Our CNY day 2 - Jurong Lake Park trip

Since the Covid pandemic, I believe many of us had went into cycling, hiking, brisk walking and some outdoor activities.  As many of us had to stay home for work or schooling, so when there is some free time available, many would venture out for some exercises or just walks instead of shopping, as many shops were either closed or dining out was not an option.

WL spotted this book while we were at the bookstore one day and found many places which we were not aware of even though Singapore is a tiny red dot country!  So here we are, venturing into a place we had been before, but the spots were not where we been to yet.

Due to the endemic, big gatherings were not allowed for this CNY, and we had nowhere to go visiting, WL decided to bring the kids for some walks, rather than staying at home where the 3 children always hold on to their mobiles for contents!!

My 1st born randomly chose this Jurong Lake park for a walk this time.  We had visited this Lake park when it was opened in 2017 or 2018, but we only went to the playground area.  This day, we ventured to the other side of the park, where there were a vast greenery and I think it's a rare sight where we can see a vast land of green green grass with a far far back drop of high rise housing!

A walk in the green green grass....

This is a mini hill in the park, a spot to overlook more greenery!

Photos taken at top of the mini hill!

The route towards the photo spot....

And this 'steel tree' was featured in the book, & here we are, a photoshoot to prove that we have been here!! Hahaha...  

The selfie stick which I always bring along with me now! 

Close up of the tree!!

Some random shots with the fallen tree trunk & grass!

Another spot I told my 3rd born, looks like you were in another country, not Singapore!  Spot the animals at the back??? 

There were a few of such cages around in the parks for many to take photos... 

Curvy walks in the parks... which will led to the lake!!  As this is the Jurong Lake park, it must have a lake right? Hahaha...

Guess what this pair of father & son doing??

By the time we are done exploring, it started to rain!! And it was time for DINNER!!!  But, as today is the 2nd day of our Lunar New Year (2 Feb 2022), many places were not open yet, so we decided to try our luck at Jurong Point shopping center for more food options.

WL took this photo saying looks like were were in JAPAN!!! This is a Japan food street at the basement area... looks like all the restaurants where opened here!!

This photo taken by my 2nd born, on the 3rd level of the mall!  A funny thing happened, I do not understand why do we have to do another Safe entry scan to get from 2nd level to 3rd level of the mall when we did a scan from the car park entry.  And he was the only one who went thru, the rest of us were stuck there as the scan gantry suddenly went out of order!! 😕

Finally deciding to settle our dinner at Monster Curry, but only found out that many items were not available after we were trying to place order!!  Ended up, WL & I decided to order a big portion for sharing with the 3rd born, while the other 2 ordered their standard rice portion.  Can you see the difference between the one for sharing and their standard portion here??  Luckily we went for the shared portion... it's really huge!!  As we (the 2 oldies) were trying to cut down our carbo intake for dinner, this is a very good option!  First time for my 3rd born to try out this place, he's liking it... so guess we can come back again, to try their other menu options, since today's menu was really limited.

We went around the mall for a little walk before heading home and as usual, now malls always have these arcades for claw machines and toss coins machines. It's always a luck thing for these machines, and lucky my children are not obsessed with winning something before we can leave the arcade!!