tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193846916754202132012-02-16T01:30:16.595-08:00Economics Cornernoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219384691675420213.post-59401660930100721472009-10-22T08:12:00.000-07:002009-10-22T08:17:43.844-07:00<span style="font-family:arial;"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Adapted from Lea Wee's story on The Straits Times</span></em><br /><br />Location: Tanjong Chek Jawa, off the eastern tip of Pulau Ulbin<br /><br />Attraction: The mud and sand blooms with sea creatures such as starfish, sea anemone , sea cucumber, sand dollar, sea hares and even horseshoe crab. Four species of seagrasses and 10 species of sponges. A mangrove fringes one side of the flat land and a rocky beach on the other. The mangrove features bakau trees and nipah (attap plams), while the rocky shore sprouts rarities such as the seashore nutmeg and the sea olive.<br /><br />Reminder: The sand bank is only visible during low tide. Visit </span><a href="http://www.nparks.gov.sg/"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.nparks.gov.sg/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> or call National Parks at 65424108 to find out when the tide will be low and make a booking. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Eu14JCZNXCc/SuB3PP_kxvI/AAAAAAAAA0E/bChELX2Ma4w/s1600-h/chekjawa02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395443457464780530" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Eu14JCZNXCc/SuB3PP_kxvI/AAAAAAAAA0E/bChELX2Ma4w/s400/chekjawa02.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Chek Jewa is a living classroom for children and adults. One can look and touch some of the marine life, such as this hermit crab.</span><br /><div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Eu14JCZNXCc/SuB3PZIUTuI/AAAAAAAAA0M/fb8g-uhTsS0/s1600-h/chekjawa05.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395443459917369058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 196px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Eu14JCZNXCc/SuB3PZIUTuI/AAAAAAAAA0M/fb8g-uhTsS0/s400/chekjawa05.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Two species of sea anemone can be found here. The carpet anemone looks like a gigantic flower, while the tube anemone has white tentacles. Sticky to the touch, these carnivores have a central mouth and tentacles that hold fast onto marine life when they are threatened.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Eu14JCZNXCc/SuB3Ptc-OUI/AAAAAAAAA0U/LAX7a4BG4Sw/s1600-h/chekjawa11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395443465372711234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Eu14JCZNXCc/SuB3Ptc-OUI/AAAAAAAAA0U/LAX7a4BG4Sw/s400/chekjawa11.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Above: The rocky beach.Below: Breathtaking sunset!</span></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Eu14JCZNXCc/SuB3Pwv1xjI/AAAAAAAAA0c/zJXaYRhM_2s/s1600-h/chekjawa12.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395443466257155634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Eu14JCZNXCc/SuB3Pwv1xjI/AAAAAAAAA0c/zJXaYRhM_2s/s400/chekjawa12.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/219384691675420213-5940166093010072147?l=chekjawaadventure.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Economics Cornernoreply@blogger.com0