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Friday, December 31, 2010

HELLO YELLOW PEOPLE!!
well well well, after much of both water & land sports.
today, we have our horses to mark the last post of introducing adventure and sports to you guys.


Equestrianism is also known as horse riding in British English refers to the skill of riding, driving or vaulting with the horses.

* just an Overview of equestrianism activities..

Horses are trained and ridden for practical working purposes such as in police work or for controlling herd animals on a ranch. They are also used in competitive sports including, but not limited to, dressage, endurance riding, eventing, reining, show jumping,tent pegging, vaulting, polo, horse racing, driving and rodeo. Some popular forms of competition are grouped together at horse shows, where horses perform in a wide variety of disciplines. Horses (and other equid such as donkeys)a re used for non-competitive recreational riding such as fox hunting, trail riding or hacking. There is public access to horse trails in almost every part of the world; many parks, ranches and public stables offer both guided and independent riding.
To my surprise, horses are also used for therapeutic purposes, both in specialized para equestrian competition as well as non-competitive riding to improve human health and emotional development.
Horses are also driven in harness racing at horse shows and in other types of exhibition, historical reenactment or ceremony, often pulling carriages. In some parts of the world, they are still used for practical purposes such as farming.
Horse is accessible in Singapore mainly in a few places, POLO CLub.
Rates are as follow :
1. Bukit Timah Saddle Club

2. Polo Club
click the link below for riding fee.
http://www.singaporepoloclub.org/download/Riding%20Fees.pdf

Well, Not to worry about not knowing how to ride!
That's because, these clubs provides course starting from beginner and competitive level. And i have tried it before! Splendid experience, definitely.


Bring your adventurous mind out and set off with the dearest horse.

With that, we thanked your support in reading our blog form adventure & sports introduction. We hope we've given you an inspiration to get your engine started and venture out under the awesome SUN! :D

surfing rocks!_____7:07 PM

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Thursday, December 23, 2010

HortPark

Sorry to keep you guys waiting! Today we're going to introduce to you HortPark. It is a must go place for nature lovers. HortPark is a one-stop gardening hub that brings together gardening-related, recreational, educational, research and retail activities under one big canopy in a park setting.

It is situated at 33 Hyderabad Road, off Alexandra Road. HortPark, a 23 hectare regional park in South-Western Singapore, is also a park connector connecting Telok Blangah Hill Park to Kent Ridge Park.


entrance of TheHortPark, the gardening hub

Attractions in the park are garden patch, hort mart,butterfly and hort garden. Under hort garden, there are a collection of 20 theme gardens. Examples of such are floral walk, seed garden, silver garden, herb and spice garden, fanatasy garden, floral fancy, aquatic habitat, car park in a garden, water garden, bamboo labyrinth, fruit tree and fruited vegetable garden, recycling garden, tree climbing corner and orchird garden. These gardens are designed to engage and provide learning opportunities in a fun and relaxed setting.


Garden Patch

One of the attractions mentioned above is butterfly garden. Butterfly garden enables visitors to learn about the different stages of metmorphosis from caterpillar into butterfly. At the same time, it serves as a butterfly breeding area and an experimental garden for a variety of butterfly species.


Tree top walk

Reaching soon

At Hendersons waves

There are also many activities where visitors can participate in, for more information click here and here.

The opening hours are from 6am- 10pm. Make sure you be there early if you want to experience and explore all the attractions in HortPark. Remember to drink lots of water and some snack to re-energise yourself!

surfing rocks!_____7:42 PM

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Sunday, December 19, 2010

Cable Skiing/Wake-boarding

Hi guys! Today we'll be introducing to you the sport Cable-skiing. It can be labelled as cable wake-boarding too.
Cable-skiing is the use of a cable system that goes around the lagoon and the highest speed it can go up to is 58km/hr! There can be up to 8 riders on the water.

If you are an experienced rider, you will be able to pull of stunts like air throwing and side tricks. There is also a large variety of obstacle course available like kickers, funbox, tabletop and wallrides for the riders to try out.
However, if this is your first time trying out the sport, there will be experienced coaches to guide you along and they will even help you put on your gear too! All you have to do is bring you sunblock along together with your swim wear to the venue. :)

It is located at 1206A East Coast Parkway. You can also give the staff there a call at 64427318 or you can choose to email them at enquiry@ski360degree.com
There is a proshop, restaurant & bar for you to get attire for the sport, food & drinks to satisfy your hunger!

