Zoological Park

*I like to move it move it, he likes to move it move it, she likes to move it move it, we like to move it*

 

Master 1 has master the singing of Madagascar

theme song. Even master 2 has started to boogie with the song, so I thought that it was time to take master 1 and 2 to the zoological park. Since I couldn’t take the two masters by myself, I waited for piggy to arrive before we go out as a family. The last time I went to the zoo was a few years back. I didn’t want to take him to Malaysia zoo, simply because I feel that taronga zoo will be nicer for the kids and me (I simply feel uncomfortable walking in the humid weather, sweating during the journey).

 

Therefore, we have decided to take public transport after doing an intensive last minute research on the best way to go to the zoo and searching for discount. Decision such as 1) is it better to drive all the way to the zoo. 2) Should we drive half way and catch the ferry? 3) Should we take full public transport from the house to the zoo 4) should we not go because it is just too much of a hassle? Finally chose number 3. As usual, packed like we’re going on a 1 week adventure, the first transport we missed was the train from our house. So we waited for another 30 minutes for the next train. Master 1 seemed to be excited, and I asked where we were going, his respond was, “jungle”. I was cracking up. I guess it was my mistake. Before I left the house, I was telling master 1 about the jungle, and how we are going to see the entire animal from madagascar. Coincidentally, he was wearing a shirt that resembles a jungle like theme. So I’m guessing he thinks we were going to the jungle to see the animal hehe

So after a long train journey, we stepped out into Circular Quay. The weather was marvelous, sunny, breezy and it was perfect (even though lee saw on the news that it was going to rain), but nevertheless, it still looked perfect and I was crossing my fingers. We bought our ticket at the ferry wharf to the Taronga Zoo. Cost us $88 for two, which includes ferry, bus transfer and entrance fee. It was a little expensive, but at least the kids got in for free (master 1 and 2 under 4 years old).

 

The ferry ride was nice, we sat inside, didn’t want to ruin my hair hahaha, and the kids seem excited about the ferry ride (first time for master 1 and 2). When we arrived at the zoo, we took the cable car and started our walking adventure. Master 1 was in awe seeing all his favorite animal, and kept on going on about the tiger. We did not manage to see the tiger; it was probably sleeping or hiding. Well at least he kept quiet after that.

What I liked about the zoo is the environment. Its nicely looked after, and surrounded by water, so the smell of water and the cool breeze makes the journey in the zoo nice to walk. Its funny seeing master 2 fine hair swaying in the air. 

 

(zoo surrounded with water)

(look at master 1's hair)

 

(family portrait with the in laws hahaha just kidding)

 

(trying to get sid to have a big ear, but u can obviously see me in the background, trying to lift him up)

( measuring himself)

(checking out the zoo map)

(pit stop, time for lunch)

 

(one of his fav animal, giraffe)

(Do i have to touch this??)

(look at his leg!!muscle!)

           

After walking for 4 hours, we had to head back to avoid the going home rush period. So again, we rushed all the way home. What a day, it was so tiring; poor piggy had to back pack master 2.

 

Family Day Out

*managed to borrow my dad's laptop *

After arriving for almost 3 weeks, Sunday was the first day that we had a family outing (beside dinner). My mum was craving for the food in the fish market, and so we have decided to spend the afternoon in the city.

As usual,parking in the city is ridiculous, but lucky we managed to find a nearer spot to avoid walking too far(lazy me, and partially i dont have proper shoes on :P).Another crazy thing is finding a place to sit in the market,which is another problem, again lucky for us, we managed to find a spot after looking for 20 minutes. We didnt order that much of food, but gosh, its one of my fastest chomping time i had. I was basically swallowing my tuna and salmon sashimi, and fish and chip. We were trying to to get out of the market as soon as possible as we have the parking meter on. 1.5 hours is surely not enough time to have lunch.. hehe

Yummy Fresh Oyster

Then off we went to the other other part of the city, for our exercise after lunch. We drove to Darling harbour for a nice stroll in the harbour. Apparently it was a very nice day, sunny, but breezy. A great time for an gelato and ice chocolate from lindts cafe. The kids seem to be having a great time, but poor master 1, he wanted to sit on the stroller, he was getting lazy to walk.Eventually the 2 masters had to negotiated... Fit two little bums on the small stroller. What a work out for both my mum, sis and myself. Its tough pushing 24 kg.Now i wonder why some people are willing to spend more money on a good quality stroller. There is a difference between 80 rm and 888rm hahaha....

