Toa Payoh SAFRA

Went TPY SAFRA yesterday with JL to swim finally. It has been quite some time since we last swam and TPY SAFRA is the only SAFRA that we have not swam at. It wasn't our first time there though as we had gone there before not too long after it first opened, hoping to swim before it got crowded. However, the pool was not ready then.
So... we had a really good swim although the pool was really crowded. However, the weather was good with bright, warm sun shining down and the water was warm. A satisfactory first swim there at TPY SAFRA. After our swim, we continued with our plan to have lunch at Yellow Submarines, a fast food outlet which was new somewhere in TPY as well. We wanted to try out the food there. Frankly, I was still clueless about what and where lunch was. All JL told me was that he had a surprise planned for me for lunch.
It was when we got there that I realised we would be having subs for lunch! It was nothing like Subway though. Yes, the buns were longish rather than round but there wasn't a selection of buns to choose from. There was only one type of buns so the only thing we needed to decide on was whether we wanted beef of chicken. We both chose beef and I must say that I found the beef sub to be quite dry as there wasn't much sauce at all. Thankfully, the cheese fries we ordered along with the subs more than made up for the lack of sauce in the buns. It was Nacho cheese all over the thick fries and every mouthful of that fries was flavourful, creamy and yummy! I guess I'm not too disappointed actually and I would love to have the opportunity to go back again for the chicken version.
It was getting a little late by then after our lunch. As there wasn't much to do there at TPY, we decided to head for home. After looking through Google Maps, we realised that we were not too far from Novena MRT station actually. That meant we did not need to walk all the way back to TPY MRT which was quite a long walk. Thus, we walked towards Novena MRT and passed by some rather interesting sights along the way.
First, we passed by a river called TPY river. There was a nice breeze blowing there and it looked rather tranquil. Next, we passed by Whampoa PCN and several other interesting places too such as zhong shan gong yuan (中山公园), zhong shan guang chang（中山广场）and some roads I have never even heard of before. I sure am glad we walked instead of taking the train. It sure made the journey home so much more interesting. In fact, I think we ought to do this more often, visiting places we hardly go to, finding new places and trying new things.
We eventually got to Novena MRT and left from there.