the singapore zoo

This post is gonna be another one of those overdued posts about my holiday.

One morning when we got up, Mark and I decided to go out on our own to get our shopping done. Mark went over to Sim Lim Plaza to get himself a brand new handphone. N73 ME! Bastard. :P

Then after he was done with that, we walked over to Bugis Junction where I bought some shoes. Bitch. Bwahahaha. It's so incredibly hard for me to purchase shoes because I'm such a perfectionist! It has to fit right.. it has to be comfortable.. it has to look good.. and it has to be affordable. That's why my shoes can last up till several years before I find another good pair. OR! Someone is able to convince me to get new shoes. I think that's why I need someone along with me when I go shopping. If you say, "It's nice! Buy lar" then I will.

After we were done with our shopping, we called up my aunt and my bro and cousin who were nearby because we decided that we would meet up later. They were at some museum looking at BMWs that were painted by several artists. I really wanted to go and check it out too but it was kinda late by the time we were done with everything so we met up halfway and my aunt brought us over to Esplanade for tea!

We were on the other side of the river to where Esplanade was so we had to cross a bridge to get there. Near esplanade was Singapore's infamous merlion. So I said to Mark that he just HAS to get a picture of himself with the merlion because well, he has to! He didn't want to at first, but as soon as I pointed the camera up at him, he dutifully posed and smiled.


The dutiful boyfriend.


In front of Esplanade.


My funny man and me walking across the bridge.

At Esplanade, we walked around for a little while before heading towards the place where my aunt planned to bring us. In Esplanade we saw many little shops, not many shops though, cos Esplanade is more of a place where concerts, musicals, and performances are held. We went into a couple of shops, one where you can go there and make your own teddy bear. I didn't much like the place. =( Makes me sad cos I see all these not yet stuffed teddies all lying in baskets. They look like they were dismembered and skinned. But I guess it's cool that they help you make your own teddies and they can make custom clothing for them.. and when you're all done, they will print out a birth certificate for your new born teddy.

Another shop that we went into was this violin store. Very nice violins. Very nice prices too! If I'm not mistaken, the cheapest violin that you can find in that store already costs about 1.5k Sing dollars. Eurgh.

Anyways, after getting distracted by all these stores, we finally managed to reach our destination which was... The Chocolate Bar! They serve everything chocolate. Chocoholics dream come true. You come into the little cafe and you are hit with all the aromas and already you're getting some kinda chocolate high. I was so spoilt for choice that I didn't know what to choose. In the end, I asked the waiter to suggest something for me. What he suggested I order was this:


Dark chocolate chunks dipped in dark chocolate!

Oooooooh! Urmph. Looks like it's a bit too much chocolate, doesn't it? But it was sooooo good. I absolutely adore dark chocolate. Not many other people I know do though. They say that dark chocolate is a bit too bitter. But I prefer that taste. I don't particularly like things that taste too sweet. I forgot what I ordered was called but it was a small plate of dark chocolate chunks that is supposed to be dipped in dark chocolate sauce and then eaten like that. Chocolate buzz!

On another day (I'm saying this because I've completely forgotten when we did what), Mark and I decided to go to the Singapore Zoo. This was a very smart decision as compared to the decision to go to the Science Centre. I remember that on the bus ride over to the zoo, I was very upset with Mark over some very silly thing. So I sulked all the way over. But once we got to the zoo, and we got in and started seeing all the animals and he took my hand, and when the excitement came over us, then we immediately forgot whatever it was that got us so upset.

When we got in, we met this friendly zookeeper who said that if we donated a minimum of 5 dollars, we would be able to take as many pictures as we wanted with the snake. I guess we would've taken a lot more if it weren't for the many people who noticed us and the snake and decided to gather around for a turn. :P


With the 5 dollar boa.

More pictures, less text? Okay. =)


What we call parrots.


I don't think I like otters as much as I did before.


This way to the tigers.


Cute.


I don't have to tell you what we laughed about, right?


=(


Caniballistic tiger!


White tigers.


Hahahahahahahahahahaa! Butt.


This pig was so funny. Sit down and eat. So lazy!


Emmmmmuuuuuuuuuuuuuu~


I think he just lies there to be patted by the visitors.


Identical. They actually did everything together.



Mark and I really wanted to see the tree kangaroo. It was awhile before we managed to spot one sitting in the tree. However, it had its back facing us and refused to move. So this was the best shot we managed to get of it:


As good as it gets.


Mark's man enough to ask for directions.


Gentle giants.


I loved this.


What???


Another cutie.


Awwwww... they're both adorable.


Resting in the shade.


Look look! Bird bird!




I was so tired from walking around everywhere. I regretted not paying a little more extra for the unlimited use of the trams.


Was walking along the pathways when I noticed this guy looking down at me. He doesn't seem too happy though.


Do you see the joker in this picture? Hahaha. So funny!


White rhinoceroses. Very cool.


Mark and I also laughed when we saw this guy. Cos he was so horny. Bwahahaha.


Ugliest bird on earth. Btw, I just had ostrich steak last week. They taste just like beef!


He's only looking at me like that cos I just happened to snap this photo just as he started pissing. Could you tell?? :P


Hehe. So lame.


The lions were very hard to take picture of because their enclosure was so large and they were so far away most of the time. Plus, by this time, my digicam was low on batteries and kept switching itself off. But this one turned out just nice, hor? Yups, the male lion was yawning. As compared to the white tigers, these guys were really skinny.


So funny how these two were resting on the branch like that.


I asked Mark to take a picture of me with the anaconda because it was massive! You can't really see it in the picture, but I put my hand up to the glass like that cos the snake's head was so much larger than my hand.

Tired? Want more? That came up to a total of 40 pictures in one post. Probably the most I've ever posted in one single entry. :P

Well, I don't know about you, but it was very tiring. See how much effort I put into blogging. Hahaha. No wonder some people want to be paid for doing it. :P