[size=24]SPI Spooky Walk at Sembawang Hot Spring[/size][size=18]on 27 February 2010, Saturday Morning[/size]
The hot spring water is said to be sacred, auspicious and having a miracleous healing power. In this Chinese New Year season, join SPI for a fun activity in a naturally relaxing environment.
Date:27 Feb 2010, Sat, 10am to 12:00pm
Meeting Point:Woodland Bus Intercharge at bus-stop no. 965
Items to bring/wear:Comfortable clothes
Slippers or sandals are recommended
Towel
Snacks
Chicken eggs (optional if you are keen to have fun cooking!)
Price: Free of charge
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Book now, come along with your friends for this interesting Spooky Walk. Quotas are limited as we opt to go as a small to moderate-sized group
Report written by Angela and TTG:The Sembawang Hot Spring is popular with local people for its apparent curative properties. They believe that the minerals found in the hot springs especially the sulphide content are able to cure sickness such as rheumatism, arthritis, and skin conditions like acne and psoriasis.
It lies in a wooded area about 100 metres (330 ft) off the main road. The spring is believed by locals to have healing properties, and its water has been bottled commercially by Fraser and Neave, under the brand name of Seletaris. Since its discovery in 1909, the spring, now on land belonging to a military air base, has gone through several changes of ownership and abortive redevelopment plans. The hot spring is less frequented nowadays but remains a popular venue for weekend visitors.
By the way, the water temperature ranges between 100 and 150 deg C. It will drop to 70 - 50 deg C after few hours. Bring small towels, swim suit, comfortable clothes, and sandals when you go there. We suggest you to dip the towel in the hot water squeeze it and put it on your face or body to get a natural hot massage!
How does the place look like?It’s actually an open cemented field in the middle of tropical forest with high fence along the perimeter of the springs to separate it from the military camp.
That boy on the bottom right looks so happy
Located along Gambas Avenue near the junction of Sembawang Road and Gambas Avenue, you’ll see the pathway with small door opening and sign board.
Inside, you’ll see the hot water pipes connected to the hot springs with electrical water pump. Colorful pails (coated with a thin layer of white residue actually) and water tanks are everywhere to collect the hot water from the pipes.
We saw public (china lady) is washing her clothes even though it states that “不要在这里洗衣服”. She prepares many pails by washing it thoroughly, filled it to the brim and placed it around her. She sat at a corner with an open umbrella and start “bathing”. Along came another uncle is filling up another pail for his own use.
After a few minutes, we saw the public (china woman) took something out from an orange plastic bag and it is 2 eggs. She uses metal “container” to hold the 2 eggs and let the water run continuously.
And we START with our EGG EXPERIMENT!!
Submerge the egg totally in the water.
After 5 minutes
After 45 minutes.
After mixing.
Photo credits to Angela and TTG
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