Master 1 couldnt resist pressing it

Entertainment in Darling Harbour

hmmm which one shall i have??

This is heaven

Ice chocolate Ice Mocha

So after a nice stroll along the harbour, it was time for us to head back home. Within 10 minutes, the passengers in the backseats are out... and with their mouth open... (i was sitting in the front and i was trying hard not to sleep with my mouth open, but its uncontrollable)I was exhausted... but it was a nice day...:)

What have we been up to?

*Kids are ZZZZzz and im grabbing an opportunity to blog** **sorry no photos.. too lazy to upload*

Well, i have finally gotten the chance to go "online". Thanks to my dad's laptop, im doing a full Internet surfing. Its only been just over 2 weeks, and it feels so long. I guess looking after the kids by myself makes time fly so slow.

Hmm.. what else, oh managed to renew my passport, had my blood test and vaccinated master 2. Otherwise nothing much left to do but food shopping..... oh but i do have a wish list before i head back to the hot sunny humid 2nd home.

wish list ( mainly food, actually its all food HAHA)

1) Dinner at Outback and eat the yummy cheesy chips
2)Kebab
3)Vietnamese Pork Roll (had it and will have it again)
4)Pork Ribs
5)leichhardt italian cafe ( cant remember the name)
6)Hungry Jack( burger king), their pork/bacon selections
7) KFC Chips
8)Chips and Gravy at red lea
9) BBQ in my dad's place
10)Buffet in Maitland bowling club, they have the yummiest selection.....

So basically i look forward to my western food selection when im back here.. hehe, ahh and im starting to dribble!

Oh i've just remembered, i've download some photos from my dad's camera, so i'll post some photos :) Taken at my dad's place

kids wrestling their grand dad



Kids in their pj holding a fruit Master 1 posing at a nearby beach

Grandma's place

The kids are settling in quite well.So far they are eating and sleeping according to the local time. Aunty S seem to be having fun playing with the kids, which at least release me to do some cleaning up, cooking etc..Internet is quite limited, and writing this entry is done offline...so thats about it.
oh had our first picnic on sunday.it was fun...

Going Home

*hands starting to shake, headache starting to come in, stomach starting to turned upside down, here comes the panic attack!!!*


This is me ... which to my other half considered normal when preparing to travel. Its weird, as some people would think, and to myself, i think its weird too. I have travelled quite a number of places and i should be used to this right?But unfortunately its not that easy, tell it to my head. Eventhough im going back to my country,i still get the panic attack. I guess to explain the reason for my attack simply - afraid that i have not packed properly, afraid of the kids playing up and afraid of having the fear of flying. Yes i have a fear of flying, in such a confined place, seated for the next 8 hours or so.Once i had a feeling that the plane was getting smaller in space.. it was so bad that i was having a really bad panic attack. It was a journey from Singapore to Penang. It was so bad that i was sweating and couldnt wait to get out of the plane. But the only good stuff was the food that was served. it was lou shi fun.

Anyway back to the story, I decided to go back home with the two masters,since a close friend and his brother are making a trip back.Lets just say that it was 8 hours of burning calories for me. Master 2 decided that it was fun running up and down the aisle. Passengers took pity on me and helped me stop him by sticking their hands out to prevent him from running further up.haha..Master 1 decided to hang out with P, who decided to entertain him. sorry P, i know you needed your beauty sleep, but it was great that you were helping me out.I was super tired.I had to tell the stewardess to serve my brunch later as it will be impossible for me to eat. Lucky for me, the two little masters managed to catch a quick wink. I ordered my brunch at 1pm and quickly swallowed up my cheesy omelete and sausage. I didnt want them to wake up during my lunch,and then quickly took a super fast 30 minutes nap before master 1 woke up.( thank goodness he didnt cry when he woke up!)

So that was my flight detail.. not much cause its impossible for me to use the computer.. so its a brief entry