Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Bird Paradise with Chuas

Chua's March holiday outing to Bird Paradise...




First stop : Penguin Cove - the only aircon enclosure


didnt know penguins can be this fluff too...


penguins are so weird... seemed to want to dive into the water yet walk here (여기 - yeo gi), walk there (거기 - geo gi) repeatedly 就是不跳进去... 😅😅😅




this baby (아기 - a gi) penguin beanie @ the gift shop is so cute (귀여운 - gwi yeo un)... i like (좋아요 - joh a yo)





it's wheelchair accessible throughout the park (공원 - gong won) with lifts and boardwalks everywhere... even the free shuttle is wheelchair accessible too... 😍😍😍



great service and very safe!!!... doesnt matter that it's a less than 2 minute ride to a distance of 250m away only...






蔡妈咪 had a mini fright and immediately held her pendent in her palm when i showed her this cute (귀여운 - gwi yeo un) sign and told her that she had to protect her gold necklace and earrings as some birds (새 - sae) might snatched them away... 😂😂😂




The other 8 enclosures are outdoor with almost invisible safety nets high high above to prevent the birds (새 - sae) from escaping and at the same time doesnt cause claustrophobia...


had fun spotting the birds here (여기 - yeo gi), there (거기 - geo gi), everywhere...


also had fun calling this emu > Emmanuel No... it must had been so annoyed with Angela and I if it understood why (왜 - wae)... 😂😂😂














mega luv the aircon resting halls after each enclosure... not only because it provided much relieve from the sun but it also features interesting facts of the many many species of birds in the park (공원 - gong won) and around the world...

skeleton of the largest bird ever > Elephant Bird, an extinct flightless bird


大蛋 见 小蛋 (계란 - gye ran)


although we didnt take note of the show time, we just happened to be at the right place @ the right time & met the right person (사람 - sa ram) who directed us to the right place @ the right time, we managed to watch both shows... 😍😍😍



Wings of the World



Predators on Wings


the amphitheater is the walked down kind with the wheelchair parking lots right at the top... this means 蔡妈咪 had to sit (앉다 - anj da) furthest away from the stage... much preferred the set up @ the River Wonder and Singapore Zoo where we had first row seats... 😅😅😅



it's Easter Season so the park is decorated with these cute & colourful eggs & egg birdies...


took part in the Eggs-change digital egg hunt that got us walking around the park almost twice in search of 5 digital Easter Eggs (qr code). Tiring but my kind of fun (재미있는 - jae mi iss neun)...


had to complete word (단어 - dan eo) search, camouflaging colouring, colouring by numbers, unscramble the letters, spot the differences, match the eggs to their mother birdies in order to win an exclusive Easter Pin for my bag (가방 - ga bang)...

this toucan (read: 2 can) design pin initially belonged to Angela whom very very sisterly - lovingly exchanged with me cos i no like the cockatoo design pin that i initially received... Angela says 自己的姐姐, 自己宠... awwww 😘😘😘


magnet for the fridge @ home sweet home to commemorate this joyous outing!!!

Saturday, March 9, 2024

Started March Hols with MUCH 💗💗💗

this (이 - i) mar hol started with a big (큰 - keun) bang from mx, claire & angela... i'm so blessed with amazing friends (친구 - chin gu) & family (가족 - ga jok) who would celebrate my love (사랑 - sa rang) for school (학교 - hak gyo) holiday with me (저 - jeo)... 😍😍😍

mx 请吃 fish steamboat @ Shi Tang... so yummy (맛있는 - mat iss neun) and so comforting on a rainy evening...  


ice cream (아이스크림 - a i seu keu rim) & waffle @ moin moin's 2nd branch @ tpy... 


thank you (감사합니다 - gam sa hap ni da) to Claire, the swiftie who only wanted to see Taylor Swift with her girl (여자아이 - yeo ja a i) but not want the hotel (호텔 - ho tel) stay that came as a package with the concert tickets... so the chuas sister got a free stayca @ Grand Copthorne Waterfront... woohoo!!!



spacious room (방 - bang) on the 19th floor with an okay view... luv the 2 fluffy pillows for each of us but would prefer a softer mattress... 


thank you very much (감사합니다 - gam sa hap ni da) from the chuas sister oh!!! 😘😘😘



the view from the room the next morning and two sleepy heads enjoying our international buffet breakfast... 😂😂😂



Wednesday, February 28, 2024

JOY in February

28th Feb (Wed)

surprise from Alison... 😍😍😍


27th Feb (Tues)

when i have 5 minutes to spare before i go to 학교 this morning... 😍😍😍



24th Feb (Sat)


interesting 汤圆 flavour; cheese yoghurt boba, to celebrate 元宵 @ the chuas... 😍😍😍

happi hatchday 大土豆 !!! 


22nd Feb (Thurs)

group 'bonding' task after our annual louhei... 😅😅😅


4th blessing in disguise anniversary with a 노래 that capsulated my then curses... 😂😂😂

am super impressed with people whom has the talent with words; author can elaborate on ONE idea into a 책, lyricist can transform curses into a beautiful 노래... 👍👍👍


21st Feb (Wed)

completed 책 #4... gonna try out the strategy for my sixers' drawing module... 😍😍😍



20th Feb (Tues)

yummy dinner @ Michelin ⭐ Un-Yang-Kor-Dai with vv & xy... thanks xy for the lovely necklace too... 😍😍😍... i 좋아요



18th Feb (Sun)

Mx popped by with lunch & cny yummies & pretties... 😍😍😍



17th Feb (Sat)

been coughing and puking due to the cough for more than a week le... so finally went to get cough syrup and 顺便 bought breakfast.... 😍

Hougang Village is still as hustling and bustling with all the crowds and the make-shift stalls on weekend mornings... luv this kind of old market vibe... why 蔡妈咪 dont wanna move over to hougang then i have to move back to woodlands?!?!?!?!?.... 😭😭😭


15th Feb (Thurs)

completed 책 #3... a topic that i'm rather familiar with so was quite happy that i could spot new interesting ideas to add to my current DI art lessons with to encourage my artists, especially the upper levels ones, to build more personal connections with their art tasks so that they see more meaning in the art they create... 😍😍😍



14th Feb (Wed)


every one received a val day prezzie from Mr Yap... 😍😍😍 



9th Feb (Fri)


had fun welcoming in the lunar new year with class colouring & decoration set up, lion dance and sing alongs... 


testing out Sylvia's new 폰.... luv the make up effect.... 😍


thanks julia, evelyn, baidah, yanping, qiyi, charis, zirui & ai rin for all these yummies!!! 



7th Feb (Wed)

supper before 자동차 wash in JB at midnight, in the middle of a work week... 😂😂😂


3rd February (Sat) 


pineapple tarts making @ claire's... my job is to roll the pineapple paste into 공공s... niam niam one... no like!!!


but the end products, i 좋아요... really is the crumbly & melt in the 입 kind of pineapple tarts wor.... 😍😍😍


then i played my first ever shooter pays... beginner luck i have... 一家赢四家... won enough to pay for claire's hatchday meal @ petite chef seh!!! 



1st February (Thurs)

a great start to a new month was being informed by the weighing scale that i am 2.3kg lighter than on the last day of 2023 after a month of 'strict' diet & regular hamster walk walks in Punggol 공원... even my 한국인 선생님 knows!!! 😂😂😂