The rates:

Duration

Weekdays

Weekends

1 Hour

$32

$42

2 Hours

$48

$64

4 Hours

$70

Call hotline to check

8 Hours

$115

Call hotline to check

*1 Round

$7

$9

Subsequent Hour

$16/hr (min purchase of 2 hrs)

$22/hr


*Students get to enjoy $5 off usual hours upon presenting their student pass
**(However this offer does not apply to skiing after 7pm)

It is advisable to try out the sports with your friends/in groups because you get to enjoy discounts. :)

Group Discounts:

Weekdays (From 10am – 9.45pm)

Weekends (From 9am – 1pm)

20% discount (15pax-20pax)

15% discount (15pax-25pax)

25% discount (26pax-40pax)

20% discount (26pax-40pax)


*Group discounts not applicable to any other special promotions going on.

These are the most basic rates for cable-skiing. For more information on the rates, you might want to go to http://www.ski360degree.com/

Here is one video for you readers who'd like to have a feel of what the sport is like!



Here are some pictures of people trying out the sport!



The beautiful cable-skiing site :)

The operating hours are:

Monday – Thursday

10am - 9.45pm

Friday & Eve of Public Holidays

10am - 11.45pm

Saturday

9am - 11.45pm

Sunday & Public Holidays

9am – 9.45pm


Hurry down to East Coast Park now to try out cable-skiing! It is a once in a lifetime opportunity for you to experience this sport. :)
However, do remember to bring your wet attire, sunblock & drink lots of water to keep yourself hydrated! :)

surfing rocks!_____4:59 AM

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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Luge and MegaZip

Hello everybody, today we are going to introduce to you another 2 interesting activities that you can find at just a single location, SENTOSA!!!

Are you ready for the exciting activities?

First up, it is Luge Ride. It is opened in 2005. This is a very popular activity for those who love adventure. It is a part go-cart and part-toboggan vehicle. Luge is a exhilarating and energy-filled activity that is safe for all ages as it is easy to manoeuvre.

Luge is located at Imbiah Lookout. Before moving down the track, the staff would be there to give you instructions on how to ride the luge. To move, you'll pull the handle and to stop, you just push the handle forward. On our way down the track, we can remember some young children who do not know how to handle the cart. Thus they were stuck in the middle of the road. So you all must remember to listen carefully to the instructions!! Safety is not an issue because everyone is made to wear a helmet and can control the speed ourselves

You can challenge your friends and family but always remember "safety first".



I must win you!!!

Enjoying family time~

This ride is suitable for people of ages except young toddlers. For children who are still afraid to ride yourself, you can ride it with a accompanying adult.


With accompanying adult

Feel the wind in your hair and the rush of exhiliration as you race down the track to the hip of Siloso Beach. This is an activity worth trying.

Next, it's Mega Zip !!!

Before we move on to another activity, let's take a look at a video the visitors recorded.



Can you feel your heart beating faster?

MegaZip is described as Asia's most extreme zip line which will take you through a jungle canopy of Imbiah Hill to the white sands of Fox Finish Point. It is 75 metres high, 450 metres long at heart pounding speed of 50Kmph.

Getting ready! *Shaky and jelly legs*

Zipping across the river

Experiencing it as a family


This is a kind of activity you cannot miss!! When you are in the air, you will experience one of the most wonderful moments of your life.

surfing rocks!_____12:13 AM

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Thursday, December 9, 2010

Kayking/Canoeing & DragonBoating

Hey readers! We're back !!!

Up next, we’re proudly presenting to you guys 2 other water sports.

These sports are widely heard and they are none other than Kayaking/Canoeing & Dragon-Boating!!

Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. Kayaking and Canoeing are also known as paddling. Kayaking is generally differentiated from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle. A kayak is defined by the International Canoe Federation (the world sanctioning body) as a boat where the paddler faces forward, legs in front, using a double bladed paddle. Almost all kayaks have closed decks, although there are many sit-on-top kayaks which are growing in popularity, as well as inflatable kayaks which come without decks but which have air chambers surrounding the boat. A canoe is defined as a boat where the paddler faces forward and sits or kneels in the boat, using a single bladed paddle. Canoes can be closed deck or open deck.



Carrying a kayak to the beach line..
Preparing to launch off
and we go... :D Left right left right~
on a canoe
expedition around Pulau Ubin
enjoying!! :)
Kayaks are meant for more competitive level while canoe are more towards the expedition side. However, both kayak and canoe can also be meant for leisure.

In additional, if you've got a flare in kayaking and would like to challenge yourself in this sport, there're a number of races you can take part in , and one of which is the Legs and paddles.
Click here for more information.

(There is a video as a reference at the web)



Next up, it's dragonboat!!!

