The river located at Raffles place mrt station is always full of activities. One of the popular activities that we locals look forward to would be the Dragon Boat races. Dragon boat racing is similiar to canoeing at a fast pace. ” The challenge of dragon boat racing lies not in the paddling technique but rather in synchronizing with 19 other paddlers on the boat through all phases of the stroke (catch-pull-finish-reach) and through the entire race course. The challenge is even greater for a mixed team of paddlers of different sizes and strength levels. ” as quoted by the Singapore dragon boat association. For more details of the sport, click on http://www.sdba.org.sg/.

This is one of the races that I managed to get hold of during one of the weekends in the afternoon. Right after I had my cup of coffee by the river in one of the cafes. Raffles place is indeed a good place to chill out after a hard day at work with all the cafes, pubs and bistro restaurants located along the river.