Jogging across Alexandra Link February 10, 2008
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The next time while traveling down Henderson Road towards AYE, just after Telok Blangah Heights (on the left), look UP ahead. Within a short distance, one would come across some enormous looking concrete pillars that are used to support a horizontal bridging structure that sits right above – about 10 to 15 stories. Although it is still in midst of construction, the bridge looks really quite impressive.
Its like a scene in Lord of the Rings.
The bridge is called Alexandra Link, aka – Lord of the Rings Bridge, was intended by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) to link up the Southern Ridges and enhance it as an inviting recreational destination for jog/run/walk wannabes and tourists. When all the links are completed, I believe the 270m-long Henderson Crossing bridge (as displayed below), would form part of a connector that spans across the southern scopes from Mount Faber to Telok Blangah Hill Park, all the way till it reaches Kent Ridge Park.
The project is due to be completed by the end of the year, though I am highly skeptical if they can do so in time. Anyway, I am in positive anticipation. There will soon a day where folks can do their jogs right up at the dizzying heights of this bridge and enjoy the views of Singapore’s skyscrapers and Harbour Front bay with bouts of vertigo.
Rat Year February 3, 2008
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Its been a while since I wrote anything here. I skipped Christmas, New Year, but luckily, I found some mood and time not to skip Rat’s New Year. Me – being a Rat (based on Chinese Calendar), experiencing the transition into the Rat Year poses a significant sinking effect on my youth. In perspective, the last round of rodents was when I was still in primary 6. Fark. Sadly on hindsight, I cannot recall anything eventful except for my PSLE.
Since then, we have experienced phenomenons of pagers to mobile phone, television to internet and weathered the period of Asian economic crisis.
We are growing really fast.
Its OK. Anyway, my mum told me a couple of auspicious practices for individuals born in the year of the rat.
1. Wear a Pendant
2. Wear Green when doing your CNY visits.
Supposedly, it would help to usher in more luck and fortune. I’ve already gotten my pendent and I am intending on going green this year.
Mahjong?
