Rail Corridor

The rail corridor, also known as the green corridor was once a railway track. It used to be a means of transport between Singapore and its northern neighbour, and also for transporting goods. This was discontinued in 2011.

Since then, the authorities has been developing and enhancing the track into a nature trail. Works on parts of the trail has been completed and opened to the public. They are popular with hikers, bikers, walkers and joggers.

I have explored parts of the trail. A couple of days ago, I ventured to have a look at the supposedly historic and iconic Bukit Timah Railway Station.

Unfortunately, enhancement work on the station and the surrounding was in progress. The plan is to restore and repurpose the conserved Railway Station as a heritage gallery, planting species that were commonly found in a 1960s kampong, and providing amenities such as toilets and bicycle racks.

I will have to come back when works on the place are completed.

When completed, the rail corridor will be 24 kilometres long, in three sections.

The rail corridor is a part of the rich heritage of Singapore. The Truss Bridge (the only one remaining in Singapore) is also one of the rich heritage of Singapore. This Truss Bridge dates back to 1932.

These are the steps to a section of the rail corridor, where I begin my walk.

A resident of the area walked past me. There were reports of wild animals attacking humans. So, I was a bit worried that the little thing might turned aggressive. Luckily, he just moved on, on his way.

Some lovely wild flowering plants

Some posh apartments beside the rail corridor.

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Saizeriya Restaurant

Saizeriya Restaurant is a ‘no frills’ Italian restaurant chain in Singapore. They have outlets all over the island. I have dined at their restaurants a couple of times. They have a decent menu. While their food is, as someone put it – ‘not something to write home about’, they are all right – for the price and portion they are offering.

Since it is a no frills restaurant, there is no service to speak of. However, they were quick to take your orders and prompt in serving your food.

They market themselves as the ‘Casual Italian Restaurant’. Customers call it the ‘cheapest Italian restaurant’ – the place to go to for Italian food. That is the concept, and goal of the restaurant chain – for diners to have a meal at affordable prices, and to introduce Italian cuisine to the public. They have always been quite busy when I dine with them. So, in this respect, I believe they have achieved what they set out to do.

Saizeriya restaurant is a good place for people trying Italian food. Their portions are small. If you are with friends, you can order a few dishes and see which ones you like best. You can mix and match to see what food complements each other, or what food is more to your taste. Of course, you get what you pay for. For a real taste of Italian food, you have to go to an authentic restaurant.

Anyway, I was at Saizeriya restaurant recently with a friend. We had Spaghetti – something different for a change. We ordered Spaghetti, some chicken wings and some seafood. But it turned out that the seafood was actually seafood spaghetti. We should have paid more attention to the menu.

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Stir-fry French Beans With Eggs

This is one of my favourite dish - nice, simple and easy to cook. Actually, anything I cook is simple. I eat to live so I don’t do dishes that involve a lot of work.

Here we go. Stir-fry French beans!

Cut the beans into small pieces.

Prepare some garlic and dried prawns. These are optional. If you don’t like garlic or dried prawns, you can leave them out. I love both dried prawns and garlic because they add flavour to the dish. Cut the dried prawns and garlic into fine pieces. We are ready to start frying the beans.

Heat up the wok and add some oil. Add in the dried prawns first and give it a stir. Add in the garlic, followed by the French beans and stir-fry them for a couple of minutes. Add salt to taste.

While the beans are frying, prepare the eggs, or you can prepare them beforehand. Break two eggs, add some soya sauce, or salt and beat them.

When you are happy with the bite of the beans, add in the eggs and stir fry them with the beans. When the eggs are cooked, the dish is ready.

That is the general process of stir-frying French beans. Oil and salt are according to your taste. Garlic and dried prawns are optional. If you don’t like them or if they are not available, you can do with out them. You can add another egg if you are a fan of eggs.

Prepare the dish once, fine tune it the second time and by the third time, you will have the perfect plate of stir-fry French beans.

You can also prepare long beans in this manner. Cut the long beans to dice size, and prepare the dish as you did with the French beans.

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Sugar Cane Juice

Sugar cane juice is the non-alcoholic drink I go for wherever it is available. It is liquid (we call it juice), extracted from the sugar cane by pressing. They are freshly pressed, so the juice is as fresh as it comes. Add ice to it and it is nice and refreshing.

When we were young, we had some sugar canes grown in the backyard. We would chew on the cane to extract the juice. You need to have strong teeth to do that.

This is the machine the stalls selling the sugar cane juice use to extract the juice. This is already an advancement from the mechanical ones they used in the early days.

Now, there are newer innovations and new models of sugar cane juice extracting machines.

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Reflections

"The beauty you see in me is a reflection of you." - Rumi

It was an area I am not very familiar with. I was having a wander to see what was there. The buildings in the area looked new. On their facades are reflections of the other buildings. So, each building had the reflections of another. If I had more time, I would have move around a bit more to take better shots. Unfortunately, I got a text from my friend saying that he had arrived at the meeting place. So, I fired off a few quick shots and rushed to meet up with him. These are the best ones.

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A Stroll In The Gardens

It is always very pleasant to stroll in the Gardens by the Bay. The place is big and you can always pick a different corner to stroll for each visit. Work in the number one tourist attraction in Singapore is always in progress. Each visit, you will find that there are new additions, or you will see something you hadn’t paid attention to before in previous visits.

Here are some photos from my recent visit.

A shot of the Singapore Flyer from the Gardens by the Bay. I am surprised it turned out quite well because that was quite a distance away. And it was only a phone camera.

Beautiful and fragrant frangipani flowers.

This sculpture is called AIRMESH. It’s stainless-steel 3D Printed Space. From the description on the signboard, it sounds like a piece of breakthrough engineering to me.

It was explained on the signboard that:- “AIRMESH is the first in the world fully functional space frame structure suing stainless-steel 3D printed components. Space frames are structures that be be used to span large areas with few interior supports. AIRMESH is inspired by a fusion of a traditional lantern and the intricacy of a neural network.

“The extremely slender stainless-steel bars are connected to the 3D printed metal nodes, forming a seamless complex system of tetrahedrons. This gives extraordinary strength to the structural despite the delicate size of it individual members design to withstand 15 times their weight.

“The ethereal structure is wrapped by two layers of breathable mesh which subtly materializes a colourful light at night and creates nuanced shades during he day. It is a free space to contemplate nature away from the hustle and bustle of the city.”

An interesting plant. I don’t know what it is though.

“Mother and Child” sculpture by sculptor Dr Ng Eng Teng

“Ng emphasized his view that maternal care and nurturing were essential to the growth of individuals and society, symbolized by the safely cradled child.” - 👉 Source

This sculpture didn't have a signboard to explain what it is.

A bed of Costus Woodsonii aka Scarlet Spiral flag

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