Recently we visited the Goat Farm and the children had such fun time that they kept saying they wanted to go to the Zoo and see animals.
As a 二十四孝母亲, i started sourcing around for FREE Zoo passes. My company has corporate card and required balloting, so i submitted my request for the next visit. I started asking family members for their help as well. On Friday, i received bad news - my request for zoo card was rejected. And GOOD New from mother in law, she got the card for Sunday, 16 Sep 2007. I was over the moon when i got the call from her.
On Saturday night, i told Anthea and Anders of our plan to the Zoo trip, subject to weather condition.
This morning it was raining very heavily, so i thought that likely we will need to cancel the trip. However around 10am, the sky started clearing and the rain stopped with slight drizzle. Anthea called from MIL's house to tell us that the rain has stopped.
I told Adrian that we should go ahead since the rain has stopped and also it's not easy for MIL to get the corporate card. Even if it rain later, at least we made the effort.
The decision was rewarded. We had very good and nice weather throughout the 4 hours tours of the zoo. We must thank our guarding angels for listening to our prayers.
When the children reached the zoo, they were so happy and excited. With a map in each of their hand, they started going "ok, i want to see Lion, Zebra, Tiger, Kangeroos and.....", the list just went on.
We managed to watch 2 shows :
1. Animals Friends Show - 12.30 pm &
2. Splash Safari Show - 2.30 pm (this is a new show)
The Wonder of the Wild show has been suspended..not sure if they are changing the program or the Amphitheatre.
We also fed the Manetee aka Sea cow, it was quite interesting. (at least the children had the chance to feed the animals.)
Now that the children are growing and knowing more about animals, zoo outing is much more fun and educational for the family.
As a 二十四孝母亲, i started sourcing around for FREE Zoo passes. My company has corporate card and required balloting, so i submitted my request for the next visit. I started asking family members for their help as well. On Friday, i received bad news - my request for zoo card was rejected. And GOOD New from mother in law, she got the card for Sunday, 16 Sep 2007. I was over the moon when i got the call from her.
On Saturday night, i told Anthea and Anders of our plan to the Zoo trip, subject to weather condition.
This morning it was raining very heavily, so i thought that likely we will need to cancel the trip. However around 10am, the sky started clearing and the rain stopped with slight drizzle. Anthea called from MIL's house to tell us that the rain has stopped.
I told Adrian that we should go ahead since the rain has stopped and also it's not easy for MIL to get the corporate card. Even if it rain later, at least we made the effort.
The decision was rewarded. We had very good and nice weather throughout the 4 hours tours of the zoo. We must thank our guarding angels for listening to our prayers.
When the children reached the zoo, they were so happy and excited. With a map in each of their hand, they started going "ok, i want to see Lion, Zebra, Tiger, Kangeroos and.....", the list just went on.
We managed to watch 2 shows :
1. Animals Friends Show - 12.30 pm &
2. Splash Safari Show - 2.30 pm (this is a new show)
The Wonder of the Wild show has been suspended..not sure if they are changing the program or the Amphitheatre.
We also fed the Manetee aka Sea cow, it was quite interesting. (at least the children had the chance to feed the animals.)
I think because of the good weather, the animals also seem to be more lively and walking around more.
We completed our tour of the Zoo around 3pm and as usual, headed to Ben & Jerry for an Ice cream delight. Both anthea and Anders kept saying they want to come back to see the animals again, so now i am considering signing up as Friends of The Zoo.
We reached home at 4pm and Anders had his power nap.Now that the children are growing and knowing more about animals, zoo outing is much more fun and educational for the family.
7 comments:
Looks like the kids had a great time at the zoo and I vicariously get to "visit" the zoo too. Its been a long time since I last went and its not a fav place of mine to visit for you-know-what reasons ;)
Maybe when Faith is older, she can go with Anthea zeh-zeh and Anders kor-kor together :)
Yo Eve,
Yes, of course, when Faith is older. We will definitely bring her along to the Zoo. You can prepare a pinic basket for us, so we can pinic in the Zoo...hee : )
cheers,
astee
Hi Astee,
Great to see yr whole family enjoy at the Zoo. Understand they are under renov. Still can go?
Btw have send you a tag
http://chiahfamily.wordpress.com/2007/09/18/tag-visit-from-the-genies/
Hi Astee, a friend joined the friends of the zoo and finds it pretty good. According to her, she paid $150 for one year and her family has visited more than 7-8 times. so really worth it. Am also thinking of joining cos per entry is really not cheap for adult :)
Hi Joyce,
Yeah, we went without knowing there were renovations going on..yet the chdren had fun.. : )
Should be alrite to visit.
Hi Jean,
Indeed, if without the corporate passes, we would need to pay $50... : P
YEah, for our family, if we sign up, and visit 3x, will take back our fees..typical SG...hee : P
Anyway, since the chdren are keen to go, we should visit more often.
cheers,
astee
A lovely time you had at the Zoo :)
It's worth joining the zoo membership :) Ours expired a few months back and we are planning to sign up again! This will be our 3rd time signing up :)
Hi LZmommy,
Yeah, indeed we had a very good fun time. Hmm...now ur comment made me even more wanna join the membership...yippy.
cheers,
astee
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