The Zoo

We are here! After many attempts to visit the zoo together before Desiree and Sera leave, we made it there on Wednesday. Wrong timing, not-so-well mummies and then babies and of course our unpredictable Singapore weather, we somehow managed to visit the zoo and spend a fabulous time, even with the light drizzle. Die die must go!

2 very patient babies together with Aunty Phillis and Simon waiting for Desiree & Sue-Lyn to buy entrance tickets. Half priced tickets thanks to Sue-Lyn! :)

Free range orang utans

That was not the closest we saw these guys. Guess what happened at the end of our visit.

Taking a break

A very determined Chloe keeping her eyes wide open. She skip one of her afternoon nap.

Waiting for the 'Splash' show to start

Sera checking out the crowd during the show. A full house.

Starring Pedro and Carlos the sea lions

And since we can't ride on Pedro the sea lion, we settled for the well-polished iron ones outside the exhibit

The 'drop down' orang utan

This little fellow fell off the tree and landed amongst the hedges, just couple of steps from us. Well, for a moment I thought a coconut fell, I looked up and realised no coconut tree. :p Some rustling and seconds later, this guy climb up onto the covered walkway and begin his own little exploration.

Despite all the calling and treats, he is very determined to stay put in the trees to enjoy his new found freedom. Mama saves the day! His keepers drove his mama and tiny sibling up close and he jut came down in less than a minute.

Birds

Lately, Chloe has been very fascinated with birds. It was during one of her visits to grandma's place that she saw pigeons for the first time. She was throwing a tantrum during dinner and to pacify her, grandma carried her to the kitchen to look at the pigeons. From the kitchen's window, she gets to see the pigeons resting on the ledge of the opposite block and they will fly between the 2 blocks thus making Chloe very excited. So she started clapping her hands and shouting out to the birds. 'Ahh...i....i!' 15 minutes and dinner is over. How nice!

After that, while taking her walk with grandma, a mynah bird stopped right in front of them and started to hop around. She was so thrilled and started to kick her legs asking grandma to let her down.

And today, this little fellow along with his buddy decides to perch on my balcony bar to belt out some ballads for Chloe. I saw them there and immediately carried Chloe and sneaked up very quietly against the glass door to watch their performance. Chloe just stood there bouncing to the chirping tune they are playing, totally mesmerized.

So now whenever we say 'Look, birds!', she'll look up to the sky searching for her little feathery friends.

Our little feathery friend

Dinner @ Oosh

We had our monthly birthday celebration dinner at Oosh and our birthday girl for August is Yvonne. Happy Birthday!

Great company, nice ambiance but a pity the food and service does not match up. For the kind of price we paid I would have expected a little bit more than what we've gotten. They got our orders mixed up, salmon became a dory, onion soup tasted like butter mixed with tomato paste, seafood pasta has got tiny baby scallops and shrimps ($24!!) What else? The cheese platter was served with less than 10 pieces of crackers and when we asked for more, they have the cheek to ask us to order another serving to get extra crackers. Unbelievable! It is not even Swensen's standard.

But of course, despite the horrible food and service, we managed to have fun as usual. Taking lots of pictures!

Our pretty birthday girl
Happy Birthday! :)

Flashing our pearly whites for the camera

Once more with Chloe

With the birthday girl
Chloe is looking so intently ahead cos we had some 'entertainers' to attract her attention

The ever ready winsome smile

'V' for victory!

My mafia looking baby

Goofing around

Acting cute

Notice a little spot on her lower lip?
That's a grain of rice left over from her dinner

Little right foot

All Girls Date

Our favorite girls are back in town, Desiree and Sera are back for a 3 weeks visit. Sera is no longer a baby anymore, she has grown so much since the last time we saw her in January.

We went for lunch at 'The Green Room' which is located at Bishan Park amongst the greenery. Everywhere you look out is just greens and more greens, there's even 2 palm trees in the restaurant. Nice and quiet place and of course we have to go and make some sound for them.

So what are they babies up to while mummies eat and catch up?

Sera had fun exploring the place, taking her little walk around the restaurant, making friends with the waitresses and check out the fish pond they had at the back. With great company, Chloe sat in the baby chair in a restaurant for the first time and finished up a piece of finger size 'tau kwa', all without any fuss. And since she doesn't know how to walk yet, she had nice siesta in my arms. Sera, we must dine with you more often, good appetite comes with good company.

And thank you for the cute and pretty sandals, the super retro swimsuit and T's for Chloe! :)

Sera: Can I borrow your phone? I want to call my papa.
Chloe: Sure! You need my help? I know how to dial.

Sera: I'm going to call my papa now! Mama, what's the number?

Sera: Want to say 'hi' to my papa?
Chloe: Okay. Put the speakers on.

A happy Sera!

Glad to have you back here!