Nparks Message To Dog Owners

Nparks Message To Dog Owners

I believe most dog owners in Singapore love and care for their pets. These owners also act responsibly when they bring their pets to public parks for walks. Yet there may be a black sheep or two who would tarnish the image of dog owners. As a reminder to those inconsiderate ones, these are the messages provided by National Parks Board (Nparks) on a sign at Yishun Park in Singapore.

I reprint the messages below in view of my poor quality photograph:

Please keep dogs on leash.

Please clean up your dog(s)'s droppings.

Dogs to be muzzled in public.
(12 breeds and related crosses are mentioned
with photographs: Akita, Boerboel, Bull Terrier, Doberman Pinscher, Dogo Argentino, Fila Brasileiro, German Sheperd, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Pit Bull, Rottweiler and Tosa.)

We also seek your cooperation to ensure that your dog does not urinate at pillars and trample on planting beds.

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For Families With Kids At Bishan Park 2: Dog Run, Nursery Plants And More Under The Sun

For Families With Kids At Bishan Park 2: Dog Run, Nursery Plants And More Under The Sun

Next to a maroon coloured office shed, Green Vibes is Bishan Park 2’s only 4000 square-metre plant nursery that is a veritable United Nations venue for plants and herbs of more than 100 species. Protected by a fence, this small area of land has neat rows of potted plants arranged between rectangular plots of soil filled with various flowering plants.

There are classes conducted for the public on the first Saturday morning of every month to educate visitors on herbs and plants. Experienced lecturers are on hand to conduct lessons for children as well as interested adults. You can check here for details.

There is an area known as the “Dog Run” about 30 metres away in Bishan Park 2. This enclosure covering approximately the size of half a football field allows owners to relax on benches while their unleashed pets indulge in play.

There is plenty of open space under the sun for soccer games, kite flying and mass participation events. However remote-controlled aeroplane flying is expressly forbidden according to a signboard.

In-line skates and bicycles are available for rental. A skating ring with cones and route markers, available at a nominal fee, sits beside a shop space for learners to improve their skating skills.

A car park situated off Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 allows visitors to drive their vehicles right to the edge of Bishan Park 2. From the car park, you can walk up to restaurants and a spa for meals and relaxation respectively. The restaurants tout themselves as ecologically friendly enterprises by way of their tuft of grass and landscaping on their building rooftops.


A foot reflexology walkway, billed as the largest in Singapore, allows visitors ample space to massage sore feet without threading on other people’s toes.

Children will love the two playgrounds that are present at this park. Exercise stations are available for fitness-buffs to sculpt their muscles and tone their abdomen. A jogging track completes the list of amenities available for park visitors to Bishan Park 2.

See More Places. Live More Life.

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Men Versus Monkeys At Upper Peirce Reservoir Park In Singapore: Who Wins?

Men Versus Monkeys At Upper Peirce Reservoir Park In Singapore: Who wins?

With due respect for monkeys, I am using them to illustrate a few lessons for humankind in Singapore.

You will not fail to notice family friendly monkeys loitering along Old Upper Thomson Road as you drive into Upper Peirce Reservoir Park, especially from late afternoon till nightfall. These primates will approach from the jungle as you slow your vehicle. Their large baleful eyes on tilted heads seem enough to elicit your sympathy.

You toss convenience food to feed hungry mouths and congratulate yourself for performing a good deed. You drive along and a gigantic sign by the side of the road warns you of your folly.

”They have enough food in the forest.” Monkeys 1 Men 0. These cute primates will outwit, outplay and outclass you.

“Stop feeding the monkeys. Fine $500.“ Monkeys 2 Men 0 (Mankind scores an own goal). It seems we can only learn through threat of punishment. Education alone seems insufficient to influence human behaviour.

As you arrive at the car park of Upper Peirce Reservoir Park, you are greeted by another prominent signboard.


Monkeys 3 Men 0. Rules govern our behaviour much better than any educational campaign. Appealing to our sense of moral righteousness or civic consciousness has its limits, at least in Singapore. Big brother must yield a big baton to direct personal behaviour in line with social goals.

Any casual visitor will surely be impressed by the authority’s enthusiasm to highlight the natural wonders available in the park. There are several information boards pinned to man-made shelters explaining the flora and fauna in the Central Water Catchment Area.

First time visitors who wander to the road leading to the Singapore Island Country Club will be surprised by the magnificent view of the Upper Thomson Road area. Treasure the priceless moments at this corner of the park as you sit on the verge of steep slopes to imbibe the wondrous atmosphere of sky, space and scenery.

Live life, be happy.

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