Zoo Outing

Another post dated entry ... pardon me for i have really been busy and lazy to write ... still its a memorable event that i wanna share :)

Thursday was Hari Raya Public Holiday. shIan made my dream come true when he brought me to the zoo. Can you guys believe it? The 1st and last time i went to the Singapore Zoo was when i was 7 years old - primary sch excursion. Been wanting to go there for the last one year, even got a discount voucher from Maggie who works there, but just wasn't fated to go .... so finally ....



We plan to set off early in the morning and yeah ... as usual i was a little late ... thank God shIan was patient ...the weather was great ... it stopped raining the moment i stepped out of my hse and then it was cooling the whole day we were there. Only had slight sunshine at 5pm when we were already almost done with the sighseeing. Mind you, it wasn't like gloomy weather, it was just right, not hot but yet bright enough for gd picture taking :)



We saw a lot of animals, went from animal show to animal show and one animal feed to another. I must say i am quite impressed with the Singapore Zoo. The service staff all provided excellent service and were initiative. Also, i am amazed our zoo can house and keep up with animals who survive in all sorts of climate, from camels to polar bars. We also have a wide variety of animals at the zoo from insects to wild animals to the aquatic ones....amazing .... the animal shows were interactive with quite a few sporting spectators who participated ... we also went on a tram ride ... it was relaxing ...





Well ... one of the things that i saw that really made me so happy ... was this puppet duck softoy at the retail store. Those who know me well, will know that i simply love yellow ducks ... i cannot explain why but i really really like yellow ducks since young. Got many softoys of that design. So anyway the unique thing abt this duckie that i saw, is that when you put your hands thru (its a puppet toy) and press, every quack sound that it makes will combine into a song. There are 3 songs it can "sing" of which one is to the tune of "Old Macdonald had a farm" .... its so cute..... we really had a lot of fun playing with it.



Another thing that i was so looking forward. Another dream that shIan made it true for me - was so visit the Ben & Jerry's Scoop Ice Cream Store. I love B&J ice cream becos of its unique flavours and its design of the packaging and the richness :). I have always had to get the pints in singapore and even have to deal with limited flavours and also have to hunt for it as not all retail outlet sells them. Was crazy abt B&J since 2000 and have last gone to the scoop shop at Leicester Square, London in 2001. So finally .... i am united with B&J ... its like heaven ... :)



I always thought going to the zoo is going to be expensive, dreadful cos of the distance, the hot hot weather and the irritating kids ... all these always puts me off. I was so wrong. shIan and i took a bus there from AMK and it was a smooth ride. As i said, the weather was gd, and though it was a public holiday, the crowd was still manageable .... and i spoke to a few cute and intelligent kids that impressed me rather than piss me off :)

Overall ... an enjoyable and memorable outing .... simply no regrets :)