A RECREATIONAL GEM: Surrounded by HDB blocks, Jelutung Harbour Park is a recreational oasis for people in the Sembawang community to loosen up and have fun. From exercise areas, courts and playgrounds, this oasis has everything one would need to relieve stress. (PHOTO: Nur Shima Shakira Btw Anuar)
In Singapore, we often find it hard to find an oasis where we can get away from the hustle and bustle of the city. At Jelutung Harbour Park, there is a literal oasis of water activities and recreational activities on top of that to give the community a place to relax.
BY BHAIRAVAN NADARAJAH, KOH XIN DIE RAIYI, NUR SHIMA SHAKIRA BTW ANUAR, AND TOBEY CHUA SI-LIANG
08 NOV 2021
A RECREATIONAL GEM: Surrounded by HDB blocks, Jelutung Harbour Park is a recreational oasis for people in the Sembawang community to loosen up and have fun. From exercise areas, courts and playgrounds, this oasis has everything one would need to relieve stress. (PHOTO: Nur Shima Shakira Btw Anuar)
A WALK AWAY: To arrive at the park, you only need to walk a few meters from Block 489 Admiralty Link. The waterpark is eye-catching enough for visitors to spot right from afar, as it is surrounded in a vivid shade of blue, too striking to be missed out. (PHOTO: Koh Xin Die Raiyi)
A LITERAL OASIS: Made for children and teenagers(our photographers), this park has an amazing mini ‘Wild Wild Wet’ on a hot afternoon. With a pirate theme, children come ready to role play with plastic guns and swords splashing around in this water playground. (PHOTO: Bhairavan Nadarajah)
WORKING STRESS OUT: Just like Lim Bing Han, 19, anyone can utilize the place to workout and get their body pumped too. With convenient exercise facilities, the park just cannot be missed for fitness enthusiasts to break a sweat outdoors. (PHOTO: Nur Shima Shakira Btw Anuar)
LAND AND SEA- The water isn’t the only fun part of this place. The playground is another spot where you and your friends can hang out after you step foot in the splash zone. It’s also somewhere where you can get creative with photos, with the slides allowing for some fun angles. (PHOTO: Tobey Chua Si-Liang)
PICTURE PERFECT TIMING: The bucket-spilling feature not to be missed by kids and photographers alike – with good timing, a whirlwind of water becomes a creative end-product.
WATER FOR SNAPS & PLAY: Water isn’t just fun, but intricate. Capture the bubbles and droplets and make something creative out of it, after you have a splash.
A KIDS POV: What kids see are sometimes more creative that what we see, so why not capture that in a photo.
SPLASHY & FLASHY PHOTOS – This aesthetic of this place just cannot be ignored. Scenes of waterfalls, or unique shots taken through slides at the playground make for some of the most amazing photo opportunities. For those photographers out in the community, let this place bring out the best in your creativity. (PHOTO: Nur Shima Shakira Btw Anuar & Tobey Chua Si-Liang)
With so many things to do, you just can’t help but be enamored by the way this park pushes you to have fun. There are so many activities that just attract you and wills you to step out of your stress zone and have fun just like an oasis of stress relief in a bustling busy world.
This photo essay was done as part of an Industry Project for M314 Feature Writing in 2020.
