Jurong Bird Park 2013 (Part 2)

Besides birds watching, Jurong Bird Park is a great place for play too! Every children who visit Juring Bird Park must go to Birdz of Play - a bird-themed wet and dry children's playground

Actually, we forgot to bring our swim wears, but Daddy couldn't bear to see us disappointed, decided to buy us new swim wears at the Birdz of Play's retail outlet. How do you like my polka dots pinky new swim wear?

Guys are always easy. A new pair of dark swim shorts and Leonitus was off to have fun!

It was really hot and sunny, a perfect day to get wet!

After close to two hours of baking in the sun, we had some sorbet from Ben & Jerry's to cool us down.

Then we got into some swings and laughed our heads off when Daddy and Mommy took turns to push our swings and propelled us into the air!

We had such a great time at the Jurong Bird Park and we definitely want to come back for more!

Jurong Bird Park 2013 (Part 1)

It has been a while since I last visited Jurong Bird Park and since my little brother has not been here, Mommy thought it might be good to visit the park as a family.

First up, the Penguin Coast. The ship like structure is actually the penguin's exhibit. 

I really like penguins, especially the little ones, known as Humboldt Penguins. They are so cute!

You can catch the penguin feeding twice a day. Once at 10.30am and the next at 3.30pm. It was fun to watch as the penguins diving into the water for the fish.

We caught the Kings of the Skies show, where many birds of preys show off their hunting nature. This below is a vulture. Mommy read me a book which explains why vultures are bald. It is because they are such messy eaters, it's better for them to be bald than to be pieces of dead carcasses stuck to their heads!

The magnificent flight of a hawk. It was flying above our heads with its wings wide spread. So beautiful!

After the show, we strolled down to the Flamingo Lake and stopped by Swan Lake to have our pictures taken.

We spotted this graceful creature, standing on one leg, looking for its lunch, I supposed.

The next show was about to start, we'd better hurry.

We were just in time for High Flyer Show, where we were entertained by parrots, macaws, hornbills and many more.

After the show, we continued on, but Leonitus was getting a little cranky because of the weather and I had to stop and give him a lecture.

Look at this Victoria Crowned Pigeon, it had broken out of its enclosure! It must be quite brave for it to roam among the visitors.

Next, we visited Lory Loft where we can buy some bird food to feed the lories at this 9-storey high aviary.

This place is quite fun for children, because it has very cool suspension bridge and the lories are flying very near you, some even perched on your hand and shoulders!

There were many other exhibits that we visited, we enjoyed most of them very much because we can get up close to the birds and watch them as if they are in their natural habitat.

Jurong Bird Park visit was both fun and educational for us!

Our second trip to Montigo Resorts, Batam

Our childcare centre was closed for two days on 27 and 28 May, so Mommy and Daddy took leave and brought us to Montigo Resorts, Batam. It was our second trip there, we were there last Christmas with our grandma but the experience wasn't good. So Mommy wrote a bad review for it and the resort invited us back as an apology.

This time we were staying only for one night, we got a complimentary stay at the Spa Villa with a lovely cabana, extended from our villa's pool.

We brought along our helper, this time. It is her first trip with us, since she started working for us only in April.

We couldn't wait to hit our villa's pool. It was looking so inviting!

We had just started lessons on swimming, but we still couldn't really swim without our floats yet.

I was tall enough to tiptoe in the water. 

At first, Leonitus was afraid to jump into the water, so he asked Mommy to accompany him on his first jump.

After that, he got more and more daring and started jumping into the water on his own.

Daddy thinks Leonitus will make a better swimmer because he wasn't afraid of the water, unlike me.

The sun was setting, making a beautiful skyline. We could see Singapore from here. Can you see the iconic Marina Bay Sands?

We were having a BBQ dinner on our villa's roof top. We brought along our own food because the BBQ from the resorts was extraordinary expensive.

"Look, Mommy, it's an aeroplane!" She was too busy preparing our dinner.

Daddy popped the wine that we brought.

Then we wrote our wishes on the Kong Ming lanterns. Mommy's and Daddy's was the same. They wished for us to be well-behaved. As always.

Mommy also wanted happiness and beauty. Typical woman.

For our second lantern, we wished for lots of loves.

The next day, we took the buggy to the restaurant for breakfast.

The restaurant is overlooking the main pool, surrounded by greenery.

Leonitus was enjoying his watermelon. Both of us love eating fruits.

It was time to play after our breakfast. We heard the Kids' Club is ready, but not officially opened. We were going to take a look anyway.

As the Kids' Club was not officially open, we were the only kids there.

While Leonitus chose to stay and play at the Kids' Club, I headed for the main pool with Daddy.

I had a short swim there because the water was really cold that day.

We made our way home in the late afternoon after an enjoyable time at Montigo Resorts. We even got to bring home the Resort's mascot, Tilo, compliment of the resorts.

Goodbye Montigo Resorts! You served us well.