cycling at west coast park

the uniquely climbing bougainvilleas at west coast park



with my 'new found' wheels, i was at west coast park to take advantage of the wide path and very light traffic. in fact, it was more like having the whole place to myself. started cycling from park 3 towards the dog run in park 1. between park 3 and park 2, there is a ramp where you need the momentum to help you ride over the crest.


on my way back, bumped into wong from ghim moh sec. he retired three years ago, at age 57, and is now the holder of the purple concession card, which is being withheld from me until the end of this year. in singapore, you have to be 60 before you can enjoy a 67-cent bus ride from terminal to terminal during off-peak hours.


if you are at west coast park, you should park their vehicle at either car parks 2 or 3, not 1 because 1 is a paying car-park where you need to display coupons before 5 p.m. on a weekday.


talked to wong about friends and colleagues who have retired. seems like i am one of the poorest among my retired friends. most of them have accumulated at least one million bucks at the time of their retirement. the one million being the total of their lump sum, cpf savings and other savings. some of my 'jalan-jalan kakis' have not even touched their cpf money up to now.

wong had gone back to be an adjunct teacher after his official retirement. after six months, he asked himself, "why am i toiling, when i am supposed to be a retiree?" he quit and stopped work for good.