ok, here's the plan i have drawn up, more suggestions welcomed
0630
sharp meet at location 'X' for all joining sunrise shoot (please be punctual! need time to walk to location 'a' [path quite rugged] and need time for setting up) location 'X' is the only busstop along Punggol East and between Punggol Central and Punggol Field.
note!: small torches will be very useful when making our way to location 'a'
0650 - 0900
location 'a' and surroundings, sunrise shoot and some nature shoot
features: serangoon river, drain (see map) with thick vegetation along the sides, occasionally there'll be some birds like heron and others that live near seasides ... paiseh, not good in this field
beware!: potholes along the way, please do not risk climbing over railings along the river banks, snakes have been spotted infrequently, sometimes there'll be wild dogs, but so far no unfortunate incidents, just be careful
0900 - 1000
2nd meeting cum breakfast at location 'p1' Punggol Plaza Koufu Foodcourt
after which proceed to location 'b', Punggol End
features: new neighbourhood shopping centre ... maybe can do people shoot (there's a wet market at basement level also)
note: can get some water/food supply at NTUC
1030 - 1430
exploring and shooting locations 'b' and 'c' after which proceed to location 'p2' for a break (p2 is block 198, a coffeeshop)
features: unused jetty, War Memorial beach (lots of huge rocks), former SAF training ground (sometimes got people park their car there and 'suntan') there's a small private neighbourhood around (lorong 24) with a number of catholic missionary child care centres ... hey, how about a small picnic there? haha
note: there's a police post at the jetty checking for illegal immigrants ... but i don't think we'll catch too much of their attention lah
beware!: occasionally rugged landscape, there's a relatively big drain to cross to get to location 'c', lots of thick vegetation inland
1500 - 1600
break at location 'p2', after which can do some walk around some of the fields ... can catch people flying kites since it's a weekend ...
1730 - 1900
proceed to location 'd' ('Punggol House') OR punggol riverside
1900 onwards
you guys want dinner or call it a day? maybe we can decide on the day itself ...
general things to note:
1. equipment
TRIPOD! especially people doing sunrise/sunset
of course, dun blur blur leave home without camera and film rolls!
2. sunny day preparation
proper shoes for exercise and pants/slacks recommended since there may be some walking around bushes ... this is to protect from insect bites etc.
wear a top that allows some 'ventilation' with so much moving around ... cap/hat will be useful, sunblock optional
hydrate yourself! i.e. bring a bottle of water ... at least a small bottle, we can get some replenishment during breaks
3. wet day preparation
umbrellas and light raincoats will be useful in case we get stuck in rain at locations 'a', 'b' or 'c'
get some plastic bags in case there's no time to respond and need to quickly protect the equipment
if a big downpour comes ... we may need to have a second plan ... any suggestions? me scratching head liao ... phew
lastly,
p3 is a small canteen at the punggol bus interchange
p4 is prime supermarket
both locations may be useful if more water is needed
also ... i need a volunteer to bring some light first aid tools just in case, anyone? paiseh, i not very ready when comes to first aid
p.s. for those wondering, i decided to exclude Compass Point as a meeting place as it's not very convenient