A dragon boat is a human powered boat (Paddled Water Craft) traditionally made of teak wood to various designs and sizes. It is one of a family of Traditional Long Boats found throughout Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands. It is now used in the team paddling sport of dragon boat racing which originated in China over 2000 years ago. While competition has taken place annually for more than 20 centuries as part of folk ritual, it emerged in modern times as an international sport in Hong Kong in 1976. For competition events, dragon boats are generally rigged with decorative Chinese Dragon heads and tails. At other times the decorative regalia is usually removed, although the drum often remains aboard for training purposes.
It's never an individual sport which you could do it alone. This sports tends to bring out team work and developing better communications with one another. Though it may seems tough, but you may try it out just to have a feeling of rowing in a 10 men/20 men crew boat. An experience would good.

First time dragon boating *excited*
@ kallang PA water venture
Looking good for competition :)
Preparing; heading towards the starting point
*exhausted* just passed the finishing line
Just enjoy being under the sun! :)
Dragonboat as mentioned above as races, is a sport you should take up if you want to challenge your yourself !!
Rentals of both sports can be done at any PA water venture with a reasonable rates or at private clubs which may be a little bit more costly. For rates for PA water venture, click here.


PS: Extras to catch on next post! JET SKI!
(take a glimpse , peeps!)


surfing rocks!_____9:46 AM

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Sunday, December 5, 2010

Rock Climbing and Forest Adventure

This week, our group is going to introduce you to some thrilling land sport and adventure!! First one will be Rock Climbing while the other is Forest Adventure.
Rock Climbing in Singapore is a popular adventure sport that both locals as well as tourists indulge in. It is a fast gaining popularity sport in Singapre. Rock climbing is a sport in which participants climb across natural rocks or artificial wall. The goal is to reach the summit of the formation. A safety rope is fastened to the climbers offering complete protection and safety.

With safety ropes attached
This sport not only requires physical strength but IQ because you'll have to know where to place your hands and legs to aid you in moving up to the top of the wall.


Trying hard


I'm reaching!!

Many climbing walls have sprung up in the last few years. These walls mainly reside in educational institutions and SAFRA clubhouses such as Yishun Adventure Sports Club.


East Wing wall located at Yishun Park- 25 metres high


For the rates, click here.

Another place where you can try rock climbing is Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. However, it is not available to non-experienced climbers.

The second adventure sport we are introducing is Forest Adventure. Forest adventure is an aerial course built through the trees comprising ladders, bridges, swings, nets, trapezes and giant zip lines. It is situated at amidst the lush greenery of Bedok Reservoir Park.

It was really a hair-raising experience to traverse the course with instructors around, constantly reminding you about the safety precautions. Thus, safety was no issue.

We feel that the mega zip-lines that sort of resemble flying foxes are perhaps the best of the course. When you zip down the line, you will be able to enjoy the cool breeze and astonishing scenery. When you land, it involves a parachute-like landing style which requires you to run while landing.

Woah ! I'm sliding down!~

Touching the water soon!

The rest of the course requires a bit of arm-muscle but should be manageable to everyone.

Swinging in the air



For more information , click here.

These 2 adventure and sports is definitely pleasant for sports enthusiasts who are always on a lookout for some heart thumping activity.

surfing rocks!_____7:26 PM

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Sunday, November 28, 2010

Banana Boat

This blog is created for people who love sports and adventure. Singapore is one country that is abundant with natural beauty and attractions, offering an array of exciting adventure sports. Adventure and Recreation in Singapore includes extremely fun-filled exciting activities and sports such as horse racing, trekking, kayaking and many more.

Singapore is a country that not only has a variety of food, interesting culture and traditions, exciting nightlife but also interesting attractions for sport and adventure lover. In this blog, we will be introducing many fun and stimulating sports and adventure for you guys!!


In our first post, we are going to introduce you an interesting and exciting activity known as Banana Boat!!! This activity is located at Azzura Sentosa.

To get there, you can either take a bus or monorail.

Bus

Monorail


Azzura is located at the Beach Station. It is a beach bar along the Siloso Beach.




Artistic chair for sunbathing


There's also a swimming pool for leisure swimming and sunbathing.

Banana Boat is a float led by a speed boat.

Speed boat

Getting up the Banana Boat

Waiting


Getting ready~


It's moving !!

Getting faster! Look at the waves and how high the banana boat is flying!!

When the speed boat moves, people on the Banana boat would have to hold DAMN TIGHT to the handle in front of them to prevent themselves from falling into the water. If not they will end up like:


The first to drop!

Struggling up the boat

Embarrassed


Swims away

The Banana Boat moves at a high speed like a rollercoaster and up and down with the waves making you feel as though you are sitting on a bumper car. During the ride, the seawater will splash on your face, giving your face a salty "massage". This ride is fast and exciting and is definitely an activity for people who loves to look for thrill and adventure.



With the staff of Banana Boat

surfing rocks!_____11:32 PM

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