When we were setting off, the weather looked fine. But after a few minutes' drive, dark clouds started to loom above us and the winds were blowing them in the direction of the Mandai Zoo. It started to drizzle and we thought maybe the rain will subside when we get to the zoo. Just when I opened my mouth to pray for clear weather, it started to shower and then downpour.
We ended up having our breakfast sandwiches in the car (with the car parked in the zoo carpark). It was raining cats and dogs. But the strange thing was we noticed that cars were still coming into the zoo. Maybe they lived further away from the zoo, we thought and it would be kind of a wasted trip if they decided to head home. For us, we trust that the weather will clear up simply because we prayed for it. And so we waited patiently for about a good half hour.
Then the rain subsided and we could make a dash to the entrance of the zoo without getting drenched.
We signed up for the Friends of the Zoo membership thinking that we'll bring the kids here on a regular basis since we're staying nearby. :)
We'll see about this if we really get to make good use of the membership.
The kids were thrilled to get out of the car and Rachel wanted to see the elephant!
Ariel was running around and getting all active. He's not particularly interested in the animals though.. Someone's Thomas & Friends' raincoat got his attention while the rest of us were paying attention to an Orang Utan feed!
Well, we didnt expect to cover much from this trip, knowing that they will soon be drained of their energy right about lunch time. So we left the zoo shortly after lunch. We've got the membership so we can always come back again. :)
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