Water Cable Ski Places in Singapore: East Coast Area

photo: Water Cable Ski Places at East Coast Lagoon

Water Cable Ski Places in Singapore: East Coast Area

On the East Coast area that used to be the East Coast Lagoon sits Water Ski 360, billed as the first water cable ski recreational park in Singapore. Of the several water cable ski places in Singapore, this water cable ski park is placed in a sheltered body of water located at East Coast Park Service Road.

From carpark E1 at East Coast Parkway (ECP), it is a short walk across a path meant for cycling, inline skating, roller blading and pedestrian use to reach East Coast Lagoon.

At this sports park for water cable skiing, thrill seekers can attach themselves to a wakeboard and hang on to a wire for hours as a system of pulleys drags participants around in circles (360 degrees) for hours of water cable ski fun in one of the many fun places under the East Coast sun.

You can differentiate the semi-professionals from the novices by counting the seconds before a water cable ski participant loses his or her grip on the ski wire. While I do not have the inclination to try cable ski out, others who tried have enthused about its high degree of water ski thrills and spills.

Water cable ski usage fees apply, while equipment rental is also available on site. Even if you do not engage in water cable ski sport, you can grab a chair to sit as there many sitting places at the restaurant that carries the same name. Just be careful that you do not develop nausea as you watch water cable ski enthusiasts perform vertiginous 360-degree cable-led water spins in one of east coast’s many outdoor sporting places.

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Ang Mo Kio Town Garden East

Ang Mo Kio Town Garden East

Photo: Ang Mo Kio Town Garden East 'Seed' Sculptures

The contrast in atmosphere between Ang Mo Kio Town Garden East and Ang Mo Kio MRT station is stark. As you leave the Ang Mo Kio MRT station to make your way to Ang Mo Kio Town Garden East, cold steel and hard concrete give way to warm trees and soft grass. Located at Ang Mo Kio Street 53, Ang Mo Kio Town Garden East is a welcomed relief to weary travelers on their way home from office.

Unlike those who pass through this tranquil park in Ang Mo Kio to reach their residence, I am here as a temporary visitor. This garden and park visit is a relaxing holding area while fulfilling my parental duty as chauffeur to my child as I wait out for the completion of an inter-school competition at a nearby auditorium one afternoon.

The outstanding feature at Ang Mo Kio Town Garden East is the giant egg-like rocks, taller than me, scattered throughout this neighbourhood park. These are egg-shaped rocks embedded in this east town park in Ang Mo Kio.

photo:Ang Mo Kio Town Garden East, Rubber Tree history

I saw two sculptures that were sliced open to reveal plaques with written details about the rubber and nutmeg plantations that thrived in Ang Mo Kio Town many decades ago. These strange sculptures are actually educational art pieces that depict the seeds of rubber and nutmeg.

HDB residents and visitors from elsewhere will not miss these super-sized artistic installations, and the attendant natural heritage message, should they ever pass by Ang Mo Kio Town Garden East.

The town park has a hilly feature with sheltered tables and chairs near its apex that provide a bird’s eye view of the surrounding Ang Mo Kio town housing estate. Tall trees with dense foliage obstruct much of the town view though.

Other usual park amenities like a playground, fitness corner, jogging track and feet massaging stones can be found in Ang Mo Kio Town Garden East. Street lighting allows residents and other visitors to come here for a relaxing stroll after dark.

Ang Mo Kio Town Garden East looks like an unusual gem of a park in this corner of Singapore with its modern day art installations that remind of a by-gone era of our natural heritage.

Location and Map of Ang Mo Kio Town Garden East

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Singapore Gets Olympic Silver Medal In Women's Team Table Tennis

Singapore Gets Olympic Silver Medal In Women's Team Table Tennis

In a historic moment, Singapore's women's table tennis team of Li Jiawei, Feng Tianwei and Wang Yuegu received their Olympic Silver medals today after their final women's team table tennis match against China.

Singapore's Ng Ser Miang, Vice-President of the Singapore National Olympic Council and Executive Member of the IOC, gave out the Olympic Silver medals during a medal presentation ceremony at the Beijing University Gymnasium.

Chinese President Hu Jintao and International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge were spotted among the cheering crowd during the live telecast of the women's team table tennis finals.

The last time Singapore won an Olympic medal was on 9 Sep 1960, at the Palazetto Dello Sport Hall in Rome, when Tan Howe Liang, aged 27, put Singapore on the world map when he lifted a total of 380kg in the lightweight (67.5kg) category to beat 33 rivals for the lightweight Silver medal. As of the last century, it had remained Singapore's only Olympic medal.

Well done and congratulations to Singapore's women's team table tennis for this sterling Olympic achievement!

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