taking new paths to explore the same body of land

today, i undertook a new path to explore familiar terrain. found it exhilarating and fun. sometimes a new way around an old thing can add some excitement.

in my many trips to climb bukit timah, i have always used the road. true, in the past, i had done some trekking using the paths but that was decades ago. today, i decided to take the south view path, the cave path and the catchment path. it did not lead me to the summit but it proved physically more taxing than taking the normal route.

found out that there are actually three cave entrances, which are all sealed. do not know how many caves there are because the three entrances could lead to the same cave. at least one of the cave openings had some light at the end of the tunnel - which could mean it is a through cave.

somewhere near the end of the cave path, there is this trough where water has collected. someone has used the leaves of a plant to direct the flow of the water.