Day 2 of Leon's Sabbathical- beaching with my hound

In the afternoon I brought Camou to Punggol beach. Camou was in his box and whining all the way there. He probably does not like to be in the carrier box but I had no choice as he is a handful most of the time. He thinks the best place to be on on my lap, which is not advisable when you are driving.



Once there I got camou all dressed up in his harness and all and I carried him down to the jetty area. There the policeman on duty checked my bag. Probably trying to weed out potential terrorist and illegal immigrants. Hee hee...

As it was high tide we took to scaling one of the metal railings by the side instead of going down by the stairs that lead down to the beach area which was by then already below the tide level.



We made our way to the area around the bend where people go for topless sunbathing and nookie. If I had time I woulda read all the graffitti on the walls. Seems alot of forlorn young ones come to Punggol Beach to ..errmm... express their desires. I even saw a 4 paragraph long tribute to a lost love on one of the rocks!

Once there I lay out a mat and we both splashed in the water a bit. Camou was understandable apprehensive at first. But being gung ho as he is he eventually warmed up to it. It was a nice day for a swim but too bad I left my swimming gear in the car. We just ran around and dipped in the water. The water here is relatively clear most of the time compared to other areas of the coast. And the sand is whiter and finer than most.



After having our share of fun we left and took a walk down the beach towards the other side where it is more rocky. I was almost tempted to leave Camou on one of the rocks in the water and let the tide rise! Thankfully I thought better of it. Me thinks Hasli might wanna try fishing there one of these days.In the distance I saw some vehicles parked but it was kinda far to walk...



...so I drove.I got back to the car and placed little Cams back into his carry case. I eventually made it to the off-road path that lead to the area I saw earlier. It is just before the Punggol Marina Country Club. The place is famous for being the place where many local wedding pictures are taken because of the rocky beach and the long grass. Another place Hasli might consider for a future fishing trip. By the crowd there it the fish must really be biting in that spot. Even more people than at the jetty.


A bit of history now of Punggol Beach:

Although it hardly seems like it, this quiet stretch of beach at the end of Punggol Road, near Punggol jetty was a Japanese killing field during the Second World War.
The remains of about 300 to 400 Chinese civilians who were gunned down there on Feb 28, 1942 by the bojo kempei (Japanese auxiliary military police) firing squads were found.During World War II, on Feb 28, 1942, about 1,000 Chinese from the area around Upper Serangoon Road were rounded up by the Japanese as part of the Sook Ching or mopping-up operation.They were detained.Then, they were executed, presumably because of tattoos spotted on their bodies - a sign believed then to be linked to the triad societies.
PUNGGOL beach is now on the National Heritage Board's list of historical sites.
The marking of the Punggol beach massacre site was part of a series organised in 1995 to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the end of World War II.


After that I drove around Punggol and Sengkang before parking illegally outside of Compass Point to withdraw cash from the DBS atm.