BAWANG GORENG

DISTANCE

11.73km

DATE

09/12/24

NUMBER OF VICTIMS

💁💁

RATING

★★★☆☆

ROUTE

Canberra MRT, canal, Simpang Kiri PCN, Secret Beach, Old Gates, Beach View, Sembawang Park and Jetty, Beaulieu House, Bukit Canberra, Sembawang Shopping Centre, Sembawang Hot Spring Park, Woodlands Galaxy CC, Admiralty MRT.

REFRESHMENTS

Lunch at Canberra Plaza KFC, and drinks at SSC and Woodlands Galaxy CC.

EXPERIENCE

I think this walk has its good moments. Starting with Canberra Plaza, having gone there for quite a few times already, I do like the outside, but the inside is meh. Next, the walk along Sungei Simpang Kiri feels the same as Sungei Serangoon, with a super long stretch of longkang and trees. The beach is not great, but the view of Malaysia is pretty good. The sand is wet, yes, but you can always just step on the rocks if you don't want to dirty your shoes. The park itself is pretty good, certainly carried by the Beaulieu House and the Battleship Playground, which can't really be found in many other parks. The jetty also offers a good view of the shipyard. A little strange for a park, but I'll allow it since it gives a different view from what you'd get at Keppel. The rest of the walk certainly doesn't hold the same standard, but still enjoyable nonetheless. Having been to Bukit Canberra and SSC, there's nothing else to describe other than the CCs and the Hot Spring Park. Sembawang CC was closed when we went, undergoing some renovation. Woodlands Galaxy CC, on the other hand, was open, and it looks pretty good. Murals on the outside, and there's even a little planet at the corner (I wish it was a little bigger though). The Hot Spring Park, however, was so lame. That's it? Nawww. I think the walk there was better than the place itself.