Category: adventures

Zoo Deepavali


Over the Deepavali holiday, we pop by at Singapore Zoo with our friends Heng family. Zoo is always one of our best playground, and having a “corporate card” helps πŸ™‚

We thought we have seen almost everything, from “rainy days“, to “wagon-fun”
Video : Then this creature from Fragile Forest’s undergrowth came out to say Hello ! (looks like salamander)

Everyone were amused, even the ducks haha. It just goes to show our Zoo always has something waiting to surprise us. Even Mousedeer’s three generation family came out for some greens buffet, they look so adorable !

We did highlighted the bats, lemurs and mousedeer in an earlier post. Fragile Forest is now our regular haunt.

What other animals did we see?


We hope Boon Xin now knows what to do when she sees a snake? Run or Freeze?

Video : What are the other animals which caught our attention?

Kids relax and cool down at the water play area πŸ™‚

We are going to Zoo Hoo again. If you are asking us what is Zoo Hoo, do pop by our 2010 post. “Zoo Hoo” lets your child roleplay in the Zoo for one whole day !

Do take note Zoo Hoo only runs on the weekends, from 24Nov to 16Dec.
Gather more updates at this link –> http://www.zoo.com.sg/events-promos/zoohoo-12.html

A few days after our trip, we heard news that Sheba, our tropical Polar Bear has died.
Kids were sad that such a beautiful creature is gone, RIP.

If your kids love animals or farms, do try our recommendations :
– Lim Chu Kang farms
– Qian Hu fishing
– Farmart
– Animal Resort (Jalan Kayu)

As usual, do pop by for more fun photos at our fanpage album.

Your kids are so well behaved :p

Is this a myth or fact? Are kids obedient by nature? Do parents really close one eye and let kids misbehave during their train rides? Has anyone witnessed the classic kids-banging-floor-or-rolling at shopping centers?

Daddy guess the answer depends on whether you are a Parent.

When we are teenagers or working adults, we always judge and ask :
– why that kid’s parents let him/her play SOC on the train swings!
– why the parents do not know how to teach their kids
– Why Why Why ?

Personally, we believe kids are active by nature. It is not natural for them to sit down, or stop talking. We can read them a storybook, pass them a smartphone or ask them to play scissor-paper-stone. But once they see another child playing pole-dancing, their instinct is to join the party πŸ™‚

Daddy and Mummy gets a lot of eyeballs staring (xiong3), when we take the MRT.
Daddy will smile back and secretly hopes the other party will suffer the same fate when they become parents themselves keke :p

We need to recognise that kids are active and jubilant by nature, they need to express themselves through words, songs or actions. If our kids sit quietly throughout his MRT ride, Daddy would be more worried. Is the child sick, is he ok?

However, if our kids get out of hand or become too rowdy, we will still need to warn them to behave or risk cancelling our outing. If necessary, we bring them out at the next station, so that they can calm down again.

There are always other scenarios on why kids misbehave :
– What about a child with autism? Can you imagine the stress and anxiety of his/her parents?
– Unfortunately, we also witness a lot of parents who depend on their maids to discipline the kids. We cannot outsource Parenting, period πŸ™

So to our fellow train commuters, spare the new parents your carebear-stares. Parents are resourceful and resilient, but the kids are always learning new tricks :p

As usual, we always urge new parents to be Thick Skin, ignore what others are thinking, do what is best for your child, yourself and your family.

We can only hope this phase will transit soon. Next stop “Seng Kang”.

If you are new to parenting, refer to our tips :
– why parents need to be thick skin?
– taking public transport builds confidence for that overseas trip

ps.. our tips and recommendations are more effective, if you leave your maid at home πŸ™‚