The notorious monkeys at Bukit Timah somehow just know when the best time to make their appearances. When I was there on some weekdays, they seem to have gone into hiding, and on weekends, I would see them everywhere around the visitor centre. They could tell that every 5 quiet days at the woods, there would be 2 days filled with human visiting them.These monkeys are super hyper active, and do you know why? Because they ever took my energy gels from my hands, and they snatch my apples. These are my energy food during training, but it became theirs. I didn’t offer it to them, they helped themselves by scavenging my pack for the apples, and they could sniff like a dog. So uninviting. Last Saturday, I witnessed this one monkey dried up the 100plus can.

Having drank up what was left in the 100plus can, this monkey sure can maintain his energy level to continue to haunt at visitors

Please. Please. Please, to all the ignorant visitors of Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. Please stop exposing your drinks or food to the monkeys. Please don’t challenge them because they will come for more. Avoid eating when you are in the nature reserve, especially when you have already spotted the sight of ONE monkey, mind you, they come in a platoon if there are plenty of food to be offered. And oh please, if you cannot finish your syrup drinks, and do not wish to offer it to another human, for goodness sack, empty the cans before you put them into the bin. Please do not attempt to leave your canned drinks, fruits, sweets or whatever that is edible on the benches, you are inviting the monkeys to share your food. Many visitors like to invite their children to witness the monkeys at play. They are cute, but when they turn violent, cute is not a word to describe them anymore.