Another story in pictures

Well, colds don't really stop some people! So the author didn't care, got out, drank cold orange juice and got better!! She has hardly been around in her room since Monday, this week being the one when she's been out all day, every day of the week, and has spent shocking amounts in travel, that she has to make promises to self about keeping her expenditures tight.
So, on Tuesday went she with two friends to a place called MacRitchie Reservoir for a 'Tree top walk.'
Now, the tree top walk seemed to be an extremely interesting idea, as one has to walk many kilometres into the forest (yup, Singapore has forests!!!!) and reach the suspension bridge that goes above the trees.
The website promised some very interesting sights, including extremely beautiful fauna, flora, blah, blah. Author got wildly excited to see beautiful plants, and got ready at 7 in the morning to leave.
A journey of almost 2 hours including one in a random bus going randomly through random parts of Singapore finally ended when the horrid bus spat the three of us out near the jungle. And there began the walk.
They were welcomed!!!


The three walked past them and found that they'd not walked into the forest, but back into the main road. Author thinks some of these creatures might have even laughed.



Not letting such starts deter them, they walked on....



... past confusing sign boards, past hopes of food for three starving souls, and reached the flight of stairs leading to the suspension bridge...






To the bridge, ahoy!! The beholder of stunning sights, flowers, plants and rare creatures!

















Oh, the bridge is in sight!!!
























Ah, here comes the bulb... the bridge is like looking from the third floor of an apartment! The trees are barely tall!!
(Now, now, don't be cheated by the picture, the angle may make the trees look taller!)















There... (meaning, theeee....ere), the water you see is the water in the reservoir!! Check out the view, whoa!









Well, alright, it wasn't as bad, but still wasn't as expected. Slightly disappointed, but still enthusiastic, author and her sleepy friends drudge on, walking on slippery, rocky, hilly grounds training army men (whom the author saw and found amusing too!)....



... and got hopelessly lost.
Finally, one of the trio walked up to some army man and asked him for directions. And guess what, they had to walk 5.5 km to reach the damned 'exit'!!!
Starving, tired, sleepy, they kept walking, finally reaching a 'map' (those misleading maps they have in MacRitchie, take the author's word, never trust them!!)
The trail the author and her friends took weren't even visible in the map, God knows where all they had walked!


Worst part about walking in a 'forest' is when you realise you're right next to civilization, but have to keep away because it's 'Private property - do not trespass'...
Golfers, get a life!



Author wonders how a 'fence' separates civilization (a golf course, that is!) from forest, and how the separation means hours away from food!








God showed some grace... 250 m to the main road!!! See that clearing? That's the bloody main road!!!
Author was so tired and jumping with joy, that she didn't take any more pictures. Whew, what a trip!!!!
PS: People viewing the blog in Firefox may have some skewed pictures - pardon me, I got tired of trying to rearrange and making them look better!