we are going to the zoo, zoo, zoo!

our friend's daughter was holding her 1 year old birthday party at zoo and we were invited!
so hubbi and me brought yz to the zoo yesterday!
it was yz's first time going to the zoo and boy, was he excited!
so we woke up bright and early and went to my mum's place to let her take care of yr for the day.
poor yr, missing all the action but im sure he will have his chance next time! :)
then we cheong-ed to the zoo.

reached at 930am and thought we were early. thought wrong.
the carpark was almost full!
so alot of sg families go to the zoo during weekends huh!?


a very gleeful yz on the ben & jerry's cow


we had brekkie at the ah meng kopi outlet @ the entrance
and yz had his first half-boiled egg too. heh.

once we entered the zoo, can see that yz was a lil' apprehensive and he kept wanting to be carried!
only after he was sure that the animals were all enclosed then he dared to walk by himself.
tsk tsk.

our first stop was to the polar bear exhibit as its near and its feeding time to the bears at 10am!


yz's forced smile. he was not very sure what awaits him.

we enjoyed the session. for yz, he was just fascinated with the sheer size of the bear and how it jumped in and out of the water eating stuff.
for the adults, an interesting session on some facts of the animal.
do you know a baby polar bear weighs only around 450g at birth?! gosh, thats so tiny.
amazing how they grow up to around 550kg as an adult!

next, we took the tram.
the easy way to tour around the zoo. keke.


us on the tram

yz enjoyed the ride tremendously. we saw some of his fav. animals along the way namely, zebras, giraffes, monkeys etc.
and it suits him well to see the animals from afar. haha.

we alighted at stop 3 to catch the splash safari show at 11am!


us posing with one of his fav. animal - sealion!
he knows it from "happy feet". :)


very happy to see cut-outs of sealion, seal, penguin etc!


took photo with the penguins while waiting for the show to start


we started waiting as early as 1030am to get the better seats.
the place was swamped and closed off by 1050am!

again, im impressed with the standards of the zoo.
the show was entertaining as well as educating. and most importantly, im really glad that yz finally get to see these animals (sea cows, sea lion, penguins and pelicans) in the flesh!


sea lion at work!

next, we went to see the white tiger as demanded by yz.
personally, i always have the innate fear of beasts escaping from their enclosed areas when im visiting the zoo.
i remember i even had nightmares the night before i visit a zoo when i was young!
so, i was getting the jitters when we were here at the white tiger exhibit. @_@


not helping my fear when the male tiger was pacing all the while.
kept on having the feeling he's gonna jump over to our side.


white tigers are rare!! only 1 in 10,000 tiggers is a white!


yz likes his tigers!

after this, we slowly made our way back to the entrance to take the prezzie from the car boot and also to prepare taking the boat ride to kidzworld where the bash was being held.
we saw some more animals along the way and it was all great fun to the son. :)


there is something obscene about this shot. heh.


yz posing with the fake otters after seeing the real thing


he had fun browsing the various stuffed animals at the main shop


he actually thought the elephants were real for a moment. LOL

and then its time to take the boat to kidzworld!
boat rides is something new offered by the zoo where it takes around 15 mins for a single trip and allows us to take in the scenic view of the reservoir!



finally, we reached kitzworld at 1+pm.
by then, can see that yz was a lil' tired as its his nap time.
still, he went on to mix around with some of the kids there before tucking into a yummy kfc lunchie with us.

then it was water play time for him!
i actually managed to go into the water play area with him and coming out unscathed (ie. dry)!
haha, the place is full of boogy traps to get one wet!


happy yz at play

we left for the exit via tram at 3+pm after we got him dry and bade farewell to the host.
the poor boy was so tired that he fell asleep sitting on the tram. haha.
though its just a short 6hrs spent there and we didnt cover much of the place, i think its really a good first time for the son already.

we shall revisit the place soon, im sure!