Joash said he wanted to look at chicks but I'm hard pressed to find somewhere in Singapore where he can see those. I even called a chicken farm and asked if we could visit but was rejected as outsiders were not allowed within the compound.
Thus, the next best thing would be to visit the Animal Resort with my CG mate's family instead. No chicks but plenty of other animals.
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| Waiting to hitch a ride |
I'm totally not an animal-nature person. I'm not exactly thrilled with the smells, the heat and the dirt that inadvertently come with going to such places, not to mention being mosquito feed for the entire duration. Argh! *scratch scratch* But my boy loves animals, so what to do? Sigh... The things we do for our children.
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| Chasing after ducks again... |
He was intrigued when he realised that the white parrot could talk. However, every time he approached or spoke to it, the parrot would somewhat clam up. It must have been intimidated by Joash's exuberance. LOL
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| Joash: "Hello!" |
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| Joash: "Why aren't you eating anymore?" |
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| Wah! So 'enthu' ah... |
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| Geese. They're huge. (Can you spot a terrapin too?) |
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| Eating from my hand. |
Apparently, Joash was not too keen on letting the animals peck at the food in his palms. Too ticklish, perhaps.
Now, if you're wondering where Jayna was, it means that you do not know her very well. Being such a timid girl, she was absolutely terrified of the animals. Our trip was punctuated with her periodic horror-movie-standard shrieks of fright whenever the animals got too close to her. She was even afraid to feed the cute and tame rabbits which were securely caged up. At the end of the day, she actually said, "Mummy, can we don't come here again?" Sigh... Poor girl.
It's ironic that Jaide enjoyed the animals more than her older sister, considering the animals were much larger than her! She giggled when the peacock came close to her and was straining around to look and smile at the geese while in the baby carrier. She could almost reach out and touch them! (Not that I'll let her, since she's at the age when she puts her hand in her mouth all the time.)
I sure hope that Joash would be satisfied with this one trip cos I don't think I want to handle Jayna's distress throughout the visit or knowingly traumatize her again. :(
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| She was happiest here. |
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