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[random-ness] HMM 21st Anniversary + Pulau Ubin

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This year, my company celebrated its 21st Anniversary and the committee members came out with some team-building activities that ranged from an amazing race, to friendly tele-matches! The venue was set at Changi Village.    Since the celebration was made on Friday, my office was closed up early around 1pm. We were divided into 4 colored groups for a team challenge, and I was in the blue team! Kudos, to my team, as with everybody’s support, patience and unity, we came in first place! We were awarded shopping vouchers for this accomplishment! One of the challenges was to travel from Changi Village to Pulau Ubin , and we took the boat from the Changi Point Ferry Terminal . I was glad to be at Pulau Ubin again, as this island a nice retreat away from the hustle and bustle of Singapore. It is an island with a rich history and heritage, and it is easy to take off one's mind off from any troubles they may hav...

[Jess Baby's space] Yoga@Ubin + Sea Games Carnival

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Ubin Day  was organized by nature lovers to encourage Singaporeans to embrace one of the last few remaining kampungs in Singapore. A group of friends and I took a day's trip to Pulau Ubin for the Yoga@Ubin session. To have a calm and relaxing yoga in comfort, while being of an island with a rich history is a nice retreat for all of us.   We met up at Changi Point Ferry Terminal and we registered ourselves before boarding the ferry to Pulau Ubin . We were given a goodies bag, yoga mat and an information booklet. We boarded the old-fashioned looking boat which took us 15-20minutes to reach Pulau Ubin from mainland Singapore. We took random wefies while on the boat! The island is pretty quiet and this made a nice place for me to balance out my hectic urban city lifestyle. I love the unique rustic charm of Pulau Ubin  and its laid-back kampung life. Upon reaching, we took...