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Woodlands Swimming Complex
By Peace | April 13, 2008
Singapore My Homeland (Melody Fair)
Woodlands Swimming Complex
Address: 3 Woodlands St. 13 (738600)
Operating Hours: 8.00 am - 9.30 pm
Facilities: 1 Competition Pool, 1 Teaching Pool, 1 Wading Pool
Seating Capacity - 400pax
These are some photographs taken at Woodlands Swimming Complex. Used to bring Ricsson here for swimming when he was a baby. There was one day when Richard cut his toes in the baby pool. His flesh was cut off by a metal cover in the baby pool — fresh red blood were seen covering his toe. That was a frightening experience, and I think that was the last time we went to Woodlands Swimming Complex too. So many things happened, and now we are back to the pool, with so much improvement to the pool.
This is Woodlands Sports Hall, just opposite Woodlands Swimming Complex. Playing badminton and high-jump was my interest when I was young. I love the days where I played with my brothers. We stacked up pillows and we jumped over them. That is how we practiced high-jump. My brother also taught me table-tennis, and other ball games. I really miss the fun times with my brothers.
Believe myself or believe others?
I intend to learn butterfly stroke, but it was not easy. Richard said,”Siao har, very difficult one.” But that was just my ‘instinct’, I don’t know why, but I just follow. On this day, I tried, but I think I am no good at it. This is because I cannot see myself at all. I can see people swimming, but I cannot see myself in motion, not even my own face!
Whatever You Said
Towards the end, when he had no more energy, he was standing at the pool, watching, I showed him. I asked him, “like butterfly a not?” He smiled and giggled,”little bit!” That was so funny, I know I did not ‘fly’ high, but I felt a little bit of ‘butterfly’. That was my first time.
Fun with Language
At lunch, we ate at Woodlands Ave 1, the place where I called Heart of Woodlands. I asked him again, and I heard him saying “very 猫 (mao= cat)”, I thought that was meant rather pretentious or something like that. So I asked him what he meant, and later I realized he meant “very mild”. So funny, this is so funny.
Black birds, yellow birds, white birds, I only know they are birds
At the pool, I saw a dragonfly, so long never seen any dragonfly. I saw only one dragonfly flying by the pool on that day. I also saw two birds, one yellow(black-naped oriole) and another black(crow), racing — that was really racing, such an interesting scene. Then I saw a white bird, big white bird, that looked like a seagull flying so beautifully with its wings spread fully across the sky of the swimming pool. So many birds I saw, really bird-watching everyday of my life now — and also animals-watching.
Topics: Family, Nature, Personal, Singapore, View All, animals, entertainment, home, spiritual |
April 17th, 2008 at 9:50 am
long time nv go to Woodlands Stadium/swimming complex le.. thought they still undergoing renovation.. haha
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