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We thank God for the wonderful weather: no haze, no rain on 29 August '13. On our way to Punggol Park from NP at around 1:25pm, the sky opened up and it poured dogs and cats at Hougang and Ang Mo Kio. I could hear some of our staff already making plan B: checking out the nearest coffee shop with their smart phones. Amazingly, it was completely dry at Punggol. As the coach turned from Buangkok Drive into Hougang Ave 10, we were so happy to see Khee Peng and Director waiting for us there.
We have 104% attendance because Dr. Lee NH joined us in the last minute made possible by Jiun Pink who volunteered to use his own bike. As the last man, I don’t get to see much action but I could see that Dr. Li Yan, Leh Ee and Yeow Whatt are very comfortable on the 2-wheeler.
Along the bicycle trail, we shared stories that we would probably never do in our normal day-to-day routine. We stopped at Punggol Point Park (bus no. 84 goes there) to give our bum a break and take in the view of the Johor Strait and Serangoon Island. At Lorong Halus Wetland, we learnt how the government overcame the problem of having a former landfill just next to the reservoir.
Some asked me to compare this trip to the Bukit Lambak trip that I organized last year. The Lambak trip is easier to organize, the only problem is getting the 3 quotes and after that, the selected agent handed all the details. For this trip, we have to go through all the processes of buying the snack, arranging the transport and paying for the bikes.
Cost:
Cereal bar: $80.25
Bike and helmet rental: $486 (Glen and Jiun Pink used their own bikes)
Transport: about $100
Drinks: leftover from the Runners' Relay + from ECE general office
Total number of participants: 28+1
Contact: Joe Chua, HP: 96440180
Email: jcauto180@gmail.com
Address: Jomando Adventure & Recreations
Punggol Park, Hougang Avenue 10
Opening hours for Jomando Adventure & Recreations
Thursday / Friday: 2 to 8pm
Sat / Sunday / P. Holiday: 9am to 8pm
Close on Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday
