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Sembawang Hot Spring Park set to reopen on Jan 4, will have a Large Cascading Pool & Floral Walk source: https://www.greatdeals.com.sg/2019/12/30/sembawang-hot-spring-park-reopens For those who missed Singapore’s only natural hot spring, the Sembawang Hot Spring (Park) located at Gambas Avenue between Woodlands Avenue 12 and Sembawang Road is currently finishing up its renovation. According to NParks, the hot spring area will reopen on 4 January this Saturday. New Pool & Amenities The updated public park will have a new Cascading Pool, featuring natural spring water that was previously found in the same area. According to the artist impressions provided by NParks, the pool also comes with sitting so that visitors can dip their legs into the pool which is said to have health healing properties. Visitors will also be able to cook eggs from the running hot spring water but of course, you have to bring them yourselves. There will be jogging paths and sheltered walkways in case it rains. The redevelopment also means there are more amenities for visitors to enjoy the surrounding nature and unwind from the hustle and bustle of the city. For those who have never visited the hot spring park, this is how it looks like previously. Inside the red brick enclosure is a hot spring well that was discovered way back in 1909. However, NParks did not state if the enclosure has been removed or repurposed for other uses with the redevelopment. Guess we will only know when it opens later this week. Here’s a map detailing the areas and amenities of the renewed Sembawang Hot Spring Park. Make a date with your friends and family this weekend and don’t forget to bring your eggs along for a healthy snack. Sembawang Hot Spring Park Address: Gambas Ave between Woodlands Ave 12 and Sembawang Rd Opening Hours: 7am – 7pm daily Nearest MRT Station: Canberra or Yishun https://www.google.com/maps?ll=1.43011,103.829582&z=13&t=m&hl=en&gl=SG&mapclient=embed&cid=17342367463741762658

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I heard the tree that was fallen along Farrer Road was there since last night 11pm close to midnight? Anyone can verify this? It caused me to be late for my work and I'm sure many others out here will share the same sentiments!

Park here only if going to the park Motorists abusing free carpark scheme face fines by NParks By Lediati Tan September 23, 2008 YOU have probably heard of bus cheats and road bullies. Now meet the carpark abusers. These are people who deny genuine park visitors of parking lots. Some of them exploit the free parking services by leaving their weekend cars at the parks over the course of the day. Then there are those who use the carpark as a park-and-ride centre - they leave their cars at these places and walk or take a short bus ride to their work places - saving on parking charges. The National Parks Board (NParks) revealed these findings to The New Paper when responding to reader Seah Weixiang's letter, 'Mystery fine by NParks', published on 13Sep. The NParks is concerned about the increasing abuse of free parking in its carparks, especially by weekend car owners and workers in factories and offices near the carparks. To encourage people to make use of parks for recreation, parking is free at most parks in Singapore. However, this privilege is increasingly being abused by non-park users, thus depriving genuine park visitors of the lots. Other than Admiralty Park, which was mentioned in Mr Seah's letter, similar cases have also been noted at other parks such as Pasir Ris Park, Telok Blangah Hill Park and West Coast Park. NParks' officers have been monitoring the situation in the carparks for some time. Advisory If a vehicle is found to be parked at the same lot over a certain period, NParks will first issue an advisory letter. It will continue monitoring the vehicle at different times of the day over a few days. If the vehicle has not been moved, a fine of $30 is then imposed for failing to obey signs exhibited in the carpark. This year alone, owners of about 300 vehicles have been fined for abusing the parking lots, with 12 fines issued at Admiralty Park. Asked about repeat offenders, NParks said that it is monitoring the situation before taking further action. In an e-mail to The New Paper, NParks' head of Parks Division, Mr Johnny Go, raised the possibility of charging parking fees to regulate usage. As for Mr Seah's father, a frequent Admiralty Park user, NParks said his car was unfortunately mistaken as belonging to a non-park user and he was wrongly fined. NParks said that the issue has since been clarified and the parking fine waived. When contacted by The New Paper, Mr Seah said that although NParks made an effort to explain the rationale behind the fine, he described the way the fine was managed as 'contradicting'. He wondered how NParks officers could differentiate between vehicles belonging to regular park users, such as his father, and vehicles belonging to non-park users. He said he was not surprised that people are abusing the free parking, especially since the carpark is near an industrial area. But NParks did have its supporters. Madam Foo Wee Meng, who is in her 60s and a regular visitor of West Coast Park, said that while she could sympathise with people wanting to save money, she thought that their actions would cause inconvenience to genuine park users. She said: 'I am okay with NParks imposing a fine to prevent non-park users abusing the free parking service.' http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,...,177606,00.html?