Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Journey in the EAST (Part ONE)
This is a long overdue entry about the rollerblading adventure of 3 lonely guys- Jeff, ZG & Henry
A rough idea of the route we covered. This entry shall feature the events that occurred during the 1st part of out journey, denoted by the blue line. 
ONCE upon a time, on a lovely 风和日丽 summer afternoon, the trio of Jeff, Hen & Zg wished to utilise this nice weather & decided to go rollerblading @ ECP. 
We took the usual route eastwards & reached the jetty @ 1630H, approximately 15min after departing from Mac. It's a tuesday afternoon, yet there's a surprising number of pple fishing over there. Amongst their harvest was this...
Just compare it with the bag & MAN's slippers. So its length shd be abt 60-70cm??? Amazing catch leh.. The shallow water @ ECP can have this kinda fish? Not into fishing but this is definitely a fascinating sight~
We continue eastwards n went beyond the Singapore Yatch Club and then, SAFRA Resort. It's @ this point where the journey starts to get exciting. With no blading path anymore, Jeff suggested to venture out of ECP to continue exploring. He believed that since Henry & I had just mastered T-braking, he foresee that we'll have no problem in coping with any adversities we might come across. SO, we embarked on a journey having no clear idea of the path or OBSTACLEs we'd encounter.
We took the usual route eastwards & reached the jetty @ 1630H, approximately 15min after departing from Mac. It's a tuesday afternoon, yet there's a surprising number of pple fishing over there. Amongst their harvest was this...Just compare it with the bag & MAN's slippers. So its length shd be abt 60-70cm??? Amazing catch leh.. The shallow water @ ECP can have this kinda fish? Not into fishing but this is definitely a fascinating sight~We continue eastwards n went beyond the Singapore Yatch Club and then, SAFRA Resort. It's @ this point where the journey starts to get exciting. With no blading path anymore, Jeff suggested to venture out of ECP to continue exploring. He believed that since Henry & I had just mastered T-braking, he foresee that we'll have no problem in coping with any adversities we might come across. SO, we embarked on a journey having no clear idea of the path or OBSTACLEs we'd encounter.
Blading on the normal pavement, we soon came to the main rd - Changi Coast Rd. (Time- 1711H)
This is the 1st time i'm actually blading on this kinda surface. The 1st time i wasn't blading on the relatively smooth n flat contour of ECP. Was extra cautious n really watching each step that i take. Blading outside is a totally new experience, a super FUN one!!!Resumed blading, still eastwards along this Changi Coast Rd. It's a familiar place for us, as my camp was based in eastside, n of cos, the looooOOng Changi Coast Rd is fav for bikers/racers. It has a extra home-coming feeling for henry as the road will lead to SAF Ferry Terminal(to tekong), n then Changi Village, where we plan to have our dinner.
It's another terminal that we come across 1st.
And we waited for the plane to fly off to for a 合照
There's suddenly no more pavement. We tried blading @ the side of the road. However, the on coming cars were travelling @ scary velocity(Yes, straight endless road). 
Therefore we were forced to walk on the grass, hoping that be pavement somewhere ahead soon.
It's actually quite fun to walk on grass, n bending our bodies the avoide the branches. Reminded us of NS where we had to bash through the forrest with the OLD+HEAVY fully leathered army boots. We'd to be extra careful though, as we might easily slip into the drain if we were careless.
And we waited for the plane to fly off to for a 合照There's suddenly no more pavement. We tried blading @ the side of the road. However, the on coming cars were travelling @ scary velocity(Yes, straight endless road). Therefore we were forced to walk on the grass, hoping that be pavement somewhere ahead soon.It's actually quite fun to walk on grass, n bending our bodies the avoide the branches. Reminded us of NS where we had to bash through the forrest with the OLD+HEAVY fully leathered army boots. We'd to be extra careful though, as we might easily slip into the drain if we were careless.Enjoying the reminiscence of NS days, still - 1730H
For those who'd been to that area before, u all shd know how long that stretch of road is. There's no point turning back though. We kept on lifting our legs up, walking step by step eastwards. Mind u, walking on grass patch is Ultra Shag! The road ahead seemed endless, and it's fast dismantling our morale...
For those who'd been to that area before, u all shd know how long that stretch of road is. There's no point turning back though. We kept on lifting our legs up, walking step by step eastwards. Mind u, walking on grass patch is Ultra Shag! The road ahead seemed endless, and it's fast dismantling our morale...Sweating like hell.. And struggling to put on a smile for the pic (1750H)
Our legs were too tired of doing weight lifting. & our ankles seemed to be broken apart.. It got to a point when the 3 of us started to hallucinate? YES, it's for real. All 3 of us thought we saw a pavement road inside the trees. We decided to cross over the drain. An obstacle in the form of a fallen tree stood before us and the pavement. No problem though~~
And then...
And then...What a canal, that ends right here... We laughed @ our stupidity.. hahahas (1805H)
So, it's back to the grass again...
So, it's back to the grass again... Totally demoralised n lost all hope of finding pavement soon, Henry decided to change to slippers...
心灰意冷 - 1810H
To Be Continued....