Day 1: Singapore Zoo

Ed's room is so cozy! Haha! Sarap ng tulog ko! ;)

Once we woke up, ligo, then out na. We took a taxi onwards to a mall where we are riding a bus towards the zoo. We we're also meeting Mark's friends which we were traveling with.

While waiting, Mark presented us our own EZ Link cards. These cards are basically the means of paying for transportation. These are used for the MRT, LRT, as well as buses. I also heard that you can use this card to pay for McDonald's though I never got to try it.

While there, Ed and Mark thought us how to load up and use the EZ Link. Parang ATM! Haha! You place the cards into the sensor, then from a set of menus, you can choose to load up. Insert money like a vendo machine, then voila!, you have a functioning EZ Link card. Now if only our country have hassle free loading systems like these for our MRT cards...

Anyhoo, we browsed around the mall while waiting for Maki's friends. Rica found some Yogurt store so we bought some. We also found a short checkered skirt on some store, in which Mark exclaimed: "Nako, mga fetish ito ni Pilep ah! Dapat bilhan natin nito si Che!" Hahahaha!

After a while, we got to the bus station and met up with the others. High tech yung bus, di-swipe din ng EZ Link yung payment! This is great since you swipe/pay right when you get on the bus, thus no more pesky conductors to bother you during the trip. The inside of the buses were clean too. The space is wide so it can accommodate a lot of passengers. The seats were few though, it was a Saturday so we were able to seat. I just don't know how jam packed this buses get when its weekdays though.

Another thing, you need to swipe the card again before you leave the bus. Parang log in, log out. Malaki raw yung fine kung hindi mo i-log out. Rix and I almost forgot to log out kasi nakalimutan sabihin nila Ed! Haha! Kaya nagtataka kami ni Rix kung bakit lahat ng bumababa eh nag sswipe ng card! Haha! Buti nalang nahabol namin before the bus completely left! ;p

After an hour long ride, we finally got to the Singapore Zoo! It was also Ed and Mark's first visit to this place. One thing to note too, sabi ni Ed first time palang daw niya nakapunta sa zoo! Kahit daw sa 'pinas, hindi pa raw siya nakakapunta sa Manila Zoo! Hehehehe!

About the SG Zoo, I must say that its soooooooo BIG! As in kailangan talaga ng map for it. And you can call it a world class zoo! The facilities are, once again, hi tech! ;p

Ed and I were looking forward to seeing those white Tigers. The reason is that, a year ago, an incident here happened. Some guy went over the fence and into those Tigers. Of course, those Tigers got mauled him and he eventually died of neck bites.

The white tigers looked ferocious enough. Two of them were far away, sleeping. While one tiger kept pacing back and forth. Naisip ko, baka part sa training niya yun so people can take pictures of him Hehehe.

Then we also saw a bunch of other animals. The kangaroos, which is an open area and you can interact with them. The crocodiles. The snakes. There's even a small show where the zoo staff employs animal participation as part of the show! Hehe! Then there's some Samoa dancer which looked suspiciously like Filipino. Hehehe.

Since we only walked around, we got so hungry! Haha! After getting lost using the map, we finally saw a KFC! Lunch time! Again, it was Ed and Mark's treat! Haha! We ordered a bucket meal which had 8 pcs of chicken, and some side meals. One thing I must say is that iba ang lasa ng food sa SG. Medyo nasa matabang side. That's why they offer many condiments for your food. Kung sa pinas kasi, malasa at maalat, doon medyo walang matabang. Iba rin ang lasa ng mashed potato and gravy nila! Hehe! Still enjoyed lunch parin anyway! ;p

Another thing to note is that, while eating, we saw some guy who looked like DALE! As in pati yung porma at hairstyle! Hahahaha! Gusto ko sanang picturan kaso malayo yung guy since nasa labas siya, at nasa loob kami ng KFC! Magpapapicture sana ako kasama yun, "Niggas in Singapore!" Hahahaha!

After eating, we finally went back to strolling again. Ang laki ng zoo talaga. There's even a wedding being held there during that time! Hehe.

The highlight of that zoo, at least for me, was the POLAR bears. Yes, POLAR. I didn't think they'd survive a tropical habitat! Haha! Turns out, they had an air-conditioned room next door, while the show room had deep pools which you can see under! Ang galing talaga. The bear even dived down deep into the water, then swam across to play with the rubber ball! Hehehe!

We also saw some Jaguar and a wolf on the way back.

Once we got out of the zoo, we were soooo tired! Lakarin mo ba naman yung ganung kalaki na lugar! Haha! By the time we were on the bus ride home, tulog na ako! ;p

At home, we rested for a bit. It was already 6pm pero tirik na tirik parin ang araw! It looked like it was just 4pm! Abnormal! Rix said na baka mali ang timezone ng SG. Hehe.

Anyhoo, the plan is that we're going to Clarke Quay later that night. Eh masyado nang pagod so we decided na bukas nalang. Mark decided na mag inuman nalang that night since Jack Daniel is waiting for us na! Haha!

Rica, able to contact her friend who's based in SG, went out to see her friend. I think she was able to go to Clark Quay that night, and went clubbing. I believe she told me about an Indian trying to buy her a drink! Haha!

Back to us bakal boys, we bought some stuff from 7/11 for our inuman. Bagong trip na nila Ed and Mark ito... Jack Daniel with Coke Light! Sarap! Hahahaha!

Since Jayson was out, kaming tatlo lang muna. Kwentuhan galore. Stuffs that can only be shared during inumans! ;p

I really missed these two! Buti nalang at uuwi sila sa May! ;p

Jayson went home around 2am and joined us for a few rounds. After a while, we called it a night. We were going to Sentosa the next day! ;)