Saturday morning one of the NUS students who had studied at UNC, Alexius Yeo, took us hiking at the Bukit Timah Nature reserve. I almost didn’t wake up in time (we had a late night clubbing the night before); I rolled out of bed exactly 5 minutes after we were supposed to meet, threw on some clothes and ran out the door! The MacRitchie trails were really nice, clearly marked, and not too far from civilization (my kind of trails). About 5 minutes in, we saw some wild monkeys! They were absolutely adorable and very close to us! There was even a little baby holding on to its mothers stomach!
Our destination was the canopy walk, deep in the jungle.The trails were extremely physically taxing, almost all uphill, and it was HOT! The canopy walk was incredible though. I felt very safe on the suspension bridge and got a great view of the amazing rainforest, and (somewhat ironically) could see the city skyline in the background.
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| Me on the canopy walk |
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| View from the canopy walk |
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| The hiking group! |
The walk back to the city was slightly less tiring, but only slightly. I was completely exhausted and disgustingly sweaty at the end. Lucky for us, there was a surprise waiting at the end of the trails. Wild monkeys were grazing, yes grazing, like cows, it was weird, in a field outside of the nature reserve. It was an incredible sight, but I didn’t want to get too close!
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| Monkeys hanging out in a field near the Nature Reserve. |
After lunch at a nearby Hawker center, we headed back to NUS to get ready for the rest of our day. I was so glad I woke up for this unique experience.
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| The oh so famous Durian. In case you are unfamiliar with the Durian (as I was before arriving in Singapore) it is a fruit that smells absolutely AWFUL. It smells so bad that it is illegal to take them onto the subway. It does not taste as bad as it smells, but it doesn't taste very good either. Singaporeans love Durian (I will never know why). |
 Funny signs like this are all over Singapore. The ones in public restrooms urging people to be clean are the most hilarious. |
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