Hougang Herald: Post Chingay week

After such a big night at Chingay it was a quiet, early night at Grapevine on Sunday after work. Monday was a busy day starting with a walk from Eco Green in Tampines to Pasir Ris. There were not a lot of bird sightings in Eco Green but when we arrived in Pasir Ris Park we saw a group of photographers with enormous lenses groupd around a couple of trees. They were photographing a family of Spotted Wood Owls, apparently a rare bird in Singapore. We also saw a Crested Goshawk in another nearby tree.

Spotted Wood Owl

Crested Goshawk

After lunch it was back to the Smiths for a shower and change of clothes before crossing the island to Jurong for the MAE 10 pin bowling challenge. Punggol branch were last years winners but, despite our matching Chandon sunnies and gold pompoms, we were not quite up to scratch this year and the winning branch was Jurong...fitting really as they had organised it! After a meal at an original style hawkers we retired to the Pinks poolside for a nightcap or 2.

Punggol (+) Team

Tuesday was a quietish day and in the evening I joined Bev, Helen, June and Jo to see The Theory of Everything, the movie about Stephen Hawkings life. I really enjoyed it and can see why the young actor deserved the Acadamy Award. It would not have been an easy role to maintain.
As Libby had had her athroscope on her knee on Wednesday I took some lunch over to her on Thursday before meeting with June, Amy and Kris at Kovan for our first Great Race committee meeting.
June organised this weeks Friday walk so after meeting at Hougang we boarded the bus for our starting point at Changi village. It was a pleasant walk along the boardwalk taking in the ocean smells and enjoying the cool breeze.