Singapore Zoo on Deepavali 2008

It was a while since we had been to the Singapore Zoo. Mommy asked Daddy yesterday if we could go this morning since it was Deepavali and we didn't have anything lined up. Mommy wanted to use this opportunity to take some photographs for our website as well.

Our journey begins...

Model gets cheeky

Making funny faces

Kierra looking happy when we mentioned lunch

We didn't wake up as early as Mommy wanted to (Mommy hates the big hot sun and getting roasted) but we went anyway. We got a couple of good shots which can be used for our site and had some fun family moments as we went along working. The funny thing was, instead of taking photographs of the animals and being so intrigued by them, we ended up being amazed by a spider right in the middle of the web, and a sound asleep dragonfly. Check those photos below.

Sleeping dragonflyThe spider and its web

One thing we did learn that was new about the animals kept at the zoo - the monkeys could "talk" very loudly. Oh, Mommy just forgot what those monkeys were called. They were black and quite near to the entrance. Let me see if Daddy can put the video we took up on Youtube. Kieona and Kierra ended up imitating them too. :))

Kierra looking glum as there's no food in sight yet

Kieona having a little fun with Daddy

Horse or Donkey? (8 March)

After the morning spent painting, the girls still felt very upbeat. Mommy was wondering how to keep the girls occupied when Daddy came back in the early afternoon. He had left early from his seminar as the guests had last minute change of plans. There, there.... we can visit the zoo and at the same time renew our membership! How glad Mommy was, since she didn't have to figure out what to do with the girls.

Although we've been to the Singapore Zoo a couple of times already (in fact pretty often last year), we were still rather amazed to spot some animals which we have failed to take notice of previously. This time round, we were a little confused over whether the photo below is that of a horse or a donkey. How do we tell?

What is that? Mommy, Kieona & Kierra wondered

Is it a horse?

Or a Donkey?

Well, can you tell the difference? We were stumped. But what are the keepers for right? We had to ask the question. Ahh, the difference is in its tail. This is actually a mini-horse!

Kieona, amused with the elephants' performance

Kierra, in a daze....