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One of the 17 fresh-water reservoirs in Singapore, Bedok Reservoir was a former sand quarry that collects rainwater runoff from the eastern part of Singapore. The reservoir and surrounding area have been turned into a recreational park where other than admiring the views from the boardwalk or floating deck, you can also fish, do kayaking, even dragonboating, or simply enjoy the scenic walk around the reservoir, admire termite mounds or Tiger Orchids , the largest orchid in the world and appreciate the reunification of Germany with segments of Berlin walls right here in the park. There are floating decks at the reservoir complete with benches, if all you want to do is to soak in the views. The views are quite stunning especially closer to sunset. Bedok Reservoir is located in the eastern part of Singapore, close to Bedok North and Tampines West so especially great for those living in these housing estates. It is also located right behind Temasek Polytechnic thus a boon to those studyi...

Bukit Batok Nature Park is known as the Guilin of Singapore it resembles the much bigger Guilin Mountains in China. Little Guilin or colloquially known as Xiao Guilin by the locals here. 'Xiao' is a Chinese word meaning small or little. The hill is part of the nature park but has become the main attraction of it due to its photographic and scenic allure. Bukit Batok Nature Park is a respite for those living in the western part of Singapore. The park is not located to the extreme west like Jurong Lake Gardens but is actually closer to the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve to the east and there is a 1.8 km (1.1 miles) park connector network walking path linking between the two nature parks as they are both part of the 36km coast-to-coast trail . Some hikers may combine Bukit Timah with Bukit Batok if they wish for a longer walk. Bukit Batok literally means 'coughing hill'. Bukit is a Malay word which translates to hill while batok means cough. While timah translates to ...