We had a great a time at Pulau Ubin on last Wednesday 28/05/08. Before our journey even begin, parents were briefed by Mr Richard on parenting issues like how to manage and talk to the family. Mr Mike, one of the facilitators was playing games with the children in a separate area.
Initially, I was quite worried as the weather was quite dark but once we reached the island, it became sunny & hot. We trekked for some distance and we saw fascinating plants, kampong houses and the villagers They are very friendly. While most of the residents had shifted to Singapore, there are still some villagers staying on. We had the chance in meeting the head of the village or the Penghulu (in malay). He had been staying on the island since he was 7 years old.
We had our lunch at about 12pm. We rented bicycles and went cycling, we really enjoyed ourselves and had a great time. My legs and knees were really tired as it's been years since I've cycled. We stopped and returned the bicycles at about 2.15pm
At 2.30pm we took the bumboat back to Singapore. The weather in Singapore was getting dark. On the way home, it rained quite heavily but that does not bother us as we really had an enjoyable day in Pulau Ubin. What a great day!!
Written by Mdm Asiah Zainal
