| Singapore is more than just an urban concrete | | | | meter plus arapaima fish swimming within. They |
| jungle as opposed to common misperception. | | | | should have added you might lose your hands as |
| There is in fact a wild side to Singapore that | | | | well. |
| surprisingly most Singaporeans do not know of as | | | | There are a few factories that collect waste |
| well. This place is called Kranji and it is situated to | | | | materials such as paper, wood, plastic and |
| the north western part of Singapore. It is largely | | | | horticultural waste. In fact they buy them at a |
| populated by greeneries with lots of interested | | | | high price. This goes on to explain why it is |
| places to explore. | | | | common to see people in the streets digging in |
| There are farms, nature reserves and really good | | | | rubbish bins for metal drink cans as well as Plastic |
| fishing spots as well as camping ground all to be | | | | bottles. The last time i past by this place I was |
| found at the kranji area of Singapore. | | | | really tempted to start a rag and bone business. |
| Of the types of farms to visit there are the: bird | | | | But too bad, didn't really went down to it. |
| farms, fish farms, reptilian farms, frog farms, | | | | There is also two well establish camps Camp |
| plant nurseries and goat farms. | | | | Christine and Sarimbum Camp, belonging to the |
| Most farms allow visitors to walk in to pay them | | | | guides and scouts respectively. I used to be a |
| visits. In addition to that some of them even | | | | scout when I was much younger. We used to go |
| conduct specialized tours in their premise. | | | | camping in Sarimbun during the school holidays. |
| I once visited one of the fish farms. They had | | | | Those were the adventurous days. Visitors are |
| this pond right in the middle of a display area with | | | | few to walk in too if you like. there is a really cool |
| cages all around it. there was a sign at the top | | | | standard obstacle course in there. |
| saying please do not insert your hand here. At | | | | All right! all in all. For those looking for a great |
| first i was curious but later upon further | | | | weekend away from the urban jungle. This is the |
| observation, I realised there was in fact a 3 | | | | best place to head to indeed. |