We had an outing to the zoo on Saturday. We didn't bring Ryan because he just turned one and we always waited till the kids were 2 before we brought them to the zoo. It's some superstitious thing which I don't wish to address.
We left our home at about 8.30am and reached the zoo in good time. It's a 15 minutes drive for us. See how far away from everything else we are? I mean, it's strange to claim that you stay near the zoo but we do. I always tell people that I stay in ulu Sembawang.
We decided to become Friends of the Zoo since Keane is now a paying child (children below 3 get free entry). Annual membership of S$180 gives us unlimited access for 2 adults and 3 kids plus free parking plus 10% discounts at F&B outlets. Not a bad deal. We can break even with 4 visits which we can easily do in a year.
The first thing we did after breakfast was to hit the Kidzworld where there is a water playground for the kids. The two of them definitely had a whale of a time there. There weren't that many kids as it was pretty early. After about 45 mins Xavier cut his heel and had to be brought to the first aid station to wash his wound and put on a plaster. Being the whiner, he was grumbling most of the time. But was pretty brave at the end considering a small piece of his skin was ripped off. Had an excuse to get crocodile slippers as the sandals were too abrasive.
Next stop was the Australian outback. We took part in the feeding session of the wallabies. All of us had fun feeding the wallabies. Still don't quite know the difference between a wallaby and a kangaroo except that wallabies are a smaller cousin of the kangaroo. I wouldn't have known the difference except that I overheard a visitor ask the zookeeper why the kangaroos were so small here. She has obviously seen a real kangaroo. After the feeding, it was a rush to the Elephants of Asia show.
It was still interesting though we were later than most people and ended up with the worse seats in the house. But that didn't stop Xavier and Keane from getting all excited about the elephants and their stunts. It started to drizzle so we tried to move on before the end of the elephant show. After some delay at the amphitheatre where we saw the last part of some dance and song by an Australian group and had some pop corn, we tried to find lunch.
That itself was a challenge but I won't go into the details.
We went home after the lunch. It was a short trip but still entertaining. During the tram ride Keane managed to identify a lot of the animals which we saw. That in itself was rewarding for us as he has shown much improvement since he went to childcare last year. Xavier planned our itinerary but we didn't have enough time to see the komodo dragon, bats and other animals he wanted. But since we're now friends of the zoo, we can go back often without burning a hole in our pocket.
Even though it was a short day, the kids were tired and slept very early that night.
We will definitely make an another trip soon.
Quote Xavier: When we go to the zoo on Saturday and we ate popcorn and we watched the elephant show and we saw animals. My favourite part was feeding the kangaroos.
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