Southern Ridges

On the day we went to collect the academic gown from school, Ralf was driving me and Benjamin past Telok Blangah Hill, when he decided to make a detour into the Telok Blangah Hill to show us his 'territory'- the newly constructed Southern Ridges connecting Kent Ridge Hill, Hort Park, Mount Faber and Telok Blangah Hill.

First up, entering from the Telok Blangah Hill, we arrived at this carpark where there is free parking. Ok, people driving up to the Southern Ridges, here's an alternative carpark. It is also a 5 mins walk from DSTA/CMPB, so people working there can actually park there for free during their working days.

Just a slope up, we reached the platform of the Henderson Wave. The Henderson Wave actually links Telok Blangah Hill to Mount Faber, and what's so special about the Henderson Wave is the wave-like architecture of the bridge, quite cool.

Following the walk on the Henderson Wave, we drove up a little towards the Alexandra Arch, hoping to see and get some pictures of the Arch-like form of the bridge, but apparently, you have to walk a little to get to see that. However, from the entrance of the Alexandra Arch, there is this mega zigzag pathway that apparently links quite a few places together. Sorry, i'm not so sure where link to where la.

From the very same Alexandra Arch entrance, Ralf took us up this very steep slope at the opposite side of the road, and we arrived at this very serene, tranquil place, a very romantic place for couples to hang out. Apparently, it overlooks the beautiful garden of the Alkaff Mansion, and also the busy ports of PSA.

These are the few places of the Southern Ridges we covered during the short half an hour there. I'm looking forward to the day where I will start the hike from Kent Ridge Park all the way to Mount Faber. Probably I can jio Ralf and Benjamin go there jog the whole 7+ km, in preparation for our Nike+ Human Race. Wahahaha...