Thankful for the blue skies at East Coast Park on the day that I biked here, and thankful that, despite the intervening years, this place is still here.
With all the developments and construction that take place in our little country, one has come to expect that strategic spots like these face the possibility of being fenced off, re-developed, and thereby inaccessible to the general public.
And so I'm glad that not only is this place still here, the route getting tp it is much more park-like (prettier lamps and smoother tar)and now boasts the additional structure of a separate-gender washroom and sink.
Great for anyone who needs to use it urgently.
You see, this is like a stopover point, or a rendevouz point- for beyond this spot to the left is the route that will take you through Tanah Merah Besar and the Changi Coastal Road all the way to Changi Beach, Changi Village and Changi Point.
It is a long route- the TMCR (as it is commonly called) and there are nearly no shelters nor vending machines nor rest stops along the entire way. At least not until you're at Changi Beach, but that is a long way ahead.
So this spot here is of pivotal importance to any cyclist familiar with the route either way to and fro- I am one of them- and most, if not all, would have at some time made a stop just to catch a breather, take in the scenery, or inhale the scent of a salty-sea breeze.
No, it's not imagination- the atmosphere really does feel a little different somewhat on this side of town.
It has been a long while, rather, it has felt like a long while since I've swung by here. But this day marks a debut- and like how some things in life are timeless and do wait- may I say that in the very near future I hope I'll have a day to ride Daffy all the way from one end of East Coast Park to Changi Village, cutting through the TMCR, the Changi Beach Park, past the Changi Exhibition Center, and stopping at this lovely scenic spot here.
With all the developments and construction that take place in our little country, one has come to expect that strategic spots like these face the possibility of being fenced off, re-developed, and thereby inaccessible to the general public.
And so I'm glad that not only is this place still here, the route getting tp it is much more park-like (prettier lamps and smoother tar)and now boasts the additional structure of a separate-gender washroom and sink.
Great for anyone who needs to use it urgently.
You see, this is like a stopover point, or a rendevouz point- for beyond this spot to the left is the route that will take you through Tanah Merah Besar and the Changi Coastal Road all the way to Changi Beach, Changi Village and Changi Point.
It is a long route- the TMCR (as it is commonly called) and there are nearly no shelters nor vending machines nor rest stops along the entire way. At least not until you're at Changi Beach, but that is a long way ahead.
So this spot here is of pivotal importance to any cyclist familiar with the route either way to and fro- I am one of them- and most, if not all, would have at some time made a stop just to catch a breather, take in the scenery, or inhale the scent of a salty-sea breeze.
No, it's not imagination- the atmosphere really does feel a little different somewhat on this side of town.
It has been a long while, rather, it has felt like a long while since I've swung by here. But this day marks a debut- and like how some things in life are timeless and do wait- may I say that in the very near future I hope I'll have a day to ride Daffy all the way from one end of East Coast Park to Changi Village, cutting through the TMCR, the Changi Beach Park, past the Changi Exhibition Center, and stopping at this lovely scenic spot here.