Some places in the city we live are close to our hearts.It can be a park , garden , street or even a building , and we like to visit them whenever we have free time or when we are alone or just when we want to be ourselves!
One such place for me in Singapore is mount Faber and the adjoining Henderson waves.My association with Mt.Faber started in the same year i.e 2005 of coming to Singapore , and it happened only by chance. My work place then was at Harbourfront center near the Harbourfront MRT station , and since I was looking for a rental unit and didn't wanted to spend time in commuting , instruction to the property agent was to search for a HDB unit nearby.Only after finalizing a unit in Telok Blangah rise I realized this was actually as close as I could stay near the office!!Ever since I'm staying in close vicinity to Mt.Faber.
The 2 blocks we stayed in Telok Blangah rise were right adjacent to Mt.Faber. The kitchen and bedroom windows opened to the dense and lush greenery of Mt.Faber.It was quite an experience to wake up to the chirping of birds in the background.I have even encountered wild life (monkeys, monitor lizards , snakes) on Mt.Faber!
I can't single out one particular reason that attracts me to Mt.Faber , think its a combination of many.But the foremost is its being a green sanctuary so close to the Singapore downtown. Mt.faber offers great view of the city and Sentosa.It also houses one station of the Singapore cable car that takes you to Sentosa which brings many tourists to Mt.Faber.
In my early years , remember I used to even go for my daily jogging on Mt.Faber as the one of the stairs that lead to the top were right behind my block.Now, because I run in a nearby park, jogging/walking on Mt.Faber is limited to weekends.
Had taken these snaps on one such lazy weekend afternoon , when I took the kids along for a walk............
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Henderson waves which is unique for its design of a wave like structure is actually a connector that connects Mt.Faber to the Telok Blangah hill park .It was introduced only a few years back.
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