Chek Jawa

So I went to chek jawa today
Had to wake up 5.30am
Which is some unearthly hour that students used to wake up at during school time
So yea, but I was kind of excited, I mean I have heard so much about chek jawa, but didn't have the time (or rather the drive) to visit it mmmm

Changi Point Jetty has been upgraded!
Much to my dismay though :(
I missed the old rickety way of hopping onboard those bum boats, but now we have this super sturdy construction, which totally spoils the fun of threading on water XD
Ok, that aside, Chek Jawa is relatively accessible as I found out.
1 way Boat trip = $2.50
1 Bicycle rent for whole day = $2+
Guided tour for group of 9~12= $50+
So yea, there might be a possibility I will be back there.. this time with a group of friends? :D

Was lucky because it was low tide
Ok la, not say lucky, because according to the teachers, NParks only release a limited number of guided tours per month, to coincide with low tide periods.

And yes, I went with a group of teachers from Xingnan Primary, my mum's school! It was actually a science department outing that resembles some of my own outings - only <1/2 the department turned up. But well, since it is only once in a blue moon where I go to Chek Jawa, so why not. Besides I am adult already right? XD

Ok back to the place itself. Ironically, it ISNT an island, what I previously thought it was. ._. Yea it is just a far end of eastern Pulau Ubin, the opposite of my Sec 3 Pulau Ubin OBS area (which is in the west).

I touched sea anemone (the non-poisonous one DUH). And they DON'T look as cute as the one you see in Finding Nemo (DUH again). They are squishy. Fun to poke XD Ok I wasn't that abusive ok!! Just testing if the anemone is alive or not :) And they "suck" you slightly. Anyway the guide says that the anemone will attempt to fire poison into you, but humans all too thick-skinned, so the poison wont affect us a tad bit :) Haha, and yea it was quite gross, and also cute at the same time, see all the small tentacles pushing "food" into their mouth in the centre, which looks like 1 BIG MOUTH. (ok lame ._.)

Then I also saw the hermit crab personally... mm doesnt look like a hermit to me. But it is really damn shy la, hide in a shell all its life. Imagine living in empty houses - just that all the empty houses just differ in size lol.

Then got seastar , starfish, starrie, star whatever you call it. Ok la, I knew what to expect, but didnt get to really touch it first hand! Mmm
I realised that I know quite a number of animals already :) Just that I never saw them WITH MY OWN EYES, or rather them alive. Only see them on TV or books.
So I saw an eagle, hornbills, sea dollar, seaweed (LOL), sea fan, mudskipper (ok saw alot of this b4), Fiddler Crab, sea cucumber (I saw before too, but not in the mud), hermit crab... I think these are the main ones. Saw just too many barnacles and mussels, but can eat none oh well :(
Haha, the guide said sea dollar is used as mermaid currency ._.

So ... it was eye opener, for someone cooped up at home.
AND I am not sure if I kena bitten by sand flies. The guide says sand flies bite only itch the NEXT DAY, and its DAMN ITCHY!
Damn, I am scared. Oh noes :( HELPP



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Anyway, was browsing through youtube today, and saw this girl putting makeup to cosplay Lady GaGa. Haha I think she's quite good!



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And this is for fire enthusiasts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niahDgsaaeA (Embing disabled :( )