Sight-seeing
I have been living in Jurong practically all my life but yet I only realized recently that the admission to Chinese garden is actually free of charge. I used to think that people would really be foolish to pay just to go in and see ponds, flowers and chinese sculptures for a fee. Which is why I have never been there before.Imagine how foolish I felt when I approached the security guard and asked the admission fee to Chinese garden. "Free la! If they charge a fee then who will want to go in?" And he's right. The truth should have dawned on me much earlier.
It was because of my new bicycle that I began to know about my area. On days where I am free, I will cycle around the Jurong area which is quite big if you cover Jurong east and Jurong extension. I didn't know there are so many fitness parks in the Jurong area. Lots of places where I used to go as a kid have really changed drastically.
The big vacant plot of land beside Lakeside MRT station has transformed into a big lovely park brilliant for jogging, cycling or fishing(it's illegal though). I even managed to run into my neighbours on one of my cycling trips(the place where I lived is quite a far walking distance from there). It's really a good place for relaxation.
Chinese Garden is a nice place too(double the nice because it's free). There's a lovely pond smacked right in the middle of the garden with lots of tortoises and fishes. My friend told me that pond used to allow people to fish, for a fee of course. But now it's just a pond where you can buy bread to feed the fishes and tortoises. The place is neat and well-kept, a huge contrast from Tang Dynasty City which I went after that.
I know Tang Dynasty City had closed down for maybe around 10 years. But that's this thing called trespassing. My friend and I locked our bicycles outside the gate and went in through a small door at the far right side of the main entrance which is already sealed up. Most people wouldn't have noticed the door as most of it was already covered by shrubs and weeds. It's like the Chronicles of Nardia. You go through the door and step into a new world.
They say a picture paints a thousand words. So here goes.
The magnificient ruins of Tang Dynasty City.
an abandoned temple
An inn
just another old house
one of my fav pics
There are many more pictures which I took but it's taking an awfully long time to upload them.
I hope they don't tear down that place. I'm in love with it already.
posted by malmoncolo @ 1:00 AM
9 Comments:
went there when i was a kid.i miss the boat rides and getting freaked out by the ghosts in hell.
and i miss the plunging water ride thingy too. :)
Haha..i think u went to haw par villa...not tang dynasty...u got it mixed up...:)
that's cool to go inside there. didnt caught by anyone?
nope..not a single soul..
cool. Im planning my birthday party in Tang dynasty !and thanks for the tip on getting in! I actually thought the way to get in was the collapsed wall at the back of the place, near the jurong lake.
Hey dere, it's so nice to noe that the building is still intact. It means there's a glimpse of hope for a revival. Btw, is it possible for u to share wif me some photos of the site. Hope to suggest some ideas to is present landlord. Thks & hope to hear from u soon
Hi anonymous, sorry but the pics posted above are just about the only ones which I have left. The rest of the pics have been deleted. You are certainly welcome to extract the pics from my site. I think it will be better if you go in yourself personally. Perhaps then you will be able to take the pics you will need to present to the present landlord. Thanks for viewing.
Hey, thanks for the prompt respond. Srry dat i gt too excited dat i forgotten to introduce myself. I'm Kenson currently waiting for my Os reults. I'll try to find time to get there. The problem is that i'm living in the east. Anyway, thks for all the help. Feel free to add me at kenxcel4@hotmail.com. GOD BLESS!!
srry it's kenexcel4 nt kenxcel. =)
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