so yesterday i was sick of feeling like a bum and decided to head out
i went for a swim in the lane pool in the morning - very nice and refreshing. then i tanned for a few hours. ive got the beginning of something great let me tell you!
at around 2 i headed back to my room to get ready. my plan was to leave the hostel by 3 - be at the singapore zoo for 4 or so (using public transit) and then go to the 'night safari' which was a zoo that was specifially for night creatures. the last shuttle bus that would take me back to my hostel from the MRT (like the LRT) station was at 1015 so i figured i could be there until 9pm.
so it took 2 hours to get from the hostel to the singapore zoo. and because the zoo closed at 6 i didnt want to buy a $20 admittance card. AND the night safari didnt open until 7 so it was either stick around for 2 hours or...go home. i decided to take my chances with time (because i had a 2 hour trip back to the hostel) and check out the safari. so i ate some pizza, some ben and jerry's, bought a $5 jughead comic and waited...
AND WAS IT WORTH IT! the night safari is the best zoo i have ever been to. besides everything being DARK (and because the animals are nocturnal you cannot use flash photography, so i dont have any great pix) it was super awesome. i have never been to a zoo that has more active animals. i saw rhinos, hippos, lions, hyenas, a leopard, walked through a BAT cage (i totally thought of you chris while i was walking through, those things are huge! you would've loved it haha!), saw giraffes, zebras, anteaters, and a tonne more animals. the best part was that they wernt all sleeping like at all the other zoos ive been to.
and, i made it home in time to get some mcdonalds and catch my last shuttle to the hostel. i also discovered that mcdonalds here DELIVERS! i wouldve enjoyed that luxery more then a few times in highschool.
so tomorrow at 12:20AM my flight to sydney leaves. then this trip REALLY starts. the plan was to check out of the hostel and lie by the pool for more then a few hours and then make my way to the airport. but today its overcast :( so my plans are shot. maybe i will head to the airport early (more then 12 hours too much?) and check it out. Singapore is supposed to be one of the best airports in the world.
i love the love you are all adding to my page. makes me smile! i will get back to everyone one by one eventually!
lots of kisses
alia
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- alia.b
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- 22 years old, born and raised in Edmonton Alberta, about to embark on an adventure overseas and this is my way to keep in touch
6 comments:
Hi AliaBeth;
Love, love, love, love, love. I am sending tonnes and tonnes of love to you. It sounds like you had a really interesting and good day. Nothing is happening here. It was snowing out earlier.
Love Mum and Dad.
that zoo sounds incredible!!!
I'm so jealous there's steam coming out of my ears. Noodle says hi.
Alia...
Just so you know, I created a blog of my own just so I could talk with ya and not have to say "from Craig" all the time.
And...so you know how crazy that is for me...my friend's poker blog that I read every day (and always comment on)...I haven't felt the need to get my own user name to comment on for that. So...that shows you how important you are!!
Anyways, I just wanted you to know that we're all thinking about you and miss you very much already! And I'm keeping that promise I made you in that nex message ok? Talk to ya soon!
Love Craig
ps - promise not to let an Australian bloke steal your heart ok? :)
HI ALIA...
that zoo sounds fantastic, and really i've never heard of a night zoo, but it makes alot of sense. actually to tell you the truth, i don't remember the last time i went to the zoo. its been so long, the lasst time im pretty sure i needed a permission slip and a bagged lunch. lol. maybe this summer i'll drag my round self to the calgary zoo, i've never been. anyways, i wish i was working on a nice tan, laying by the pool, so just pretend im laying there with you. :)
and be glad your not at home... it snowed... well at least 5 cm last night, but needless to say, im looking forward to getting outside today, almost shorts weather here... minus 9.
enjoy your flight, take care. :)
Chris. XO
p.s - good thing a bat didn't get stuck in your hair, thats kinda scary. lol.
Alia!! So I'm updating myself on your blogs and this one upset me....day 2 and you have the start of a nice tan?!...I dislike you!....who am I kidding? I LOVE YOU!!
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