Reminiscene from 2014 : pedaling all day long at Ubin Island, Singapore

It’s been months..how many? 3 months not update you..and I forgot how to start to write haha

Well, I’ve been to many cities in the country during 3 months, off course it’s because I have some projects to be done within those months, not holiday.

I re-digging my time in SG, exploring an island called Pulau Ubin or Ubin Island. First, I was captivated by the Island, the fact that Spore has this kind of place near the town (well it’s not really near the town, it was about 1 hour bus tour from Geylang to Changi Ferry and then took a small boat to reach the Island).

Ubin Island located in eastern Singapore and often considered the last 'kampung' (village) in Singapore. A stroll through Ubin takes me back to Singapore in the 1960's with the simpler pleasures of life. The slow lane starts as soon as you join the queue for the bumboat at Changi.

Ubin Island is a great day trip spent walking or pedaling through rustic roads under swaying coconut palms, exploring shady trails in overgrown rubber plantations, checking out the coastal and flourishing mangroves. In Ubin Island, the air was fresher and sights and sounds so soothing to the soul.

Entrance gate at Ubin Island

I went there with Giana~my bestfriend, we took a bus near our hostel-dorm in Geylang Road. Well, I tell you something special we’ve been found near the MRT Station. It’s a delicious soy-pudding stall beside the MRT entrance which is soooo yummy, you could taste a healty-tasteful pudding with just SG$ 2,5 with many variant like Taro, Green Tea, Chocolate and Original, and we love the Green Tea. The stall started open on 8am or 9am to 9pm. The bus station was near to the MRT station, so no worries..we finish our pudding a few second before the bus arrived.

The bus take us to Changi Ferry and continued with the small boat.After bought some food (Nasi lemak up to SG$4), we stepped in to the harbor and pay the tickets SG$2,5 /person. At first stepped in to the Ubin Island, it looks like Harapan Island (thousand island located in Jakarta), The sun-light embrace us with its warmth and encourage us to do some outdoor activities J

So, what was inside the island ?? There are so many activities you could do during your trip in Ubing Island, biking ~ no worries..you don’t have to bring you own bike because they rent the bikes with price SG$8 for all day long. So, we choose the bike fits us and start to explore the forest and mangrove area..We stopped by after about 1 hour biking, parked our bike at specified area, and start entering the coastal, yep..the coastal with a long long bridge and beautiful view showered by the sun-light which got warmer hours by hours. Anyway, there so many marine-creatures pictures hanging on the bridge, mostly has been photographed by the winners of kind of photo contest rolled out by the government. Unfortunately we didn’t saw one of them L, perhaps because it’s December and the creatures will appears in dry season when the tide is low.

Hours walking and took photos over there, we paused a while..took our bike and continue pedaling to the forest. We ride to the quarry area-many quarries actually, and tries to follow the other group to see the Orchid garden but failed..we decided to return to the main road after ended up inside the forest and don’t know where the footpath would end..haha geez!

The sun was 90 degrees above us, time for lunch, then we stopped to park our bike and open our meals that we brought at the harbor, any food taste sooooww good when we’re starving, right?! That what was I felt..:)). At the Island there was still monkeys and the wild boar.. and some of birds species which was unusual for me to found in the city.

The Quarry

We start to ride again, since we need to return to the city very soon and catch my flight in the afternoon.

So, we ride back to the island’s harbor and back to Changi Ferry at about 2pm..it was quite exhausting, my skin got darker hahahaa and yah I’ve been slept during our way back to the dorm but feel happy!!

By the way, if you don't like bikin, there was a group car available to rent to explore the Island..