This will be my last outing for this holidays. The next hike will probably take place 3 months later. so here' our crew of the day, Ivan on the left and Calista on the right.
Mid way though the trip, we came across a troop of monkeys. Unlike those from Bukit timah, they are extremely friendly and they would look apon visitors with an air of curiosity.
Although the monkeys were curious about us, they are pretty wary of our precense too. Any sudden movement from us would sent them scurrying up the trees.
The monkeys live in large social groups. They are extremely playful, often wrestling around and chasing one another.
A juvenile monkey. He was nice enough to pose for me.
Young or old, the family would take care of one another. Here's a picture of an older monkey helping a juvenile pick off the parasites on its fur.
A curious juvenile tasting my jeans.
The same monkey from Ivan's point of view.
Another shot with another monkey.
Another one taking an interest in Ivan's leg.
A monkey enjoying the shade.
Nature's sculpturing at work, a twisting vine.
We carried on our journey to the treetop walk.
A mailbox in the middle of the jungle? Interesting.
The HSBC treetop walk. A one way journey, meaning you can't turn back.
A ladder leading to the top of one of the supports on the treetop walk. Unfortunately it is sealed so we couldn't climb up.
A dead tree, a reminder of how strong and mighty it once was.
A crested lizard. One of the flying lizards in the jungle. Its not a true flyer, rather it glides from point to point.
Callista and Ivan, the 2 wonderful companions of the day.
The end of the tree top walk. Now on to the Jelutong Tower.
Though its a pest, the fly can be a really colourful jewel when seen upclose.
A clouded monitor, one of the 2 monitor lizard species living in the Central Catchment Reserves.
Life and death. A constant reminder that whatever that is borned to this world must perish one day, only to be replaced by new life. A reminder that nature is a neverending cycle.
A meaningful note:
Here, man is no longer the ruler of the world, only a witness, but a witness who is also a partner in the silent world of nature, bound by secret affinities in the trees.
Dan Hommarskjold
Here's Ivan, our navigator for the day.
And Calista, Miss Chirpy. Our trip would not be so lively without her.
A society grows when old men plant trees whose shade they know shall never sit in.
A reminder to our increasingly self centered society that we revolve around the world and not the other way round.
Possibly a Malayan Viscount
A damselfly. An easy way to identify the difference between a damselfly and a dragonfly is that the damselfly folds its wings up while the dragonfly folds its wings down.
The same damselfly. A wonderful product of nature.
A Common Faun. A jungle buterfly seen commonly at the central catchment nature reserves.
I maybe tiny, but look closer and you shall see my beauty.
Panoramic view from the Jelutong Tower. The tower is named after the Jelutong trees that peaks over the canopy layer.
Calista from head down perspective.
A not so natural visitor of the nature reserve. Land Rovers. Kudos to the people serving the nation.
Calista again!
Why itsn't the bus coming?
Some random shots. I shall call this, "Forward'
Men hard at work. Though we often overlook it, we should always remember that our very comforts is a product of someone else's blood, toil tears and sweat.
Fatigue on the left, amazement on the right.
A very friendly stallholder.
My meal of the day, a final goodbye.
Mid way though the trip, we came across a troop of monkeys. Unlike those from Bukit timah, they are extremely friendly and they would look apon visitors with an air of curiosity.
Although the monkeys were curious about us, they are pretty wary of our precense too. Any sudden movement from us would sent them scurrying up the trees.
The monkeys live in large social groups. They are extremely playful, often wrestling around and chasing one another.
A juvenile monkey. He was nice enough to pose for me.
Young or old, the family would take care of one another. Here's a picture of an older monkey helping a juvenile pick off the parasites on its fur.
A curious juvenile tasting my jeans.
The same monkey from Ivan's point of view.
Another shot with another monkey.
Another one taking an interest in Ivan's leg.
A monkey enjoying the shade.
Nature's sculpturing at work, a twisting vine.
We carried on our journey to the treetop walk.
A mailbox in the middle of the jungle? Interesting.
The HSBC treetop walk. A one way journey, meaning you can't turn back.
A ladder leading to the top of one of the supports on the treetop walk. Unfortunately it is sealed so we couldn't climb up.
A dead tree, a reminder of how strong and mighty it once was.
A crested lizard. One of the flying lizards in the jungle. Its not a true flyer, rather it glides from point to point.
Callista and Ivan, the 2 wonderful companions of the day.
The end of the tree top walk. Now on to the Jelutong Tower.
Though its a pest, the fly can be a really colourful jewel when seen upclose.
A clouded monitor, one of the 2 monitor lizard species living in the Central Catchment Reserves.
Life and death. A constant reminder that whatever that is borned to this world must perish one day, only to be replaced by new life. A reminder that nature is a neverending cycle.
A meaningful note:Here, man is no longer the ruler of the world, only a witness, but a witness who is also a partner in the silent world of nature, bound by secret affinities in the trees.
Dan Hommarskjold
Here's Ivan, our navigator for the day.
And Calista, Miss Chirpy. Our trip would not be so lively without her.
A society grows when old men plant trees whose shade they know shall never sit in.A reminder to our increasingly self centered society that we revolve around the world and not the other way round.
Possibly a Malayan Viscount
A damselfly. An easy way to identify the difference between a damselfly and a dragonfly is that the damselfly folds its wings up while the dragonfly folds its wings down.
The same damselfly. A wonderful product of nature.
A Common Faun. A jungle buterfly seen commonly at the central catchment nature reserves.
I maybe tiny, but look closer and you shall see my beauty.
Panoramic view from the Jelutong Tower. The tower is named after the Jelutong trees that peaks over the canopy layer.
Calista from head down perspective.
A not so natural visitor of the nature reserve. Land Rovers. Kudos to the people serving the nation.
Calista again!
Why itsn't the bus coming?
Some random shots. I shall call this, "Forward'
Men hard at work. Though we often overlook it, we should always remember that our very comforts is a product of someone else's blood, toil tears and sweat.
Fatigue on the left, amazement on the right.
A very friendly stallholder.
My meal of the day, a final goodbye.
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