tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2146185361215579158.post8075032923890869566..comments2024-03-12T16:13:09.249+08:00Comments on Crystal and Bryan in Singapore: Bukit Brown Chinese CemeteryCrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054463493636813905noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2146185361215579158.post-79258796895325297752011-07-11T19:59:09.611+08:002011-07-11T19:59:09.611+08:00btw, an interesting thing happened: when going to ...btw, an interesting thing happened: when going to Bukit Brown, the taxi driver refused to take us all the way to the gate, but insisted that he leaves us farther away at the intersection and we walk rest of the way. He kept repeating this until we assured him it is perfectly ok. When we got out of his vehicle, he speeded away.teihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331659442232574454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2146185361215579158.post-38824980079384472832011-07-11T13:00:56.560+08:002011-07-11T13:00:56.560+08:00Woah! I didn't realize they were going to clos...Woah! I didn't realize they were going to close them so soon. No wonder it's been so crowded! We'll have to try to go as soon as possible. Thanks Tei!<br /><br />And thanks Flora :)Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05054463493636813905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2146185361215579158.post-19040597519053669232011-07-11T12:08:48.166+08:002011-07-11T12:08:48.166+08:00Please hurry, since the tracks are fully open only...Please hurry, since the tracks are fully open only until July 17, then they start to close sections to remove the rails --- they've already removed some near Woodlands. We walked it yesterday, and it was pretty crowded from Alexandra to Bukit Timah, but after The Rail Mall, there was practically no one!teihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331659442232574454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2146185361215579158.post-13771577537360916742011-07-11T11:52:42.802+08:002011-07-11T11:52:42.802+08:00Crystal, great post! I want to go back to Bukit Br...Crystal, great post! I want to go back to Bukit Brown to take more photos.Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932706705454817380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2146185361215579158.post-33828222300044033862011-07-11T09:42:16.153+08:002011-07-11T09:42:16.153+08:00Tei, I'm glad you checked it out! We were real...Tei, I'm glad you checked it out! We were really surprised by it. It was really nice to go somewhere and be in nature and also away from people. That doesn't often happen at the nature reserves, especially on the weekends.<br /><br />We keep thinking we're going to do the railroad walk but then we end up doing something else. We were at Bukit Timah on Saturday and we could see people walking along the tracks and we were shocked at how BUSY it was- there were SO MANY people going by! I think we might try to go to a less crowded part of the tracks, or hold off until some of the novelty wears off. But we definitely want to check it out.Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05054463493636813905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2146185361215579158.post-37505316646219184312011-07-10T17:43:39.540+08:002011-07-10T17:43:39.540+08:00Thanks for doing up such a detailed blog entry on ...Thanks for doing up such a detailed blog entry on the Bukit Brown Cemetery! Been wanting to head there since the news about its impending exhumation hit headlines a mth ago. Your blog will definitely come in handy because it will give me an idea of what to expect and also what to look out for when im there. <br /><br />Looking forward to seeing you on 23rd July! :)stephhttp://timelessbeauty.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2146185361215579158.post-45473844325946743482011-07-09T22:19:43.990+08:002011-07-09T22:19:43.990+08:00Thanks Crystal!
I spent the morning looking at th...Thanks Crystal!<br /><br />I spent the morning looking at the S'pore map trying to find a park or nature destination that we have not seen yet since we were at loss what to do. Then I checked your blog. Bukit Brown it was! <br /><br />That was some great place. Except for two horseback riders and the guy at the gate, we didn't see a single human being in our two to three hours there (GPS helps to find the way :). We didn't see any monkeys either in the cemetery, but quite a few climbing over the estate near the entrance. We saw a lot of birds, though, and a monitor.<br /> <br />BTW, have you taken the railroad walk yet?teihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331659442232574454noreply@blogger.com