4K Walking In The Rain : First Person POV in MacRitchie Reservoir Lornie Trail Singapore Rain Walk
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- Опубліковано 3 лис 2023
- MacRitchie Reservoir is Singapore's oldest reservoir. The reservoir was completed in 1868 by impounding water from an earth embankment, and was then known as the Impounding Reservoir or Thomson Reservoir.
Before the early 19th century, most of the main island of Singapore was covered with primary forest. Soon after the British established a settlement in Singapore in 1819 and commercial activity took root, there was a demand for fresh water. However, it was decades before the settlement's first fresh water supply was established.
Between 1820 and 1870, a substantial portion of the virgin forest was cleared to assist Singapore in becoming an important trading post.
In 1823, British Resident John Crawfurd proposed the building of a reservoir and waterworks, setting aside $1 for these plans but nothing came of them. Another plan that ended up in smoke was the idea to tap the headwaters of Singapore Creek, now known as the Singapore River.
Finally, in 1857, Straits Chinese merchant Tan Kim Seng donated $13,000 for the improvement of the town's waterworks but delays, poor planning and use of the wrong building materials ate into the budget. New plans were drawn up for an impounding reservoir in Thomson. Tan's money was insufficient - the cost of the new reservoir was $100,000,000 - but colonial headquarters in Calcutta refused to make up the rest of the cost. When Tan died in 1864, the reservoir was no nearer completion.
Construction was eventually completed in 1868 but the pumps and distributing network were not finished until 1877. By this time, public confidence in the government's ability was dented.
In 1882, in a move to salvage its reputation, the Municipal Council erected a fountain in Fullerton Square in honour of Tan Kim Seng. The fountain was later moved to Queen Elizabeth Walk, where it stands today.
In 1891, the holding capacity of the Impounding Reservoir or Thomson Reservoir, named after its designer John Turnbull Thomson, was expanded to over 465 million imperial gallons (2,110,000 m3). Municipal Engineer James MacRitchie oversaw this $32,000 expansion and the reservoir was named after him in 1922. In the 1890s, he had urged the government to buy the Chasseriau Estate for use as a reservoir but it was not until much later that the purchase was made.
However, the reservoir's 4 million imperial gallons (18,000 m3) a day were still insufficient to meet demand. Water was pumped into the reservoir from the upper section of Kallang River, one of the island's bigger sources of fresh water. Other fresh water supplies - Lower Peirce Reservoir and Seletar Reservoir - were completed in 1912 and 1920 respectively. However, the government realised that Singapore would not be able to meet its own fresh water needs. In 1927, a water treaty was signed with the Sultan of Johor and Singapore started receiving treated water from the Gunong Pulai water project Johor in 1930.
The construction of MacRitchie Reservoir brought deforestation around the area to a halt. The forest surrounding the reservoir has been protected as a water catchment reserve.
During World War II, after the invading Japanese troops seized Bukit Timah from the defending British, the reservoir lay just beyond in their sights. Although it was successfully captured intact shortly after, the Japanese did not cut off the water supply from the reservoir, although slight damage to the reservoir's facilities like the pumping-stations meant much water was lost instead of being channelled to the city, by then crowded with almost one million British-commanded troops and refugees, which was badly in need for a steady water source. After the British surrender and the subsequent Japanese occupation of Singapore, the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) built a Shinto shrine, Syonan Jinja, in the middle of the dense forest surrounding MacRitchie Reservoir. When the British forces re-occupied Singapore in 1945, the shrine was destroyed either by British soldiers, or by the Japanese themselves. Its ruins remain to this day but it is located in a restricted-access nature reserve and visitors are asked not to try to reach it largely due to safety reasons.[4] The National Heritage Board declared the site a Historic Site in 2002, although no plans have been made public to develop or to protect the site.
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There is no better tour, calm and refreshing , everything that soothes the soul, excellent vídeo , great quality as alwalys, Thank you, take Care, good day Heman! 🌹🌧️
Hello Fatima, thank you so much again for your kind words. I am so happy always to read your words on my channel. I am happy that you are always watching and walking with me! Have a nice weekend!
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So cool environment, green sorroundings. Crispy clear rain drops. Excellent recordings.
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such a great video ❤
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Amazing walk! Like 52!
