We students were left to our own devices for a rare relaxing morning that didn’t start at 8:30 with a fast-paced walk and journey to some part of the country by bus or MRT. ThisContinue reading
Category: travel
The Green Crab
If you look at Singapore from above, it resembles a crab, with its mouth at the Singapore river and the back facing Malaysia. The Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew, has persistent practice of Feng ShuiContinue reading
Resistance and Recovery: Singapore’s Heritage Biodiversity
Singapore is an extremely forward looking country, whether that be in industry, technology, or even environmental values. But sometimes there is a discontinuity between maintaining growth and preserving one’s natural environment. For instance, one ofContinue reading
Bishan Wetlands and the National Museum of Singapore
The Bishan–Ang Mo Kio Park is a gorgeously engineered wetland that was created to help mediate flooding during the wet season. The idea is that the vegetation surrounding the canal helps absorb and diffuseContinue reading
Bit of a Lizzzy Day
(February 24) We had a bit of a late start this morning! Finally found myself being able to sleep in until about 7:30 A.M. We had breakfast around 9 A.M. and were off by 9:30.Continue reading
Singapore: a mix of nature and development
If you have ever been in a tropical forest, or seen a movie where protagonists are traipsing through a jungle, you can picture the lush green surroundings and hear the constant melody of various birds.Continue reading
Wetlands and Farms
Unlike most days, today did not start with a bus ride to the MRT station. Instead, because we were headed towards Singapore’s countryside, we hopped on a private bus that would drive us the entireContinue reading
Day By Day
South It’s astonishing to me that in the 360 degree view I had from the top of the Marina South Pier where our journey this morning began, one half was engulfed by calm blue water,Continue reading
Day by the Bay
It’s astonishing to me that in the 360-degree view I had from the top of the Marina South Pier where our journey this morning began, one half was engulfed by calm blue water, while theContinue reading
Islands and Otters
Today we awoke bright and early to depart at 8:00 am for St. John’s Island (not to be confused with the island of the same name in the Caribbean). We took a ferry to theContinue reading