Pulau Ubin had turned more modern than I expected - proper roads for cycling and many more facilities available nearby.

We rented a bicycle at $6 for full day at a brown building shop nearer to the "city central" near the jetty, and took on the wheels and went by lots of places; there were 4 quarries in Ubin and we managed to see 2 of them while covering the East.

Stop over at a "why you so like that" stall that was also the house of an elderly man who had lived in Ubin for the past 21 years; he made his living as a farmer and were accompanied by 2 cats; the kitten's mother was killed by a wild boar who tried to eat her, so the mother that was with the kitten should be called the "stepmother" so to speak.  We had stayed there for awhile before moving on.  A kodomo dragon was spotted slithering in up in the hill just opposite the uncle's place.

Next stop, Chek Jawa, that proved to be a gruelling journey.  Though the route was short, it was certainly quite a harsh-terrained journey that wasn't far, but had used quite an amount of energy.  Dearie, fortunately, was able to last by taking breaks of dismounting and pushing the bike up those challenging slopes.

Mosquitoes in Chek Jawa had proved merciless.  Just a couple of minutes of stopover had attracted numerous mosquitoes to dearie's legs so we decided to move on - fast.  A couple of minutes down the road appeared 2 Malay tombstones on our left.  Being sensitive to the aura, we decided not to say anything and kept moving on, till there was the main road with a rubber tree, where the bowl to collect latex was still attached to it.  For that route, ahead will bring us back to jetty and returning the bicycle.

A 4 hour journey had proved fun and unforgettable as we made our way back to Singapore.