(27 Jun) To the River Safari

It was the zoo's 40th birthday and the tickets were going cheaply ($9 for adults and $6 for kids). I thought it would not be that crowded considering that it was a Thursday. Little did I expect that throngs of people were as cheapskate as me. Ha!

Queuing up for the tics would take ages. So we headed to River Safari instead. It was almost kinda deserted, so we took a leisurely amble down the sheltered walkway, away from the maddening crowds and the sweltering heat...

You two loved bus rides...we could take the bus to faraway places like the Town even...

We would sing song, look at people, spot buses, eat snacks...Since we were supposed to visit the zoo, I dressed Tong up as a little tiger. He said, "ROAR" when he first noticed his get-up. You tried to put his hood over his head and he was mad. Ha...it was a tad too tight for him.

 

Ok, beginning of the journey...

We spotted peculiar creatures...hmmm...this looked like a cross between a fish and a crocodile...

Check out Tong's tail!

Tong gathered lotsa amused looks from the onlookers...he was so adorable in his little Tiger costume...

Xun, you loved to take photos nowadays. You requested for a photo with the crocodile. SNAP.

You found a friend! She was 8 but you had no qualms talking to her.

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Kai kai and Jia jia. They were on loan to Singapore for 10 yrs as a gesture of the friendly ties between China and Singapore. Wonder if they would still be ard by the time you read this blog..heh





 

Watching the funny otter laze in the sun...

 

We only managed to find one panda...hmmm wondered where the other had gone to?

Yay! I loved every precious moment of being with you two... We were in an underground aquarium where we saw the manatee! You exclaimed that you loved the place and would like to stay at the aquarium FOREVER...laugh. So I agreed. Then you asked if we were leaving yet. "I thought you want to stay her forever?" You repeated you did! So we lingered for a little while more. Then you asked if it was time to go...You were such a funny girl...

Tong was duper excited about seeing the crane. He hollered, "bird bird bird bird" incessantly. Ha.

 We had a jolly good time. As usual, you whinged when we had to go home.  Tong fell asleep and we headed home. Alas, he only napped for 45 min, he would prob not take another nap, you prob would not nap too since he was up and about. Sigh, if I had known all these, I would have continued to visit Singapore Zoo. Alas, the vicissitude of parenting...

All in all, a glorious day!