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Ubin Also Instagrammable: 3 AUG - 9 AUG

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Hi All!

Here are this week's features. I hope you enjoy them!

SQUAWKER AND FAMILY
@meehriyum

"I didn't know durian season was over, so this was definitely a treat! He's a friend of the relative, end up passing the boy a massive durian.
Aunty Y happen to see the next one falling, and ran for it.
We tagged along to find a third and forth.
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You'd need to have sharp hearing senses to know if it really was a durian fall or just some branches, and the direction of the sound it fame from. It's only a few durian trees so agak agak jerr.
I volunteered to look for it. Went in, killed some mozzies, came out empty handed. Noob.
When the small girl woke up from nap, the four of us head in for one last round. After going from one area, to another, she found it!! And some small ones (which I forgot to open up to see how inedible it would be). As we were making our way back to base camp, thud!, just few metres in front of us. 😹😹😹 run and grab la. Amazing!
Packed and locked up the gates, another lonely durian was waiting outside 😯
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It's been ages since I had these, because there's a hantu at home who despises durian 😂😂😂😂😂 he's lucky I didn't crave durian during pregnancy.
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Thank you forest! Thank you Ubin folks! And not forgetting the ones who invited us @thesnappydresser @d_plucky Thank you for the day camp experience! 😍"

ALICE L
@otago_traveller 

"Most tourists take picture of Singapore's skyscrapers but do you know the other side of Singapore that is equally beautiful and full of character?"

 NORI ROZSAHEGYI
@nora_rozsahegyi

"i love days when it feels easy to find beauty in everything💫🌅"

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Find out last week's features! 
Ubin Also Instagrammable: 27 Aug - 2 Aug

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Ubin Also Instagrammable: 10 Aug - 16 Aug

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