such wonderful facilities! what a waste!

went back to west coast park because i was curious to find out about the usage on weekends. the turn-out on a sunday was definitely much better than on a weekday - when there was hardly anyone using the place - but the number of visitors to the park pale in comparison to that at east coast park.

as i had expected most of the crowd were at the western part where the children playgrounds are located. the macdonald's restaurant was filled, so was the mccafe with some spilling onto the outside. a number bought take-aways to have them at the park.

there were three tents pitched up in the area around the playgrounds and about five persons were flying kites on the big field. quite a number of the visitors to the park were expatriates, and i mean caucasians, who seem to able to appreciate the wonderful facilities that are available at this park.

i wonder why there were not many 'locals' at the park. maybe, when they start charging people for making use of the well-designed facilities, then local people will start to throng the place. and yet singaporeans lament that there are not many places for them to enjoy.

this is one gem of a place where the family can bond and the children can learn and discover things themselves while they play. if my children were younger, i would be taking them to this park at least once a fortnight.