This was where i spent almost my whole day yesterday with monster.if u cant quite see the wordings its actually fort canning park.initially the plan was to explore the battle box.but much to our (mine mostly) dissapoinment the place required tix for admission.8$ per adult entry.being the cheapskates that we were the plan was abruptly abandoned.sigh!

really i dont understand why such places need tix for admission.i personally think that the govt should make it free if they wanna encourage citizens to learn more abt sg's history outside the comfort of our (sometimes) boring classroom.

So without much back up plans we decided to just roam ard the place aimlessly.there werent much to see except for all the different greens.but they were quite enough to keep me contented.especially while with a great company.here are some pictures taken along the way..

I think its enchanting how here n there there'll be a burst of bright colours among all the greens.the 1st pic is actually a fruit.im not quite sure of the name.but it looks very much like a rambutan dont u think.

These are just random scenes that i think would make nice landscape pictures.the 1st picture was taken cause i find it fascinating how the stalk of the plant is black in colour.

the 1st picture of this lot is actually a barrier along the pathway monster and i followed.it has these beautiful wood carvings all along it.must hv taken the maker a long long time carving them.its amazing how it all looked identical.but then again there's always technology to help get the job done.however so i kind of doubt the carvings were the work of modern technology.they looked too detailed and intricate.

the 2nd picture is a lighthouse.random shot.i took it cause monster seem to like the lighthouse.

and the 3rd one is a shocker to me.its actually an abandoned swimming pool complex right across clarke quay.the many times ive been to clarke quay nvr hv i known that there was an abandoned swimming pool complex just across it.shows how ignorant one can be of one's surroundings.

After walking quite a distance i decided to go back to fort gate to snap a few shots there.but my intention was rudely interrupted by the presence of a mysterious old man.as soon as monster and i reach fort gate we decided to rest for awhile.then this old man (not that old actually.between late 40s early 50s maybe..?) came and sat beside us.he suddenly started asking monster if we were there to take pictures.monster said no since we didnt hv proper equipments, like a camera and all.we only had my handphone.then he started blabbering abt religious stuffs and how he has seen many youngsters do "stuffs" ard the park.i guess he was assuming we there for the same reason.clearly not.the weirdest part of the whole lecture was how he knew things abt us even without us telling him.like how he knew my family background and stuffs.and the things he said were almost true.there were some things that he said that were quite nonsensical though.and half the time he was attacking only me.i swear it was aggravating.and all i wanted to do was shut him up.but that would be rude wouldnt it.so we just waited patiently for time to pass and for him to finish.can u believe this stranger who knew shites abt us only let us go after almost 2hrs (or mayb even more) lecturing us.and that was only bcause it was almost sundown.i bet he'd hv more mouthfuls if there had been more time.gosh!freaky!

here's monster and me.and thats about it.

fun's over.back to sch tmr.im glad its a short wk.