During the March holiday we brought the kids to a Fruit farm in Desaru, Malaysia. There was a small petting Zoo section with a limited selection of animals. It was the first time that the kids got to feed rabbits and goats. They were quite hesitant at first as the kids are not really into animals. Doggie boy was quite frighten to feed the rabbit and had to be coaxed by R before he gave it a try.
Goats at the petting zoo
I didn’t manage to get a good shot of the kids feeding the goats. The baby ewes were let out of the pen for them to feed but they really scared the boys when they went near to feed. Both the boys ran when the baby goat went near them. I guess if they encounter goats again in the future they would not be as fearful as the animal as they were that day.
The lone Ostrich
We didn’t get to go the Ostrich farm there while on holidays at Desaru but the kids did manage to take a look at the Lone Ostrich that we spotted at this Fruit farm. They took a glance of it and went off looking at the rabbits. I guess it wasn’t a bad decision not to visit the Ostrich farm during the trip.
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Whoo.. it’s nearly the end of March and time to do another Top 10 Highlights post. In February we visited many different places and took lots of photos. It wasn’t much different this March but we had the chance to go on a vacation as the kids were on their 1 week term break this month.
Here are the highlights of this month in no particular order.
1.
The helicopter on board the Navy Ship we visited
The kids and I had our first visit on board a navy ship. It was a really cool experience as the boys got to see how a missile launcher was and the control deck of the ship.
2.
Monkey boy celebrating his 9th Birthday
My eldest turned 9th this month. We had a simple birthday celebration with this cake that I baked for him in between Swimming class and Sunday school on a Saturday.
I’ve been putting my Macro lens to good use by taking photos of the pink blooms which I purchased a few weeks back. I’m learning how to adjust the settings on Manual mode on my DSLR and seeing how the photos turn out under different settings.
Breaded chicken Salad
5. Besides snapping flowers I also use the macro to capture what I’m having for lunch during the weekdays. I’m actively trying to eat more healthy and hopefully the kids will follow too.
Raspberry Cheesecake
6. Even though I am trying to cut down on treats but I don’t deprive myself of them. This tasty treat was from Coffee club which I shared with Monkey boy while out on a lunch date.
Playing WeiQi
7. Learning a new board game is something which the boys and I did this month. Wei Qi is the traditional Chinese game which we learned from attending a workshop while we were at the National Library in Chinatown.
Street Scene in Chinatown
8. Capturing the vibrancy of a place is what I aim to do when I am out and about with the kids. During a recent visit to Chinatown for Dim Sum I managed to snap the shot above even though I was balancing Tiger girl on one hand.
A box of Sashimi
9. One can never get enough of Japanese food. Sushi and Sashimi are our family favourites and outing to Japanese restaurants for a meal are quite a norm for us.
10. Even though there are many tasty treats and fancy foods available in Singapore the kids do need to monitor their sugar intake too as I don’t wish for them to suffer illnesses related to overeating Sugar. Beat Sugar Addiction Now! for kids is one of the books that I recently read. I got an insight on how I can further tweak the weekly menu planning to make it more healthy for the kids too.
