32 folks met today morning 0730 at Yishun MRT. All eager to burn some calories from the excessive feasting from the past CNY week. First stop was the Sembawang hotsprings…to test if it really can cook eggs. I was looking forward to this as I have heard about this but never able to locate(lazy to search) the entry point. The hotspring is fenced up and is located inside an army training area(Gambas) where I have “pleasant” memories of army life…. the defensive exercises was conducted here… trench digging. Back to the hotspring… the setup was spartan. Concrete flooring with exposed plumbing and steaming hot water running constantly.
We filled up one plastic pail with hot water and placed the egg in… GL was the brave soul to try the first and was only semi cooked. He ate it anyway and convinced Mary, Vince and Zack to do the same. I just took photos. Then Andrew told us more about the hotspring history. That the place was once owned by F&N and the boss son found this hotspring in 1908. It used to be very popular with people until the army took over the place and sealed it off. In usual SG fashion, many complained and it was reopened for public use.
More on the ride details here. http://smallwheelsbigsmile.blogspot.com/2011/02/ride-northwards-boil-egg-6thfeb-2011.html
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“The hotspring is fenced up and is located inside an army training area(Gambas) where I have “pleasant” memories of army life” This is incorrect. This is found inside Sembawang Airbase, an air force training site. In fact, opening & closing the hot spring gates are 2 of the duties for the duty guards of the camp!
Posted on February 13th, 2011 at 10:11 am
hello Yang, Sorry I mean the hotspring was formerly an Army training site. And u are correct, it is at Sembawang airbase area…with lots of fencing. Have u visited it and what are ur memories of it?
Posted on February 15th, 2011 at 9:47 am
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