Western Adventure Park Connector Network (PCN)

The 23km Western Adventure Park Connector Network (PCN) joins 8 parks in western Singapore, namely Choa Chu Kang Park, Villa Verde Park, Zhenghua Park, Dairy Farm Nature Park, Bukit Batok Nature Park, Bukit Batok Town Park, Limbang Park and Bukit Panjang Park.

The Western Adventure PCN caters to users ranging from the adventure-seekers to the nature lovers and families. For the adventure-seekers, they can go mountain biking at Zhenghua Park and Dairy Farm Nature Park, rock climbing at Dairy Farm Quarry and hiking at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Zhenghua Park. For the nature lovers, the Western Adventure PCN offers them opportunities to spot butterflies, birds and a wide variety of flora and fauna.

The Western Adventure PCN is the second loop of park connectors to be completed, after the Eastern Coastal PCN in December 2007. Five more loops of park connectors are in the pipeline.

To find out more, click here...

Deepavali

Deepavali or Diwali, in Sanskrit means 'rows of lights'. So it is quite apt to call Deepavali the 'Festival of Lights'. It is traditional for to light small clay lamps.

There are several legends which explain why lamps are lit during Deepavali. But there seems to be a common theme about these legends: good will eventually overcome evil. So by lighting lamps during Deepavali, Hindus celebrate the victory of light over darkness. To read more of such legends, click here...

It's also a time to drop bad habits and bring on the good, to let knowledge triumph over ignorance. It represents the dawn of good things to come!

During Diwali, many wear new clothes and share sweets/snacks with each other. Some Indian business communities start their financial year by opening new account books on the first day of Diwali for good luck the following year.

Here's wishing all our Hindu friends, a Happy Deepavali!