Taiping Zoo

It's been raining cats and dogs since yesterday. Initially we thought that our trip to the Taiping Zoo today would have to be cancelled too. Luckily, the rain stopped towards the afternoon. So we headed to the zoo around noon. We've taken our porridge at home, and for the first time, both of us fight to finish them, including our dinner too! Meaning no left overs for dinner already, since we've eaten the dinner share as well!

We slept during the drive there, so by the time we arrived, we're all fully charged and in good mood. Daddy bought the tickets for the tram and we boarded our seats. Since there's only 1 row left at the back, all of us (Daddy, Jie Jie, Mommy, me and Amah) crammed into it. Jie Jie was being naughty, and asked for more space. She didn't want to sit on Daddy's lap. In the end, Daddy had to take the next tram. As we went, Mommy and Amah pointed out the animals to me and Jie Jie. Soon, Jie Jie got excited and forgot about Daddy! Once in a while, she'll ask Mommy, where's Daddy? Mommy would say that since she chased Daddy out of the tram, Daddy would have to sit the next tram. Daddy can't watch the animals with us now. She then said, she would tell Daddy what she's seen, so Daddy won't miss out any of it.

Jie Jie knew nearly all the animals that we passed by, and could instantly recognize them when Mommy or Amah pointed them out to us. Maybe she'd been there last time (when she's about 12months plus). It's my first time here, so I was very excited. When I saw the tiger, I would said "Grrrr..". Then, Mommy pointed the owl to me, and I followed with "Aow!" I also said "pig" when we passed the wild boar, echoing Mommy, of course!

The tram finally dropped us at the elephants' place and called it the last stop. We waited there for Daddy's tram to arrive. See what Daddy managed to capture without us?

Later, Daddy took us for a walk around the place, so that we could snap photos with the animals. Amah didn't join us for the walk since she's tired. She waited at a stand where the tram dropped us just now. Jie Jie told Daddy that Amah's been eaten by a crocodile!

Daddy, Jie Jie and Me - with the elephants.

What's this? What's a seladang called in English?

Jie Jie wanna take a photo personally with that 'beasts'

Wait, can you see what is this?

Take a closer look! It's Jie Jie's good friend :)

We saw so many versions of these, the monkeys, chimpanzee, orang utans, etc.. We even saw some monkeys walking alongside with us, some flipping thru the rubbish bin for food. Jie Jie quickly hid her hotdog bun, afraid of it being snatched by them.

We also saw the hippotamus floating in the lake, leaving only the nose for us to see. When Daddy called out to him, he emerged from the water, showing his full body. Jie Jie was very impressed, so when the hippo immersed himself in the water again, she called out to him. But he didn't want to float up anymore. Guess Jie Jie still hadn't learn the hippo language yet.

We then walked by to find Amah, since she's been waiting for awhile. I love walking, and have been asking for 'walk-walk' all the time, didn't want Mommy to carry me.
Then, we passed by the place where we can take photos with the snake on our shoulders! Jie Jie wanted to take a photo with the snake, but she wanted Daddy to hold the snake instead! Daddy quickly distracted her attention and we went off to see the other animals :)

Up, close and personal with the tortoises (which saved Daddy's life)
Mommy then suggested that we took another tram ride since we didn't get to ride together just now. Furthermore, the kids (yes, we) would be very excited to see the animals again. Daddy agreed, so we went for a 2nd ride.

While queueing for the 2nd ride... (Eii... I just didn't like the way Jie Jie hold me, geli!)

In the tram (again), finally!

After the ride, we agreed to go home. But not after we had some fun at the children's playground. Even me - I didn't want to leave at first. So, Daddy and Mommy had no choice but to let us play for awhile. Then, we went home, but stopped by Batu Kawan for a sumptuous seafood dinner. I had my 3-fruits organic cereal with red rice powder, while Jie Jie got to eat the rice with some dishes. What a tiring day! And thank goodness, it didn't rained anymore after that, just perfect for our outings.

Oh, by the way, on our drive home, Jie Jie was getting very naughty and out of control. So, Mommy and Daddy played a game with her - which animals got 4 legs? To which she slowly named one animal after the other happily and our journey home didn't seem so bad afterall.