town being so quiet and small.


Friday, June 4, 2010

Skywatch Friday - Bishan Fire Station

Going on another exploration of the new circle line seems to be my hobby...lol. Never visited Marymount before so I took the opportunity to try out the new train and visited Marymount. There's nothing much in Marymount except a very quiet neighbourhood.

Opposite the train station, I spotted this new and lovely fire station. Did not know there's a fire station in here. It looked so modern and big. I thought all fire station looked like the one in central. You can view my previous post on the old fire station.



For other sky watchers, please hop over to Skywatch blog.

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Pink Saturday - Special Post for Pink Saturday's 2nd Birthday


This is a very special post for Pink Saturday on the occasion of its 2nd Birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO PINK SATURDAY.

I just came back from Ho Chi Minh City and I thought I wont get to tell you all the story that I am going to share.

The coach that we were on caught some electrical cables that were low lying. I saw one part of the cables already exposed with the wires showing out (photo of exposed wires taken from inside the bus). It was scary, had the driver been impatient and drove off, the cable will snap and the exposed wires will hit the bus and we would get electrocuted.

Our tour leader who forever been taking good care of us make sure all of us are out of the bus and guide us to the rest stop and let the driver and his assistant handle the whole situation.

Cables caught in the ventilator on top of the bus.

I did not buy much in Vietnam, just some keychains and a couple of tee shirts, spend most of my money on food and beverages and just enjoy the sights....lol. I think in my group, hubby and me bought the least...hahaha.

It could be.... I just visited Cambodia six months ago, I find everything in Vietnam is about the same as Cambodia. Also because been travelling so often, I become so lazy to hunt and bargain for the best price and also house run out of space to keep more stuff.
I am more interested in taking more photos and looking at the beautiful architectural buildings, places of attractions, etc.

I think I enjoy most in Vietnam is the water puppet. More about my Vietnam trip will be in my travel blog.

A short video of the water puppet.

I hope I have enough pink in today's post for Pink Saturday.
For more pinky participants, please visit Beverly of How Sweet The Sound.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Award


Oooh I love this award from my good friend, CC of Lacenribbonroses .
Thank you so much CC for the trendy award. I love it so much. I catch up with everyone of you out there when I return from my trip. :)