Random HDB Exploration in Tampines
- S. N. Linn
- 2 days ago
- 1 min read
After leaving Tampines Eco Green, we continued our little adventure by exploring some nearby HDB blocks to indulge Alex's latest fascination—walking along HDB corridors. (I shared more about this unusual hobby in another blog post.)
We simply picked the HDB blocks we came across while walking along the edge of the park. Sorry, I don’t remember the name of the estate, but it seemed to be one of the newer ones.
The estate had beautiful gardens with well-maintained community spaces. I’ve noticed that newer estates tend to have much nicer gardens. The HDB blocks we visited had sky gardens, which we accessed on levels 9 and 10.
In one of the gardens, there was a chair that looked a bit like a deck chair—except it was fixed in place, of course. My husband and Alex relaxed on it for a while. I was filming them when I noticed some large fire ants scurrying across the chair. I immediately asked them to get up—and they did.
However, one ant hitched a ride on my husband until we reached the next block and bit him. He and Alex quickly took off their shirts and shook them out, just to be safe.
Along the way, we stopped at a few playgrounds whenever Alex spotted one, then eventually made our way home. According to my watch, I'd walked for over 90 minutes that morning. Unsurprisingly, all three of us slept very well that night.
