Last Sun, we had a wonderful time at the zoo and what's more, admission is free! My quick-witted sis responded quickly once the publicity news on grandparents' day celebration was announced and so, all of us managed to secure free tix! It was the first time we went to the zoo as an extended family, so all of us were very excited, especially the little ones.
Our little 'J's woke up bright and early at 7a.m. I wole up at 5a.m to prepare home-cooked porridge for my little 'J's so that they could still enjoy nutritious lunch in the zoo. We met up with brother and had breakfast at the nearby Chong Pang market before we arranged to meet sis and parents at the zoo. The crowd was expected, but the registration queue was still manageable.
Dear and brother went to collect all the 13 goodie bags while the rest of us stayed outside busy taking photos, experimenting the shooting with our new Canon camera :)
Soon, goodie bags were all collected and we put on our wrist bands, all ready to go! Alas, before we could even start, it started to drizzle but fear not, we were well-prepared and the kids got their rain coats and ponchos, umbrellas ready and we started to venture.....
It was really exciting as though we were tourists in a foreign country. The 5 kids were so happy and Jovin was just like a tour guide. She led the rest of us and shouted " Everybody come, there's girrafe, there's zebra etc." Jovin was always so cooperative in posing beautifully for me. This time round, with my new camera, I managed to capture more decent shots of Jovan as I set it at kids mode which is very suitable for capturing shots of Jovan who couldn't keep still. Though this was alreayd our 3rd visit for the year, it's always an entirely different feeling each time we visit, especially we are here to mark grandparents' day celebration!
We saw many animals and watched animal shows but there were so many people, so could only stand. When afternoon was nearing, I took out my love porridge and mum fed the kids. Under such cooling weather, it was indeed a luxury to enjoy such warm and nce-smelling food. As for the rest of us, my mum had prepared lots of bread, yakult drinks, tidbits etc to ensure we do not starve. Mummies are always so caring :)
Jovan soon fell asleep in his pram and the rest of us continued with the walk. As mum rest in the KFC restaurant with Jovan, we brought the kids to the playground where there was a river cruise, and the kids played mini flying fox! It was really fun but too bad Jovan was sound asleep. Jovin was intially apprehensive but daddy accompanied her and she was soon able to overcome her fear and did it alone too!
Our next shelter was at the central stage where there were some traditional games like five-stones, marbles etc. and live programmes too.
Intially we wanted to leave when the programme ended but thunderstorm soon arrived and we had no choice but to stay put in the shelter. In the end, we happily took photos and the kids played musical chairs, dog and bone games!
We stayed in the zoo till around 3p.m and left as it started raining again. We decided to go Northpoint and have our early dinner at the japanese food court. Perhaps we were all starving,so all of us ordered so much food yetr we finished all haha!
Ah-gong and Ah-ma were thrilled and all of us had fun too. I always love such family gatherings and we promised to participate in every year's grandparents' day celebration too since it was such an enriching and positive experience. Looking forward to our family chalet on 26 Dec. Bet there's going to be loads of fun as well!
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