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Very beautiful nature
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it's very refreshing day the greenery landsape so beautiful
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Fantastic, i feel so immersed into the natural environment. I live in the desert so the lush rainforest is a wonderful fantasy that i can live through your videos. 🌿🌿🌿🌿
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Beautiful place so relaxing thanks for sharing with us
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What an incredible forest. Love to hear the soothing sound of rain there. Thanks for walking there for us 😍🥰🌧☔
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"Experiencing the MacRitchie Reservoir Lornie Trail in the rain through this 4K First Person POV walking tour was an absolute thrill! It felt like a mesmerizing journey through a lush, rain-soaked wonderland.
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walking in the rainforest is always very enjoyable... especially with you accompanying... the sound of the rain makes it very serene.
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It’s said that much of the primary forest has been logged, but the trees that still bear its semblance cover the MackRitchie Reservoir in the deep forest,where cold rain is falling.
The video camera continues to venture into narrow paths, resembling animal trails.
My wife and I were programming in the computer business office when we found ourselves watching with a little tension but couldn’t help but get engrossed. ✨
Yosh and Iku
We will enjoy watching it again!☝️
Dear Yosh and Iku, so good to hear from you again. It's always nice to get a message from you. I'm glad you like this walk. Here is MacRitchie when it's not raining... ua-cam.com/video/NPnz72LWauU/v-deo.html
amazing walking in rain. beautiful nature.
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Fantastic tour through nature, beautiful relaxing sound of the rain 👍
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Greetings from Naples, Florida. An awesome walk in the rain! We enjoyed the views and the sounds. Thanks for sharing with us, have a great weekend 💯
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Really nice walking in the rain ☔ video 📸
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Lovely nature, I am Bangladeshi people.
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A great rain walk in Singapore, beautiful rain sounds for deep sleep, big like. Happy Evening my friend ❤
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Thanks for letting us hear the very pleasant sound of rain in Singapore again. Really this unmixed sound of rain is so pure and wonderful. If only there was a place like this in Sapporo, where I live, where cars, helicopters, ambulances, and other environmental noises do not enter....😔
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A wonderful walking tour as always, it's nice to walk together after a long time. Thanks for sharing..
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Lovely day ☺ so much beautiful weather 😍
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I have never explore this part of the reservoir before, thank you for this amazing walk guide video nice rain sound there
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"Such a calming and immersive walk in the rain through MacRitchie Reservoir! The lush greenery and soothing rain sounds made me feel like I was right there with you. Thanks for taking us on this virtual adventure 🌧️☔"
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nice rain walk in lornie trail
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What great nature i want to see more 👍🏻
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thank you for sharing this great video
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The sound of the raindrops really makes me 😁sleepy.
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Nice walk mate. Thanks for upload ;-)
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My beloved rainy channel! I fall asleep with your videos every night for a week already. Thank you!❤
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WOW. brother. Awesome. I haven't been there almost a year. Thanks for sharing with us 👍
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beautiful raing walking
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Cool place and video, Thank you
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That was beautiful, lush nature thrives in that rainy climate! 👍😍
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Yeah the nature with rain is perfect for meditation. Fantastic work my friend 😍
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Nice walking tour
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Beautiful rain walk!💚
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Beautiful 🥰❤️💞 WOW 💗🥰❤️💞💕🌹😊
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Thank you always for your wonderful work.👍👏👏👏
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Must find a day visit this greenery spot, so relaxing there fv
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Beautiful trail, enjoy the calming nature. ;-)
It really is!
Nice walk 🚶
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Awesome video ! I love it so much . Thank you for sharing it with pleasure . Happy week-end to you !
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Nice video👍👍👍
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Nice walk in the rain, Rainwalker!
The best!
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This is a beautiful walking tour
i love rain and i like to walk in rainy days
you choose the correct place to walk in rain
keep going
Thank you so much for the share
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MacRitchie feels denser during the rain! Thank u for walking it for us🎉❤
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Very nice amazing.....
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Very nice upload!👍Thanks for sharing!👍
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실제로 영상속에 있는 느낌을 받으면서 소리를 들으니 너무나 신기하고 기분이 좋네요 감사할뿐입니다. 항상 응원하겠습니다. 자주 들으러 올게용.😊
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Very nice 👍🏻
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The best!
Nice tour in the rain👍
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Very nice video 😂 please stay connected 🎉
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Hello! Wah shiok! I no need get wet 😂 hope you stayed warm after
Wa this day that I filmed this long video I think I cold until nearly die... CAT 1 still film in the rain... siao one.
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@@AmbientWalkingThank you too Heman 🌹
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