Travel Brisk Walkers go Nature Walk with Northwest CDC Brisk walkers - 15 July 2007

22 Travel Briskwalks from Safe2Travel, Insight Vacations, Tourism Management Institute of Singapore and Ngee Annn Polytechnic joined Northwest CDC Briskwalkers for the Green Trail walk on 15 July 2007. Thank you Northwest CDC for inviting us

A quick photo with Dr Teo Ho Pin, Mayor Northwest CDC and Member of Parliament for Bukit Panjang

Travel Briskwalkers with Tony and Louis, Councillors of Northwest CDC
The TMIS and Safe2Travel Team
TMIS Team
Kennth Tham of Ngee Ann Polytechnic and fellow Travel Brisk Walkers
Mayor chatting with Councillors

Brendan & Kenneth in deep discussion before walk

Happy Trio from TMIS

The Insight Vacations Team arrived!

Safe2Travel Team

Paying attention to our Nature Guide Miss Faizah Jamal. She is has a deep passion for nature and an excellent guide

Explanation of Nature Conservation in progress

Kenneth in action

Take picture first..listen later!

Breath in Brendan...That's the way!

Attentive walkers

No Bike!

No motorbikes BUT trucks can!

Caught in action again....not listening!!!

Map of Biking Trail...We were walking on the bikers' trail guided by our Nature Guide. and 22 of us witnessed how ugly some Singaporean can get. My deeply rooted belief that we must not generalise was absolutely shattered. While listening to the guide about how to protect our nature, one local Biker came charging and shouted at the group " This is a bikers' trail, what are you doing here? How arrogant can one get! He behaved as if his grand father own the whole place! On the other hand, there are many Caucasians bikers and each time we gave way to them, every single one of them shouted " THANK YOU" Are Singaporean badly brought up to believe that they must have everything their way? Again, my belief got shattered again - none of the local bikers even bothered to wave when we stepped aside for them and charged their way through the crowd. It might well be a bikers' trail but here were no sign to indicate people cannot walk on the trail! The Bikers need urgent lesson on simple courtesy! or someday, someone is going to get run over by local bikers!!!

View of Bukie Timah Hill

Another group of NW Brisk walkers with their guide

Here we were given lessons this place why it is called Diary farm. No it was Lily Kow but rather the British we were told. This place used to be part of Bukit Timah Hill but was blown apart for granites years back.

Our knowledgeable Guide Miss Faizah

One having a drink from the water provide by Northwest CDC while the rest listen attentively

Lily Kow finally found her roots

Worried about here examination tomorrow. Oh please don't write about plants and insects!

The hungry and tired look - Sheryl....

Captain Leong - drink not suck!

Ready to go?

Now this is drinking - gently

Cliff of Bukt Timah Hill

What flower is this again...wait I will call Faizah, the guide and update. Got to take pictures and notes...so missed out on this!

Can anyone tell me what leaf is this? I will let Robin explain what the army recuits use this leaf for later..now the serious bit!

Touch-Me-Not plant

Give way to the bikers!

Here is one friendly Caucasian biker who even pose a picture for us

What tree is this again - one that suffocates another? Help Faizah!

This I remember- It's called Liana Tree!

Here's Liky Kow and Liana

Breakfast Time! What a pleasant surprise! Got breakfast after walk

Thank you Northwest CDC

Tea for you?

Question "Why you alway look so serious?" Answer " I am aways like that but am a nice guy!"

Sheryl and Li wah are smiling because breakfast is served. Mabel still worried about examination tomorrow!

Here is for my Boss

Go on - fill up

Aiyo...leg ach, lucky got place to sit & eat!

Having it alone?

Kenneth & Brendan

A happy face after breakfast

Happy Safe2Travel team after breakfast

Happy Insight Team...big smile on Sheryl's face after breakfast

The TMIS team with lecturer, Kenneth, Board Members, Brendan and Robin

Some monkey pictures for the ending