Did you know the Singapore Zoo moved from Mandai to Jalan Besar?
Well, kind of, but not exactly.
Monkeys Seen Gliding Down Jalan Besar HDB Block
On Saturday (19 August), Singaporeans opened their TikToks to find videos of monkeys sliding down HDB blocks on their FYPs.
No wonder they call Singapore a concrete jungle.
As it turns out, this monkey business happened at an HDB block in Jalan Besar.
In the videos, one could see several monkeys slowly making their way down the side of an HDB block, making sure to go one by one.
Macam taking queue number.
The monkeys started scaling down the block from a few storeys above ground. We’re not sure how they got there in the first place; perhaps they also “special ops” -ed their way up the HDB block.
Upon reaching the second storey of the HDB block, the monkeys jumped off onto the top of a nearby shelter.
We wonder if special force operations are hiring; we think these monkeys might be a good fit.
Job experience, check. Cuteness, check. All they’re missing is a suit and tie.
Many netizens tagged their friends in TikToks of these Jalan Besar monkeys, but not for the reasons you’d expect; most were teasing their friends for being as silly as these monkeys.
Ah, so that’s where you were on Saturday!
This is far from the first time Singaporeans have been amused by the antics monkeys have up their sleeves, sorry, I meant, their fur—never mind, you get the point.
Last month, a group of monkeys found themselves on the news after they were reported to have stolen cutlery and other items from the House of Seafood restaurant at The Punggol Settlement.
These monkeys also occasionally sit on the fences at the ground floor restaurant or on the restaurant’s iconic crab replica.
Maybe the monkeys just wanted to help usher in the diners.
In May this year, another group of monkeys found themselves in the crosshairs of Beauty World residents. Apparently, these monkeys had made the overhead bridge connecting Beauty World Centre and Rifle Range Nature Park their own playground.
And residents weren’t very happy with that.
Monkeys were also spotted in residential estates around the Beauty World area.
Even earlier in the year, in March, one particular monkey managed to capture the hearts of Singaporeans after it was spotted in a Hougang estate washing its hand in an outdoor basin.
It even turned off the tap after it was done. How courteous. What a gentleman.
(It also stole a vegetable and tried to eat an avocado from the house.)
Regardless, it seems like Singaporeans will have to get used to these primates being around our living and working spaces.
Melting pot, I guess.